Compensation of Architect of Cap Be it enacted, &c. CAPITOL POLICE. (1) [Par. 1.] For one captain, one thousand six hundred dollars; three lieutenants at one thousand two hundred dollars each; twenty one privates, at one thousand dollars each; and six watchmen, at nine hundred dollars each. [Par. 2.] All engineers and others who are engaged in heating and itol, under control ventilating the House shall be subject to the orders, and in all respects of Speaker, to have under the direction, of the Architect of the Capitol subject to the control charge of engineers, &c., en- of the Speaker; and no removal or appointment shall be made except gaged in heating with his approval. and ventilating House of Representatives. R. S., §§ 1816-1819. 1877, March 3, ch. 105, par. 3. EXECUTIVE. * [Par. 3.] For compensation to the following in the office of the Presi dent of the United States: Private Secretary, three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; Steward, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; And messenger and usher, at one thousand two hundred dollars; And the duties prescribed by section of the Revised Statutes numbered four hundred and fifty shall devolve upon and be discharged by one of the executive clerks, to be designated by the President for that purpose. For the following employees at the Executive Mansion, namely: One night-watchman, at nine hundred dollars; One night usher, at one thousand two hundred dollars; Two day ushers, one at the President's door, at one thousand four hundred dollars, and one at the door of the secretary, at one thousand two hundred dollars; And two door-keepers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; One clerk of class two; And one clerk of class one; One telegraph-operator, one thousand one hundred dollars; And four messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; And the Secretary of War is authorized to furnish two horses for the use of two of said messengers on public business; And the force above enumerated for the use of the Executive Office and Mansion shall be in full for the same; and all details from other departments for such service are hereby excluded. [Internal revenue.] [Par. 4.] Hereafter the compensation of gaugers shall not exceed five dollars per day while actually employed * * NOTE. (1) This provision, although it makes an appropriation for only one year, and so is not permanent and continuing, is inserted here because it differs from Revised Statutes, § 1822, where a larger salary is named for those officers. But it has been judicially determined that the true construction of the law, as expressed by that section, in connection with the previous § 1821, as modified by the act of 1874, January 20, ch. 11, and as indicated by the course of legislation from an early period, is that the compensation of the Capitol police depends upon annual appropriations, and that they are not salaried officers.-Bradshaw's case, 14 C. Cls., 78. Internal Revenue [Par. 5.] For detecting, and bringing to trial and punishment, persons Commissioner of guilty of violating the internal revenue laws, or accessory to the same, to make annual including payments for information and detection, seventy-five thousand statement to Condollars; and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall make a detailed gress as to money statement to Congress once in each year as to how he has expended this paid for detecting sum. [Par. 6.] And section thirty-one hundred and fifty-two of the Revised Statutes is hereby so amended as to permit of the employment of thirtyfive agents in lieu of the number therein named. [Par. 7.] And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to employ eight additional special agents in the customs service at a compensation of not exceeding six dollars per day, in the discretion of the Secretary, and actual traveling expenses when actually employed in the duties of such agency. [Par. 8.] And refining and parting of bullion shall be carried on at the mints of the United States and at the assay-office at New York. And it shall be lawful to apply the moneys arising from charges collected from depositors for these operations pursuant to law so far as may be necessary to the defraying in full of the expenses thereof, including labor, materials, and wastage; frauds. R. S., § 2649. 1876, Ang. 15, ch. 287, par. 6. Refining, &c., bullion to be carried on at mints and at assay-office at New York. R. S., § 3546. 1879, March 3, But no part of the money's otherwise appropriated for the support of ch. 182, § 1. the mints and the assay-office at New York shall be used to defray the expenses of refining and parting bullion; But when the bullion received shall not, in the aggregate, be in such proportion of gold and silver as to admit of economical parting, or the necessary supplies of acids cannot be procured at reasonable rates, unparted bullion may be exchanged for fine bars, as provided in section thirty-five hundred and forty-six of the Revised Statutes of the United States. [Par. 9.] And for the purpose of enabling the several mints and assay- All mints and offices of the United States to make returns to depositors with as little assay-offices may delay as possible, the provisions of section thirty-five hundred and forty. Pay coin or coin five of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall hereafter apply positors under to the several mints and assay-offices of the United States; certificates to de 3545. 