The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-12

AN ACT to supply deficiencies in tho appropra-
tions Cor certain objects made for the service Of
the fiscal year ending the thirteth Of June, egh.
teen hundred and forty'six.
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Represent
ahpes Of the United States Of america in Congress
assembled, That the following sums be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated TO supply Deficiencies in
the appropriations for various objects made for the
service Of the fiscal year ending on the thrtieth Of
June, eighteen hundred and fory.six, namely;
For the contingent expenses Of the Senate, being
for printing and lithognphing ordered during the
tventy-eghth Congress, seventy thousand
five hundred dollars
For the contingent expenses of the Senate, being
for printing and thographng, ordered by the SEN
ate during the first session Of the twenty ninth Con-
gress, ffty-one thousand dollars
For the contingent expenses Of the House Of Rep
resentatives, seventy thousand dollars.
To enable the clerk Of the House of Represent
atiyes Of the United States TO comply with former
orders Of the House directing him TO supply the
members with certain books, TO wit:
For two hundred and twenty-six copies Of the
fourteenth volume Of the Congressional Globe and
Appendix, six hundred and seventy eight dollars
Prorided, That this appropriation, or any leglsla
ton heretofore had in relation TO said work, shall
not be deemed TO authorize any further subscription
to said work, or the purchasing any further volumes
thereof
For seventy.six copies Of the fourteenth volume
dollars
For one hundred and fifty eight copies of "Con-
tested Elections" seven hundred and ninety dol
lars.
For two hundred and nineteen copies of the
fourth and fifth volumes of the Documentary His
tory thousand forty-three dollars aud ninety
one cents. Proridsd That this appropriation,
or any legislation heretofore had in relation TO
said work, shall not be deemed to authorize any
further subscription to said work the purchasing
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thorzed and required by existing contracts with the
publishers.
For contingent expenses in the Office of the First
Auditor, three hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses in the Office Of Fourth
Auditor, FIVE hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses of the office of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury, for publishing notices as
required by acts Of the twelfth Of October eighteen
hundred and thirty. seven, and the seventeenth OF
June, eighteen hundred and forty-four, one thou
sand dollars.
For CONDENSATION to the superintendent, of the
Post Office building for the year ending the hrtieth
ofJune eighteen hundred and forty-fve, two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
For additional salaries Of the district Judges of
Ohio, Indiana Illinois, and Missouri, from the third
of March, eighteen hundred and forty-6ve, two
thousand three hundred and ninety -four dollars and
ninety cents.
For defraying the expenses of the Supreme cir
cult, and district courts of the United Staes nclud-
ing the District Of Columbia; also for Jurors and
witnesses, in aid Of funds arising from fines penal
ties and forfeitures and likewise for defraying the
expenses of suits in which the United States
concerned, and for prosecutions for offences COM
mitted against the United States, and for the safe
keeping of prisoners, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars
For expenses incurred and to be incurred, for the
support, clothing, and medical treatment of the in
sane paupers of the District of Columbia, one thou
sand three hundred and twenty-five dollars and sew
enty-nne cents.
For reimbursement of the Philadelphia board of
underwriters, for expenses paid and to be paid by
them in maintaining the light on the Delaware break.
water from the first Of July, eighteen hundred and
forty-four to the thirtieth June, eighteen hun
dred and forty-six, one thousand six hundred dol
lars
For outfits of charges des affares to Texas, Aus
trla Peru, and Venezuela five hundred dollars; and
that the proper accounting officers of the treasury
are hereby authorized and directed to allow to Will
liam II. Stiles charge d'aaires to Austria his sala
nv from the tenth day Of May, to the thireth day
of June, eighteen hundred and fory-fve, and to
pay the same out ofany other unexpended balance
the appropriations for salaries of the charges des
afiaires of the United States
For outfits Of the late charges des aaires to Peru
and Venezuela and charg6s des ahaires to Naples,
Holland New Grenada, Sweden, Portugal, Den
mark, Belgium, Sardinia, Chill, and Buenos Ayres,
fhy-four thousand dollars.
abroad, thirty thousand dollars.
For payment of invalid pensions under various
laws, seventy flour thousand dollars.
For payment of pensions under act Of July four,
eighteen hundred and thrty-sx, one hundred and
two thousand dollars.
July seven, eighteen hundred and hrty-eight, and
the acts supplementary thereto, one hundred and
three thousand eight hundred dollars.
For repairing Of the State artillery ofthe State of
louisiana injured in the service of the United States
in Texas during the summer and fall OF eighteen
hundred and forty-fve, one thousand hve hundred
and sixty.six dollars
For payment Of four companies of Texas volun-
teers and two companies Of Louisiana volunteers
including the supplies required by the quartermas-
ters department, sixty-nlne thousand two hundred
and six dollars and siXy.eight cents.
For transportation of officers baggage, thirty
thousand dollars.
For the transportation Of troops and supplies Of
the army, including the baggage of the troops when
moving either by land water; freight and ferria-
ges; the purchase or hire Of horses, mules, oxen,
carts, wagons and boats, for the transportation Of
supplies and for garrison purposes; drayage and
carriage at the several posts; hire Of eamsters; trans
portation of funds Of the pay department. expense
DISABLING public transports between the posts on the
Gulf Of Mexico and procuring water at such posts
as from their situation require it; Of clothing from
the depot at Philadelphia to the stations of the
troops; Of subsistence from the places Of purchase
and from the places Of delivery under contracts to
such places as the necessities Of the service may re-
quire II to be SENT of ordnance ordnance stores and
small arms from the foundries and armories to the
srsenas, Notifications, and frontier posts six hun
dred and thirty thousand dollars.
For the regular supplies for the quartermasters
department. consisting Of fuel forage in kind for the
authorized number Of officers horses, and for the
horses, mules, and oxen, belonging to the quarter
masters department at the several military posts and
stations and for the horses of the two regiments Of
Dragons and Of the four companies Of light arte.
ny; Of straw for soldiers bedding; and Of stationery
including company and other blank books for the ar.
N.Y. certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms
for the pay end qusrtermaster's departments, and
the printing department orders, army regulations
and general regulations one hundred thousand dol
lars.
For amount required for the support Of III,
District Of Columbia for the fiscal year ending