Pension busi

receive an annual salary of two thousand five hundred dollars, and shall have the privilege of sending and receiving letters and packets by mail free of postage.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the pension business heretoness transferred fore transacted in the Navy Department, shall be transferred to the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, and that the clerk now employed in that business be also transferred to that office.

to office Com.

of Pensions.

STATUTE I.

March 31, 1840.

Act of 12th

&c. renewed.

APPROVED, March 4, 1840.

CHAP. V.—An Act additional to the act on the subject of Treasury Notes. (a) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the regulations and Oct. 1837, ch. 2, provisions contained in the act passed the twelfth day of October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, entitled "An act to authorize the issuing of Treasury Notes," and in the subsequent acts in addition thereto, be, and the same are hereby, renewed, and made in full force, excepting the limitations concerning the times within which such notes may be issued, and restricting the amount thereof as hereafter provided.

Treasury notes may be issued in lieu of others

redeemed.

STATUTE I.

April 4, 1840.

Registers sufficient papers for vessels engaged in the whale fishery.

Provisions of the 1st section of the act of 28th Feb. 1803, ch. 9, extended.

Forfeitures remitted.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That under the regulations and provisions contained in said act, Treasury Notes may be issued in lieu of others hereafter or heretofore redeemed, but not to exceed in the amount of notes outstanding at any one time, the aggregate of five millions of dollars; and to be redeemed sooner than one year, if the means of the Treasury will permit, by giving notice sixty days of those notes which the Department is ready to redeem; no interest to be allowed thereon after the expiration of said sixty days.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall continue in force one year and no longer.

APPROVED, March 31, 1840.

CHAP. VI.-An Act to cancel the bonds given to secure duties upon vessels and their cargoes, employed in the Whale Fishery, and to make registers, lawful papers for such vessels. (b)

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all vessels which have cleared, or hereafter may clear, with registers for the purpose of engaging in the Whale fishery, shall be deemed to have lawful and sufficient papers for such voyages, securing the privileges and rights of registered vessels, and the privileges and exemptions of vessels enrolled and licensed for the fisheries; and all vessels which have been enrolled and licensed for like voyages shall have the same privileges and measure of protection as if they had sailed with registers if such voyages are completed or until they are completed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the first section of the act entitled "An act supplementary to the act concerning consuls and vice-consuls, and for the further protection of American seamen," passed on the twenty-eighth day of February, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and three, shall hereafter apply and be in full force as to vessels engaged in the Whale fishery in the same manner and to the same extent as the same is now in force and applies to vessels bound on a foreign voyage.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That all forfeitures, fees, duties and charges of every description required of the crews of such vessels,

(a) Notes of the acts which have been passed relative to the issuing and reimbursement of Treasury notes, vol. 2, 766.

(b) Notes of the acts of Congress relating to ships and vessels employed in the fisheries, vol. 3, 49. Decisions of the courts of the United States on the acts relating to the fisheries, vol. 3, 49.

or assessed upon the vessels or cargoes, being the produce of such fishery, because of a supposed insufficiency of a register to exempt them from such claims, are hereby remitted; and all bonds given for such cause are hereby cancelled, and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby required to refund all such moneys as have been, or which may be, paid into the Treasury, to the rightful claimants, out of the revenues in his hands.

APPROVED, April 4, 1840.

CHAP. XXII.—An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year eighteen hundred and forty.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz:

For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates, two hundred and sixty-eight thousand nine hundred and forty-four dollars;

For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, eighteen thousand four hundred dollars;
For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the
Senate, fifty thousand dollars;

For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the
House of Representatives, one hundred thousand dollars;

The two sums last mentioned to be applied to the payment of the ordinary expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, severally, and to no other purpose;

For compensation to the President and Vice-President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Postmaster General, sixty thousand dollars;

For salary of the Secretary to sign patents for public lands, per act of March second, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, twenty thousand three hundred dollars;

For the contingent expenses of the Department of State, including publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars; For the superintendent and watchmen of the northeast executive building, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the clerks in said office, per act of the twentythird June, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, entitled "An act to regulate the deposites of the public money," three thousand six hundred dollars;

For compensation to the First Comptroller of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dollars;

Clerks and messengers. Second Comp

troller. Clerks and

For compensation to the Second Comptroller, three thousand dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Second Comptroller, including the compensation of two clerks trans- messengers. ferred from the office of the Fourth Auditor, twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

1st Auditor.

