The national Republican., 1861-07-04
port the entire letter mail six times q week on

port the entire letter mail six times week on
the central route, said letter mail to be carried
through in twenty days time, eight months in
the year, and in twenty three days the remain
ing tonr months OF the year, from some point
on the Missouri River connected with the East,
10 Placervlle, California, and also to deliver
the entire mails tri.weekly to Denver City, and
Great Salt Lake City said contractors shall
also be required To carry the residue of all mail
matter in a period not exceeding thirty five days,
with the privilege Of sending the latter semi
monthly from New York 10 San Francisco in
twenty five days by sea, and the public docu.
ments in thirty FIVE days. They shall also be re.
quired, during the continuance oftheir contract,
or until the completion ofthe overland telegraph,
to run apony express semi.weekly, at schedule
oftime ten days, eight months, and twelve days
four months carrying for the Government, free
Of charge, fve pounds OF mail matter, with the
liberty ofcharging the pnblic for transportation
| Of letters by said express not exceeding one
dollar per half ounce. For the above service
said contractors shall receive the sum of one
million dollars per annum the contract for
such service to be thus modified before the
twenty fifth day of March next, and expire July
one, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour.
Sec. 10. And be il further enncted, That the
contractors on route twelve thousand FIVE hun.
dred and seventy.eight, shall he entitled to
their present mail pay during the necessary
time required to change their stock from their
present route to the central route without per.
| forming the service, and shall be entitled also
to two months pay on their present contract
| as liqudated damages for such change Of SER
| vice, if made by them in accordance with the
terms of the preceding section.
Goo AY,d he AZ f,t,-fher fooofod That
shonld the contractors on the route twelve
| thousand i've hundred and seventy eight fail to
accept the above modification of their present
contract on or before the twenty-ffth day Of
| March, az before stated then the Postmaster
! General is directed to annnl said contract, and
advertise for thirty days for carrying the mail
in the manner herein provided the service to
commence July one, eighteen hundred and six.
ty.one, or as soon thereafter rs possible, and to
expire July one, eighteen hundred and sixty.
four, md to let the same to the lowest respon.
sible bidder, having due regard to their ability
to perform the service; and the sum Of one
million of dollars is hereby appropriated, out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise up
propriated, to carry into execution the provi.
sions of so much Of this act as provides for the
establishment Of a daily mail on the central
route Propided, nevertheless, That the Post.
master General or Congress shall have power,
from time to time, a. the same may be deemed
necessary, to alter or modify the contract here.
| BY authorized, or to put an end to the same en-.
tirely, should the public interest demand dis
continuance ofthe service. But in either case the
contractors shall be entitled to receive all auch
reasonable damages as they may sustain be.
cause Of any such alteration or annulmcpt o.
their contract.
See. IL. And be II further enacted That the
| OBJ eho oil not p1r To
uance Of any routes or contracts connected with
said route number twelve thousand Eve hun.
dred and seventy.eght, and the Postmaster
General is authorized to replace any local ser
vice affected by the discontinuancs Of said
route, now performed ny the contractors ON
said route, by good and sufficient mail service,
to take effect upon such discontinusnce.
Sec. l3. And be it tirtasr enacted, That any
Of the provisions Of Of the entitled can act
for the establishment OF post routes, "spproved
the twenty. seventh of February, eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-one, before referred to, which
conflict with the provisions Of this act, ere
hereby repealed.
Approved, March 2, 1861. ..
czAF LXXIvAn Act for tho Relief Of certain Chpp,we
| Ottawa and Pa;tawatvnis Indians.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives Of The United States Of America
in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the
Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and
directed tol examine and report to Congress
OF its next session, what amount, if any, is due
10 the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pottawatomie In.
dians nov residing in the State of Michigan,
under and by virtue of the treaties of july
twenty nine eighteen hundred and twenty nine,
the twenty-sizth Of September, eighteen hun.
dred and thirty three, and the articles supple.
mentary thereto Of September twenty seven,
eighteen hundred and thirty.three, With said
Indians and under the treaty Of the fifth and
, seventeenth Of June, eighteen hundred and
forty.six, with the Pottawatomie nation of In.
dians; and the Secretary Of the Interior is
/ furthermore hereby authorized and directed to
ascertain and report at the same time whether
there is any money or property heretofore
! payable to said Pottawatomie nation under
, and by virtue Of the treaty of October twenty,
six, eighteen hundred and thirtytwo, or other
treaties, which has not been appropriated and
paid and if any, what amonnt
approved, March ?, 1861.
CHAP LXIv An Act declaring the value new Silver
flortn Of Austria
BE ii enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United Gates of amer.
tca in Conqres assembled, That the new silver
form Of Austria shall, in all computations at
. tue cUSton-honse, De estlmated al t0rty six
cents and nineteen.hundredth Of n cent.
t Appyored, March 2, 1861
CHAP LXXyL-An ACt making Appropriations 10 supply
Deficiency the Appropriation Tor the Completion Of hC
Geological Survey Of Oregon and Washington Tcrrtorie
BE ii enacted by the Senate and House o.
Representatives Of the United States Of inner
ird in Congress assembled, That the following
sums be, and the same are hereby, appropria
ted ont Of any money in the Treasury moi
otherwise appropriated, to wit:
First. For defraying the expenses of geo