Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-01
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GENERAL NATuRE-No. $751;
AN ACT making appropriation, for tho leg
islatiye. executive, and judicial expenses o
tho Government for tho year ending Jun
thirtie'h, eighteen hundred and seventy
i've, and for other purposes. a.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous,
Of Representatives of the United State:
Of America in Congress assembled, Tha
the following sums be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the service of the fis
cal year ending june thirticth, eight.
cen hundred and seventy FIVE, for The
objects hereinafter expressed. namely:
LEGISLATIVE.
For compensation Of Senators, three
hundred and seventy thousand dollars
For milsassss 81 Of Senators, thirty thou
sand dollars.
For compensation of the officers
clerks, messengers, and others receiv.
ing an annual salary in the service of
the Senate, namely: Secretary Of the
Senate, four thousand three hundred
and twenty dollars; officer charged
with disbursements Of the Senate, fieve
hundred and seventy y-six dollars; chiei
clerk, three thousand dollars, aud the
additional sum Of one thousand dollar,
while the said Office is held by the pre-.
cnt incumbent, and no longer; princi
pal clerk, principal executive clerk
minute and journal clerk, and 6nancia
clerk, in the Office Of the Secretary of
the Senate, at two thousand FIVE hun
dred and nine,y-two dollars each; libra.
rian and sew ycn clerks in the Office oi
the Secretary IF the Senate, ut two
thousand two hundred and twenty dal
lars each; five clerks at two thousand
and one hundred dollars each; keeper
Of the stationery, two thousand one
hundred and two dollars and fort,
cents; ono messenger, at one thousand
two hundred aid ninety six dollars; as.
sistant keeper Of the stationery, at one
thousand eight hundred dollars; Ser
geant-at-Arms and Doo,keeper, lou,
thousand three hundred and twent,
dollars: Provided, That hereafter he
shall receive directly or indirectly, n:
fees or other compensation or emolu.
ment whatever for performing tie du
ties ofthe Office, or in connection there
with, otherwise than aforesaid; assist
ant ntdoorkceper, two thosand Ave hund.
red and ninety-two dallars; acting as.
sistant doorkecper, two thousand five
hundred and ninety-two dollars; post.
master 10 the Senate, two thousand ono
hundred dollars; assistant ypostmaste,
and mail-carrier, one thousand seven
hradrcd aud twcnty-eight dollars; two
mail carriers at .,one thousand two hun.
dred dollars each; superintendent Of
the document room, two thousand on
hundred and sixty dollars; two assist.
ants in document room, at one thousand
four hundred and forty dollars each;
superintendent Of the folding room,
two thousand ono hundred and sixty
dollars; three messengers, acting as as
sistant doorkeepcrs, at one thousand
eight hundred dollars each; twenty
messengers. to be appointed and re-
moved by the Sergeant-at-Arm With
the approval ofthe Committee to Aud.
it and Control the Contingent Expens.
es Of tie Senate, at one thousand four
hundred and forty dollars each; sccreta
ry to the Vice President, two thousand
cue hundred aud two iicc:.;;ars and forty
cents; clerk TO the Committee on Fl.
nance, two thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee
on Claims, two thousand two hundred
and twenty doIlass; clerk of printing
records, two thousand two hundred
aud twenty dollars; clerk to the Com
mittee on Appropriations, two thou
sand two hundred and twenty do}@"rs;
clerk TO the Committee on Com.
mcrce, two thousand two hun.
dred and twenty dollors; one la
borer in charge Of private passage,
eight hundred aud sixty. four dollars;
one special policeman, one thousa nd
dollars; Chaplain to the Senate, nine
hundred dollars; chief engineer, two
thousand one hundred and sixty dol
lars; three assistant engineers, at one
thousand four hundred and forty dol
!ers each; two fremen at one thousand
and nipety-five dollars each; three labor
ers ut seven hundred and thirty dollars
each; making in all, one hundred and
thirty-si1 thousand six hundred and
eighty AollaEs and eighty cents.
To pay Kate Do1son, employed un.
der the Sergeant-at-Arms, for attend.
ing the ladies' retiring room Of the Sen
ate, seven hundred and twenty dollars
per annum.
For contingent expenses of the Sen,
ate, namely:
For stationery and newspapers (in.
Guiding five thousand for Stationery for
committees and officers Of the Senate, !
fourteen thousand two hundred and fif
ty dollars.
For clerks ;, to committees, twenty-five
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 oI
the Senate, making eighteen pages in
all, at the rate Of two dollars and fifty
cents per day while actually employed,
said pages to be appointed and remov.
ed BY the Sergeant-at-Arms, with The
approval of the Committee to Audit
and Control tho Contingent Expense.
Of the Senate, four thousand and fifty
dollars. s.=.......-...-....s.. - -
For hire af horses and mail wagon.
for carrying the mails, for horses and
wagons, and for one saddle horse fol
meaaan0era f3va thnnaend Ennr hnnI.a1