ing one for new Naval Observatory grounds; two skilled laborers, one at one thousand dollars, and one at seven hundred and twenty dollars; and seven laborers; in all, seventeen thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.

For miscellaneous computations, one thousand two hundred dollars; purchase of apparatus and material for repairs of instruments, two thousand five hundred dollars; purchase of professional books and periodicals for the library, one thousand dollars; in all, four thousand seven hundred dollars.

For repairs to buildings, fuel, gas, furniture, chemicals, stationery, freight, and all contingent expenses, three thousand nine hundred dollars.

For payment to Smithsonian Institution for freight on Observatory publications sent to foreign countries, three hundred and thirty-six dollars. For apparatus for setting clock used in transmitting time-signals, three hundred dollars.

For gas-engine for moving dome of large telescope, five hundred dollars.

For completing reductions of the observations of the Transit of Venus (to be expended under direction of the Transit of Venus Commission), five thousand dollars.

BUREAU OF ORDNANCE. For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, eight thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.

BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR. For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one-lerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, twelve thousand three hundred and eighty dollars.

BUREAU OF STEAM-ENGINEERING. For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one chief draughtsman, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one assistant draughtsman, at one thousand four hundred dollars; one clerk of class two; two clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and two laborers; in all, twelve thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.

BUREAU OF PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING. For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; two clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; two copyists; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, seventeen thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.

BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY. For chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; one clerk of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; one janitor, six hundred dollars; one laborer, four hundred and eighty dollars (for Naval Dispensary); in all, nine thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.

JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL, UNITED STATES NAVY. For one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class one; one laborer; in all, six thousand four hundred and sixty dollars. FOR THE COMPILATION OF THE NAVAL RECORDS OF THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.

For collecting, compiling and arranging the naval records of the war

of the rebellion, including Confederate naval records; one clerk of class one, and two copyists at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, two thousand six hundred and forty dollars.

For professional books for Department library, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For stationery, furniture, newspapers, plans, drawings, drawing materials, freight, expressage, postage, and other absolutely necessary expenses of the Navy Department and its various bureaus and offices, eleven thousand dollars.

For rent of rooms for use of the presses used for hydrographic printing, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For removal and resetting of said presses, one thousand dollars.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, eight thousand dollars; Assistant Secretary, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars, and two hundred and fifty dollars additional as superintendent of the Patent Office building; three members of a Board of Pension Appeals, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, at two thousand dollars each; one superintendent of documents, two thousand dollars; six clerks, chiefs of division at two thousand dollars each, one of whom shall be disbursing clerk; for one stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; six clerks of class four; six clerks of class three; one clerk of class three (custodian), who shall give bond in such sum as the Secretary of the Interior may determine; one book-keeper for custodian, one thousand two hundred dollars; six clerks of class two; nine clerks of class one, one of whom shall be the telegraph operator of the Department and one the assistant stenographer; one returns-office clerk, one thousand two hundred dollars; one female clerk, to be designated by the President to sign land-patents, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; nine copyists; three messengers; seven assistant messengers; ten laborers; two skilled mechanics, one at nine hundred dollars and one at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one laborer, at six hundred dollars; four packers, at six hundred and sixty dollars each; one conductor of elevator, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; three copyists and three laborers for distributing the reports of the tenth census; for one captain of the watch, one thousand dollars; forty watchmen; additional to two watchmen acting as lieutenants of watchmen, at one hundred and twenty dollars each; one engineer, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; and six firemen; in all, one hundred and fifty one thousand four hundred and thirty dollars.

OFFICE OF ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL. For three law clerks, one at two thousand seven and fifty dollars, one at two thousand five hundred dollars and one at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; five clerks, at two thousand dollars each; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, who shall act as stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars; in all, twenty thousand seven hundred dollars. GENERAL LAND OFFICE, For the Commissioner of the General Land Office, four thousand dollars; one assistant commissioner, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be authorized to sign such letters, papers and documents, and to perform such other duties as may be directed by the Commissioner, and shall act as Commissioner in the absence of that officer or in case of a vacancy in the office of Commissioner, three thou

sand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; recorder, two thousand dollars; three inspectors of surveyors-general and district land offices, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, at two thousand dol lars each; three principal clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; forty clerks of class four; fifty six clerks of class three; sixty seven clerks of class two; seventy three of class one; fifty one clerks, at one thousand dollars each; and fifty eight copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; eight assistant messengers; twelve laborers; and six packers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, four hundred and ninety six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For per diem in lieu of subsistence of inspectors, and of clerks detailed to investigate fraudulent land-entries, trespasses on the public lands, aud cases of official misconduct, while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses of transportation, ten thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.

For law-books for the law library of the General Land Office, five hundred dollars.

For connected and separate United States and other maps prepared in the General Land Office, six thousand dollars.

INDIAN OFFICE. For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one financial clerk, at two thousand dollars; one chief of division, at two thousand dollars; one principal book-keeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class four, one of whom shall have charge of the educational division; ten clerks of class three; one stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars; sixteen clerks of class two, one of whom shall be a draughtsman; nine clerks of class one; thirteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; fourteen copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; one assistant messenger; one messenger boy, at three hundred and sixty dollars per annum; and one laborer; in all, ninety seven thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.

