The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-19

10 enable the Library Commttee 10 complete the pay
mcnis for series Of portraits Of THIS Presidents Of the
United States contracted under authority Of Congress
and for framing the sarns, Ave thousand dollars,
For paying the expenses Of the Commissioners appointed
In pursuance of the joint resolution Of tho twenty xth of
February eighteen hundred and fifty seven, to inquire
into and test the process Of j. Barclay for preventing
the countseing the coins Of the United States in ad
dtion 70 the appropriated by said resolution eight
hundred dollars vi e"
For printing ordered by the Senate and House of
Representatives during the thirty third and thirty fourth
Congresses and paper for the same eighty thousand dol
lars.
For binding documents ordered 10 b. printed by the
House OF Representatives during tbs thrtythrd and
thirty fourth Congesos and for engravngs Autographs
and eecrotypes for the same, hundred and twenty
three thCuAAnd dollars. M rga& 80 n4atgBl
For binding documents ordered TO be printed by the
Senate during the thirty third and thirty fourth Congresses
and for enGAvngs thotraphs and elecrotypos for the
same hundred and thirteen thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to complete the
digest Of the statistics of manufactures according To the
dred dollars but the work not to be undertaken unless
the Secretary Of tho Interior shall DO tixed that the
sum herein before mentioned will complete the work
For making the necessary repairs TO the jail in Wash
ngtOn city, and putting venetian blinds to the windows
the sum OF eight hundred and forty dollars.
81 To pay the draughtsmen employed by the committees
public buildings and grornds Of the two houses of
Congress- for drawings and calculations furnished and
expenses OcIf8yeU Dy curing the a6L anu
present session of Congress- five hundred and twenty
eight dollars. 3tA'
For satisfying the claims of the States of Maine and
Massachusetts, under the stipulation of the treaty be-
the United States and Great Britain concluded on
the ninth day of August in the year eighteen hundred
and forty sum not exceeding eleven thousand four
hundred and ninety six dollars and eightyone coats in
satisfaction of such claims Of tho State Of Maine, and
nine thousand two hundred and fifteen dollars and thir
teen cents in satisfaction of like claims of the State Of
Massachusetts, to be audited by the proper accounting
officers Of the Treasury
For dehayng the expense Of carry into execution
the joint resolution approved May eleven eighteen hun
bred and fifty eight authorizing suitable scknowodg
ments to be made by the President to the British naval
authorities at Jamaica for the relief extended to the Off
and Of the United States ship Snsquehanna
disabled by yellew fever three thousand dollars
much thereof as may DO necessary iat 81
For the payment of three companies of volunteers
called into the service Of the United States In the Terri
tory OF Kansas In eighteen hundred and fifty six by the
order Of the Governor of that Territory eight thousand
six hundred and sixty eight dollars and fourteen cents
For the contingent expenses of the Senate, viz:
For miscellaneous items and paying fees of witnesses
before committees of the Senate thousand seven
hundred dollars. as
10 John b. Mutty for compensation acting secretary
Of the Territory of Nebraska during the vacancy created
by the death of H. b. Cummings, three hundred and
sixteen dollars and thirty five cents.
For thOgraphing and engraving ordered by tho Sen
ate during the present session the of forty five thou
sand dollars.
For binding documents ordered to be printed by the
Senate during the present session. the sum OF forty thou
sand dollars FM 3. (
To supply deficiency in the appropriation for legisla
tive and contingent expenses of Washington Territory for
the fiscal year ending June thrtieth eighteen hundred
and fifty seven, the OF thousand hyc hundred
dollars much thereof may be necessary, and the
register OF the land Office and receiver of public monies in
the Territory of New Mexico shall receive the com
pensation allowed by law to the class of officers
in Washington Territory. PROVIDED, their compensation
incl fpaI not Thousand dollars
each per annum. 8H
SEC g. Ind 81 il further enacted That the balance Of the
appropriation OF two thousand two hundred dollars, br
tagging footway in the Congressional burying ground
from the entrance of the to the COVE hnlent vaut
per act approved third March, eighteen hundred and
fifty seven, BIO applied in extending the tagging the
whole length Of the avenue was originally intended
and that the appropriation Of one thousand five hundred
dollars for the construction of wooden bridge, With
double track across the canal in tho line Of Maine
nue. per act, may be applied TO the erection Of
foot bridge in lieu thereof as recommended by the Co
missioner of Public Buildings.
SEC g. And be Il further enaned That section six OF an
act passed August eighteenth eighteen hundred and fifty
six entitled n act making appropriations for certain
civil expenses Of the government for the year ending
thirteth Of June, eighteen hundred and Gfty-seven
shall apply to the subsistence of the commissioner there
in named from the time he entered upon the discharge
his duties and the shall be paid out of appropra
tons already made.
SEC A. And BE- ii further enacted That in addition to
those now authorized by law, there may be employed by
the Secretary of the Treasury in the office OF the Register
of the Treasury, additional clerk of the third class
and in the Office of the Treasurer of the United States
additional clerk of the third class and three Thousand
hundred dollars to carry into effect the provisions Of
this section to the thireth of june eighteen hundred
and fifty mine, is hereby appropriated.
Src. g. And be further enacted That no part of the
appropriations which may be at any time made for the
contingent expenses of either House of Congress- shall be
applied any other than the ordinary expenditures of
the Senate and House of Representatives, nor as extn nj
owancc any clerk messenger attendant OF the said
two Houses either of them payment or compcn
sation to any clerk messenger other attendant OF the
said two houses or either of them unless such cler
senger other attendant be employed by resolution
of one of said Houses
sEc g. And be further enacted That the extra compen-
sation paid of tho contingent fund of the Senate to
clerks Of committees, under the resolution of the four
teenth March, eighteen hundred and fifty seven, bc al
lowed at the treasury
SEC T. Ind be Il further enacted That 1t shall be the
duty of the Commissioner of Public Buildings to
distractions Of every kind to be removed from such
streets avenues and sidewalks in the city Of Washing
ton az have been may DO hereafter improved in whole
in part by the United States and to keep the sae Mt
all times free from distractions and for this purpose he
shall have power to institute suits in any court having
competent jurisdiction In the District of Columbia and it
shall be the duty Of the district attorney for said district
to prosecute the and whenever any person shall
desire the paving stones to dpace any other
work done by the authority Of the United States for the
purpose OF laying gas pipes for any other purpose it
shall be the duty of such person to obtain written per-
nit from the said Commissioner and such persons shall
obge themselves replace the said work to the ssfac
ton of the said Commissioner and within such time he