The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-29

hir II and seventy fou;, ana i -. r. p.n,o
Be IL enacted dy re se states Of Inferred Con-
ss':atires o. III re- That The follo"ing sums pe anu
The hereby GE atberwise appropriated for the
in the nf shs fiscal year ending the thireth OF
@ ehteeIi hundred and seventy -touf for objects
s.ra;nsifer expressed, namely:
81 LEGISLATIVE.
SENATE.
Far compensation and mileage of Senator'S, four
hundred aud i've thousand dollars.
For compensation OF officers, clerks, messengers,
of the Senate, namely Secretary of the Senate nur
thousand three hundred and twenty dollars: officer
charged with disbursements of the Senate five HIM
dred and seventysix dollars; chief clerk three tTo
sand dollars and the additional sum of ons thousand
dollars While the said Office is he by the pesentin
sand six hundred dolrs That OH ad after tbe fonrfb
day Of March, eighteen hundred and sayenty-tbree
the President of the United States shall receive in
fnll Tor his services during tie term for which he
slail 1--we been elected, the Of fifty thousand
collars per annum. to be paid monthly; the Vice
President II the United States shall recei, in full
tor nis services, during the term for which he shall
nave been elected, the sum of thousand dollars
per annnm, TO be paid monthly; and the Chief jus
tice c1 The supreme Court of the Unitet states
sean receive the sum Of ten thousand FIVE hundred
81 i;ars per apn,m; and the justices OF the Supreme
'Ari II the United States shall receive the sum q
lea thousand dollars per annum each, TO be pail
nj h4shiy; tue Secretary of State, the Secretary OF
uie Treasury, the Secretary of War; the Secretary OF
the Navy, the Secretary of the INTERIOR the Attorney
Cr7ara) lnd the Postmaster-General shall receive
ten Thousand dollars per annum each for their ser
vices to be paid monthly; and each assistant secre-
tary Of the Treasury State, and Interior Depart
ments shall receive au annual compensation, to be
paid monthly six thousand dollars; and the Speak
present Congress, receive in full for all his services,
Compensation at the rate of ten thousand dollars per
gates in Congress, including Senators, Representa-
lives, and Delegates in the Forty-second Congress,
whose Claim to seat has not been adversely decided
shall receive thousand five hundred dollars
apnum each ami this shall be in lien OF all pay and
aiowance except actual individual travelling ex-
penses from their homes TO the seat OF government
and return, by the most direct route OF usual travel
once for each session. of the house to which such
Senator member, Delegate belongs, to be certified
to under his hand to the discussing officer, and filed
as voucher: Provided, That in settling the pay and
allowances of Senators, Members, and Delegates in
the Fortysecond Congress- all mileagc shall be de-
Quoted and allowance male for expenses of travel
And there is hereby Appropriated a sum sufficient to
make the annual salaries of such of the clerks in
the Office of the Clerk of the House Of Representa-
tves receive two thousand hundred dollars and
upwards and less than three thousand dollars in
Guiding the petition clerk and the printing clerk,
three thousand dollars each, and of such receive
two thousand dollars and upwards, and less than
two thousand five hundred dollars, the sum of two
thousand five hundred dollars each; and OF such
receive eighteen hundred dollars , and upwards and
sand dollars each and of the Secretary of the Sen
ate and the Clerk of the House five thousand dollars
House. while such positions are held by the present
incumbents, and longer, three thousand six hun
dred dollars eacn, anu u the BOOTkeeper OF the
House and the observation-disclosures of The Senate
while the position is held by the present incumbents
and longer three thousand dollars each; and of
the Postmaster to the Senate, two thousand five hun
dred and nnety-two dollars; assistant Postmaster,
two Thousand dollars and of two maii-carriers one
thousand seven hundred dollars; anu of the superir-
tendent and first assistant of the Senate-ocunent-
room twa thousand five hundred dollars each; and
second assistant in said document room, eighteen
hundred dollars; AMI Of the additional compensation
to the reporters of the House and Senate for the
Congressional Globe, fifteen hundred dollars each
Ss pee and sn i E dca o Of as Tue
equ.llzc his pay with that of the chief engineer Of
the Senate) And it is hereby provided that the in
crease 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
U e h ane and d o x OF Of Rene o
resentatiyeS including the employees in the library
of Congress these under the Commissioner of Pub
lie Buildings and Grounds employed in
the Capitol building, and also the House reporters,
whose pay has 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,
the Committee of Accounts Of the House, be In
creased fifteen per cent Of their present compensa-
ton N 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 actu
ally employed at the passage of this act and the
amounts of money necessary TO carry the foregoing
provisions into effect are hereby appropriated out Of
any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
ated principal executive clerk, minute and journal
Clefk, ana IN lue ONCE OF Secre-
tary of the Senate at three thousand dollars each
librarian and seven clerks in the Office of the Secre
ary OF the Senate at two thousand five hundred dol
lars caeh keeper of the stationery, two Thousand
four hundred dollars; assistant keeper of the sta
tionery, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one
