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BY AUTHORITY. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. CHAPTER CLXXV AN ACT making Appropriations for the Civil and Dip o* matic Expenses of Government, for the year ending th fl thirtietli of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, and for other Purposes. £ Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, ap propriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap propriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hun dred and fifty-six, namely:— LEGISLATIVE. For compensation and mileage of senators, one hundred and ninety-five thousand seven hundred and ten dollars. Fer compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary in the service of the Sens ate, viz: Secretary of the Senate, three thousand six him* dred dollars; officer charged with the disbursements of the Senate, four hundred and eighty dollars; principal clerk and principal executive clerk in office of the Secretary of the Senate, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each • eight clerks in office of the Secretary of the Senate, at one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars each ; keep er of the stationery, one thousand seven hundred and fifty two dollars; two messengers,one at one thousand and eigh ty dollars, and one at seven hundred and fifty dollars ; one page at five hundred dollars ; Sergeant-at-arms and door keeper, two thousand dollars; assistant door-keeper, one thousand seven hundred dollars ; post master to the Senate, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; assistant postmaster and mail-carrier, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars ; two mail-boys, at nine hundred dollars each ; superintendent of the document-room, one thousand five hundred dollars; two assistants in the document room, at one thousand two hundred dollars each ; superintendent of the folding-room, one thousand five hundred dollars ; two messengers, acting as assistant door-keepers, at one thou sand five hundred dollars each ; fifteen messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each ; superintendent m charge of furnaces, six hundred dollars; laborer in private passage, six hundred dollars ; iwo laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each ; clerk or secretary to the President of the Senate, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two dollars ; draughtsman two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; chaplain of Senate, seven hundred and fifty dol lars making seventy thousand two hundred and eighty four dollars. For the contingent expenses of the Senate, viz : For binding, forty-five thousand dollars. For lithographing and engraving, forty-five thousand dol lars. For books, five thousand dollars. For stationery, twelve thousand dollars. For newspapers, three thousand dollars. For Congressional Globe, and binding the same three thousand dollars. For reporting proceedings, thirteen thousand dollars. For clerks to committees, pages, police, horses and carry alls, forty-eight thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives and delegates from Territories, six hun dred and ninety-four thousand nine hundred and seventy six dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary, in the service of the House of Representatives, viz: clerk of the House of Rep resentatives, three thousand six hundreJ dollars; two clerks, at two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars each; seven clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars ; Sergeant-at arms, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars ; door” keeper, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars ; post master, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one messenger, at one thousand seven hundred and fifly*six dollars and eighty cents; librarian, one thousand eight hun dred dollars; reading clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; clerk to Committee of Glaims, one thousand eight hundred dollars ; clerks to Sergeant at-arms, one thousand eight hundred* dollars: five messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each ; chaplain, seven hun dred and fifty dollars each ; —making forty-three thousand nine hundred and six dollars and eighty cents. For the contingent expenses of the House of Representa tives, viz : For binding documents, seventy thousand dollars. Fur furniture and repairs, three thousand dollars. For stationery for members, twelve thousand dollars. For twenty-one messengers, including superintendent of folding and document rooms, twenty-eight thousand four hundred and thirteen dollars and twenty cents. For horses and carriages, four thousand five hundred dol lars. For fuel, oil, and candles, two thousand five hundred dollars. ■ For newspapers for members, twelve thousand five hun dred dollars. For engraving and lithographing, fifty thousand dollars. For Capitol police, five thousand tour hundred and ninety dollars. For miscellaneous items thirty thousand dollars. For messenger in charge of hall, one thousand seven hundred and forty dollars. For two messengers in Clerk’s office, three thousand six hundred dollars. For saddle horses, six hundred and fifty dollars. For laborers, two thousand five hundred dollars. For pages, five thousand nine hundred and thirty-six dol lars. For folding documents, including pay of folders, folding paper, twine, and paste, twenty thousand dollars. For compensation of draughtsman and clerks, per reso lution of the fourth May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, nine thousand dollars. For compensation to F. W. Lander, civil engineer for furnishing report of his reconnoissance for a railroad route from Washington and Oregon Territory, by the way of Fort Hall to Salt Lake, five thousand dollars. