Duke University Libraries Additional esti Conf Pam #340 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February II, 1864.— Re- ferred to Committee on Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed. ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT. Richmond, Va., Feb. 11, 1864. To the Senate and House of Representatives : I herewith, transmit for your consideration, a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, submitting estimates of additional sums needed for the support of the Government. I recommend an appropriation of the amount specified for the pur- poses indicated. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Treasury Department, ) Richmond, Feb. 10, 1864. \ To the President : Sir : I have the honor to enclose herewith, to be submitted to Con- gress, estimates of approrpriations (in duplicate,) required to meet lundry expenses of the Government, I am, respectfully. Your obedient servant, C. G. MEMMINGEB, Secretary of Treasury, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. House of Representatives, > Clerk's Office, February 2, 1864. ] Hon. C. G. Memminger, Secretary of the Treasury : Sir : I have the honor to submit the following additional estimate- for appropriation required for this ofl&ce, viz : For additional compensation of officers, clerks, &c,, of the House of Representatives, from January 30 to May 15, 1864, authorized by the act " to increase the compensation of certain civil officers and employees in the President's office, and in the Legislative and Exec- utive jDepartments, for [a limited time," approved January 30, 1864^ two thousand two hundred and seventy-five dollars, $2,275 00 Very respectfully, A. R. LAMAR, Cierk and Disbursing officer House Representatives, SENATE. Hon C. G. Memminger, Secretary of Treasury : Sir : I respectfully submit the following as showing the amount re- quired for the expenses of the Senate of the Confederate States, until 15th May, 1864, to-wit : For increased pay of officers and clerks of the Sen- ate, $2,000 00 Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, L. H. riTZ HUGH, Sergeant-at-Arms C. S. Senate. Fkb. 6th, 1864. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. ESTIMATE of Appropriation required for tompensation if Sccriiary of the Treasury^ Assistant Secretary^ Comptroller^ Auditors, Treasurer and Register, and clerks and messengers in the Treasury Department, for increase of pay authorized by act of Congress, approved J-Aauary 30, 1864: Vor 50 per cent, increaee m salarj of eight heads of bureaus, for three and a half months at $3,000 each, $3,50.0 OO For 100 per cent. increa8« in salary of clerks, mes- sengers and laTsorers, for three and a half months, the monthlj salaries amounting, as per estimes sub- mitted at preseet session of Congress, to $64,033 33, 224,166 66 $227,666 66 Two hundred and twenty-seven thousand six hundred and 8i:j{ty-six dollars and sixty -six cents. C. G. MEMMINGER, Secretary Tfeasury. Febr Richmond, Va., Feb. 3, 1864. ) To the President of the Cortf derate States : Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith, an estimate prepared by the disbursing clerk of this Department of the additional amount required "for the compensation of the Secretary of War, Assistant Secretary, Chief of Bureau, clerks, messengers, &c," for the six months commencing January 1st and ending June 30th, 1864. This additional appropriation is rendered necessary by the passage of the act of Congress increasing the pay of certain officers and employees, and the increase of the clerical forco in the several bureaus of this Department. The estimate is for the sura of $194,166 16. Very respectfully. Your obedient servant, JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War, C. S. A., War Department, ) Richmond, February 2, 1864. \ Hon. J. A. Sedoon, Secretary of War : Sir : In consequence of the unexpectedly large increase of clerical force in the several bureaus of this department, and of the passage of the recent act to increase the pay of certain ''officers and employees," I am compelled to request of you to ask of Congress an additional appropriation. Upon conferring with the chiefs of the bureaus, I find that, in addition to the number of clerks already estimated for, as many as eighty-five others will be needed to discharge the duties of their respective offices, which number, at the present rates paid, will require, for the half year ending the first of July, the sum of sixty- three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Add to this and to the amount estimated for at the beginning of the present session of Congress, for three and a half months, in pursuance of the act just passed, at the rate per annum of one hundred per cent., there will be required one