The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-10-03
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ACTS OF THE Thirty.
SIXTH CONGRESS
uNITED STATES,
p....{ a. he first session. ,ohieh ,ras begun and
Md az tie City Of Washingoa, IN the EsstFse. o.
Coissbia. on Monday, the ffth day Of December,
4. D. 1852 and ended on Aoaday, the tsssntg5g@
duu Of jane, A. u. 1850.
I.urs sucaaHAx, President. JoHHC. BaEcEN-
FrDer. Yiee-Pfesidenk and Presidento theesn-
e. WILIIAm PEsusaToS, Speaker Of The
House of Representatives
CaAP. Ian Act TO create an additional Land
Distrtcs in Washington Territory;
.sstatfres Of the Uaited States Of America N Con
or,e, assesabied That, when In the opinion OF me
President it may be expedient, al the pubic iseos
in the Territory Of Washington 70 Wnen NJ
ttle shall hsss been sxtinguished or may
BE- extinesished, lying east and soutn OF me Iol,
lowing boundaries, shall constitute ne. isnn
district to be called the Columbia River Dlsuic1
NIX: Beginning on the boundary nne eeeassn sue
Haired States and the British possessions and on
ia summit Of tbs Cascade Mountains at the
1880 raee line . the East line Of range twelve
thence south on the nearest range hnes 9. sue
summit cf said mountains to the line aiSioing
tovnshius ten and Given North, thence Vest TO the
line diylding ranges SIX and seven west, thence
north-sn said line to the third standard parallel
thenee west TO sShoal Water Bay" thence Win
the shoal Wats. Bay, including any islands tnere,
in. to the Pscifc-the western boundary OF sale
district above the line dividing ranges ten and
eleven and on the summit Of Cascade Mountains
TO be adjusted By the Department OF the lnserCf
as near the points before gwen IS Is sln
the res of the pablo surEeys-and tne ffesieent
shall be authorised hereafter from time % Ame'
a. c;rcnmstances may require, to adjust the boun-
daries of the land districts in said Territory ana
remove the Offices when the sametshaH pc expedAenS
Seo. ? And Be it further enacted, That the
President be and he il hereby anthonzed 20 appoln.
bv and with the advice and consent OF the senate
or during the recess thereof, and until the end OF
the next session after such appointment, feglstof
and receiver for said district who shall be required
n reside ut the site Of the land once, be subject
satou as Is or may hereafter be prescribed BY law
II rsgation 10 the existing land once and IN
said Territory.
Approved, May 1s, 1850.
cHAP. LI.-An Act to amend the Act to incorpo-
Srate the Prevalent Association Of Clerks IN the
fiyil DEPARTMENTS Of the Government OF the
limited States in the District Of Columbia"
p. n ,naeted bv tie Senate and House Of Reprss-
satntirs. dated Saies 2? AHs5.ea - oens.sos
s,iation Of Clerks be, and the same - hereby, 30
.-.sns,d that a member Of the Association may
On giving enc months notiee to the president ana
hard Of officers, withdraw from the Assoelsuon,
81 reeeiye out Of the funds and assets OF the
A.-ociation sach sum IS the president and board
Of esicers Of the said Association may eonader
inst and sauitabIe; but in no case to exceed the
Smoant he may have contributed, with interest 81
ths rate Of sx per esnta9 nor ms I'D ra.
- family interest at the time Of such WithdrsHa.
Appreved, Nay y, 1870.
Car. LyI-An Act 10 supply Deficiencies IN the
Lnnrouriations for the Service Of the fiscal Year
ending The thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred
Re- It esae,ed by the Ssadts and House Of RePrs-
,ertatires Of the Uaited States Of Amertea N COS,
80 as..usbled That the following sums be. and
me same are HEREBY, appropriated, to supply de-
6ciencies In the appropfiations for the nsca year
ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred and
sxty. out of any money IN the treasury not otnef-
r. esapssnsnsatior Of the oReRz, clerks, mssseu-
gers and others receiving an annual salary IN the
service sf the Senate. viz:
For the Chaplain Of the Ssnsts, seven hundred
Fer eontineent expenses Of the Senate and House
of Representatives, miscellaneous items, Viz;
For expenses of seIectcommittees, nine thousand
dollars: and for the payment OF expenses OF the
several investigating eommlttees on tns noase =,
REPRESENTATIVES forty-eight thousand dollars and
$40 for the payment Of heexpenses OF witnesses
=eummoned or to be summoned before the Com
mittee on the Judiciary of the House OF repre-
sentatiTes during the present session, Twelve
tboussnd dollars and that the said sums shall be
added q the miscellaneous item Of the contingent
= Fsr -erpensss Of the beating and ventilating
apparatus, inelnding pay Of engineers fireman,
lsborsrs fuel oil, tools, rhrss thousand feuf nun
Coa,inosnt expenses Of de House Of Reprsssata-
t;ves.-For furniture, repairs, and boxes for mem
hers tan thousand dollars. Il =.
For horses, carriages, and saadis-horses, four
.p For statiOosry, six thousand dollars.
For iaborers, enc thousand three hundred
10I Far folding documents, ten thousana dollars.
