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 768 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 177. 1895. C¤¤¤P¤¤¤=¤*i°¤» 0* For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others in '°°"' °°°` the service of the House of Representatives, three hundred and ninety- three thousand five hundred and sixty-six dollars and eighty-eight cents namel : Si>·>¤k¤r’¤ ¤¤i¤·¤· Oriucn or}: THE SPEAKER: For private secretary to the Speaker, at the rate of two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents per annum to January first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and . at the rate of two thousand three hundred and fifty dollars per annum from and including January first, eighteen hundred and ninety-six; clerk to the Speaker’s table and to the Committee on Rules, at the rate of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum to January nrst, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for clerk to the Speaker’s table at the rate of two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars per annum from and including January first, eighteen hugdred and ninety-siix;tple;k to lghe S eaker one thousand six hundred ollars; messenger o ie `pea er, oiie thoiisand dollars; in all, seven thousand two hundred and one dollars and twent cents. ,wg`¤;¤_l:;c¤;‘{“L*¤}j•§é; That the Spgiker of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-third membermelect pm; Congress shall, before the expiration of his term of service, appoint ’C°°g’°°°°““‘°“‘°d· from among the Representatives-elect to the Fiftyfourth Congress a temporary committee on accouiits, of three membegs, which sand committee on accounts shall have the same powers an per orm e same D¤¤i¤¤- duties in reference to payments made from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives of the Fifty-fourth Congress as are now authorized by law and the rules of the present House of Representatives; and which said temporary committee on accounts shall begin to exercise its powers immediately upon the termingtéon of this Pofggregls, and shall continue to exercise and discharge said uties unti a er c meeting and organization of the House of Representatives of the Fifty- A al mbown tburth Congre? aincfiintil thetappoiptmerét pfglhe regular cgorinmgsteei _ PP"' ‘ on accounts. n a paymen s ma e ou o e con ingen un o mmm the House of Representatives upon vouchers approved by said temporary committee on accounts shall be deemed, held, and taken, and are hereby declared to be conclusive upon all the Departments and auditing m;‘;;“’° “PP°l“‘" officers of the Government. And hereafter the Speaker of the House ' of Representatives of each subsequent Congress shall, before the Igermination of the last session of each Congress, appoint, from the epresentatives-elect, a temporary committee on accounts of three members, Ch M with similar powers andlfor the sang purposes. I 1 d I u “P “· CHAPLAIN: For Chap ain of the ouse, nine lllllt re to urs. clglggkezf *l¤° H°¤=°- OFFICE OF THE CLERK: For Clerk of the House of Representatives, `' including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund, tive thousand dollars; and for hire of horses and wagons and cartage for the use of the Clerk’s office, nine hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for Chief Clerk, Journal Clerk, and two reading clerks, at three thousand six hundred dollars each, and for the Journal Clerk for preparing Digest of the Rules, one thousand dollars per annum; tally clerk, three thousand dollars; for printing and bill clerk, and disbursing clerk, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; for nl clerk and enrolling clerk, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; for assistant disbursing clerk, assistant enrolling clerk, resolution and petition clerk, newspaper clerk, index clerk, assistant Journal clerk, and librarian, at two thousand dollars each; for distributing clerk, stationery clerk, and two assistant librarians, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; for one bookkeeper and seven clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; for document clerk, and locksmitli, at one thousand four hundred and forty_ dollars each; two messengers in the House library, at one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars each; telegraph operator, and assistant tile clerk, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one page, one laborer in the bathroom, and tour laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one assistant index clerk, during the session and ninety-two days