Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-08-05
TPuBL1c-No 81.
AN ACT making appropriations to defray the expenses

of housInd dollars 70 pay tne actual ana
expenses acurred the provisional
Of Oregon in defending the people Of the said Territory
from the and hosties of the Cayuse Indians in
the eighteen hundred and and eighteen
hundred forty eight and for such allowances for the
expenses Of adjusting the claims that account the
Secretary Of the Treasury may deem proper not exceed
ing FIVE dollars per day to each commissioner and that
the Secretary of the Treasury pay out Of said appropra
ton much thereof as may be necessary to quidate
said claims according to the reports of the commissioners
heretofore appointed for ascertanng said amounts and
of the Governor Of said Territory that have been COM
mancated to Congress- and claims shall hereafter be
allowed on account Of this war which not presented
at the Treasury Department Of the United States within
the next fiscal year.
sec 2. And be ii further enacted That all of said claims
accounts not heretofore shall be settled and
adjusted at such place and in such the Secre
tay Of the Treasury prescrbe and the Secretary Of
the Treasury is hereby empowered to reexamine any
award that has been may be made of said claims and
to reduce the amount it, in his judgment founded on
proof 1t should be too much [Approved, July q, 1854
IPUBLIc-No. 48.l
AN ACE increase the salaries Of executive and Judi
cisry officers in Oregon, New Mexico Washington,
Utah, and Minnesota.
Beitwacted By The Senate and House of Representatives
of theUed States of America Congrsss assembled That
the annual salaries Of the Chief Justices and Associate
Judges Of the Territories Of Oregon Washington Utah.
and New Mexico be and the are hereby increased
to the SUM Of two thousand five hundred dollars each
and salary Of the Governor Of New Mexico be
and is hereby increased to the of three thou
sand dollars and that Of the Secretaries Of Oregon
ington Utah. and New Mexico to the Of two thou
sand dollars per annum.
Sec. O. HID be further enacted That the annual ssla
res Of Chief Justice and Associate Judges of the Ter
tory Of Mnnesots be increased to two thousand dollars
Approved July %, 1854.
TPUBLIc--No. 40.
AN ACT making appropriations for the payment Of in
valid and other pensions of the United States for the
year ending the thirsth Of June, thousand eight
hundred and ffty-fve.
Of the United States Of Amiea Congress assem6l ID,
That the following be and the hereby p
proprated out of any money in the treasury not ohe
wise appropriated for the payment Of pensions for tn
year ending the thrtieth Of June, thousand egh
hundred and ffty-fve:
For invalid pensions under various acts, three hun
dred and twelve thousand five hundred dollars
For pensions to widows and orphans under Of the
fourth Of July thousand eight hundred and thirty
six and twenyfrst of July thousand eight hundred
and fortyeight, ninety-six thousand dollars.
For pensions to widows under Of the seventh Of
Of March, thousand eight hundred and fortythrec
and seventeenth Of june thousand eight hundred and
forty-four, ten thousand dollars.
For pensions widows, under acts Of the second Of
February, thousand eight hundred snd forty
and twenty Of July, thousand eight hundred
and forty eight ffty-six Thousand dollars.
For pensions and half pay to widows and orphans un-
der act Of the third Of February thousand hum
dred and ythree three hundred and thous
and two hundred dollars. [Approved July q, 1854.
TPuBLrc-No. 50.1
AN ACT making provision for the postal service in the
State Of California and in the Territories Of Oregon and
Washington.
Be enacted 5y the Senate and Iouss Of Representatives
of the United States of america Congress dssen6ed That