For the compensation Of The drAnghisnsn snd
clerks employed ON tbs land maps, clerks 70 COM
mittees and Temporary clerks in the ONCE OF the
House Of Representatives, i've thousand dollars
Propided, That from and after the thirtieth OF
June next All employment q draughtsman and
clerks upsn land maps shall cease.
Fer sdaitionsi psess authorizsd By the House Of
Representatives. thrse thousand three hundred and
For nisceiIsnsous items, ten thousand dollars.
For new carpet on the hall Of the house Of
Representatives, four thousand seven hundred and
tWenty-nine dollars and six cents.
For tgenty-four copies Of the. Congressional
Globe and Appendix for eaoh member and delegate
OF the first session Of the Thirty-sixth Congress,
thirtyfour thousand eight hundred and forty eight
dollars.
For binding fHenty.four copies Of The Congress
sional Globe and Appendix for each member and
delegate Of the frst session Of the Thirty sixth
Congress, thirteen thousand nine hundred and
thirty.nine dollars and twenty cents.
For reporting debates Of the frst session Of the
Thirty-sixth Congressi tuenty-three thousand
'I For lie usual additional compensation 10 Ii.
reporters Of TIE House and Senate for the Con
eressianal Globe, for reporting the proceedings Of
tue House and Senate for the FIRST session Of the
Thirtysixth Congress, eight hundred dollars each,
aefeH fbousand tEe handfed dollars
To supply deficiencies In the appropriations for
printing, dry pressing inserting maps end RI tes,
and binding docaments ordered during the
Thirty-third, Thiyfy-third. Thirty-fourth, and
Thirty-fffh Congress. nineteen thousand Tires
hundred and eighty dollars and ninsty-sight
70 supply The deficiency ID the appropriation for
required for the printing Of the hTst session
Of the Thrty sixth Congress, ffty thousand dollars
To supply the dshsiencyin the appropriation for
printing required ior ne y a, o. 'ps
To provide ior the blanks and other printing
ana the paper for the same, required preliminary
10 taking she eight census, twenty nine tnoasAno
For pevmsut Of the unpaid expenses incurred
In altering the arrangements OF me nan o. Ine
Home 81 RESPONSIBILITIES, under the order OF the
House, three thousand seven hundred dollars, and
the proper accounting omeers Of the IeAseiy Pc
and they are hereby direeted 70 settle the ae
counts Sc Captain Msigs, late supen tendent Of
the Capitol extension, for his expenditures IN
altering the arrangements and seats Of the ball o.
order q de House, ana paid by hin, ecoording .
bis vouchers, fer such expenditures not to exceed
the sum Of fourtsen thonsand three hundred and
serenity sir dollars and ninety seven cents.
Department IF Ataies-kor eompsnsation % the
Inserprstsr TO the mission 10 Japan, from the 6rst
January % the thirtisfh june, sigbtesn hundred
and sixsy, one thousand two hundred and afty
iinliars.
For the relief and protection Of American see
men ip foreign countries, sevsnty-AFs thousand
70 dsfrsy he expenses q luch dslsgstes asmsy
Be- appointed BY the President Of the United
States, % the part Of this governnents 70 attend
> meeting Of the lntstnationaI Statisfissl Con-
Rress Hhieh il 70 msetin London III July, eighteen
hnndrsd and sixty, I've Thousand dollars.
Wdr Deparfmsat..@ For the charter Of the Toey-
wan, used In the tAnsportation Of the minister to
China, 70 ascend the Peiho River, forty-hVe
Far n-epariue for publication the American
Fautiesf AIuanns, ave thousand dollars.
= - q,,ren al Public. Laads.-For surveying
liabilities Incurred b. the late Surveyor genera z.
Greuon during the fiscal gear ending tniraetn
iuns. eighteen handred and afty-nine, twenty
For surveying liabilities incurred b the late
,nrvevor re1erai Of Kansas aad EebraskA during
tie kseaf year ending shistis.h Jane, :ightssn
hundred and hfty-nine, twenty thousard dollars.
sFor surveying liabilities incurred by the late
Surveyor general e California prior 70 the thirtisth
June, eighteen handrsd and Afty-ssvsn, ffty-eignt
TO pay GseFys g. Durham for twenty-five
m5nths' sergics Is clerk In the once Of the
Comm:ssionsr Of Indian Affairs, the sumof twenty
ave hundred and dxty-siz dollars and ffty-tHo
cent?. -.
To supply asfcisnciss In. the approximations for
navment of The late Indian agents IN Utah, Hurt,
Armstrong;, Rose, and Bedell, upon settlement of
their ACCOUNTS, nlty-thres theusand and ssren
dollars and thirty-H cents.
Approved, May p, 1850.
,r,4.p. LyIL-An Act making Appropriation for
the CONSTRUCTION Of eerfain Military Roads in the
3 I. ssa.ss 81 t< Ss',ats AID Hoass Of Repre-.
s.statssss Of ne DATED 2lIes Re Amersea e coa-
f xsa. sasss Is e. .. Sas
pristsd, The following SUNS, 70 Be expendsd, under