PENSION OFFICE. For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, five thousand dollars; first deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars; second deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; assistant chief clerk, two thousand dollars; medical referee, three thousand dollars; assistant medical referee, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two qualified surgeons, who shall be experts in their profession, at two thousand dollars each; eighteen medical examiners, who shall be surgeons of education, skill, and experience in their profession, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twelve chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; law clerk, two thousand dollars; forty five principal examiners for Review Board, at two thousand dollars each; twenty-four assistant chiefs of division, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; seventy five clerks of class four; one hundred clerks of class three; four hundred clerks of class two; four hundred clerks of class one; two hundred and twenty clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one superintendent of buildings, one thousand four hundred dollars; two engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one hundred and thirty copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; twenty messengers; twenty messenger boys, at four hundred dollars each; twenty five watchmen; and twenty five laborers; five char-women at four hun

dred dollars each; in all one million nine hundred and fifty five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars

For per diem in lieu of subsistence for traveling examiners, while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars.

For an additional force of one hundred and fifty special examiners, for one year, at a salary of one thousand six hundred dollars each, two hundred and forty thousand dollars; and no person so appointed shall be employe in the State from which he is appointed: Provided, That all of said appointments shall be temporary and on probation.

For per diem in lieu of subsistence for one hundred and fifty additional special examiners above provided for, while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, two hundred and twenty thousand dollars.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. For compensation of the Commissioner of the Patent Office, five thousand dollars; for assistant commissioner, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; one law clerk, at two thousand dollars; three examiners-in-chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner in charge of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; trade mark examiner and examiner of designs, at two thousand four hundred dollars each; twenty four principal examiners at two thousand four hundred dollars each; twenty eight first assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty eight second assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; thirty third assistant examiners at one thousand four hundred dollars each; thirty five fourth assistant examiners, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one financial clerk, two thousand dollars, who shall give bonds in such amount as the Secretary of the Interior may determine; one librarian, two thousand dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dol lars each; three assistant chiefs of divisions, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three clerks of class four, one of whom shall act as application clerk; one machinist, one thousand six hundred dollars; five clerks of class three (one of whom shall be a translator of languages); eighteen clerks of class two; fifty clerks of class one; one skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; four skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three draughtsmen at one thousand dollars each; one messenger and property clerk, one thousand dollars; thirty two permanent clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five model attendants, at one thousand dollars each; ten model attendants, at eight hundred dollars each; seventy five copyists, six of whom may be copyists of drawings; four copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; sixty two skilled laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; forty five laborers, at six hundred dollars each; forty laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; in all, five hundred and ninety seven thousand one hundred and seventy dollars; and the Commissioner of Patents may, in his discretion, after such examination as he may prescribe, promote persons now employed in the Patent Office and performing duty as copyists and who have been in service a year or or

more.

For purchase of books for a scientific library for the Patent Office, five thousand dollars.

For photolithographing or otherwise producing plates for the Official Gazette, forty two thousand dollars.

For photolithographing or otherwise producing copies of drawings of the weekly issues of patents, for producing copies of designs, trademarks, and pending applications, and for the reproduction of exhausted copies; said photolithographing or otherwise producing plates and copies referred to in this and the preceding paragraph, to be done under the supervision of the Commissioner of Patents, and in the city of Washington, if it can there be done at reasonable rates; and the Commissioner of Patents, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, shall be authorized to make contracts therefor, eighty-five thousand dollars.

For expenses of transporting publications of patents issued by the Patent Office to foreign Governments, two thousand dollars.

For investigating the question of the public use or sale of inventions for two years or more prior to filing applications for patents, and for expenses attending defense of suits instituted against the Commissioner of Patents, one thousand dollars.

BUREAU OF EDUCATION.-For the Commissioner of Education, three thousand dollars; collector and compiler of statistics, two thousand four hundred dollars; chief clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class four; one statistician, one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class three; one translator, one thousand six hundred dollars; four clerks of class two; six clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; seven copyists; two copyists, at eight hundred dollars each; one copyist, seven hundred and twenty dollars; one assistant messenger; two laborers; two laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one laborer, at four hundred dollars; one laborer, at three hundred and sixty dollars; in all, forty four thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.

For books for library, five hundred dollars; current educational periodicals, two hundred and fifty dollars; other current publications, two hundred and twenty-five dollars; completing valuable sets of periodi cals, two hundred dollars, in all, one thousand one hundred and seventyfive dollars.

For collecting statistics for special reports, and circulars of information, two thousand two hundred dollars.

For the distribution and exchange of educational documents and for the collection, exchange, and cataloguing of educational apparatus and appliances, articles of school-furniture, and models of school-buildings illustrative of foreign and domestic systems. and methods of education, and for repairing the same, two thousand dollars.

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF RAILROADS.-For Commissioner, four thousand five hundred dollars; bookkeeper, two thousand four hundred dollars; railroad engineer, two thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one copyist; and one assistant messenger; in all, fourteen thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.

For examination of books and accounts of certain subsidized and landgrant railroad companies, and inspecting roads, shops, machinery, and equipmen's of same three thousand dollars..

OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.-For Architect, four thousand five hundred dollars; one clerk of class four; one draughtsman, one thousand eight hundred dollars; compensation to disbursing clerk, one thousand dollars; one assistant messenger; person in charge of heating apparatus of the Congressional Library and Supreme Court, eight hundred and sixty four dollars; one laborer in charge of water