Pay of Commissioner, clerks, &c.

Proviso.

Diagrams, stationery, &c.

the Pension Office, twenty-five thousand dollars; and for the National Museum in the Smithsonian Institution, one thousand dollars; in all, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.

GENERAL LAND OFFICE. For the Commissioner of the General Land Office, four thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; recorder, two thousand dollars; one clerk, two thousand dollars; three principal clerks, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three clerks of class four; twenty-three clerks of class three; forty clerks of class two; forty clerks of class one; one draughtsman, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant draughtsman, one thousand four hundred dollars; two messengers; three assistant messengers; seven laborers; and two packers; in all, one hundred and seventy-four thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars; also, for additional clerks, on account of military bounty lands, namely: For one clerk of class three; four clerks of class two; thirty-five clerks of class one; and two laborers; in all, fifty thousand six hundred and forty dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to use any portion of said appropriation for piece work, or by the day, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair, not exceeding a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum; also, for three clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; and twenty-one clerks of class one, to be available from and after the first day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, fifty-two thousand five hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents.

For diagrams, stationery, parchment paper for land patents, furniture and repairs of the same, miscellaneous items, including two of the city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, and for advertising and telegraphing, thirty thousand dollars.

Commissioner of INDIAN OFFICE.-For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Indian Affairs, Affairs, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; five clerks, &c. clerks of class four; eight clerks of class three; one stenographer, at one thousand six hundred dollars; thirteen clerks of class two; thirteen clerks of class one; six copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; one assistant messenger; and one laborer; in all, sixtynine thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.

Miscellaneous.

Commissioner of

&c.

For blank books, binding, stationery, fuel, lights, telegraphing, and miscellaneous items, including two city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, eight thousand dollars.

PENSION OFFICE.-For compensation of the Commissioner of PenPensions, clerks, sions, three thousand dollars; deputy commissioner, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; medical referee, two thousand five hundred dollars; twenty-six clerks of class four; fifty-two clerks of class three; eighty-four clerks of class two; one hundred and twenty-two clerks of class one; twenty-five copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; twelve assistant messengers; eight laborers; two watchmen; one engineer, at one thousand four hundred dollars; and one assistant engineer, at one thousand dollars; in all, four hundred and forty-five thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.

Additional clerks,

&c.

Contingent ex

penses.

And for the following additional clerks and employees, namely: Two clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; ten clerks of class two; and ten copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, forty-four thousand dollars; and this appropriation shall be made available immediately, and to the end of the next fiscal year, and no longer.

For one skilled mechanic, one thousand two hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Office, namely: For actual expenses of clerks detailed to investigate suspected attempts at fraud, as provided by law, forty thousand dollars; for stationery, ten thousand dollars; for carpets, mats, furniture, awnings, and repairs of the same, five thousand dollars; for fuel, gas, engraving, and retouching plates; for bounty land warrants, printing and binding the same; engraving and

Commissioner of

printing pension certificates; and for other necessary expenses of the Office, including two daily newspapers, eighteen thousand eight hundred dollars; in all, seventy-three thousand eight hundred dollars. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-For compensation of the Commissioner of the Patent Office, four thousand five hundred dollars; for Patents, assistant, clerks, &c. assistant commissioner, three thousand dollars; for chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; three examiners in chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner in charge of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; trade-mark examiner, two thousand five hundred dollars; twenty-four principal examiners, (one of whom shall be librarian,) at two thousand five hundred dollars each; twenty-four first assistant examiners, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty-four second assistant examiners, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; twenty-three third assistant examiners, two of whom may be females, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; one machinist, one thousand six hundred dollars; six clerks of class four, (one of whom shall receive two hundred dollars additional for services as financial clerk, and shall give bond in such amount as the Secretary of the Interior may determine;) seven clerks of class three; twenty-five clerks of class two; and forty clerks of class one; also, for thirty permanent clerks, at one thousand dollars each; for fifty copyist clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; for three skilled draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; for one messenger and purchasing clerk, one thousand dollars; for one skilled laborer, one thousand two hundred dollars; for six attendants in model room, at one thousand dollars each; for six attendants in model room, at nine hundred dollars each; for fifty laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; for six laborers, at six hundred dollars each; in all, four hundred and thirty-six thousand and four hundred dollars.

Contingent ex

For contingent and miscellaneous expenses of the Patent Office, namely: For stationery for use of office, repair of model cases, station- penses. ary portfolios for drawings, furniture and labor connected therewith, repairing, papering, painting, carpets, ice, advertising, books for library, moneys refunded, printing engraved patent-heads, international exchanges, plumbing, gas-fitting, extra labor on indexes and abstracts for annual reports, fitting rooms, temporary clerks, laborers, and other contingencies, eighty thousand dollars; and no money appropriated by this paragraph shall be expended for advertising in newspapers published in the city of Washington other than the Patent Office Official Gazette. For photolithographing, or otherwise producing copies of drawings of Photolithographcurrent and back issues, for use of the office and for sale, including pay ing. of temporary draughtsman, one hundred thousand dollars: Provided, however, That on and after the first day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, the grade of third assistant examiner in the Patent Office assistant examiner shall cease.

