Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-16

Among the sums appropriated by the Congress,
which has just adjourned, the following items.
For the extension of the Capitol, two appropria-
tons made, in the deficiency bill of $500 600
and the other in the general appropriation bill of
$500, 900.
For the Patent Office, towards the erection of the
west wing, 100000.
For repairing the Presidents Mansion, including
cleaning, painting whitewashing, extending the east
wing of Offices, for carriage house, &C., 300 and
for heating, ventiating, painting the exterior, paint
ing the walls and ceangs of the rooms on the first
floor, and the purchase Of books for the President
library, $29,50O.
For refurnishing the Presidents House, TO be ex-
pended under the direction of the President. in addi-
ton the proceeds of the sale of such Of the furn
ture and equpage of the said house may be out of
repair and unfit for use, $25, 900.
For bringing water into the city, 10 be expended
under the direction of the President, upon such
plans and from such places he shall approve,
100000.
For repairing the Long Bridge, extending over the
Potomac from this city TO Virginia: $780, 900.
For the Eastern Branch Bridges. to be expended
in completing the repairs thereof 81 900.
Fer the Little Fails Bridge, extending over the
Potomac above Georgetown, to be expended under
the direction of the President, $50 900.
For TIE Equestrian Statue OF Gen. Jackson, to
compensate Clark Mills therefor, and make it the
property Of the United States, $4,000.
For an Equestrian Statue of Washington, our read.
aware, special act made appropriation of
$4,000
For paving Pennsylvania Avenue. from the Presi-
dents square to Rock creek, in addition TO former
appropriations, $l4,7OO.
For enclosing the triangular lot, opposite the Cen
tire Market, with iron fence 4,500.
For erecting lamps, on both sides Of Pennsylvania
avenue, from Seventeenth street Georgetown, and
from the Capitol to the Navy Yard, $4,000.
The Clerkships in The several Executive Depart
ments from and after the 3Oth of June next TO be
arranged in four classes with different grades of sala-
~, and clerk is to be appointed in either OF the
classes until he shall have heen examined and found
cd nv of throa OF of
whom is to be the chief of the Bureau to which the
clerk is to be appointed and the other two TO be Sc
lected by the head of the department to which the
Bureau is attached.
An Assistant Secretary of State is authorised to be
appointed by the State Department, with an annual
salary of So 900.
The salaries of the Vice President and Cabinet Of
cers, including the Secretaries OF State, treasury,
War, Navy, and Interior, and the Postmaster Gene
raj and Attorney General, respectively increased
from Sc, 900 to $4,000 per annum.
The outstanding Stocks of the United States may
be purchased by the Secretary Of the Treasury at the
current market price, 10 be paid for from any surplus
funds in the Treasury shall not at any time be re-
| duced below $6,00O,00O.
! The Mexican Boundary Commission is continued
till April 1854, and the necessary appropriations
| made therefor.
An Assay Office in the city of New York is to be
estab shed for the receipt and for the melting and
saying of gold and silver bullion and foreign coin,
and for casting the same into bars, ingots or disks
PRESIDENT THE UNITED STATES. Amongst
the many good hits of President Pierce, of the
best is his reply reported by the Washington
pondent of the Charleston Standard, to the srabbes
for the great Pacific Rail Road. They were trying
10 draw from him some expression favorable to the
measure, but he answered that he had been elected
President of the United States-not of Rail Road
| Company
Another happy and contentious hit is currently re-
ported at Washington and is doubtless substantially
correct. Prior the Inaguraticn Col. Benton went
Mr. Pierce and protested against the Cabinet ap-
pontment of Mr.. Cushing-as it would bring the ad-
Gen. Pierce very cooy and quietly replied, that he
had observed, on reaching Washington, that those
persons who gave him the most advice and complain
ed the most, had done the least efficient service in
securing his election. AS is often said by hu-
official of this city. President Pierce had the
Missouri Colonel decidedly "by the un,JiHcus.''
Richmond Enquirer,