Detailed state ner in which the have been expend 10 Congress. SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty ment of the man- of the Secretary of the Senate, at the commencement of every contingent funds regular session of Congress, to report to the Senate, and of the ed, to be reported Clerk of the House of Representatives to report to the House, and of the head of each Department to report to Congress, a detailed statement of the manner in which the contingent fund for each House, and of their respective Departments, and for the bureaus and offices therein, has been expended, giving the names of every person to whom any portion thereof has been paid; and if for any thing furnished, the quantity and price; and if for any services rendered, the nature of such service, and the time employed, and the particular occasion or cause, in brief, that rendered such service necessary; and the amount of all former appropriations in each case on hand, either in the Treasury or in the hands of any disbursing officer or agent. And they shall require of the disbursing officers, acting under their direction or authority, the return of precise and analytical statements and receipts for all the moneys which may have been, from time to time during the next preceding year, expended by them; and the results of such returns and the sums total shall be communicated annually to Congress, by the said officers, respectively. Act 20th April, quires the laws, ed in the States dieu thereof, they n not less than in Washington. SEC. 21. And be it further enacted, That the act entitled 1818, so far as re- "An act to provide for the publication of the laws of the Unic., to be publish- ted States, and for other purposes," approved April twentieth, and Territories, eighteen hundred and eighteen, so far as the same authorizes repealed; and, in or requires the laws, resolutions, treaties, and amendments of shall be published the Constitution of the United States, to be published in any wo,nor more than paper or papers printed in the different States or Territories of four newspapers, the United States, is hereby repealed; and in lieu thereof, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to publish such laws, resolutions, treaties, and amendments, in not less than two nor more than four of the principal newspapers published in the city of Washington for country subscribers, giving the preference to such papers as have the greatest number of permanent subscribers and the most extensive circulation; for Compensation for which the proprietor of each paper shall receive, as full compensation, at the rate of one dollar for each page of the laws, resolutions, treaties, and amendments, as published in pamphIn case of delay, let form. And if it shall appear, on the examination of any &c., in the publi- account that there has been any unreasonable delay or intention to be made, tional omission in the publication of the laws aforesaid, the In the paper to be proper accounting officer of the Treasury is hereby authorized fiscontinued, &c. and required to deduct from such account such sum as shall publishing. cation, a deduc and the publication be charged therein for the publication of any laws which shall have been so unreasonably delayed or intentionally omitted; and, in any such case, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to discontinue the publication of the laws in the newspaper belonging to such proprietors, and such newspaper shall in no event be again authorized, nor shall the proprietor thereof te again employed, to publish the laws of the United States. priations. SEC. 22. And be it further enacted, That, for the purpose of Incidental and limiting the incidental and contingent appropriations for the contingent appronecessary expenses of the Government to specific objects, as far as practicable, the following sums are hereby appropriated for the year eighteen hundred and forty-two, out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, to the objects hereinafter specified namely: DEPARTMENT OF STATE. For distributing the aggregate returns of the sixth census, eight thousand dollars. For purchasing and preparing indices to the manuscript pa- Purchasing and pers of the Congress of the Confederation, and to the Washing- preparing indices. ton Papers, deposited in the Department of State, one thousand dollars. NAVY DEPARTMENT. No. 1. In the Secretary's Office : Navy Department Secretary's of For blank books, binding, and stationery, six hundred dollars. fice. For extra clerk hire, four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For printing, three hundred dollars. For labor, three hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars. For newspapers and periodicals, one hundred dollars. No. 2. In the Navy Commissioners Office: Navy Commis For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dol- sioners office. lars. For extra clerk hire, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For labor, three hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, six hundred and fifty dollars. For fuel and light, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. No. 4. For the northeast Executive building: WAR DEPARTMENT. No. 5. In the office of the Secretary of War: S. W. Executive building. N. E. Executive building. War Department. Office of For blank books, binding, and stationery, six hundred dollars. Secretary of War, For newspapers and periodicals, two hundred and fifty dol lars. For labor, three hundred dollars. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Commissioner of Pensions, Commanding General, Adjutant Genèr Quartermaster General, Commissary General of Purchases, Commissary General of Subsistence, Paymaster General, Burgeon General, Chief Engineer, For printing, three hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred and fifty dollars. For extra clerk hire, three thousand dollars. No. 6. In the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs: lars. For labor, fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, eight hundred and fifty dollars. For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dollars. For printing, four hundred dollars. For fuel, one hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, four hundred and fifty dollars. No. 9. In the office of the Adjutant General : For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hundred dollars. No. 10. In the office of the Quartermaster General : For blank books, binding, and stationery, three hundred dollars. For labor, one hundred dollars. For printing, one hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars. No. 11. In the office of the Commissary General of Purchases: For blank books, binding, and stationery, one hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars. No. 12. In the office of the Commissary General of Subsist ence: For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hundred dollars. For extra clerk hire, six hundred dollars. For printing and advertising, twelve hundred dollars. For fuel, one hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars. No. 13. In the office of the Paymaster General : For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars. No. 14. In the office of the Surgeon General : For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hundred dollars. For fuel, seventy-five dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred and fifty dollars. For blank books, binding, and stationery, six hundred dollars. For fuel, one hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, fifty dollars. No. 16. In the office of the Colonel of Ordnance :. Colonel of Ord For blank books, binding, and stationery, four hundred dol- nance, and lars. For printing, seventy-five dollars. For fuel, one hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred dollars. No. 17. In the Bureau of Topographical Engineers: For the support of the light house on the Delaware breakwater one thousand five hundred dollars. For blank books, binding, and stationery, four hundred dol lars. For labor, four hundred dollars. For fuel and light, two thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand six hundred and seventy dollars. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. No. 19. In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury: Topographical En gineers. Light house on Delaware breakwater. N. W. Executive building. Treasury Department. Office of For blank books, binding, and stationery, three thousand five Treasury, hundred dollars. For newspapers and periodicals, one hundred dollars. For extra clerk hire, one thousand five hundred dollars. For labor, one hundred and fifty dollars. For printing (including the printing of the public accounts,) two thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For sealing ships registers, one hundred dollars. For translating foreign languages, one hundred and fifty dol- For blank books, binding, and stationery, one thousand dollars. For labor, four hundred and fifty dollars. For extra clerk hire, two hundred and fifty dollars. For completing indices to public documents in the First Comptroller's office, three hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. No. 21. In the office of the First Auditor: For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dollars. For labor, two hundred dollars. For extra clerk hire, two hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred dollars. First Comptroller, First Auditor, Second Auditor, *Fourth Auditor, Fifth Auditor, Treasurer, Solicitor, Register, and General Land Office. Arrearages. Extra clerks and draughtsmen offices of surveyors general. No. 22. In the office of the Second Auditor: •For blank books, binding, and stationery, three hundred dollars. For labor, two hundred and fifty dollars. For extra clerk hire, three hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred dollars. No. 23. In the office of the Fourth Auditor : For blank books, binding, and stationery, six hundred dollars. For extra clerk hire, one hundred dollars. For printing, forty dollars. For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars. No. 24. In the office of the Fifth Auditor: For blank books, binding, and stationery, two hundred and fifty dollars. For labor, one hundred and twenty-five dollars. For extra clerk hire, fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, one hundred and twenty-five dollars. No. 25. In the Treasurer's office: For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dollars. For labor three hundred and seventy-five dollars. For printing, seven hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, three hundred and fifty dollars. For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dollars. For extra clerk hire, four hundred dollars. No. 27. In the Register's office : For blank books, binding, and stationery, one thousand dollars. For printing, five hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items (including one thousand dollars for cases for the preservation of the records,) two thousand dollars. No. 28. For the General Land Office: For blank books, binding, and stationery, and parchments, twelve thousand dollars. For labor, five hundred dollars. For printing, four thousand dollars. For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars. For office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, for arrearages, since eighteen hundred and thirty-four, of cost of printing patents, publishing proclamations, printing circulars and blank forms for the land offices, twenty-two thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars and seventeen cents, or so much thereof as may be found necessary, on auditing the accounts by the appropriate officer. For compensation of extra clerks and draughtsmen in the in offices of the surveyors general, to transcribe field notes of survey, for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of Government, in addition to the unexpended balances of former appropriations, fourteen thousand dollars, namely: |