and removal of certain messen

gers.

ceive no fees, &c. whatever for performing the duties of the office, or in connection therewith, otherwise than as aforesaid; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; postmaster to the Senate, two thousand one hundred dollars; assistant postmaster and mail-carrier, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars; two mail-carriers, at 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 each; superintendent of the folding-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; three messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred Appointment dollars each; twenty messengers, 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, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; secretary to the president of the Senate, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to 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 hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to committee on appropriations, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer in charge of private passage, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; one laborer in stationery-room, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; one special policeman, one thousand dollars; chaplain 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 firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each; three laborers, at seven hundred and thirty dollars each; making, in all, one hundred and twenty thousand two hundred and twenty-eight dollars and eighty cents.

Temporary clerks.

Contingent ex

penses.

Stationery and newspapers.

Clerks to committees. Pages, &c.

Appointment and removal of

pages. Horses, &c. Fuel, &c.

Furniture, labor, &c.

For temporary clerks in the office of the secretary of the Senate, ten thousand dollars.

For contingent expenses of the Senate, viz. :

For stationery and newspapers for seventy-four senators, at the rate of one hundred and twenty-five dollars each per annum, nine thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For stationery for committees and officers, five thousand dollars.
For clerks to committees, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For fourteen pages for the Senate-chamber, two riding pages, one page
for the Vice-President's 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, eight thousand dollars.
For horses and carryalls, seven thousand dollars.

For fuel and oil for the heating-apparatus, eight thousand dollars; for furniture and repairs of furniture, five thousand dollars; for labor, thirteen thousand dollars; for folding documents, and materials therefor, eight Packing boxes. thousand dollars; for packing-boxes, seven hundred and forty dollars; for miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, thirty thousand dollars.

Additional compensation to

For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the Senate for reporters for Con- the Congressional Globe, for reporting the proceedings of the Senate gressional Globe. for the session of the forty-second Congress, beginning on the first Monday in December, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand dollars.

Capitol police.

Capitol Police. For one captain, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; three lieutenants, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty-seven privates, at one thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars each, forty-two thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars; and eight watchmen, at one thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars; Into what funds 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, to be paid. and the other half to be paid into the contingent fund of the Senate. House of Representatives. For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives and delegates from Territories, one million dollars.

Pay and mileage of representa

tives and dele-
gates;
of officers,

For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary in the service of the House of Representatives, viz.: clerks, &c. clerk of the House of Representatives, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; chief clerk and journal clerk, three thousand dollars each; six assistant clerks, at two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each; one assistant clerk, at two thousand five hundred and twenty dollars; eight assistant clerks, including librarian and assistant librarian, at two thousand one hundred and sixty 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 messenger in the House library, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; one engineer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; six firemen, 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; clerk to committee on appropriations, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; clerk to committee of claims, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; clerk to committee on the public lands, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; clerk at speaker's table, at five dollars and seventy-six cents per day; private secretary to the speaker, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; sergeant-at-arms, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; Provided, That hereafter he shall receive, directly or indirectly, no fees or other Sergeant-atcompensation or emolument whatever for performing the duties of the arms, to receive office, or in connection therewith, otherwise than as aforesaid; clerk to the sergeant-at-arms, two thousand five hundred dollars; paying teller for the sergeant-at-arms, one thousand eight hundred dollars; messenger to the sergeant-at-arms, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; first assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; postmaster, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; first assistant postmaster, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; four messengers, at one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars each; five mail-carriers, at one thousand and eighty dollars each; chaplain of the House, nine hundred dollars; two stenographers, four thousand three hundred and eighty dollars each; superintendent of the folding-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; superintendent and assistant superintendent of the document-room, at five dollars and seventy-six cents, per day each; document file clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars eleven messengers, five at one thousand eight hundred dollars, and six at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; twelve messengers during the session, at the rate of one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each per annum, five thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars; making, in all, the sum of one hundred and fifty-three thousand four hundred and twenty-two dollars.

For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz.:
For cartage, six thousand eight hundred dollars.

;

For clerks to committees, and temporary clerks of the House of Representatives, thirty-three thousand one hundred dollars.

For messenger to the committee on appropriations, one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars.

For messenger to the committee of ways and means, one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars.

no fees, &c.

Contingent expenses.

