Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-14

appeal has been taxi TO the present Iirt q troe Of
of the Treasury and the Commissioner Of Customs inay
TO adjust the same, and in ct disagreement pe"oe
the sad Second Comptroller and Commissioner o 'n,'o,
thu decsi ui the Aforementioned shall, be as Is .ns
decision Of the First Conpoer wnnd b. II he aa ac'eu
under the eighth section Of The Act Il July second esetn
hundred and thirlysx concerning the rganizoh VI 'h'
Po>tOicc Department
Approved, March Is Is 20.
No J'n' RS linton for euargng the Custom HOUSE,
Po.t Office. and Court Hnus, lInafI", New York.
he resolved by eSeaate and House of Representative
Of the United States of America in Congress hs>ciou,
That the Secretary of the Treasury be aud he Is neeoo
authorized 10 extend the building now in process {" CON
struc ion at Buffalo, for cnsiom.house pusi-tce coof',
roms &c, not exceeding twenty-five feet IN le1g'h anu
erect proper vaults therein, If IN his secretion the puoo
interest requires the same, Provided That eSicso ON
be completed at expense exceeding thlfy-'"ee
thousand dollars, inc udng tea per cent for conmgcnoe
which sum- much thereof shall be necessary rs
hereby appropriated out Of any money remaining IN he
Treasury not otherwise appropriated: An provided ut
ter, That money shall be paid under ihs join, resol
ton until the Secretary of the Treasury sha contrnct mr.
Il completion If said binding extended at Gust within
the sum heretofore and hereby appropriated
Approved, April D. 1906.
No o. Joint Resolution for the Statistics Of the Coast
wise Commerce. to be included hereafter in the Annual
Reports Of the Secretary of the Treasury on Commerce
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representative of
The United States Of America in Congress assembled That
the Secretary the Treasury in hs annual reports COM
and navigation hereafter to be made 10 Congress
10 be stated the kinds, quantities. aud value OF The
merchandise entered and cleared coaswse into aud from
the collection districts of the United States and tho sad
Secretary of the Treasury hereby author zcd 10 make all
rules aud orders necessary to carry into effect the object OF
this resolution.
Approved, Moy H. 1856.
NO al A Resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to modify the Plan of the Custom House at
Ellsworth, Maine.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Of
the United States OF America in Congress assembled That
the Secretary If the Treasury be and hereby authorized
modify the plan of the ctiStonouse in process Of
pense by doing shall not exceed the sum OF three thou
sand dollars And said sum- much thereof as may
be necessary is hereby appropriated out Of money IN
the treasury for that purpose Provided, That none Of the
money hereby appropriated shalt be used until lhe Secre,
Of the Treasury has contracted for the completion g!
the sad work for the sums hereby aud heretoe appro-
prlntcd.
Approved August l, 1886.
No. IL joint Resolution extending the Time for the
Creditors Of Texas to present their Claims. !.
Resolved by the Senate and House Of Representatives OF
the United States Of America in Congress assembled That
agrcedby to the provisions "i the fourth section ct NE
act Of tncuy-cglt February, gheen hundred and fifty
five, provide for the payment of such creditors of the
late republic Of Texas comrchendei in the act Of
Congress Of September nine eighteen hundred and fifty
notice b public advertisement duly given for the space
Of ninety days by the Secretary Of the Treasury OF the
time at VIII oh payments OF tho amount appropriated by
the fifth scciiun of said act would be made pro rata, On
bond, certificate, evidence Of dubt uf sad state which
should be presented at the Treasury Department thirty
days preceding the thirteenth day Of June, eighteen hun
ded aud hlsx, the limit Of said notice.; and as it is
presented by the said Secretary Of the Treasury that OF
said bonds, ccrtcaes aud evidences OF debt which have
been recognized Jr the State Texas the same equal 10
he III three hundred and eehy.nIue thousand six
hundred and nncythr,e dollars aud cents were NO!