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. For compensation of librarian, three assistant librarians, and messenger, nine thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said library, one thousand dol lars. For purchase of books for said library, five thousand dol lars. For purchase of law books for said library, two thousand dollars. For paper required for the printing of the first session of the thirty-fourth Congress, one hundred and fifty-six thou sand four hundred and eight dollars. For printing required for the first session of the thirty fourth Congress, one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, That the printed sheets lor the finer description of books authorized by either house of Congress, shall be dry-pressed before being bound, whenever, in the opinion of the Joint Committee on Printing, it is deemed necessary ; the cost thereof not to exceed the sum of fitly cents per ream medium. EXECUTIVE. For compensation of the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars. For compensation to secretary to sign patents for lands, one thousand five hundred dollars. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. For compensation of the Secretary of State, and Assist ant Secretary of State, clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger, laborers in his office, fifty-two thousand six hundred and ninety-two dollars. For the Incidental and Contingent Expenses of said Department. For publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and in the news” papers of the States and Territories and in the city of Wash* ington, nineteen thousand seven hundred and twenty-fiv e dollars. For proof-reading, packing, additional compensation to packer, and distributing laws and documents, including cases, labor, and transportation, fifteen thousand two hun dred dollars. For stationery, blank books, binding, labor, and atten dance, furniture, fixtures, repairs, painting and glacing, six thousand five hundred dollars. For copperplate printing, books and maps, one thousand dollars. For newspapers, four hundred dollars. For extra clerk hire and copying, two thousand dollars : said clerks to be employed only during the session of Con gress, or when indispensably necessary, to enable the de liartment to answer some cal! made by either house of Con gress at one session, to be answered at another. For miscellai.eous items, one thousand dollars. For compiling, and supervising the publication of the Bi ennial Register, five hundred dollars. For binding books and music in the copyright bureau, and procuring portfolios for the prints and engravings, five hun dred dollars. To enable, the Secretary of Slate to purchase of Messrs. Little, Brown and Company, five hundred copies of their new edition of Wheaton’s Elements ot International Law, to be distributed to the foreign ministers and consuls, and to the departments at home, two thousand five hundred dol lars. To enable the Secretary of State to purchase fifty copies each of volumes sixteen and seventeen of Howard’s Re ports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, five hun I red dollars. To enable the Secretary of State to purchase of Messrs. Little, Brown and Company, two thousand copies of the tenth vtlume of the United States {statutes at Large, for di tribution, agreeably to acts of Congress directing the dis t ibtiunn ol the olher volumes, seven thousand dollars. Northeast Executive Building. For compensation of the superintendent, and two laborers of the northeast executive building, tnr thousand eight hundred and two dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz: , For fuel, lieht, labor and repairs, three thousand three hundred dollars. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, clerks, as sistant messenger, and laborers in his office, fifty sand five hundred and seventy-two dollars. clerks, For compensation of the First Comptroller, a t : lousant j messenger, and laborers in his office, twenty-nine four hundred and ninety-two dollare. an( j t j, e For compensation of tho Second clerks, messenger, and laborer m his ofnc . thousand two hundred an , d t . B * xt F e ®” ‘Auditor, and the clerks, For the compensation of the First office> messenger, assistant messenger, and la dollars. forty-one thousand nin f e and the clerks, For compensation of the Second a u office messenger, assistant messenger, and dollars ’ thirty-five thousand four hundred andis , h a ”; lerkg Fo COT^ n „ t ll*n T ^.n A d uKI 11*5 onehnndre’d and .even thousand five hundred and thirty tWpor compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty tnou -84 Fo r co rrpensa*fon °oft he Fist h Auditor, and the clerks messenger, and laborer in his office, fifteen thousand and B * X For compensation of the Auditor of the Post-Office De* nartment, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, one hundred and sixty-five thou sand six hundred and twenty-four dollars. For compensation of the Treasurer of the United states, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborers in his office, twenty five thousand four hundred and eighty two dollars. . , , _ , For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messengers, and laborers in his office, forty-seven thousand and fifty-two dollars. For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury and the clerks and messenger in his office, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Customs, and the clerks messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty thou sand four hundred and sixteen dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger of the Light-house Board, eight thousand nine hundred and sev enty-six dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE TREASURY DEPART MENT. In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury. For labor, blank books, stationery binding, sealing ships’ registers, translating foreign languages, advertising, and extra clerk hire for preparing and collecting information to be laid before Congress—said clerks to be employed only during the session of Congress, or when indispensably nec