The clerk read 54th amendment: Insert o s follows: Abife: That there be allowed and paid to the officers.clerks.messengersa, nd employees of the Senate and to the Librarian. asst ibrarian, messengers and other employes of the CongressionalLibrary, an addition of 20%.on their present my.to commencewith the present congress, and the amount necessary to pay this allowance is hereby appropriated out of an money in the Treasury not 0t erwise appropriat. The ComAppropriat recommended concurrence with an amendment, adding the following to the amendment of the Senate: And to enable the clerk of the hoRepto execute the resolutionsof the House of the presentsession, to regulate the compensation of its officers, clerks.clerks of committees messengersa, nd other employes. including the paymentof the same increasedratoofcompensntion xedby resolution of the House of June 25.1866 .to thoseclerks. committee clerks, messengers and employees of the House (not including the stenogrnpher of the House) not provided for in said resolution. butwhich is hereby authorized, and also to the Capitol police.such sum as may be requiredbe, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Abife: That there shall be paid to Dept officers appointed under heads of Depts and to all chief clerks. principal clerks, and clerks of the 1st. 2nd.3rd and 4th classes.who shall be in the serviceof either of the Executive Depts or bureausof the Government at Washington. including the foreman and clerks in the GovernmentPrintin officeo.n the day of the approval of this act and wh0 shall also have beenin such service fornot lessthan 6 monthsprior thereto, an amount equal to 20%. respectivelyon the ampuntof regular salarg‘ atlixedto t cirrespectivenppointments: Provided. hntin adj usting and paying thesamethere shallbededucted the sum which shall have been paid to the benefiei arics since the lst day of July, 186;)o. but of any sum appropriated by Congressfor extra allowance to officers and clerksin any Dept: and only the de ficicncy.if any. in such cases shall be allowed and paidtosuch beneficiarien: Abife, That whennny snchsalaryshall have been increasedsince July 1, 1865 such increase shall bedeductedfrom the amounthereby allowed; and the sum requisiteto pay thesameis herebyappropriatedout ofany moneyiii the Treasury not otherwiseappropriated.