Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-10-22

eight hundred and fifty-three, calling for
statement Of the privileges and restric-
tons of the commercial intercourse Of
the United States with all foreign ma.
tions and table exhibiting a compare
tive statement between the tariff of other
nations and that Of the United States. .-
To enable the Secretary of State to pay
the persons employed toprotect the prop
erty and persons of citizens of the United
States at San Juan de Nicaragua.......
For the payment to James b. Holmans fol
services rendered as secretary of legation
at Santiago, in the discharge of clerical
duties left unperformed by his predeces-
sors...................... ...............".....
EXPENSES OF THE COLLECTION OF
REVENUE FROM LANDS.
To meet the expenses of collecting the
revenue from the sale of public lands
in the several land States and Terri
tory of Minnesota, in addition to the
balances of former appropriations:
For salaries and commissions of registers
of land offices and receivers of public
moneys.
For expenses of depositing public moneys
Il by receivers of public moneys.............
For incidental expenses of the several land
offices, including new offices not hereto
fore provided for. .........................
For salaries of registers and receivers in
Oregon and Washington Territories, OF
so much thereof as may be necessary, pei
at of seventeenth Of July, eighteen hun
dred and hfty-four....... ....................
For Office rent, fuel, and labor for said Of
nceS...
For iron safes for receivers, and for books
stationery, and furniture. ..................
| SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveying the public lands, Exclusive
of California and Oregon,) including
island surveys in the interior and all
other special and difficult surveys de-
handing augmented rates, to be applied
and apportioned to the several districts
according to the exigencies of the public
service, Including expenses of selecting
swamp lands, and the compensation and
expenses to surveyor to locate private
land claims in Louisiana, in addition to
the unexpended balances of all former
appropriations for the same objects........,
For continuing the examinations and cor
rections of old, imperfect, and defective
surveys in the lower peninsula of Michi-
gan, north of the third correction paral.
lei, and east and west of the meridian
being forty-eight townships, at rate no,
exceeding six dollars per mile..............
For the correction of erroneous and defec'
tive lines of the public and private sur.
veys in Illinois and Missouri, at a rate
not exceeding six dollars per mile.........
For preparing the unfinished records o
i public and private surveys to be transfer
red to the State authorities under the
provisions of the act of the twelfth O.
June one thousand eight hundred and
forty, in those districts where the surveys
are about being completed.
For resurveys and examinations Of the sur
vey Of the public lands in those States
where the Offices of the surveyors gener.
al have been or shall be closed under thu
acts of the twelfth of June, one Thousand
eight hundred and forty, and the twenty
second of January, one thousand eigh
hundred and fifty-threer including two
thousand dollars for the salary Of thu
clerk detailed to this special service il
the General Land Office.
For continuing the survey of the keys OF
the Florida coast ................ ..........
For continuing the survey of the islands OF
the coast of California. ....................
For surveying the public lands and privat,
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expenses incident to the survey of claims
and to be disbursed at the rates prescribed
|, by law for the different kinds of work.
For rent of surveyor generals Office in Cal
ifornia, purchase of instruments, records
drawing materials, furniture, fuel, pay o
messengers. ...................-...... ........
For compensation of draughtsmena and clerk
in addition to the amount heretofore esti
/ Cd tha hai m
quence of the increased amount Of field
work proposed to be executed..........".
FOR SURVEYS IN OREGON AMI
WASHINGTON TERRITORIES.
For office rent for the surveyor general
fuel, books, stationery, and other Incl
dental expenses. ............................
For surveying standard, parallel, and meri
dian lines, over coast mountain and along
the coast--an estimated distance of TIVE
hundred and fifty Observation-Disclosures.
For surveying township and subdivision
lines ESTIMATED at four thousand min,
, hundred and twenty miles) in Oregon
Territory, at rate not exceeding twelv,
, dollars per mile, and including offic,
work............,..........
For surveying standard parallel and meri
dian lines in Washington Territory-aI
estimated distance of FIVE hundred miles
For surveying township and subdivision
lines ESTIMATED at four thousand min,
hundred and twenty miles) in Washing
ton Territory, at rate not exceeding
twelve dollars per mile, and including
Office work......................"
For salaries and incidental expenses of thu
commission appointed under the act o
March third, eighteen hundred and fifty
one, for settling land claims in Califor
MA.
For surveying the necessary base, meridian
standard parallels, townships, and sec
ton lines in New Mexico...................
For surveying the necessary base, meridian
standard parallels, township, and sec
ton lines in Kansas and Nebraska.......
D For salary Of surveyor general of New
Mexico, and clerks in his Office.
For salary of surveyor general Of Kansas
and Nebraska.................
0 For Office rent, fuel, and incidental expense
y in New mexico. ................,....".....
For clerk hire, Office rent, fuel, and inciden
0 tai expenses in Kansas and Nebraska
(six thousand dollars being allowed 70
Office rent, fuel, and incidental expenses
0 For Office rent for the surveyor general o
Washington Territory, fuel, books, sta
tionery, and other incidental expenses.
n MISCELLANEOUS.
For books voted TO the members of tn
0 Thirty-third Congress by the joint reso
luton of twenty-fourth February, eigh
0 teen hundred and ffty-four, and the res
olution Of the House Of the twentieth
June, eighteen hundred and ifty-four...
0 To enable the Clerk Of the House Of Repre-
sentatives to purchase from the publish
ers, Lippincott, Grambo, & Company
0 two hundred copies each of the SECOND
and third volumes Of Schoolcraft's His
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