Clerks and messengers.

2d Auditor.

Clerks and messengers. 3d Auditor.

Clerks and messengers.

Additional clerks under act 18th Jan. 1837, ch. 5. 4th Auditor. Clerks and messengers. 5th Auditor. Clerks and messenger.

Clerks according to act 7th July 1838.

Treasurer of United States.

Clerks and messengers.

Register of the Treasury. Clerks and messengers.

Commissioner of General Land Office. 1836, ch. 352. Other officers in the General Land Office.

Solicitor of the Treasury.

Clerks and messenger.

Translating,

&c. in office of Sec. Treasury. Stating and printing acc'ts.

Contingent expenses for

Office 1st
Comptroller.
Off. 2d Comp-

troller.
Off.1st Auditor.

Off. 2d Auditor.
Off. 3d Auditor.

Off. 4th Auditor.

For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the First Auditor, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the
Second Auditor, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Third Auditor, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the
Third Auditor, twenty-nine thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to two clerks employed on claims under the act of the eighteenth January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, two thousand four hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Fourth Auditor, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the
Fourth Auditor, sixteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the Fifth Auditor, three thousand dollars;
For compensation to clerks and messengers in the office of the Fifth
Auditor, nine thousand eight hundred dollars;

For compensation to two clerks in the office of the Fifth Auditor, according to the act of the seventh July, eighteen hundred and thirtyeight, two thousand dollars;

For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, ten thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Register of the Treasury, twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars; For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, per act of fourth July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the recorder, solicitor, draughtsman, and assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, and packers, in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, ninety-five thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars;

For translating foreign languages and for receiving and transmitting passports and sea letters, in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, three hundred dollars;

For stating and printing public accounts, one thousand four hundred dollars;

For stationery, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Treasury Department, viz:

For the office of the First Comptroller, two thousand dollars;

dollars;
For the office of the Second Comptroller, one thousand five hundred

For the office of the First Auditor, one thousand two hundred dollars;

For the office of the Second Auditor, one thousand dollars;
For the office of the Third Auditor, two thousand dollars;
For the office of the Fourth Auditor, five hundred dollars;

For the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand dollars;

For the office of the Treasurer of the United States, two thousand dollars;

For the office of the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars;

For the office of the Solicitor, one thousand dollars;

Off. Solicitor.
General Land

For eighty-three thousand pieces of parchment and printing, books and stationery, advertising, and contingent expenses of the General Office. Land office, and for books and blanks for the district land offices, eighteen thousand four hundred and seventeen dollars;

For compensation of the superintendent and watchmen of the southeast executive building, two thousand one hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of the building occupied by the Treasury, including fuel, labor, oil, carrying the department mails, and sealing ships' registers, in one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and one thousand eight hundred and forty, etc., twelve thousand dollars; For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of War, including the messenger in the bounty land bureau, thirteen thousand three hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, three thousand dollars;

For books, maps, and plans for the War Department, one thousand dollars;

For compensation of extra clerks, when employed in said office, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, sixteen thousand four hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand dollars; For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, two thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars and fifty-seven cents; For compensation of clerks transferred from the office of the Secretary of War to the office of Commissioner of Pensions, four thousand eight hundred dollars;

For compensation to clerks and messengers for the office of the Commissioner of Pensions, authorized by [the] act of ninth May, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, thirteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars, For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster General, seven thousand one hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars; For compensation of clerk and messenger in the office of the Commanding General, one thousand five hundred dollars;

Superint't and

watchmen S. E. Contingent exexec. building. penses of building occupied by the Treasury.

