Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-11
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES
Rasssd ~ shs Thfrd s~ssfea Of shs Psrsy-
second Cesgrsss.


tendent of foreign mails. three thousand doll ars:
to- ogTaI her OF the POST Office Department,
two Thousand hve hundred dollars, chef Of
clyiS'on for the Office of mail de probation two
thousand i've hundred dollars, chief OF diyis on
Of dead-letteIs. two thousand i've hundred dol
aTs; superintendent of Post-office building and
dish vrsing offcer, two thousand three hundred
dollars, Chief clerk TO the Postmaster General
two thousand two hundred dollars; one chic.
clerk 10 each Assistant Postmaster General, at
two thousand dollars each. one chief clerk In
mon, y-order Office, two thousand dollars; one
chief clerk in office of superintendent OF foreign
mails. two thousand dollars, superintendent OF
blank agency, one thousand eight hu ndred dol
lars; assistant superintendent OF blank agency
one thousand SIX hundred dollars; four assistants
At one thousand two hundred dollars each.
fourteen clerks of class four, twenty five thou-
sand two hundred dollars. sixty-three clerks OF
class three, one hundred thousand eight hun
drtd dollars; fifty clerks OF class two, sey-
eTtv thousand dollars; siNty-n nine clerks OF
Glass one, eighty-two thousand eight hun
cred dollars, nfty-s ven female clerks. at nine
hundred dollars; one messenger OF the Post
master General, nine hundred dollar. one
messenger 10 each Assistant Postmaster-t;en-
tTal, at eight hundred and forty dollars each:
four assistant messengers. at seven hundred
and twenty dollars each: one captain OF the
watch. at one thou sand dollars. and nine watch
men and twenty-five lsborers at seven hun
dred and twenty dollars each. one engineer one
thousand six hundred dollars, one assistant en-
gncer, one thousand dollars; one carpenter one
thousand two hundred and fifty-two dollars. one
assistant carpenter, one thousand dollars, one
fire ana blacksmith. nine hundred dollars:
two hremen. at seven hundred and twenty dol
lars each, one thousand four hundred and fort
dollars; three female labOrers, al four hundred
and eighty dollars each, one thousand four hun
drcd ana forty dollars. one stenOgrapheF one
thousand eight hundred dollars: mixing in an
four hundred and twenty-siN Thousand seven
hundred and thirty-two dollars. And the an
nual compensation OF assistant messengers
watchmen, and laborers in the Post Office De
partment shall be seven hundred ami twenty
dollars, and no more; and 80 much Of section
four of the act approved June eighth. eighteen
hundred and seventy-two. entitled IAN act TO
revise consolidate, and amend the statrits = re-
lating to the Post Office Department" - pro-
vides greater annual compensation Tor said
assistant messengers watchmen. and Ia bOrers.
is hereby repealed.
For temporary clerks ten thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses, Post-Oiiice Depart-
ment:
For stationery. nine thousand dollars; fuel for
the General Post Office building including the
Auditors Office, seven thousand four hundred
dollars; for gas, four thousand dollars. plumb
ing and gasfNtures, three thousand dollars:
telegrarhing, three thousand dollars; painting
one thousand five hundred dollars; carpets,
three Thousand dollars; furniture, three thou
sand five hundred dollars; keeping horses and
repairing carriages, wagons, and harness twelve
hundred dollars; hardware, eight hundred dol
lars: miscellaneous items. seven Thousand five
hundred dollars; making, in all, forty three
thousand nine hundred dollars.
DEPARTMENT or AGRIcULTURE.
For compensation OF Commissioner of Ag-f-
culture, three thousand dollars; chief clerk. Two
thousand dollars; entOmologist, two thousand
dollars; chemist, two thousand dollars; assistant
Chemist, one thousand six hundred dollars: su-
pSTlntendent OF experimental gardens and
grounds, two thousand dollars; statisticau two
| two thousand dollars; disb1rsing clerk, one
thousand eight hundred dollars; superintendent
oi seed-room, one thousand eighf hundred dol
lars; librarian, one thousand eight hundred dol
lars, botanist, one thousand eig..t hundred dol
lars for salary of microscopic, one thousand
eight hundred dollars four clerks of class four
a talu fxra
seven clerks of class one; engineer, one thous-
and four hundred dollars, superintendent of
ioidlng room, one thousand tao hundred dol
lars; assistant superintendent OF experimental
garden and grounds, one thousa nj two hundred
collars; assistant superintendent of the seed
room, one thousand two hundred dollars: three
copyists, at nine hundred dollars each: two
attendants in museum, at one thousan nd dollars
eaca; Chief messenger, eight hundred and fifty
dollars; Two assistant messengers; one car
penter, at nine hundred and sixty dollars:
three watchlpen and nine laborers, making in
all, seventy-fiye thousand three hundred and
ninety dollars.
For collecting statistics. and compiling and
writing matter for monthly, annual, and special
reports, fifteen thousand dollars.
For purchase and distribution of new and
valuable seeds and plants, sixty thousand dol
lars; for expense of putting up the same, for
labor, bagging, paper, Irvine, gum, and other
necessary materials, five thousand dollars.
For labor on experimental garden, and for
fower-pots, repairs to greenhouse, aud pur-
chase OF new plants and seeds fJr the same, ten
thousand dollars.
For stationery, two thousand dollars; for
fre ight-charges, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; for fuel, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; for lights, five hundred dollars; for re-
aud water and Gas nif,es. one thousand txo
hundred dollars; for keep Of horses, one thou
sand i've hundred dollars; for new furniture,
one thousand dollars; for paper, Irvine, and gum
for folding room, three hundred dollars; for
cases for the Department museum, one thou
sand five hundred dollars; for collecting and
modelling specimens of fruits and vegetables,
and collecting and preparing specimens for
the museum and herbarium, two thousand dol
lars; for cases for the library, i've hundred dol
lars; for chronological works of reference, two
hundred and nifty dollars; for works on chemis-
try, mineralogy, and charts, five hundred dol
lars; for chemical and contingent expenses
seven hundred dollars; for current agricultural
works for the library, two hundred and fifty
dollars; for incidental and miscellaneous items
namely, for advertising, postage, telegraphy
dry goods, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils
OF old reports, five thousand dollars; in all,
twenty one thousand three hundred dollars.
JUDICIAL.
United States Couyfs.-For the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States eight
thousand five hundred dollars; and for eight
associate justices, eight thousand dollars each,
IN all, seyenty-two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For one retired justice of the Supreme Court,
eight thousand dollars. And that the salary,
emoluments, and fees of the clerk of the SUI
preme court of the District of Columbia shall
not exceed the sum Of six thousand dollars per
annum, and that the excess OF fees collected by
him above that sum shall be paid into the treas
ury of the United States; and that said clerk
shall make semi annual returns of the amount
OF fees received by him to the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States.
For nine circuit judges, to reside in circuit,
fifty thousand dollars.
For salary Of the reporter of the decisions of
the Supreme Court Of the United States, two
thousand dollars.
For salary Of the marshal of the Supreme
Court, three thousand five hundred dollars
For salaries of the district judges of the United
States, including the salaries of the retired
judges of the eastern district OF Texas, southern
district of Ohio, and eastern district OF Michi-
gan, one hundred and ninety-three thousand
dollars.
For salaries of the chief justice of the SUI
preme court Of the District of Columbia and
the four associate judges, twenty thousand i've
hundred dollars.
For compensation of the district attorneys of
the United States, nineteen thousand three hun
dred and City dollars.
For compensation of the district marshals of
the United States, eleven thousand seven hun
dred dollars.
For salary of the warden OF the jail in the
District of Columbia, two thousand dollars.
Court of CIdims.-For salaries of five Judges