Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-31

States under the convention for the adj
iustment Of claims between the United
States and Great Britain, ut twelve
thousand dollars each for the entire SER
$4,000 90
To enable the Secretary of State to cause
the accounts of Joseph Eve deceased
late charge dahaires of The United
States to the late republic of Texas, to
be audited 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. Indefinite.
For salaries Of the three judges Of the court
Of claims. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 90
For salary of solicitor Of said court ..... $500 90
For salaries of the two clerks........ $500 90
For contingent expenses of said court.. 1000 90
For the salaries of the judges solicitor, and
clerks Of said court and for other
penses thereof, prior TO the first day of
July, eighteen hundred and ifty-fve,
much thereof as may be required.,.... 5000 90
For outfit of minister of the United States
to Spain 5000 90
For outfit Of charges d'affares, or minis
ter resident 10 New Granada......... 4500 90
For expenses of depostng public moneys
by receivers Of public moneys............. 4l000 90
For salaries and commissions of registers
OF land Offices and receivers of public
moneys 10000 90
For incidental expenses of the several land
offices 1000 90
TO enable the Clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatves to purchase for the new MEM
bers from Virginia Kentucky, and New
York and the delegates from Kansas and
Nebraska, the books have been
furnished the other members of the pres
ent House of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1852 90
For the contingent expenses of the
House OF Representatives
For stationery for members. ......~....... 1910 90
For miscellaneous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000 90
For oil for lighthouses being the difference
between the estimated and the actual
cost Of that article. s2o34 II
For compensation Of commissioner pro-
vided in the first article Of the recproc-
ly treaty with Great Britain............. 1000 90
For boats and other incidental expenses
connected with the duties of the commits
soner provided in the first article of the
reciprocity treaty with Great Britan..... 5000 90
For completing the publications of the
works Of the exploring expedition....... 2932o 90
To enable the Committee the Library to
pay to William II. Powell, in full for the
picture painted by him for the United
States, in addition to the sums heretofore
appropriated by llw...................,.. 1000 90
To settle and pay the account of G. w. Hin
man, third assistant librarian from the
first day of July, eighteen hundred and
hfty-tonr, at the rate Of fifteen hundred
dollars per annum........ 1900 90
For the erection of a suitable house for the
plants recently brought from japan for
the United States. 1900 90
For the support Of the public greenhouses
including the pay of hortcuturalis and
assistants. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 5000 90
To enable the Commissioner of Public
Buildings to provide additional furnaces
for the Library Of Congress. 1000 90
To construct suitable iron ratings in front
of the alcoves of the library and other
repairs, in addition to the balance Of APP
preparations unexpended for the repairs
of the Congressional Library, under the
direction of the architect .............. $500 90
For the construction, under the direction
of the Secretary of the Treasury Of a
marine hospital al Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts Of faced brick exterior walls,
upon hammered granite underpinnng,
one hundred and forty feet long, ffty-two
feet deep in the centre and one hundred
feet deep at the wings, and forty-fve feet
high from top or entrance-story floor to
the caves, with verandahs to each story
on each side between the wings, and on
each end of the building Unidentified
To supply deficiency in the appropriation
for building four steam dredge boats in
use by the War Department on Lakes
Chanplain," Erie Michigan and
Ontario" to be applied for materials
machinery, tools and lahor furnished in
painting said boats................~....... 1895 Is
To authorize the Secretary of the Treas
ury TO cause to be constructed the
following buildings:
At, Burlington, Vermont marine hos
pital :. ;:.........:. $4,000 oc
hospital, including pest-house for the
separate accommodation of patients with
contagious and inectiye diseases ......... 10000 90
To cover the compensation Of architects
superintendent advertising, and other
contingent expenses, and so much as may
be required to purchase suitable sites for
said buildings indefinite.
For the building OF lighthouse on the
government reservation at Minnesota
Point, the head Of Lake SUPERIOR in
the Territory Of Minnesoa..::.;....... $4,000 90
For the construction OF two lighthouses
in Calornia.-one at Crescent CITY and
one at Trinity Bay--ffteen thousand
dollars EACH should the Secretary OF the
| Treasury decide that said lighthouses
were necessary, after proper examination
and sGrveys..;...... ..:.............. 10000 90
To pay the balance directed to be paid
James Z. Miller and Pyne-y-oh-te-mah,
or either Of them, by the Senate amend
ment to the treaty with the Miami In
dams, made in August, eighteen hum
: bred and ffty-our: 7e5 90
To pay this amount for interest due to the
Chickasaws, at the rate Of FIVE per cent
per annum in pursuance Of the treaty of
eighteen hundred and thirty-two, on the
sum OF one hundred and twelve thou
sand forty-two dollars and ninety-nne
cents improperly charged to said nation
according TO the decision OF the proper
accounting officers Of the treasury from
the first September, eighteen hundred
and thirty-seven, until March . $780,. 1890 20
To enable the Secretary Of the Trcasu-
~ 10 cause to be constructed the fol-
lowing buildings
At Bristol, Rhode Island for tho accommo-
dation of tue custom-house and post Of
fee, building Of brick, with freproof
floors, constructed Of iron beams and
brick work iron roof shutters slls &C.
twenty-five feet by thirty, and twenty
five feet 12,5oO 90
AT Pensacola, Florida for the accommoda-
ton of the cusom-house, post Office and
United States court building of like
materials, thirty-fve by fifty feet and
forty feet high. $4,000 90
At Cleveland, Ohio, for the accommodation
Of the custombouse. post office and Uni
ted States court building of stone
eighty-fve NY sixty feet, and sixty feet
high of like floors, beams roof shutters