Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-19

For pay Of chain-carriers, markers,
transportation, provisions, &C., one thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For surveying, in addition to the I'M
expended balances Of former appropria-
tons, viz:
For surveying the public lands, includ-
ing incidental expenses, to be apportion-
ed to the several districts according 70 the
exigencies Of the public service, one hun
bred thousand dollars.
For surveying the copper regions Of
Michig an, Wisconsin, and Iowa, with
reference to mines and minerals, at rate
not exceeding six dollars per miles, fifty
thousand dollars.
For detached surveys in Missouri, at a
rate not exceeding five dollars per mile,
on account ofthe difficulties in surveying
lakes, swamps, &c., four thousand five
dollars.
/ For surveys Of towns and villages in
Missouri, named 10 the act of twenty
sixth May, eighteen hundred and twenty
fonr, including office rent, two thousand
dollars.
For surveying in that part Of Arkansas
where, in consequence Of local attraction,
the ordinary compass cannot be used, at a
rate not exceeding eight dollars per mile,
nine hundred dollars.
For surveying the islands in the Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, White, Red, Black,
and St. Francis, and detached fractional
townships in Arkansas. at rate not ex-
| ceeding six dollars per mile, three thou.
sand dollars.
For surveys at augmented rates, in
/ Louisiana, sixteen thousand six hundred
and ninety dollars.
For surveying the public lands in the
State Of Louisiana to meet the liabilities
of the Surveyor Generals Office, on con.
tracts now in the course Of execution,
twenty one thousand dollars.
INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
For salaries of ministers to Great Brit
ian, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain, Mex
leo and Brazil, sixty-three thousand dol.
lars;
For salaries Of secretaries obligation to
the same places, fourteen thousand dollar S;
For salary of minister resident tc
Turkey, six thousand dollars;
For salary Of a dragoman to the legation
to Turkey, two thousand five hundred
dollars;
For salaries of charge des affaires to Por-
tugal, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Hol.
land, Belgium, Chill, Peru, New Creme
da, Venezuela, Naples, Sardinia and Bue
nos Ayres, tifty-eight thousand FIVE hun,
dred dollars;
For contingent expenses of all the mis-.
sions abroad, thirty thousand dollars;
For contingent expenses of foreign in
tercourse, thirty thousand dollars;
/ For salary OF the consul at London, two
thousand dollars;
| For clerk hire, office rent, and other
expenses ofthe Office of the consul of the
United States at London, two thousand
eight hundred dollars;
/ For expenses of intercourse with the
Barbary powers, ten thousand dollars;
! For salary of commissioner to the
Sandwich Islands, three thousand dollars:
| For interpreters, guards, and other ex.
penses Of the consulates at Constantinople
Smyrna and Alexandria, one thousanl
five hundred dollars;
| For salary Of a commissioner to reside
in China, five thousand dollars;
/ For salary of secretary to commissions,
to reside in China, and Chinese iEterpre.
ter, two thousand five hundred dollars;
| And alsoto make up the difference be.
tween the salary Of said secretary and that
of charge d'aifaires during the time the
said secretary has acted as charge d 'aTaires
three thousand dollars, or so much thereof
as may De necessary for that p,lr pose, the
compensation herein allow ed to be in full
for the services of the said secretary, as
acting charge d'affaires ofthe United States
| in China, down to the arrival of A. II. Ev.
erett in Canton; and for all other public
services rendered at any previous period
to the government of the United States,
or 10 any officer, agent or citizen thereo
in The capacity Of interpreter, translator
or otherwise;
/ For the relief and protection Of Ameri
! can sediheH III foreign countries, seventy
five thousand dollars;
For outfit of minsterto Mexico, nine
thousand dollars;
! SEC. 2. lind be ii further enacted, rha
| the following sums be, and the same ar,
hereby appropriated for the service of the
year ending the thirtie,h Of June, eightee,
hundred and forty under the fol
lowing heads, viz: For HE contingent
fund efthe Senate, to enable its Secretar,
10 comply with their resolutions passed
| February eighteenth, and February TWEEN.
tieth, for the purchase of certain book,
therein named, forty five thousand dollars
For additional salary to the surveyor
general Of Wisconsin and Iowa, from frs
Of July, eighteen hundred and forty-six
to the thirtieth June. eighteen hundred
and forty-seven, FIVE hundred dollars;
For additional salary to the surveyor
general Of Arkansas, from first July, eie III
teen hundred and forty six, to the thirtieti
| June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven
| five hundred dollars;
i For salary to the district Judge of Texas
from twenty ninth May, eighteen hundred
and forty-six, to the thirlieth of June