cessary to enable the department to answer some call made by either house of Congress at one sesssion, to be answered at another; and no such extra clerk shall receive more than three dollars thirty-three and one third cents per day for the time actually and necessarily employed ; and for mis cellaneous items—thirteen thousand dollars. In the office of the First Comptroller: For furniture, blank books, binding, stationery, public documents, State and Territorial statutes, and miscellane ous items, one thousand eight hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Comptroller: For hlank books, binding, stationery, pay for the Nation al Intelligencer and Union to be filed and preserved for the use of the office, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the First Auditor : For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, and cases for records and official papers, one thousand five hun dred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including subscription for the Union and National Intelligencer, to bo filled for the use of the office, three hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Auditor: For blank books binding, stationery, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily cityj news papers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, one thousand two hundred dollars. In the office of the Third Auditor: For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, car peting, two newspapers, the Union and Intelligencer, pre serving file's and papers, expenses of bounty-land service, miscellaneous items, and arrearages, three thousand five hundred and forty dollars. In the office of the Fourth Auditor: For stationery, books, and binding, six hundred dollars. For labor, one hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. In the office of the Fifth Auditor: For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items three hundred and and fifty dol lars. In the office of the Auditor pf the Post-Office Department. For stationery, blank books, binding and ruling, ten thou sand and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, file*-boards, repairs, cases and desks for safe-keeping of papers, furniture, lights, washing towels, ice, horse for messenger, telegraphic dispatches, and stoves, two thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the Treasurer: For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous Items, one thousand two hundred dollar^. In the office of the Register . For ruling and full binding twenty eight books for record ing collector’s quarterly abstracts of the commerce and navi gation, and blank abstracts for their use, three thousand dollars. For blank books, binding, stationery, cases for official pa pers and records, and miscellaneous items, four thousand dollars. For arranging and binding cancelled marine papers, one thousand dollars. In the office of the Solicitor: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and miscel laneous items, one thousand two hundred dollars. For statuets and reports, one thousand dollars. In the office of the Commissioner of Customs: For blank books, stationery, and miscellaneous items, two thousand dollars. LIGHT HOUSE BOARD.” For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous expenses and postage, five hundred dollars. FOR THE GENERAL _ PURPOSES OF THE SOUTHEAST EXECUTIVE BUILDING. For the continuation of the Treasury building, three hun dred thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of j the President of the United States, according to the plan proposed by Thomas U. Walter, architect, and approved of by the committees of the Senate and House of Representa tives on buildings and grounds, at the last session of Con gress. For compensation of eight watchmen ofthe southeast ex ecutive building, four thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation of nine laborers of the southeast exec utive building, five thousand one hundred and eighty-four dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz : Fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous, eight thousand five hundred dollars. To enable the department to provide a suitable protec tion from the weather for the fuel consumed in said build ings, and to cleanse, repair, and furnish twenty six-rooms in the third story when they shall be vacated by the Gen eral Land-Office, seven thousand dollars. For rent of building occupied in part by the Attorney- General, andm part by the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars. For fuel and miscellaneous items for the same, two thou sand five hundred dollars. For compensation of four watchmen for said building, two thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation of four laborers for said building, two thousand three hundred and four dollars. For rent of the building occupied by the Third Auditor of the Treasury, six hundred dollars. For fuel and other miscellaneous items for the same, two thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of two watchmen for said building; one thousand two hundred dollars. For rent of building occupied by the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury eight hundred dollars. For fuel and other miscellaneous items for the same, two thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of two watchmen for said bnilding, one thousand two hundred dollars. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. For compensation of the Secretary of the.'