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MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT. 
 
 Richmond, Va., January 12, 186-1, 
 To the Senate and House of Representative.'!: 
 
 I herewith trdnf»rait, for your coii:»i(leration, a comm^.inication from 
 the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting •■ the condensed e.itiuiitts 
 of appi'opriarions required for the support of the G jvernmenc for the 
 period Irora January 1 to June .SO, 1864, inclusive." 
 
 It was intended that these e-^tiiuates shinih.' accompany my me sage 
 of the 7th ultimo, but they seem to have failed to reach the commit e- s. 
 
 I recommend th'it appr.jpria'io!i«j ])j tniido of tho sums specihel for 
 the purposes indicated. 
 
 JEFFERSON DAVIS. 
 
 COMMUNICATION FROM SECRETARY OF TREASURY. 
 
 Treasury Department, C. S. A., ) 
 Richmond, January 11, 186 J. J 
 His ExcELLENcy, the President : 
 
 Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith duplicates of the corf- 
 densed estimates of appropriations required f<)r the support of the 
 Government ior the peiiod from January 1 to June 3 t, 1S6 I, inclu- 
 sive, originals of which were submitted with ray report on tiie 7ih 
 ultimo, and which, I learn, have failed to leach the commifees; and 
 would respectfully request that you communicate the same to Coni^rcdS, 
 Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
 
 C. G. MEMIMINGER, 
 Secretary of Treasury. 
 
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ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS req-nred for the support v/ 
 the Government for the period from January 1 to June 30, 1864, 
 inclusive. 
 
 Legislatict. 
 
 For compensation and mileage of members aad dele- 
 gates of the House of Representatives, *5200,0(iU 00 
 
 For compenftation of officers andck-rks of the House 
 
 of Representatives, 5,C25 00 
 
 For contingent expenses of the House of Represen- 
 tatives, " 40,000 0(1 
 
 For contingencies of the clerk's office of the House 
 
 of Representatives^ oOO 0<' 
 
 For compensation and mileage of members of the 
 
 Senate, 47,880 00 
 
 For compensation of officers an ' clerks of the Senate, ^ 8.000 00 
 
 For contingent expenses of the Senate, 7,0J0 00 
 
 Executive. 
 
 For compensatiun of the President of the Confede- 
 rate States, 12,50;i 00 
 
 For compensation of the Vice President of the Con- 
 federate States, 3,000 01' 
 
 For compensation of the private secretary andmes- 
 
 s nger of the President, 1,350 00 
 
 For compensation of private secretary of the Vice 
 
 Presitlent, 500 (.'0 
 
 For contingencies and telegraphic expenses of the 
 executive office, 3,500 00 
 
 Treasury Department. 
 
 For Compensation of the Secretary of the Treasu- 
 ry, Assistant Secretary, Comptroller, Auditors, 
 Treasurer and Register, and clerks, messengers, 
 watchmen, and laborers in the Treasury Depart- 
 ment, 390,200 00 
 
 For incidental and contingent expenses of the Treas- 
 ury Department, 37,400 00 
 
 For interest on the public debt, 20,000,000 00 
 
 For engraving and printing treasury notes, bonds, 
 and certificates of stock, and for paper for the 
 same, 800,000 00 
 
For the payment of principals under Io%n of Au- 
 gust 19, 1 60 1, this sum hein;:; amount due and 
 payable o-i the I >t of July. I8l)4, 1,310,21)0 00 
 
 For ilie relit of executive bull liugs ^nd Presideut's 
 
 hnii-e, 15.0110 0i> 
 
 Todffi:iv ex|>cnst»s incurred in the transportation 
 an I bafe k cping of com belonging to the New 
 Oi leans banks. 559 OU 
 
 IVar Dcpartmrnt. 
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 For compensation of the Secretary of War, assistant 
 
 secntitrv, chief of bureau, clerks, messengers, &c., 
 
 in \V;ir b'larmeut, . 15ll,tJ0() 00 
 
 For iiicultntal and contingent expenses of the War 
 
 Dep.irtraent, 90,000 00 
 
 For cMimpciitjation of commissioner and chief clerk 
 
 of Indian affairs, and incidental expenses of bu- 
 
 rean, 2,125 00 
 
 For contingent expenses of Adjutant and Inspector 
 
 General s depai tment, 50,000 00 
 
 For iii>-nleiital and contingent expenses of the army 
 
 and deparfmeiit of war, 250,000 00 
 
 Quartermasters Department , 
 
 For pay of the army, • 235,434,820 00 
 
 For pay of officers, «&ic , required to collect the tax 
 
 in kKid, ' 12,213,204 00 
 
 For Qiiarterraasters stores, subsistence, orda'.:ce and 
 ordnance t^tores, from place of purchai^e to troops 
 in the fieid, purchase of horses, mules, wagons, 
 and harness, purchise of lumber, nails, iron and 
 Etccl for ^tore houses, quaiters for troops, and 
 other iep;nrs, hire of leamsters, laborers, &c., 70,630,446 00 
 
 For pay for horses of non-commissioned oliicers and 
 pii'aies, killed in battle tinder Act No. 48, sec- 
 tiiU 7, and for which provision is to be made, 100,000 00 
 
 For pay for property pressed into the service of the 
 Cuiiteilei ate states under appraisement, said prop- 
 el iv having been either lost or applied to the pub- 
 lic service, 200,000 00 
 
 For thy sustenance of j.risoners of war under act 
 ^io. IS I, .'cction I, and the hire of the neces-^ary 
 jiiisdhs, guaid houses, kc, and for the safe keeping 
 of ilie came, or so much thereof as may be neces- 
 Kiiy, 1,()UO,OUO 00 
 
 For pat of officers on duty in the offices of .the Ad- 
 jutant and Inspector General's deparfcinent, the 
 (^uar'eiuia>ter generals dcj a rtment, medical en- 
 gineer, oidnaDt.e,and subbiatence departments. 450,275 00 
 
Commissary Department. 
 
