Washington Territory, ten thousand dollars; Wyoming Territory, one thousand dollars; Nevada, ten thousand dollars; Territory of New Mexico, twenty thousand dollars; Oregon, fifteen thousand dollars; Utah Territory, ten thousand dollars; Central superintendency, four thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and forty-eight thousand dollars: Provided, That the same be used for annuity goods, subsistence, agricultural implements, for educational purposes, for repairs of flour mills, saw-mills, agency-buildings, incidental transportation, and for paying employees. INTEREST ON TRUST-FUND STOCKS. For payment of interest on certain abstracted and non-paying State stocks, belonging to the various Indian tribes, and held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven: For trust-fund interest due Cherokee national fund, twenty-six thousand and sixty dollars. For trust-fund interest due Cherokee school-fund, two thousand four hundred and ten dollars. For trust-fund interest due Chickasaw national fund, nineteen thou sand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For trust-fund interest due Choctaw general fund, twenty-seven thousand dollars. For trust-fund interest due Creek orphans, four thousand and fortyeight dollars. For trust-fund interest due Delaware general fund, eight thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars. For trust-fund interest due Iowas, three thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. For trust-fund interest due Kaskaskias, Peorias, Weas, and Piankeshaws, four thousand eight hundred and one dollars. For trust-fund interest due Kaskaskias, Weas, Peorias, and Piankeshaws' school-fund one thousand four hundred and forty-nine dollars. For trust-fund interest due Menomonees, nine hundred and fifty dollars. For trust-fund interest due Ottawas and Chippewas, two hundred and thirty dollars. Ottawas and Chippewas. Contingent ex For contingencies of trust-fund, namely: For expenses in connection. with the Indian trust-fund for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, penses of trusteighteen hundred and seventy-seven, five hundred dollars. fund. Supplies for one week. Proviso. SEC. 2. That for the purpose of properly distributing the supplies Rolls of Indians appropriated for in this act, it is hereby made the duty of each agent in entitled to supplies charge of Indians, and having supplies to distribute, to make out rolls at agencies. of the Indians entitled to supplies at the agency, with the names of the Indians and of the heads of families or lodges, with the number in each family or lodge, and to give out supplies to the heads of families, and not to the heads of tribes or bands, and not to give out supplies for a greater length of time than one week in advance: Provided, however, That the Commissioner of Indian Affairs may, in his discretion, issue supplies for a greater period than one week to such Indians as are peaceably located upon their reservation and engaged in agriculture: Provided, however, That no purchase of supplies exceeding in the aggre gate five hundred dollars in value at any one time shall be made without advertisement, except in case of exigency, when purchases may be made in open market in amount not exceeding three thousand dollars. SEC. 3. That so much of the appropriations herein made as may be required to pay for goods and supplies, and for transportation of the for goods, supplies and transportation same, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy- immediately availeight, shall be immediately available; but no such goods or supplies able. shall be distributed or delivered to any of said Indians prior to July first, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven Approved, March 3, 1877. Proviso. Appropriations, March 3, 1877. CHAP. 102.-An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and seventy eight and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Пouse of Representatives of the United Appropriations. States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and Legislative, execn- the same are hereby, appropriated out of any moneny in the Treasury tive, and judicial not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and seventy eight, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: expenses. LEGISLATIVE. SENATE. Senate; compen sation. Mileage. Officers and employés. For compensation of Senators, three hundred and eighty thousand dollars. For mileage of Senators thirty six thousand dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers and others receiving an annual salary in the service of the Senate, namely: For Secretary of the Senate, including compensation as disbursing-officer, four thousand eight hundred and ninety-six dollars; and for hire of horses and wagons for the Secretary's office, twelve hundred dollars; chief clerk, three thousand dollars; and the additional sum of one thousand dollars while the said office is held by the present incumbent and no longer; principal clerk, principal executive clerk, minute and journal clerk, and financial clerk, in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each; librarian and seven clerks in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; clerk of printing records, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars five clerks, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; keeper of the stationery, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; one messenger, one thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars; four laborers in the office of the Secretary of the Senate, seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one special policeman, one thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars; chaplain, nine hundred dollars; secretary to the Vice-President, 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 to the Committee on Appropriations two thousand five hundred dollars; clerk to the Committee on Commerce, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee on the Judiciary, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Private LandClaims, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Privileges and Elections, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; assistant keeper of the stationery, one thousand