New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-13

| penSeS OF the government Tor the yea
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred ant
seventy-twO.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o
Representatives of the United States o
\ America in Congress assembled, That tn
following sums be, and the same are hereby
i appropriated, out of any money in thu
treasury not otherwise appropriated, tor tn
service of the fiscal year ending the thir
tieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, for the objects hereinafter expressed
namely:
LEGISLATIVE.
| SENATE.
For compensation and mileage of Senators
four hundred thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks
messengers and others receiving an annual
salary in the service of the Senate, viz: Sec
retary of the Senate. four thousand three
hundred and twenty dollars; officer charged
| with disbursements of the Senate. i've hun
bred and seventy-six dollars; chief clerk
| three thousand dollars, and the additional
sum of one thousand dollars while the said
| Office is held by the present incumbent, and
| no longer; principal clerk, principal execu-
| tive clerk, minute and journal clerk, and
| financial clerk, in the office of the Secretary
| of the Senate, at two thousand five hundred
and ninety-two dollars each: six clerks in
thousand two hundred and twenty dollars
each; keeper of the stationery, two thousand
one hundred and two dollars and forty
cents; two messengers. at one thousand two
hundred and ninety-slX dollars each; one
page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars;
Sergeant-at-AIms and Doorkeeper four
Thousand three hundred and twenty dollars;
Provided, That hereafter he shall receive,
directly or indirectly, no fees or other COM
hot fny
performing the duties of the Office
or in connection Herewith; assistant
doorkeeper. two thousand five hundred
and ninety-twO dollars; Postmaster to the
Senate, two thousand one hundred dollars;
assistant postmaster and mailcarrief, one
thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight
dollars; two mail-carriers, at one thousand
two hundred dollars each: superintendent
of the document room, two thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars; two assistants
in document room, at one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars each; superin-
tendent Of the folding room, two thousand
one hundred and sixty dollars; three mes
sengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at
one thousand eight hundred dollars each:
twenty messengers, to be appointed and re-
moved by the Sergeant-at-arms, with the
approval of the Committee to Audit and
Control the Contingent Expenses of the
forty dollars each; secretary to the Presi-
dent of the Senate, two thousand one hun
bred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk
to the Committee on Finance, two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to
the Committee on Claims; two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk of
printing records, two thousand two hundred
and twenty dollars; clerk to Committee on
Appropriations, two thousand two hun
txva in,
charge of the furnaces, one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars; assistant in
charge of furnaces, eight hundred and sixty
four dollars; one laborer in charge of pri-
vate passage, eight hundred and sixty-four
dollars; one laborer in stationery-room,
eight hundred and sixtyfour dollars; one
special policeman, one thousand dollars;
chaplain to the Senate, nine hundred dol
lars; chief engineer two thousand one hun
bred and sixty dollars; three assistant en-
gineers, at fourteen hundred and forty dol
lars each; two tremen, at one thousand and
ninety-five dollars each; three laborers, at
seven hundred and thirty dollars each:
making, in all, one hundred and twenty
thousand two hundred aud seventy-three
dollars and twenty cents.
For temporary clerks, ten thousand dol
lars.
For contingent expenses of the Senate. viz:
enty-four Senators, at the rate of one hun
dred and twenty-five dollars each per an
mum, nine thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars.
For stationery for committees and officers,
eight thousand dollars.
For clerks to committees, fourteen
pages for the Senate chamber, two
riding pages, one page for the Vice Presi
dents room, and one page for the Office of
Al - h. 10 L., II,
cen pages in ALL at the rate of three dollars
per day while actually employed, and
horses and carryalls, fifty thousand dollars;
said pages to be appointed and removed by
the Sergeant-at-arms, with the approval of
the Committee to Audit and Control the
Contingent Expenses of the Senate.
For fuel for the heating apparatus, eight
dollars.
For furniture and repairs of furniture,
ten thousand dollars.
For labor, thirteen thousand dollars.
For folding documents. and materials
therefor, twelve thousand dollars.
For packing boxes, seven hundred and |
forty dollars.
For miscellaneous items, exclusive of la
Dor, thirty thousand dollars.
For the usual additional compensation |
to the reporters of the Senate for the Con-
gressional Globe, for reporting the proceed |
ty-second Congress, beginning on the first |
Monday in December, eighteen hundred and |
seventy one, eight hundred dollars each,
four thousand dollars.
CAPITOL POLICE.
For one captain, one thousand eight hun
lred dollars, two lieutenants, at one thou |
sand five hundred dollars each; twenty five |
,riyates. at one thousand two hundred dol
ars each, thirty thousand dollars; ald |
light watchmen, at one thousand dol |
ars each, eight thousand dollars; making, |
n all, forty-twO thousand eight hundred |
iollars, one half to be paid into the con-
ingent fund of the House of Representa-
ives, and the other half to be paid into the
contingent fund of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
For compensation and mileage of men,
oers of the House of Representatives and |
Delegates from Territories one million five |
hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers. clerks,
and others receiving an annual
salary in the service Of the House of Repre-
viz: Clerk of the House OF
four thousand three hun
bred and twenty dollars chief clerk and
journal clerk, three thousand dollars each
five assistant clerks, at two thousand five
hundred and ninety-two dollars each; one
assistant clerk, at two thousand five hun
dred and twenty dollars; eight assistant
clerks, including librarian and assistant Ii
brarlan, at two thousand one hundred and
sixty dollars each one chief messenger and
clerk to Speaker at five dollars and seven
ty six cents per day each; for three messen-
gers, at one thousand four hundred and
forty dollars each; one messenger in the
House library, one thousand four hundred
and forty dollars each; one engineer, one
thousand eight hundred dollars; three as