For photolithographing, or otherwise producing plates for the Official Gazette, including pay of employees engaged on the Gazette, and for making similar plates of patents issued between July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and January first, eighteen hundred and seventytwo, forty thousand dollars.

For photolithographing, or otherwise producing copies of the weekly issues of drawings, to be attached to patents and copies, forty thousand dollars.

For tracings of drawings preparatory to photolithographing back issues, thirty-five thousand dollars.

Grade of third

abolished.

Commissioner of

&c.

BUREAU OF EDUCATION. For the Commissioner of Education, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk of class Education, clerks, four; one statistician, with the compensation of a clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; one translator, with the compensation of a clerk of class three; one clerk of class two; four copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; and one watchman; in all, eighteen thousand three hundred and sixty dollars.

Contingent ex

penses.

Surveyors-gen

For contingent, namely: Stationery, two thousand dollars; cases for library, five hundred dollars; library, one thousand dollars; current educational periodicals, two hundred and fifty dollars; cases for official records, two hundred and fifty dollars; current publications, two hundred and twenty-five dollars; completing valuable sets of periodicals and publications in the library, two hundred dollars; telegraphing and expressage, two hundred dollars; collecting statistics, and writing and compiling matter for annual and special reports, and editing and publishing circulars of information, eleven thousand dollars; fuel and lights, two hundred and seventy-five dollars; office-furniture, two hundred and fifty dollars; contingencies, one thousand and sixty dollars, in all, seventeen thousand two hundred and ten dollars.

SURVEYORS GENERAL AND THEIR CLERKS.-For compensation of eral, clerks, &c., in surveyor-general of Louisiana, two thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars.

Louisiana.

Florida.

Minnesota.

Dakota.

Kansas.

Colorado.

New Mexico.

California.

Idaho.

Nevada.

Oregon.
Washington.

Nebraska and Iowa.

Montana.

Utah.

Wyoming.

Arizona.

Recorder in Missouri.

Pay of Postmaster-General, assist ants, clerks, &c.

For surveyor-general of Florida, two thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For surveyor-general of Minnesota, two thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, eight thousand four hundred dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Dakota, two thousand dol lars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars. For surveyor-general of Kansas, two thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars; and the business of the said office shall be settled, and the office shall be closed and discontinued, on or before the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy-six.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Colorado, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of New Mexico, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars.

For surveyor-general of California, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, twenty thousand dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Idaho, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars.

For surveyor-general of Nevada, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars.

For surveyor-general of Oregon, two thousand five hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Washington, two thousand five hundred dollars; and for the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars.

For survey or general of Nebraska and Iowa, two thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand three hundred dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Montana, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, five thousand dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Utah, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, four thousand seven hundred dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Wyoming, three thousand dollars; and for the clerks in his office, six thousand seven hundred dollars.

For surveyor-general of the Territory of Arizona, three thousand dol lars; and for the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars. For recorder of land-titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars.

POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

For compensation of the Postmaster-General, eight thousand dollars; three assistant postmasters-general, at three thousand five hundred dol lars cach; superintendent of money order system, three thousand dollars; superintendent of foreign mails, three thousand dollars; topographer,

two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of division for the office of mail-depredations, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of division of dead-letters, two thousand five hundred dollars; chief of division of postal stamps, two thousand five hundred dollars; superintendent of Post-Office building and disbursing officer, two thousand three hundred dollars; chief clerk to the Postmaster-General, two thousand two hundred dollars; one chief clerk to each assistant postmaster-general, at two thousand dollars each; one chief clerk in money-order office, two thousand dollars; one chief clerk in office of superintendent of foreign mails, two thousand dollars; superintendent of blank-agency, one thousand eight hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of blank-agency, one thousand six hundred dollars; four assistants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two assistants, at nine hundred dollars each; seventeen clerks of class four; sixty-eight clerks of class three; fifty-three clerks of class two; seventy-seven clerks of class one, four of whom are hereby authorized in lieu of four clerks of said class heretofore paid out of appropriations for mail locks and keys; and so much of this appropriation as is necessary to pay the salaries of two clerks of class four, two clerks of class three, and one clerk of class one shall be available from and after the first day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and the sum of two thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-six cents is hereby appropriated therefor: Provided, That hereafter no payment shall be made as salaries to clerks of class one, two, three, or four in said Department out of appropriations made for other purposes; fifty-seven female clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger of the Postmaster-General, nine hundred dollars; one messenger to each assistant postmaster-general, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; five assistant messengers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; captain of the watch, one thousand dollars; and nine watchmen and twenty-seven laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one engineer, one thousand six hundred dollars; one assistant engineer, one thousand dollars; one carpenter, one thousand two hundred and fifty-two dollars; one assistant carpenter, one thousand dollars; one fireman and blacksmith, nine hundred dollars; one fireman, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one fireman and steam-fitter, at nine hundred dollars; three female laborers, at four hundred and eighty dollars each; one stenographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars; and for temporary clerks, ten thousand dollars; making, in all, four hundred and seventy-three thousand five hundred and eighteen dollars and sixty-six cents.

