Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-07

beginning on the frs, Monday In December.
eighteen hundred and seventy three. Cd .ht han-
crcd collars each. four Thousand doliArs-
CAPITOL POLICE
fcr one caTtain. two thousand and eighty
sand i've hundred and oigh;y-foar dollars each.
tSftN-t"o Thousand seven hundred and sixty
elghi DOL arr a1d eight ~stchmen, al one thOa-
sane ooiisis each, eight thousand dollars. That
ne appointment Of the capitol police shall
her after be made by the Sergeamt-Af-A Arms %
the two houses. and The srchitsct o. the Capitol
extension; ana the captain of the Caf,ifai police
force may suspend any m n,ber OF aid torcs
subject 20 tie action OF the oacers above re-
tcTred 10, making an sl.hfgy-eight thousand two
hundred aui hftN -siN dollars, one-half % he
rsid into thu contingent fand Of the House OF
Rel yrSentativeS, and tie other half 90 DC raid
into Tie contingent fund Of the Senate.
BoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Foi ccmpensatiOn and mileage Of members Of
TIC HOUSE u Representative and Delegates
from Territories, one million siN hundred ana
hfty thousand dollars, the same 60 he available
from and aiter the hrsi day OF March, eighteen
nuh1ted sid seventy three. And hereafter
keir, scutat We and Dele gates elect o. Congress
wecse CT, Seitials IN due form oi Law have been
GUY hlcd VI D the Clerk OF the House 81 ReI.rc-
s.h'atNsS in accordance with the provisious OF
is, .St ~ sSnsres, approved March third.
heif Ccmlc ssatiOn monthly. from the begip-
n.ne % a. Il term uUul ths beginning OF the
nrsi s,ss'cn 90 each Congress, upon certificate
IN the ioim Vow IN nee 60 IL sigued IA the
Cltrk Of the House. which certificate shauhsve
the Ike force and eject a. j. given 10 n. Ger
tfcste @ tle Speaker undcr existing laws:
fTtriaed, That In Gaze tie CLERK OF the Il suse
a keire>g ntatyCs shall be notified uaf the
election o. a a such holder Of t.rt Ccatr o.
election " ID bc contested. Biz uamJ Shaa not be
placed uIOn the ron az mcmbcIs-e'ccf ~ %
ert'le Inn q De- paid. uufl he shall d. swora
~ ~ ~, lnl'cr. OF uut4l such contest shah be
determined
For ccmrcrsation Of Tie oai rers. clerks. mos
sergers. aid otherA receis sug a. annual salsry
iu The service OF the House 81 Representatives,
nane,y COX 81 The House Of Representatives,
fous THOUSAND thee hundred and twenty dOlars.
ana tlat there lie allowed % the officer dsbursing
the Continge ~ fund and other cxpcns - ~ the
leUse Of Representatives an annual sum OF i've
hundred and scyenty-siN collars, chici clerk ant
ioufnai cleIl three Thousand dollars each. -
assistant clerks. at two thousand five hundred
ard ninCty-iNO dollars each, one assistant
clerk, al twO thousand five hundred and twenty
dollars, ten assistant clerks. including librarian
and assistant librarian. az two thousand one
hundred AMI siNty dollars each. tour assistant
ciefks, Al one Thousand eight hundred delars
each, one cl.icf messenger in the ofilce OF the
Clerk OF the House, az tive collars aud seventy
siN cents per oay: threc messengers, ~ one
Thousand four hundred snd forty dollars each,
one messenger In the House library. one thou
sand four hundred aud forty dollars: one engi-
necT, one thousand eight hundred dollars, three
assistant engineers, at one thousand four hun
cred and forty dollars each. ami the electrical
apparatus for the lighting OF the hall OF the
House, the dome, and rotunda. and ola hall OF
Representatives, shall he placed On charge OF
the said engineer aud operated 10y the person or
!
