Squatter sovereign., 1855-08-07

paw to w NJ. II. Powell two Thousand ooliarS, IN
full for the picture painted by himfo- the uni-
ted States, in addition to the sums heretofore
appropriated by law
And the accounting officers of tsle treasury
are~hereby directed to settle and pay the account
of g. w. Hinman, third assistant; librarian,
from the first day of July, eightesa hundred
and ffty-four, at the rate Of iifteens hundred
poilaTs per annum. 1st 1ES
For the erection oe a suitable house for the ]
plants recently brought from Japaa for the
United States, fifteen hundred dollars, 80 De es<-
pended under the direction of the Commission
Of Public Buildings. 3t
For the public green houses, including the
pay Of the hortieSlturist and assistants, three
Thousand dollars. -
TO enable the Commissioner of Public Build
ings to provide additional furnaces for the LII
brary OF Congress, one thousand dollars
To construct suitable iron ratings in front OF
the alcoges OF the library, ard other repairs, IN
addition to balance of appropriations eheH-s
pended for the repairs OF the ConGressioaai Lii
brarY under the direction of the architect, three
tho.sand five hundred dollars.
SEC. ;. And be it farther enacted, That The
salaries to which enyoys extraordinary and rni
listers peaipotentiary shall be enttled to on the
fist July, eighteen hundred and fFty-tve, may
b. allowed TO such as may be i'll Office on that
day without re-appoint,nent, nor shall sneh en-
yeys extraordinary and ministers pleslipotent-
arg be required 20 take with theia secretaries
OF legation, unless they should be allowed by
the President OF the United States.
>SEC i. And be it further enacted, Ih3tfr From
and afser the thirteth OF June eighteen hundred
and fifty-fve, the Secretary OF STATE be, ana ne
is hereby authorised and required TO cause the
examination, classification, and distribution OF
the clerks in the Department OF State, IN the
same manner directed in other executive de-
parttneuss by the provisions contained Ia the
third sec ion OF the act entitIcdE An act making
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic eX-
penses OF government,'' approved third March.
eighteen hundred and ffty-three, who snail be
paid annual salaries according to the aet anend-
atory thereof, approved twenty SECOND April,
eighteen hundred and hfty-four. Andthe 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 one chief clerk, IN lieu or IloSe now
authorised by law; and one OF the said clerks
OF class four shaif give bonds as required by
the Independent Treasury Act, and make the
disbursements for the department, and SapeTiI-
tend the northeast exec utiVe building, an,i shall
receive therefor two hundred dollars per ahahrn
il addition TO his salary as clerk OF class fonr:
Provided, That the increased salary hereby al
lowed the chief clerk, shall be construed to
take effect from the first of July, eighteen nm
dred and ffty-three, and be paid accordingly. e
Sec s. and be it further enacted, That nDon
the tract 80 to be selected and set apart. there
shall be erected, under the direction OF the Sec
retary of the Treasury, a marine hospital Tor
said district. of faced brick exterior walls up
on hammered granite underpinnIns, one hIi:-
dred and forty feet long, hfCy-t~o feet deep IN
the centre. and ore hundred feet deep at the
wings, and forty-tive feet high from top OF en-
tTance-story floor to the caves, with Yef2nuahs
to each story on each side between the wings,
and OH each end of the building; for the con
struction OF which a sum eqnai to the proceeds
of the sale hereinafter directed, Is hsreby ap-
pTopriated. ~
Sc. &. And be it further enacted That a
tract OF ten acres of the land heretofore pnr-
chased by the United States for the purposes OF
the naval hospital at Chelsea, MASSACHUSETTS,,
be selected and set apart under the direction OF
the United States. for the use of the marine
hospital OF the district Oh Boston and CiiafieS-
town.
SEC T. And be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorised
to sell and convey the land with the buildings
thereon belonging to the United States, now oc-
upied as the marine hospital at Chelsea, as may
seem to be most advantageous to the United
States and he is hereby empowered to execute
valid title deeds of the same to the purchaser
or purchasers; and that the proceeds OF slch
sales shall be paid into the treasury OF the Uri-
ted States
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the
provisions contained in the second section oi
the act entitled :. An act making appropriations
for the civil and diplomatic expenses OF tilt
governments - approved the seventeenth day o.
June, eighteen hundred and forty-tour, De re-
qured to be carried into effect IN all particulars
any act in conflict Herewith being hereby re-
pealed ; and all estimates for the compensation
of officers of the governmsnt authorised by law
TO he employed shall be based upon the express
ed provisions OF law, and not upon the author
= ity OF executive distribution thereof and ti'
act and section authorising the same, with tl'
volume and page where such authority may b'
found, shall be cited IN each ana al eSIiihate'
respectively.
Sec. y And be it further enacted, That tn
proper accounting officers OF the tFeasilry DC !.
and they are hereby, authorised and required (
credit L Butler King, late collector and depos
itary at San francisco, in the sum OF twelve
thousand eight hundred and tWentY-fo0r doi
lars and ni,etyeisht cents, being The ainoIn
of money proved TO have been losE by the dc
struction of the custom-house building sn'
vault az San Francisco, by the hre OF May
eighteen hundred and fifty y-one
SEC 10. And be it further enacted, IhattheF
shall he appointed and paid in the manner roN
provided b. law, four principal examiners AM
four assistant examiners of patents, IN asidlsiei
To the examining force now authorised By law, {
be so empIovetl in The Patent Office; and shotilt
the necessities of the public service, in the IS
tination of tire COMMISSIONS Of Patents, re
onire any additional examining force to tha
herein lroyided, pre-, ious to the next session! Q
Congress, there may also be appointed and pait
in the manner now provided by law, IN atdltiol
10 the Foregoing, not exceeding two prInclpa
and two assistant examiners, who shall not s
continue to be employed subsequent 20 tne eX
piration of said session of Congress, tSiFhou
further provision OF law.
That The second section of the act OF thirty
first August, eighteen hundred and ifty-twe
which provides s.that the clerks, messenger:
watchnten, and labosorss employed at IN saats
salary, or in temporary positions, IN the sXee
,,tiya aud Legislative Departments Of the Gov
efnrnent In The city OF Washington, whose a.
nuai compensation does not exceed twelve hai
dred dollars, shalt, IN addition thereto, be q
lowed an Increase compensation OF tsventy ns
cent shall be construed TO include the 2 inc
pal clerk at the National Observatory at Nasi
iagton; and that hereafter the salary OK sal
clerk shall be fifteen hundred dollars per al
mum.
And enc thousand six hundsed and ninety-s
dollars and fifteen cAats to supply de.lcienc
in the appropriation for bailding TOUR ssea
dredge boats, ia us by the Was Departmeass {
Lakes ( .sChamplain.s = :. Eric, - : Michigan. a
Ontario. to be applied FOR materials, mach ines.
toeis, and labor furnished in painting 81
boats.
SIC. IL. And be It fdrthe. enacted. That 4
Secretary OF the Treasury be, ana be IS here5
authorised to cause to be coassracted the 70
lowing buiidings:-