Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-11

ocuvo, and judicial expenses Of the government for
the year ending June thrtleth, eighteen hundred |
and seventy four, and for other purposes.
he enacted by the Senate and House Of Represent
atives Of the United States Of America In Congress as
sembled, That the following sums be- and tho same are
hereby appropriated, out OF any money in the troasu
~ not otherwise appropriated Tor the service Of the
fiscal year ending June thrtieth eighteen hundred
and seventyour for the objects hereinafter expressed
namely -. -
Senate-For compensation and mileage Of Senators,
four hundred and five thousand dollars.
For compensation OF the officers clerks messengers
and others receiving an annual salary in the service Of
the Senate, namely Secretary of the Senate four thou
cd with disbursements Of the senate vo hundred and
sovontysx dollars chief clerk, three thousand dollars
and the additional sum Of thousand dollars while
the said office Is held by the present incumbent and
longeri the principal clerk three thousand six humid
eighteen hundred and sevenythree, the PRESIDENT of
the United States shall receive in full for ms services
during the Term for which he shall have been elected
the sum Of fifty thousand dollars per annum, to be paid
monthly the Vice President shall receive in full for
his services, during the term for which he shall have
been elected the sum Of ten thousand dollars per
num- to be paid monthly and the Chief Justice Of the
supreme Court Of the United States shall receive the
sum of ten thousand Ave hundred dollars per anuum
and the justices Of the Supreme Court Of tho United
States shall receive the of ten thousand dollars
per EACH TO be paid monthly the Secretary Of
War, the Secretary OF the Navy the Secretary tho
Interior the Attorney .Senera and the Postmaster
each for their services TO- DO paid monthly and each
assistant secretary Of the Treasury State and Interior
be paid monthly, six thousand dollars and the Speak
Of the House Of Representatives shall after the pre-
sent Congress, receive In FULL Or all his services
pensation at the rate of ten thousand delars per
mum and the Senator's Representatives and Delegates
in Congress, including Senators Represn tatves and
Delegates in the Fortyseeond Congress holding such
Office at the passage OF this act, aud whose claim to
scat has been adversely decided, shall receive
en- thousand five hundred dollars per annum each and
this shall be In lieu Of all pay and allowance, except
actual Individual travelling expenses irQm their hemes
to the seat Of government ard reuan by the most di-
rect route Of usual travel once for each session. Of the
house to which such Senator Member or Delegate be-
ing officer, ard filed as a voucher Provided. That in
settling the pay and allowances Of Senator's Members
and Delegates in the Fory.second Congress- all mile
age shall be deducted and no allowance made for ex-
pensos Of travel. And there is hereby appropriated
sum sufficient to make the annual salaries OF such
clerks In the office of the Clerk of tho House Of Repre-
senatves receive two thousand Eve hundred dollars
and upwards and less than three the usand dollars in
Guiding the petition clerk and printing clerk, three
thousand dollars each; and Of such receive two
thousand dollars aud upwards and less than two thou
sand five hundred dollars the of two thousand five
hundred dollars each and Of suclas receive eighteen
hundred dollars and upwards and less than swo thou
sand dollars the Of two thousand dollars each and
Of the Secretary Of the Senate and the Clerk OF the
House, five thousand dollars each and Of the chief
clerk and journal cerk OF the House. while such posi-
tiOns are held by the present ncumhents aud long
err three thousand six hundred dollars each and Of
the DOorkeeper Of the House and the assstantdoor.
keeper Of the Senate while the position is held by the
present tneunbents, and no longer, three thousand
dollars each and Of the Postmaster to the Senate two
thousand five hundred and nnetytwo dollars assist
antpOstmaster two thousand dollars and of two mail
hundred q
the superintendent ana first assistant Of the Senate
document-rOom, two thousand five hundred dollars
each; and second assistant IN SAID document room,
eighteen hundred dollars and Of the additional com
pensation to the reporters Of the House and Senate for
the Congressional Globe fifteen hundred dollars each
House. three hundred and sixty dollars 50 as to eqal-
ize his pay with that of the chief engineer Of the SEN
ate9 And it is hereby provided that the increase Of
compensation to the officers, clerks and others In the
employ of the Senate and House Of Representatives,
provided for by this act shall begin with the present
Congress az
the Senate and House Of Representatives including the
employees in the library Of Congress and those under
the Commissioner of Public Buildiugs and Grounds
now employed in the Capitol building, and also the
House reporters whose pay has not been specifically
increased by this act holding their places by appoint
ment under the respective officers thereof or 6y the
authority Of the committee Of contingent expenses of
the Senate, or the Committee Of Accounts the House.
