provided by law, who shall hold his office for the term of four years, and until his successor is appointed and qualified. SEC. 3. That the said Territory shall be divided into five judicial, districts, and a district court shall be held in each district by one of the justices of the supreme court, at such time and place as is or may be prescribed by law. Each judge, after assignment, shall reside in the district to which he is assigned. Territory divided into five districts. Terms, etc. SEC. 4. That the present chief-justice and his associates are hereby Supreme court to vested with power and authority, and they are hereby directed, to make division, etc. divide said Territory into five judicial districts, and make such assignments of the judges provided for in the first section of this act as shall in their judgment be meet and proper. Jurisdiction. SEC. 5. That the said district court shall have jurisdiction, and the same is hereby vested, to hear, try, and determine all matters and causes that the courts of the other districts of the Territory now possess; and for such purposes two terms of said court shall be held annually, at such places within said district as may be designated by the chief-justice and his associates, or a majority of them; and grand Juries. and petit jurors shall be summoned therein in the manner now required by law. SEC. 6. That all offenses committed before the passage of this act Offenses. shall be prosecuted, tried, and determined in the same manner and with the same effect (except as to the number of judges), as if this act had not passed. Approved, July 10, 1890. CHAP. 666.-An act to provide for the disposal of 'certain abandoned military reservations in Wyoming Territory. July 10, 1890. military ming. Steele, and Bridger. law. Under homestead Preference right of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all public Public lands. lands now remaining undisposed of within the abandoned military abandoned Disposal of certain reservations in the Territory of Wyoming, known as Forts Fetter- reservations in Wyoman, (post), Laramie, Sanders, and Steele (post), military reservations, and that portion of the Fort Bridger reservation heretofore abandoned for military purposes, and which are not otherwise occupied or used for any public purpose, are hereby made subject to disposal under the homestead law only: Provided, That actual occupants thereon upon the first day of January, eighteen hundred and ninety, if otherwise qualified, shall have the preference right to make one entry not exceeding one quarter section under either of certain actual occuthe existing land laws, which shall include their respective improve- pants. ments: Provided further, That any of such lands as are occupied for Town site and mintown-site purposes, and any of the lands that may be shown to be eral lands. valuable for coal or minerals; such lands so occupied for town-site purposes, or valuable for coal or minerals, shall be disposed of as now provided for lands subject to entry and sale under the town-site, coal, or mineral land laws, respectively: Provided further, That this act shall not apply to any subdivision of land, which subdivision may include adjoining lands to the amount of one hundred and sixty acres, on which any buildings or improvements of the United States are situated until the Secretary of the Interior shall so direct: Provided further, That the passage of this act shall not be construed to amend or repeal the act approved May twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred grant. and eighty-eight, entitled "An act granting certain lands in the Territory of Wyoming for public purposes." Approved, July 10, 1890. Limitation as to certain land subdivisions, Vol. 25, p. 158. July 11, 1890. tive, and judicial ex tions. CHAP. 667.-An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Legislative, execu- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following penses, appropria- sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: Legislative. Senate. Pay of Senators. Mileage. *Compensation. Vice-President's office. Chaplain. Secretary of the Senate, clerks, etc. Clerks and messeners to committees. LEGISLATIVE. SENATE. For compensation of eighty-four Senators, four hundred and twenty thousand dollars. For mileage of Senators, forty thousand dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others in the service of the Senate, three hundred and fifty-two thousand five hundred and twenty-six dollars and ten cents. OFFICE OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT: For secretary to the Vice-President, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; for messenger, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; telegraph operator, one thousand two hundred dollars; one telegraph page, at seven hundred and twenty dollars, under resolution of the Senate of February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and ninety; in all, five thousand five hundred and eighty dollars. CHAPLAIN: For Chaplain of the Senate, nine hundred dollars. OFFICE OF SECRETARY: For Secretary of the Senate, five thousand dollars, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund of the Senate, and for compensation as disbursing officer of salaries of Senators, three hundred and ninety-six dollars; hire of horse and wagon for the Secretary's office, seven hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; chief clerk and financial clerk, at three thousand dollars each; principal executive clerk, principal clerk, minute and journal clerk, and enrolling clerk, at