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


test between different settlers or the right Of preenp
ton shall hereafter w decided by the Of
the General Land Office whose decision shall be final
unless appeal hcrerom DO taken 10 the Secretary of the
Interior.
SECTION H. And be further enacted, That the proper
accounting officers of the treasury be directed to
tain among the expenditures OF the State of Maine in
defending the territory heretofore in dispute with Great
Britain the amounts paid in borrowing money for those
expenditures yond the rate of six per ccntum per
num- whether Ia the form Of discouns otherwise in
all in which the principal OF such expenditures and
interest upon Them at the rate of six per centum have
heretofore been refunded to said State by the United States
and that the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to pay
the amount ascoraned out of any moneys In the Treas
uy not otherwise appropriated to any properly authorized
officer Of said State In making the ascertanment herein
directed, the accounting officers shall compute the
principal and interest If the difference between the cash
received by Maine in negotiating stocks and notes. and
the nominal amount OF such stocks and notes. and the in
obliged In negotiating for moneys to increase the
of interest previous loans, the amount OF such In
shall be computed and allowed, but not
reckon interest upon interest.
SEo IL. And be Il further enacted That much Of all
acts and parts of acts require authorize the Post
master General to publish notice of letting contracts to
carry the mails iii the respective States in newspapers
published In the city Of Washington In the District of
Columbia, be and the same ia hereby repealed.
Ssc; 49, And be1 further enacted That the line surveyed
by John O. MCCOY IN eighteen hundred and thirty weight
the Western boundary Of the half breed tract spec
fed In the tenth article of the treaty made between
commissioners the part of the United States and
tain Indian tribes At Prairie du Chen the fifteenth of
July eighteen hundred and thirty be and the same is
hereby established the true Western boundary Of said
tract ,Hse.ii
sro IA. And BE- further esad.d that all the ruling
and binding for the several Executive Departments shall
be executed by practical and competent book binders to
be appointed by the head Of the Department
SEQ: l5. And Be Further enacted, that the President of
tho United States the of six thousand dollars
to be advanced TO Clark Mills In addition to the sum al
ready advanced out Of the fifty thousand dollars appro
priated by the act of january twenty five eighteen hun
dred and tythree TO erect at the Capitol Of the nation
equestrian statue of Washington, the personal ap
pication and receipt Of the said Mills Povd that the
said Mills furnish the Secretary of the Interior such
cuy for the completion Of the statue the Secretary
may require.
SEQ L. And be further enacted That the Secretary OF
State be- and he is hereby authorized to adjust upon
principles Of equity and Justice the accounts of d. An
drews late agent Of the United States for expenses and
disbursements In connection with the reciprocity treaty
and that the be paid according to said adjustment
n SIC: IT, Aad be further enacted That the collectors
ofthe customs in the several collection districts be- and
they hereby and hereafter required to act dsbu
sing agents. for the payment OF all moneys that are or
may hereafter be appropriated for the construction OF
custom houses court houses, post offices, and marine
hospitals with such compensation, not exceeding one
quarter Of per cent tho Secretary Of the Treasury
may deem equitable and JUST And prousdd }ahr, that
where there collector at the place Of location of any
public work herein specified the superintendent of such
public work shall act as disbursing agent without any
additional compensation therefor and all laws and parts
Of laws in conflict with the provisions of this section be
and the same are, hereby repealed.
SEC Is. And be further enacted That in all cases of
Judgments and DEGREES In any territorial court Of the
United States rendered hereafter to be rendered
and from which there might be writ OF error appeal
to the Supreme Court Of the United States there may be
presented such writ of error appeal within the time,
and under tho other restrictions limited by law to said
Supreme Court notwithstanding such territory may after
such judgments and DEGREES have been admitted into the
Union AZ y State and said Supreme Court shall when
the same decided direct the mandate to such Court
the nature Of the writ of appeal in their udg
ment may require. rs,
arc 49, And be further enacted That the Secretary of
the Senate and Clerk of the House of Representatives. be-
and they hereby directed to continue down to the
fourth Of March, eighteen hundred and fifty nine the
compilation of the Congressional documents published
by Congress, under the of the American State
Papers In the same manner the first series thereof
under the authority of the Act Of Congress of March
two eighteen hundred and thirty-onc and the Joint
Resolution Of Congress Of March two, eighteen hundred
and thirty three and with the same particular index to
each class and general index to the work. And the
said Secretary and Clerk hereby directed to contract
with Gales and Seaton the publishers Of the first Sc
s thereof for the publishing the same not to exceed two
thousand copies In number, at price per- volume not
exceeding that paid for the first SERIES to be delivered to
the Secretary of the Interior, the may he pub
shed and the said Secretary of the INTERIOR shall place
three hundred copies IN the department. OF state Tor It's
use and for exchange with foreign governments and
seven hundred copies in his Department for dstr
button to Public Libraries in the several States and Ter
tores and hold the residue of the copies in his custody
subject to the future direction of Congress Provided
that the prices rates to be paid for the printing of this
work. shall exceed those paid at present for the print
ing of the documents of Congress- including paper and
binding having regard to the quality and value of the
material used and work done Provided, that the cost
of the publication shall not exceed three Hundred and
forty thousand dollars and That not than twenty
five thousand dollars shall be required for the purpose d
ring the next fiscal year.
SRc: 90 And be further enacted, That all diplomatic
and salaried consular officers who appointed under
the act entitled An act to remodel the diplomatic and
consular systems of the United States approved March
the rst eighteen hundred and fifty ve shall have the
Same compensation during the time necessarily occupied
in making the transit TO, and returning from their
spectve posts and while they receiving their in
strucons provided for diplomatic and salaed
lar officers in the eighth section Of the Act entitled IAN act
to regulate the diplomatic and consular systems of the
United States approved August eighteen, eighteen hun
dred and fifty six PROVIDED that the foregoing shall
not DO construed to apply to any diplomatic con-
suar officer who in Office, and at hs post of duty,
when said Act approved March first, eighteen hundred
and fifty fve took effect except to allow compensation
to such officers during the time necessarily occupied in
returning from their respective posts.
Approved IL June 1858.