State journal & flag., 1846-12-04

the fo'uhuo anu CRYPT brushes ana prOonsi Ia
borers aad carriage on Capitol grounds, tools,
wire, Irvine, leather, nails, stakes, menure, and
straw for grounds, trees, attendance at the
western gates of the Capitol, repairs of public
stables, tagging, and enclosures, keeping in or.
der iron pipes that convey the water 10 the
Capitol and public Offices and gardeners sala-
ry, nine thousand nine hundred and fourteen
dollars
For constructing seven furnaces for warming
and drying the lower story, halls, and passages
of the north wing OF the Capitol, three thous
and nine hundred and ten dollars
For constructing six water closets for the
Senate and two for the SUE. eme Court, on the
same floors, respectively, three thousand, four
hundred and sixty eight dollars,
For charging the law library, constructing
a new stairway, and other work and the mate
rials therefor, according to the plan of John
STRIVING, dated July twentieth, eighteen hund-
red aud fony-six two thousand four hundred
and twelve dollars;
To replace the oil intended for the use of
the Government, which was destroyed by the
recent fire at Nantucket, fourteen thousand dol
lars :;
For annual repairs of Presidents House.
gardeners salary laborers aud carriage, tools,
wire, Irvine, leather nails stakes, manure, and
dents grounds, Fountain square, Lafayette
square, and Pennsylvania avenue, repairs of
fence at Fountain square, Lafayette square, and
Presidents garden. three thousand two hundred
and seventy seven dollars.
For replacing platforms on the dome, and re-
pairing balusters, (ncludng materials and work,)
repairing hatchway, door and frame, (ncludng
steps and plastering in dome,) furnishing and
repairing step-ladders snd platforms on the diff
ferent roofs, furnishing two double window
frames and sash (ncluding painting and fla.
zlng) in open courts, white washing walls in
the open courts, containing about twenty-five
hundred square yards, four hundred and ninety
dollars and seventy-five cents.
And for the removal of the building over
the statute of Washington, and erecting an
iron fence around the same, one thousand dol,
lars
For repairs of Congressional burial ground,
rendered necessary by the late freshet, five hun.
bred dollars;
For repairs of the road leading from the Cap
ito square to the Congressional burial ground
rendered necessary by the late heavy rains, to
be expended under the direction OF the Commits
sioner of Public Buildings, one thousand five
hundred dollars
And The sum of two hundred dollars, being a
portion of the unexpended balance of an appro.
prlatlon of one hundred thousand dollars, made
on the twenty-seventh of April, eighteen hum
dred and sixteen, to be distributed among the
captors of certain Algerine vessels which were
restored to the Dey Of Agiers, which balance
had been carried to the account of the surplus
fund, be, and the same is hereby appropriated,
for the benefit of such of the captors as have not
yet received their shares of the said fund.- or
their representatives,
TO pay F. Gardner, late acting United States
naval store-keeper TO the African squadron,
from the twenty-fourth of August eighteen hun
dred and forty-four. when Floyd Waggaman
ceased TO receive salary, until December ninth,
eighteen hundred and forty four when Francis
Alexander proceeded to the post. three months
and fifteen days, at fifteen hundred dollars per
annum. four hundred and thirty-seven dollars
and fifty cents;
To pay the legal representatives of Thomas
II. Storm, for balance due to him as agent for
prisoners at Barbados, two thousand two hum
d ed and seventy-four dollars and tweniy-six
,e It's;
For the support and maintenance of the pen-
itentiary of the District of Columbia, eleven
thousand six hundred and eleven dollars and
forty-six cents;
For support, clothing, and medical treatment
of insane persons of the District of Columbia,
including four additional insane paupers order.
ed by the court to be sent to the hospital, five
thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars
and forty five cents.
For continuing the publication of the works
oflhe Exploring Expedition, including the print
ing of charts, the pay of the scientific corps, and
the salary of the hortculturlst, thirty thousand
dollars;
For paying the principal and interest of the
fourth and fifth instruments OF the Mexican in
IDENTITIES due IN April and July, in the year
eighteen hundred and forty-four, the sum OF
three hundred and twenty thousand dollars :
Propded, The claimants, each for himself, shall
relnquish to the United States his right to said
nstalments Provided further, That each of
the claimants shall agree to take in paymen
the scrip Of stock bearing interest at five per
cent, payable in FIVE years:
For refundIng TO James Buchanan, late her
Britannia Majesty's co isul at the city OF New
York, roneys dlsbursed by him, and for COM
pensating him for services performed in respect
to the SLAYER Catharine, condemned and sold at
the suit of the United States, the sum of two
thousand one hundred and forty-four dollars
and seventy-ive cents
For reducing and preparing for publication,
under resolution of the Senate, plans and
drawings, made by the officers of the Topo-
graphical Bureau, for the Improvement OF har-
bors, rivers, &c., four thousand nine hundI ed
land lightweight dollars.
PATEFT OFFICE.
For the purchase OF such scientific works as
are necessary for the use of the Patent Office
twelve hundred and fifty dollars to be paid ior
out of The patent fund.
LIGHT. HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For supplying light houses, containing two
thousand FIVE bundled and seventy-seven lamps.
with oil. tube glasses, buffskns, whiting, and
cotton cloth, expenses Transportation, and for
keeping the lighting apparatus in repair, one
hundred and twelve thousand eight hundred and
eigbty-three dollars and sixty four cents;
For repairs, incidental expenses, reftins and
Improvements of light houses and buildings con
nected Herewith, sxty-sevcn thousand severn
ty- seven dollars and ninety-nine cents;
For salaries of two hundred and thlrty-six
keepers and sixteen assistant keepers of light
houses, seventeen Of them charged with double
and two with triple ights,) one hundred thou
sand five hundred and lightweight dollars and
tbrty-three cenls
For salaries of thirty keepers of floating
lights, sixteen thousand dollars;
For seamen's wages, repairs, and supplies
of thirty floating lights, eighly-one thousand
seven hundred and eleven dollars and sxty-two