The Secretary read the next clause, as follows: That section 22 be amendedby striking out all after the enacting clauseand inserting in lieu thereof the following: that there shall be allowed and paid to the severalassessorsasalnry “$1,50oper annum, payable quarterly: nndkin addition thereto, wherethe receip of the collection district shall exceed the sum of 100.000a, nd shall not exceed the sum of 9400.000annually. 1/2 of one 01'cent. upon the excessof receiptsover $100,000. herethe receiptsof a.collection district shall eicced 8400.0“), ands all notexceed$600,00o0n. e5th of one orcent. upon the excessof receiptsover 8400.001) . arethe receipts shall exceed.000.one10th of 1%. upon such excess;but the salary of ne assessor shall in any case exceed the sum.of $4.009 And the severalassessors shall be allowed and paid the sums actually and necessarilyexpendedwith the approval Revenue, for olllec rent; but no accountfor such rent shall be allowed or paid until it shall have been Verified in sue mun iier as the commissionershall require, and shall have been audited and approved by the proper officer of the treasury Dept. And the several asscmors shall be nid. after the account thereof shall have been ren ered to and approved by the proper odi eers of the Treasury. their necessary and reasonable chargesfor clerk hire; but no such account shall be approvedunless it shall state the name or namesof the clerk or clerks employedand the precise periods of time for which they were respectivelyeinplo 'ed, and the rate of compeusation agreedupon, and s a be accompanied by an affidavit of the assessor stating that such service was actually required by the necessities of his office, and was actually rendered and also by the atIidiiVitof each clerk. stating the he has rendered the service chargedin such account on his behalf, the compensation agreed upon and that he hasnot paid. deposited, or asingned, or contracted to pay. deposit, or assign, any part of such compensation to the uscof any other person, or in any way, directly or indirectly. paid or given, or contracted to payor give, any reward or compensation for his office or employment, or the emoluments thereof; and the chief clerk of any such assessor is hereby authorized to administer, in the absence of the assessor.such oaths or nffirmntiens as are required by this act. And there shall be nllowed and paid to each asstassessor four dollars for everyday actually employed in collecting lists and making valuations. the number of day’s necessaryfor that purpose to be certified by the assessor and threp dollars for every 100 personsassesssed contained in the tax list, as completed and delivered by him to the assessor, and 25centsfor each permit granted to any tobacco, snuff, orci armanufacturer: and the several asst assessors shall be allowed.in the settlement of their accounts.such sum as the ComrIntRev shall approve, not exceeding perannum, for officerent; but no nccount for such rent shall be allowed or paid until it shall have been verified in such manner ns tho ComrIntRev shall require, and shall have been audited and approved by the proper officer of the Treasury Dept: and other asstassessors. when employed outside of the town in which they reside, in addition to the compensation now allowed by law shall during such time so employed, receive one dollar perday; and thesaid assessors and assist aut assessors. Respectively shall be paid, after the account thereof shall have been rendered to and approved by the proper officersof the Treasury, their necessary and reasonable chargesfor stationary and blank books usedin the dischargeof the duties, and for postage actually Said ori letters and documents receivedandsent.an relating exclusively to official business and for money actually paid for publishing noticesrequired by this act: Provided. That no such accountshall be approved unlessit shallstate the date and the particular item of every such expenditure, and shal be verified by the oath er nihrmat on efsueh assessor or asst assessor, and the co pensation herein specified shall be in full for all egenses not. othermse particularly authorized: Prom ed furthei', That the ComrIntRev may, under such regulations as me he established by the SecyTreasury. after due public notice, receive bids and contracts for supplying stationery. blank books and blanks to the assessors.assmtant assessors and collectors in the several collection districts: roouled further, That the SecyTreasury shall be and he is hereby, authorisedto fix such additional rates of compensation to be madeto assessorsand asst assessorsin caseswhere a collection district embraces more than a single congressional district and to assessorsandasst as sessors, revenueagents, and inspectors in Louisiana, Georgia. SCarolina. Alabamu, Flqnda. Texas. Arkansas, NCarolina, Mississippi. Tennessee, California, Nevada. And Oregon, and the Territories, us may appear to him to be in and equitablein consequenceof the greater cost9 living and traveling in those States and Territories, and as may.in his Judgment. be necessary to secure the services ef compotent officers; but the rates of compensation thus allowed shall not exceed tbe sumof 85.WOpei nnnum. Collectorsof internalrevenue acting as disbursmg officers shall beallowed all bills of asst assessors heretoforepaid by them in pursuance of the direc twio itnhsstoafnthdein ComrlntRev not the asst assessordid not certify to hours therein, or that 2 dollars perthem was deducted from his salary or compensation before computation of the tax thereon. The ComFinance proposed to amend this clause by striking out in lines 321 and 322 the words “and 25 cents for each permit granted to any tobacco, suuTT,0r ci or manufacturer."