eighty-eight dollars; four messengers, at one thousand seven hundred
and twenty-eight dollars each; two mail boys, at one thousand and
eighty dollars each; chaplain of the House, nine hundred dollars; two
stenographers, four thousand three hundred and eighty dollars each; super-
intendent of folding-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars;
superintendent and assistant of the document-room, at five dollars and
seventy-six cents per day each; eleven messengers, five at eighteen hun-
dred dollars, and six at fourteen hundred and forty dollars each; twelve
messengers during the session, at the rate of fourteen hundred and forty
dollars each per annum; making, in all, the sum of one hundred and
thirty-eight thousand six hundred and sixty-seven dollars: Provided,
That of the twelve assistant clerks the two designated as reading clerks
of the House of Representatives shall receive an annual salary each, ing clerks.
beginning with the present Congress, of twenty-five hundred and ninety-
two dollars.

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

For clerks to committees, and temporary clerks of the House of Rep-
resentatives, thirty-two thousand two hundred and thirty-two dollars.
For folding documents, including materials, thirty-seven thousand five
hundred dollars.

For fuel and lights, including plumbing, gas-fitting, repairs, and materials, fifteen thousand dollars.

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

For laborers, eight thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items, thirty-five thousand dollars.

For packing-boxes for members of the House of Representatives, ten dollars' worth for each member and delegate, twenty-two hundred and sixty dollars.

For newspapers and stationery for two hundred and thirty-three members and delegates, at one hundred and twenty-five dollars each per annum, twenty-nine thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars.

For twenty pages for the floor of the House and three riding pages, at the rate of two dollars per day while actually employed, eleven thousand two hundred and seventy dollars.

For stationery, ten thousand dollars.

Salary of read

See Vol. xvi.

pp. 10, 11.

Contingent expenses.

Clerks to committees, &c. Folding.

Fuel and

lights.

Horses and carriages.

Laborers and miscellaneous.

Packing

boxes.

Newspapers and stationery.

Pages.

Public Printing. For compensation of the congressional printer, Public and the clerks and messengers in his office, twelve thousand five hundred printing. and fourteen dollars.

Congressional printer, clerks,

For contingent expenses of his office, viz: For stationery, postage, &c. advertising, furniture, travelling expenses, horses, and wagons, and miscellaneous items, fifteen hundred dollars.

For the public printing, four hundred thousand dollars.

Contingent expenses.

Printing.

Paper.

For paper for the public printing, four hundred thousand dollars. For the public binding, three hundred thousand dollars: Provided, Binding. Blank-books, That all blank-books and binding shall be made and done at the govern- &c. to be made ment bindery; and all payments of public money for government print- where. ing or binding not done at the government printing office according to Certain payment for printthe provisions of the act of July twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty- ing, &c. not to eight, shall not be allowed by the accounting officers of the government: Provided further, That no proposition for printing extra copies of public documents, the expense of which shall exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, shall be considered by either house of Congress until the same shall have been referred to the joint committee on printing, and ordered by concurrent resolution of the two houses.

be allowed. 1867, ch. 177. Ante, p. 111. Extra copies.

For lithographing and engraving for the Senate and House of Repre- Lithographing sentatives, eighty-five thousand dollars.

and engraving.

Library of Congress.

For compensation of the librarian, two thou-Library of sand five hundred and ninety-two dollars.

Congress.
Pay of li-

brarian, assistants, &c.

Purchase of books, periodicals, and newspapers.

Botanic gar

den, greenhouses, &c.

Exchange of public docu

ments.

Public build

For three assistant librarians, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each, six thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.

For two assistant librarians, one at one thousand two hundred dollars, and one at nine hundred and sixty dollars, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.

For one messenger, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars.

For three laborers, at eight hundred and sixty-four dollars each, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars.

For three assistant librarians, at fourteen hundred and forty dollars each, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.

For contingent expenses of said library, two thousand dollars.
For purchase of books for said library, eight thousand dollars.
For purchase of law books for said library, two thousand dollars.
For purchase of files of periodicals and newspapers, one thousand five
hundred dollars.

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

For paving the main walk through the grounds of the botanic garden with some uniform and durable material, five thousand dollars.

For pay of superintendent and assistants in botanic garden and greenhouses, under the direction of the library committee of Congress, eleven thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars and ninety-six cents. For expenses of exchanging public documents for the publications of foreign governments, one thousand five hundred dollars. Public Buildings and Grounds. - For clerk in the office of public

ings and grounds. buildings, 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.

Gardener.

