FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 265. 1897. 545 five hundred dollars; assistant, nine hundred dollars; two assistants, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; superintendent of Con- Ceriwl ¤¤f•>r¤¤•>¤ ligressional reference library at Capitol, one thousand five hundred dol- bum lars; two attendants, one at nine hundred dollars and one at seven hundred and twenty dollars; superintendent of law library, two thou- hw lil¤¤¤w- sand dollars; two assistants, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; and laborer, seven hundred and twenty dollars; in all, ninety-two thousand and twenty dollars. Corrmenr DEPARTMENT: For the following under the direction of m§{?*"’¤’*‘ "°P“'*· the Librarian of Congress, necessary for the execution of the copyright. law, namely: Register of copyrights, three thousand dollars, who shall, R°g“‘*°"· on and after July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, under the direction and supervision of the Librarian of Congress, perform all _ the dutie relating to copyrights, and shall make weekly deposits with D““°“‘ the Secretary of the Treasury, and make monthly reports to the Secretary of the Treasury and to the Librarian of Congress, and shall, on and after July iirst, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, give bond to B°”d· the Librarian of Congress, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, with approved sureties, for the faithful discharge of his duties; two clerks, ¤1¤rk¤- at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; two clerks, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; three clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; ten clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; ten clerks, at nine hundred dollars each; two clerks, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, thirty-six thou and four hundred and forty dollars. For purchase of books for the Library, four thousand dollars; for ,,E“"°h°“ °f l’°°"'· purchase of law books for the Library, under the direction of the Chief Justice, one thousand ilve hundred dollars; for purchase of new books of reference for the Supreme Court, to be a part of the Library of Congress and purchased by `the marshal of the Supreme Court, under the ‘ direction of the Chief Justice, one thousand nve hundred dollars; for expenses of exchanging public documents for the publications of foreign Governments, one thousand five hundred dollars; for purchase of iles of periodicals, serials, and newspapers, two thousand five hundred dollars; in all, eleven thousand dollars. ' For contingent expenses of the Library, five hundred dollars. ¤¤¤¤¤5¤¤r¤¤p¤¤»¤¤. For expenses of the copyright business, five hundred dollars. C°¤’>"‘¥**°°*P°¤¤°¤- CUsTODY, CARE, AND MAINTENANCE OF LIBRARY BUILDING AND h°•:$d{m•;:d_b¤i¤· GRoUNDs: For superintendent of the Library building and grounds, §¤pm°immn»».}. to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent AP¥’°'”°°*°¤*~ '~"°· of the Senate, five thousand dollars; and said superintendent shall disburse all appropriations made for and on account of the Library and Library building and grounds, and shall on and alter July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, give bond, payable to the United States in "°“°‘ the sum of thirty thousand dollars, with sureties approved by the , Secretary of the Treasury, for the faithful discharge of his duties; and m§‘°'*”· °¤8*¤°°*¤- for the employment by said superintendent of all necessary clerks, messengers, watchmen, engineers, iiremen, electrician, elevator conductors, mechanics, laborers, charwomen, and others for the proper custody care, and maintenance of said building and grounds, forty-six thousand tbur hundred and forty dollars, and said superintendent shall report to Congress at its next regular session the number of employees and the compensation of each employed hereunder; in all. fifty-one thousand P W four hundred and forty dollars: Provided, That all persons employed _§,,,,§’,;,,,,,,,t,_ in and about said Library of Congress under the Librarian or the superintendent of the Library building and grounds shall be appointed solely with reference to their fitness for their particular duties. F L l_ bt For fuel, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous supplies, thirty-five thou- "° 'g “’°'°‘ sand dollars, to be immediately available. m _ The officer now in charge of the construction of the building for the m2,,§:Qg§n°:“0“;§;€Qf Library of Congress is hereby authorized and directed to terminate his intend romovanec present duty and assume the custody, care, and maintenance of the said building and grounds on and after March fourth, eighteen hundred and sTAT L-voL 29-35