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To ad;nst the same and in case of Disagreement
tb decision q, the Attorney General shall be as h as STU.
decision of the First Comptroller would be II nc ;Steen
under the eighth section Of the Act Of su If the
Post-Ofice Department
Approved, March IL, 1856.
NO. A. Joint Tuition for charging the Custom HOUSE,
PosOice and Court House ut Buffalo" New YORK
Be resolved by the Senate and House OF
of the United States Of America in Congress hreho
That the Secretary of the Treasury be and ne Is Of cn
struction at Buffalo, for custoa-house uo,h and
rooms, &c not exceeding twenty-five feet u ~, nnblic
interest," the Provided such
can be completed expense not exceeding ngencies
dollars intending ten Fer rs 's shall be
hereby appropriated out of any money rnyded fur
Treasury otherwise apProprseo r his Joint resou
ton until the Secretary Treasury shall Within
tie completion of said building extended at
| tine sum heretofore and hereby appropr'"'e"'
Approved, April ., 1856.
wise Commerce to be included hereafter in the Annual
Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury Oh 0'n'"
Resolved by the Senate and House of Oh
the United States of America in Congress assembled @
the Secretary othe Treasury his annual reports on com
merce and navigation hereafter to be made TO IT,
cause to be stated the kinds, quantities, ana Vaue " @
the Collection districts Of the United States and tho said
Secretary of the Treasury hereby authorized TO MATT Of
and orders necessary to carry into effect the
'His ie'""
Approved, Moy IA, 1856.
mo- al Resolution authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to modify the Plan Of the Custom House AZ
Ellsworth, Maine. or
the United States of America in Congress assembled ina
the Secretary Treasury be and hereby is
strucon at Ellsworth Maine provided the increased ex-
pense BY doing, shall exceed the sum OF three 'hou
sand dollars. And said so much Thereon us may
be hereby appropriated out of any money IN
the treasury for that purpose: Provided That none o. ne
apy Of the treasury has contracted the completion of
the said work for the hereby and heretofore appo
f' Approved, August I, 1856
mo. III joint Resolution extending the Time for the
Creditors of Texas to present their Claims. !.
Resolved by the Senate and House of RePresentavss Oh
the United States of America in Congress assembled Ina.
as ageeaby the provisions of the fourth section OF the
act Of twenty-egh February, eighteen hundred and fifty
five to provide for the payment Of such creditors OF me
lae republic of Texas comprehended in the ncto
Congress September nine, eighteen hundred and fifty
notice public advertisement given for the space
of ninety days. by the Secretary of the Treasury OF the
time which payments of the amount appropriated by
the fifth section of said act would be mace pro rata on auy
should be presented at Treasury Department thirty
days preceding the thirteenth day OF June, eighteen nun
presented BY the said secretary of the Treasury of
said bonds certificates aud evidences of debt when nave
been recognized bv the State of Texas the equal
the of three hundred and eghy-nine thousand SIX
hundred and dollars and seven cents were not
to he % t, plf 10 M to
the holders of said debt the Secretary OF the
hereby authorized to the holders of any of the said
bonds certificates, evidences of debt not presented before
the thirteenth day of June last who and prove
the the Treasury Department between the THU
tccnh day of June last and the first day of january next
and the proper releases the United States and
the State IF Texas their pro share OF the sad seven
millions hundred and fifty thousand dollars. and after
payment thereof the said Secretary of the Treasury is a
thozed and required distribute and pay the residue OF
dollars then remaining in the treasury pr" rata amongst
all the said holders who have proved their claims and
the proper releases or before the first day OF
January next
Approved August Is, 1856
NO ISL Joint Resolution giving an increased Compensa
ton all Laborers the Employment of the Executive
and legislative Departments OF the Government i" the
Resolved by the House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled That
instead of the compensation allowed by law, there
shall be principal messenger each of the offices of the
Secretaries Of Stale, Treasury, Interior War; and Navy
PostmasterGenera and Attorney enera, at an annual
salary of nine hundred dollars and principal messenger
in each of the Bureaus Of the several Executive Depart
ments, at an annual salary OF eight hundred and forty dol
lars eac and all other messengers assistant messengers
now authorized by law to BE- employed in SAID departments
shall receive annual salary hundred dollars,
and all aborers in the employment Of the government in
the Executive Departments and the pubic grounds in
the of Washington shall receive an annual salary of
hundred dollars each from and after the day
July, eighteen hundred and fysix; aud such sum- in
addition to the appropriations otherwise provided As NAV
be required t. the hereby appropriated out VI
any money III the treasury not otherwise appropriated
Approved, August Is 1896.
CHAP XVIII An Act to supply Omission in the En-
rolment of 4 certain Act.
Whereas the following clauses of the act entitled An
act making appropriations for certain civil expenses of the
government for the ending the th.rteh of June,
eighteen hundred and tyseven approved The eighteenth
day Of August, eighteen hundred and ffty-six to wit
For completing the marine hospital at Cincinnati, OHIO,
eighty-six thousand dollars.
"For improving Battery and Washington Streets and
roadway around the custon-h San Francisco,
California, thirteen thousand hundred and dollars.
and thirty cents, were Omitted in the enrolment Of the
! said act:
Therefore be it enacted by Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the United States Of America Congress
assembled That the of eghy-six thousand dollars for
completing the marine hospital, at Cincinnati the State
of Ohio and the thirteen thousand four hundred
and dollars and thirty for improving Battery and
Washington Streets and road way around the custom.
house. at San Francisco in the State of California be and
the same are hereby appropriated out eff money in the
Approved, August 70, 1886.
CHAP xxx. An Act making Appropriations for the Sup
port port OF the Army tor the year endg the thrt'eth Of
BE enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States Of America Congress assembled
That the following be and the hereby appr
prated out of any in the treasury not oherwis
appropriated for the support of the for the end
dg the threth OF June thousand eight hundred ano
hfty.seven:-
For of recruiting transportation of recruits
three months extra pay to nOncommissOned officers mu
dollars.
For pay of the army, three million two hundred and Sc
twenty-five thousand one hundred and seventy dollars
For communication of officers subsistence hundred ant
sxtyone thousand nine hundred and dollars
For Communication of forage for officers horses one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand three hundred and four dol
lars.
For payment in lieu of clothing for officers servants
thirty nine thousand four hundred and forty dollars
For subsistence in kind, million nine hundred
eghtynine thousand eight hundred and thirty dollars
For clothing for the army, camp and garrison equpage
SIX hundred and twentyOur Thousand eight hundred
thirty-three dollars and ifty-seven cents.
For the regular supplies of the ers Depart
ment consisting of fuel for the officers enlisted men, guard
hospitals, sorehouses, and Offices forage in kind for tn