The national Republican., 1861-07-09

around the executive oUceS, ana pennsylvania
avenue. Bridge aud High streets, in George.
town, Four,and. .a'half, Seventh, aud Twelfth
streets, across the mall forty.two thousand dol
lars.
For purchase of books for library at the Ex.
executive Mansion, to be expended under the
direction of.he President of the United States
| two hundred and fifty dollars
For repairs of the Potomac, Navy Yard, and
upper bridges, and the roads appurtenant there
to owned by the United States, six thousand
dollars. 7...1 ~ '.a N'"'o
For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue, three
| thousand dollars.
For public reservation number two and La.
fayette square, two thousand dollars.
For taking care Of the grounds south Of the
Presidents House, continuing the improve
ment ofthe same, and keeping them in order,
three thousand dollars. zoo .,
For repairs of water pipes, five hundred dol.
| lars. .. -- .r - '.'' ,' va
For cleaning out the sewer traps on Penn.
sylvania avenue, and repairing the same, three
hundred dollars. -4" '' '."'
For repairs of furnaces under the Senate
chamber and Supreme Court rooms, Eve hun.
| dred dollars. .. ."''.. '"
Government Hospital for The Iasane.-For
the support, clothing, and medical and moral
treatment Of the insane Of the District of Co
lumbia, and of the army and navy and Of the
revenue service, at the asylum in said District,
including books and incidental expenses Of the
asylum, thirty.fve thousand FIVE hundred dol.
lars. s...' ". @o.... t''
For repairs and painting Of four western or
first erected sections Of the hospital edifice in.
cluding additions to the furniture and garden.
er's houses, and out.buildings and fences ice.
houses, including preserving cellar, extension
OF stable for storage of hay and other fodder,
and shelter of farm wagons and carts; and en-.
closing two sides Of farm yard with brick wall !;
improvement Of grounds, including pavements
surrounding all the buildings; grading and
planting trees, paving cutters, and placing
seats in the pleasure grounds of the patients;
forcing and green.houses, including apparatus I;
fitting up two bowling alleys, one in basement
Of each wing, eight thousand dollars. -
Patent OHce-For constructing the cellar
of the north front Of the Patent Office building
into offices and store.rooms, and for putting
iron Aling around the areas in the court yard
of said building, and for tagging the same
twelve thousand dollars.
For collection Of agricultural statistics, in
vestigations for promoting agriculture and ru
ton, and distribution Of cuttings and seeds,
sixty thousand dollars Prorided, horerer That
in the expenditure Of this appropriation, and
especially in the selection of cuttings and seeds
for distribution, due regard shall be had to the
purposes OF general cultivation, and the encour.
d agement of the agricultural and rural interests
e Of all parts Of the United States.
d For expenses of receiving, arranging, and
taking care of copyright books, charts, and
g other copyright matter, two thousand dollars
5 so much thereof as may be necessary to be ap.
present fiscal year.
< Exploring Erpedition.-For preservation Of
d the collections Of the exploring and surveying
l. expeditions Of the Government, four thousand
d dollars.
For the distribution of the collections of the
+ exploring and surveying expeditions of the
d Government, and the construction of additional
cases to receive such part of said collections as
d may be retained by the Government, six thou
J, sand dollars; such distribution to be only to
l. institutions willing to receive the same, and at
J. their own expense
I, Institution ofthe Deaf, Dumb, and Blind
If For salaries and incidental expenses of the in.
d stitution Of the deaf, dumb, and blind, in the
/. District of Columbia, three thousand dollars.
e For expenses of taking the eighth census OF
the inhabitants Of the United States, one hun.
), dred and ninety thousand dollars.
l. Botanic Garden.-For grading, draining
procuring manure, tools, fuel, and repairs, pur.
t. chasing trees and shrubs for botanic garden, t.,
o be expended under the direction of the Library
/, Committee of Congress, three thousand thren
It hundred dollars. -
d For pay of horticulturists and assistants, in
the botanic garden and greenhouses, to be ex.
d pended under the direction of the Library
t. Committee of Congress, five thousand one hun
/. dred and twenty one dollars and fifty cents.
r, Surrey ofhe Public Lands.-For surveying
1, the public lands, Exclusive of California
n Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Kansas
IS Nebraska, and Utah,) including incidenta
o expenses and inland surveys in the interior
and Ill other special and difficult surveys de
E. manding augmented rates, to be apportionet
3. and applied to the several surveying districts
according to the exigencies of the public ser
t. vice, including expenses of selecting swami
1t lands, and the compensation and expenses tc
/, survey or to locate private land claims in Lou
siana, in addition to the unexpended balances
OF all former appropriations, fifty thousand dol
IF lars
Is For surveying the public lands and private
d land claims in California, to be disbursed a,
s. the rates prescribed by law for the different
s, kinds Of work, twenty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands and private
t. land claims in New Mexico, ten thousand dol
20 lars.
h For surveying the public lands in Kansas
l. and Nebraska, also outlines of Indian reserva
tions, twenty thousand dollars.
'r For salary of the clerk detailed for the specia
=, service in the General Land Office to attend tc
'r the unfinished surveys in the States where the
l. offices of the surveyors general have been
d closed, two thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Oregon, to
r be dsburssd at the rates now authorized BY
g law, fifteen thousand dollars.
J. For surveying the public lands in Washing
! ton Territory, at the rates now authorized BY
d law, fifteen thousand dollars; Provided, Thai
the clause Of the act approved the ,wenty.third