/nfer/or, and the clerks, messengers, and assistant messenger in his o/fie 5, thirty thousand and eighty dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Und-Office, and the recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, packers, and laborers, in his office, one hundred and sixty eight thousand one hundred and eighty six dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger, in his office, twenty nine thousand eight hundred and forty dol- For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger, in his office, one hundred and seven thousand eight hundred and forty For the repairs of the Potomac navy-yard, and upper bridges, and to refund to the Commissioner of Public Build ings three thousand dollars, advanced to him by the cor poration of Washington, in eighteen hundred and fifty three, and expended on the Potomac bridge, ten thousand dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTE RIOR. Office Secretary of the Interior: For books, stationery, furniture, and other contingencies, three thousand seven hundred dollars. For library, books, and maps, one thousand dollars. GENERAL LAND OFFICE. For cash system and military patents, under laws prior to twenty-eight September, eighteen hundred and fifty; patents and other records, tract books, and blank books, for this, and the district land-offices ; binding plats and field-notes; stationery, furniture, and repairs of same, and miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city news papers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, thirty three thousand five hundred and twenty five dollars. For contingent expenses in addition, under swamp-land act twenty eighth September, eighteen hundred and fifty ; military bounty acts of twenty eighth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, and twenty second March, eighteen hundred and fifty two, and act thirtysJirst August, eighteen hundred and fifty two, for the satisfaction of Virginia land warrants, twenty six thousand one hundred dollars. For tract and other books for new land-offices, created during the first session of the thirty-third Congress, inclu ding blanks for the same, six thousand dollars. To enable the register and receiver of the land-office at Indianapolis, Indiana, to rent suitable rooms for the preser vation of the records and papers of the several land-offices in said State, which have been discontinued, and the books and papers thereof transferred to the said land-offices at said city of Indianapolis, the sum of five hundred dollars. For amount required to enable the Secretary of the Inte rior to execute the provisions of the “act to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers and cultivators,” approved fourth August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four, thirty thousand dollars : Provided, however ” That in all cases where lands have been or shall hereafter be sold under the act of fourth August, eighteen hundred and fifty four, “to graduate and reduce the price of the public lands to actual settlers and cultivators,” at a higher rate than authorized by that act, the Secretary of the Interior shall be and is hereby authorized, to direct the receivers of public money for the proper land district, to re fund the excess out of any money in his hands derived from the sales of public lands ; and the periods and principle of graduation, fixed by the instructions of the General Land- Office, of the thirtieth October, eighteen hundred and fifty four, shall be, and they are hereby confirmed. OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. For rent of building on Seventh Street, for office, one thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of four watchmen, two thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation of laborer, five hundred seventy six dollars. For fuel and lights, six hundred and sixteen doßars. For blank-books, binding, and stationery, nine hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including two of the daily city newspapers to be filed, bound, and preserved foi the use of the office, eight hundred dollars, PENSION OFFICE. For engraving and printing bounty-land certificates, five thousand dollars. For stationery, three thousand dollars. For binding books, two thousand five hun<j ret j fi o n ars . For furniture, five hundred dolla..rs. For compensation of laborers, one ‘ thousand .' ive hundred dollars. ’ For miscellaneous items, including fc wo of the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and pre? er ' re d fr the use of the office, five thousand dollars. For the general purposes of the’-T )f, V a lrlment of the Interior: . For compensation of four night watchm> en - n{ j one (j a y watchman for the eastern wing of the occu pied by the Secretary of the Interior, three Wusand dol lars. For expenses incurred by Dr. John Evans, in geological explorations in Oregon, Washington, etc., and for the com pletion of those explorations in Washington Territory, and on Goose Bay, twenty three .thousand five hundred and sixty dollars. For Contingent Expenses of the Eastern Wing of the Patent Office Building. —For fuel, lights, and incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of three laborers, one thousand seven hundred and twenty-eight dollars. For the preservation of the collection of the ex ploring expedition: For compensation of keepers, watchmen, and laborers* two thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars. For contingent expenses, two hundred dollars. SURVEYORS GENERAL AND THEIR CLERKS. For compensation of the surveyor-general northwest of the Ohio, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Illinois and Missouri, and the clerks in his office, five thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Louisiana, and the clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dol lars. For compensation of the surveyor.general of Florida, and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dol lars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Wisconsin and lowa, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Arkansas, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of Oregon, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand five hundred dol lars. For compensation of the surveyor-general of California, and the clerks in his office, thirty-nine thousand five hund red dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Washing ton