The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-08-14

witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from hnes,
penalties, and foeitures, incurred IN the hseal year
ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred ans
forty-six, and previous years. and likewise tor de-
Fray ing the expenses Of suits IN which the United
States are concerned and for prosecutions for Of
fences committed against the United States, ana Tor
the safekeeping Of prisoners four hundred and thir-
ty-nine thousand dollars;
For additional compensation, at eight hundred
dollars each, to the district judges Of Missouri,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, asd Alabama,
under the provisions Of the first section Of the acl OF
seventh June, eighteen hundred and forty-four,
four thousand dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For payment Of annuities and grants by
special acts Of Congress, seven hundred and fifty
dollars;
For salaries of two keepers Of the public archives
| in Florida, one thousand dolarsi
For arrearages prior To first of July, eighteen
hundred and hfteen, ayable through the Third Au-
dltor's Office in addition to thousand two hun
dred dollars appropriated this session for the same
object, two thousand eight hundredNdollars;
For expenses in relation TO loans, four thousand
dollars;
For compensation and contingent expenses OF the
auxiliary guard, six thousand seven hundred and
seventy five dollarsI
For survey Of the coast of the United States, in
Guiding com ensation to the superintendent and as
sistants, one hundred and eleven thousand dollars
North Carolina, 1--WE thousand one hundred dollars
| For completing the work OF the custom-house al
| Boston, fifty thousand dollars;
For payment to Horslio Greenough for group
Of statues TO adon the eastern pOrico Of the Capl
| tol eight thousand dollars: Provided The work ID
in such state Of progress as in reference TO the whole
sum to be paid for its execution, shall IN the opn-
ion Of the President Of the United States, render il
/ proper TO make such payment
To supply deficiencies in the fund for the relief Of
sick and disabled seamen, twenty-five thousand dol
| lars;
For repairs Of that part Of the custom. house Al
Mobile occupied by the United States court, three
| hundred and ninety dollars;
For the building or purchasing Of a revenue cut.
| ter, twelve thousand dollars;
| For the sixth volume Of the fourth series OF III,
Documentary History Of the United States, twenty
| Ave thousand four hundred and forty-nine dollars
| For payment Of the excess Of duties paid upor
wines imported from Portugal into the United States
by John Osborn, Of the city Of New York, the sun
OF one thousand seven hundred and eighteen dollar
and forty.two cents, and by Isaac Wnslow and Son
| of Boston, the sum Of one thousand and nneteeT
dollars and hfty-four cents, and by Alexander Sol
tan, Of New York, the sum Of eight hundred ant
eightyhye dollars and ninety six cents; which SAID
| duties were levied and collected contrary TO tn,
| treaty stlpulatons existing between Portugal and
this government Provided hOlceper, That the Score
| tary Of the Treasury shall not pay said sums o
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Soltan, unless he is satisfied they are rghtfuy en-
| titled thereto;
For annual repairs Of the Capitol, lamplighters
| oil for lamps, wicks, and repairs Of lamps and amJ
posts, attendance on furnaces of the crypt aiten
dance on water-cosets, cleaning the rotundo anC
crypt, brushes and brooms sborers and carriage OF
capitol grounds, tools, wire, Irvine, leather, nails
stakes, manure, and straw for grounds, trees atten
dance al the western gates OF the Capitol repairs o
public stables, tagging, and enclosures, keeping IL
order iron pipes that convey the water to the Capt.
to and public Offices, and gardeners salary, min,
thousand nine hundred and fourteen dollars;
| For constructing seven furnaces for warming ant
drying the lower story, halls, and passages OF III,
north wing Of the Capitol, three thousand nine hun
dred and ten dollars;
For constructing six water closets for the Senate
and two for the Supreme Court, on the same floors
respectively three thousand four hundred and sixty
| eight dollars;
For enlarging the law library, constructing a new
stairway other work and the materials therefor
according to the plan Of John Skirving, dated July
twentieth, eighteen hundred and forty-six two thou
sand four hundred and twelve dollars;
To replace the oil intended for the use Of the gov
eminent, which was destroyed by the recent FIRE a
| Nantucket, fourteen thousand dollars;
For annual repairs Of Presidents house, garden
er's salary aborers and carriage, tools, wire, Irvine
leather, nails, stakes, manure, and straw for garder
and plants, trees for Presidents grounds Fountain
repairs Of fence at Fountain square, Lafayette
square, and Presidents garden, three thousand two
hundred and seventy-seven dollars;
For replacing platforms the DOME and repair
ing balusters, Including materials and work. re
pairing hatchway, door and frame, (includng step
and plastering in dome,) furnishing and repairn.
step.ladders and platforms the different roofs
furnishing two double window frames and sash lin
GLIDING painting and glazing) in open courts, white
washing walls In the open courts, containing abou
twenty-five hundred square yards, four hundred ant
ninety dollars and seventy-6ve cents;
And for the removal Of the building over tn
statue of Washington, and erecting an iron fenc
around the same, one thousand dollars;
For repairs Of Congressional buryng ground
rendered necessary by the late freshet, five hundre
dollars;
For repairs of the road leading from the Capito
square to the Congressional buryng ground, render
ed necessary by the late heavy rains, be expende
' under the direction Of the Commissioner Of Publ
Buildings, one thousand five hundred dollars;
And the of two hundred dollars, being
portion of the unexpended balance Of an sppropria
ZION of one hundred thousand dollars made on tn
twenty seventh Of April eighteen hundred and six
een to be distributed among the captors Of ceriai
Algerine vessels which were restored to the De
of Algiers, which balance has been carried to tn
: account Of the surplus fund, be, and the same
hereby reapproprated for the benefit Of such of tn
captors have not yet received their shares of III
said fund, or their representatives;
To pay +. Gardner, late acting United States ma
val storekeeper to the African squadron, from tn
twenty-fourth of August, eighteen hundred and fol-
ty-four, when Floyd Waggaman ceased to receiv
a salary, until December ninth, eighteen hundre
and forty-four when Francis Alexander rroceede
to the post, three months and fifteen days. at fftee
hundred dollars per annum, four hundred and thirty
seven dollars and fifty cents;
To pay the legal representatives of Thomas II
Storm, for a balance due to him agent for prison
ers at Barbados, two thousand two hundred ant
seventy-four dollars and twenty-six cents;
For the support and maintenance Of the peniten
tiary Of the District Of Columbia, eleven THOUSAND
six hundred and eleven dollars aud fory-si,
cents;
For support, clothing, and medical treatment o
insane persons Of the District of Columbia, includ
ing four additional insane paupers ordered by tn
court to be sent to the hospital five thousand seve
hundred and seventy dollars and forty-fve cents.
For continuing the publication of the works o
the Exploring Expedition, including the printing o
charts, the pay Of the scientific corps and the salar,
Of the hortculturist, thirty thousand dollars;
For paying the principal and interest Of the fourt
and fifth nstalm of the Mexican indemnities du