Huntingdon Journal

              J- he   Xluntinffdon   J ournal.
^OL. 46.
HUNTINGDON, PA., JUNE 14, 1871.
NO. 24.
United States Laws.
[Published by Authority.] L A >V S
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE ) SES'ilON OF   TIIE FORTY-FIRST CON'OSESS.
[Gener.vl N.vture—No. 46.] .\CT m-jking appropriations for  sun- f  civil expensed of the  government
¦ the fiscal yoar ending .Iune thirty. ;htcen handred and   seventy-two. and
¦ otber purposes.
it enacted hy the Senate and House eprescniatives fjf the United States of ¦ica in (.hngrrss assembled, That jllowin;; sums be, and the same arc ly. appropriated, for the objects here- ¦r expres.>ed, for iue fiscal year end- he thirtieth June, eight-'cn hundred icventy-two, viz :
STATE DEPARTMENT.
r delraying the c.xi)enses of defending s under the convention with Mexico ily four, eighteen hundred and sixty- , to be expended under the direction e Attorney General, twenty tliousand rs.
r the compensation and expenses of ommission for determining the pend- uestions between Great Britain and United States, twenty-five thousand rs.
ir the couipeusation and expenses ofa iission for determining the questions ing between the United States and 1, growing out of tlie acts of the ish oflicials in aud about Cuba, fifteen jand dollais.
ir the iucrtasc in ihe expenses of the matic and consular officers of the Uni- Itates in Paris, caused by a state of and also for compensation for extra- lary serviees performed by such offi- during the war; and also for tho ad- aal expenses caused to tlie legations consulates of the United States in rid. Paris, Berlin, and London, by ¦n of the war, and by reasou of the ;ction assumed by tlie United .States lersons, legations, and consulates of ¦ powers in Paris, a sum not to exceed tbousand dollars in all, or so much !of as may be necessary, to be expend- nder the direction of the Sesretary of !, on the approval of the President, Dn vouchers to be filed in the Treasu- epartment, and a statement thereof to sported to Cangress by the Secretary tate.
} defray the expenses incurred by the ed States legatim in Paris, in protect- the subjects of thc North German federation in France during the war .een France and Prussia, including ex- compensation to the socretai-ies, mes- er, and u^e of carriage of said lega- , four tliousand dillars; and the Ibre- g appropriations are hereby made lable immediately upon the passage of act. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
ERVISINQ      INSPECTORS      OK     STEA.VI- VESSELS.
or carrying out the provisions of the of thirtieth August, eighteen hundred
fifty-two, ibr the better protection of lives of passengers on vessels propell ;d rholo or in part by steam, and of the amendatory thereof, the following s, viz :
'or salaries of fiitj'-nine locaHnspectors team-vessels, and clerk iu local offices Jew York and New Orloans, fifty-eight isaod two huudred dollars. 'or ten supervising inspectors of .sf eaui- lels, nine at two thousand dollars each,
one at two thuusand five hundred dol- , twenty thousand five Iiundred dollars. 'or special ageut of the dcpartmcut, two usand onc hundred and ninety dollars, t'or contingent expenses, viz: Travd- ; expenses uf ten supervising inspectors, lot to exceed eight huudred dollars in iny one year each, eight thousand  dol-
^^or traveling expenses of fifty-nine   iu- ctors, fifteen thousand dollars. ?or  traveliug  expenses  of the special nt  of the   department,   one   thous.ind r hundred dollars.
7or aK|>on<M» t^'- -the—meeting of the rd of supervising iuspectors, including vel, and necessary incidental expenses, I printing of manual Rnd report, four usand dollars.
?or stationery and postage stamp.-; fur- ure for offices and repairs thereof; in- iments. repairs, transportation, and ring thereof; office rent, janitors, and 1; printiog and binding certificates of mse for pilots and engineers, aud mis- laneous items, twenty-five thousand dol-
Por life-saving stations : Salaries <if twn Dcrintendents of the life saving stations the coast of Long Island and New Jer- ¦,. at one thousand five hundred dollars !h, threo thonsand dollars. For fifty-five keepers of stations, at two ndred dollars each, eleven thousand dol-
For pay of si-x experienced surfmen to in each of the lioats at alternate life- ;ing stations on the New Jersey coast, mmencing at the first station f'rom Sandy iok, from December fifteenth to March teenth, to be appointed by the keepers ereof, at forty dollars pcr month, ten ousand and eighty dollars. For contingent exponses of llfe-saviiig itions on the coast of the United States, n thousand dollars.
EEVENUE-CUTTEtt   SERVICE.
For pay ofofficers. viz : 'I'hirty-fii i; cap- ins, one   hundied   and  two lieutenants,
d fifty-one engineers, thres hundred and leen theusapd three hundred dollars.
For rations for officers, twenty thousand id thirty-nine dollars.
For pay of crews, viz : Eight hundred id seyenty-eight petty officers, seamen, oks, stewards, and  boys, three hundred
ousand five hundred and twenty dollars.
For rations for crews, including liquor juivalent, one hundred and twenty-one lOusand seven hundred and seventy-nine jllars and ton cents.
For fuel for twenty-four steam-vessels, le hundred and twenty-five thousand dol- .rs.
For repairs and outfits, of thirty-two ves- ;ls, one hundred thousand dollars.
For ship-chandlery for the same, forty lousand dollars.
For the traveling expenses of the ofti- ;rs traveling on duty under orders from le Treasury Department, ten thousand olLu's.
Por teniporajy employment of pilots, eretofore permanently employed, and impensatinn included in estimates for pay f officers, ten thousand dollars.
Per commutation of quarters for officers n shore duty, ten thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses : For payment of xpenses incurred  in   the  transaction  of
the business of the two boards of examin¬ ers, (engineer board at Baltimore, JIary¬ land, and that for the line officers at Wash¬ ington, District of Columbia;) also, for that of the special commission, for rent of offices, including quarters for examining surgeon, and fbr miscellaneous expenses, exclusive of clerk hire or compensation for service of any kind escopt consulting en¬ gineer employed to supervise construction of engines, five thousaud dollars.