Territory, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of New Mex ico, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Kansas and Nebraska, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of clerks in the offices of the survey ors general, to be apportioned to them according to the exi gencies of the public service, and to be employed in trans cribing field notes of surveys for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of government, sixty one thousand dol lars. For salary of the recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Public Build ings, and the clerk in his office, three thousand two hund red dollars. For compensation of the Superintendent of the Public Printing, and the clerks and messenger in his office, eleven thousand five hundred and seventeen dollars. And the su” perintendent and the clerks and messenger in his office, and the librarian, and assistants and messenger in the Library of Congress, shall be entitled to, and shall receive the ben efits of the joint resolution, approved July twentieth, eigh teen hundred and fifty-four, fixing the compensation of the legislative employees of the government in the same man ner and to the same extent as officers of the same grade in the department. For Contingent Expenses of his Office, viz: For blank books, stationery, postage, -advertising for pro posals for paper, and miscellaneous items, one thousand dol lars. Fo; rent of wareroom, two hundred and fifty dollars. For cartage and labor in storing and transportation of paper,five hundred and sis y dollars. WAR DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Secretary of War, and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty two thousand three hundred and forty eight dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Adjutant General, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the of fice ofthe Quartermaster General, sixteen thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of ihe Paymaster-General, twelve thousand four hun dred and forty dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office of the Commissary-General of Subsistence, nine thousand seven hundred and seventy six dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the of fice of the Chief Engineer, eight thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the of fice of ihe Surgeon General, five thousand dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the office of the Colonel of Topographical Engineers, six thousand nine hundred and seventy six dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the of ffice of the Colonel of Ordnance, twelve thousand dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT. Office of the Secretary of War. For blank books, stationery, and labor, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred and fifty dollars. For hooks, maps, and plans, one thousand dollars. For extra clerk hire, one thousand five hundred dollars. Office of the Adjutant-General- Fox blank books, binding, and stationery, six hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including toffice furniture, six hundred dollars. Office of the Quartermaster-General. For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dollars. For labor, one hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. Office of the Commissary-General: For blank books, binding, stationery, advertising, and miscellaneous items, two thousand five hundred dollars. Office of the Chief Engineer: For blank books, binding, and stationery, four hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including two daily Washington papers five hundred dollars. Office of the Surgeon-General: For blank books, binding, and ttationery, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. Office of the Colonel of Ordnance : For blank books, binding, and stationery, six hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars. Office of the Colonel of Topographical Engi neers. For blank books, binding, and stationery, Beven hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars. - For the General Purposes of the Northwest Ex ecutive Building. For compensation of four watchmen of the northwest ex ecutive building, two thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation of two laborers of the northwest exec utive building, eight hundred and sixty four dollars. For fuel and light, two thousand four hundred dollars. For the General Purposes of the Building corner of F and Seventeenth Streets. For compensation of superintendent, four watchmen, and two laborers, for said building, three thousand eight hun dred and two dollars. For repairs and improvements, ten thousand two hundred and fifty-three dollars and forty cents. For fuel and compensation of firemen, one thousand nine hundred and forty-two dollars and fifty cents. For contingent expenses, one thousand four hundred dol lars. NAYY DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy and the clerks, messenger, assistant messenger, and laborer in his office, twenty nine thousand two hundred and ninety six dollars. For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, and the clerks, messenger, and laborer, in his office, twelve thousand three hundred and sixteen dollars. For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Navy- Yards and Docks, and the civil engineer, clerks, messen* ger, and laborers, in his office, seventeen thousand and ninety two dollars. For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Con-* struction, Equipment, and Repairs, and of the engineerdn chief, and the clerks, messenger and laborers, in his office, twenty thousand seven hundred and ninety two dollars. For compensation of the clerks, messenger, and laborer in the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing eight, thousand eight hundred and sixteen dollars. For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and the and laborer in his his office nine thousand and sixteen dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES OE THE NAVY DEPARTMENT. Office Secretary of the Navy: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, newspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. Bureau of Ordnance ‘ and Hydrography : For blank books and stationery, five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred and fifty dollars. Bureau of Construction Equipment , and Re pairs : For blank books, binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of Yards and Docks: For stationery, books, plans, drawing, and Incidental la bor, eight hundred dollars. Bureau of Provisions and Clothing: For blank books binding, stationery, and miscellaneous items seven hundred dollars. