New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-21
THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN 60
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OF H &c a L.
Jaws of the United States Passed mt the
First Session Of the Forty-Third
CONGRESS. r. .- . .....

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GENERAL NATURE-No. S.
AN act making appropriations tor the legii
latiye, executive and judicial expenses o
che government for the year ending Jun
thirtieth eighteen hundred ard seventy
five, and for other purposes. 1I
BE it enacted by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives OF the United States o
America in Congress assembled. That tn
following sums be, and the same are hereb,
appropriated out OF any money in tn
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, TO
the service of the fiscal year ending Jun
s5hirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
Eve, fer the objects hereinafter expressed
aauiely:
SENATE.
for compensation of Senators. three Lun
sfred and seventy thousand dollars.
For mileage OF Senators, thirty Thousand
dollars
For compensation of the officers, clerks
snessengers and others receiving an annua
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
give hundred and seventy six dollars: chic
clerk, three thousand dollars, and the ad
aiitional sum of one thousand dollars whilt
che said office is held by the present in
cumbent, and no longer; principal clerk
principal executive clerk, minute and jour
slal clerk. and financial clerk, in the Office
of the Secretary of the Senate, at two
thousand five hundred and ninety two dol
Oars each; librarian and seven clerks in the
office of the Secretary of the Senate, a,
two Thousand two hundred and twenty dol
aars each; five clerks at two thousand one
hundred dollars each: keeper of the
stationery. two thousand one hundred and
two dollars and forty cents; one messen
ger, at one thousand two hundred and
ainety six dollars; assistant keeper Of the
stationery, at one thousand eight hun
dred dollars; Sergeant-at-Arms and
0oorkeeper, four thousand three hun
dred and twenty dollars: provided,
that hereafter he shall receive, direct
" or indirectly, no fees or other com
pensatiOn or emOlument whatever for per.
forming the duties Of the Office, or in con
aectiOn Herewith, otherwise than as afore-
said; assistant dO0rkeeper, two thousand
five hundred and ninety two dollars; acting
assistant doOrkeeper, two thousand five
hundred and ninety two dollars; postmaster
to the Senate, two thousand one hundred
dollars; assistant postmaster and mail car.
rler, one Thousand seven hundred and
twenty-eight dollars; two mail carriers, ut
one thousand two hundred dollars each:
superintendent Of the document room. two
Thousand one hundred and sixty dollars:
two assistants in document room, at one
Thousand four hundred and forty dollars
aeach; superintendent of the folding room,
two thousand one hundred and sixty dol
lars; three messengers, acting as assistant
sloorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred
dollars each; twenty messengers, to be ap-
pointed and removed by the Sergeant-at-
Arms, with the approval of the Committee to
Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses
of the Senate, at one thousand four hun
sdred and forty dollars each; secretary to
the Vice President, two thousand one hun
dred and two dollars aud forty cents; clerk
10 the Committee on Finance, two thousand
Two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to
the Committee on Claims, two thousand
two hundred and twenty dollars: clerk of
printing records, two thousand two hun
dred and twenty dollars: clerk to the Com
anittee on Appropriations, two thousand
two hundred and twenty cellars; clerk to
the Committee on Commerce, two thousand
Two hundred and twenty dollars: one
1aborer in charge of private passage, eight
hundred and sixty-four dollars; one special
policeman, one thousand dollars; one Chap
lain to the Senate, nine hundred dollars;
chief engineer, two thousand one hundred
and sixty dollars; three assistant engineers
at one thousand four hundred and forty
dollars each; two fremen at one Thousand
sand ninety-fve dollars each; three laborers
at seven hundred and thirty dollars each;
.1naking, in all, one hundred and thirty-six
thousand six hundred and eighty dollars
and eighty cents.
To paw Kate Dodson, employed under the
Sergeant-at-Arms, for attending the ladies'
retiring room of the Senate, seven hundred
and twenty dollars per annum.
For contingent expenses OF the Senate,
namely:
For stationery and newspapers Including
five thousand dollars for stationery for
committees and officers of the Senate) four.
teen thousand two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For clerks to committees, twenty-five
Thousand dollars.
For fourteen pages for the Senate cham.
her, two riding pages, one page for the
Vice Presidents room, and one page tor
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
employed, said pages to be ap-
pointed and removed by the Sergeant-at-
Arms, with the approval of the Committee
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
penses of the Senate, four thousand and
dfty dollars. e..
the mails, for horses and wagons.
and for one saddle horse for messengers,
Eve thousand four hundred and seventy
i've dollars. ...--
For fuel and oil for the heating apparatus,
ten thousand dollars; for furniture and re-
pairs of furniture, nine thousand dollars;
for labor, twelve thousand dollars; for fold
int documents, and materials therefor, i've
Thousand dollars: for packing boxes. seven
hundred and forty dollars; Tor miscella-
'- y -s- CAPITOL POLICE. aa.a7gz II
~Eee 80 AAptAia, two thousand dollars;
fbree lienfanarn et ono thousand six hum