messenger, at one thousand two hundred and nine
ty-six dollars; ono page. at seven bundled and
twenty-dollars; Sergeant-at-AIms and Doorkeeper,
four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars
Pocidcd That hereafter he shall receive, directly or
indirectly, no fees OR other compensation or emou-
1nents whatever for performing the duties of the
f, tl,nrtrf fI.nx
aforesaid; assistant doorkceper, two thousand five
hundred and ninety-two dollars; acting assistant
doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety
two doars Postmaster to the Senate, two thousand
one hundred dollars; assistant postmaster and mail
carrier, one thousand seven hundred and twenty
eight dollars; two mail carriers, at enc Thousand
two hundred dollars each; superintendent Of tho
document room, two thousand one hundred and six
ty dollars; assistants in docuneptroom, at one
thousand four hundred ansforty dollars each; super
iutendent Of the folding-roonl, two thousand enc
hundred and sixty dollars; three messengers, acting
"a slant doorkeepers at thousand eight hun
dred dollars each; nineteen messengers, to be APP
pointed and removed By the Sergeant-at-Arns with
the approval Of the Committee to Audit and Control
the Contingent Expenses of the Senate at thou
sand four hundred and forty dollars each; one mes
senger, authorized by the Senate resolution of
June tenth, eighteen hundred and seyenty-two, at
one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; secre-
tary to the President of the Senate, two thousand
one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk
10 the Conmittne on Finance, two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to
the Committee on Claims, two thousand two hum
bred and twenty dollars; clerk Of printing records,
two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars clerk
to Committee on Appropriations, two thousand two
of private passage, eight hundred and siXty-four
dollars; aboer in stationery roo eight hundred
and sixty-four dollars; ane special policeman,
thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars; Chap
lain to the Senate nine hundred ollars chief engi-
neer, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars;
three assistant engineers thousand eight hun.
dred dollars each two tremen, at one thousand and
ninety-five dollars eaeh three laborers, at seven
hundred and thirty dollars each.
Eor temporary clerks in the office oil the Secretary
Of the Senate, tenthousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Senate, namely:
For stationery and newspapers for seventy Sem
ators at the rate of one hundred and twenty-tys
dollars each per annum, nine thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars.
For stationery for committees and officers, i've
thousand dollars.
For fourteen pages for the Senate chamber, two
riding pages one page for the Vice-Presidents room,
and one page for the office OF the Secretary Of the
Seuate, making eighteen pages in all, at the rate of
three dollars per day while actually employed, said
page. to be appointed aud removed by the Sergeant
alarms. with the approval OF the Committee to
Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the
Senate, eleven thousand dollars.
For horses and carryals, nine thousand dollars.
For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus, nine
thousand dollars for furniture and repairs of fur
niture ten thousand dollars; for labor fifteen thou
sand dollars; for folding documents and materials
therefor eight Thousand dollars; for packing
hundred and forty dollars; for miscellaneous
items, exclusive OF labor, including one hundred dol
Lars for contingent expenses Of Capitol police forty
thousand dollars.
For the usual additional compensation to the re-
porters of the Senate for the Congressional Globe
for reporting the proceedings of the Senate for the
session of the ForUy-third Congress, beginning on
the first Monday in December eighteen hundred and
seveny-three, eight hundred dollars each four thou
sand dollars.
CAPITOL. POLICE.
For one captain, two thousand and cighty-eight
dollars; three lieutenants, at one Thousand eigh;
hundred dollars each; twenty -scven priyates at one
thousand five hundred and eightytour dollars each
forty-two thousand seven hundred and sixty-eiglt
dollars; and eight wate hmen, at one thousand dol
lars EACH eight thousand dollars That the appoint
ment of the Capitol police shall hereafter be made by
the Sergeant-at-ATms of the two houses. and the
architect of the Capitol extension; and the captain
of the Capitol police force may suspend any member
OF said force subject to the action of the officers
above referred to; making, in all ffty-eight thou
sand two hundred aud fifty six dollars, one-haf to
be paid into-the contingent fund Of the House Of
Representatives, and the other half to be paid into
the contingent fund of the Senate.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
For conversation and mileage of members of tn.
nouse of Representatives and Delegates from Terri
tories. one million six hundred and fifty THOUSAND
dollars the same to be available from and after t
first s1ay of March, eighteen hundred and seventy
three. Aud hereafter Representatives and Delegates
elect TO Congress whose credentials In duo form o
law have been duly filed with the Clerk OF the HOUSE
of Representatives in accordance with the provisions
OF the act OF Congress approved March third, eight
cen hundred and sXtythree, may receive their CON-
pensaton monthly from thu eGiANing of their term
until hnDinninr of the ffsfsfssion each Con