Office Secre

tary of War. Clerks and messengers.

Contingent

expenses.

Books, &c.

Extra clerks.

Commissioner of Ind. affairs.

Clerks and

messenger. Contingent expenses. Commissioner of Pensions. Clerks trans

ferred from of-
fice Sec. War.
Clerks and
messengers au-

thorized by act
9th May 1836,
ch. 60.
Expenses.
Off. Paymas-
ter General.

Clerks and

messengers.
Expenses.
Off. Comm'dg
General. Clerk

and messenger.
Expenses.
Off. Adj. Gen.

For contingent expenses of said office, three hundred dollars; For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office of the Adju- Clerks and tant General, seven thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand six hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster General, seven thousand three hundred dollars;

messenger.
Expenses.
Off.Q.M.Gen.
Clerks and

messenger.

Expenses.
Off. Com.Gen.
Purchases.
Clerks and

messenger.
Expenses.
Off.Com. Gen.
Subsistence.

For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars; For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary General of Purchases, four thousand two hundred dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars; For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Com- Clerks and missary General of Subsistence, four thousand three hundred dollars;

messenger.

Expenses.

Off Chief En

gineer. Clerks

and messenger. Expenses.

Off Surg. Gen. Clerk and mes

senger.

Expenses.

Ordnance Off. Clerks and

messenger. Expenses. Topographical Bureau. Clerks and messenger. Expenses.

Superint't and watchmen N. W. executive building.

Expenses of said building, &c.

Off. Sec. Na

vy. Clerks and

messengers.
Expenses.
Commiss'rs of
Navy Board.

Secretary.

Clerks and messenger. Expenses.

Superint't and watchmen, S. W. executive

building. Expenses.

Assistant Post

For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand two hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of Chief Engineer, five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation to clerk and messenger in the office of the Surgeon General, one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, five hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the Ordnance office, eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars;

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the Topographical Bureau, two thousand five hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said bureau, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-five dollars;

For compensation of the superintendent and watchmen of the northwest executive building, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said building, including rent of bounty land office, for labor, fuel, oil, and repairs, and for the contingencies of the fire engines and apparatus, four thousand seven hundred dollars;

For compensation of the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, twelve thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars; For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars;

For compensation of the Commissioners of the Navy Board, ten thousand five hundred dollars;

For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy Board, two thousand dollars;

For compensation to the clerks and messenger of the Navy Board, eight thousand four hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand eight hundred dollars;

For salary of superintendent and watchmen of the southwest executive building, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;

For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labor, oil, repairs of building, engine and improvement of the grounds, three thoasand three hundred and fifty dollars;

For compensation to three assistant Postmasters General, per act third masters Gen❜l. July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, seven thousand five hundred dollars;

Clerks and messengers.

Topographic and additional clerks.

Expenses.

Watchmen.

Auditor Post Office.

Clerks and messengers.

Additional clerks.

Expenses.

Surveyor Gen. north-west of the Ohio.

For compensation to clerks and messengers in the General Post Office, forty-eight thousand six hundred dollars;

For topographic and additional clerks in said office per act of March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, and a clerk to keep the appropriation account, eleven thousand six hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, including four thousand dollars for rent and fuel for the Auditor's Office, eight thousand dollars; For compensation of two watchmen, six hundred dollars;

For compensation to the Auditor of the Post Office, three thousand dollars;

For compensation to clerks and messengers in said office, fifty-five thousand five hundred dollars;

For eleven additional clerks in said office, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars;

For contingent expenses of said office, including the expense of quarterly books, stationery, printing, and pay of laborers, four thousand seven hundred dollars;

For compensation of the Surveyor General northwest of the Ohio, two thousand dollars;