, 1857-04-24

one nNhlrtu anu ull'Altu lllaNAAu NAltN A'-'''
dollar.
For the continuation Of extra clerk hire in the
Office Of Indian AGairs authorized by an act i!aN'hi
appropriations for the support of the army, approved
August lfth eighteen huudiCi and htyiour, ana the
act making appropriation, iUT the current i con,
tiugeLt expenses Of tie lEeGn department. alrVeu
March third. eighteen hundred and hnyhve, seven
b.usani dollars.
For additional CONF mrensation and mileage oi 'ena'
tor iar the prc-eut congress, ore hundred and se',
cutyeight thousand, one hundred and tweniyelsh'
dollars.
For additional compensation and mileage Of mem
lers Of the House Of Representatives and delegate
from Territories for the pre-ont Congress seven hun
IL a and srv'niythree thousand four hundred ara
thiriy.two dollaTs: and to enable the clck OF TIE
House Of Representatives to pay the additional com
pensation 10 lis employees and Others authorized by
the resolution Of the House of Representatives ol
August l,toonth, eighteen bundr,d aud liiy siN'
sum sufficient for that purpose !, hereby appr"FA'ed
out Of any money in the treasury not otherW'c ar
prnpTted and Is hereby added ~ the contingent iid
Il tie House Of Representatives.
Sec. 2. ind he IL turtifr sRlrtfd, That the He're
tlry Of the Treasury be- aud he is hereby Authorized
g. 10 be sold at public auction the revenue cut
ter 'lngham,' now stationed at Detroit, and The
l"Ilrrison" now stationed at O-we-o, and ~ heu
thereof 10 to he but Fix cutttr' for The pro
lection u the revenue Oh the lake., oi the bnrrN q"
about fifty tons each; and that the sum Of iorty'e
thousand dollars be and the same is hereby appropr'
ated FIR said purpose. ont Of any money IN treasury
not Otherwise appropriated, IN addition u the pro
cc,i- Of tine sale above Authorized.
] Sec. 3. dnd he IL fariLT Dnci'd, That not more
than two comp' tent officers (oue Of whom To- he a
captiiu first lieutenant at the discretion OF SAID
Secrctlry) shall be allowed to each Of 'ad SIX cut
ters. go.
| srr T. And he IL firihsr GnrrieR. That in addition
To those now allowed by law the Pp-tmaster-icnoral
shall he authorized employ four clerks Of class one;
aud the sum of four thousand cigtl hundred dalars
Is hereby appropriated out of any money IN tae treas.
ury not ohcrwie appropriated 10 pay such increased
cnmpensaton and the clerks thus authorized. inCu-
ding arrears due to temporary clerks to the thir-
teth Of June eighteen hundrrd and hity--eyen.
! sec. :. And he IL futtGe endrftd That the Serre-
tary Of the Treasury bc authorized 10 pnrcnse Tor the
United States the three stores At tic Atlantic dock,
at the port of New York, now held by the United
States under lease for term Of years and the sGm
Of hundred thouand dollars, or so much thereof
may he Teqqired tor the purpose Is Hereby appro-
prated out Of any money in the treasury not other
vie Appropriated: Provided, That the title TO said
stores and thr grounds thereunto belonging shall be
made tp the United States in such manner as shall be
! satisfactory 10 the President.
! Sec. G. .lnd be ftHtbo ondcted, That the com
mi isicner under tie treaty with Great Britain, OF
June tiith eighteen hundpd and hityiorr. shall G
allowed the Of four dollars per dem fr suhsis'
! toace the -ame to be paid out Of the appropriation
made on the first Of August, eighteen hundred aud
ii'ysiN, "for the prosecution ot the work, ncludng
pay Of commits oler and all other expenses provided
in the Gr.t a.ticc Of the reciprocity treaty with
/ Grtat Britain
Sec. = And be Il further ena-fe9, That IN the set.
Element OF the accounts Of registers and receivers Of
the public andoiccs the Secretary uf the Interior
he aud he j. hereby authorized to allow, subject To
the approval of Congress- such reasonable compcnsa
tion Ur additional clerical services and extra ordinary
expenses sndenOtO said Offices he 'hail think just
aud proper ami report to Congress all such cases of
allowance at each succeeding session. with estimates
Of the sum sums required 10 pay the zane.
