THIRTY·SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 97. 1853. 189 amendatory of existing laws relative to the half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, and half dime," passed at the present session; and that, to procure such devices, as also the models, moulds, and matrices or original dies for the coins, disks, or ingots authorized by said act, the director of the mint is empowered, with the approval of the Secretary of the Trea- Additional odisury, to engage temporarily for that purpose the services of one or more °°” “‘ tm mi”°‘ artists, distinguished in their respective departments, who shall be paid for such services from the contingent appropriation for the mint: And W°*8h* °f tim that hereafter the three cent coin now authorized by law shall be made mw mm °°m' of the weight of three fiftieths of the weight of the half dollar, as provided in said act, and of the same standard of fineness. And the said act, entitled “An act amendatory of existing laws relative to the half dollar, quarter Act of 1252, eh. dollar, dime, and half dime," shall take effect and be in full force from 29*,% f”i{§5§H°°° and after the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- P ° ' three, any thing therein to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That, in the settlement of his ac- Settlement of counts, the late Collector of the Port of San Francisco, in the State of ggsguuu °fT'B' California, be allowed credit for five thousand dollars advanced to J. l Neely Johnson for taking the seventh census. Approved, March 3, 1853. C1—1.xr. XCVII.-—A.n Act ma ·1'n 'ations or'maf zpenses o March 8, 1858. (1:Ol}6T7l77Z€7l»t jb7' U18 y6(1T Q/D GH¢;c§jzy:ff)uT• f `;___—_— 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 are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, namely: Legislative.-— For compensation and mileage of Senators, one hundred _ _ and eighty-seven thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine dollars and L°8*¤l¤*¤’<* twenty cents. For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives, and delegates from territories, six hundred and fifty-five thousand three hundred and seventy-three dollars and sixty cents. For compensation of the officers and clerks of both houses of Congress, fifty-seven thousand nine hundred and thirty dollars. For the contingent expenses of the Senate, viz.: For binding, fifteen thousand dollars; For lithographing and engraving, fifteen thousand dollars; For books, twelve thousand dollars; For stationery, eight thousand dollars; For newspapers, two thousand five hundred dollars; For Congressional Globe and binding the same, eight thousand dollars; For reporting proceedings, twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars. For clerks to committees, and President pro tempore, draughtsman, ' messengers, pages, laborers, police, horses, and carryalls, fifty-five thousand dollars; and to enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to comply with the resolution of said House of March first, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, directing him to pay the usual extra compensation to the employees in and about the Capitol, a sum sufficient for that purpose is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and is hereby added to the contingent fund of said House. To supply a deficiency in the appropriations heretofore made for the contingent expenses of the Senate, for lithographing and engraving, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, twenty- four thousand dollars.
