Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-29
A C T S
or THE TH'ENTY-NINTH
,rress of the u. States,

or THE TH'ENTY-NINT'H
congress of the u. States,
..d NJ The First Session, ,chieh ,eas begun and
fs Nd al he Guy 81 Washington, IN The D'st,i'
"' ~ Cplumbia, on Monday, Tie FIRST day Of
december, one thousand c,sM hun
bred and foyty,6pe.
,rs X. POLK, President.
,tnnscE M. DALLAS, Vice President
,opN W. pAVlS,i Representatives.
=, An Act 10 repeal the act requiring one of
CHAT s.s az The Circuit Court for the District OF Co
,ns hereafter to reside in Alexandra.
Re i, enacted by the Senate and House Of Re
Ske. :. If The United States Of America In Con-
presen'h,sd That the act entitled IAN act requir-
sess The Judges of the Circuit Court of the District
s one hereafter to reside in Alexandria, approved
s4 fourth day of April eighteen ra, sasdSo anu 0''
-, he and the sahie 10 ,n n.s Ivy 'Sf
i'un'n,n,cyrd, March a. 1870.
u-An Act to authorize the Secretary OF the
~ contract for the purchase Oh american Wator
Nas s hemp for the use OF the navy.
n. II enacted by the Senate and House OF
Srs ,s,ivrs of the United States Of America In
Seps,ess assembled, ihai lne secretary OF the navy
b. anu ROT exceeding three years for the purchase
icr pe, hemp for the Of the navy
% anmo,ed, March ", ieio.
,a-An Act making appropriations for the pay
thAI. = Evolutionary and other pensions OF the Uni
mem .,,es for the year ending the thirleth June, ono
thousand eight hundred and ioryseven, ana Tor othSr
he il enacted by the Senate and House Of Re-
s,s.,yts Of the United States of America in Con-
80 assembled, That the following sums Dc ana inc
E'e are hereby appointed out Of any money in the
.,,y mol otherwise appropriated for the payment VI
for the year ending the thirtieth OF June, one
pns.nd eight hundred and forty-seven:
pensions under the act Of eighteenth
,,a,h one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, ono
Snnlr,d and sixty SIX thousand dollars.
a., invalid pensions under various acts, TWO hundred
,,w,u,y thousand dollars.
Ear tensions TO widows and orphans under .he act OF
.,Ih Juy one thousand eight hundred and thirty six,
s,r. hundred and twenty-eght thousand five hundred
pr tensions to widows under the act of seventh Ju.
!, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight ana
ne acts supplementary thereto three hundred thousand
dollars. .,...,
one thousand egh, hundred and forty-three, eighty
thousand dollars.
June one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, SIX
hundred thousand dollars
For halfpay pensions TO widows and orphans, paya.
bic through the Third AUDITORS oIncc iouf housaho
i've hundred dollars.
eight hundred and fifteen, payable through inc ihird
anditor,a Once, one thousand TWO hundred dollars.
SIC Q And be il further enacted, That no widow
entitled TO pension under existing laws ana cIaimng
a pension whose husband was drawing pension ~ inc
m n ueCelSe, Se.ss
10 furnish any further evidence that said husband was
entitled 10 pension; sha any evidence, 10 any
case be required TO entitie tho widow 10 pension
when the evidence is in the archives oil the govern
me nj other such proof ns would be suncent 10
establish marriage between the applicant and the
deceased pensioner in civil personal actions in court
az ,usce Provided That upon revision of the tesii
mony in the Of the deceased husband the Commits
soner be satisfied that the pension properly grant
SIC. 3 And be 1t further enacted, That the fourth
section Of an act entitled IAN act making appropria
lions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the Go
ysrnment for the fiscal year ending The thTtieh day
II June A. d. eighteen hundred and oitys1, and for
other shall not be construed as TO apply
10 applications for pensions.
Approved, May !, ls46.
CHAP l4.-An Act 10 supply deficiencies In the appro
nrations for certain objects made for the service OF
the fiscal year ending the thiftieth oil june cigheeh
hundred and forty-sx.
Src l. Be II enacted by the Senate and House OF
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States OF America In
Congress assembled That the following sums be and
the hereby appropriated TO supply dehcences
in the appropriations for various objects made for the
service OF the fiscal year ending on the thrtieh of
June, eighteen hundred and for,y.s1, namely:
For the coming expenses OF the Senate, being for
printing and iithographing ordered during the twenty
eighth Congress, seventy thousand hSe hundred
dollars.
For the contingent expenses Of the Senate, being for
p,ntng and lithographngs ordered by The Senate, du
ing the rs, session of the twenty-nnth Congress- IF
ty.one thousand doliars
Scr The cou,,ngen, expenses of the House Of Repre-
srn,a,yes seventy thousand dollars.