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery: For blank books and stationery, three hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred dollars. For the General Purposes of the'\Southwest Ex m ecutive Building. For compensation of four watchmen of the southwest executive building, two thousand four hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said building , viz : For labor, iuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, three thousand eight hundred and sixty five dollars. POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Postmaster-General, three As sistant Postmasters-General, and the clerks, messenger, as sistant messengers, watchmen, and laborers of said depart ment, one hundred and fifty thousand five hundred and fifty'-two dollars. Contingent expenses of said department: For blank books, binding and stationery, fuel for the General Post-Office building, including the Auditor’s office, oil, gas, and candles, printing, labor, day watchman, and for miscellaneous items, nine thousand five hundred dol lars. For the continuation of the Post-Office building, three hundred thousand dollars, to be expended under the direc tion of the President of the United States, according to t* e plan submitted by Thomas U. Walter, architect, to the Postmaster-General, and approved of by the committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, at the present ses sion of Congress. For repairs of the General Post-Office building, for office furniture, glazing, painting, whitewashing, and for keeping the fireplaces and furnaces in order, four thousand dollars. For the renewal of the furnaces in the General Post-Of fice building, and for repairing the mantels and fireplaces therein, two thousand dollars. For paper and printing for the executive departments, in cluding the annual statement of commerce and navigation, the Biennial Register, and annual estimates of appropria tions, one hundred and forty-six thousand five hundred dollars: Provided, All blank books, binding, and ruling the same for the several executive departments here in appropriated for, shall be furnished under the direc tion and supervision of the Superintendent of Public Print ing. MINT OF THE UNITED STATES. At Philadelphia. For salaries of the director, treasurer, assayer, melter and refiner, chief coiner and engraver, assistant assayer, assistant melter and refiner, and seven clerks, twenty seven thou sand nine hundred dollars. For wages of workmen and adjusters, fifty thousand dol lars. For specimens of ores and coins, to be reserved at the mint, three hundred dollars. For transportation of bullion from New York assay office to the United States mint for coinage, ten thousand dollars; Provided, That all bullion required by law to be transmit ted from said office to the mint for coinage, shall, if prac ticable, be in the form of refined bars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, water-rent, gas, wastage, freight on bullion, in addition to other available funds, sixty thousand dollars. At New Orleans. For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer, coiner, melter and refir er, and three clerks, seventeen thousand’ seven hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, thirty seven thousand dollare. For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery/wastage, in addition to other avaTlabie, funds, forty two thousand three hundred dollars. At Charlotte , North Carolina. For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk, six thousand dollars. For wages of workmen, four thousand one hundred dol lars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel materials, stationery, wastage, m addition to other availa ble funds, one thousand five hundred dollars. At Dahl on eg a, Georgia. For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk six thousand dollars. For wages of workmen, three thousand six hundred dol lars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel materials, stationery, wastage,in addition to other available funds, two thousand five hundred dollars. At San Francisco , California. For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, assayer. meltcr and refiner, coiner, and five clerks, twenty eight thousand dollars. For wages of workmen and adjusters, one hundred thou sand dollars. For ordinary expenses including wastage in addition to other available means twenty thousand dollars. Assay Office New York. For salaries of officers and clerks, fourteen thousand four hundred dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury be authorized to fix the salaries of sucli officers and clerks, so as not to exceed those allowed by law to dike officers and clerks in the mint or its branches. For wages of workmen, in addition to an available bal ance of former appropriations, forty thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, repairs, including fuel, and materials, and wastage on gold and silver, in ad dition to other available means, seventy thousand dollars. GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES. Territory of Oregon. For salaries of Governor, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, and clerks, contingent expen ses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Territory of