Clerks to committees, &c.

Folding.

Fuel.

Horses and car

riages.

Furniture.

Newspapers

and stationery.

Pages.

For folding documents, including pay of folders in the folding-rooms and materials, one hundred thousand dollars.

For fuel, eight thousand dollars.

For horses and carriages for transportation of mails, and saddle-horses for the use of messengers, ten thousand dollars.

For furniture, and repairs of the same, ten thousand four hundred dollars.

For packing-boxes, two thousand six hundred dollars.

For laborers, thirteen thousand six hundred and fourteen dollars.

For miscellaneous items, sixty thousand dollars.

For newspapers and stationery for representatives and delegates, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars each per annum, thirty-one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; and for stationery for committees and officers of the House, five thousand dollars.

For twenty-five pages, including three riding pages, seven thousand six hundred dollars.

Mail boys. For five mail-boys, seven thousand three hundred and forty-four dolExpenditures, lars: Provided, That hereafter all expenditures of the Senate and House when to be made of Representatives shall be made up to the end of each fiscal year, and to up and reported. be reported to Congress at the commencement of each session.

Additional

compensation to gressional Globe.

reporters for Con

Public printing. Congressional printer, clerks, &c.

For the usual additional compensation to the reporters of the House for the Congressional Globe for reporting the proceedings of the House for the session of the forty-second Congress, beginning on the first Monday in December, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, eight hundred dollars each, four thousand eight hundred dollars.

Public Printing. For compensation of the congressional printer, and the clerks and messenger in his office, twelve thousand five hundred and fourteen dollars. And the compensation of the foreman of printing and the foreman of binding, at the government printing office, shall be Compensation two thousand one hundred dollars each, to commence on the first of July, printing and of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and a sum sufficient to pay the inbinding estabcrease of salary hereby provided is hereby appropriated out of any money lished. in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

of foreman of

Contingent ex

penses.

Printing.

Paper.
Binding.

Lithographing, engraving, &c.

Library of Congress.

&c.

Pay of libra

For contingent expenses of his office, viz.: For stationery, postage, advertising, travelling expenses, horses and wagons, and miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For the public printing, six hundred and fifty-five thousand four hundred and sixty-six dollars and thirty-six cents.

For paper for the public printing, seven hundred and nine thousand one hundred and twenty-eight dollars.

For the public binding, five hundred and fifty-two thousand four hundred and thirty-five dollars and fifty-eight cents.

For lithographing, engraving, mapping copies of maps, plans, and diagrams in fac-simile on tracing-linen, and photo-lithographing plates for patent-office illustrations, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Library of Congress. For compensation of the librarian, four thousand dollars; and for fourteen assistant librarians, three at two thousand rian, assistants, five hundred dollars each, two at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, one at one thousand six hundred dollars, two at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each, three at one thousand two hundred dollars each, two at one thousand dollars each, and one at nine hundred and sixty dollars per annum; in all, twenty-six thousand one hundred and forty dollars.

Books, periodicals and news

papers, and ex

For purchase of books for the library, eight thousand dollars; for purchase of law books for the library, two thousand dollars; for purchase change of public of files of periodicals and newspapers, one thousand five hundred dollars; for expenses of exchanging public documents for the publications of foreign governments, one thousand five hundred dollars.

documents.

For contingent expenses of said library, two thousand dollars.

For botanic garden, grading, draining, procuring manure, tools, fuel, Botanic garand repairs, and purchasing trees and shrubs, under the direction of the den, greenlibrary committee of Congress, five thousand dollars.

For pay of superintendent and assistant in botanic garden and greenhouses, and two additional laborers, under the direction of the library committee of Congress, twelve thousand one hundred and forty-six dol

lars.

Public Buildings and Grounds. For clerk in the office of public buildings and grounds, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For messenger in the same office, eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation to the public gardener, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars.

houses, &c.

Pay of super

intendent and assistants.

For compensation to the laborer in charge of the water-closets in the Laborer. Capitol, seven hundred and twenty dollars.

For compensation of a foreman and laborers employed in the public grounds, nineteen thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars.

For compensation of four laborers in the Capitol, two thousand eight

hundred and eighty dollars.

For compensation of furnace-keeper, in charge of heating apparatus Furnaceunder the old hall of the House of Representatives, eight hundred and keepers. sixty-four dollars.

