The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-03

four general appraisers Of imports. be taken up,
there will yet be chance for coal and iron. al
though, 70 all practical resuls. good for nothing
seed, IT the bill is reached; for, without word
Of debate, under the previous question, we have no
dcabt could be passed by decided majority, just
as !, came from the Senate. But even the friends
OF the measure despair Of reaching the bill. II lies
under heavy pale on the Speakers table, and TO
get at In time, the rules must be suspended, which
require the vote Of two. thirds. While there Is life
there is hope, and this is the hope OF French spo-
liations.
WASHING TON, Feb. 26, 1851.
Some of the Items of the Appropriation Bills, and
the General Result.
Prominent among the items of the Civil and Di.
plomstc bill, are the following
To complete the San Francisco Custom 49,, ooo
To continue New Orleans do..... ....... 25O,0O0
Do. do. Charleston do............ 100000
For Custom House, &C., Piusburgh...... $4,000
Do. do. do. Louisville. ...... $4,000
We find very important proviso in the bill, Ii.
hitting bounty land people to laws already brought
into market, and now subject to private sale. This
prevents their monopozing the choicest parcels of
the unadvertised public lands, game which has
been practised to a considerable extent
The city Of Washington incidentally comes in
for handsome allowance to the public buildings
and grounds, watchmen, &c, and the improve.
men. of the city, such as the grading and paving
and lighting Of streets, cleaning the canal building
culverts care of BRIDGES planting trees and fences
for parks, &c &c, amounting to. 800. $l7l $40 Sc
For Patent Office, east wing 200,0O0 90
Total. ............. go. 1871 $40 SO
"A very liberal sum Of incidental items for the
improvement, &c, of the federal city. The
whole amount of the Civil and Diplomatic bill is
h1fu civ and mill ind -.l..pt nf
the additions 10 be made by the Senate. About
$l5OOOO0 are appropriated for the expenses of the
next session Of Congress.
NAVY BILL.
The Navy bill runs hard upon seven and half
millions, OF which, for the pay Of the persOne.le OF
The service, there Is an appropriation Of S2Ulil3
PROVISIONS. -. booUSU
Repair OF ships, &c.... 800 900
Contingent expenses.... ZOO
Steams hip mail serylcc.... S74 900
Contipgenfs, New York Navy Yard. 900
Washington do................ 100 900
Depot al New Orleans. S07l6
Pay OF marines Observation-Disclosures. 22l 400
With numerous other items, running up the ag-
gregate 10 seven millions and a half, more or less.
POST OFFICE BILL.
For mail transportation. SO, i76 900
Pay OF postmasters ........ l,S75, 900
BIemen and Havre steamers.......... 267 900
Mails across Panama isthmus. 1900
Post Office clerks, exclusive of General
Post Office .................... 425 900
Miscellaneous NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 36l 900
Total. 49,. ........................S 81, AS, 900
"A considerable increase of expenditure for this
department, the bill heretofore ranging between
tour and hive millions.
ARMY BILL
Pay of the army. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 O96 $40
Officers Communication subsistence ..... 57U,739
Officers horses forage I03776
For subsistence in kind ............... l07o0l5
Q1artermastef's department 10000
lncidt ntdls do ......... 2ljOOO
Barracks, quarters, hospitals, &c..... 100000
Officers transportation. ............... 10000
Army transportation. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Manufacture of arms. ................. 900
All other items, including several light
houses. ........................ -. Sol, 773
Total Observation-Disclosures. 81, 4i3 1913