Proviso.

Contingent expenses of the Post-Office Department: For stationery, Contingent exnine thousand dollars; fuel for the General Post-Office building, includ- penses. ing the Auditor's Office, seven thousand four hundred dollars; for gas, four thousand five hundred dollars; plumbing and gas-fixtures, four thousand dollars; telegraphing, three thousand dollars; painting, two thousand five hundred dollars; carpets, five thousand dollars; furniture, five thousand dollars; keeping of horses, and repair of carriage, wagons, and harness, one thousand two hundred dollars; hardware, one thousand two hundred dollars; for rent of house numbered nine hundred and fifteen, E street, northwest, eighteen hundred dollars: Provided, That the above sum shall not be deemed to be paid on account of any lease for years of said building: Provided, however, That at the end of the present fiscal year, the Postmaster-General be directed, upon the demand of the lessor, to deliver up the possession of said premises; miscellaneous items, nine thousand dollars; making, in all, fifty-three thousand six hundred dollars.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

Proviso.

For compensation of the Commissioner of Agriculture, three thousand Pay of Commisdollars; chief clerk, two thousand dollars; entomologist, two thousand sioner of Agriculdollars; chemist, two thousand dollars; assistant chemist, one thousand ture, clerks, &c.

Statistics and re

ports.

Proviso.

Purchase, &c., of seeds, &c.

Experimental

garden.

Specimens for museum, &c.

Repairs of building.

Library.

Laboratory. Microscopist. Stationery and miscellaneous.

Postage.

Pay of Chief Justice and associates.

six hundred dollars; superintendent of experimental gardens and grounds, two thousand dollars; statistician, two thousand dollars; disbursing clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars; superintendent of seed-room, one thousand eight hundred dollars; librarian, one thousand eight hundred dollars; botanist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; microscopist, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four clerks of class four; five clerks of class three; six clerks of class two; seven clerks of class one; engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; superintendent of folding-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of experimental garden and grounds, one thousand two hundred dollars; assistant superintendent of the seed room, one thousand two hundred dollars; three copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; two attendants in museum, at one thousand dollars each; messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; two assistant messengers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one carpenter, at nine hundred and sixty dollars; three watchmen; and nine laborers; making, in all, sev enty-seven thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.

For collecting agricultural statistics, and compiling and writing matter for monthly, annual, and special reports, fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be paid to any person receiv ing at the same time other compensation as an officer or employee of the Department.

For purchase and distribution of new and valuable seeds and plants, sixty thousand dollars; for expense of putting up the same, for labor, bagging, paper, twine, gum, and other necessary materials, five thou sand dollars.

For labor on experimental garden, and for flower-pots, repairs to greenhouse, and purchase of new plants and seeds for the same, eight thousand dollars.

For collecting and modeling specimens of fruits and vegetables, and collecting and preparing specimens for the museum and herbarium, two thousand dollars.

For repairs of building, heating-apparatus, furniture, water and gas pipes, and new furniture, three thousand three hundred dollars.

For entomological works of reference, two hundred and fifty dollars; for botanical works of reference, two hundred and fifty dollars; for works on chemistry, mineralogy, and charts, two hundred and fifty dollars; for current agricultural works for the library, two hundred and fifty dollars; for miscellaneous agricultural periodicals, two hundred and fifty dollars; in all, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For chemicals and apparatus for the use of the chemical division, one thousand dollars.

For materials for the use of the microscopist, three hundred dollars. For stationery, two thousand dollars; for freight-charges, two thousand dollars; for fuel, two thousand dollars; for lights, six hundred dollars; for subsistence and care of horses, and repairs of harness and carriage, one thousand dollars; for paper, twine, and gum for foldingroom, five hundred dollars; for incidental and miscellaneous items, namely, for advertising, telegraphing, dry goods, soap, brushes, brooms, mats, oils, paints, glass, lumber, hardware, ice, and expenses in attending fairs, and care of stationery, purchasing supplies, and for other necessary items, four thousand dollars; in all, twelve thousand one hundred dollars.

For postage on seeds, reports, circulars, and letters, fifty-two thousand dollars.

JUDICIAL.

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.