FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 252. 1896. 147 _ BOTANIC GARDEN. B¤¢¤¤i¤G¤rde¤· For superintendent, one thousand eight hundred dollars. s¤wsm¤am,m. For assistants and laborers, under the direction of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, twelve thousand and ninety-three dollars and seventyhve cents. For procuring manure, tools, fuel, purchasing trees and shrubs, and Repairs and unfor labor and material in connection with repairs and improvements to ""°"°'"°""‘ Botanic Garden, under direction of the Joint Library Committee of Congress, five thousand dollars. _ EXECUTIVE. Executive. For compensation of the President of the United States, fifty thou- Pgg;gg;Q¤¤°*°¤°**h• sand dollars.' For compensation of the Vice—President of the United States, eight viwrmssam. thousand dollars. For compensation to the following in the ohice of the President of the §;,*;’:,§'°·*;Q}*;{§ry United States: Private secretary, five thousand dollars; assistant sec- sa. ' retary, two thousand live liundreddollars; one executive clerk and disbursing officer, and one executive clerk, at two thousand dollars each; two clerks of class four; two clerks of class three; steward, one thousand eight hundred dollars; usher to the President, one thousand eight hundred dollars; chief doorkeeper, one thousand eight hundred dollars; four doorkeepers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; four messengers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; watchman, nine hundred dollars; and engineer, who is also the fireman, one thousand dollars; in all, thirty-five thousand two hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Executive Oihce, including stationery €··¤*i¤s¤¤*¤¤r¢¤¤e¤· therefor, as well as record books, telegrams, books for library, miscellaneous items, and furniture and carpets for offices, care of office carriage, horses, and harness, eight thousand dollars. ' CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION . Service <1·>¤¤· For three Commissioners, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; Qemmiesienere. exchief examiner, three thousand dollars; secretary, two thousand dol- “"““°"°*" lars; eight clerks of class four; ten clerks of class three; thirteen clerks of class two; fifteen clerks of class one; three clerks, at one thousand dollars each; two clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; one messenger; two laborers; engineer, eight hundred and forty dollars; ang two watchmen; in all, ninety-one thousand three hundred and forty dollars. For necessary traveling expenses, including those of .examiners act- Exreneeeing under the direction of the Commission, and for expenses of examinations and investigations held elsewhere than at Vlfashington, seven thousand dollars. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. St£:r¤r¤¤¤e¤¤ ef For compensation of the Secretary of State, eight thousand dollars; fg] °; Sf°’°**§’Yg Assistant Secretary, four thousand five hundred dollars; Second and A ° mt 'C an w Third Assistant Secretaries, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; chief clerk, two thousand five hundred dollars; for six chiefs of bureaus and one translator, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; private secretary to the Secretary, two thousand dollars; eleven clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; seven clerks of class two, one clerk of class two, for indexing records, one thousand four hundred dollars; sixteen clerks of class one, one of whom is to be a telegraph operator; Eve clerks, at one thousand dollars each; ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each ; one messenger ; three assistant messengers ; pmker, seven hundred and twenty dollars; ten laborers; in all, one hundred and nineteen thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars.