The Portland daily press., 1874-09-14
LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
First Session of the FOrty-Third Congress-
rGEsERAL NArURE-No. BEL
PASSED AT THE

GENERAL NATURE-No. Be-
AN ACT making appropriations for the legisla-
tive, executive, and judicial expenses of the gov
eminent for the year ending June thirteth, eight
hundred and seyenty-tive, and for other pur-
poses.
Be 10 enac.ed by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiues ofthe United States Of america in Con-
greSs assembled That the following sums be, and the
same hereby, appropriated out of any money
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated Tor the
service Of the fiscal year ending June f shi nfet
hereinafter expressed namely:
LEGISLATIVE.
SENATE.
For compensation of Senators, three hundred and
seventy thousand dollars.
For mile of Senators, thirty thousand dollars.
For compensation of the officers, clerks, messen
gers, and others receiving annual salary in The
service OF the Senate, namely Secretary OF the
dollars; officer charged with disbursements of the
Senate, five hundred and seventy-six dollars; chief
clerk. three thousand dollars, and the additional
of thousand dollars while the said office is
held by the present incumbent, and longer; prin
cipal clerk principal executive clerk, minute and
journal clerk, and financial clerk in the office of tue
Secretary of the Senate, at two thousand five hun
seven clerks in the office of the Secretary of the SEN
ate, at two Thousand two hundred ADD twenty dol
lars EACH five clerks, at two thousand and one hun
bred dollars each; keeper of the stationery, two
thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty
cents; one messenger, at one Thousand two hundred
and ninety-ix do lars; assistant Keeper of the
ioaery, thousand eight hundred dol
lar; sergeant alarms and door-keeper four thou
sand three hundred and twenty dollars: Pro
pided That he ;eafter he shall receive, directly
indiie;lly, no fees or other compensation
emoument whatever for performing the duties of
the office in connection Herewith, otherwise than
aforesaid; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand
five hundred and ninety-twO dollaTs acting assist
ant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and nine
ty-two dollars; postmaster to the Senate, two thou
sand one hundred dollars; assistant postmaster and
mail carrier, one thousand seven hundred and TWEEN
ty-eght dollars; two mai-carrers, at one thousand
two hundred dollars each; Superintendent of the
document room, two thousand one hundred and six
ty dollars; two assistants in document room at
thousand four hundred and forty dollars each;
perntendent of the folding-rOom, two thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars three messengers acting
assistant doorkeepers at thousand eight hun
bred dollars each; twenty messengers, to be APP
pointed and removed by the sergeant alarms, 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; secretary
to the Vice President, two thousand hundred and
and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the COM
mittee on finance two thousand two hundred and
Thousand two hundred and twelty dollars; clerk of
printing records, two thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars; clerk to the committee appropr-
ations, two Thousand two hundred and twenty dol
lars; clerk to committee on commerce, two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer in
charge OF private passage, eight hundred and sixty
four dollars; special policeman, one thousand
dollars; chaplain to the Senate, nine hundred dol
Iars chief engineer two thou and one humid red and
sixty doars three assistant engineers at one thou
sand four hundred and forty dollars each; two fire.
men at one thousand and ninety-tive dollars each
each; making in all, one hundred and thirty-sx
thousand six hundred and eighty dollars and eighty
cents.
10 pay Kate Dobson, employed under the sergeant
alarms, for attending the ladies' retiring room of
the Senate, seven hundred and twenty dollars per
annum.
For contingent expens of the Senate namely:
For stationery and newspapers (ncuding five
thousand dollars for stationery for committees and
officers of the Senate) fourteen thousand two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
For clerks to committees, twenty-five thousand
dollars.
For fourteen pages for the Senate chamber, two
ri ling pages one page for the Vice Presidents room,
and one page for the office of the Secretary of the
Senate making eighteen pages in all, at the rate of
two dollars and fifty cents per day while actually
by che sergeant-at-arms, with the approval of the
Committee to audit and control the contingent ex-
penses of the Senate, four thousand fifty dollars.
For hire of horses and mail-wagons tor carrying
the mails, for horses and wagons and for saddle
horse for messengers, five thousand four hundred
and seyenty-ive dollars.
For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus, ten
thousand dollars; for furniture and repairs of fur
niture. nine Thousand dollars; for labor twelve
thousand dollars; for folding documents, and mate
rails therefor five thousand dollars for packing
boxes, seven hundred and forty dollars; for mis-
cellaneous items, exclusive of labor, fifteen thousand
dollars
CAPITOL POLICE.