eight hundred dollars; Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; acting assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; three messengers acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; Postmaster to the Senate, two thousand one hundred dollars; assistant postmaster and mail carrier, two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; four mail-carriers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; superintendent of the document-room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; two assistants in documentroom, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; superintendent of the folding room, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one assistant in the folding room, one thousand two hundred dollars; twenty one messengers, one of whom shall act as upholsterer, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one laborer in charge of private passage, eight hundred and forty dollars; chief engi neer, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; assistant engineer in charge of the elevator, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; conductor of elevator, twelve hundred dollars; messenger in charge of store-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; two firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each; three laborers in the engi neer's department, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; eight skilled laborers, at one thousand dollars each; ten laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; twelve laborers, during the ses sion, (which words, "during the session," as used in this act, shall be held to mean seven months,) at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum; to pay Kate Dodson, in charge of the ladies' retiring room, seven hundred and twenty dollars; telegraph-operator, during the session, seven hundred dollars; making, in all, one hundred and seventy nine thousand three hundred and sixty-six dollars and eighty cents. For contingent expenses of the Senate, namely: Stationery and For stationery and newspapers, (including five thousand dollars for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, and one hundred newspapers. dollars for postage stamps for the Secretary of the Senate,) fourteen thousand six hundred dollars. For twenty seven clerks to committees, at six dollars per day during the session, thirty-four thousand three hundred and forty four dollars. For fourteen pages for the Senate chamber, three riding-pages, one page for the Vice President's room, and one page for the office of the Secretary of the Senate, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per day while actually employed, ten thousand eight hundred and thirty five dollars. For hire of horses and mail-wagons for carrying the mails, five thousand dollars. For materials for folding, four thousand dollars. For four folders, at not exceeding three dollars per day while actually employed, four thousand dollars: Provided, however, That any portion of said sum may be used at the discretion of the superintendent for piece-work. And the following prices may be paid for folding books, pamphlets, speches, and the Daily Record, namely: For quarto volumes, not exceeding one cent per volume; for octavo volumes, not exceeding onehalf cent each per volume; for the Daily Record, not exceeding two dollars per thousand; and for speeches, not exceeding one dollar per thousand. For fuel and oil for the heating-apparatus, ten thousand dollars; for furniture and repairs of furniture, five thousand dollars; for packingboxes, seven hundred and sixty dollars; for miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, thirty thousand dollars; for cartage, seven hundred dollars; in all, forty-six thousand four hundred and sixty dollars. For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, twenty-five thousand dollars, payable in equal monthly installments. Clerks to committees. Pages. ons. Horses and wag Materials for folding. Prices for fold ing. Fuel, oil, etc. Reporting de bates. For expenses of compiling and preparing the Congressional Directory, Compiling Conto be expended under the direction of the Joint Committee on Public gressional DirectPrinting, one thousand two hundred dollars. CAPITOL POLICE. For one captain, one thousand six hundred dollars; three lieutenants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; twenty-one privates, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; and six watchmen, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, thirty three thousand and seven hundred dollars, one half to be paid into the contingent fund of the Senate, and the other half to be paid into the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. ory. Capitol police. House; compensation. Mileage. Officers and employés. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. For compensation of Members of the House of Representatives and Delegates from Territories, one million five hundred and eighteen thousand dollars. For mileage, one hundred thousand dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary, in the service of the House of Representa. tives, namely: Clerk of the House of Representatives, including compensation as disbursing-officer of the contingent fund, four thousand five hundred dollars, and for hire of horses and wagons for the use of the Clerk's office, six hundred dollars; chief clerk, journal clerk, two reading clerks and tally clerk, five in all, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; disbursing clerk, file clerk, printing and bill clerk, and enrolling clerk, four in all, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; for assistant to chief clerk, assistant to enrolling clerk, resolution and pétition clerk, newspaper clerk, superintendent of document room, index-clerk, and librarian, seven in all, at two thousand dollars each; distributing clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; sta tionery-clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; document-clerk and uphoisterer and locksmith, one chief messenger in the office of the Clerk of the House, and one messenger assisting librarian, four in all, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; bookkeeper and four clerks, one thousand