Minnesota. For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs* three judges, and secretary, ten thousand three hundred dol lars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen ses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Territory of New Mexico. For salaries of governor, superintendent oflndian a flairs, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of tho members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen ses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Territory of Utah. For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian af fairs,three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen ses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. For the construction of a warden’s house, and outer yard, and twelve cells and fixtures for the penitentiary in tho Ter ritory of Utah, thirteen thousand dollars. Territory of Washington. For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, twelve thousand five huudred dollars. for contingent expenses of said Territory one thousand live hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen ses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Territory of Nebraska. For salaries ol governor, three judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expanses of said Territory, three thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars; and the accounting officers of the treasury .shall audit and pay out of the said sum the amount expended by acting Governor Cuinniing, in removing the remains of the late Governor Burt from Ne braska, to his late residence in South Carolina. For expenses of taking authorized by fourth section ol aet May thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four, two thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen ses of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Territory of Kansas. For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousaud five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of tho legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen ses ol the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. For expenses ol taking the census, authorized by fourth section of act May thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty four, two thousand dollars. for the expenses of the election of a delegate to the House of Representatives of the United States, second ses sion ol the-thirty third Congress, seven hundred dollars. JUDICIARY. • b u orf{dar * es the chief justice of the Supreme Court and eight associate judges, fifty four thousand live hundred dol lars ; and lrom after the passage of this act, the annual sal anes ol the several justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, shall be as follows, to wit ■ Ot the chief justice of the Supreme Court, six thousand hve hundred dollars. Os the associate justices ol the Supreme Court, six thou sand dollars each. And hereafter the messengers attend ing the Supreme Court, be allowed the sum of three dol lars per day each during their attendance, commencing with the present term of the Court, and that the marshal of the 2SJ&3 “ a h fXnt same out ° r any moDe >' B of Jd fife'SttolW*’ JUdS6 f ° r Califoraii '- fo ” r lho “’ n !?f la l es ot tbe d j stnct Judges, inclusive of the defi ciencv for the year ending thirtieth June next, one hundred and eleven thousand six hundred and sixty eight dollars. .• 1 n* 1 ? 8 ottl } e chlef J ude of District of Colum -3 ™ actant, judges, and the judges of the criminal court, and the orphans court, eleven thousand seven hundred dol salaries of the Attorney General and the clerks and messenger m his office, eighteen thousand and forty dol- For contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney General, one thousand dollars. y For purchase of law books for the office of the Attorney General, one thousand five hundred dollars. r or salary ol the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand three hundred dollars. rorone hundred and fifty copies of volume sixteen of Howard s Reports ol Decisions of the Supreme Court of tne united States, furnished by the reporter thereof to the ,vT- e . part T en j f or distribution according to existing laws, thirteen hundred dollars. K f or compensation ol the district attorneys, ten thousand one hundred and fifty dollars; and the district attorney of tne -territory of Utah shall receive the same fees as is now Oregon by aW l ° the district attorne y of the Territory of For the marshall of the southern district of New York tor repairs made in, and furniture supplied for, the court rooms and offices of the circuit and district judges, district attorney, and marshal of the southern district of New York, rendered necessary in consequence of the destruction f ],• c , ourt . Hidings by fire, seven thousand one hundred e,gh u dol| ars and eighty one cents: Provided, th? Intprinr Uch n shall b ?- submitted ‘° the Secretary of the Interior, and the expenditure approved by him hundred dfofia?^* 011 ° f the marshals * ei K ht thousand six PURE AND REFRESHING TO BE HAD AT BROOKS k CHAPMAN’S, DRUGGISTS. iPmS™* 0 our f,iends and patrons pure wL? OOA WATER as a summer beverage. P ur chased ‘‘Nicholl’s Patent Combination Soda in, by which we are enabled to obtain tho Carbonic Acm for the Water direct from pure “English Soda,” instead of Th?w? ate 0f Lime ’ Whiting, Chalk, &c., as hitherto used, oil HTi at , er P re Psr dby thb“Fountain” is purer and freer of fa . n °xious ingredients. The power ofthe apparatus ..oil B ra s* uat ed, that five gallons of Gas is dissolved m each gallon o. water—which is the standard officinal of Soda Water, as approved by the best Physicians and Chemists. uur fcY RL Pft are made of the best Sugar, and freshest Fruits, anu we can, with full confidence in our Soda Water and Syr ups, invite our friends to the coo ing, sparkliutr beverace of our Fountain. mayH-w&twtf HIDES WANTED. Twill pay cash for 10,000 lhe Flint Hides. April w&twtf IL4L, PlfK? *S.