The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-10


leans n full title absolutely and uncondltionally 10
the United States; that It's location and extent be
deemed satisfactory To the Secretary OF The Treasu-
ry who rs hereby authorized To agree upon such con
dtions for the settlement Of the conflicting preten-
sons Of the United States and the first municipality
said custom-house square, and the ground IN 'front.'
Of II, as he may consider just and equitable
For repairs Of the custom house at Charleston, i've
thousand dollars.
For the erection of a custom. house building In the
city of Savannah, Georgia, thirty thousand dollars.
For the liquidation and settlement oil the debt due
10 the Mary hospital for the support oil lunauc
pauPers of the District Of Columbia, from The tenth
Of March, eighteen hundred aud forty three, 10 tenth
OF June, eighteen hundred and forty Jour- h'e lhou'
sand dollar; the same or much thereof as may be
necessary, 10 DO dsburssd by the order Of the mar
shall Of the District Of Columbia, and according 10
such adjustment OF the said account as h. may Ind
/ correct.
For the support, clo.hiug, and medical treatment
Of the insane paupers Of the District Of Columbia,
four thousand dollars Provided That the amount
paid for each person shall not exceed four dollars
per week find provided, further, That the marshal
Of the District Of Columbia be- and he hereby is,
lhorized maintain at Baltimore or some other suta
| BILE Iunatic asylum all such lunauc persons beIz
paupers, mo are confined at the lunatic asylum
| at Baltimore by order of Congress, or IA the
! jails Of Washington and Alexandra counties, anu
| all such may hereafter be committed as unatcs
by order Of the circuit criminal courts, they being
paupers OF said District Of Columbia aid their sup
port being legally chargeable thereto; and that he
pay the expenses Of their removal and maintenance
In such YUM as he may select, and be allowed lot
the same In the settlement Of his accounts at the
Treasury Department
LIGHT. HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For supplying light houses, containing two thou
sand SIX hundred and seyenty-one lamps, with OIL
lube glasses, buff skins whiting and cotton cloth
penses OF transp orlaton, and for keeping the light
I'M All IN me
hundred and seVenty-three dollars aud sixty four
cents.
For repairs, incidental expenses, rehtting, and i'm.
proyements Of light houses and buildings connected
herewith, eighy-three thousand dollars
For salaries Of two hundred and thirty six keepers
and sixteen assistant keepers, Of lighthouses (sey
enteen Of them charged with double, aud two with
triple lights nnety-nne thousand three hundred and
eighty-eight dollars and thirty cents.
For salaries of thirty keepers OF floating lights,
sixteen thousand dollafs.
For seamen's wages, repairs, and supplies Of thirty
hoating-ghts sixty-two thousand dollars.
For weighing, mooring, cleansing, repairing, and
supplying The loss Of beacons, buoys chains and .nA
ers, twenty-five thousand SIX hundred and sixteen
dollars and sixiy-seven cents.
For expenses incurred by superintendent in visit
ing their light houses, ANNUALLY, and examining aud
reporting the condition of each, TWO thousand dollars.
For superintendents' commissions at two and
half per centum, nine thousand six hundred and
twenty nine dollars and fony-fve cents PrOridsd
That no superin endent collector, other OGcer
acting superintendent, whose compensation may
exceed two thousand dollars per annum, shall receive
any commissions allowed by this or any other act
ind propided futhr, That the firth Auditor of the
Treasury sha II continue to supeuntend the several
matters and things connected with the lighthouses,
beacons, buoys, and public piers, Of the United
States and perform all The duties connected there
with, under the direction of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, until otherwise ordered by law.
SURVEYS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
For salary of an assistant surveyor to survey the
private claims in Florida, under the direction aud
pervson of the surveyor general In Florida in add.
to the unexpended balance of the appropriation
of the seventeenth June eighteen hundred and lofty
four, for the same object, one thousand dollars.
For pay of cham carriers, markers, transportation,
provisions, &c. for the above, m addition to fifteen
hundred dollars, the unexpended balance of the ap
preparation therefor, fifteen hundred dollars.
For salary of assistant surveyor, to have charge
and oversight of he resurveys IN the Greensburg,
(late ST. Helena,) district Louisiana, under the di.
rectIon and supervision of the surveyor general in
Louisiana, in addition TO the uneI ended balance of
the former appropriation for the same object, one
thousand dollars
For the correction IF erroneous and def ctve sur
veys IN Illinois and Missouri at rate not exceeding
six dollars per mile, twelve hundred dollars.
For the correction of erroneous and defective sur
Veys In Michigan at rate not exceeding dollars
per mile, ten thousand dollars.
For resurveys in Alabama to supply the field noLs
destroyed with the office of the surveyor general by
fire in addition 10 former appropriation for the same
object, ten thousand dollars.
For the survey Of small detached tracts in rkan-
sas, at rate not exceeding SIX dollars per mile, six
teen hundred and fifty dollars.
For resurveys IN Florida, TO replace the field marks
obherated by Indians and other causes two thousand
dollars.
For surveying id Louisiana, as follows at
rate not exceeding eight dollars per mile, for
the correction of the surveys in the Grcensburg
district, under the act Of twenty ninth AUGUST
eighteen hundred and iorty-two, including Office
work, in addition to the unexpended balance
of former appropriation for the object eleven
thousand six hundred and fifty dollars; al rate not
exceeding eight dollars per mile for the correction
OF the surveys in the four other districts including
office work, twenty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in addition TO the
unexpended balance OF former appropriations to be
apporoned 10 the several Districts according to the
exgencIes of the public service, exclusive Of surveys
at augmented rates in Louisiana, one hundred thou.
sand dollars Provided, That the surveyor general
Tor the States OF Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan shall
be- and hereby is, authorized to pay for the surveys
10 be made IN the northern peninsula of Michigan and
IN the northern part OF the southern peninsula of that
State, at a rate not exceeding five dollars per mile
for township boundaries, and four dollars per mile
Tor Sc ction lines.
INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
FOR salaries OF ministers to Great Britain, France
Russia, Prussia Spain, Mexico, and Brazil, sixty.
three thousand dollars and for outfits of said INNS.
tiers, six,yhree thousand dollars, so much thereof
as may be necessary
For salaries of secretaries Of legation TO the same
places, fourteen thousand dollars.
For compensation 10 Commissioner to reside in
China five thousand dollars
For salary of secretary and Chinese Interpreter to
that mission, two thousand five hundred dollars
For salaries of charges des affares to Portugal
Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Chill
Peru, New Granada, Venezuela, Texas, Naples,
SARDINIA, and Buenos Ayres, sixty-two thousand FIVE
hundred dollars.
For salary of minister resident TO Turkey, six