1879, March 3, ch. 182, § 1. rules, &c., of SecAnd the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to use, as retary of Treasury. far as he may deem it proper and expedient, for payment to depositors R. S., §§ 254, of bullion at the several mints and assay-offices, coin certificates, representing coin in the Treasury, and issued under the provisions of section two hundred and fifty-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States; all of said acts and duties to be performed under such rules and regula tions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. And it shall be lawful to apply the moneys arising from charges collected from depositors at the several mints and assay-offices pursuant to law, to defraying the expenses thereof, including labor, material, wastage, and use of machinery; GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES. charges collecttow may be used. how may be used. ed of depositors at; [Par. 10.] That from and after the adjournment of the next session of Number and pay the several Territorial Legislatures the council of each of the Territories of members of Territorial legislaof the United States shall not exceed twelve members and the House of tures prescribed. Representatives of each shall not exceed twenty-four members, and the R. S., § 1846, members of each branch of the said several legislatures shall receive a 1853, 1922. compensation of four dollars per day each during the sessions provided 1879, June 27, ch, by law, and shall receive such milage as the law provides; And the President of the Council and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each receive six dollars per day for the same time. 40. Territories to be divided into council and representative districts, &c. R. S., § 1847, 1849, 1853, 1922. Subordinate officers of Territorial legislatures. RepealingR. S., § 1861. Secretaries of And the several Legislatures at their next sessions are directed to divide their respective Territories into as many council and representative districts as they desire, which districts shall be as nearly equal as practicable taking into consideration population, except "Indians not taxed": Provided, the number of council districts shall not exceed twelve, and the representative districts shall not exceed twenty four in any one of said Territories, and all parts of sections eighteen hundred and fortyseven, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, eighteen hundred and fiftythree, and nineteen hundred and twenty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States in conflict with the provisions herein are repealed. That the subordinate officers of each branch of said Territorial legislatures shall consist of one chief clerk, who shall receive a compensation of six dollars per day; one enrolling and engrossing clerk, at five dollars per day; sergeant-at-arms and doorkeeper, at five dollars per day; one messenger and watchman, at four dollars per day each; and one chaplain, at one dollar and fifty cents per day. Said sums shall be paid only during the sessions of said legislatures; and no greater number of officers or charges per diem shall be paid or allowed by the United States to any Territory. And section eighteen hundred and sixty-one of the Revised Statutes is hereby repealed, and this substituted in lieu thereof: Provided, That for the performance of all official duties imposed by the Territories allowed Territorial legislatures, and not provided for in the organic act, the secretaries of the Territories respectively shall be allowed such fees as may be fixed by the Territorial legislatures. fees in certain cases. R. S., § 1843. Expenses for public printing by Territories not to exceed $2,500 a year. R. S., § 1887. Secretary of War And in no case shall the expenditure for public printing in any of the Territories exceed the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars for any one year. [Par. 11.] In the office of the Surgeon General Provided, may detail 20 en- That the Secretary of War, if the public necessity so require, may detail geon-General's of not exceeding twenty enlisted men for clerical service in this bureau. listed men for Sur fice. R. S., § 1168. -and ten in office of Chief of Ord nance. R. S., § 1159. Salary of superintendent of public documents. R. S., § 507. Lands in States Provided, [Par. 12.] In the office of the Chief of Ordnance That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to employ in this bureau not exceeding ten enlisted men. [Par. 13.] For salary of the superintendent of the same [public documents], one thousand nine hundred dollars; and so much of section five hundred and seven of the Revised Statutes as provides for said salary is hereby repealed. * [Par. 14.] That public lands situated in States in which there are no where there are no land-offices may be entered at the General Land Office, subject to the land-offices may be entered at General provisions of law touching the entry of public lands; and that the necessary proofs and affidavits required in such cases may be made before R. S., § 2248- some officer competent to administer oaths, whose official character shall be duly certified by the clerk of a court of record. Land Office. 2256. -fees for entry to And moneys received by the Commissioner of the General Land Office be paid into Treas for lands entered by cash entry shall be covered into the Treasury. ury. Circuit courts; clerks how appointed. R. S., § 619. [Par. 15.] Section six hundred and nineteen of the Revised Statutes of the United States be amended to read as follows: "All the circuit courts of the United States shall have the appoint1874, June 22, ch. ment of their own clerks, the circuit and district judges concurring; 401, § 3. And in case of a disagreement between the judges, the appointment shall be made by the associate justice of the Supreme Court allotted to such circuit, except in cases otherwise specially provided for by law." [Far. 16.] So much of section thirty-six hundred and eighty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States as makes the appropriation for "Salaries and expenses of Southern Claims Commission" permanent annual appropriations is hereby repealed. [Par. 17.] So much of section three hundred and forty-nine of the Revised Statutes as provides for the appointment and payment of a salary to a "naval solicitor" is hereby repealed, and the office is abolished. SEC. 3. