Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-10-04

| GENERAL NATURE-No. So. .-.ts.
AN ACT to amend an act approved February
| twenty-eighth eighteen hundred and seven
tyrone, amending an act approved May thir-
| ty-one, eighteen hundred and seventy, enti-
| tied IAN act to enforce the rights of citizens
of the United States to vote in the several
| States of this Union, and for other purposes
Be it enacted, &C., That section nineteen ofan
| act to amend an act approved May thirty-frst,
| eighteen hundred and seventy entitled IAN act
| to enfore the rights of citizens of the United
States to vote in the several States in this Union,
and for other purposes" and amended act ap-
| proved February twentyeight, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one shall be, and is hereby,
| amended so as to read as follows: Sec 10.
That all votes for Representatives in Congress
shall hereafter be by written or printed ballot,
any law of any State to the contrary ,notwith-
| standing; and all votes received OF recorded
contrary to the provisions of this section shall
be of none effect: Provided, That this section
shall not apply to any State voting otherwise
whose elections for said Representatives shall
occur previous to the regular meeting of its leg
| islature next after the approval of said act.
| Approved, May 3, 1872.
! GENERAL NATURE-No. So.
AN ACT making appropriations for the legis-
| lature executive and judicial expenses of the
| government for the year ending June Thrift
| eth, eighteen hundred and seventy three, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted: &C., That the following sums
be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out
| of any money in the treasury ont atherwise ap-
propriated for the service of the fiscal year end
| ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty three fog the objects hereinafter express
| ed namely:
LEGISLATIVE
| SENATE.
For compensation and mileage of Senators
1 four hundred thousand dollars. And the prop
er accounting Office rs of the Treasury Depart
ment be, and they are hereby, authorized to set
tie and adjust the accounts of the Secretary of
| the Senate for compensation and mileage of Sen
| ators up to and including the third day of
| March, eighteen hundred and seventy-two :;
and that hereafter the fiscal year for the adjust
ment of such accounts shall extend to and in
| cude the third day of July. isl. ...
! For compensation of the officers, clerks, mes
sengers, and others receiving an annual salary
| in the service of the Senate viz: Secretary
of the Senate, four thousand three hundred and
twenty dollars; officer charged with the dis
| bursements of the Senate, FIVE hundred and sew
enty-six dollars chief clerk, three thousand
dollars and the addition al sum of one thou
sand doitars while the said office is held by the
present incumbent, and no longer; principal
| clerk, executive clerk, minute and Journal
| clerk, and financial clerk, IN the oPce of the
Secretary of the Senate, at two thousand five
| hundred and ninety-two dollars each librar-
| an and six clerks in the Office of the Secretary
| of the Senate, at two 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-six dollars each one
pagei at seven hundred and twenty dollars ;
| sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper, four thou
sand three hundree and twenty dollars: Pro-
uided, That hereafter he shall receive, directly
| or indirectly, no fees or other compensation or
| emolument whatever for performing the duties
of the office, or in connection Herewith, other
| wise than as aforesaid; assistant doordeeper,
| two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dol
| lars; postmaster to the Senate, two thousand
one hundred dollars; assistant postmaster and
mail carrier, one thousand seven hundred and
| twenty-elght dollars; two mail-carriers, at one
| thousand two hundred dollars each; superin-
| tendent of the do0ument-room, one thousand
one hundred and sixty dollars; two assistants
in dOcument-room, at one thousand four hun
dred and forty dollars each; superintendent of
the folding-room, two thousand one hundred
| and sixty dollars three messengers, acting as
assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand eight
hundred dollars each; twenty messengers 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, at one thousand four hundred and
forty dollars each Secretary to the President
Of the Senate, two thousand one hundred and
two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the Com
| mittee on Finance, two thousand two hundred
and twenty dollars clerk to the Committee on
ty dollars; clerk to printing records. two thou
sand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to
Committee on Appropriations, two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer
in charge of private passage, eight hundred and
slxty-four dollars one laborer in stationery
room, eight hundred and sixty four dollars one
special policeman, one thousand dollars chap
lain to the Senate, nine hundred dollars chief
engineer, two thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars three assistant engineers at one thou
sand four hundred and forty dollars each; two
frennen, at one thousand ninety-fve dollars
each; three laborers, at seven hundred and
thirty dollars each; making, in all. one hun
bred and twenty thousand two hundred and
twenty eight dollars and eighty cents.
Z For temporary clerks in the office of the See
rotary of the Senate, ten thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz:
For stationery and newspapers for seventy
four Senators, at the rate of one hundred and
twenty-five dollars each per annum, nine thou
sand two hundred and fifty dollars. Is i.E.
For stationery for committees and officers.
. FIVE thousand dollars -"
| For fourteen pages for the Senate chamber.
} two riding pages, one page for the Vice-Presi-
| dents room, and one page for the Office of the
Secretary OF the Senate, making eighteen pages
in all, at the rate of three dollars per day while
, actually employed, said pages to be appointed
. and removed by the sergeant-at-arms, with the
approval OF the Committee to Audit and Con-
troll the Contingent Expenses of the Senate,
eight thousand dollars. l9thEuE
For horses and carryalls, seven thousand dol
lars. .-1 ..r -rIrs afEuua
/ For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus,
! eight thousand dollars for furniture and re-