Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1853-03-17

publish below The list Of acts passed
BY the last Congress. The National
Intelligencer says:
Besides what are regarded as the
usual appropriation, for objects al
ready authorized by law, and an
nually appropriated for, there are
others that will be new to most OF
our readers, and more or less inter-
esting to all Of them.
Amongst the sums appropriated
by the Laws, we specially notice the
following, not because they are of
moro importance than many others,
but because they are Of particular
interest to a large class Of our citi-
zens, who would be glad to know
them without the trouble OF examin-
ing the many columns over which
they are spread:
For the extension OF the Capital,
two appropriations are made, one in
the deficiency bill Of 100000, and
the other in the general aPpropria.
ton bill Of 100000.
For the Patent Office, towards
the erection Of the west wing, $780,
600.
For repairing The Presidents
Mansion, including cleaning, paint
ing, white washing, &c, $1,000; and
for heating, ventilating, painting the
exterior, painting the walls and CELL
ings Of the first floor. and the pur.
chase of books for the Presidents
library, S29, 800.
For reiurnishing the Presidents
House, TO be expended under the
direction Of the President. in addi-
ton TO the proceeds of the sale OF
such of the furniture and equipage
of the said house as may be out Of
repair and unfit for use, S25, 900.
For bringing water into the city,
TO be expended under the direction
Of the President, upon such plans
and from such places as he shall ap-
prove, 100000.
For repairing the Long Bridge,
extending over the Potomac from
this city to Virginia. $4,000.
For the Eastern Branch Bridges,
TO be expended in completing the re-
pairs thereof, $4,000.
For the Little Falls Bridge. ex-
tending over the Potomac above
Georgetown, to be expended under
the direction Of the President, $780,
600.
For the Equestrian Statue Of Gen.
Jackson, to compensate Clark Mills
thereof, and make it the property OF
the United States, $4,000.
For an Equestrian Statue OF
Washington, our readers are aware,
special act made an appropriation
of $4,000.
For paving Pennsylvania avenue,
from the Presidents square to Rock
creek, in addition to former appro>
priations, $l4.700.
For enclosing the triangular lot,
opposite the Centre Market, with an
iron fence, $4,000.
For erecting lamps, on both sides
OF Pennsylvania avenue, from
Seventeenth street to Georgetown,
and from the Capital to the Navy
Yard, $4,000.
The Clerks in the several Execu-
tive Departments, from and after the
Both of June next, are 10 be ar
ranged into four classes, with differ
ent grades Of salary, and no clerk is
to be appointed in either OF the
classes until he shall have been ex-
amined and found qualified by a
Board Of three Commissioers, one Of
whom is to be the chiei Of the
Bureau to which the clerk is to be
appointed, and the other two to Re
selected by the head Of the Depart
ment 10 which the Bureau is at
.
tached.
An Assistant Secretary Of State is
authorized to be appointed by the
State Department, with an annual
salary of $4,000.
The salaries OF the Vice President
and Cabinet officers, including the
Secretaries Of State, Treasury, War,
Navy, and Interior, and the Post
master General and Attorney Gen.
eraI, are respectively increased from
$1,000 to $1,000 per annum.
The outstanding Stocks of the
United States may be purchased by
the Secretary Of the Treasury at
the current market price, to be paid
for from any surplus funds in the
Treasury, provided that the balance
in the Treasury should not at any
time be reduced below Sc, ,OO0, 900.
The Mexican Boundary Commis-
sion is continued till April l, 1854,
and the necessary appropriations
made therefor. -"
An Assay Office, in the city OF
New York, is to be established for
the receipt and for the melting and
assaying Of gold and silver bullion
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