The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-17

Portugal such sum as the Secretary ef Ssaie, upon sdjusting his claim, shall allow for hls nnavoidshe detention abroad from second Janary. eighteen hundred snd orty-eght 10 the sixteenth SepieInber following: Prsvtdsd, such sum shsl not exeeed the rste of his official salary;
 For salaries of charges des afTsires 10 Portugal. AustTia, Denmark, Sweden, fioiipnd, Belgium, Naples. Sardinia the Papai States, Chii Peru. New Grenada. NeDexueia, BHenos Ayres. Bolivia, Gaate- nIals, and Ecnador seventy -six thousand five hun dred dollars, md for oHihts for said charges des afiaires, seventyshve thousaBd five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary;
 For contingent exPeUses of foreign intercourse, thirty thousand dollars;
 For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary Powers. nine thousand dollars;
 For salary of the consul at London, two thousand doliars;
 For salary of the commissioner to the Sandwich islands three thousand dollars;
 Fer payment of tue salary of the commissioner io ihc SaIdwich islands, from the comIne ncernent of the salary of Mv EHInrs to the termination of thst of Mir. Ten Eyek, so much as is necessary of the su,n of fifteen hundred dollars
 For interpreters, guards, and other expenses of the consnlates at Constantnopie, smyrna, and Alexandris, one thousand five hundred dollars;
 For salary of the commissioner to reside in China. including additional compensation. under the act of eleventh August eighteen hundred aud forty eight. six thousand dollars;
  legation and Chinese interpreter at Canton for his services charge des affarrs of the United States n. said place. from the twenty yeshth day of June, eighteen hundred Hni fofty seven, 10 the twenty hrst cay Of August, eighteen hundred and forty eight. being the interval between the death of Alexander Everett, late commissioner at Canton, and the actual arrival of John " Davis the prese nj commissioner, afier the rate of four thousand five hn ndred dollars per annum, (deduetiug his salary as such secretary, and two thousand dollars already paid hiu owsrds said service) the sum Of two hundred aud ninety-iive dollars and ninety y-two cents;
 For salary of the interpreter and secretary to said mission. two thousand five hundred dollars;
 or buoys on and near the bar of Nassau river and on the coast of Georgia and Florida, in the neighborhood thereof, one thousand dollars;
 For compensation to the consus at the five Chinese ports, viz: Kwsugchow. Annoy, Fuchow, Niugpo. aad Shanghae five thouSaid dollars:
 For salary of consul general al Alexandria, three thousand dollars;
 For salary of consul at Beirout. five hu ndred dollars;
 Tor the relief aud protection of American seau,eu in foreign countries. cae hundred thousand collars;
 For clerk hire, office rent, and other expenses of the office of the consul of the United States at Lon- don, two thousand eight hundred dollars;
 For office rent of the consul at Basic, in Switzer- land, one hundred dollars and for office rent from June thrtieth, eighteeH hundred and forty-fve, to the close of the current hcal year, four hundred dollars;
 For procuring medals for Indians, twenty Ave hundred dollars;
 Sec. 2. nd be 1t further enacted, That the third section of the act entitled " An act making appro- priations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending the thrtieih of June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven and for other Purposes,' approved the tenth of August, eighteen hundred and forty six, be- and the same is hereby, revived and continued in force for the hscal year ending the thirtieth of Juue one thou sand eight hundred and fifty.
 Sec. g. nd be t further enacted, That the pro. viso to the nnteenth section of the act of the twenty eighth of January, eighteen hundred and forty seven, entitled "An act authorizing the issue of treasury notes loan, and for other purposes" be. and the same is hereby, repealed.
 Sec :. And be it further enacted. That no clerk other officer shall receive e salary of any secretary or head of bureau for acting or having acted in his place or office, while said secretary, or head of bureau, receives such salary.
 Sec 5. And be it further enacted That whenever il shall be shown to the President of the United States that the State of Florida has hy provided for the safe custody of the public archives which were formerly kept by the keepers of archives at st Augustine and Pensacola, IL shall be lawful for him 10 cause to be delivered to duly authorized officers of heState such of the said archives as do not relate to grants of land which remain uncou- hrmed or unsurveyed: PropiGed, That the Presi- deut of the United States may suspended the execu ton of this provson if in his judgment the pu ubic interests require it.
 Sec. 6. And be il further enacted, That the sum Of twenty thousand dollars be, and tx hereby ap ProNriat1d Tor the payment of a compe nsatiou ef one half per ceutum to each designated depostary tprevided 10 be appointed. but not provided to be paid, under the act of August sixth eighteen hun. dred and fortv-sixl on all moneys received by him, as such dePositAry, from the date of his aopoiut- rnent to the first day of March. eighteen hundred and forty nine; Pronided. That no compensation shall be allowed for above services where the emou. msnts of inc office of which said designated depos- 'arv in commissions amounts to over two thousand dollars per annum; shall the amou nt allowed to any one of said deeignated deposi,ares for sucl, service be at the rate of over fifteen hundred dol. lars per annum.
 Sec T. md be 1t further enacted, That the Com. missioner Ot the General Land Office be authorized to continue three temporary clerks during the re- of Congress until the patents for bounty lands shall be issued; said clerks to be paid cut of the contingent fund.
 Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sum of twenty thousand dollars be- and the same is here by, appropriated 10 be paid out Of any moueys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to enable the Secretary of Stale to purchase the remaining manuscript books and papers of General Cieorgs Washington; the said books and papers 10 be de. posted and preserved in the Department of State: and that a like sum be appropriated for the pur- chase of the manuscript books and papers of the late James Monroe, 10 be deposited in like manner in the Department of State.
 APPROVED, March 3, 1879.