.MARINE   HOSPITAL   SERVICE.
For supplying deficiency in the fund for the relief of sick and disabled seamen, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
I.OA.NS   AND   TRE.ASURY   NOTES.
For paper, engraving, printing, express charges, and other expenses of making and issuing the natioual currency, seventy- five thnusanu dollars.
l'\)r expenses in dotoeting and bringing to trial and punishment persons engaged iu counterfeiting treasury noles, national bank notes, bonds, and other .securities of the United States, a.s well as the coins of tlic I uitcd .States, and other frauds up:>n the Goverumeut, ouc Iiundred and twenty- five thousand dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For payment of the necessary expenses incurred in defend suits against the Secre¬ tary of the Treasury, or his agents, for the seizure of captured or abandoned properly; and for the examination of witnesses in clainis against the United States pending in any department; and for the defence of the United States, in respect to such pro- prety, in the Court of Claims, to be ex¬ pended under thedirection of the Attorney General, sixiy thousand dollars, no part of which shall be jiaid to attorneys-at-law fur profcstional services, for appearing and as¬ sisting in thetrial of causes in the Supreme, circuit, or district courts of the United States, or Court of Claims; and that the Attorney General make report to Cougress at the end of the fiscal year of the manner of the appropriation of this fund, and to whom and ibr what purpose paid.
For this sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended under the direction of the Attorney General in the detection and prosecution of crimes against thc LTnited States, fifthy thousand dollars.
For expenses to be incurred in the pro- secuticn and collection of elaims due the United .States, to be disbursed under the direction of the Attorney General, twenty- five thousand dollars.
For continuing the collection of statis¬ tics of mines aud mining, to be laid before Congress, to be expended under the direc¬ tion of the Secretary of the Treasury, ten thous."4Dd dollars.
For compensation of clerks and for ad¬ ditional compensation to same in the office of the Socretary of the Treasury, twenty- two thousand five hundred dollars.
For facilit.iting communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by electric telegraph, forty thousand dollars: Provi¬ ded, That no part of this amount shall be paid to any comp.iny whieh shall refuse or neglect to perform telegraphic service for the povernment of the United States in accordance with the provisions of an act entitled 'An act to aid in the construction of telegraph lines, and to secure thc gov¬ ernment the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July twenty-four, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
For construction of revenue vessels in accordance with reeommendation of the special commission, approved by the Sec¬ retary ofthe Treasury, two hundred thou¬ sand dollars.
For furniture aud repairs of furniture for public buildings uuder the control of the Treasury Department, oue hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For luel, lights, and water for public buildiugs under tho control of the Treasu¬ ry Department, two hundred and twenty- five thousand dollars.
For healing apparatus for public build¬ ings under the control of the Treasury De¬ partment, fifty thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes, and loeks for public buildings under the control of the Treasu¬ ry Departmeut, one hundred thousanddol¬ lars.
For photographing, engraving, and printing plans of public buildings under tlij iHjiilTvl of t^ic Treasury Department, ten thousand dullars.
For pay of custodians and janitors for the public buildings under the control of the Treasury Departmont, two hundred thousand dollars.
For repairs and preservation of all pub¬ lic buildings under the control of the Trea¬ sury Department, two huudred thousand dollars.
To enable the .'Secretary of the Treasury to pay ibr repairs of government buildiugs in San Francisco, used by the assessors' department of internal revenue service in tho year.s eighteen hundred and sixty-six and eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, the same being in lieu of rent authorized to be paid for offices of assistant assessors, and not so paid during the occupancy of said building, seven huudred and eighty- one dollars and"cighty-eight ceuts.
To paylhr incidental printing fur thc Territory uf Montana, the amount due to Messrs. Wilkinson and Ronan, six hundred and forty-.ine dollars.
For reut, fuel, lights, postage stamps, stationery, printing and incidental expen¬ ses of the Secretary's office of Idaho Terri¬ tory fjr the fiscal year ending June thirty, eightee;i hundred and seventy-two, three thousand dollars.
To pay T. L. McElroy balance due lor printing journal of house and couneil of Washington Territ«ry, session of eighteen hundred and sixty-five and sixtj'-six, of legislature thereof, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars and sixty-one eents.
To pay the Uniied States marshal of "Wyoming Territory the sum of five hun dred dollars for superintending taking of the census of that Territory in the yoar eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, pursuant to the organic act.
For amount to pay Charles Prosch for printing for legislative assembly, Wash¬ ington Territory, sessiou of eighteen hun¬ dred and sixty-seven and sixty-eight, nine hundfed and sevontj'-four dollars and forty ty-fivc cents.
To pay for incidental printing for the Territory of Idaho the amount tbund due to Frank Kenyon, four thousand eight hundred and onc dollars and thirty-eight cents.
For neceE.sary expenses in the ereetion, furnishing uiachinery and putting up the same, outbuildings, fencing grounds and superintendence of tliebr.mch mint at Car¬ son city, thirty thou.sand three hundred and twenty-six dollars.
UNITED STATi:S COURTS.
For defraying the expenses of the Su- ]>remc Court and circuit and district courts of lhe United States, including the District of Columbia ; aud also for jurors and witnesses, and   likewise for  defraying
the expenses of suits in whieh the United Stites are concerned, and of prosecuting offenses committed against the United States, aud for the safe-keeping of prison¬ ers, two million dollars.
For the support and maintenance of con victs transferred from the District of Co¬ lumbia, teu thousand dollars.
To pay expenses incurred in arresting Wiliiani Kelly, under the direction of the territorial authorities of Wyoming, six hundred and one dollars and twenty ecnts, or so mueh thereof as may be necessary. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
PUBLIC LANDS.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Louisiana, fuel, books, stationery, and oth¬ er incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Florida, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expeuscs, oue thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Minucsota, fuel, books, stationery, and uther incideutal expenses, twu thousand two hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of D.ikoti, fuel, books,stationery, andother in¬ cidental expenses, two thousaud dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Kansas, fuel, books, statiorerj-, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Colorado, fuel, books, stationery, and inci¬ dental expenses, two thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of New Mexico, fuel books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thoii.sand dollars.
