Arkansas intelligencer., 1858-05-28

sea-gong vessels and boats for the transpor
tation of supplies and for garrison purposes
( for drayaGe and cartage at the several posts;
/ hire of teamsters; transportation of funds for
the pay and other disburSing departments;
the expense Of sailing public transports or
the various rivers, the Gulf of Mexico. and
the Atlantic and Pacific; and fo- procuring
water at such posts as from their situation re
/ quire that it be brought from, distance; and
for clearing roads, and removing obstructions
/ from roads, harbors, and rivers, to the exten,
which may be required for the actual opera.
tons OF the troops on the frontier, Eve million
four hundred thousand dollars
I For subsistence in kind. one million two
I handred aud twenty thousand dollars.
For surveys for military defenccs, gcograph-
zeal explorations, and Reconnaissance for mil
tary purposes, five thousand dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For contingent expenses of tho northeast
executive building, viz: for flel, hight aad re-
pairs, one thousand dollars.
For the erection of stables and conservatory
at the Presidents House, to replace those
about to be taken down to make room for the
extension of the treasury building, shree thou
For surveying the public lands and private
land claims in California, including osice ex-
penscs incident TO the survey OF claims. and
TO be disbursed at the rates prescribed by
law for the different kinds Of work, being the
amount ofsurvcying liabilities incurred by the
surveyor genera during the fiscal year end
ing thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty
seven, over and above that authorized under
the appropriation of fifty thousand dollars for
/ that period, two hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars.
For payments to clerks temporarily en-
poyed in the lostotlice Department, on nc
count OF the extraordinary labors connected
with the lettings of new contracts for the
term commencing on the first July, eighteen
hundred aud fifty eight, and the increase OF
business in the inspection and depreciation
Office Of said department, five thousand two
hundred and eighteen dollars and eighty nne
cents.
For lighting the Presidents house and
capitol, the public grounds around them, and
around the executive offices, and Pennsyva
MIA avenue, and Budge and High streets in
Georgetown, five thousand dollars.
For compensation Of the Surveyor general of
Utah Territory, from first day of January.
eighteen hundred and tfty-six, to thirtieth
June, eighteen hundred and fifty-seyen, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
For purchase Of the "MGaouic TeTaple," in
the city Of Boston, for The accommodation Of
the United States courts, upon the terms
agreed on by the Secretary Of the Interior
and the proprie.ors thereof, in addition to the
sum of one hundred thousand dollars arrro-
prated 10y the act Of third Of March, eighteen
hundred and fiity-seyen, for the erection Of a
building for said purpose, five thousand dol
lars.
SEC. 2. And Je It further enacted. That
the sum of one million four hundred and six
ty-uine thousand one hundred and seventy
three dollars be, and the same is hereby ap-
propriated, to be paid out Of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated. 10
supply deficiencies ~ the revenue of the Post
Office Department for the year ending the
thlrueth OF June, eighteen hundred aud fifty
- At
SEC. 3. And be II htrAer enacted, That
the accounting officers of the treasury be au
thorizcd and directed to allow credit to the
Clerk Of the House Of Representatives for
saet payments out OF its contingent fund as
nave 0een, OF may be, made under allowances
authorized 10y the uouse Of Representatives
-iru.c. -le last Congress: Pyorided, That
sad s..oa aaces shall have been duly approy-
ed oy lhe committee on accounts: dad be 1t
.yurther proetdsd, That the said allowances
be paid out Of any moneys il he treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. /. ARd be ii Jurt.cr enacted, That,
whenever, hereafter contracts shall be made
by the Secretary Of War or the Secretary Of
the Navy by virtue of the sixth section Of the
act approved the first Of May, eighteen hun
dred and twenty, entitled AN act in addition
to the several acts for the establishment and
regulation Of the Treasury, War and Navy
Departsments' he shall, if Congress be in
session at the time, promptly report to both
Houses thereof, the reasons for making such
contract, stating fully all the facts and cIrcum-
stances which in his judgment rendered such
contract necessary, if Congress be not in ses
sion at the time Of making such contract, he
shall at the commencement OF their next ses-
sion make such report to both Houses and
no such contracts shall be made hereafter ex-
cept in cases of pressing exigency.
Approved May 4, 1858.