The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-09


thousand five hundred dollars.
For cleaning out the sewer traps Pennsylvania ayen-
ne, three hundred dollars
For completing the erection OF the north front OF the
Patent Office building grading and paving streets around
the same, enclosing mont yards and improving court
yard, fifty thousand dollars
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to purchase OF
Messs Little, Brown and Company, two thousand copies
of the eleventh volume Of the United States Statutes
aIarge for distribution agreeably TO act of Congress
directing the distribution Of the other volumes, seven
thousand dollars.
For public reservation number two and Lafayette
Square, two thousand dollars
For making and fitting up rooms in the Patent
Office building TO receive copy right books charts, and
other copy right matter and for transferring, arranging,
and taking of the same, thirty-ax hundred dol
lars
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
For continuation OF wall enclosing the grounds three
thousand five hundred dollars
For furnishing the present hospital continuation,
psng the centre and three sections of the wing fourteen
thousand three hundred dollars.
For fire apparatus niue hundred dollars
For painting and sanding battlement and window
heads and frames and tracing window sash Of the five
sections OF the hospital edoe erected eight hundred
dollars.
For grading and planting trees about the hospital edi-
fee and upon the approaches thereto within the grounds
one thousand dollars.
Towards the completion of the four eastern sections of
the east wing which will complete the hospital edice,
For the support clothing, and medical treatment OF
the insane of the District of Columbia and of the army
and navy at the Asylum in said District twenty -four
thousand five hundred dollars
For salaries and incidental expenses OF the Institution
of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind in the District of Column
ba, three thousand dollars.
For expenses be incurred preliminary TO taking the
eighth census, fifteen thousand dollars.
For United States Capitol extension four hundred
thousand dollars Proeihd, That none of the money
hereby appropriated shall be expended in the decoration
and establishment of the Capitol extension by sculpture
or paintings unless the shall have been approved
by the Art Commission authorized by the act of twelfth
june eighteen hundred and fifty eight, in the manner
stated in said act but this provision shall not be so con
strued interfere with the completion and payment
for works already begun by Crawford, and Rogers, the
completion of the painting OF rooms in the north wing al
ready partly painted
For extension of the General Post Office one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For payment of the mortgage and interest property
Pine street. in the city of New York belonging TO the
United States and purchased under authority of the act
of fourth August, eighteen hundred and fifty four eleven
thousand dollars much thereof may be necessary
for that purpose.
BOTANIC GARDEN.
Forprocurng manure TOOLS fuel and repairs purchasing
trees and shrubs for botanic garden to be expended under
the direction of the Library Committee of Congress,
twenty three hundred dollars
For pay of horticulturist and assistants in the botanic
garden and houses to be expended under the dec
ton of the Library Committee of Congress, five thou
sand hundred and twenty dollars and fifty cents
For deficiency in the executive extraordinary expenses
In Kansas Territory during the administration of Gov
emor John Gcary six hundred and ninety dollars and
forty cents
For introducing the Potomac water into the Botanic
Garden, and building cstern thereon, one Thousand
dollars
For completing certain volumes of the Exploring Ex-
petition nearly finished and pay of superintendent
the OF eight thousand two hundred and twenty dol
lars and five cents.
TO enable the Secretary Of War to pay for the pur-
chase of stores furnished for the use of volunteers en-
gagged in suppressing Indian hosttcs in the Territory OF
Washington during the late Indian hostlities in that
Territory thousand dollars with interest from the
time the money advanced by Governor Douglas for
said purchase.
For the payment of volunteers employed in Florida
during the years eighteen hundred and fy-seyen and
eighteen hundred and fifty eight, and who were called
into service by requston Of the President the gov
of that State the of four hundred and thirteen
thousand six hundred dollars much thereof may
be necessary to pay the amount found due for the time
said troops actually in the service of the United
States ProUdd tb no greater pay combinations be
allowed than authorized by law TO similar of
the United States army
For repairs of the Long Bridge the Potomac at
Washington five thousand dollars to be expended under
the direction of the Commissioner of Public Buildings
To enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings pay
to John f. Callan for stone taken from square number
five hundred and sxtytwo, in Washington city, and in
passing New Jersey avenue, one hundred and sixty-wo
dollars.
SEC O. Ana De further enacted That the First Comp
toller Of the Treasury do allow, in the adjustment of the
accounts OF Peter hammond, disbursng clerk of the In
terror Department. the of five hundred and thirty
four dollars and seveny-scven cents, paid to A. &.
Cochran.
SEC 3 ind be Il further enacted that the lot of ground
in the city of Philadelphia heretofore agreed to be pur
chased by the United States from the American Pho-
sopical Society," site for Court House shall be sold
public auction to the highest and best bidder and that
the lot in said city heretofore purchased from the Bank OF
auction for the best price il will bring Provided that
said lots shall not be sold for aggregate sum Of less
than two hundred and five thousand dollars
SIC 4. -Aad be further enacted, That the sum or sums
OF money raised by the sale of the lots and grounds
torzed to be sold by the preceding sections of this
together with the unexpended balance of the appropa
ton for the construction of Post Office at Philadelphia
chase OF the first lot West of the Custom House commonly
known the Levy Corner, sum not exceeding seventy
five thousand dollars. For the purchase oil the next AID
Joining lot west known the Bailey lot, not.ex-
ceng eightyx thousand dollars and for the construc
ton OF u building on the said Levy and Bailey lots,
suitable for a Post Office and Conrt House, sum not
exceeding the remainder of the money not disposed OF
above provided and it shall be the duty of the Secretary
of the Treasury the Post Master General and the Attor
General the two foregoing sections of this
act Provided that the whole to be expended ia
the construction of said building shall not exceed the
balance of the amount received from the sale OF the said
lots and the balance of the appropriation
SEC g. And be further enacted That the power TO issue
and reissue treasury notes. conferred the President of
the United States by the entitled An act to author
ize the issue of treasury notes. approved the twenty
third December, eighteen hundred and fty-seven be,
and the same hereby is revived and continued IN force
from the passage of this act until the first day OF July