For rent of offiec of surveyor general of California, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, seven thousand dollars.
For reut of offiee of surveyor general of Idaho, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousaud five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Nevada, fuel books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, three thousand seven hundred dollara.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Oregon, fuel, buoks, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Washington Territory, fuel, botjks, station¬ ery, and other expenses, two thousand dol¬ lars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Nebraska and Iowa, fuel, books, station¬ ery, and other expenses, two thousand dol¬ lars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Montana Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other incidental expen.ses, two thou¬ sand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of the Territory of Utah, fuel, books, station¬ ery, and other expenses, one thousand eight hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of the Territory of Wyoming, luel, books, stationery, and other incidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of the Territory of Arizona, fuel, books, sta¬ tionery, and other incidental expenses, in¬ cluding the necessary furniture to estab¬ lish his office, three thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay the aceount for services of the superintendent of construction of the pen¬ itentiary in the Territory of Montana, the sum of sixteen hundred dollars, or as much thereof as may be necssary.
EXPENSES OF TIIE COLLECTION    OF   REV¬ ENUE FROM SALES OF PUBLIC L.4NDS.
Fur salaries aud commissions of registers of land officers and receivers of public moneys at eighty-one land offices, three hundred and ninty-one thuusand two hun¬ dred dollars.
For incidental expenses of thc land offi¬ ces, thirty-nine thousand two hundred aud seventy-five dollars-
For expenses of depositing moneys re¬ ceived from sales of public lands, ten thou¬ sand dollars.
METROPOLITAN    POLICE.
For salaries and other necessary expen¬ ses of thc Metropolitan Police for the Dis¬ trict of Columbia, two hundred and seven thousand eight hundred and seventy dol¬ lars : Provided, That a further sum. amounting to one hundred and three thou¬ sand nine hundred and thirty-five dollars, shall be paid to defray the expenses of the said Metropolitan Police force by the cities of Washington and Georgetown, and the couaty of Washington, (beyond the limits ofsaid cities.) in the District of Columbia, in the proportion corresponding to the number of privates allotted severally to said precincts; and the corporate authori¬ ties ofsaid eities, and proper authorities of the District of Columbia, are hereby au¬ thorized and required to levy aspecial tax, not exceeding one-third of one per centum, whicii shall be specially deposited once in each week, as such collections are made, to be appropriated and expended for said pur¬ pose only, ior the service of the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-two.
OOVERN.MENT     HOSPITAL     FOR    TIIE    IN¬ SANE.
For the suppurt, clothiug, medical, and moral treatment of the insane for the army and navy, revenue-cutter, and volunteer serviee, who may have become insane since their entry into thc service of the United States, and of the indigent iusane of the District of Columbia, in the Government Hospital ibr the Insane, iueluding five hundred dollars for books, stationery, and incidental expenses, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For repairs and improvements of the west wiug of the hospital edifice, fifteen thousand dollars.
For completing the inclosure and build¬ ing the wall along the river front, ten thousand dollars.
For inclosing the tract ofland known as the "Sheppered Farm," three thousand dollars.
COLUMBIA INSTITUTION    FOR    THE    DEAF AND DU.MB.
For the supply ofthe institution, includ¬ ing salaries and incidental expenses, the maintenance of the beneficiaries of the United States, and five hundred dollars fbr books and illustrative apparatus, forty thousand five hundred dollars.
For continuing the work on the inclos¬ ure and improving and grading the grounds ofthe institution, six thousand dollars.
For necessary expenses in the erection, furnishing, and fitting up ufthe buildings of the institution, in acconlance with plans herctotiire submitted ti Congress, eighteen thousand dollars.
COLUMBIA    II0.SPIT.4L   FOR    WOMEN    AND
I.YINQ-IN    ASYLUM,    AND     OTHER    CU.'V.R-
ITIES.
For the support of the Columbia Hospi-
j tal fur V/omen and Lying-in Asylum, over
and above the probable amount which will
bc received fr.im pay patients, fit's ten thousand dollnrs.
For rent of building, three thousand dollars.
For purpose of surgical instruments, five hundred dollars.
For the Nation Soldiers .and Sailors' Orphans' Homo of thc eity of Washington, District of Columbia, fifteen thouand dol¬ lars, to be disbursed under direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
For care, support, and medical treat¬ ment of sixty transient paupers, msdical and surgical patients, in some proper vned- ical institution in the city of Washington, under a contract to be formed with such institution, twelve thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessajy. under the direction of the Secretary of War.
SMITHSONIAN   INSTITUTION.
For preservation of the collections of the surveying and exploring expeditious of the goverunient, ten   thousand   dollars.
For thc completion of the hall required for the government collectiuns, tcn thous¬ and dollars.
BOTANIC   GARDEN.
For concreting and paving walks around the buildings ofthe Bontanic Garden ; fbr general repairs to the buildings; and for improving the large basin with brick or stone wall, and with white marble coping, six thousand dollars.
For the completion of the paving of the main walk through the Botanic Garden with Seneca bruwn-stonc flagging, and taking up and removing the blue-stone flagging now in thc maiu walk, and relay¬ ing the same in Maryland avenue, along the south side ufthe Botanic Garden, nine thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
For two additional laborers at Botanical Garden, eight hundred and fifty   dollars.
PLBLIC   BUILDINGS. ^
For compensation of librarian of the Senate library, in the office of the Secre¬ tary of the Senate, two thousand two hun¬ dred and twenty dollars.
Under the direction ofthe Arehitect of the Capital extension :
For improving the heating and ventil¬ ating of the Senate, under the direction of the Architect of the Capitil extension, three thousand dollars.
For furnishing and repairing the work on the Capitol extension, and for curbing and flagging upper terraces, sixty thouisand dollars.
