Squatter sovereign., 1855-07-24

thousand eight hunfred and fortr-stx, .Angs9e
twelfth. ons thousand eight hundred and fsty-
hundred and ffev-two, and August fourth. one
taonsand eight hundred and ffty-four, six thoa-
sand five hundred dollars.
For salary Of additional clerk in Office Of as
sistant treasurer at Boston, one thousand two
hundred doilara
For safasy Of clerk to the treasurer Of the
branch mint at San Francisco, two thousand
Eve hundred dollars.
For arieecfcler messengers. and watch
men, IN the ofhce OF the assistant treasurer at
New York, thirteen thousand nine hundred dol
lars.
For contingent expenses under the act for the
safekeeping, collecting, transfer, and 6isbnrse se-
roent Of the public revenue, OF August sixth,
one thoueand eight hundred and forty-six. ak
teen thousand FIVE hundred dollars: Provided.
That no part OF said sum Of sixteen thousand
FIVE hundred dollars shall be expended for cler-
zeal service.
For COMPENSATION 20 special agents 10 EXAM
ine the books, accounts, and money on hand. OF
the several depositories. under the act OF Au-
gust sixth, one the nsand eight hundred and for
ey-six, five Thousand dollars.
For the discharge OF such miscellaneous
clairs. not otherwise provided for, as shall be
admitted in dne course of settlement at the
treasury, five thousand dollars Provided, That
no part OF the appropriation shall be drawn
from the treasury. except in pursuance OF some
law OF resolution OF Congress authoris;ng the
expenditure.
For salaries Of nine supervising and fifty TO-
cal inspectors, appointed under the act Of Au-
c.ss thrtieth. one thousand eight hundred and
hfty--wc, for the better protection Of .he ives
Of passengers by steamboats,, with travelling
and other expenses incurred by them, eighty
Thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF TIE CoAsr.-Por survey Of the
coast Of the United States, (inclnding conpen-
sa.ion TO superintendent and assistants, and ex-
clading pay and ernoluments of officers of the
army and navy, and petty officers and men of
the navy. employed on the work, two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey Of the western
coast OF the United States, oie hundred and
thirty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the Florida
reefs and KEYS, Excluding pay and ernolumenfs
Of officers OF the army and navy, and petty Of
ilceEs and men of the navy, employed on the
work. forty thousand dollars.
For publishing the observations made in the
progress OF the survey of the coas. of the Uni
ted States, fifteen Thousand dollars.
For fuel and quarters, and for mileage and
transportation for officers and enlisted soldiers
Of the army, serving in the coast survey, in
cases no longer provided for in the quartermas-
ter's department, ten thousand dollars.
LIGHT House EsTABLIsHMENT.-For sup
plying FIVE hundred and ten light houses and
beacon-lights, with oil, glass chimneys. wicks.
chainois skins, polishing powder, whiting. and
cleaning materials, transportation, and other
necessary expenses of the same repairing and
Keeping the Lighting apparatus, two hundred
and eighty-seven thousand two hundred and
forty dollars and fifty cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses. refitting
and improvements of all the lighthouses, and
buildings connected Herewith, one hundred and
forty-two thousand four hundred and eighty
nine dollars and twentv-one cents.
For salaries of five hundred and forty-three
keepers of lighthouses and lighted beacons.
and their assistants, and including one thousand
two hundred dollars for salary Of superintend-
eat OF supplies on the upper lakes, two hund-
red end eighteen thousand four hundred dol
lars.
vessels, twenty-seven thousand six hundred and
firtv dollars.
For seainen's wages. repairs, supplies. and
incidental expenses, OF fortv-nine ligh.-vessels,
one hundred and eighty-siX thousand eight hun
drcd and sixty-one dollars and twenty-:hr
cents.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting.
reuairing, remooring, and supplying losses of
huoys and day beacons, and for chains and
sinkers for the same, and for coloring and num-
herin. all the bnoys, eighty-nine thousand three
hundred and fifty-seven dollars and thirty-two
cents.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights.
and other aids to navigation, two thousand dol
lara.
For commissions at two and half per cent
nm, to such supe@intendents are entitled to
tn, same. under the prnviso to the act of third
Of March. one thousand eight hundred and ff-
ty-oae, entitled AN act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses of gov
ernment for the wear ending June th:rtieth,
eighteen hundred and ffty-two, and for otha
p,irposas'' on the amount that may te dis5urs-
ed hv tn, I'm, eight thousand dollars.
For the coast Of California, Oregon, and
Washington:
Fer oil and other supplies for twenty-one
I,erhta c'aaninp platarial9 of ALI Ein1s nd
trans sportation OF the same, expenses OF keep
ing lamps and machinery in repair, publishing
notices to mariners Of changes of aids TO nav
itsation, thirty-eight thousand and tiyenty-four
dollars and twenty-five cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses of twen-
ty-one lights, and buildings connected there
with, twelve thousand seven hundred fifty dol
lars.
For salaries of forty-one keepers and assis-
tant keepers OF lighthouses, at an average not
exceeding eight hundred dollars per annuln,
thirty-two thousand eight hundred dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning. repairing,
remooring, and supplying losses of floating
beacons, and buoys, and chains, and sinkers for
the same, and for coloring and numbering all
the buoys, eleven thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars.
For commissions, at one and half per cent
un, to such superintandents as are entitled to
the same, under the proviso to the act of the
third of March, one thousand eight hundred
priations for tho civil and diplomatic expenses
of government for the year ending June Thrift
eth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. and for
ether purposes" on the amount that may be
disbursed by them. eight hundred dollars.
For continuing the construction of the light
house near Coffin's Patches. off Dry Bank on
the Florida Reef, between Cary's Fort Reef
and Sand Key lighthouses, sixty-fve thousand
dollars.
For continuing the construction of the light
house on Minot's Ledge, one Of the Cohasset
rocks, Boston Bay, Massachusetts, seventy-five
thousand dollars.
For continuing the construction of the light
house on Ship Shoal, Louisiana, to take the
place of the light-vessel at that point, thirty
Thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to
replace light-vesssl to mark the dangerous New
South shoals, off Nantucket, Massachusetts,,
thirty thousand dollars.
For continuing the appropriation ofthe third
Of March, eighteen hundred and iftv-three, for
a first class lighthouse at the month os the
Sabine River. thirty tnorsan6 dalIars