To enable the clerk Of the House of Representative
of The United States 10 comply with former orders of
the House directing him TO supply the members with
certain book, 10 VII:
For two hundred and twen,y.sx copies of the four
teenth volume of the Congressional Globe and Appen-
dir sx hundred and seventy eight dollars Provided,
That this appropriation or any Legislation heretofore
mad in relation said work, shall not be deemed to au-
thole any further subscription 10 sara WORK, or the
purchasing any further volumes thereof.
For seventy copies of the fourteenth volume of the
Register OF Debates hundred and sixty dollars
For one hundred and my eight copies OF "Contesled
Elections" seven hundred and ninety dollars.
For two hundred and nineteen copies OF the fourth
aud nflh volumes of the Documentary History. seven
thousand fortythree dollars and ninety one cents:-
Provided, That this appropriation, or any Legislation
heretofore had in relation to said work, shall not be
deemed 10 authorize any further subscription 10 sad
work or the purchasing any further volumes thereot
beyond the number authorized and required by existing
contracts with the publishers
For contingent expenses IN the once oil the First au-
ditnr, three hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses IN the ofce OF Fourth Audi
tor, five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses Of the office Of the Secretary
of the Treasury for publishing notices Us required ny
acts OF the twelfth Of October eighteen hundred and
thirty seven and the seventeenth ofJuns eighteen hun
Lred and forty flour, thousand dollars.
For compensation To the superintendent of tho Post
Once building for the year ending the thiiiieh OF June
eighteen hundred and fortyfve two hundred and fifty
dollars.
For additional salaries Of the District Judges of Ohio
Indiana Illinois, aud Missouri, from the third OF March,
eighteen hundred and forty five, two thousand three
hundred and ninety four dollars and ninety cents
For defraying the expenses Of the Supreme, Circuit,
and District Courts Of the United States, including the
District Of Columbia; also for jurors aud witnesses, in
aid Of funds arising from fines penalties, and forfeit
lures and likewise for deayng the expenses Of suits
in which the United states concerned and for pro-
secutions for offences committed against the United
States and for the safe keeping Of prisoners, hun
dred aud fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses incurred and 10 be incurred for the sup
port clothing and medical treatment OF the insan pau
afr a nf mi nna
hundred and twenty i've dollars and seventy nine cents
For Reimbursement, of the Philadelphia board Of I'M
derwrtrrs for expenses paid and TO be pa,o oy em IN
maintaining ths light the Delaware breakwater from
The FIRST July eighteen hundred and foryfour, TO the
hiriieh az June, eighteen hundred and oity-s1, one
thousand six hundred dollars.
For Out its Of Charges des Afaires TO Texas. Austria,
Peru and Venezuela. five hundred dollars and that he
proper accounting officers Of the Treasury are hereby
authorized and directed TO allow 10 William IL. Stiles
Charge d'Aares Austria, his salary from the tenth
day May the threth day Of June, eighteen hun
bred and forty five and 10 pay the same out Of any un.
expended balance Of the appropriations for salaries oil
the Charges des Afaires of the Cnited States.
For outfits of the late Charges des Aaires 10 Peru
and Venezuela and Charges des Afaires to Naples oi
GUM Sardinia, Chilli and Buenos Ayres, hny-our thou
sand dollars.
For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad
thirty thousand dollars
For payment Of invalid pensions under various laws
seventy -four thousand dollars.
For payment OF pensions under the act oil July iohr
thousand dollaIs.
For payment Of widows pensions under act Of July
ssyen eighteen hundred and thiry-eight and the acts
supplementary thereto, hundred and three thousand
eight hundred dollars.
For repairing the State Artillery of the State OF Lou
siana injured in the service of the United states IN
Texas during the and fall of eighteen hundred
and forty FIVE one thousand five hundred and sxty-s1
do lars.
For payment of four companies of Texas volunteer
and two companies Of Louisiana volunteers including
the supplies required by the quarermasters department
slIty.nine thousand two hundred and six dollars anu
sixy-cight cents.
For transportation of ofcers baggage thirty thousand
dollars
For the transportation Of troops and supplies Of the
army including baggage Of troops, when moving either
by land or WATER eghs and errages the purchase or
hire Of horses, mules, oIen, carts, wagons and boats,
for the transportation of supplies and for garrison pur-
poses dayage and carriage At the several posts hire oil
ieamcrs transportation of funds Of the pay Depart
ment expense of sailing public transports between the
posts the Gulf Of Mexico, and procuring wafer at
such posts from their situation require ii OF clothing
from the depot at Philadelphia TO the stations Of the
of subsistence from the places Of purchase and
from the places of delivery, under contracts, such
places the necessities Of the service may require il
be sent; of ordnance ordnance Stores and small arms
from the fonndres and armories 10 the arsenas forth
cations and frontier posts six hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars.
For the regular supplies Of the anartermaster's de-