For enlarging air-shaft, plastcrnig ceil¬ ing or corridors, re-adjustment of flues un¬ der the floor, new registers, and for new floor in the hall of the House of Repre¬ sentatives ; for additional fans for the ex¬ haustion of vitiated air f'rom the hall, and for engines to operate thom, and fbr addi¬ tional ventilators in the roof of the hall, and for necessary opcratiou in the light¬ ing, heating, and ventilating apparatus, twenty thousand dollars, or so much there¬ of as may be necessary.
For widening the passage-ways between the Senate and House wings of the Capi¬ tol, ten thou-sand dollars, or so much there¬ of as may be necessary, if the Architect shall deem the same safe aud practicable ; and any expenditure on a plan that shall cost a greater sum to complete it, shad be unlawful.
For annual repairs of the old portion of the Capitol building, painting, glazing, keeping roofs in order, water-pipes, pave¬ ments, and approaches to the building, ten thousand dollars.
For finishing and repairing the work on the new dome of the Capitol, five thous¬ and dollars.
For continuing the work of grading and filling the grounds around thc Capitol, twenty thousand dollars.
For coinpleting the north front of the Patent Office building, and grading and paving G street from Seventh to Ninth streets, and to replace amount returned to the treasury under the fifth section of the act approved July twelve, eighteen hun¬ dred and seventy, two thousaud five hun¬ dred dollars.
For the extension of tho Government Printing Office building, upon the plans prepared by the Architeot of the Capitol extension including the cost of hoisting works, said appropriation to be available during the present fiscal year, forty-five thousand dollars ; and any expenditure on a plan that shall cost a greater sum to complete it shall be deemed unlawful.
SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveyiug the public lands in Lou¬ isiana, at rates not exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile for township and eight dollars for section lines, twelve thousaud two hundred and forty dollars.
For surveying the publie lands in Flor¬ ida, at rates not exceeding teu dollars per lineal mile for standard, seven dollars for township, and six for seetion lines, twelve thousand dollars.
For surveying thc public lands iu Min¬ nesota, at rates not exceeding fifteen dol¬ lars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township and ton for seetion lines, forty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands of Dako¬ ta Territory, at rates not exceeding tcn dollars per mile for standard lines, seven dollar.s fbr township, and eix dollars for section lines, twenty thousand dollars : Provided, That not less than ten thous¬ and dollars ofthis amount shall be expen¬ ded within the limits ofthe Pembina land district in said Territory.
For surveying the publie lunds of Mon¬ tana Territory, at rates not exceeding fif¬ teen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars ibr township, and ten dollars for .section lines, forty thousand dollai s.
For surveying the public lands in Ne¬ braska, at rates not exceeding teu dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, six dol¬ lars for tewnship, and five dollars for .sec¬ tion lines, forty thousand dollars.
For surveying the publie lands in Kan¬ sas, at rates not exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, six dollars for township, and five for section lines, forty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Colo- rada, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars fir township, and ten dollars fbr section lines, forty thousand dollars.
For the survey of the public lands with¬ in the limits of lhe land graut to Kansas Pacific Railroad Company in the Territory of Colorado, thirty thousand dullars : Pro¬ vided, That the foregoing appropriations for surveys of public lands within the limits of the above railroad land grants shall be conditional upon the compliance of said ompanies or parties iu interest with tho requirements of the twenty-first section ot' the act uf .July second, cightoen hundred and sixty-four, entitled -'An act to amend an act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telcgrapli line from thc Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and t> secure to the government thc use of the same for postal, military, and othor pur¬ poses," approved July first, eighteen liuu-
j dred and sixty-two, Statutes volume thir¬ teen, page threo huudred and sixty-five.
For surveying the public lands in Id.iho, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile fur standard lines, twelve dol¬ lars f'or township, and ten dollars per sec¬ tion lines, thirty thousand dollar.?.
For surveying the public lands in New 3Icxico, at rates not exceeding fifteen dol¬ larsper lineal mile for stand.ard lines, twelve dollars ibr township, and ten dollars for •section lines, twenty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Cali¬ fornia, at rates not exceeding fifteen dol¬ lars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and tcn dollars for seetion lines, seventy thousand dollars : Provided, That thc Commissioner of the General Land Office, in his discretion, may hereafter authorize public lands in said State, and also in Oregon and Washington Territory, densely covered with forests or thiek undergrowth, to be surveyed at auj.- mented rates, not exceeding eighteen dol¬ lars per mile for standard parallels, fifteen dollars f'or townshiji, and twelve dollar.s fir section lines.
For surveying the public lands in Ore¬ gon, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per iiiieal milo fir standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dolhirs for section lines, thirty-five   thous;ind dollars.
For surve3'ing tlie public lands in Wash¬ ington Territory, at rates nut exceeding fif¬ teen dollars per lineal luilo ibr standard lines, twelve dollar-s fur town.ship, and ten dollars tbr section lines, forty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Ore¬ gon situated west it' tlie Cascade moun- tiius, densely coverct v iili forests or thick undergrowth; .It the ra!;:i of not exceeding sixteen dollars for township and sectiun lines, fifteen thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Utah Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per mile fir standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, fifteen thousand dollars.
For surveying the pubiic lands in Nova- da, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars fbr tuwnship, and ten dullars fur section lines, forty-five thousand doUars-
For surveying the publie lands iu the Territory of Wyoming, at rates not ex¬ ceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard, twelvo dollars fur township, and ten dolliirs for section liues, forty thousand dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
To mark and define the boundary lines between the Territory of Utah on the north and of Idaho on the south, six thousand four hundred and eighty dollars.
To en.ible the Socretary of the Interior to pay the expenses of thc survey of the diminished reservation of the Great and Little Osage Indians, iu the state of Kan¬ sas, seventy-five thou.=and dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary : Pro¬ vided, That thc amount so paid for said survey shall be refunded to the treasury from the proceeds of sale of sale reserva¬ tion; And provided further. That the eompensation for making survey shall not exceed the respective prices por mile al¬ lowed by this actfor surveying public lands in Nebraska and Kansas.
