The Portland daily press., 1871-05-05
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTI

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Once of the Attorney General: For CONDENSATION
OF the Attorney General, eight thousand dollars
solicitor General seven thousand five hundred dol
lars; two Assistant Attorneys General, at five thou
sahu dollars each; solicitor of internal revenue five
Thousand dollars; naval solicitor and Judge advocate
general, three thousand five hundred dollars exam.
cer 81 CLAIMS ms three thousand five hundred dollars
clerk, two thousand two hundred dollars; steno-
graphic CLERK two thousand dollars; clerk, two
tional for disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars.
two clerks of class three clerk of class two one
clerk OF class one one messenger, two assistant mes
and twenty dollars
Office of the Solicitor of the Treasury: For COM
@ @pensauon OF the Solicitor of the Treasury, three
three thousand dollars; chief clerk two thousand
aoars one clerk of class four three clerks of class
three three clerks of class two one clerk of class
ono, one messenger, and laborer: i'm all twenty
TWO thousand and sixty dollars.
Justice Un @ expenses of the Department. of
GUS Items, fifteen thousand dollars
For rent OF building, ten thousand dollars
For furniture and law-books, six thousand dollars
COMMISSIONERS TO CoDIFY THE LAWS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
For compensation of three commissioners to codifv
the laws OF the United States, fifteen thousand dol
lars. 49,
For incidental and contingent expenses for clerk.
hire stationery, and miscellaneous items three thou
sand dollars.
SEC. 2. That the sum of five hundred thousand
dollars be- and hereby is. appropriated, out of any
moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for the construction under the direction Of The Sec
retary of State, on the southerly portion of the
premises now occupied by the WAR and NAVY De.
partments, building which will form the south
similar in the ground plan and dimensions to the
Treasury building, and provide accommodations for
the state' " ar, ana Navy Departments the build
ing TO be OF such kind of stone as NAV be hereafter
determined by the concurrent decision of the Com
mittee of Public Buildings and Grounds of the Sem
ate and House OF Representatives; three stories in
helghC, Win basement and attic and Of fro-p
construction; the plans to be approved BY the Secre
tary Of State the Secretary of War; and the Seerea
ry OF tne Navy 6efGre any money is expended under
SEC g.. That from and after the first day of Julv
eighteen hundred and seyenty-one, the annual salary
United States shall be eight thousand five hundred
dollars, and the annual salary of each of the associ
ate justices of the Supreme Court shall be eigbt
thousand dollars. and of each circuit indce sV tho
sand dollars and all provisions of law providing for
additional compensation or allowance to any Judge
Tor travelling expenses are hereby repealed And RI
shall be the duty of the circuit Judge in each ;nd;caI
circuit, whenever in his Judgment the public infer
psa sa an so % TO designate and appoint in the
to provide for holding the courts of the United
States in case of the sickness or other disabitv Of
tne Judges OF the district courts, approved July
!Wenty nlne eighteen hundred and fty the district
ludge OF any Judicial district within his circuit to
hold district or circuit court in the place or aid W
it shall be the duty such district Judge as shall anu
ior Tor mat purpose designated and appointed to hoId
uistrct OF circuit court as aforesaid without anv
lished by law. e '"i"ry us estaD-
SEC T. That the salaries provided for in the fore.
on th TINS act shall be payable in quarterly
ana al January of each year, and an amount sufficient
10 pay tne same is hereby Appropriated ont of amv
N''e' III 'ie treasury not otherwise appropriated.
j. G. BLAINE
Spedcer Of the House of Renyossptot;res
p;,o- puo..,. SCHUYLER COLFAX
''ce-r -rfes,det Of the United States and P,es;,ent
Of the Senate. ' "" r'eS'"e"s
Approved, March 3, 1871.
US. GRANT.