Kansas weekly herald., 1854-11-24


twenty-five thousand dollars.
For lighthouse on Cape Shoalwater, at the
entrance to the bay Of that name, twenty five
thousand dollars.
and New Dungeness, authorized BY act of Con-
gress, approved September twenty y-eighth, eigh-
teen hundred and fifty, in addition to any balance
that may remain in the treasury of that appro-
priaton after the completion Of the light at Cape
Disappointment, thirty mine thousand dollars.
For buoys for the harbor and entrance to New
Dungeness, and for the anchorages on the coast of
PTgets Sound, five thousand dollars.
For buoys for the harbor and entrance to Shoal-
water Bay, three thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted That the
sums appropriated by the acts approved March
third, eighteen hundred and forty-nine and March
third, eighteen hundred and ffty-one, for light
house on Horseshoe Reef, Niagara River, New
treasury on the thirtieth of June, eighteen. hun
dred and fifty-four, be, and they are hereby, re-
appropriated for the erection of a lighthouse at
that point, on such plan as may be determined to
be most advisable.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
appropriation for lighthouse on Santa Cruz,
California, approved thirty-frst Of August, eigh-
teen hundred and ffty-two, be, and the same is
hereby, authorized to be employed in the erec-
tion of a lighthouse on Anacapa Island, if upon
examination by the proper officer, it is ascer-
tanned that more eligible site can be found for
the interests Of navigation on that island, than
on the adjacent one of Santa Cruz.
SEC. d. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,
authorized to cause the light to be discontinued,
and the lighthouse, buildings, and land belonging
thereto, at Calumet, in the State Of Illinois, to
be sold, and on payment of the consideration
agreed for into the treasury of the United States
to make, execute, and deliver all needful convey
ances of the same, and the special Jurisdiction Of
the United States over the same shall thereafter
cease.
Sec. s. And be it further enacted That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,
authorized upon the completion of the lighthouse
and exhibition of the light authorized by the first
section of this act to be erected the enterence
to the South West Pass of the Mississippi, to
cause the present light at that locality to be
tinguished, and the tower, buildings, and land
belonging thereto to be sold, and upon the pay
ments for the same being made, to execute and
deliver all needful conveyances therefor !; and
the jurisdiction of the United States over said
land shall thereafter cease, and revert to the State
of Louisiana.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That if, af-
ter careful Typographical examination of the
locality, and the approaches thereto, shall have
been made, it is found that the light at the en-
trance to Vermillion Bay, Louisiana, is not ne
cessary for the navigation of that bay and the ad
jacent coasts, it shall be extinguished; and the
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to cause
the lands and building thereto to be sold, in the
| same manner as is provided in the fifth section
of this bill. u
Sec Z. And be it further enacted, That if pre-
liminary surveys required to ascertain the
necessity for any lighthouse or other aid provi-
ded for in this bill, or to determine the proper
site for the same, to ascertain more fully what
the public exigencY requires the Secretary of the
Treasury shall cause the necessary examinations
and surveys on the seaboard to be made under
direction of the Superintendent of the Coast Sur
vey, and those on the northwestern lakes to be
made under the direction of the Bureau of Topo-
Enp IN aio1,
adverse reports made, they shall be submit
ted to Congress at its next sessions and in all cases
in which the objectsauthorised are favorably re-
ported upon, the works shall be commenced i'm
mediately after valid titles and State jurisdiction
shall have been obtained to the sites.
APPROVED, August 3, 1854.
CHAP. CXCV.-.An .Act to authorize the State of
Illinois to select the residue Of the Lands to ,cich
she is entitled under the act of second of March,
eighteen hundred and taucnty-seren. granting
Land to aid thGtiState in opening Canal to con-
meet the sUater of the Illinois RUer aUith those OF
Lake Michigan.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Governor of the State of Illinois is hereby
authorized to cause to be selected, the bal
ance of the land to which that State is en-
titled under the provisions of the act Of the
second of March, eighteen hundred and
twenty-seven, granting land to aid that
State In opening canal to connect the wa
tiers of the Illinois River with those of Lake
Michigan, out of any of the unsold public
land in the State subject to private entry
at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre,
and not claimed by pre-emption, the guam
tity to be ascertained upon the principles
which governed the final adjustment of the
grant to the State of Indiana for the Wa
bash and Erie Canal, under the provisions
of the act of of Congress approved the ninth
of May, eighteen hundred and ferty-eight.
APPROVED, August 8, 1854.
CHAP. CXCVL-.4n .fct to amend the provisions
of the ffty-sirth section of the act entitled fn
Act to Regulate Collection Of Duties on Imports
and Tonnage" approved the second dey Of March,
one thousand SeUen handed and ninety-ntHe.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
whenever merchandise shall hereafter be
imported into any part of the United States
from any foreign country in vessels propeH-
cd in whole or in part bf steam, and it shall
appear by the bills of lading that the mer-
chandise so imported is to be delivered inn
mediately after the entry of the yessel..it
shall be lawful for the collector of such port
to take possession of such merchandise and
deposit the same in bonded warehouse, and
whenever it shall not appear by the bills of
lading that the mercandise imported as
aforesaid is to be Immediately delivered,
it shall be lawful for the Collector of the
Customstotake possession of the same, and
deposit it In bonded warehouse, at the re-
quest fthe owner, master or consignee ofthe
vessel, on three days notice to such collec-
tor after the entry the vessel, and all acts