For compensation of furnace-keeper at the President's house, seven hundred and twenty dollars.

For two policemen at the President's house, two thousand six hundred and forty dollars.

For compensation of two night-watchmen at the President's house, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

Police and

watchmen.

For compensation of the doorkeeper at the President's house, one Doorkeeper. thousand two hundred dollars.

For assistant doorkeeper, one thousand and eighty dollars.

For compensation of two draw-keepers at the bridge across the east- Draw-keepers ern branch of the Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thousand

six hundred dollars.

at bridge.

For watchman in Franklin square, seven hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the person in charge of the heating apparatus of Heating appathe library of Congress, and other steam-heating apparatus in the central building, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars.

ratus.

Electrician for

For electrician for the Capitol, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of five watchmen in reservation number two, three Capitol.
thousand six hundred dollars.

For watchman at Lincoln square, five hundred and forty dollars.
For watchman at Lafayette square, seven hundred and twenty dollars.
For watchman for circle at intersection of Pennsylvania avenue and
Twenty-fourth street, five hundred and forty dollars.

For watchman for circle at intersection of Massachusetts and Vermont

avenues, five hundred and forty dollars.

For contingent and incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.

EXECUTIVE.

For compensation of the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, eight thousand dollars.

For compensation of secretary to sign patents for public lands, one thousand five hundred dollars.

Watchmen.

Private secre

For compensation to private secretary, three thousand five hundred dollars; assistant secretary (who shall be a short-hand writer), two thou- tary, assistant, sand five hundred dollars; two executive clerks at two thousand three clerks, &c. VOL. XVII. PUB. — 5

Contingent expenses.

Department of State.

Pay of Secretary, &c.

Pamphlet laws and in newspa

pers.

hundred dollars each, steward at two thousand dollars, and messenger at one thousand two hundred dollars, of the President of the United States; in all, thirteen thousand eight hundred dollars.

For contingent expenses of the executive office, including stationery therefor, four thousand dollars.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

For compensation of the Secretary of State, eight thousand dollars; two assistant secretaries of state, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; for chief clerk, two thousand two hundred dollars; ten clerks of class four, additional compensation to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, nine clerks of class three, three clerks of class two, eight clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, nine laborers, and four watchmen; in all, seventy-four thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.

For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, twelve thousand dollars; and in newspapers, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That after the fourth Publication of day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, the publication of the laws in newspapers shall cease.

laws in news

papers to cease
after, &c.
Proof-reading,
stationery,

&c.

For proof-reading, and packing the laws and documents for the various legations and consulates, including boxes and transportation of the same, three thousand dollars; for stationery, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, five thousand dollars; for books and maps, two thousand five hundred dollars; for extra clerk-hire and copying, four thousand dollars; for conBooks, maps, tingent expenses, viz., rent, fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses, thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, forty-seven thousand dollars.

Mexican

sion.

United States and Mexican Claims Commission. - For compensation claims commis- of the commissioner on the part of the United States, four thousand five Commissioner, hundred dollars; for compensation of umpire, three thousand dollars; umpire, agent, for agent, four thousand dollars; for secretary, two thousand five hundred &c. dollars; for legal assistant to agent, three thousand dollars; for two clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; for two translators, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; for one messenger, six hundred dollars; for one assistant messenger, three hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, five thousand dollars; in all, twenty-eight thousand seven hundred dollars.

Spanish commission.

Treasury Department.

Pay of Secre tary, assistants, clerks, &c.

United States and Spanish Commission. For the compensation and expenses of the commission for determining the pending questions between the United States and Spain growing out of the acts of the Spanish officials in and about Cuba, fifteen thousand dollars.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury, eight thousand dollars; two assistant secretaries of the treasury, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred dollars, and three hundred dollars additional for acting as superintendent of the building; fortynine clerks of class four, additional compensation of two hundred dollars to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, thirty clerks of class three, twentysix clerks of class two, twenty-seven clerks of class one; thirty-two female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; eleven messengers, one assistant messenger, and ten laborers; one clerk of class four and one clerk of class one, to assist the chief clerk in superintending the building; one captain of the watch, one thousand four hundred dollars; one engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; one machinist and gas-fitter, one thousand two hundred dollars; one storekeeper, one thousand four hundred dollars; sixty watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, and two of said watchmen.