Sec. 4. ind be il further en1cfsG, That the Score
iary of War Is hereby authorized and directed to pay
TO the holders Of the war bonds of the State Of Cali.
ha nEF At % - Al
congress approved May tAugustl fifth, eighteen hun.
drcd and ftyfUur "in payment Of expenses incurred
aud now actually paid by the STAT Of California for
the suppression Of Iudan hostilities within the said
State prior to the first day of January Ammo pomini
eightcon hundred AMI fftyfour, under the following
restr tions and regulations: Before any bonds shall
be redeemed 10y the Secretary OF War, they shall be
presented 10 the board Of commissioners appointed
by the legislature Of said State by an act approved
Al ril nnetocnth, ghieen hundred and !ty-,ix, and
the amount due and payable upon each bond he en-
dlr>ed thereon by said commissioners. Upon presen-
taton to the SECRETARY of War Of any bond bonds
thus endorsed il shall he his duty to draw hi, warrant
In favor OF the holder or holders thereof flr the
amount certified to he due upon the by the said
commissioner upon the Secretary Of the Treasury,
who is hereby directed to pay the same: That said
amounts in the aggregate shall not exceed the
Of money appropriated by act of Congress approved
August fifth, eighteen hundred and hftytour, said
bonds, 1er redemption, ard after taking oil the
pons that may remain unpaid, shall be deliyeTed 10
the Secretary Of War to he cancelled.
Sec 0. AHd be il Juythr enacted, That there shall
lie appointed and paid, in the manner now provided
by law, two principal examiners and two a,s tIut eX-
amners, in addition TO the eXaming force autho-
rzed by law to be employed in the Patent Office.
Sec. 10. ind be il fqTtier GHacied That the Com
missioner Of Patents is hereby authorized To pay those
employed IN the United States PatentOlte from
APril rt eighteen hundred and Eftylour until April
ir't eighteen huudrcd and ifyhvc, examiners and
assistant examiners uf patents, at the rates fixed lay
law for these respective grades: Provided That the
lp pnil of the BIigutt lige fIu1 and that
the comp Cnsat1n thus paid shall not exceed that re-
ceycd by those dnly enrolled As examiners and assist
ant examiners Of patents FOR the same period.
Sec. IL. iHd be IL further enacted That the Sccrc-
tary of War be directed to examine int the amount
Of expenses necessarily incurred in the suppression Of
Indian hOsties in the late Indian war in Oregon
and Washington, by the territorial governments Of
said Terriprcs for the maintenance Of the volunteer
forces engaged in said war, including pay Of volun-
teeTs and that he may, II in his Judgment 1t be
cessary, direct commission Of three to proceed to
ascertain and report to him all expenses Incurred for
purposes above specified.
Sec H. And be il further enacted That the COM
pensaton of tbe clerk OF the district and circut
courts Of the Unitsd states for the southern district
Of Illinois, for trdnscrihng certain records under the
at of Congress approved April twentythird eighteen
hundred and ifty-sx shall he the same as Is author
ned by the act Of February twentysiX, eighteen hun
dTed and Lfty ythrcc, concerning fees and costs for
copying records aad attending courts during their
sttings.
Sec. l3. Had be Il further enacted, Iha. there he
allowed and paid to the late commissioners for settling
Private land claims in California, app ted under the
act of March third eighteen hundred and fity-one.
and acts additional thereto, one months salary, for
services rendered subsequent 10 March third ei shteen
hundred aud iysiX, (aad t. the several discussing
-clts Tor Sl,d commission the same compensation
for the receipt and disbursement of moneys al
lowed to other disbur-ng officers Of the govern
mont in California, the same u lie paid ont of the
expended balance Of monies heretofore appr0r rated
for the salaries aud expenses Of said cpmmissipn)
Sec II. 11ad be IL further Ictcd, That the Sccre-
tary Of the Interior ascertain the number Of Chero-
KEGS ea, 0f the Mississippi that omitted in the
census taken by d. W. Sller, in eighteen hundred
and fftyonc, and pay the five thousand dollars ap-
progriated hy the eighth section Of the act mixing
appropriations for the and contingent eXpcn
ses VI the Indian department, approved July thirty
one eighteen hundred and fty-four, to ,ad Indians
according to the per capita distribution made by the
Department of the Interior in pursuance Of the p,n
cipes contained in the opinion Of the AttoncyGeu-
cgal # the United States that -uhjoct of April
sixteenth, eighteen hundred and hfty-onc.
sec. Is. Ind BE- Il Jstier enacted, That the IInaal
compensation Of the chaplain to the United States
Pentcntary shall be five hundred dollars ard twenty
per cent " the same, from july dr-t oi.hteel hun
dr.l and htyihrce.
Sec. IL. Ind be further eaa.ied That :herc shall
be paid To John G. Ryc-, ly the Sccrctuy of the
Senate and Clerk Of tie House Of Representatives.,
nf rtufin fffls 81, b..es st.nrl.