be increased fifteen per cent Of their present compen-
sation the amount actually received and payable to
them respectively from the beginning Of tso present
Congress, from the date Of their appointment during
the present Congress, and who shall be actually en-
pOyed at the passage Of this act and the amounts
money necessary to carry the foregoing provisions into
elect are hereby appropriated cut of any moneys IN
the treasury not otherwise ap JrOpriated principal
executive clerk, minute and Journal clerk, and financial
clerk in the Office Of the Secretary of the Senate at
three thousand dollars each librarian and clerks
IN the Office OF the Secretary Of the Senate at two thou
sand five hundred dollars each; keeper Of the station
cry, two thousand four hundred dollars; assistant
keeper OF the stationery, one thousand eight hundred
dollars one messenger at thousand two hundred
and nnety-siX dollars one page, at seven hundred
and twenty dollars Sergeant Arms and Doorkeeper,
four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars Pro-
yded That hereafter he shall receive, directly in
directly, no fees or other compensation emouments
whatever for performing the duties Of the Office or in
connection Herewith otherwise than as aforesaid
sistant dOOrkeeper, two thousand five hundred and
ninety two dollars. acting assistant doorkeeper two
thousand five hundred and ninety two dollars Post
larsj assistant postmaster and mail carrier thou
sand seven hundred and twenty eight dollars two
mail-carriers at one thousand two bundrcd dollars
each superintendent Of the dOcumen-rOom two thou
sand hund ed and sixty dol two assistants in
document room at one thousand four hundred and for
two thousa orc hundred ind sixty dollar; three
messengers, acting a assistant doorkeepers, at ne
thousand eight hundred dollars each nineteen mes
sengcs to be appointed and removed by the Sergeant
alarms, with the approval Of the Committee 10 Audit
and Control the Contingent Expenses Of the Senate at
one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each one
messenger, "A authorized by the senate resolution Of
June tenth eighteen hundred and seveutytwo at one
tnouihhl our hundfed ana i'ry dollars secretary to
the Pr sideut Of the SCnac two thousand hundred
aud two dollars aud rty cynts clerk To the Commit
Tee on Finance two thcunnd two hundred and twenty
dollars; clerk to Committee ON Claims two thousand
two hundred ant tweny dollars clerk If printing re-
cords, two thou and two hundred and twenty dollars
cerk to Comm. ttec ON Apr priutiun. two th"uWud
two hunlred aud twenty d. rs ono lu urcr 'T clare
o. private passage sll huns req ANA Ntt-. ur GOT
lars orc IL urer b stationery. .u, rIt huI.re
and siNt -four dollars uu" ap.Ha. policeman. ono
Uuuslnd two hunIfei unf u'u.it-.E dollars. 'fap-
'ulu 10 n" senate, min" hundred ..... bic. -l r-
cor two thousand un, uudr.' n. -.yt u.'.r-. three
assistant -u-lHogIs.at me ihou-l. ..t Euutrri e
lars each, two GIuuDu,h On. toaI.l uud ru,t. five
d"lar' each three ia'oIcr., 81 seven hundred and
thity duilH Is each
For temporary clerks iu tho Office OF the socetar, Of
tho Senate, ten thousand doIiars
For cuntiu-e-t expenses Of the senate, namely
For stationery and uewspapurs for seventy -four SEN
atnrs, at the rate OF hundred aud twenty-five dol
lars enGh per annun, nno chou and two hundred and
For stationery for committees aud officers, five ,hou-
sand dollars
Por clerks to committees, thirty thousand dollars
For fourteen pages for the Senate chamber two rid
ing-pages, PAGE for the Vce-Presdonts room aud
page for the Office Of the Secretary Of tho Senate
making eighteen pag In all, at the Of three dol
lars per day while actu'ly employed said pages to 10
appointed and removed by tho Sergeant Arms with
the approval Of the Committee u Audit and Control
the Contingent Expenses Of the Senate, eleven thou.
sand dollars.
For horses and carryalls, nno thousand dollars.
For fuel and oil for health ppATatus nino thousand
dollars Orurniture aud repairs furniture ton thou.
sand dollars for labor hiteen thousand dollars for
Orlng documents and materials therefor eight thou
forty dollars for miscellaneous item, exclusive Of la.
Dor, including one hundred dollars for contingent eX-
penses Of Capitol police, forty thousand dollars
For the usual additional compensation 10 the report
Of the Senate for the Congressional Globe for re-
porting the proceedings of the Senate the session
the FOry-third Congress, beginning the first Mon
day in December, eighteen hundred and soventyt
eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars.
Capitol Poce-FOr one captain, two thousand aud
eighty-eight dOlarsi three lcut0nants at thou
sand eight hundred dollars each twentysovon prva
es at thousand Ave hundred and eighty dol
lars each iortytwO thousand hundred and sixty
eight dollars and eight watcbmen, at one thousand
continent Of the Capitol police shall hereafter be made
by tho SeTgeant-at-Arms Of the Two houses, and tho
architect OF the Capitol extensions and the captain OF
the Capitol police iOrco may suspend any member Of
said force subject the action of the officers above re-
ierrod 70 making, in all, hity-oight thousand two
hundred and htysx dollars one-half TO be paid into
tho contingent fund Of the House of Representatives.
of the Senate
House Of Representatives compensation and
mileage Of members Of the House Of Representatives
and Delegates nom Territories, million six humid
red and fifty thousand dollars the same 10 10 available
from and amer the first day Of March Eighteen hundred
and seYentythree. And hereafter Repre- YES and
Delegates elect to Congress whose credentals in due
form OF law have been duly filed with the Clerk Of the
House OF Representatives In accordance with the pro.
visions Of tho act Of Congress approved March third
eighteen hundred and sixtythToe, may receive their
compensation monthly, from the beginning Of their
term until the beginning Of the first session of each
Congress- upon certificate 10 tho form now In use 10
DO signed by the Clerk Of tho House. which certificate
shall have tho like force and effect given 10 the
certificate of the Speaker under existing laws Provd.
ed That IN case the Clerk Of the House of Representa-
tiyes shall be notified that tho election Of any such
holder of certificate Of election will be contested his
shall not be placed upon the roll of members,
elect so 10 enttle him 10 be paid, unit he shall have