For captain, two thousand dollars: three lieu-
tenants, at one thousand six hundred dollars each
twenty -seven privates at one thousand four hum
dred dollars each, thirty-seven thousand eight hun
dred dollars; and eight watctmen, at thousand
dollars each, eight thousand dollars; making in all
tifty-two thousand six hundred 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 fund of the Senate: ProUided That
whenever member of the capitol police or watch
force is suspended from duty for cause said police
man or Waterman shall receive no compensation for
the time Of such suspension if he shall not be REIN
stated.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
For compensation of members of the House of
Representatives and delegates from Territories, one
million five hundred and t6irtyve thousand dollars
thousand
lars.
For compensation of the officers clerks. messen
gers, and others receiving an annual salary in tho
service of the house of Representatives, namely:
Clerk OF the House of Representatives four thou
sand three hundred and twenty dollars officer
charged with discussing the contingent fund, five
hundred and seventy-six dollars; chief clerk and
journal clerk of the House while such positions are
cid by the present ncumbents and no longer, three
thousand six hundred dollars each; two reading
eerk ASSISTANT Journal CLERK and tally clerk, three
Thousand dOlarsu each tour assistant clerks two
thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each:
Que assistant clerk. at two thousand five hundred
and twenty dollars eight assistant clerks, includ-
ing librarian and assistant librarian at two thou
sand one hundred and sixty dollars each; four as
sistant clerks, thousand 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; superintendent of document room of
the clerk of the House. thousand eight hundred
dollars; three messengers Gncluding one messen-
ger in the House library at thousand four hun
dred and forty dollars EACH one engineer, one thou
sand eight hundred dollars; three assistant enoin-
GERS, at thousand four hundred and forty dollars
dollars each per annum; for clerk to the committee
on ways and means, two thousand five hundred and
ninety two dollars; messenger to the committee on
ways and means. one thousand three hundred and
fourteen do lars; clerk to the committee on appro-
prlations two thousand five hundred and ninety-two
dollars; messenger to committee on appropriations
one Thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars:
clerk to committee claims, two thousand one hun,
drei and sixty dollars; clerk to COMMITTEES on war
caims, two thousand hundred and sixty dollars:
clerk to committee on public lands, two thousand
hundred and sixty dollars; clerk at Sneakers
dollars cont
private secretary to the Speaker two thousand one
hundred and two dollars and forty cents sergeant
alarms, four thousand three hundred and twenty
dollars: ProUtded, That hereafter he shall receive
directly or Indirectly fees other compensation
or emolument whatever for performing the duties of
the office, or in connection Herewith otherwise than
az Aforesaid; clerk to the sergeant at-arms two |
thousand hve hundred dollars for the
lars; messenger to the sergeant alarms one thou
sand four hundred and forty dollars; doorkeeper,
two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars:
first assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five HIM,
dred and ninety-two dollars postmaster two thou
sand five hundred and ninety-t dollars: first as
sistant postmaster, thousand eight hundred dol
lars: fourteen messengers seven az one thousand
five hundred dollars each and seven at one tbous@nd
two hundred dollars each chaplain of the House
niue hundred dollars; two stenographers for COM
mittees, four thousand two hundred dollars each;
superintendent of the folding-room, two thousand |
one hun red and sixty dollars; superintendent and
assistant superintendent OF the document-room. at
document-ile clerk, thousand eight hundred dol
lars give messengers, at thousand eight hundred
uoHdis, anu SIX, it one thousand four hundred and
forty dollars each; twelve messengers during The
ses ion, at the rate of thousand four huf1dr.d
and fortY dollars each per annum five thousand sew
en- hundred and sixty dollars fifteen aborers at sew
en- hundred and twenty dollars eacn seven Iaborers
during the session, at the rate of seven hundred and
twenty dollars each per annum; and one aborer at
eight hundred and twenty dollars; making in ali
the of hundred and ninety-six thousand
eight hundred and sixteen dollars.
To pay Henry Douglas, employed under the door
keeper of the House, bis yearly compensation as
fixed by act of March third, eighteen hundred and
seyentythree, for the fiscal year ending June thir-
teth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five nine hun
dred and seventeen dollars and fifty cents.
For contingent expenses of the House of Repre-
sentatives namely:
For clerks to committees, fifteen thousand dollars
For folding documents, including pay of folders i'm
the folding rooms, and materials, twenty-five thou-
sand dollars: Procided, That part of this appro-
pratlon shall be used in paying more than twenty
FOR iuel eight thousand dollars.
AZ, 7 or hife OF horses and mail wagons for CARVING
e cue Ihas, ana Tor one saddle horse for MESSENGER
hES .housanu Jour hundred and seyenty-fve dollars
sand dollars. VI 'i0 sanie' Ten tnou-
dollars. s"u anu twenty
For carriage, two thousand dollars
EW miscellaneous items, twenty-eiobt tb., |
dollars. light thousand
For newspapers and stationery, includino s;,.