Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-03
NASHVILLE TENN FRIDAY. OCTOBER 8 1856.

For furnishing entng the Capitol with suel
Committee the Library to be placed in either wing
exteusion heR ready for their reception, twenty thous
For enlaeing and shelving the Library room, and
carpet and other furniture for the same four hundred
| dollars. -.... Il a,fr $50
For repairs Of the Capitol, closets, public
stables. water pipes, paEements and other walks within
ne square broken glass and oek egnt 'neusane
For repairs Presidents house and furnture
den and making beds thsfen; and contingent
| incident thereto, six thousand dollars.
Forfue for the Presidents house; one thousand
Fo, shiiH he Pre.,ssns house and Capitol the public
grounds around the and executive offices, Penn
syivania and East Capitol street TO Second street
| twenty-seven thousand dollars, Il
For grading, gravellins and composing the culTer
across Tber creek on Indiana avenue, six thousand dol
For payment aborer employed in shovelling
from the walks TO and around the CAPITOL the PRESIDENTS
For purchase Executive mansion
to be expended under e direction Of the President OF The
| United States, two hundred and fifty dollars.
FOrepas OF the Potomac, yard, and upper bridges
eleven thousand dollars
And with view to the construction OF new and substan
a bridge the PotOmec the Secretary OF the Interior
be and he hereby authorized drawings and est
mates for the construction of iron suspension bridge and
also for arch bridge to be prepared and submitted to
Congress al its next session and with further view Of
bridge Secretary aforesaid instructed TO cause drawings
of present Potomac bridge another at or place
known the Three Sisters and another al such inteme
For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue three thousand dol
lars.
For filling up ravne Judiciary square, three thousand
For the purchase of one dozen .euees square,
| one hundred and seventy five dollars:
For repairs of water pipes, five hundred dollars.
For repairing heating apparatus rasng repairing passa
house according pan thousand dollars, TO be
pended under the direction of the Commissioner OF Public
| Buildings.
For public reservation number two and Lafayette square,
For Tehnn0 Franklip engine bouse including the pur
chase of suitable lot, &c, Eve thousand dollars.
For taking care of The grounds south of the Presidents
house, continuing the othe same ana keep
ink them in order, three thousand dollars.
That the Secretary of the Interior be and he is hereby su
thorized required to suitable site Jail
be selected the penensry the city OF Wash
cations for said Ia to be submitted to Congress on or
fore the tenth day of December next, together with es
Fer the collection Of statistics
for promoting agriculture and rural economy and the pro
and disrb Ron Ofcuitngs and seeds
Thousand dollars to be expended under the direction OF the
Commissioner OF Patents Provided, That the Commissioner
shah report to Congress the various kinds and amounts OF
seeds and be purchased under this appropra
on, from whom and where obtained and the cost OF the
Towards the erection of the north Patent Office
building, the accommodation OF the Department Of the In
teror, tive hundred Thousand dollars.
To complete the bridge across the Potomac, at Little
FAs agreea6y TO the plan ALREADY aooPl7o' ss'enSa'e
thousand dollars,
necessary expenses attendant upon the execu-
ton neutrality of the twelfth of April thou
sand eight hundred and eighteen ten Thousand dollars 70
be expended under the direction Of the pursuant
one thousand eight hundred and ten entitled act fixing
the compensation public ministers and c0nsu residing
the coast of Barbary, and for other purposes"
To enable the president OF the United States to carry nte
eight hundred and nineteen and any
force for the suppression OF the slave trade eight thousand
dollars .r d a g.
To enable the Secretary of purchase hundred
copies fApdubons Birds of America and Quadru-
mens in return for valuable works sent
ernment ofthe United Sstes, sixteen thousand dollars
For filling the dock between Central and Long wharves
in Boston, the widening Of the street the ess front OF tne
and the extension and maintenance Of the
For arearages on of legislative expenses, of the
Territory Of Minnesota being for printing binding ana mis-
ceaneous for the seseions of eighteen hundred and
ny one eighteen hundred and ffytwo eighteen hundred
and fifty three eighteen hundred and hy-four, eighteen
hundred and hy-ave eighteen hundred and tWen
ywo thousand ons hundred and twenty-five dollars and
four cents.
For the construction of powder magazine for The naval
service Man Island. Calornia the sum OF hundred
and nnetedn thousand three hundred dollars.