hundred and twenty-four thousand six hundred and eighty-seven dollars more — deeming that the places vacated under the proviso of the act will be filled by other appointees. Add for the increase of the pay of the Commissioner of Indian Af- fairs and his chief clerk, each the sum of three hundred and sixty- four dollars and fifty-eight cents, and five thousand dollars for the incidental expenses of that bureau, will make another sum of five thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine dollars and sixteen cents. The additional amounts, therefore, needed under the following heads will be : For compensation of the Secretary of AVar, Assistant Secretary, chief of bureau, clerks, messengers, &c., $183,437 00 For salary of Commissioner, chief clerk, and incidental expenses of Indian Bureau, 5,729 16 I have the honor to be your obedient servant, ALFRED CHAPMAN, Disbursing clerk. War Department. NAVY DEPARTMENT. C. S. A., Navt Department, ^ Richmond, February 3, 1864. 5 The President : Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith estimate, to be submit- ted to the Senate and House of Representatives, of the amount re- quired for additional compensation of the employees of this depart-^ ment, provided by act approved January 30, 1864. With great respect, your obedient servant, S. R. MALLORY^ Secretary of the Navy. ESTIMATE of the amount required for compensation of the. ckrks lit the oj/ic: of the Secrdaiy of the Navy^ under act to increase their pay^ approved January 30, 1864, from that date to the \5th of May, 1864. For salary of chief clerk, alao corresponding clerk and disbursing agent, per act approved March 8,*1 861, at $2,1»)U per annum, ----- $304 93 For salary of Register, per act approved approved April 4, 1863, at $1,800 per annum, _ - . 348 40 For salary of four clerks on duty at the Navy Department attached to the office of ** orders and detail," *' ord- nance and hydrography," " provisions and clothing," and " medicine and surgery," per sixth section of act approved March 8, 1861, a't $1,50U each per annum, 1,452 00 For salary of one clerk at $1,500 per annum, per act ap- proved January 14, 1862, .... 36300 For salary of two clerks, at $1,200 per annum each, per act approved March 8, 1861, - - - 87122 For salary of one clerk at $1,200 per annum, per act ap- proved April 4, 1863, - - - - 348 49 For salary of one clerk, at $1,200 per annum, per act approved January 14,1862, - - - - 435 61 For salary of one clerk, at $1,000 per annum, per act approved March 8, 1861, - - - - 435 61 For salary of one draftsman, at $1,200 per annum, per act approved January 14, 1862, ... 435 61 For salary of one draftsman, at $1,200 per annum, per act approved April 4, 1863, - - - - 348 49 For salary of one messenger, at $501) per annum, per act approved March 8, 1861, - - - - 21780 $5,561 25 — five thousand five hundred and sixty-one dollars and twenty-five '*ents 8. R. MALLORY, Secretary of the Navy, Kavv Department, February 3, 1864'. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. C. S. A., Department of Justice, Richmond^ February 3, 1864. To the President : Sir: I have the honor to submit the following additional estimates, which will be necessary to meet the increase of salaries in the Depart- ment of JuBtice, from the 30th day of January to the 1 5th day of May, 1864: Assistant Attorney General, clerks and messenger in Department of Justice, $1,537 51) Snperintendent of Public Printing, clerks and messenger in his bureau, -.__-.- 1,537 50 $3,075 00 Yoar obedient servant, GEORGE DAVIS, Attorney General. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. C. S. A., Department of State, ) Richmond, February S, 18S 4. 5 To the President : Sir : I have the honor to enclose herewith an estimate for tho appropriation needed by this Department to carry into effect the act of Congress, approved 30th January, 1864, entitled "An act to increase the compensation of certain civil officers and employees in the President's oflfice and in the Executive and Legislative Depart- ments at Richmond, for a limited period." Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of State. Department ok State, ) Richmond, Feb. 3, 1864. } ESTIMATE for an appropriation needed by the Department of State ta carry iiito effect the act of Co7igress approved Si^th January, 1 864, C7ititled ** An act to increase the compensatian of certain civil officers and employees in the Presidents office and in the Executive and Legisla- tive Departments at Richmond, for a limited period.