Laborers, &c.

Furnacekeeper.

Police and watchmen.

Doorkeeper.

Draw-keepers of bridges.

Electrician at Capitol.

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

For compensation of a foreman and twenty-one 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 under the old hall of the House of Representatives, eight hundred and 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 watchmen at the President's house, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

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

For compensation of assistant doorkeeper at the President's house, six hundred dollars.

For compensation of two draw-keepers at the bridge across the eastern branch of the Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thousand six hundred dollars.

For watchman in Franklin square, six hundred dollars.

For compensation of the person in charge of the heating apparatus of the library of Congress, one thousand dollars.

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

For compensation of draw-keepers at the Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, seven thousand five hundred and seventy dollars.

Court of

Court of Claims. For salaries of five judges of the court of claims, the chief clerk and assistant clerk, bailiff, and messenger thereof, claims. twenty-six thousand eight hundred dollars.

For compensation of attorneys to attend to taking testimony, witnesses, and commissioners, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For stationery, books, fuel, laborers' hire, and other contingent and miscellaneous expenses, three thousand dollars.

For payment of judgments which may be rendered by the court in favor of claimants, one hundred thousand dollars.

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

Expenses of taking testimony.

Payment of judginents.

Executive.
President.

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

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

dent.

Secretary to sign land pat

ents.

Private secre

For compensation to the private secretary, assistant secretary, (who shall be a short-hand writer,) two clerks of fourth class, steward, and tary, clerks, messenger of the President of the United States, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.

steward, &c.

Contingent

expenses.

Department

Pay of Secre

For contingent expenses of the executive office, including stationery therefor, four thousand dollars. Department of State. For compensation of the Secretary of State, two assistant secretaries of state, for chief clerk, eight clerks of class of State. four, additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, eight clerks tary, &c. of class three, three clerks of class two, three clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, and seven laborers, fifty-eight thousand one hundred and forty dollars: Provided, That the pay of any mes- Pay of messenger in either of the departments, executive or judicial, of the govern- sengers, assistment, employed during the whole year, shall be eight hundred and forty laborers, and dollars per annum, and no more; and the pay of any assistant messenger watchmen esemployed as aforestated shall be seven hundred dollars per annum, and tablished. no more; and the pay of all laborers and watchmen, (whether night or day,) employed as aforestated, shall be seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum, and no more.

ant messengers,

For the incidentul and contingent Expenses of the Department of State. Contingent For publishing the laws in pamphlet form and in newspapers of the expenses. Pamphlet laws States and Territories, and in the city of Washington, forty thousand and in newspadollars.

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.

pers.

Proof-reading,

&c.

For stationery, blank-books, furniture, fixtures, and repairs, three Stationery, &c. thousand five hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For copper-plate printing, books, and maps, five thousand dollars.
For extra clerk hire and copying, five thousand dollars.

For

For the general Purposes of the Building occupied by the State Department. compensation of four watchmen and two laborers of the building, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.

For contingent expenses of said building, viz: for rent, fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous expenses, thirty thousand dollars.

Building occupied by State Department.

Treasury De

Pay of Secre

Treasury Department. For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury, two assistant secretaries of the treasury, chief clerk, eleven partment. clerks of class four, additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing tary, assistants, clerk, twelve clerks of class three, sixteen clerks of class two, fifteen &c. clerks of class one, one messenger, one assistant messenger, and three laborers, one hundred thousand one hundred and forty dollars.

assistant, clerks, &c.;

Pay of super- In the construction branch of the treasury: For supervising architect, vising architect, three thousand dollars; assistant supervising architect, two thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; photographer, twenty-five hundred dollars; for two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; for four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; for three clerks of class one, three thousand six hundred dollars: and one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars,-twenty-three thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.

1st comptroller, &c.;

2d comptroller, &c.;

commissioner of customs, &c.;

1st auditor, &c.;

2d auditor,

&c.;

3d auditor, &c.;

For first comptroller of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand dollars; four clerks of class four, seven thousand two hundred dollars; four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; five clerks of class two, seven thousand dollars; two clerks of class one, two thousand four hundred dollars; one inessenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars; in all, thirty thousand five hundred and forty dollars.

For second comptroller of the treasury, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand dollars; eight clerks of class four, fourteen thousand four hundred dollars; sixteen clerks of class three, twenty-five thousand six hundred dollars; twenty clerks of class two, twenty-eight thousand dollars; twelve clerks of class one, fourteen thousand four hundred dollars; twelve copyists, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars; in all, one hundred thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.

