The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-18

in the act making appropriations Tor tho civii
and diplomatic expenses OF government ioi the
year commencing first July eighteeh huIoreo snu
| forty nine Whereby one hundred and thirty dol,
lars were appropriated for the 'nessenger" instead
Of the two watcbmcn in the Post Ohee Depart
ment Facts second session, thirueth Congress,
pare 90 \ two hundred and sixty dollars; ana the
said clause making an appropriation OF additional
compensat ton of one hundred and thirty dollars lot
messenger of Post Office Department is hereby re-
pealed. :,
service in California and Oregon, two million nine
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
! For transportation of the mails in two steamships
| from New York, by Southampton, TO bremen, at
one hundred thousand dollars for each ship, under
the contract with the Ocean Steam Navigation
| Company of New York; and for transportation by
two ships, under the same contract, from Mew
York to Havre at seventy. five thousand dollars
each, in addition 10 unexpended balance oil former
appropriations, sixty six thousand lsix hundred and
sixty seven thousand dollars Proeidtd, That the
| steamships 10 Havre shall be constructed accord
ing the requirements of the act of third of March
one thousand eight hundred and forty hve, provi-
ding for the transportation of the mail between the
United States and foreign countries, and shall per-
form with the speed required in the contract OF
| ond February, one thousand eight hundred and
forty seven; and that the two steamships to Bre-
men shall from and after the first June, one thou-
| sand eight hundred and hity-two, comply, IN all
| respects with the requirements of sad act Of one
| thousand eight hundred and fortyh and shall
| perform mail service with the speed required by
| the contract Aforesaid.
For transportation of the mails between Charles
| ton and Havana, by way of Key West, calling at
! Savannah, under the contract with nj. L. Morde-
| cal, fifty thousand dollars.
For transportation OF The mails across the 18TH
mus Of Panama, thirty five thousand dollars.
/ For compensation TO postmasters, one million
| four hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
| For ship, steamboat and way letters, forty five
thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, twenty -four thousand dol
| lars.
For office furniture lin the post ofhces,) eight
| thousand dollars
| For advertising, sixty five thousand dollars.
! For mail bags, twenty five Thousand dollars
| For blanks, twenty eight thousand dollars.
| For mail locks, keys and stamps, ten thousand
dollars
For mail depredations, and special agents, thirty
! thousand dollars.
For clerks for Offices, lin the post othces,) three
| hundred and forty thousand dollars.
| For miscellaneous, seventy thousand dollars
For publishing editions OF she post Office
laws and regulations, and OF the table OF post ON
| ces, eight thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
SEC. ,. Ind be IL further enacted, That the Post
master General be, and he is hereby, authorized 10
pay oct OF any money in the treasury at the credit
VI the Post Office Department, all such balances as
/ have or may hereafter become due to the General
Post Office ii London, upon the adjustment OF the
quarterly accounts arising out OF the Postal Con-
+ yea;!on, concluded December fifteenth, eighteen
hundred and forty eight between the United
States and the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
Z and ireland
Approved, September 10, 1850