The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-02

the officers of the army and navy, and petty Off.
Veis and men OF the navy employed In the work.
thirty thousand dollars.
FOR continuing the survey of the western coast
oil the United States, (excludin1 the nav and
the officers Of the army nd navy and
.,io petty oficera and meh empioyed in the Work,
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Provided,
ihat snhcient number of the supernumerary
second heutenants, graduates of the military
academy, Tor whom there is no command in the
army, shall. upon the application of the superin-
tendent OF the coast survey, be detailed to take the
places and do duty on the coast survey, instead OF
the civilians now employed in that service.
MARINE HOSPITALS.
For draining hospital site, and, heating and
watering the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky two
thousand dollars.
For draining hospital site, and heating aud
watering the hospital at Paducah, two thousa nd
dollars
For draining hospital site, and heating and
watering the hospital at Napoleon, two thousand
dollars. : go,
For draining hospital site, and heating and
watering the hospital at Matches, two thousand
dollars.
For draining hospital site, and heating and wa
iering the hospital at st. Louie, two thousand dol
For draining hospital site, and heating and
watering the hospital at Cleveland, two thousand
dollars "
To meet outstanding claims incurred In finishing
the hospital at Pittsburgh, and grading and drain.
ing the SITE, hlteen hundred and sixty-three dol
lars and forty. light cents.
| For completing the construction of the marine
hospital at San Francisco, California, and for ar
ranging the grounds, fencing, furnishing warm
ing apparatus, and superin,endence thereof, one
hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he Is
! hereby authorized and directed to purchase suit.
able site In Portland, In the State of Maine, or in
such place in the immediate vicinity thereof he
shall deem proper, and to cause to be erected
thereon, under his direction, marine hospital for
| the relief Of sick and disabled seamen and for
that purpose the sum of thirty thousand dollars be
and the same 10 hereby appropriated out of any
money In the Treasury not otherwise appro.
priated. a,.
CUsToM-HoUsEs.
For continuing the construction of the custom
house at Charleston. South Carolina, two hund red
thousand doliarS. .'
For continuing the construction of the custom.
house at New Orleans, Louisiana, one hundred
and fifty, thousand dollars, subject to the limta.
t'ohs and restrictions imposed the appropriation
made for the same object the last session of Con-
gress: Provided, That in case the superin-
tendence of the building be confded to an officer
detailed from the corps Typographical engineers,
the acting architect be dispensed WITH and the
said superintendent allowed compensation not
exceeding eight dollars per day.
tor purchasing site, and the construction of a
suitab!e building at Wilmington, Delaware, for
custom house. post office. court rooms, and other
offices Of the United Statcs, and furnishing
the same, twenty. five thousand dollars Pro
uided, That the said lot and building be
exempted from city and all other taxes what
ever, by the act OF the Legislature Of Delaware !:
1dd propided further, that before the Secretary of
the Treasury shall erect the said building, it shall
hrst be his duty to procure proper site, lot of
ground, and to make contract or contracts for
the erection Of said building, and Furnishing the
same, at sum or sums which shall not in the
whole exceed the sum Of twenty five thousand dol
lars, inclusive of said lot, which said contract
nF to hall ho hvy
cent surcties to the satisfaction OF the said Secre
tary Of the Treasury and President of the United
States.
For the construction of a custom house at Asto
ria, Oregon, in addition to ten thousand dollars
heretofore appropriated, thirty thousa nd dollars.
For purchasing a site, and the construction Of a
suitable building at Richmond, Virginia, for Gus
tom house, post office, court rooms, and other Of
hces OF the United States, one hundred thousand
dollars Prouidsd, That the said lot and building
shall be exempted from city and all other taxes
whatever by the act of the Legislature Of
Virginia And provided, further, That before
the Secretary OF the Treasury shall erect the said
building it shall first be his duty to procure pro
per site or lot of ground, and to make contract or
contracts for the erection of said building and fur
nlshing the same, mt sum or sums which shall
not In the whole exceed the sum OF one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, inclusive of said lot,
which said contract or contracts shall be secured
by good and sufficient ties, to the satisfaction
OF the said Secretary Of the Treasury and Prcsi-
dent of the United States.
For annual repairs and office fixtures for the
custom house at Portsmouth, New Hampshire,
Erie, Pennsylvania, and other places, twenty five
thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pur.
chase an addition to the custom. house at Balti-
more, and to repair and alter the ediice, hum
dred and ten thousand dollars, said sum to cover
all expenses of purchase, repair and improvement.
For purchasing site and the construction of n
suitable building at Marlborough, Maine, for
house, post. Office and other offices of the
United States, and furnishing the same, twelve
thoueand dollars: PrOcided that said lot and build
ing shall be exempted from city and all other taxes
whatever by the act Of the Legislature of Maine
Amd rorided further, That before the Secretary Of
the Treasury ehall erect the said building, it shall
first be his duty to procure proper site or lot of
ground, and 20 make contract contracts for the
erection OF said building and furnishing the me-
at sum or sums which shall not in the whole ex-
coed the sum oil twelve thousand dollars, inclusive
Of said lot; which said contract or contracts shall
be secured by good and sufficient surcties to the
satisfaction Of the said Secretary of the Treasury
and President of the United States.
INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
For salaries of ministers Of the United States to
Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain
Brazil, Mexico, and Chilli, seventytwo thousand
dollars.
For salaries of he secretaries of legation to the
30 me places, sixteen thousand dollars.
For outfit of ministers Of the United States to
Great Britain and Mexico, eighteen thousand
dollars.
For salary of the minister resident to Turkey,
six thousand dollars. ~
For salary of the dragoman to the legation TO
Turkey, twenty five hundred dollars. 4
For salaries Of charges d'afaires to Portugal
Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium.
M plies. Sardinia, the Papal States, Peru, New
Granada, Venezuela, Buenos Ayres, Bolivia, G ua-
temala, Ecuador and Nicaragua, seventy ELK thou.
sand five hundred dollars. $500 .... .
For contingent expenses Of all the milestone
abroad, forty thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse,
forty thousand do.Iars.
For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary
powers, nine thousand dollars.
For salary of the consul at London, two thou.
sand dollars.
For salary Of the Commissioner to the Sandwich
Islands, five thousand dollars.
For interpreters, guards, and other expenses of
the consulates at Constantinople, Smyrna, and
Alexandria, fifteen hundred dollars.
For office rent of the consul at Basle in Switzer.
land, one hundred dollars.
For salary and outfit of commissioner to reside
in China, including the additional compensation
under the act to carry into effect certain provisions
in the treaties between the United S.atcs and China
and The Ottoman Porte, eighteen thousand dollars
For sa'ary OF the interpreter and secretary to
said mission, two thousand five Hundred dollars
For compensation to the consuIs at the five ports
China. viz. Ehnw