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


geese osseiabied. That the following sums he.
am the same are hereby. Appropriated, out OF
any money IN the treasury not otherwise APP
ffolNlsted, for the service OF the fiscal wear
ending June thrtieth. eighteen hundred and
s,vefty-four. for the objects hereinafter eN-
pressed, namely:
LEGISLATIVE.
SENATE.
For compensation and mileage Of Senators
four hundred and i've thousand dollars
For compensation OF the sicerS. CLERKS mes
sengtIs, and others receiving annual salary
in the service Of the Senate, namely: Sc .retarv
OF Tie Senate, tour thousand three hundred aud
twenty dollars; officer charged with disburse-
Eleits Of the Senate, five hundred aad seventy
SIX dollars; chief clerk, three thousand dollArs
and the additional sum Of one thousand dollars
while the said Office L. held by thc present in
cumhent. and 10 longer, principal clerk. three
thousand siN hundred dollars. That on and
aii,r tie fourth day OF March, eighteen hun
crld and seventy three. the President OF the
l mttd states shall receive in tgN FOR his
s,ryiccs daring the term for which lie shan
have hCtN elected, the sun Of ATTY Thousand
dollars Ter annum, 10 be paid mOnthly, the
Wee President OF the United States shall
receive il FUN fCr bis services during the term
Tor which he shall have been elected. the Slm
OF tea thousand dollars per annum. 70 be paid
monthly; and the Chief Justice % the supreme
Court oi Tie United States shall receive TIE ~lrn
OF ter Thousand i've hundred dollars Ter anuum.
ard TIE justices Of the Supreme Court Of the
Ilttd States shall receive the sum OF zen thou-
sslid dollars PER annum each. % be paid MONTH
j., TIE Secretary OF State, the Secretary OF the
treasury, the Secretary o. War, the Secretary
81 the Navy, the secretary OF the Interior. the
Attorney General, aud the Postmaster General
shall receive ten thousand dollars Per aunum
each Tor their services, 70 be paid monthly; and
each assistant secretary OF tie Treasury. State.
and Interior Departments shall receive a. an
nUal conf eusatien, 20 he paid monthly, six
thousand dollars; and the Speaker OF the House
OF Representatives shall, after the present Con-
gress. receive in fun, tor all his services COM
Iensaticn al the rate OF ten thousand dollars
Ter annum; and Senators, Representative, and
Delegates in Congress, including Senators. Rep-
resentstiyes, and Delegst in the Forty-second
Congress, holding such Office at the passage OF
this act. and whose claim TO a seat has not been
adversely decided, shall receive seven thousand
five hundred dollars per annum each, and this
shall be i'm lieu of all pay and allowance. except
actual individual travelling expenses from their
homes to the seat of government and return. by
the most direct route OF usual travel, once for
each session, OF tine house 20 which such Scu-
atcr, Member. or Delegate belongs. to be cert
ted to under his hand TO the discussing OH Ger.
and hled Is voucher: PTOrtded, That i'm set
Ting the pay and allowances OF Senators,
Members, and Delegates i'm the Forty-sec-
oi'd Congress, all mileage shall he deducted
and no allowance made ton expenses OF travel.
And there l. hereby appropriated a sum sui
hCleIt 10 make the annual salaries OF such of
the clerks Ia the Office OF the Clerk of the House
OF Representatives a. receive two thousand five
hundred dollars and upwards ami less than
three thousand dollars, including the petition
clerk and printing clerk. three thOu-apd dollars
each; and Of such a. receive two thousand dol
lars and upwards, and les. than two thousand
i've hundred dollars, the sum of two thousand
five hundred dollars each; and OF such a. re-
ceiye eighteen hundred dollars and upwards.
and less than two thousand dollars. the sam of
two thousand dollars each; and Of the Secretary
OF tine Senate aud the Clerk of the House. i've
thousand dollars each; and of the chief clerk
and journal clerk OF the House. while such po-
sitions are held by the present incumbents. aud
no longer, three Thousand six hundred dollars
each; and Of tee DoOrkeeper OF the House and
the asSistant-doorkeeper of the Senate. while
the position II held by the present incumbents
and no longer, three thousand dollars each: aud
OF the Postmaster to the Senate. two thousand
I've hundred and nnety-two dollars: Assist ant
postmaster, two thousand dollars; and OF two
mail-carrieTs, one Thousand seven hundred dol
lars; and OF the superintendent and first assist
amt OF the Senate document-room, two thousand
i've hundred dollars each: and second assistant
in said document-roOm, eighteen hundred
dollars; and of the additional compensation
10 the reporters OF the House and Senate for
Il the Congressional Globe, fifteen hundred dol
lars eacn; and of additional paw TO the
chief engineer of the House, three hundred
ana sixty dollars, $50 as to equalze his paw
l with that Of the chief engineer of the Senate
l And IL is hereby provided that the increase OF
compensation TO the officers, clerks, and others
| in the employ OF the Senate and House of Rep
resentatiyes, provided for by this act shall be-
GIN with the present Congress; ana the paw Of
| All the present employees OF the Senate and
/ House of Representatives, including the en-
pioyees i'm the library of Congress and those un-
der the Commissioner of Public Buildings and
Grounds, now employed in the Capitol build
ing, and also the House reporters, whose paw
Las not been specifically increased by this act
holding their places by appointment under the
respective officers thereof, or by the authority
OF the committee of contingent expenses of the
Senate, or the Committee of Accounts of the
House, be increased fifteen per cent of their
present compensation on the amount actually
received and payable to them respectively from
the beginning Of the present Congress, or from
the date OF their appointment during the present
Congress, and who shall be actually EMPLOYED
at the passage Of this act, and the amounts of
roxi-
sions into effect are hereby appropriated out of
any moneys in the treasury not otherwise ap-
and Journal clerk, and financial clerk, in the
Office Of the Secretary of the Senate, at three
thousand dollars each; librarian and seven
Senate, at two thousand i've hundred dollars
each; keeper of the stationery, two thousand
four hundred dollars; assistant keeper of the
one messenger, at one thousand two hundred
and ninety-six dollars; one page, at seven hun
dred and twenty-dollars; Sergeant-at Arms and
Doorkeeper, four thousand three hundred and
twenty dollars: Prorided, That hereafter he
shall receive, directly or indirectly. no fees or
other compensation or emoluments whatever
Tor performing the duties Of the Office, or in con-
nection Herewith otherwise than as aforesaid;
assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hun
dred and ninety-two dollars; acting assistant
doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and
ninety-tw dollars; Postmaster to the Senate,
two Thousand two hundred dollars; assistant
Postmaster and mail-carrier, one thousand
seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars; two
mail-carrieTs, at one thousand two hundred dol
lars each; superintendent OF the document
room, two thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars; two assistants i'm document-roem at
one thousand four hundred and forty dollars
each; superintendent Of the folding-room
two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars
three messengers, acting as assistant door
keepers, at one thousand eight hundred dol
lars each; nineteen messengers, to be APP
Pointed 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; one messenger, as authorized by
Senate resolution OF June tenth, eighteen hun
dred and seyenty-two, at one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars; secretary to the
President OF the Senate, two thousand one hun
dred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to
the Committee on Finance, two thousand two
hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to Commit
tee on Claims, two thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars; clerk of printing records, two
thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk
10 Committee on Appropriations, two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer in
charge Of private passage, eight hundred and
sixty-four dollars; one laborer In stationery
room, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; one
special pQlice m One fhousa md fwa hunaraa