 For the purchase of subsistence stores and com- 
 
 misary property, 57,988,000 00 
 
 Ordnance Department. 
 
 For the ordnance service, in all its branches, -cJ, 000,000 00 
 
 For the nitre and mining service, '1,500,000 00 
 
 Engineer Department. 
 
 For the Engineer service, 10,000,000 00 
 
 Medical Departmeyit. 
 
 For pay of physicians employed by contract, 200,000 00 
 
 For pay of nurses and cooks, not euiisled or volun- 
 teers, 350,000 OO 
 
 For pay of hospital stewards, 100,000 00 
 
 For pay of matrons, assistant matrons and ward 
 
 matrons, 350,000 00 
 
 For p^iy of hospital laundresses, 150,000 00 
 
 For medical and liospital supplies, 15,120,000 00 
 
 For the establishment and support of military hos- 
 pitals, 250,000 00 
 
 Navy Department. 
 
 For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, 
 
 clerks and messenger in his office, 14,G50 00 
 For incidental and contingent expenses of the Navy 
 
 Department, 15,000 00 
 For pay of the navy, ^ I,4G3,I88 12 
 For provisions and clothing in Paymaster's Depart- 
 ment, 1,531,750 00 
 For the construction of irou-clad vessels in the 
 
 Confederate Stues, 3,000,000 OO 
 
 For ordnance and ordnance stores, 1,85 ), 000 00 
 
 For repairs of vesir^cls, 3(tO,()0() oo 
 
 For equipraeiits and stores of ve=isels, 5O0,<!00 00 
 
 For tne construction ot Submarine batteries, ll.'0,0,)0 00 
 
 For fuel for steamers, navy yards and staiions, 5 iO,000 00 
 
 For contingent enumerated, 800,000 oo 
 
 For medical supplies and surgeon's necessaries, 65^1, 000 00 
 
 For support of the manne corps, 400.357 00 
 For the construction f»f iron steam cruisers of the 
 class of the "Alabama" and " Florida," in the 
 
 Confederate States, 2,500,000 00 
 
State Department. 
 
 For compensation of the Secretary of State, clerks, 
 
 messenger and laborer, 7,009 50 
 
 For purchase of diplomatic books. ' 3,00t) 00 
 
 For salaries of Comaiissioners and Secreiariea. 29,400 00 
 
 For salaries of Consuls and CoQimercials Agents, a,00(.i 00 
 
 For necessities and exigencies, under laws already 
 
 passed, or \vhicli may be i)assed, or may hereafter 
 
 arise, and unforeseen emergencies, to be expended 
 
 under the direction of the President, 5iM),0iMi on 
 
 Department of J 'stice. 
 
 For compensation of Attorney General, Assistant 
 
 Attorney General, cleiks and messengers. 4,324 fciO 
 
 For incidental and contingent expenses of the De- 
 partment of Justice, 1,500 00 
 For compensation of Superintendent of Public Print- 
 ing, clerk and messenger, 3,750 70 
 For compensation of Governor and Commissioner 
 
 of Indians Affairs, Secretary, Judges, Attorney 
 
 and Marshal of Arizona Territory, 4,650 00 
 
 For incidental and contingent expenses of Arizona 
 
 Territory, to be expended bv the Governor. 500 00 
 
 For printing, binding and ruling for the several 
 
 Executive Departments, 100,000 00 
 
 For printing, bitnling and ruling for both Housos of 
 
 Congress, including printing of the laws in book 
 
 form, 10,Ono 00 
 
 For purchase of paper for executive departments 
 
 and Congress, 30,000 00 
 
 For the sahiries of Judges, Attorneys and ?il;ir- 
 
 shals, and incidental and contingent expenses of 
 
 court?, 64,629 22 
 
 For compensation of three ommissioners appojnted 
 
 undc-r the sequestration act, and for cleik hire 
 
 and contingent expenses. 3,233 15 
 
 Post OJfice Departme'H. 
 
 For compensation of the Post Master General, 
 chiefs of bureau, clerks and messengers, watch- 
 men and laborers, 3,404 bi.^ 
 
 For compensation of ag*3nts, cost of materials and 
 contracting, reparing and operating telegraph 
 lines, 65,5G3 50 
 
 For alterations, rent, damages, lights, &c., for a 
 building for a post office, in the City of Rich- 
 mond, including deficiencies, 14,000 00 
 
 Aggregate, $475, 498, 434 96 
 
RECAPITULATION. 
 
 Legislative, 
 
 Executive, (salary of President, &c.,) 
 
 Treasury Department. 
 
 Wir Department, 
 
 Navy Department, 
 
 State Department, 
 
 Deparlment of Justice, 
 
 Post Office Department, 
 
 Total, 
 
 $309,005 00 
 £2,JJ50 00 
 
 '13S,(!T-»,S70 00 
 
 ♦ I3,iie4.n.}.5 12 
 
 51 1, -MO 50 
 
 2j2,D^37 96 
 
 S2.0G3 3S 
 
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 PiOBERT TYLER, lierisier. 
 Treasury Department, Register's Office, > 
 Aevembcr 13, 1SG3. } 
 
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