two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars each; assistant financial clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars; librarian, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; assistant librarian, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; six clerks, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; five clerks, at two thousand one hundred dollars each; keeper of stationery, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; assistant keeper of stationery, one thousand eight hundred dollars; one assistant in the stationery-room, one thousand dollars; two messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; five laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one page, nine hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents; in all, sixty-four thousand six hundred and thirtyeight dollars and ninety cents. CLERKS AND MESSENGERS TO COMMITTEES: For clerk of printing records, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, three thousand dollars; assistant clerk to the Committee on Appropriations, two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars; messenger to Committee on Appropriations, to be appointed by the committee, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; clerk and stenographer to the Committee on Finance, two thousand five hundred dollars; clerks to the Committees on Claims, Commerce, Judiciary, Private Land Claims, Pensions, Military Affairs, Post-Offices and Post-Roads, District of Columbia, Naval Affairs, Joint Committee on the Library, Census, Foreign Relations, Public Lands, Indian Affairs, to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Public Buildings and Grounds, Agriculture and Forestry Education and Labor, Territories, Interstate Commerce, Epidemic Diseases, and Rules, at two thousand two hundred and twenty dollars each; assistant clerks to the Committees on Pensions and Commerce, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; assistant clerk to the Committee on Claims, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars, under resolution of the Senate of December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine; and nine messengers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each, for the following committees, namely: Finance, Post-Offices and PostRoads, Pensions, Claims, District of Columbia, Judiciary, Military Affairs, Foreign Relations, and Engrossed Bills; in all seventy-seven thousand five hundred dollars. and assistants. OFFICE OF SERGEANT-AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER: For Sergeant- Sergeant-at-Arme at Arms and Doorkeeper, four thousand five hundred dollars; horse and wagon for his use, four hundred and twenty dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; for clerk to Sergeant-at-Arms, two thousand dollars; assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars, and five hundred dollars additional while the office of assistant doorkeeper is held by Isaac Bassett, the pres- Isaac Bassett. ent incumbent; acting assistant doorkeeper, two thousand five hundred and ninety-two dollars; three messengers, acting as assistant doorkeepers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; twenty- Messengers. POST-OFFICE: For postmaster, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; assistant postmaster and mail-carrier two thousand and eighty-eight dollars; one clerk in post-office, one thousand eight hundred dollars; five mail-carriers, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; two additional mail-carriers, at one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, under resolution of the Senate of March fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety; four riding pages, at nine hundred and twelve dollars and fifty cents each; in all, eighteen thousand one hundred and eighty-eight dollars. DOCUMENT-ROOM: For superintendent of the document-room (Amzi Smith), three thousand dollars; two assistants in documentroom, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; one Postmaster, etc. Document-room. Folding-room. Chief engineer, etc. tees, session. Clerks to Senators. clerk to superintendent of document-room, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; one assistant in document-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; in all, eight thousand five hundred and twenty dollars. FOLDING ROOM: For superintendent of the folding-room two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one assistant in folding room, one thousand two hundred dollars; one clerk in folding-room, one thousand dollars; one foreman in folding-room, one thousand two hundred dollars; six folders, at three dollars per day while actually employed, six thousand five hundred and seventy dollars; six additional folders, during the session, at three dollars per day while actually employed, under resolution of the Senate of March fourth eighteen hundred and ninety, two thousand one hundred and seventy eight dollars; in all, fourteen thousand three hundred and eight dollars. UNDER ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL: For chief engineer, two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; three assistant engineers, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each; two conductors of elevators, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one machinist and assistant conductor of elevators, one thousand dollars; two firemen, at one thousand and ninety-five dollars each; four laborers at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, fourteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. Clerks