For continuing thc geological survey of the Territories of the United States, by Professor Hayden, under the direction id' the Seeretary of the Interior, fbrty thou¬ sand dollars.
For continuing the completion of the survey of the Colorado of the West and its tributaries, by Professor Powell, under thc diiection of the Smithsonian Institu¬ tion, twelve thousanddollars.
For expenses of prosecuting the inquiry authorized by law iuto the causes of the decrease uf the food fishes of the coast and the lakes, five thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Sec¬ retary ofthe Treasury.
For additional compensation to Ilenry Douglas-s, in the emploj' of the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, for the present fiscal jear, une hundred dollars ; and his regular auiount, a sum sufficient to pay which fbr the uext fiscal year is hereby appropriated, and hereafter his compensation shall be eight hundred and twehty dollars per annum.
And Godfrey Weitzel, of the corps ot engineers. United States army, and in charge of the improvemont of the Louis¬ ville canal, is hereby empowered and di¬ rected, .subject to the approval of the Chief of Slid corps of engineers, to adjust and pay, out of any mouey appropriated for the improvement ofsaid canal, to .John B. Brown, any legal or equitable claim he may have agaiust the United States aris¬ ing out of his contract by him to perform work on said improvement of said canal, in eighteen hundred and seventy: Pro¬ vided, That there shall not be paid to him in auy event over eight thousand two hun¬ dred dollars, nor more under that sum than, together with any sums already p.iid him on accouut of .said contract and w.jrk, shall be equal to the fair and reasonable value to the govornment of tho work doae by him for the government under such contract.
To pay Vinnie Ream, for making the marble statute of Abraham Lincoln, tcn thousand dollars, which, in addition to the sum of five thousand dollars already paid, shall be in full of all claims of said work.
T.I reimburse S. Wolf, recorder of deeds fir the Distriet of Columbia, for certain books of record and indexes purchased by him fbr the use of his offico, one thousand two bundled and forty-cisht dollars.
T.I -Mary B. AValker, widow of Rob rt J. Walker, for money expended by him wiien territorial governur of Kansas, thirteen tliousaud aud three dollais and seventy- five eents, or so much thereof as uiay be necessary, t^i be paid on vouchers to be submitted to the proper accounting officers of tlie treasury.
For defraying the expenses of taking ninth census of the United States, one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Fur the payment of pensions, under the '¦Act granting pensions to eercain .soldiers, andsailors ofthe war of eighteen hundred and twelve, and the widows of deceased soldiers." approved February fiurteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, four milliou five hundred thousaud dollars. WAU DEPART.MENT.
BUILDINGSAND GROUNDS IN A.VD AROUND WASIII.VOTON,
For repairs, cire, and improvemont of public buildings, grounds, and works in the District of Columbia, under the diroc¬ tion of the Chief Engineer uf the army, namely :
For casual repairs of thc Navy Yard and Upper bridges, tive thousand dollars.
For repairs of guvernaient water-pipes and fire-plugs on Pennsylvania avenue, tive thousand dollars.
For care and improvement tif reserva¬ tions on New York, Massachusetts, Ver¬ mont, and Maryland avenues, fifteen thoa¬ sand dollars.
Forcleaningoutsewer-traps aluug I'enn¬ sylvania avenue, one thousand dollars.
For improving Jlassachusetts, Connecti¬ cut, New York, Maine, Delaware, and Ni.'w Jersey avenues, twenty-five thousand dol¬ lars.
For annual repair of fences around re¬ servations, two thousand dollars.
For care aud iniprovemeut ofpublic re servation number two, aud Lafayette square, seven thousand five hundred dol¬ lars.
For removing snow and ice from pave¬ ments and public walks, one thousand dol¬ lars.
For manure, and hauling tho same to publie grounds and reseivations, three thousand dollars.
Fur painting iron fences around Lafay¬ ette square, iu front ofthe War and Navy Departments, two thou.sand dollars.
For improveuient. cre, and protection of scats and fountains in Capitol grounds, two thousand dollars.
For hire of carts in the public grounds, three thousaud dollars.
Fur purchase and repair of tools used in pnblic grounds, two thoiis;iiid dollars.
For purchase of trocs and trcc-boxrs, and t-j whitewash ir-:c-boxes and fences, five thousand dollars
For purchaEc of flower-pots, mats, glas.=- cs, and twine, one tliousand dollars.
For lighting the Cupitjl, Executive Mansion and public grounds, furty thou¬ sand dollars.
For pay of lamp-lighters, plumbing, gaa fitting, lamps, lamp posts, matches, and repairs ofall sorts, ten thousand dollars.
For fuel for center buiidiug ofthe Capi¬ tol, ono thousand five hundred dollars.
For annual repairs of the Executive Mansion, five thousind d illars.
For refurnishing the Executive Mansion five thuusand dollars.
For care and improvemeut of grounds south ofthe Executive Mansion, five thou¬ sand dollars.
For fuel for the Executive Jfa- i, threo thousand dollars.
For repair of green house at thc Exec¬ utive JIansion, and purchase of plants, three thousand dollars.
For au iron bridge across the eanal at Thirteenth street west, and improvenient of Monumental reservation, five thousand dollars.
For repairs of green house at Propaga¬ ting Garden, three thuusand dollars.
Forcontingents of office of Public Build¬ ings and Grounds, two thousand dollars.
For improving Franklin square, opening and graveling walks, aud planting trees and shrubbery, five thousand dollars.
For the improvenient of circle at the intersection of Jlassachusetts and Vermont avenues, six thousand dullars.
For paving on Pennsylvania avenue and Fifteenth street iu front ofthe property of the United States, in accordance with the law making change of grade, fourteen thousand seven hundred and ninety-two dollars.
For paving I'ennsylvania avenue in frout of the Botanic Garden, from the northwest gate of the Capitol grouuds to Third street west, including grading, layiug side-walks, flag footways, resetting curb, paving, and building sewer, under act of July eight, eighteen hundred and seventy, twenty-five thousand eight huudred and thirty-eight dollars.
