lars; one fireman; four watchmen; one conductor of ele rator, sever hundred and twenty dollars; four charwomen; one feniale laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars; and ten laborers; in all, seventy-six thousand and eighty dollars. For office of mail depredations: Chief clerk, two thousand dollars, one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; five clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant mes-senger; in all, sixteen thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. For topographer, two thousand five hundred dollars; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one examiner, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; one map-mounter, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant map-mounter, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant messenger; two watchmen; four female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; and one charwoman; in all, thirty-one thousand and twenty dollars. For office of disbursing clerk and superintendent of building: Disbursing clerk and superintendent, two thousand one hundred dollars; one clerk of class two, accountant; one clerk of class one, storekeeper; one engineer, at one thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, at one thousand dollars; one fireman, who shall be a blacksmith, at nine hundred dollars; one fireman, who shall be a steam-fitter, at nine hundred dollars; one conductor of elevator, seven hundred and twenty dollars; two firemen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one carpenter, at one thousand two hundred dol-lars; one assistant carpenter, at one thousand dollars; captain of the watch, at one thousand dollars; nineteen watchmen; twenty laborers; one plumber, nine hundred dollars; one awning-maker, at nine hundred dollars; and fifteen charwomen; and for force in the additional building as follows: Four watchmen, three laborers, and three charwomen; in all, fifty-two thousand one hundred and twenty dollars. FOR CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL BUILDING OCCUPIED BY THE MONEYORDER DIVISION OF OF THE SIXTH AUDITOR'S OFFICE, namely: For stationery and blank-books, including amount necessary for the purchase of free penalty envelopes, ten thousand dollars. For fuel, and for repairs to heating apparatus, eight thousand dol lars. For gas, five thousand. For plumbing and gas-fixtures, two thousand dollars. For furniture, three thousand dollars. For purchase of and keeping horses, repair of wagons and harness, to be used only for official purposes, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For hardware, one thousand two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, twelve thousand dollars. For rent of topographer's office, one thousand five hundred dollars; for rent of a suitable building or buildings for the use of the moneyorder office of the Post-Office Department, eight thousand dollars; for rent of building for use of the money-order division of the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department, four thousand five hundred dollars; in all, fourteen thousand dollars. For the publication of copies of the Official Postal Guide, including not exceeding fifteen hundred copies for use of the Executive Departments, eighteen thousand two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous expenses of the topographer's office in the preparation and publication of the post-route maps, eighteen thousand dollars. And the Postmaster-General may authorize the sale of postroute maps to the public at cost, the proceeds of such sales to be used as a further appropriation for the preparation and publication of post-route maps. For postage-stamps for correspondence addressed abroad which is not exempt from postage under article eight of the Paris convention of the Universal Postal Union, seven hundred and fifty dollars. JUDICIAL. OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.-For compensation of the Attorney-General, eight thousand dollars; Solicitor-General, seven thousand dollars; three Assistant Attorneys-General, at five thousand dollars each, one of whom shall take charge of business in the Court of Claims under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, known as the Bowman act; one Assistant AttorneyGeneral of the Post-Office Department, four thousand dollars; Solicitor of the Internal Revenue, four thousand five hundred dollars; examiner of claims, three thousand five hundred dollars; two assistant attorneys, at three thousand dollars each; three assistant attorneys, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; one assistant attorney, at two thousand dollars; law clerk and examiner of titles, two thousand seven hundred dollars; chief clerk and ex officio superintendent of the building, two thousand two hundred dollars; stenographic clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; five clerks of class four; additional for disbursing clerk and clerk in charge of pardons, two hundred dollars each; three clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; six clerks of class one; one telegraph operator and stenographer, at one thousand two hundred dollars; seven copyists; one messenger; four assistant messengers; three laborers; three watchmen; one engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; two conductors of the elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each seven charwomen; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; and three firemen ; in all, one hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars. For contingent expenses of the Department, namely: For furniture and repairs, one thousand dollars. For law and miscellaneous books for library of the Department, one thousand five hundred dollars. For the purchase of session laws and statutes of the States and Territories for the library of the Department, one thousand dollars. For stationery, one thousand five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous expenditures, such as telegraphing, fuel, lights, labor, and other necessaries, directly ordered by the Attorney-General, including ordinary repairs of building and care of grounds, seven thousand one hundred and sixty dollars. For official transportation for the Department, five hundred dollars. For postage-stamps for foreign correspondence, one hundred dollars. For the following force necessary for the care and protection of the court-house in the District of Columbia, under the direction of the United States marshal of the District of Columbia: One engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; three watchmen; three firemen; four laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; and six assistant messengers; in all, eleven thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars. OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR OF THE TREASURY. -For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, four thousand five hundred dollars; assistant solicitor, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twenty-six thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. For law and miscellaneous books for office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, five hundred dollars. For stationery for office of Solicitor of the Treasury, four hundred dollars. For warden of the jail of the District of Columbia, one thousand eight hundred dollars. UNITED STATES COURTS.