Inn, subject 90 the control and supervise OF
the ATChitec; Of the Capitol and the Commits
sioner Of Public Buildings Aud Grounds. snd
The ofCeS o. electrician and aSSista M electrician
are hereby abolished; xix frefnen. az one thous-
aud and ninety-hNe dollars "a Oh Ter annufn. fef
clerk 20 Committee OF Ways and Means. two
thousand uve hunrrcd and ninetv-two dollars;
messenger 10 Committee OF Wsys and Means
ore thousand three hundred and fourteen doll
lsrs; clerk 10 CommittceOn Appropriations. two
Thousand hve hundred and ninetv-two dollars;
az usf
Thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars:
clerk TO the Committee OF Claims, two thousand
one hundred and sixty dollar; clerk 10 the Com
mittee on the Public Lands. two thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars; clerk at the Speak
eT's table. a. five dollars and seventy-siN cents
lCs day; private secretary TO the Speaker. two
thousand one hundred and twOdOllars AMI FORTY
cents, Sergeant four Thousand three
hundred and twenty dollars: Prvrsdef. That
hereafter he shall receive, directly or indirectly
10 fees or other compensation or emOlgment
whatever for performing the duties OF the Office
or IN connection Herewith, otherwise than n.
aforesaid clerk 20 the Sergeant-st-Arms,t two
thousand five hundred dollar; paying teller for
the Serseant-at-A Arms. one thousand eight hun
oreu DOLLARS; messenger 10 the Sergeant at Arms.
one Thousand four hundred and forty dollars;
Doorkeel'er, two thousand five hundred aud
ninety-two dollars; first assistant door keeper
two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dol
laEs; Postmaster, two thsusand five hundred
ana ninety two dollars. hTst assistant pOstmas-
ter, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars:
Tour messengers, AZ one thousand seven ham
dred and twenty-eight dollars each; ten nail
carriers three at one Thousand seven hundred
and twenfy-eight dollars each, and seven a.
one Thousand and eighty dollars each: Chaplain
OF the House, nine hundred dollars; two STE
nographers, four thousand three hundred AMI
eighty dollars each; superintendent of the fold
ing room, two thousand one hundred and sixtx
doilars; superintendent and assistant superin-
tencent OF the docume Mt room. at two thousand
one hundred and sixty dollars each; document
hle-cierk, one thousand eight hundred dollars.
eleven messengers, i've at one thousand eight
m -lE ct 49,
hundred and forty dollars each; twelve messen-
gers during the session. at the rate OF oua
thousand four hundred and forty dollars each
Per annum. ten Thousand and eighty dollars:
fifteen laborers, seven hundred and twenty dol,
lars each; seven laborers during the se.sion NJ
the rate OF seven hundred and twenty doiiars
and twenty dollars
For contingent expenses Of the House Of Rep
resentatives, namely:
For carriage, two thousand dollars.
For clerks 10 committees of the House Of Rep
resentatives, twenty-six thousand nine hundred
ers In the folding rooms and materials, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For fuel, eight thousand dollars.
For horses and carriages for transportation Of
mails. and saddle horses for use of messenger.
ten thousand dollars.
For furniture, and repairs of the same. six
teen thousand dollars; and hereafter accounts
for the public property in the Capitol building
Presidents house, and Botanical garden shall
be Kept, and reports thereof made annually TO
Congress, only by the respective officers having
the custody Of such property and responsible
for the same.
For packing boxes, three thousand and twenty
dollars.
For miscellaneous items. including one hum
dred dollars for contingent expenses of Capitol
police, nifty thousand dollars Prori5ed, That
after the expiration of the FOrty-second Con-
gress no payment shall be made by the House of
Representatives, out of its contingent fund or
otherwise, 10 either party 10 a contested-elec-
ton case Tor expenses incurred IN prosecuting
or defending the same.
For newspapers and stationery for Represen-
tatives and Delegates, at one hundred aud
twenty-five dollars each per annum, thirty-six
thousand Elk hundred and twenty-five dOilars;
and Tor stationery for committees and OFF ers of
the House, five Thousand dollars.
For twenty-eight pages, including three rid
ing-pages, at the rate Of three dollars per day
while actually employed, seventeen thousand
seven hundred and sixty dollars.
For the usual additional compensation 20 the
reporters Of the House for the Cons ressiOnal
Globe fer reporting the proceedings of the
House for the session Of the Forty-third Con-
gress beginning on the first Monday I'm Decem-
L.. a.