five clerks of class two; one hundred clerks of class one; three temporary clerks of class four; six temporary clerks of class three; twenty temporary clerks of class two; sixty temporary clerks of class one; ten messengers, at eight hundred and forty dollars each; in all three hundred and twenty thousand six hundred dollars; and the said temporary clerks are for one year only, and no longer: Provided, That the AdjutantGeneral be, and he is hereby, authorized, with the approval of the Secretary of War, to continue the services of not exceeding sixty-seven enlisted clerks, to be employed in copying the worn-out muster-rolls and records, and in examining war-claims, until the said work shall be finished; and of not exceeding sixty enlisted men to be employed as messengers and watchmen until the records of the Adjutant-General's Office can be collected in one safe building: Provided, That the number of enlisted men hereby authorized shall be reduced as soon as their services can be dispensed with without injury to the public service. For contingent expenses, eight thousand dollars.

In the Office of the Inspector-General.-One clerk of class four; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, two thousand six hundred and forty dollars.

In the Office of Military Justice.-One chief clerk, at two thousand dol lars; one clerk of class four; one clerk of class three; two clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, thirteen thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For contingent expenses, five hundred dollars.

In the Signal Office.-Two clerks of class four; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; in all, four thousand four hundred and forty dollars.

In the Office of the Quartermaster General.-One chief clerk at two thousand dollars; eight clerks of class four; ten clerks of class three; twenty-four clerks of class two; forty clerks of class one; eighteen copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one female messenger, at thirty dollars per month; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; eight laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one engineer, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one fireman, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; one draughtsman, at eighteen hundred dollars; two assistant messengers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum; and five watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; six temporary clerks of class two; ten temporary clerks of class one; ten

temporary copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; in all, one hundred and seventy-five thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.

For contingent expenses, seven thousand dollars.

In the Office of the Commissary General.-One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; two clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; five clerks of class two; twelve clerks of class one; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; three laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, thirty-seven thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.

For contingent expenses, namely: office rent, repairs, and miscellaneous items, eight thousand dollars

In the Office of the Surgeon General.-One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; eight clerks of class four; six clerks of class three; nine clerks of class two; one hundred and twenty clerks of class one, (twenty-eight of whom shall be temporary;) one anatomist at the Army Medical Museum, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one engineer in division of records and museum, at one thousand four hundred dollars; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; twenty-two watchmen and laborers, (six of whom are temporary,) at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, two hundred and two thousand two hundred and eighty dollars.

For contingent expenses, blank books, stationery, binding, rent, fuel, and including rent of the Surgeon General's Office and the Army Medical Museum, seven thousand dollars.

In the Office of the Chief of Ordnance.-One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; three clerks of class four; three clerks of class three; three clerks of class two; eight clerks of class one; one messenger at eight hundred and forty dollars; one laborer, at seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, twenty-seven thousand five hundred and sixty dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized to employ in said Bureau not exceeding eight enlisted men for one year.

For contingent expenses, namely: stationery, envelopes, wrappingpaper, for sending blanks to the arsenals, forts, permanent batteries, and troops in the field, telegrams, express charges, and incidentals of a similar nature, furniture, matting, carpets, oil-cloth, professional books for Ordnance Department library, pamphlets, and newspapers, two thousand dollars.

In the Office of the Paymaster General.-One chief clerk, at two thou

fifteen clerks of class two; thirteen clerks of class one; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars; four watchmen, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; five laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; two temporary clerks of class two; three temporary clerks of class one; in all, seventy-seven thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars.

For contingent expenses, four thousand dollars.

In the Office of the Chief of Engineers.-One chief clerk at two thousand dollars; five clerks of class four; four clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; four clerks of class one; one messenger, at eight hundred and forty dollars, three laborers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, thirty thousand eight hundred dollars.

For contingent expenses, namely: for stationery, office-furniture, miscellaneous and incidental expenses, including professional books, maps, and two daily Washington newspapers, three thousand dollars.

WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.

For compensation of superintendent of the building occupied by the War Department (two hundred and fifty dollars) and for one engineer, one thousand four hundred dollars; four watchmen and two laborers; in all, five thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars.

For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items for the said building, eight thousand dollars.

For superintendent of the building at the corner of Fifteenth and G streets, occupied as the Quartermaster General's Office, two hundred and fifty dollars.

For superintendent of the building occupied by the Paymaster General (two hundred and fifty dollars) and for five watchmen and two laborors; in all, five thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.

For rent of building and fuel and contingencies, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.

For superintendent of the building at the corner of Seventeenth and F streets (two hundred and fifty dollars) and for four watchmen and two laborers; in all, four thousand five hundred and seventy dollars.

For fuel for warming the entire building, including the Ordnance Office, and for operating the ventilating fan in summer, repairs of steam warming and ventilating apparatus, pay of engineer and fireman, and for general repairs and other incidental expenses, eight thousand dollars.

For superintendent of the building on Tenth street, occupied as the Surgeon General's Office, two hundred and fifty dollars.

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SEC. 3. That it shall be the duty of the heads of the several Executive Departments, and of other officers authorized or required to make estimates, to furnish to the Secretary of the Treasury, on or before the first day of October of each year, their annual estimates for the public service, to be included in the Book of Estimates prepared by law under his direction; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit, as a part of the appendix to the Book of Estimates, such extracts from the annual reports of the several heads of Departments and Bureaus as relate to estimates for appropriations, and the necessities therefor.