to commit. For twenty-five clerks to committees, at six dollars each per day during the session, eighteen thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For clerks to Senators who are not chairmen of committees during the session, twenty-one thousand seven hundred and eighty dollars. FOR CONTINGENT EXPENSES, NAMELY: For stationery and newsStationery and papers, including five thousand dollars for stationery for committees and officers of the Senate, fifteen thousand five hundred dollars. Contingent expenses. newspapers. For postage-stamps for the office of the Secretary of the Senate, two hundred dollars; for the office of Sergeant at Arms, one hundred dollars; in all, three hundred dollars. For expenses of maintaining and equipping horses and mail wagons for carrying the mails, three thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary. For materials for folding, four thousand dollars. For folding speeches and pamphlets, at a rate not exceeding one dollar per thousand, four thousand dollars For fuel, oil, and cotton waste, and advertising, for the heating apparatus, exclusive of labor, eight thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of furniture, two thousand dollars. For materials for furniture and repairs of same, exclusive of labor, two thousand five hundred dollars. For services in cleaning, repairing, and varnishing furniture one thousand dollars. For packing-boxes, nine hundred and seventy dollars. For miscellaneous items, exclusive of labor, twenty thousand dollars. For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, to be disbursed as the expenditures accrue, including compensation to stenographers to committees, at such rate as may be fixed by the Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, but not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five cents per printed page, fifteen thousand dollars. For reporting the debates and proceedings of the Senate, twentyfive thousand dollars, payable in equal monthly installments. CAPITOL POLICE. For one captain, one thousand six hundred dollars; three lieutenants, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; twenty-two privates, at one one thousand one hundred dollars each; and eight watchmen, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, thirty-six thousand six hundred dollars, one-half to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate and the other half to be disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. For contingent fund, one hundred dollars. CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY. For expenses of compiling, preparing, and indexing the Congressional Directory, to be expended under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing, one thousand two hundred dollars. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. For compensation of members of the House of Representatives and Delegates from Territories, one million seven hundred and five thousand dollars. Contingent. Congressional Directory. House of Representatives. Pay of Members and Delegates. Mileage. For mileage, one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others in Compensation. the service of the House of Representatives, three hundred and ninety three thousand one hundred and thirteen dollars and thirty cents, namely: OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER: For private secretary to the Speaker, Speaker's office. two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the Speaker's table, two thousand one hundred and two dollars and forty cents; clerk to the Speaker, one thousand six hundred dollars; messenger to the Speaker, one thousand dollars; in all, six thousand eight hundred and four dollars and eighty cents. Chaplain. Clerk of the House, CHAPLAIN: For chaplain of the House, nine hundred dollars. OFFICE OF THE CLERK: For Clerk of the House of Representa- clerks, etc. tives, including compensation as disbursing officer of the contingent fund, five thousand dollars; and for hire of horses and wagons and cartage for the use of the Clerk's office, seven 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 file clerk, and enrolling clerk, at two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars each; for assist disbursing clerk, assistant enrolling clerk, resolution and petition clerk, newspaper clerk, index clerk, superintendent of document-room 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 book-keeper and seven clerks, including three clerks to index private claims, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; for document clerk, and locksmith, at one thousand four hundred and forty dollars each two messengers in the House library, at one thousand three hundred and fourteen dollars each; one telegraph operator, one assistant to the file clerk, and two laborers in Clerk's document-room, at nine hundred dollars each; one page, one laborer in the bath-room, and four laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; one assistant journal clerk, at six dollars per day during the session, seven hundred and twenty six dollars; one assistant index clerk, during the session and three months after its close, two hundred and eleven days, at six dollars per day, one thousand two hundred and sixty-six dollars; one page in the enrolling room, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one messenger-boy in chief clerk's room, three hundred dollars; in all, eighty-four thousand and forty dollars. INDEXING JOURNALS OF CONGRESS: For clerk to prepare the gen- Indexing Journals of eral index to the Journals of Congress, under resolution of June Congress. |