The true Democrat., 1855-07-31

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 For construction of new roof to branch mint at Charlotte, North Carolina, SSS5O
 Andependent 1reasmy.-For additional compensa- ton of the assistant treasurer at New York $2,0OO
 For additional compensation of clerk to treasurer Of mint at Philadelphia depostary per act of 4th August. 1S54 $500.
 Custom Houses--For furnishing the custom house, office, and United States courtroom at Bangor Maine, si 800 for each, making $4,5Oo; the appro priatlon for the customhouse to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury that for the post oce under the Postmaster General and that for the courtroom under the Secretary of the Interior.
 For the completion of the custom house at San Francisco, California, $141, ,271 O9. MasceIaneous. complete the penitentiary in Utah Territory, $120O0.
 IT For lighting and ventilating the upper story of the Treasury building, and for giving additional security to treasury vault, S24,640.
 To render the mint at Philadelphia fre-p proof, and to give additional security to the funds deposited in its vaults, $125,000
 To enable the Secretary of State to pay to Messrs Little Brown and Company, for l97 pages of add-. tonal routes in the pamphlet volume of the United States Statutes at Large, first session of the thirty third Congress, $4,125.
 TO defray expenses incurred, and to be incurred, Tn complying with the resolution of the House of Re- presentatives, 18th December, 1854, s5,oOO.
 10 enable the Secretary of State to pay Blythe and Company of Port Louis, in the island of Maurtius, the amount of two bills of exchange drawn upon the Department of State, by George NJ. Farnum com merclal agent in payment of the expenses incurred In relieving destitute American citzens which drafts were cashed by said Blythe and Company, $7 S54 50
 For professional services additional to his regular and ordinary official duties, rendered by the United States attorney for the northern district of California; on behalf of the United States in the district of San Francisco in appeals from the land commissioner to ascertain and settle the private land claims in Cali fornia, from the 1st of June, 1S53 to 1st of June 1855, the sum of S10,000.
 To enable the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to pay the amount due George R. Herrick, for of pay for services from 1st of pril S46 to the 18th of July, 1S49, in the business of reservations and grants under Indian treaties, as provided for, one clerk, at sl 400 per annum by the act of 9th May, lo36 entitled an act providing for the salaries of certain officers therein named, and for other purpos es," $1, ,109 79.
 For payment of clerks temporarily employed in the office of the Postmaster General, from lst July to 10th August, 1854, s3S7 3s.
 For compensation and expenses of the commission CT and the agent of the United States under the con- venton for the adjustment of claims between the United States and Great Britan. at SIP 900 each for the entire service, SPA 000 Provided, That this shall include what has already been paid either of them under the said convention.
 That the Secretary of State the accounts of Joseph Eve, deceased late charge d'afaires of the United States to the late Republic of Texas to be dlted and adjusted by the proper accounting officers of the government, and that the amount found due thereon be paid to Betsey W. Eve, widow of said Joseph Eve, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
 For salaries of the three judges of the court of claims Sl20OO.
 For salary of solicitor of said court, s3, 800.
 For salaries of the two clerks, $3, 800.
 For contingent expenses of said court, S2,000
 For the salaries of the judges, solicitor and clerks of said and for other expenses thereof prior to the lst If July, 1855, or much thereof may be required, 5000.
 For outfit of minister of the United States Spain, 5000.
 For outfit of charges dcs atfares, or minister resi- dent to New Granada, S4,50O
 For expenses of depositing public moneys by re- ceivers of public moneys, $41 900.
 For salaries and commissions Of registers of land offices, and receivers of public moneys Sll0,000.
 For incidental expenses of the several land offices sll ooO.
 To enable the Clerk of the House of Representa- tves to purchase for the new members from Virginia, Kentucky, and New ! ork, and the delegates from Kansas and Nebraska the same books as have been furnished the other members of the present House of Representatives, S7,452
 For the contingent expenses of the House of Repre- sentatives:-
 For stationery for members, s4,9lO; and that the allowance to members of the House. for the present session, shall be S35 instead of $25, heretofore.
 For miscellaneous items, Sl0,000.
 For oil for lighthouses, being the difference be- tween the estimated and the actual cost of that artcle S92,o34 IT.
 For compensation of commissioner provided in the first article of the reciprocity treaty with Great Bri tain, S2, ,000
 For boats and other incidental expenses connected with the duties of the commissioner provided in the
 first article Of the reciprocity treaty with Great Bri- tain, S3 ,000
 For completing the publications of the works of the exploring expedition, S29, ,320.
 To enable the Committee on the Library to pay to William II. Powell s2.0O0, in full for the picture painted by him for the United States in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated by law.
 And the accounting officers of the treasury here by directed to settle and pay the account of c. w. Hinman, third assistant librarian, from the 1st day of July 1854, at the rate of S1 300 per annum.
 For the erection of suitable house for the plants recently brought from Japan for the United States, S, 800, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Buildings.
 For the support of the public greenhouses, nclud- ing the pay of hortculturaist and assistants S3 000
 To enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings to provide additional furnaces for the Library of Con- gross, Sl ,000.
 To construct suitable iron raings in front of the alcoves of the library, and other repars in addition to the balance of appropriations unexpended for the repairs of the Congressional Library, under the di rection of the architect. $3,5oo.
 B. And be dt father enacted, That the salaries to which envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipo entiary shall be entitled on the lst July, 1855, may be allowed to such may be in office that day without reappointment, shall such envoys extra ordinary and ministers penpotentary be required to take with them secretaries of legation unless they should be allowed by the President of the United States.
 $ 4. And De I f4rtAey enacted, That from and after the 3Oth of June 1885, the Secretary of State be- and he IS hereby authorized and required to the examination, classification, and distribution, of the clerks in the Department Of State, in the same manner as directed in other executive departments by the provisions contained in the third section of the act entitled an act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government" ap- proved 3d March, 1858, who shall be paid annual salaries according to the act amendatory thereof ap- proved 22d April, 1854. And the whole permanent clerical force in said department shall consist of three clerks of class one, two of class two eight of class three eight of class four and chief clerk in lieu of those now authorized by law an one of the said clerks of class four shall give bonds required by the Independent Treasury Act, and make the dis bursements for the department, and superntend the northeast executive building and shall receive there for S200 per annum in addition to his salary clerk of class four: Provided, That the increased salary hereby allowed the chief clerk shall be construed to take effect from the 1st of July 1853, and be paid cordingly.
 5. 4nd De 3 fa1rther enacted, Thatupon the tract obe selected and set apart there shall be erected under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury marine hospital for said district of faced brick tcror walls, upon hammered granite underpinning, 40 feet long, 52 feet deep in the centre, and 100 feet deep at the wings, and 45 feet high from top of trance story floor the caves, with verandahs to