...been promptly and satisfactorily paid. I would respectfully call your attention to the 10th section of the act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government, approved the 31st of August, 1852. If I am correctly informed, the construction given to that section by the...

...the Senate, upon the disagreeing vote of the two houses upon the amendments to the bill entitled "An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending June 30, 1846," reported that they have met the conferees on the part of the House,...

...said amendment so as to read as follows: SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the second section of the act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year 1834, is hereby repealed, and that in no case shall the compensation of any other officers...

...and the amount not being ascertained, no definite sum could be appropriated. It was attempted when the act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year 1842 (in which the above appropriation of $20,000 is included) was before the House of...

...the title as well as the intent and purport of the bill. When it passed the House, its title was " An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year 1835." And after it had been amended in the way and in the manner it was; after the Senate...

...Auditor - 10,000 00 For arrearages, payable through the Third Auditor's office - - - - 1,500 00 By the " Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year 1840." For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates - - - $268,944 00...

...and the amount not being ascertained, no definite sum could be appropriated. It was attempted when the act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year 1842 (in which the above appropriation of $20,000 is included) was before the house of...

...and the amount not being ascertained, no definite sum could be appropriated. It was attempted when the act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year 1842 (in which the above appropriation of 820,000 is included) was before the House of...

...and emelumenta received by them, respectively, in pursuance ol the provisions of the act entitled "An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year eighteen hundred and terty-two." Mr- EVERETT objected to the resolution, under The apprehension...

...House of Representatives, and was before the Committee on Finance here. This bill was entitled " An act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Government for the year 1835." 40 , In this slate of things, several members of the House of Representatives applied...