six hundred dollars each; one chief engineer, one thousand seven hundred dollars; and two assistant engineers, one thouEmployés in sand two hundred dollars each; and all engineers and others who are heating, etc., to be engaged in heating and ventilating the House shall be subject to the ander control of orders, and in all respects under the direction of the Doorkeeper; for five Doorkeeper. firemen, at nine hundred dollars each; one laborer, at eight hundred and twenty dollars; and four laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one page, at two dollars and fifty cents per day during the session; and one telegraph-operator, seven hundred dollars; for clerk to the Committee of Ways and Means two thousand five hundred dollars; messenger to the Committee of Ways and Means, one thousand two hundred dollars; clerk to the Committee on Appropriations two thousand five hundred dollars; messenger to the Committee on Appropriations, one thousand two hundred dollars; clerk to the Committee of Claims, two thousand dollars; clerk to the Committee on Public Lands, two thousand dollars; clerk to the Committee on War Claims, two thousand dollars; clerk to the Speaker's table, one thousand eight hundred dollars; private secretary to the Speaker, one thousand eight hundred dollars; Sergeantat-Arms of the House of Representatives four thousand dollars; for one horse and wagon for his use five hundred dollars; clerk to the Sergeantat-Arms, two thousand one hundred dollars; paying-teller for the Sergeant-at-Arms two thousand dollars; messenger to the Sergeant-at-Arms, one thousand two hundred dollars; Doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand dollars; clerk for Doorkeeper one thousand two hundred dollars; janitor, one thousand two hundred dollars; Postmaster, two thousand five hundred dollars; first assistant postmaster, two thousand dollars; four messengers at one thousand dollars each; eight messengers during the session, at one thousand dollars each; Chaplain of the House, nine hundred dollars; two stenographers for committees, five thousand dollars each, and this shall be in lieu of all other compensation for such services in reporting and transcribing the proceedings of each and all of said committees; superintendent of the folding room, two thousand dollars; three clerks in the folding room, one at one thousand eight hundred dollars, and two at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one folder in the sealing-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; superintendent of the document-room, two thousand dollars; chief assistant in the document-room, at two thousand dollars; document file clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; eight messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars; ten mes sengers at one thousand dollars; four laborers under the superintendent of the folding room, to handle books, at seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum each; seven laborers at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; ten laborers, during the session, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum; one laborer, at six hundred dollars; one laborer, (Henry Douglas,) at eight hundred and forty dollars; and for one female attendant in ladies' retiring-room, six hundred dollars; making in all the sum of one hundred and seventy-seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For five official reporters of the proceedings and debates of the House, For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives namely: For labor in folding books, speeches and pamphlets, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Prices for fold And the following prices may be paid for folding books, pamphlets, speeches, and the Daily Record, namely: For quarto volumes, not ex. ing. ceeding one cent per volume; for octavo volumes, not exceeding one-half cent each per volume; for the Daily Record, not exceeding two dollars per thousand; and for speeches, not exceeding one dollar per thousand. For fuel and oil for the heating-apparatus, ten thousand dollars. For hire of horses and mail-wagons for carrying the mails, five thousand five hundred dollars. For furniture, and repairs of the same, seven thousand dollars. For packing-boxes, two thousand seven hundred and eighteen dollars. For cartage, seven hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, twenty-five thousand dollars. For postage-stamps for the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Clerk, and the Postmaster of the House of Representatives, each one hundred dollars, three hundred dollars. Fuel and oil. ons. Furniture. Boxes. Cartage. Newspapers and Pages. For newspapers and stationery for members of the House of Representatives, officers of the House, and committees of the House, includ- stationery. ing six thousand dollars for stationery for the use of the committees and officers of the House, forty-three thousand three hundred dollars. For twenty-eight pages, while actually employed, (including three riding-pages,) at two dollars and fifty cents per day, and for hire of horses, five hundred dollars, fourteen thousand seven hundred dollars. That there be, and is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Hon. John Y. Brown the sum necessary to pay him the compensation and mileages of a member of the 40th Congress PUBLIC PRINTING. For compensation of the Public Printer, at the rate of three thousand six hundred dollars per annum, and of the clerks and employees in his office, thirteen thousand four hundred dollars. John Y. Brown Salaries. Contingent ex For contingent expenses of his office, namely: For stationery, postage, advertising, traveling-expenses, horses and wagons, and miscella- penses. neous items, two thousand dollars. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. For compensation of the Librarian, four thousand dollars; and for fifteen assistant librarians, two at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each, one at two thousand dollars, four at one thousand six hundred dollars each, two at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each, two at one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each, two at one thousand two hundred dollars each, one at one thousand dollars, Salaries. |