FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 211. 1893. 705 one stenographer, one thousand six hundred dollars; one stenographer, one thousand four hundred dollars; twelve clerks of class two; twenty clerks of class one; nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; twelve copyists; one messenger; two assistant messengers; one laborer; one female messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars; one messenger boy, three hundred and sixty dollars; and two charwomen; in all, one hundred and seven thousand six hundred and twenty dollars. Pnusion OFFICE: For the Commissioner of Pensions, five thousand P¤¤¤i¤¤ 0¤¤¤¤· dollars; first deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars, second deputy commissioner, three thousand six hundred dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assistant chief clerk, two thousand dollars; medical referee, three thousand dollars; assistant medical referee, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two qualified surgeons, who shall be experts in their profession, at two thousand dollars each; thirty-eight medical examiners, who shall be surgeons of education skill and experience in their profession, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twelve chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; law clerk, two thousand dollars; sixty principal examiners for review board, at two thousand dollars each; twenty- four assistant chiefs of division, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; three stenographers, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; seventy-seven clerks of class four; ninety-eight clerks of class three; three hundred and seventy-six clerks of class two; four hundred and eighty-one clerks of class one; three hundred and thirty-eight clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one superintendent of building, one thousand four hundred dollars; two engineers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two hundred copyists ; thirty-three messengers; twelve assistant messengers; twenty messenger boys, at four hundred dollars each; one painter, skilled in his trade, nine hundred dollars; one cabinet-maker, skilled in his trade, nine hundred dollars; one captain of the watch, eight hundred and forty dollars; three sergeants of the watch, at seven hundred and fifty dollars each; twenty watchmen; three firemen; twenty-five laborers; five female laborers, at four hundred dollars each; and fifteen charwomen; in all, two million two hundred and ninety-six thousand eight hundred and ten dollars. For per diem, when absent from home and traveling on duty outside Vega; <;i¤¤¤· ¤¤¤·· i¤· the District of Columbia, for special examiners or other persons em- l*’° wx"` ployed in the Bureau of Pensions, detailed for the purpose of making special investigations pertaining to said Bureau, in lieu of expenses fbr subsistence, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual and necessary expenses for transportation and assistance, two hundred thousand dollars: I’roz·ided, That two special examiners, or clerks de- {’r5>¤ico. _ tailed and acting as chief and assistant chief of the division of special ..,§i{’$,{· §;fQ‘c§]“f,?s:,i examiners, may be allowed, from this appropriation in addition to their i¤"¤· salaries and in lieu of per diem and all expenses for subsistence, a sum sufficient to make their annual compensation two thousand dollars and one thousand eight hundred dollars, respectively. For an additional force of one hundred and fifty special examiners ,_‘·;¤·l**i·>¤¤i ¤v¤¤i·\ for one year, at a salary of one thousand three hundred dollars each, “ “M"' one hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars, and no person so appointed shall be employed in the State from Which he is appointed; and any of those now employed in the Pension Ofnce or as special examiners may be reappointed if they be found to be qualified. UNITED Srnrns PATENT OrF1cE: For the Commissioner of the P¤¢<>¤=0¤i<=·> Patent Office, five thousand dollars; Assistant Commissioner, who shall perform such duties pertaining to the office of Commissioner as may be assigned to him by the Commissioner, three thousand dollars; chief clerk, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; two law clerks, at two thousand dollars each; three examiners in chief, at three thousand dollars each; examiner of interferences, two thousand five hundred dollars; thirty-two principal examiners, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; thirty four first assistant examiners, at one vox. XX\'II——-Ltd