Kansas weekly herald., 1855-08-18
BY EAsTIN & ADAMS,
by AUTHORITITY.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Light-house Bonrd.-For blank books, bind
ing, and stationery, two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For miscellaneous expenses and postage, five
hundred dollars.
For the General Purposes of the Southeast Erecu-
tire Building
For the continuation of the Treasury build
ing, three hundred thousand dollars, to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the President of
the United States, according to the plan propos-
ed by Thomas U. Walter, architect, and approx
ed of by the committees of the Senate and House
of Representatives on buildings and grounds, at
the last session of Congress.
For compensation Of eight watchmen of the
southeast executive building, four thousand
eight hundred dollars.
For compensation of nine laborers of the
southeast executive building, five thousand one
hundred and eighty-four dollars.
For contingent expenses of said building, viz
Fuel, lights. repairs, and miscellaneous, eight
thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the department to provide suita-
bic protection from the weather for the fuel
consumed in said buildings, and to cleanse, re-
pair, and furnish twenty-six rooms in the third
story, when they shall be vacated by the Gener-
al Land Office, seven thousand dollars.
For rent Of building occupied in part by the
ditor of the Treasury, three thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For fuel and miscellaneous items for the same,
two thousand five hundred dollars.
For compensation of four watchmen for said
building, two thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of four laborsrs for said
building, two thousand three hundred and four
dollars.
For rent Of the building occupied by the Third
Auditor of the Treasury, six hundred dollars.
Fort fua nd fhar mis- oil item fort no
same, two thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of two watchmen for said
building, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For rent Of building occupied by the Fifth
Auditor of the Treasury, eight hundred dollars.
For fuel and other miscellaneous items for the
same, two thousand two hundred dollars.
For compensation of two watchmen for said
building, one thousand two hundred dollars.
Department of the hterior.-For compensa-
tion of the Secretary of the Interior, and the
clerks, messengers, and assistant messenger in
his office, thirty thousand and eight dollars.
For compensation of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, and the recorder, draughts-
man, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers,
assistant messengers, packers and laborers in
his office; one hundred and sixty-eight thousand
one hundred and eighty-six dollars.
For compensation of the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs, and the clerks, messenger, and as
sistant messenger, in his Office, ttwenty-nine
For compensation of the Commissioner of
Pensions, and the clerks, messenger, and assis-
tant messenger, in his office, one hundred and
seven thousand eight hundred and forty dollars.
For the repairs Of the Potomac, navy-yard,
and upper bridges, and to refund to the Commits
sioner of Public Buildings three thousand dol
lars, advanced to him by the corporation of
Washington, in eighteen hundred and fifty-three,
and expended on the Potomac bridge, ten thous-
and dollars.
Contingent Expenses Department of the hrterior.--
Office Secretary of the Interior:
For books, stationery, furniture, and other
contingencies, three thousand seven hundred dol
lars.
For library, books, and maps, one thousand
dollars.
General Land-Office:
For cash system and military patents. under
laws prior to twenty-eighth September, eighteen
hundred and fifty; patents and other records,
tract-books, and blank books, for this, and the
district land offices; binding plats and field
notes stationery, furniture, and repairs of
same, and miscellaneous items, including two of
the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound,
and preserved for the use of the office, thirty
three thousand five hundred and twenty five dol
lars.
For contingent expenses in addition. under
swamp-land act of twenty-eighth September,
eighteen hundred and fifty military bounty acts
of twenty-eighth September, eighteen hundred
and fifty, and twenty-second March, eighteen
hundred and fifty-two, and act thirty-frst Au-
satisfaction of Virginia land warrants, twenty
six thousand one hundred dollars.
For tract and other books for new land-of-
fces created during the first session of the thir-
ty-third Congress-, including blanks for the
same, six thousand dollars.
To enable the register and receiver of the
land-ofice at indianapolis, Indiana, to rent
suitable rooms for the preservation of the re-
cords and papers of the several Iand-ofices in
said State, which have been discontinued, and
the books and papers thereof transferred to the
said land-ofices at said city of Indiana polls the
sum of five hundred dollars.
For amount required to enable the Secretary
OF the Interior to execute the provisions of the
s:act to graduate and reduce the price of the pub
lie lands to actual settlers and cutivators,o ap-
proved fourth August, one thousand eight hun
dred and ffty-four, thirty thousand dollars
Provided however, That in all cases where lands
have been or shall hereafter be soldsunder the
act of fourth August, eighteen hundred and
ffty-four, fsto graduate and reduce the price of
the public lands to actual settlers and cultiVa-
tors,o at higher rate than authorized by that
act, the Secretary of the Interior shall be, and
is hereby authorized, to direct the receivers of
public money for the proper land district, to re-
furd the excess out of any money in his hands
derived from the sales of public lands and the
periods and principle of graduation, fixed by the
instructions of the General Land Office, of thiI
tieth October, eighteen hundred and fifty-four,
shall be, and they are hereby confirmed.
Office of Indian Affairs
For rent of building on SsKepth Street, for
Office, one thousand two hundlSG. dollars.
For compensation of four watchmen, two |
thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of laborer, five hundred and |
seventy-six dollars.