For commissioner of customs, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four, thirty-six hundred dollars; five clerks of class three, eight thousand dollars; eight clerks of class two, eleven thousand two hundred dollars; five clerks of class one, six thousand dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars; in all, thirty-two thousand six hundred and forty dollars.

For first auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; eight clerks of class three, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars; three clerks of class two, four thousand two hundred dollars; five clerks of class one, six thousand dollars; also two clerks of class three, three thousand two hundred dollars; four clerks of class two, five thousand six hundred dollars; and eight clerks of class one, nine thousand six hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars, - fifty-two thousand one hundred and forty dollars.

For second auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; six clerks of class four, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; sixty-four clerks of class three, eighty-six thousand four hundred dollars; one hundred and nine clerks of class two, one hundred and fifty-two thousand six hundred dollars; thirty-one clerks of class one, thirty-seven thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; five assistant messengers, three thousand five hundred dollars; and seven laborers, four thousand two hundred dollars, three hundred thousand five hundred and forty dollars.

For third auditor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class four, nineteen thousand eight hundred dollars; additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; twenty-eight clerks of class three, forty-four thousand eight hundred dollars; ninety-two clerks of class two, one hundred and twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars; ninety-six clerks of class one, one hundred and fifteen thousand two hundred dollars; ten copyists, nine thousand dollars; three messengers, two thousand five hundred and twenty dollars; two assistant messengers, fourteen hundred dollars; and

three hundred and

seven laborers, four thousand two hundred dollars,
thirty thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.
For the fourth auditor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thou-
sand dollars; five clerks of class four, nine thousand dollars; eighteen
clerks of class three, twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars; twelve
clerks of class two, sixteen thousand eight hundred dollars; eleven clerks
of class one, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, eight
hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dol-
lars; and five laborers, three thousand dollars, employed in his office, —
seventy-seven thousand three hundred and forty dollars.

Pay of 4th auditor, &c;

5th auditor,

&c.:

auditor for Post-Office De

For the fifth auditor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four, three thousand six hundred dollars; four clerks of class three, six thousand four hundred dollars; seven clerks of class two, nine thousand eight hundred dollars; fifteen clerks of class one, eighteen thousand dollars; six copyists, five thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars,- forty-nine thousand six hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of the auditor of the treasury for the Post Office Department, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; partment, &c.; nine clerks of class four, sixteen thousand two hundred dollars; additional to one clerk of class four as disbursing clerk, two hundred dollars; forty clerks of class three, sixty-four thousand dollars; sixty-four clerks of class two, eighty-nine thousand six hundred dollars; thirty-seven clerks of class one, forty-four thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one assistant messenger, seven hundred dollars; and eleven laborers, six thousand six hundred dollars, - two hundred and twenty-seven thousand five hundred and forty dollars.

For compensation of the treasurer of the United States, six thousand five hundred dollars; assistant treasurer, two thousand eight hundred dollars; cashier, two thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant cashier, two thousand five hundred dollars; five chiefs of division, at two thousand two hundred dollars each; two principal book-keepers, two thousand two hundred dollars each; two tellers, two thousand two hundred dollars each; one chief clerk, two thousand dollars; two assistant tellers, two thousand dollars each; fifteen clerks of class four, twenty-seven thousand dollars; fifteen clerks of class three, twenty-four thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class two, fifteen thousand four hundred dollars; nine clerks of class one, ten thousand eight hundred dollars; sixty female clerks, seventy-two thousand dollars; fifteen messengers, twelve thousand six hundred dollars; five male and seven female laborers, four thousand six hundred and eighty dollars, one hundred and eighty-eight thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.

treasurer, assistant, &c.;

sistant, &c.;

For compensation of the register of the treasury, three thousand dol-register, aslars; assistant register, two thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; five clerks of class four, nine thousand dollars; thirteen clerks of class three, twenty thousand eight hundred dollars; twenty-five clerks of class two, thirty-five thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class one, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; two assistant messengers, fourteen hundred dollars; and two laborers, twelve hundred dollars, employed in his office; in all, eighty-eight thousand four hundred and forty dollars.

For compensation of the solicitor of the treasury, three thousand solicitor, asfive hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, three thousand dollars; chief sistant, &c. clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four, eighteen hundred dollars; three clerks of class three, four thousand eight hundred dollars; three clerks of class two, four thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk of class one, twelve hundred dollars; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one laborer, six hundred dollars, employed in his office;. in all, twenty-one thousand nine hundred and forty dollars.