For The clerk hire in the office of In
dian As authorized by act making appropriations for
support army, approved August hn, eighteen
hundred and Hfour and The act making appropriations for
tne cueht anu 1 S d.j VA la az az
For additional compensation and mileage of Senators for
the present Congress- hundred and seventy hou
sand one hundred and twenIy-eght dollars.
For additional compensation and mileage oil members of
House Representatives. and delegates from Territories
for The present Congress- hundred and seventy three
thousand four hundred and thrtwo dollars and TO enable
the clerk of the House Representatives 10 pay the addition
al compensation to its employees and Others by
hfeenth eighteen hundred and ffy-sx sum suheient for
mat purpose . hereby appIoPrasa Su any money II S ts
the contingent fund othe House of Representatives
And be it further enacted That the Secretary ofthe
Treasury hereby authorized to to be SOLD
public auction the revenue cutter "Ingham now sta
toned Detroit and the harrson now stationed at Os
wego and in lieu thereof be built for
protection herevenue the lakes Of the burden OF
dollars be and The is hereby appropriated for said pur
pese of moneys in the Treasury not otherwise ap
R5oRLae' tSORLes IN ' 'A' AO0''
a. And be it further enacted That not more than two
O
tenant the discretion OF said Secretary shall be allowed
Sec A. And be il further enacted, That in addition to
allowed law, the Postmaster General shall be
authorized 10 employ clerks one and the
eight hundred dollars is hereby appopria
ted any money the Treasury not otherwise aPPro
thus authorized, ntiudng due temporary
the hirteh of June, eighteen hundred and fifty
Sec And further ensced That the Secretary of the
Treasury be authorized purchase for the United Sta the
three stores a; dock, port of New York.
by United States under lease for term OF
wears; and the hundred thousand dollars so
may be required for the purpose hereby
appropriated Of inhe Treasury not otherwise
Provded That the title to said stores and the
belonging shall be made the United States
shall be satisfactory TO the President
Sec g. And be farther enacted That the commissioner
under the treaty with Great Britain June fh eighteen
hundred and our, shall be allowed the snm of four dol
appropriation made the fret of August eighteen hundred
and y for the prosecution Of the work. including
and all other expenses provided in the
frst article of the reciprocity treaty with Great Britain"
And be it further enacted, That, in the settlement
of the accounts registers and receivers of the public land
Offices Secretary of the Interior be and he is hereby
thorzed allow subject the approval Of Congress- such
reasonable compensation Tor clerical services ana
expenses incident to said Offices he shall
think proper, and report Congress all such
each succeeding session. with estimates OF the
sum sums required 10 pay the same
g. And be further enacted, That the Secretary OF
authorized and directed the holders
the State of California the amount OF mo-
appropriated by act of Congress, approved May hh
eighteen hundred and forty -four in payment of the en-
and actually paid by the State OF California
suppression of Indian hoses within the said State
prior OF January Domin eighteen hun
dred under following restrictions and
aons: any bonds shall be redeemed by the Secre
ay Of War they shall be presented to the board of commits
appointed by the Legislature OF said State by an ac
approved April nineteenth eighteen hundred and nfy-s1
ed thereon by said commissioners Upon presentation TO
Secretary of War OF bond bonds thus endorsedn
shall be his duty TO draw his warrant favor oil the holuer or
holders thereof for the certified to be Que upon lne
by the said commissioners the Secretary OF the
Treasury whOis hereby directed the same; Provded
That said amounts in The aggregate SHAH mol exceed me
August th eighteen hundred and fftyiour said bonds
after redemption and after taking of the coupons that may
remain unpaid shal be delivered to the Secretary OF war
to be cancelled
Sec.9 And be further enacted That there shall be
pointed and paid the provided by law Two
principal examiners and assistant examiners in addl
ton to the examining force authorized by law 10 be 30
employed in the Patent Office. ... ..s
Sec 10. And be further enacted That the Commissioner
ofPateRs hereby authorized to those employed in the
United Patent April first, eighteen hundred
examiners of patens at the rates
fixed by law these respective grades Provided That the
same be paid out Of Patent once fund com
paid shall exceed that received by those
duly enrolled examiners and assistant examiners fpst
ents for the same period
War directed examine into the amount Of expenses
incurred suppression OF Indian hOsties
in the late Indian Oregon and Washington by the Ter