Washington telegraph., 1851-01-01

and for furniture for the said office, four hundred
and fifty five dollars.
For making alterations in the approaches Of the
building belonging to the United States. in the city
OF Detroit, now occupied by The courts oi the
United States and their officers, under order Of the
Common Council OF Detroit, ind repairing and
r-novatng said building, five hundred aud thirty
FIVE dollars
10 pay the amount of subscription under the
joint resolution tf the third "f N arch, eighteen
hundred aud forty nine, Tor one thousand copies Of
the annals OF Congress 10 the end OF the iouith
Congress, d To include the frs. Congress, we'll
as The second. third, and fourth Congress, thirty
thousand dollars.
For continuing the publication Of the works Of
the Exploring Expedition, incuding the printing
oil the CHARTS be pay Of the sciehtc corps, salary
Ut the horlculturst and care ot the coiirctIohs,
twenty five thousand dollars
To defray the expenses incurred unoer the an
thorHy Of the Committee u Arrangement Tor the
funeral oi General Zachary Taylor, dtct ased, late
President Of the United States, eight thousand one
HUNDRED and iorty-six dollars and seventy three
cents, TO be- dsbursed DY the marshal OF the Dis
tr,ct uf Columbia
10 defray the expenses Of transporting the re-
mains OF General Taylor from the Cemetery in
Washington, 10 Kentucky, to be expended under
the direction O The President u the Uned 81 ates,
tOu: thousand dollars.
To enable the War Department to make such
examinations and surveys as may be ne cessary to
determine upon the best aud most available mode
Of supplying the city Of Washington with pure
Water, and TO prepare d plan aud eslIina1e OF the
probable cost OF the same, TO he reported to Con-
gress al its next session, five hundred dollars.
SEC. g and be it further enacted. That from
aud alter the passage OF tins act, the compensation
oI the labor-rs the pubic grounds under he
public gardener, in Washington city, shall be forty
dollars per month, 10 be paid monthly, with ,ut re-
duction for time lost ia consequence of sickness.
And the compensation Of the watchmen in the
various departments of Government, shall be rive
hundred OOiiars per annu,D.
SEC. And b. 1t further enacted, That the
accounting officers o the Treasury hereby
authorized, tiing the accounts OF Capt. M NJ
Clark, superintendent, Ia erecting barracks aud
quarters at Savaunah. Georgia, u allow him credit
tor Whatever alnou was properly di>bur>ej by
MN, beyond the sums winch he diSbursed under
the laws making SPECIFIC appropriations for the
work
SEC 4 And be 1t further enacted, That the
third S. ction of the act entitled AN act making
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses
OF Government Tor the year ending the tlirteth
OF June, eighteen hundred and forty and
Tor other purposes, approved the tenth OF August,
eighteen hundred aud forty six. b.. ami the SAME
is hereby, revived and continued in force lor the
fiscal year ending the thirlieth of June, eighteen
hundred and hityOne.
SEC 5 And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary OF the Treasury be authorized and d.
r"cted l., adjust and settle the claim submitted by
the legal representatives of Lieutenant Robert l..
Browning, late of the United states Navy, de-
ceased, Tor share Oi the proceeds Of the sale oi
the schooner Oregon aud Cargo, seized and con-
Gscaled In the month Of April, eighteen hundred
aud forty eight, under the Presidents regulations
Oi the first narch, eighteen hundred and iOrty
seven, al the port oi Tampico durIn the war with
Mexico, and to pay The amount Oi SAID c;atm out
ol any moneys n The treasury arising from military
contributions collected in Mexico IN pursuance "f
The regulations OF the President before referred to-:
Preceded, That before any money is paid in this
Case, any claim submitted by the OF tine
vessel before mentioned, for remission of the PEN
atty and payment OF the proceeds under the con-
tisc alton, shall first b- 1uly exam'ued and decided
by the Secretary OF the Treasury, under the drec-
tons of the President Of the United States.
SEC &. And be it further enacted, That it
shai! be lawful ior he Secretary OF the Treasury
to cause the revenue steamer Dallas, now lying in
The port o: New Y Ork, together with the machinery
placed therein, under and by virtue OF II contract
bv aud between r. J. Walker, late Secretary Of
the Treasury, and Ethan Campbell, dated August
twenty fifth eighteen hundred aud forty eight, to
be appraised by or more good and sufficient
appraisers, and to sell Of the said Secretary shall
think the public interests will he thereby pro-
moted) the SAID steamer and machinery TO SAID
Campbell at said appraised value, and TO aDnui,
by aud with his assent, said contract: Prorided,
inat the said Secretary shall on selling said
steamer and machinery To said Campbell, take
from him ID release o. discharge of the United
81 ates from all claims aud demands under aud by
virtue Of said contract
Approved September 30, 1850.