The true Democrat., 1855-04-17

, 'he |h day Of August, 1854.
 FRANKLIN PIERCE, President. DAVID R. AroH,sos. Pre- soeht or the Senate, tempore LINN BoYD Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
 (CoNTESUEE FROM SUPPLEMENT-
 AN NACTm1aEing appropriations for the Civiz and
 Diplomatic Expenses of Government for tue year
 e''dsng the 3Oth of June, 1855, and for other
 purposes.
 Be at enacted by the Senate and House of Re- personalities cf tue United States of America sn Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated. out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap- prapriated, for the objects hereafter expressed for the fiscal year ending the 3Oth of June. 1855 namely:
 i Public Buildings and Grounds. For payment ] of the Annals Of Congress for the House Library of the House of Representatives under resolution of said House of September 2Sth 1s50 100 sets of each vol tune from the 23d to the 40th both included in all 700 volumes, at $5 per volume, SS5O0
 For payment of the Annals of Congress for 143 members of the 32d Congress entitled them under the resolution of the House of Representatives of uly 26th 1852 143 sets of S5 volumes each from the 18th to the 10th inclusive, in all 3432 volumes at s5 per volume, $l7 ,l60:
 For reporting and publishing in the Daily Globe g. 665 columns of the proceeding of the House of Rep resentatves for the st session of the 33d Congress- at S7 50 per column, $21 ,4S7 50;
 For A copies of the Congressional Globe and Ap- pendlX, for the lst session of the 33d Congress- for each member and delegate of the House of Represen- tahYes, making an aggregate of 5,7l2 copies at S6 copy, S34,416:
 For binding the Congressional Globe and ppendix for the st session of the 33d Congress, Sl3,766 40
 For reporting and publishing in the Daily Globe . l5l columns of the proceedings of the House of Rep resentatives for the 2d session of the 2d Congress- at s 90 a column, Sl l32 30:
 To pay a deficiency in the appropriation for 500 copies of the Documentary History purchased for the new members of the House of Representatives. from the 2oth to the 32d Congress inclusive being at l1 21c 2m. a volume, $655 20.
 For payment of balance due for the 2d and Sd volumes of the 5th series of the Documentary Histo- ry, under contract with the Secretary of State $43
 For 100 copies of the Congressional Globe and Ap- pendlX for the lst session of the 33d Congress- for House Library, $500, and for binding the same s240 for 100 copies of the Congressional Globe and Ap- pendlx for the 2d session of the 33d Congress- for House Library $500, and for binding the Sl20:
 To enable John C. Rives to pay to the reporters of the House for the Congressional Globe. the same amount ot additional compensation for reporting this session as was paid them at the last, the of s3 ooQ hereby appropriated and the clerk of this House Is hereby authorized to pay the same to said Rivcs to be applied by him for that purpose
 2 And be 1t further enacted hat the Secretary oi the Treasury be- and he is hereby authorized and directed to cause to be constructed the following bui dings: At Ellsworth, Maine, for the accommodation of the custOm-hOuse and post office. q building of brck with fire proof doors. constructed of iron beams and brick work, iron roof shutters >ss etc. 9 feet by oo and p feet in height from the foundation cost not more than $l0,000; At Belfast Maine for the accommodation of the custom house and post oflce building of like materials 45 feet by 32 and 32 feet high and to cost not more than S20 O0O At Gloucester, Massachusetts Toledo Ohio Burlnpton vermont, and Sandusky, Ohio, for the accommoda- ton of the custom house and post-oce, a building of like materials 50 feet by 45 feet 42 feet in height from the foundation, to cost not than $40 900; for each building; At Miwaukie. Wisconsin, for the accommodation of Om-h and United States courts, building of like material six ty feet by forty five feet. forty eight feet in height from the foundatlon to cost not than S50 900; At New Haven, Connecticut, Newark. New Jersey Buffalo. New York, Oswego, New York Wheeling Virginia, Chicago. Illinois, and Detroit Michigan each tor the accommodation of custom house. post ohce United States courts. and steamboat inspectors
 building of stone, of like floors, beams. roofs shut ters etc. S5 feet by 50 feet 50 feet in height from the foundation to cost not more than SSS 900 for each building; the building at Detroit to be erected upon water lot, belonging to the United States At Calves ton, Texas, for the accommodation of the custom house, post office and United States courts build ing ot brick. of like floors, beams. roofs shutters etc., 45 feet by 70 feet 4S feet high from the tounla tlOn with portico two sides. and cost not more than SlOO,VV1; At Petersburg, Virginia. for the ac- comm0datiOn of the custom house and post-o office a building of stone, of like toors beams roofs shut ters etc. 50 feet by 45 feet g feet high from the oun dation, to cost not more than S62, ,00O
 5. And be it further enacted, That the several sums mentioned in the preceding section of this act as the cost of the buildings therein authorized to be constructed, together with ten per cent thereon to cover decomposition of architects superntendents advertising and other contingent eXpenses and .o much as may be required to purchase suitable sites for said buildings, be- and the are hereby ap- proprlated for the purposes aforesaid out of any mo ney m the treasury not otherwise appropriated Pro- taded, That no money hereby appropriated shall he used or applied for the purposes mentioned until valid title to the land for the sites of such buildings ln each case, shall be vested in the United States and until the State shall also duly release and relinoush the United States the right to or in any way as sess said site the property of the United States that may be thereon, during the time that the said United States shall be or remain the owner thereof
 $ 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary o the Treasury be- and he is hereby. authorized and drected to cause to be constructed the following buildings.
 At New Orleans, Louisiana, marine hospital to cost not than SPAS 900; and when said hospital shall have been completed the Secretary of the Trea- sury shall cause the old hospital at New Orleans to be sold and the proceeds thereof to be placed in the Treasury of the United States.
 At Detroit, Michigan. marine hospital to cost not more than s'3,ooo
 At Pensacola, Florida, marine hospital to cost not more than S20,000.
 At Burlington, in the State of Iowa, marine hos pital, to cost not more than S15 900.
 s 5. And be it further enacted, That the several sums mentioned in the preceding section the cost of the buildings therein authorized to be constructed together with ten per cent. thereon to the peiSaUlon O1 acultccGS supeiHlcHueHS, adNeTIlSlS, and other contingent expenses, and much as may be required to purchase suitable sites for said build lgs be and the are hereby appropriated for the purposes aforesaid. out of any money in the Ireasu " not otherwise appropriated: Pr"rided, That no money hereby appropriated shall be used or applied tor the purposes mentioned until valid title to the land for the site of such building, in each shall DC vested in the United States and until the State snail also duly release and relnquish to the United states the right to tax in any way said site or property of the United States that may be there oh' oufng the time that the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof
 Q: Ana be 1t further enacted, That there be ap ProPrlaed out of any money in the treasury not oth erwlse appropriated sum sufficient pay the clerks ana elnpoyees of the government, for the year end ing the ouIh o' June 1855, such additional compen- saton as they may be entitled to receive under the act of 22d of April 1854, entitled An act to amend the Sd section Of the act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending 3oth of June 1o54 and for other purpo- ses," and, where additional pensation is not oh erwise provided for provded That all aborers in the employment of the executive department of the go vernment in the city of ashngton shall ye an annual salary of S4S0 each: prouided further That