^^ For clerks, messenger and laborer, - - - - $2,211 79 J. P. BENJAMIN, Secretary of State. POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT. Post-Office Department, Richmond, Feb. 4, 1864. To the President : Sir : I have the honor to submit the following estimates of tho Bums required for the increased compensation of the chiefs of bureaus, clerks, messengers and laborers of the Post-Office Department, from the 3Uth of January to the 1 5th of May, 1864, inclusive. By the acts of October 13, 1862, and January 13, 1864, an increaao of compensation was allowed to the clerks, messengers and laborers of the Department as therein specified. This estimate is for an increase on the amount of compensation allowed by those acts, by the additional allowed the heads of bureaus, clerks, messengers and laborers under the act approved the 30th January, 1864: For the compensation of three chiefs of bureaus, at $1,560 per annum, - - $1,322 79 For the compensation of one chief clerk, at $1,250 per per annum, -.---.-. 367 44 For the compensation of one topograph, at $1,250 per annum, ..------- 367 4'4 For the compensation of one disbursing clerk, at $1,500 per annum, .--._--- 440 9*? For the compensation of four principal clerks, at $1,500 per annum, ------- For the compensation of forty-three clerks, at $1,500 per annum, -------- For the compensation of two messengers, at $750 per annum, -------- For the compensation of one messenger, at $600 per annum, ----- -.- For the compensation of one watchman, at $750 per annum, -------- For the compensation of four laborers, at $2 50 per day. Making a total of 1,763 72 18,959 99 440 93 176 37 220 46 240 75 $24,300 82 Very respectfully, JOHN H. REAGAN, Postmaster GeneraL PRIVATE SECRETARY AND MESSENGER OF PRESIDENT The Private Secretary of the President, not accepting for some time what was due him under the law, and the estimate for the appro- priation on that account having heretofore been based upon such non- MCeptance, % defioiencj iias arisen. As the appropriation for mes- senger of the President is consolidated with that of the Private Sec- retary, the whole amount, except a trifling balance, has been drawn to pay the latter officer, under the circumstances indicated above. This deficiency to the Slst of December. 1863. was $141 13. JOHN M. STROTHER, Chief Clerk Treasury Department. The increased compensation due to the Private Secretary, under act of January 30th, 1864, from January 30th to May loth, inclusive, 1864, is, $367 44 The same to the messeager of the President is, 220 47 $587 9.1 SUMMARY. ESTIMATES of appnypriations required to vieet sundry expenses if the Government. l?»r increased compensation to officers, clerks, and ether employees, in the Legislative and Executive Departments of the Government, in pursuance of act approved January 30th, 1864, from January 30th to May loth, inclusive, 1864, as follows : House ot Representatives C. S., $!i,275 00 Senate C. S., 2,000 00 Treasury Department, 227,666 66 War Department, 194,166 16 Navy Department, 5,661 25 Department of Justice, 3,075 00 State Department, 5,211 7f> Post Office Department, 24,300 82 Private Secretary and messenger of the President, 587 i? 1 For deficiency in appropriation for compensation of the Private Secretary and messenger of the President, to December 3 1 St, 1863, 441 13 For compensation of agent of the Treasury Department west of the Mississippi river, a chief and disburs- ing clerk, and nine other clerks, from February 1st to June 30th, 1864, l2,347 92 For incidental and contingent expenses of Treasury service west of the Mississippi river, from February Ist to June 30th, 1364. ' 20,000 00 Carried forward, , $494,633 64 10 Brought forward, $494,633 64 For erecting a gtair-oase connecting the first and second floors of thewbuilding occupied by the Trcs.«ury Depart- ment. 3,000 00 For building a vault in the Treasury Department for the security of the public moneys, 50,000 00 Total, $547,633 64; mo. TYLER, Register. TrEASL'RV DklFARTMEST, fifgij^crV Ofce, Feb. 10, 1864. CONSCRIPTION SEIIYICE. Richmond, Febuary 11, 18G4. To the Senate and House of Representatives : I herewith transmit for your consideration a communication from the Secretary of War, submitting an estimate of the sum needed for the conscription service. I recommend an appropriation of the amount specified, for the pur- pose indicated. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Confederate States of America, ^ War Department, ^ Richmond, Va., Feb. 10, 1864. ) To the President of the Confederate States : • Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith an estimate for the conscription service in the States east of the Mississippi river for the six months commencing January 1st and ending June 3()th, 1864. I also transmit a conjectural estimate for the same branch of the service in the States west of the Mississippi river for the same period. There are no data in the possession cf the department on which to base an accurate estimate. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War. 18 C. S. A , War Department, ^ Bureau of Conscription, \ Richmond, February 8th, 1864. ) Hon, James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. Sir : Assuming the estimates for the conscription service in the States east of the Mississippi, as data, I have the honor to state, as my opinion, that the service west of the Mississippi will require the 8um of twelve hundred thousand dollars, (1$1,2()0,U0().) I recommend the appropriation of that amount. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, JNO. S. PRESTON, Colonel and Superintendent. r^ APPROXIMATE ESTIMATES of the expenses of Conscription and of the arrest and return of Deserters and Absentees, and all the services assigned w the Bureau of Conscription, including pay of Officers, Supporting Forces, Mileage, Postage, Stationery, Telegraphs, Office Rents, Fuel and Extraordinary and Contingent expenses in the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky. Ramk asd Position or Officers. f^ it Total. BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION. I Colonel, Chief of Buroaa 1 Colooel 1 Lieutefiant Colonel, Inspector 1 Lieutea&nt Colonel, Chief Assistant., 1 Major 2 Captains 3 First Lieutenants 1 Orderly 12 Clerks Current and oxtraordinarj expenses.. 5,474 5,474 4,781 4,781 4,50J 7,400 7,641 1,236 14,832 33,420 $41,292 14,832 33,420 $89,54« VIRGINIA. 1 Culonel, commandant of conscripts 2 Lieutenant Coloaels, ootnmandaut of camps 13 Majors, Congreg.sional District enrolling olficors. 40 Ciipiain?, local enrolling oflScers., 40 First Lieutenants, local cnrollinj; ofBcors ]0 Second Lieutenants drill masters 2 M:ij'irs, quartermasters 2 Captiiins, commissaries 3 Surgeons, rank of Major 13 Surgeons District, rank of M;ijor 26 Surgeons employed, rank of Major 2 camp guards of 50 privates each Bupporting force of 700, including olficer.^ Current and extraordinary eipci].«03 NORTH CAROLINA. I Cclonel, commandant of Conscripts 1 Colonel, commandant of camps 10 Majors, Congressional District enrolling officers. 38 Captains, local enrolling officers 37 First Lietttenants, local enrolling officers 10 Second Lieutenant, s local drill masters 2 Majors, quartermasters 2 Captains, commissaries 2 SurijeoD!^ rank of Major, 10 do. district do 20 do. employed do 2 camp guards of 60 privates each Supperiini; force of 700, including officers Current and extraordinary expenses 2,420 4,440 25,272 67,200 48,000 10,800 3,888 3,36(1 3,888 25,272 50,514 10,180 151,208 103,184 $245,084 2,420 4,440 19,440 63,840 44,400 10,800 3,888 3,360 23,328 38,880 167,388 103,184 $5I6,Mfi M,180 151,208 $214,796 167,388 268,546 268,646 $8iO,790 14 APPEOXIMATE ESTIMATES— Continued. asi^ BrXMK AKC PoSmOK OP OPTICRRR. SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 Colonel, eommand&nt of cons-^ripts- 1 IiioUiODuat Culooel, commandant of camps 6 Mnjorp, (."ongreSBioDal District enrolling officer.s., IR Cuptaina, local enrolling officers 17 First Lieutenants, local enrolling officers 10 Second Lieutenant?, local drill masters *... 1 Major qnartorinar 1 Cjiplain,commiejary e iMhtrict, Sur;^e )ns, rank of Major 13 employed Surgoons, rank of Major I camp guard of 60 privates Supportiug force of 600, including officers Current and ex'-raordinarv expenees GEORGIA. 1 Colooel, commandant of con;cript.<« ? Lieutenant Colonels, command;fnts of camps 10 Majors, Crin;^res.sioaal District enrolling officers.. W Captains, local enrolling officers , frO First Lieutenants, local enrolling officers 10 Second Lieutenants, local drill masters , 2 Majors, quartermasters t Captains, commissaries , 2 Surgeons, rank of Major 10 District Surgeons, rank of Major 10 employed Surgeon*, rank of Major , '' cannp guards, 50 privates each , Supp )rting force of 700, including officers Current and extraordinary expenses a a 2,4 2,220 11,661 30.240 20,800 10,800 1,944 1,6«0 11.661 23,328 $116,760 2,420 4,440 19,440 84,000 60,000 10,800 3,8S8 3,360 3,888 19,440 38,880 8,0'JO 129,606 141,200 137,696 16.180 151,208 $250,556 167..188 141,200 398,937 398.937 TOTAT.. $395,656 $816,881 N. B. — Accurate estimates for the States of Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida and Kentucky, cannot be made by reason of the fact, that the transfer of conscription in the.xR States to the Bureau, Las been so recent as to prevent the possibility of obtaining accurate returns. We ipuke, therefore, a conjectural estimate! of one million two hundred thousand dollars— '?1.20O,ftO0. Grand Total, $3,668,467. NoTB — The matter of conscription iu the States we.st of the Mississippi, is not within the jariBdictioD of this Bureau, No estimate is submitted as no basis is furnished even for con- j*oture. JOHN S. PRESTON, Colonel and SuperintendeHf. P6Rmali(!6« pH8.5