Estimates of permanent appropriations, specific and indefinite, made by former acts of Congress, which may be required for the service of the last three quarters of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS,

For payment of horses and other property lost in the military service of the
United States, per act of March 3, 1849, 9 Laws, page 414, and act of
March 3, 1863, 12 Laws, page 743, section 5.

For repayment to importers the excess of deposits for unascertained duties,
per act of March 3, 1839; 5 Laws, pages 348 and 349, section 2.
For payment of debentures or drawbacks, bounties, and allowances, per act
of March 3, 1849; 9 Laws, page 398

For expenses of collecting the revenue from customs, per act of June 14,
15; 11 Laws, page 337, section 1

For storage, cartage, drayage, and labor, per same act

For Marine Hospital fund, per act of May 3, 1803; 2 Laws, page 192
For expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, per act of August 10, 1846;
Laws, page 102 ..

For allowance or drawback on articles on which internal duties or tax has
been paid, per act of July 1, 1862, section 116; 12 Laws, page 488......
For defraying the expenses of the office of the Comptroller of the Currency,
per act of February 25, 1863, section 19; 12 Laws, page 670

For compensation to the Post Office Department for mail services performed for the several departments of the government, per act of March 3, 1847; Laws, page 201, section 12

For further compensation to the Post Office Department for mail services performed for the two houses of Congress, &c., per act of March 3, 1851; 9 Laws, page 591, section 9..

$325,000 00

1,200,000 CO

450,000 00

1,800,000 00 150,000 00

140,000 00

15,455 07

750,000 00

431,089 94

200,000 00

500,000 00

5,961,545 01

Edemption of loan of 1842, (amount unpaid September 30, 1-63)...

Payment of treasury notes past due...

54,881, 508 01

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

Register's Office, November 28, 1863.

L. E. CHITTENDEN, Register.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, December 7, 1863. SIR: Agreeably to the joint resolution of Congress of January 7, 1846, I have the honor to transmit, for the information of the House of Representatives, printed statements of the estimates furnished by the respective heads of departments of the appropriations required for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865, as follows, viz:

For the civil service, including the expenses of foreign intercourse, courts, loans, public domain, and all other expenditures, except for pensions, Indians, and the War and Navy Departments.

For pensions...

For Indian department.

For army proper, &c...

For Military Academy

For fortifications, ordnance, &c.

For naval establishment...

To the estimates are added statements showing

$16, 332, 134 60
3,200,000 00
2,257, 932 96
500, 423, 887 65
215,047 00
34, 455, 000 00
142, 618,785 40

1. The appropriations estimated for the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865, made by former acts of Congress of a specific and indefinite character, as follows, viz:

For miscellaneous objects, including expenses of collect

ing the revenue from customs..

For compensation to the General Post Office for mail services

For civilization of Indians.

For arming and equipping the militia
For interest on the public debt..

$7,620,910 14

700,000 00 10,000 00 200,000 00

85,387, 676 15

2. The estimated balances of existing appropriations which will be unexpended on June 30, 1864, part of which are required for the payment of the liabilities of the present fiscal year, but which will not be drawn from the treasury until after June 30, 1864, and the balance applied to the service of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865, viz:

For the civil service and miscellaneous..

For Interior Department-Indians and pensions.
For War Department .

$3, 320, 150 07
4, 163, 371 77
910, 193 12

$699, 502, 787 61

93, 918,586 29

8,393, 714 96

801,815, 088 86

It appears by the statement of the estimated balances of existing appropriations which will be unexpended on June 30, 1864, that the sum of $5,113,092 42 may be carried to the surplus fund.

Accompanying the estimates are sundry papers furnished by the several departments, containing explanations in regard to them.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Hon. SPEAKER

of the House of Representatives of the United States.

S. P. CHASE, Secretary of the Treasury.

Estimates of appropriations required for the support of government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865.

Congressional Globe

Reporting proceedings

Clerks to committees, pages, horses, and carryalls
Miscellaneous items..

Capitol police; compensation increased per resolution
of the Senate, per decision of Comptroller
Expenses of heating and ventilating apparatus
Compensation and mileage of the members of the
House of Representatives and delegates from the
Territories, under act of August 16, 1856; 11 Laws,
page 48..

For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and
others receiving an annual salary in the service of
the House of Representatives, viz:
Clerk of the House of Representatives..
Chief clerk and assistant, at $2,160 each..

20, 000 00

20,000 00

For compensation of five judges, at $4,000 each, per act of February 24, 1855, 10 Laws, page 612, and act of March 3, 1863, 12 Laws, page 765.

Solicitor, per act of February 24, 1855; 10 Laws, page 612..

Assistant solicitor, per act of August 6, 1856: 11 Laws, page 30.

Deputy solicitor, per same act

Chief clerk. per same act

Assistant clerk, per same act

Bailiff, per act March 3, 1863; 12 Laws. page 765.. Messenger, per act of February 24, 1856; 10 Laws, page 612..

Stationery, books, fuel, lights, laborers' hire, and other
contingent and miscellaneous expenses.
Compensation of attorneys to attend to taking testi-
mony, witnesses, and commissioners..
Payment of judgments to be rendered by Court of
Claims previous to June 30, 1865, (submitted)..

EXECUTIVE.

For compensation of the President of the United States,
per acts of September 24, 1789, and February 18,
173; 1 Laws, pages 72 and 318..
Compensation of the Vice President of the United
States, per act of March 3, 1853; 10 Laws, page 212.
Compensation of the secretary to sign patents for
public lands, per act of July 4, 1836; 5 Laws,
page 111, section 2

Compensation to the private secretary of the Presi
dent of the United States, per act of March 3, 1857;
11 Laws, page 228

Compensation to the steward of the President, per

2,500 00

same act

Compensation to the messenger of the President, per

1,200 00

same act.

900 00