For cutting .street througii the Presi¬ dent's grounds as per plan, one thousand one hundred and ninety-two dullars.
For constructiou of circular fence arouud and througii thc President's grounds to Seventeenth street west, iuciuding founda¬ tion walls, curbing, flagging, and iron fen¬ cing, forty-five thousand five hundred dol¬ lars.
WASHINGTON  AQUEDUCT.
Fur finishing coping and iron railing ou bridges nuuibers one, twu, three, and four, ten thousand dollars.
Fur widening embankments over conduit and macadamizing roads, ten thousind dol¬ lars.
For completing gatc-liou.ses at disfribu- tiug reservoir, twenty thousind fonr hun¬ dred and niuety-six dollars.
For completing high-service reservoir, four thousand dollars.
For ventilators over conduir, two thous¬ and eight hundred dollars.
For fencing reservoirs, three thousand six hundred dollars.
For building office at Rick Creek bridgo, three thousand three hundred dollars.
For engineering, superintendence, and repairs fir the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, twenty thousand dollars.
For completing earthwork and making the slope-wall of division dam, twenty thousand dollars.
For completing slope-wall of distributing reservoir, twenty thousanii dollars.
ARMORIES   AND   .4.ESEN.\LS.
For Springfield armory, Springfield, Massachusetts : Repairs and preservation of grounds, buildings, and machinery, twenty thou.sand dollars; macadamizing public roads in and around the armory grounds, two thousand dollars.
For completing the bridge .at Rock Is¬ hind, being an unexpended balance covered into the treasury under the act of .July twelve, eighteen hundred and seventv, five hundred thousand dollars.
For Rock Island armory and arsenal. Rock Island, Illinois : Containing the de¬ velopment of water-power, two hundred thousand dollars ; constructing permanent workshop, two hundred thous.ind dullars; purchasing and laying pipa, eight thousand dullars; two blocks tii' subaltern officers' quarters, flfty-five thousand dollars; mac¬ adamizing miiii avenues and streets, five thousand dollars ; tools and machinery re¬ quired for new shops nearly couipleted, twenty thousand dollars.
For Alleghany arsenal, Pittsburg, I'a.: For repairs to public baildings, grounds, and machinery, one thousand five hundred dollars; ouE-half the cost of grading, pa¬ ving, and curbing on Thirty-ninth aud Fortieth streets, from Butler street to Penn avenue, and on Penu avenue, between Thirty-ninth aud Fortieth streets, eleven thousand seven  hundred dollars.
For Augusta arsenal, Augusta, Georgia : Quarters fur married soidies, one thousand seven hundred and fii'ty dollars.
l^or Bcniciaarsenal, Benicia, California: Permanent barracks I'or enlisted men, and cistern for same, fifty two thousand eight hundred and fifcy-sevoa dollars; cistern for new offiee, two thousand eight hun¬ dred aud fifty-seven dollars ; brick reser¬ voir, fourteen thousand two hundred and eij-hty-six dollars; guard houge and fire- engine house, eleven thousand four hun¬ dred and tweuty-ulne dollars ; grading and improving arsenal grounds, five thous.ind dollars; repairs of public buildings and machinery, one thousand dollars.
For Columbus arsenal, Columbus, Ohio,; Cisterns and wells, onc thou.-and dolhus ; grading grounds, making roi'ds, and drains, five thousand dollars ; repairs to baildings, one thousand dollars.
For Charleston arsenal, Charleston, South Carolina, repairs of officers' quar¬ ters, enlisted men's barracks, and other public buildings, grounds, fences, and draines, five thousand dollars.
For Detroit arsenal, Dearbornville, Jlichigan, repairs to pubiic buildings and grounds, five hundred dollars.
For Fort Jlonroe arsenal, including gun-yard with new fence, three thousand dollars ; repairing two store-houses, one thousand flve hundred dollars; painting and repairing public buildings, one thous¬ and five hnndred dollars.
For Fort Union arsenel. New Jlcxico. one set of quarters, one thousand five hun¬ dred and seventy-five dullars; repairing buildings and grounds, three thousand dollars.
Fur Frankford arsenal, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, introducing water into quar- ters and offices, one thousand dollars ; re¬ pairing boundary walls and embankments, three thousand eight hundred dollars; re¬ pairs to pnblic buildings, cne thousand dollars ; repairs to machinery, five thous¬ and dollars.
For Indianapolis arsenal, liidianapoiis, Indiana, Guard-house aud gateway at main entrance, ten thousand dollars; impioving grounds and roadways, five thousand dol¬ lars ;repairs to public buildings, drains, and sewers, six thousand dullars.
For Leavenworth arsenal, Leavenworth, Kans.is, repairing buildings, fences, cis¬ terns, and walks, five thousand dollars ; painting public buildings, one thousand tive hundred dollars ; macadamizing reiad- ways, on accuunt uf wagon-road leading from Jli.ssouri liver bridge Ut the main road to Leavenworth, three thousand dol¬ lars ; erecting a new magazine for storing ammunition, twelve thousand nine hun¬ dred and fifty dollars.
For New York arsenal, Governor's Is¬ land, New York harbcr, repairs of build¬ ings, quarters, and grounds, six thcusand nine hundred dollars.
For Pikesville arsenal, Pikesville, JIary¬ land, repairs and preservation of arsenal, barracks, quarters, workshops, stables, magazine, and inclosures, two hundred dollars.
For .Saint Louis arsen.al. Saint Louis, Jlissouri, officers' quarters on Jeflferson Barracks ordnance reservation, eighteen thousand dollars.
For San .Vntonio, Texas, erecting a store building fbr stables, wagou-house, and store-room for forage, h:irness, and tools, three thousand dollars; repairs of officers' quarters, office, and painting fences, roofs, and gutters of public build¬ ings, two thousand fivo hundred dollars.-
For Vancouver arsenal. Washington Territory, repairs to public buildings and grounds, one thousaud dollars.
