Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-26
THE DAILY CHRONICLE.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Third Session Of the Forty
Second Congress.
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY J
GENERAL MATURING. Sc. ]

executive. and judicial expenses Of the government,
70 the year ending June thirteth, eighteen hundred
and seventy four. and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and use of Rcpresen-
tatyes of the United States of America in Congress as
sembed. That the following sums be- and the same are
in The treasury not Otherwise appropriated for The SER
vice of the fiscal year ending June hr eth eighteen
hundred and seventy ye for the objects hereinafter
expressed, namely: sii7 t--f 81 .1tGs' ~
49, LEGISLATIVE. ..1a 9f.ila, ia
SENATE. 80
:}ss8 Continued ldh eii
For temporary clerks in the Office of the Sec
rotary of the Senate ten thousand dollars. o''st
For contingent expenses of the Senate, name
ly: ,s9uiHutii ai t.r ..h 81
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. -7--a
For stationery for committees and officers,
FIVE thousand dollars. SO
For clerks to committees thirty thousand
dollars. 81 .l11 tsm p. is-. o.
For fourteen pages for the Senate chambers
two riding pages, one page for the Vice Presin
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
Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate,
eleven thousand dollars.
For horses and carayalls, nine thousand
dollars .S9aae 3+
For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus,
nine thousand dollars; for furniture and repairs
of furniture, ten thousand dollars; for labor,
| fifteen thousand dollars for folding documents
and materials therefor, eight thousand dollars
for packing boxes, seven hundred and forty
dollars for miscellaneous items, exclusive of
labor including enc hundred dollars for con-
tingent expenses of:Capitol police four thousand
dollars ~
For the usual additional compensation to the
reporters of the Senate for the Congressional
Globe, for reporting the proceedings of the
Senate for the session of the Forty third Con-
gress, beginning on the first Monday in Deem
Der, eighteen hundred and seventy three, eight
hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars.
2ai.tti Capitol Police. sa sis i'm
For one captain, two thousand and eighty
eight dollars three lieutenant, at one thousand
eight hundred dollars each twenty seven pri-
Yates, at one thousand five hundred and Gig 1ty
four dollars each, forty two thousand seven
hundred and sixty eight dollars and eight
watchmen, at one thousand dollars, eight thou
sand That the appointment of the Capital po-
lice shall hereafter be made by the Sergeant at
Arms 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 fifty eight
thousand two hundred and fifty six dollars, one
half to be paid into the contingent fund of the
House of Representatives, and the other half to
be paid into the contingent found of the Sen
ate.
u s""' House Of Representatives. III
For compensation and mileage of members
of the House of::Representatives and Delegates
from Territories one million six hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, the same to be available
from and after the first day of March, eighteen
hundred and seventy three. And hereafter Rep
resentatives and Delegates elect to Congress
whose credentials in due form of law have been
duly filed with the Clerk of the House of Rep
resentntives in accordance with the provisions
of the act of Congress approved March third,
eighteen hundred and sixty three, may receive
their compensation monthly, from the begin
ming of their term until the beginning of the
first session of each Congress, upon Certificate
in the form now in use to be signed by the
Clerk of the House, which certificate shall have
the like force and effect as is given to the GER
tificate of the Speaker under existing laws
Provided, That in case the Clerk of the House
of Representatives shall be ootifed that the
election of any such holder of certificate of
election will be contested, his name shall not be
placed upon the roll of members elect so as to
entitle him to be paid, Until he shall have been
sworn in as member, or until such contest
shall be determined. .5.- ~
For compensation Of the officers, clerks, mes
sengers, and others receiving an annual salary
in the service of the House of Representatives.
namely: Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives, four thousand three hundred and twenty
dollars; and that there be allowed to the officer
disbursing the contingent fund and other ex-
penses of the House of Representatives an an
nual sum of five hundred and seventy six dol
lars, chief clerk and journal clerk, three thou>
thousand five hundred and ninety two dollars
each; one assistant clerk, at two thousand five
hundred and twenty dollars ten assistant
clerks, including librarian and assistant libra
rian, at two thousand one hundred and sixty
dollars each; four assistant clerks, at one thou
sand eight hundred dollars each one chief
messenger in the Office of the Clerk of the
House, at five dollars and seventy six cents per
day three messengers, at one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars each; one messen-
ger in I'll, the H House library, one thousand
engineer, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thou.
sand four hundred and forty dollars each; and
the electrical apparatus for the lighting the hall
of the House, the dome, and rotunda, and old
hall of Representatives, shall be placed in
charge of the said engineer, and operated by
the person or persons under his charge, to be
designated by him, subject to the control and
supervision Of the Architect OF the Capitol and
the Commits ;ioner of Public Buildings and
Grounds, and the offices of electrician and as.
men, at one thousand and ninety five dollars
each per annum; for clerk to Committee of
Ways and Means, two thousand five hundred
and ninety two dollars; messenger to Commute
tee Of Ways and Means, one thousand three
hundred and fourteen dollars; clerk to Cons
mittee on Appropriations, two thousand fv>
hundred and ninety two dollars; messenger to
Committee on Appropriations. one thousand
three hundred and fourteen dollars; clerk to
the Committee on Claims, two thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars; clerk to the Com
mittee on the Public Lands, two thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars clerk at the Speak
er's table, at five dollars and seventy six cents
per day. private secretary to the Speaker two
thousand one hundred and two dollars and for
ty cents; Sergeant-at-Arms, four thousand
three hundred and twenty dollars: Provided,
That hereafter he shall receive, directly. or in
directly, no fees or compensation or emolument
whatever for performing the duties of the Of
fee, or in connection Herewith otherwise than
as aforesaid clerk to the Sergeant-at-A Arms,
ne thousand eight hundred dollars: mess enger
to the Sergeant-at-Arms, one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars; Doorkeeper, two
Thousand five hundred and ninafv two dollars