Salaries in the different Departments of the General Government. Secretary DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Chief Clerk.. ..2,000 Another.. ..900 The Supreme Court is held in the city of Washington, and has one session annually, commencing on the 2d Monday of January. Congress. The Congress of the United States consists of a Senate and House of Representatives, and must assemble, at least, once every year, on the 1st Monday of December, unless it is otherwise provided by law. The Senate is composed of two members from each state; and of course the regular number is now 52. They are chosen by the legislatures of the several states, for the term of six years, one third of them being elected biennially. The Vice-President of the United States is the President of the Senate, in which body he has only a casting vote, which is given in case of an equal division of the votes of the Senators. In his absence, a President pro tempore is chosen by the Senate. The House of Representatives is composed of members from the several states, elected by the people for the term of two years. The Representatives are apportioned among the different states ac cording to population; and the 23d, 24th, 25th, and 26th Congresses have been elected in accordance with an act of Congress of 1832, one representative being returned for every 47,700 persons, computed according to the rule prescribed by the constitution; (five slaves being computed equivalent to three free persons.) The present regular number is 242 representatives, and 3 delegates. Since the 4th of March, 1807, the compensation of each member of the Senate and House of Representatives has been $8 a day, during the period of his attendance in Congress, without deduction in case of sickness; and $8 for every twenty miles' travel, in the usual road, in going to and returning from the seat of government. The compensation of the President of the Senate, pro tempore, and of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, is $16 a day. Votes for President and Vice-President. The following table, which we have prepared at the expense of some labor, will be found useful for reference. It exhibits the electoral votes given for the most prominent candidates for President and Vice-President of the United States, at the different elections since Gen. Washington's retirement. 1796-President, John Adams 71, Thomas Jefferson 68; VicePresident, T. Pinkney 58, Aaron Burr 50. 1800-President, Thomas Jefferson 73, John Adams 64; VicePresident, Aaron Burr 73, T. Pinkney 58. 1804-President, Thomas Jefferson 162, Charles C. Pinkney 14; Vice-President, G. Clinton 163, R. King 14. 1808-President, J. Madison 152, C. C. Pinkney 45; Vice-President, G. Clinton 118, R. King 47. 1812 President, J. Madison 127, De Witt Clinton 89; VicePresident, E. Gerry 128, Jared Ingersoll 58. 1816- President, J Monroe 188, R. King 34; Vice-President, D. D. Tompkins 113, opposition scattering. 1820-President, J. Monroe 218, no opposition, except one vote given from New Hampshire; Vice-President, D. D. Tompkins 212, opposition divided. 1824- Andrew Jackson 99, J. Q. Adams 84, W. H. Crawford 41, H. Clay 37. J. Q. Adams chosen by the house. 1828 President, A. Jackson 178, J. Q. Adams 83; Vice-President, J. C. Calhoun 173, R. Rush 83. 1832- President, A. Jackson 219, H. Clay 49, John Floyd 11, Wm. Wirt 7; Vice-President, Martin Van Buren 189, John Sar geant 49, William Wilkins 30, Henry Lee 11, Levi Ellmaker 7. 1836--President, Martin Van Buren 170, W. H. Harrison 73, H. L. White 26, W. P. Mangum 11, Daniel Webster 14; Vice-President, R. M. Johnson 147, Francis Granger 63, scattering 84. 1840-President, William Henry Harrison 234, Martin Van Buren 60; Vice-President, John Tyler 234, Richard M. Johnson 48, J. K. Polk 1, L. W. Tazewell 11. [Harrison 19 states; Van Buren 7 do.] The electors meet at the capitals of the respective states in which they are chosen, on the second day of December, and give in their ballots for President and Vice-President. Population, Square Miles, &c. of the United States. Capital, WASHINGTON, 23,346 inhab.; lat. 384 N., long. 77 W. .... 33 Maryland .10,000 469,232 1634 Annapolis 2,792 Virginia.. .68,000 1,239,797 1607 Richmond...20,153 123 N. Carolina....50,000 753,419 1650 Raleigh ......2,244 288 S. Carolina. .32,000 594,398 1670 Columbia.....4,340 490 Georgia.......61,000 691,392 1733 Milledgeville..2,000 635 590,756 1783 Tuscaloosa .2,000 880 375,651 1716 Jackson......1,000 1190 352,411 1699 N. Orleans..102,193 1260 Western States. Alabama .52,000 Ohio.... .... ..... Tennessee.... .43,000 829,210 1765 Nashville.. ..6,929 720 Kentucky .40,000 779,828 1775 Frankfort .1,917 565 .45,000 1,519,467 1788 Columbus.... 6,048 418 .63,000 212,267 1670 Detroit.... ..9,102 556 .36,000 685,866 1730 Indianapolis..2,692 603 .59,000 476,183 1749 Springfield...2,579 850 ..63,000 383,702 1663 Jefferson City 1,000 950 .55,000 97,574 1685 Little Rock.1,000 1000 Territories. Indiana Illinois Missouri Arkansas .... Apportionment of Representation. By an act of Congress passed June, 1842, the States are entitled to one Representative for every 70,680 inhabitants. This will give a total of 223, besides three Delegates from the Territories. Each State is required to be divided into districts, corresponding in number to the representatives to be elected, each of which shall choose one. States. Maine.. Rep: States. 7 Maryland. New Hampshire...4 Virginia.. Vermont... North Carolina. .9 Michigan 10 South Carolina. .7 Indiana. ..2 Georgia Alabama. Rep. 10 21 .3 .10 |