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 LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED AT THE 2SD SESSION OF THE TwES-

 rr-EsNTH coseREss.

 Public--No 27.

 AN ACT

 Making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic

 expenses of government for the year ending the

 thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred

 and forty y-eight, and for other purposes.

 Be A enacted by the Senaie and House Of Repre- sshtafires cf fAe Uaitgd Strtes cf 4rerica is GoA gress assembled, That the following sums, be, and hereby are appropriated to the objects hereinafter expressed for the year ending the thirteth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty eight 10 be paid out of any unapprcPriated money in the LEGISLATIVE. For compensation and mileage of senators and members of the House of Representatives and dele. gates, seven hundred and hfsy-hve thousand dol lars.

 For compensation of the officers and clerks of both houses of Congress, thirty mine thousand five hundred and fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

 For staiioiery fuel, printing, and all other con singens expenses of the Senate. seventy-ve thous- and dollars.

 For stationery, fuel printing. and oil other con- tngent expenses of the House of Representatives, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

 For compensation of librarian two assistant libra- rans, and messenger of the library, four thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said library. eight hundred dollars.

 Forpurrhase of hooks fer said library, five thou. sand dollars,

 For purchase of law books for said lihrary, one thousand dollars.

 a EXECUTIVE.

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

 DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

 For compensation of the Secretary of State, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty six thousand three hundred dol lars.

 For the incidental and contingent expenses of said department, viz;

 For publishing the laws and packing and distTi outing the laws and documents. including proof reading, labor, boxes and transportation. nine thou sand dollars.

 For publishing in newspapers of the States and Territories the laws, &c, of the United States, nine thousand three hundred dollars; For stationery, blank books, binding, labor, and attendance, fuTnure fixtures, repairs, painting and glazing, four thousand, four hundred dollars; For printing, tstter press aud copPerplate,) ad- verifying, books and maps, two thousand aeslaFsi - For newspapers, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars; For extra clerk hire, and copying, two thousand dollars;

 For compensation of superintendent and three waichmen ofthe northeast Executive building, one thousand three hundred and forty-fve dollars; For the contingent expenses of said building, viz

 For labor, fuel, and light, two thousand two hun dred dollars;

 For miscellaneous items. one thousand one hun dred dollars.

 TREASURY DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Secretary of the Treas ury and the clerks. messenger, and assistant mes senger in his office, twenty seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office twenty-eight thousand five hundred and l fifty dollars;

 For compensation of the Second Comptroller and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salary of an additional clerk at twelve hundred dol Iars who is hereby authorized to be employed for one year, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

 For compensation of the First Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salary of two additional clerks, who hereby au- thorIzed to be employed until the end of the next fiscal year, from the first day of March, eighteeen hundred and forty al eleven hundred and if. ty dollars each, twenty two thousand nine hundred aud seventy three dollars.

 For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salaries of three additional clerks, at eleven hundred and fifty dollars each who are hereby authorized to be employed for one year, tweEty-nine thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation of Third Auditor, and the clerks messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty eight thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;

 For compensation of the Fourth Auditor and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, including the salaries af two clerks at one thousand dollars each authorized by the act of the third of March, eighteen hundred and forty five, and hereby continued for one year, tTeniy-two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars, For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, fourteen thous. and eight hundred dollars;

 States, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation of the Register of the Treasu. ", and the clerks, and messenger and assistant messengers in his office, twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars;

 For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and the recorder, draughis- man, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and packers in his office, eighty -four thousand seven hundred and eighty eight dollars and seventy five cents;

 For compensation of the Solicitor of inc Treas ury, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars the salary of the chief clerk in his office being hereby in, creased to sixteen hundred dollars per annum from the first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty seven.

 For full compensation for all the work heretofque done for completing the synopsis of the Treasuxy instructions in execution of tn. revenue laws, and for preparing supplement thereto, illustrating the organization and operations of the Treasury De partment, and its various bureaus, in pursuance of hose laws and instructions, two thousand dollafs Propldsd. That the further prosecution of said work shall be and hereby is discontinued and ended. CONTINGENCIES OF THE TREASURY DE- PAVEMENT.

 In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury; For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, com Pensaion for carrying the department mails, traas 1 iatons, printing. including the public accounts 1; and for collecting and preparing information to be laid before Congress. ten thousand two hundred dollars.

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