-For the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, ten thousand five hundred dollars; and for eight associate justices, ten thousand dollars each; in all, ninety thousand five hundred dollars. To pay the salaries of the United States judges retired under section seven hundred and fourteen of the Revised Statutes, so much as may be necessary for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, is hereby appropriated. For ten circuit judges, to reside in circuit, at six thousand dollars each, sixty thousand dollars. For marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States, three thousand dollars. For salaries of the fifty-eight district judges of the United States, two hundred and eleven thousand dollars. For salaries of the chief justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia and the five associate judges, twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the district attorneys of the United States, twenty thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the district marshals of the United States, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars. COURT OF CLAIMS.-For salaries of five judges of the Court of Claims, at four thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, three thousand dollars; one assistant clerk, two thousand dollars; bailiff, one thousand five hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; and one messenger; in all, thirty-two thousand two hundred and forty dollars. For stationery, books, fuel, and other miscellaneous expenses, three thousand dollars. For reporting the decisions of the court, and superintending the printing of the twenty-third volume of the Reports of the Court of Claims, to be paid on the order of the court, one thousand dollars; said sum to be paid to the reporter, notwithstanding section seventeen hundred and sixty-five of the Revised Statutes, or section three of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, chapter three hundred and twenty-eight. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. For compensation of the Commissioner of Labor, five thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; disbursing clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class four, all to be statistical experts; five clerks of class three, one of whom may be a stenographer; six clerks of class two, one of whom may be a translator and one of whom may be a stenographer; eight clerks of class one; five clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; two copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one messenger; one assistant messenger; three watchmen; two skilled laborers, at six hundred dollars each; two charwomen; six special agents, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; ten special agents, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; four special agents, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; in all, eighty-four thousand five hundred and forty dollars. For per diem, in lieu of subsistence of special agents while traveling on duty outside of the District of Columbia, at a rate not to exceed three dollars per day, and for their transportation, and for employment of experts and temporary assistance, and for traveling expenses of officers and employees, forty-three thousand five hundred dollars. For stationery, two thousand dollars. For books, periodicals, and newspapers for the library, one thousand dollars. For postage-stamps to prepay postage on matter addressed to Postal-Union countries, two hundred dollars. For rent of rooms, four thousand dollars. For contingent expenses, namely: For furniture, carpets, ice, lumber, hardware, dry-goods, advertising, telegraphing, telephone service, expressage, repairs of cases and furniture, and so forth, fuel and lights, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, and other absolutely necessary expenses, five thousand dollars. SEC. 2. That the pay of assistant messengers, firemen, watchmen, .laborers, and charwomen provided for in this act, unless otherwise specially stated, shall be as follows: For assistant messengers, firemen, and watchmen, at the rate of seven hundred and twenty dollars per annum each; for laborers, at the rate of six hundred and sixty dollars per annum each; and for charwomen, at the rate of two hundred and forty dollars per annum each. Approved, July 11, 1888. [PUBLIC-No. 187.] AN ACT making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the half of the following sums named, respectively, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and the other half out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, for the purposes following, being the estimated expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, namely: GENERAL EXPENSES. FOR SALARIES AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES. FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICE: For two Commissioners, at five thousand dollars each; one Engineer Commissioner, nine hundred and twentyfour dollars (to make salary five thousand dollars); one secretary, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one clerk, one thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one messenger, six hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one driver, four hundred and eighty dollars; one inspector of buildings, two thousand four hundred dollars; one assistant inspector of buildings, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant inspector of buildings, one thousand dollars; one clerk, . one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one janitor, seven hundred dollars; one steam engineer, nine hundred dollars; one property clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one clerk, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one messenger clerk, six hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; three watchmen, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one chief inspector of plumbing, two thousand dollars; two assistant inspectors of plumbing, at one thousand dollars each; one harbor master, one thousand two hundred dollars; for rent of property yards, eight hundred dollars; for contingent expenses, including printing, books, stationery, horseshoeing, and other necessary expenses, three thousand dollars; in all, forty-three thousand eight hundred and sixty-four dollars: Provided, That so much of the District of Columbia appropriation act approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, as provides "that hereafter all appropriations made for contingent expenses of the District of Columbia shall be expended under the direction and in the sole discretion of the Commissioners," be, and the same is hereby, repealed. FOR ASSESSOR'S OFFICE: For one assessor, three thousand dollars; two assistant assessors, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; |