I'or Washington arsenal, Washiugton, District .-jf Columbia, improving magazine grounds, two thousand dollars.
For Watervleit arsenal. West Troy, New Nork, repairs to buildings, roofs, and per¬ manent sheds, three thousand dollars, re¬ pairs to bridges, roads, fences, and inclos¬ ing walls, one thousand dollars.
For Watertown arsenal, Watertown, Jlassachusetts, repairs of buildings, grounds and machinery, live thousaud dollars.
Fur contingencies of arsenals, repairs of smaller arsenals, and to moet such unfure- soen expenditures at arsenals as accidents or other contingencies during the year may render necessary, ten thousand dollars.
BL'REAU OF REFUGEES,   FftEED.MEN,   ANU ABANDONED   LANDS.
For collection and payment of bounty, prize money, rnd other legitimate claims of culored soldiers aod sailors, viz : For sala¬ ries of agenis and clerks ; rents oi' offices, fuel, and lights ; stationery and printing; office furniture and repairs ; mileage and transportation of officers and agents; tele¬ graphing and postage, eighty-seven thous¬ and five hundred dollars.
F.ir ,;'jpport of Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum at Washington, District of Cidum- bia, viz : I'ay of medical offioers and .it- tendants; medicines, medical supplies, and rations; clothing; rent of hospital build¬ iugs, fuel, and lights ; repairs and trans¬ portation, seventj'-eight thousand doUars: Provided, That no part of said appropria¬ tion shall be used in the support of, ur to pay any of the aforesaid expenses on ac¬ count of any peisons hereafter to le admit¬ ted to said hospital and asylum, unless persons removed thither from some other government hospital.
SIGNAL   OFFICE.
Fur manufacture, purchase, or repair meteorological and other necessary instru¬ ments; for telegraphing reports; for ex¬ penses of storm-signals announcing proba¬ ble approach and force of storms ; for in¬ strument shelters; for hire, furniture, and expensa of offices maintained for publie use in cities or posts receiving reports; for maps and bulletins, to be displayed in chambers of commerce and boards-of-trade rooms; fur books and .stationery; and for incidental expenses not otherwise provided fiir, une hundred and two thousand four hundred and fifty-one dollars : Provided, That no part of this appropriation, nor of any appropriation for the several depart¬ ments ofthe guvernment, shall be oxpend- cd for telegraphing betweon said depart¬ ments and their officers or agents, except at rates first to be established by the Post¬ master General, under section two of chap¬ ter twohundred and thirty ofthe Statutes of eighteen hundrod and sixty-six.
.MISCELLANEOUS.
For contingencies ofthe army, namely: To enable the Secretary of the 'Treasury to settle the accounts of disbursing officers for expenditures already made in pursuance of law, which will not involve any actual ex¬ penditure, but merely transfer on the books of the treasury, two hundred thous¬ and dollars.
To enable thc Secretary of the treasury to settle tbe uccounts of disbursius otIicer3 for exi>cnditure3 alre.a(ly made iq pursuance of law, which will uot involve any actual eipen- diiur-e, but merely a transfer ou the books of tho treasury, seventy-five thousand dollars.
For payment of costs and charges of State penitentiaries for the care, clotbing, mainte¬ nance, and medical nttendauce of Dnited States military convicts confined in them, fii'ty thousand dollars,
For continuing the surveys of the northern and northwestern lakes, one hundred and sev. enty-five thousaud dollars.
LIGHT-HOU.SB ESrABLISII.ME.\T.
For repairs and incidental expenses in refit¬ ting and improving light-houses and buildings connected therewith, two huudred and twenty- five thou.sand dollars.
For salaries of seven hundred and thirty- two light-house ki-epers aud light-beacon keepers, aud tlicir assistants, four hundred and thirty-nine tbousand two huudred dollars.
For seaman's wages, rations, repairs, sala¬ ries, supplies, and incideutal expenses of twenty-fivo light vessels, and seven relief light- vessels, two hundred atd sixty one thousand six hundred and forty-seven dollars and fifly cents.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting, repairing, removing, and supplying losses oi' buoys, spindles, and da3--beacons, and for chains, sinkers, and similar necessaries, two hundred and seventy five thousand dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses  in  re¬
newing, refitting, and improving fog signals and buildings connected therewith, thirty thousand dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting lighls and other aids to navigation, two thou¬ sand dollars.
For supplying the light houses and beacon- lights on the Atlantie, Gnlf, Lake, and Pacific coasts with oil, wicks, glass chimneys, cha¬ mois skins, spirits of wine, whiting, polishing powder, towels, brushes, soap, paints, snd othor cleanijg materials, and for expenses of repairing and keeping in repair illuminating apparatus and machinery, and of gauging, testing, transportation, delivery of oil ^ind other supplies for light-houses, and other in- dental necessar.- expenses, three hundred und t'lirty-one thousand.seven hundredand seven¬ teen dollars.
SCR VEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the Atlantie and Gulf coast of the United States, and Lake Champlain, including compensations of civil¬ ians engaged in the work, and excluding pay and emoluments of ollicers of the army and navy and petty officers and men of the navy employed in the work, three hundied and ninety-one thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western coast of the United States, including compen- -fation of civilians engaged in the work, two hundred aud rui'ty ihousaua Qoilurs: Fruvlduil, That thc operations shall include a hydro- graphic development of the dangers of ocean navigation between San Diego and Panama.
For pay and rations of engineers for the steamers used in the coast surrey, no longer supplied by thc Navy Department, fire thou¬ sand dollars.
For continuing the publication ofthe obser> rations made in the progress of coast survey, including compensation for civilians engaged in the work, the publication to be made at tbc Government Printing Oflice, ten tbousand dol¬ lars.
For repairs and maintenance of the comple¬ ment of vessels used in the coast survey, forty* fire thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulation of the coast survey so as to form a geodetic connection between the Atlautic and Pacific coasts of tbe ITnited States, including compensation of civ¬ ilians engaged in the work, fifteen thonsand dollars : Provided, That the triangulation sball determine points in each State of the Union which shall make requisite provisions for its own typographical and geological surreys.