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. [June 19, 1878.] CHAPTER 359. AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES OF THE GOVERN- SECTION 1. Par. 1. Binding, &c., at Government Printing Estimates for printing to be made and cost -three clerks may be employed for, by Par. 2. District Commissioners to fix pay of Met- Expenses therefor and for board of health, Par. 3. National Soldiers and Sailors' Orphan Par. 4. Pier at Portage Lake Ship Canal, Lake Par. 5. Charts of Coast Survey to be sold at cost, Par. 9. Military telegraph line from Bismarck to -private dispatches may be transmitted over. -to be maintained, &c., under direction Par. 10. Public greenhouses, &c., in Washington; Par. 11. Not more than $25 to be paid for gas for street lamp, &c., lamps in Washington. Be it enacted, &c. [SECTION 1.] SECTION 1. Par. 12. Purchases for National Home for Volun Par. 13. Machine for testing iron and steel to be Par. 14. Free wagon-bridge across Mississippi -to be a public highway. -to be kept in repair by Ramsey County, -may abut on land of Fort Snelling res- -right of way from, over Fort Snelling Par. 15. Secretary of Interior to lease sites for Par. 16. Removal of Apaches and Ute Indians to - thereafter rations, &c., not to be issued Par. 17. Western judicial district of Tennessee Terms of courts in. Suits in said district; in which division to Duplicate writs in certain cases. Deputy clerk for eastern division. Par. 18. Postmaster-General may adopt uniform June 20, 1878. 20 Stat. L., 206. [Par. 1.] Hereafter no binding shall be done for any department of Binding, &c., at the government except in plain sheep or cloth, and no books shall be the Government printed and bound except when the same shall be ordered by Congress what may be done Printing Office; or are authorized by law, except record and account books which may and how executed. be bound in Russia leather sheep fleshers and skivers, when authorized R. S., § 3785, by the head of a department, and this restriction shall not apply to the 3790. 1879, Jan. 27, ch. Congressional Library. 27. 1879, Feb. 26, ch.106. 16 Opin. Att'y-Gen., 57. And when any department shall require printing to be done the Estimates for Public Printer shall furnish to such department an estimate of the cost printing to be by the principal items for said printing so called for; and he shall place charged to departto the debit of such department the cost of the same, on certification of ments, &c. the head of the department, Supreme Court, Court of Claims, or Li- R. S., § 3786. brary of Congress, that said printing is necessary; made and cost Three clerks may And the Public Printer is hereby authorized to employ three addibe employed by tional clerks of the third class, to make the estimates. Public Printer to make estimates. R. S., § 3762. District Commis [Par. 2.] The said Commissioners [of the District of Columbia] are sioners to fix pay hereby authorized to fix the salaries to be paid to the officers and privates of Metropolitan police and of Gas of the metropolitan police until otherwise provided by law; Company for light ing city lamps. Expenses there And to require the Washington Gas-light Company to light the city lamps at such price as shall to the said Commissioners appear to be just and reasonable. And all expenses heretofore incurred by the general government for for and for board the board of health, for the metropolitan police, and for gas inspection, of health, &c., to shall hereafter be a charge upon the government of the District. be paid by District. National Sol diers' and Sailors' Orphan Home discontinued. 1866, ch. 249, § 3. 1867, ch. 62 (14 Stat. L., 247, 401); 1874, June 22, ch. 38, § 1, par. 3. Pier at Portage * [Par. 3.] For the support of the National Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home, Washington City, District of Columbia, * Provided, That the institution shall be closed up and discontinued during the ensuing fiscal year, and the title of the property, real and personal, shall be conveyed to the United States before any further payments are made to the trustees of the said institution. * [Par. 4.] The Light-House Board is hereby authorized to establish a Lake Ship Canal, small pier-head light on the pier of the Portage Lake Ship Canal, Lake Lake Superior, may be leased by Superior, and to lease so much of said pier as may be necessary for said Light House purpose, the expenses of establishing said light to be paid for from this Board for pier- appropriation: head light, &c. R. S., § 355, 4660-4662, 4677. 16 Opin. Att'yGen., 369. Charts of Coast And provided further That the provision of section three hundred and fifty five and forty-six hundred and sixty-one of the Revised Statutes of the United States shall not be applicable to this structure so far as title to the site thereof and cession of jurisdiction thereover are involved. [Par. 5.] That the charts published by the Coast Survey shall be sold Survey to be sold at the office at Washington at the price of the printing and paper thereof, at cost, and not and elsewhere at the same price with the average cost of delivery added distributed free, except, &c. thereto; R. S., § 4691. ch. 182. Public advertise And hereafter there shall be no free distribution of such charts ex1879, March 3, cept to the departments of the United States and to the several States and officers of the United States requiring them for public use, in accordance with the act of June third eighteen hundred and forty four. (1) [Par. 6.] That hereafter all advertisements, notices, proposals for contracts, and all forms of advertising required by law for the several departments of the government may be paid for at a price not to exceed the commercial rates charged to private individuals, with the usual discounts; such rates to be ascertained from sworn statements to be furnished by the proprietors or publishers of the newspapers proposing so to advertise: ments and notices to be paid for at commercial rates. R. S., §§ 853, 854, 3823-3826. March 3, ch. 12%, par. 2. 1881, Jan. 21, ch. 25. Lower terms may be made. Inspectors of Provided, That all advertising in newspapers since the tenth day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, shall be audited and paid at like rates; But the heads of the several departments may secure lower terms at special rates whenever the public interest requires it [Par. 7.] Hereafter the compensation of inspectors employed under customs employed the provisions of section twenty-seven hundred and thirty-three of the at night to be paid not exceeding Revised Statutes, for service at night, shall not exceed two dollars and $2.50 per night. fifty cents for each night when actually employed; and said section is hereby so amended. R. S., § 2733. 189. Enlisted force of * [Par. 8.] The enlisted force of the Signal Corps shall consist of one Sigual Service; of hundred and fifty sergeants, thirty corporals, and two hundred and NOTE.—(1) The act of 1844, ch. 37 (5 Stat. L., 660), here referred to, forms § 4691 of the Revised Stat what to consist. |