presented the Treasury Department prOr TO the said
thirteenth Of june Therefore, order to do fall just to
the holders Of said debt, the Secretary of the Treasury Is
hereby authorized To pay to the holders any of the said
bonds ccrlhce evidences OF debt not presented before
the recnlh day If June last, who present aud prove
the At tue Treasury Department between the lhii-
ieenih day of June last aud The first day of January next,
and execute the proper releases TO the United states and
the State If Texas their pro rata share q" The sad seven
pilous hundred and fifty thousand dollars anu All
payment thereof the sad Secretary OF The Treasury rs au
thor zed and required to sbue aud pay the residue of
the said millions hundred and hity thousand
dollars then remaining IN the treasury pro rata ahong',
all the sad holders who have proved Their claims and
executed the proper releases on or before the rS day OF
Approved, August Is, 1854
INols Joint Resolution giving nm increased Compensa
ton all laborers in the Employment OF the Executive
and Legislative Departments Of the Government IN the
| City OF Washington.
Resolved b. the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States OF America IN Congress assembled That
| instead of the compensation now allowed by law there
shall be principal messenger each OF the Offices OF the
Secretaries Of State Treasury Interior, War, and Navy,
Pusmasterteneral, and Attuneyicneal, ut an annual
salary Of niue hundred dollars aud pr ncpa messenger
in each Of the Bureaus ct the several Executive Depart
neui, annual salary of egt hundred aud forty dol
lars each and all other messengers or messengers
authorized by law to be em lyed sad departments,
shall receive annual salary ut seven hundred dollars,
and all aborers in the empoyment Of the government IN
the Executive Departments aud the public grounds IN
the city of Washington, shall annual salary of
hundred dollars each, aud after the first day Of
july eighteen hundred and hny.six; aud such sum, in
addition To the appropriations Otherwise provided, as may
he required I" pay the is hereby appropriated out oi
any money ~ the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved August l., 1855.
CHAP. XXVlII An Act to supply Omission in the En-
rrmcnt OF 4 Cera Act.
Whereas the following clauses Of the act entitled An
act making appropriations for certain civil expenses Of the
government for the yea ending the til rie'h OF June,
eighteen hundred and tyseven approved the eighteenth
day If August, eighteen hundred and hfy-sx, I" W.T.
"For completing The marine hospital at enc nnaii, ONO
eghy-six thousand dollars.
"fur improving Battery AMI Washington streets, and
ROADWAY " round the custon. at San Francisco,
Claiborne, thousand four hundred aud dal!ars,
and thirty cents, were oluited IN the enrolment Ui TIE
said net:
Therefore be enacted by tie Senate aud House of Re-
Iresenatycs Of the United States Of Amcrc IN Congress
assembled, That the sum Of egy,iN Thousand dollars for
completing the hospital al Cincinnati IN the state
Ut OHIO aud the Of thirteen thousand four hnnC.fd
and dllars and thirty cents for improving Battery and
Washington Streets and roadway around the custom
the hereby appropriated ON! ef any money in the
treasury not otherwise nppu'uraed
Approved, August IS isiG.
Guar XXIX. An Act making Appropriations for the Sup
port of the Army for the year cnd" the thrcth of
June one thousand eight hundred and hhy-scven.
lie enacted by the Senate aud House ot representatives
Of the United States of America in Congress assembled
That the following DC aud the are hereby appo
prated out of any money IN the treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the support Of the army for the year end.
idg the ihreth of June, thousand eight hundred and
For expenses of recruiting, transportation of recruits
three months extra to nUn-cOmmisSiOnei officers,
sicans and pvaes reenlstment, hundred thousand
dollars
For pay of the army, three million two hundred and
twenty-five thousand one hundred and seventy dollars.
For communication Of OH, ers subsistence, hundred and
sixy-one thousand nine hundred and sxtyseven dollars
For Communication of forage fer officers horses hun
bred and twenty-five thousand three hundred and four dol
lars.
For payment in lieu Of clothing for officers servants
thirty ninc Thousand four hundred aud forty dollars
For subsistence in Ind million nine hundred and
egtvnne Thousand eight hundred aud thirty iour dollars
For clothing for the army ctmp, and garrison elupage,
six hundred and wenyour Thousand eight hundred and
thry-threc dollars aud iiiy-seyen cents.
For the regular supplies Of the Quartermascrs Depart
ment consisting of fuel far the officers enlisted guard
hospitals sturehouses, and offices forage in kind for the