UNDER THE NATY DEPARTMENT.
FOE NArr T.tBD8.
For navy yard at Portsmouth, New Hamp¬ shire : Repairs of all kinds, seventy-fire tbou¬ sand dollars.
For nary yard at Boston, Massachusetts: Repairs of all kinds, serenty-five tbousand dollars.
For nary yard at Brooklyn, New York : Re¬ pairs of all kinds, ono bundred tbousand dol¬ lars.
For nary yard at Philadelphia, Pcnnsylra¬ nia : Repairs of all kinds, forty thousand dol¬ lars: for building landing-wharves, dredging and filling in, commencing quay-walls, store¬ houses, carpenters'shop, joiners'shop, smiths' shop, machine shop, offices, steam-engines, scows, boats, derricks, and machinery and tools uf all kinds at League Island, two hun¬ dred thousand dollars.
For nary yard at Washington, Distriot of Columbia: Repairs of all kinds, seventy-five thousand dollars
For nary yard at Norfolk, Virginia; Repairs of all kinds, serenty fire thousand dollars.
For nary yard at Pensacola, Florida: Re¬ pairs of all kinds, twenty fire tbonsand dol¬ lars ; permanent improvements, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For navy yard at Mare island, California i Repairs of all kinds, one hundred tbonsand dollars ; permanent improrements, three hun¬ dred thousand dollars.
For naval stations at Sackett's IIarbor„New York: Repairs of all kiuds, one thousand dol¬ lars.
For n.iral stalion at Mound city, Illinois: Repairs of all kinds, four thousand dollars.
For naral station at New London, Connecti¬ cut: Care and protection of public property, fire thousand dollars.
For naral station at Key West, Florida: Repairs of all kinds, thirty  thousand  dollars.
For emergencies that may arise at naral stations, fifty tbousand dollars.
For the purchase of twenty-fire Gatling guns and ammunition therefor, fifty thousand dollars.
U.N'DEB TIIE UEPABTSIEXT OF AaRICDLTUBI.
Fur ii.iiroveinent of grounds, as follows: For labor, twe,ve thousand dollars ; materials for completing roads and walks, six thousand dollars; for finishing terraces, four thousand five hundred dollars; for rases, three bundred dollars; for tools, repairing, blacksmithing, and similar contingencies, one thousand dol¬ lars ; and for completing thc heating apparat¬ us for the new green-house, three tbousand dollars ; in all twenty six thousand eight hnn¬ dred dollars.
Sec. 2. Tbat tbe following sums be, and they heroby are, appropriated for the various governmeutbuildings as hereinafter expressed: and any expenditure for any building pro¬ vided for under this section, otherwise than in accordance with the limitations and condi¬ tions  affixed, shall  be deemed unlawful, viz:
GOVERXMENT BCILDISGS CKDEB  tUK   SUPERTISIJIO
ARCHrrscT OF the tbeascrt.
For custom-house, Astoria, Oregon : Com¬ pletion ofthe building, ten thousand   dollars.
For custom-house, Cairo, Illinois : Comple¬ tion of the building, including grading, pav¬ ing, and fencing thc grounds, thirty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty eight dol¬ lars.
For custom-honsc, Charleston, South Caro¬ lina: Continuation of the construction, fifty thousand dollars.
For custom-bouse, Knozrille, Tennessee : Continuation of the construction, tweuty thousand dollars.
For customhouse, Portland, Oregon : Con¬ tinuation of tbe construction, one hundred thousand dollars.
For custom-house, Saint Paul, Minnesota: Completion oftbe building, ninety-four tboua¬ and four hundred and eleren dollars.
For post oflice nnd court-house, New York: Continuation of the construction ofthe build¬ ing upon plans that shall limit tbe ultimate cost of the completion of the building abore tho sill course to a sum not exceeding three million dollars, and subject to no other limita¬ tion or restriction, one million tbree hundred and ninety-four tbousand eight bundred and ninety seren dollars: Provided, tbat the plans, estimates, and expenditures for the object shall be so made tbnt in no event shall the total cost of said building exceed the sum heroin named.
For post-office and court house, Omaha, Nebraska : Continuation of tbc construction, fifty thousand dollars, subject in all respects to tbe couditious and limitations in otber ex¬ isting appropriations for said pnrpose.
For post-office and sub-treasury, Bostoa, Massachusetts : Continuation oftbe construc¬ tion upon plans that sball limit tbe total ulti¬ mate cost of said bailding to a sum not ex¬ ceeding onc million five bundred thousand dollars, and subject to no other limitation or restriction, nine hundred and forty-two thous¬ and fire hundred and serenty-fonr dollars.
For branch mint, San Francisco, California: Completion of tbe building, fire hundred thous¬ and dollirs,
For Treasury building, Washington, Dis¬ trict of Columbia : For annual repairs and improrements, fifteen thousand dollars.
For protection of Treasury building on Fif¬ teenth street, and repairs of side-walk, nine¬ teen thousand eighteen hundred and sixteen dollnrs.
For custom-house, New Orleans, Louisiana: Continuing the completion ofthe bnilding un¬ der thc Inst modified plans submitted by tbe Superrising Architect of the Treasury in bis letter of February sixteen bundred and seven¬ ty-one, or that portion thereof which substi¬ tutes a cast-iior. cornice, and reduces the total estimate for tbc completion ofthe building to six hundred and twenty thousand dollars, of whieh estimate thc sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars are hereby appropria¬ ted.
For tho purcliase of a site and the erection of a building for n custom->house and post- office at Machias, Maine, twenty thousand dol¬ lars heretofore appropriated.
To complete the constructiou of thecustora- bouse buiidiug in Portland, .Maine, forty-tw^ thousand eight bundred and thirty-three dol¬ lars and ninety-nine cents.
For the preparation and furniture of an ad¬ ditional court-room iu the   coort-^iousi;   4(