The national Republican., 1861-06-26


point on the Missouri river, CONNECTED by rail.
road with the East, which may be selected by
the contractor, and Placervile, California, over
the central route, the bids tt he received till
the first Monday Of April Eighteen hundred
aud sixty one, and the service to contnehcc
July FIRST, eighteen hundred. and sixty one, or
as soon thereafter possible, aud to terminate
July first, eighteen hundred and sixty.iive
And the Postmaster General i. hereby directed
to award the contract 10 the lowest responsible
bidder furnishing ample guarantees Of his abl
ty and opposition to perform his contract: Pro
rided, That the amount Of his bid shall not ex
coed eight hundred thousand dollars per year
Prorided, That the contractor shall supply
Denver City and Great Salt Lake City at least
semi weekly without extra charge; And propi.
ded, further, That the letter and newspaper
mail shall be carried through ia twenty days,
and the pamphlet, magazine, periodical, and
public document mail in thirty five days. But
the Postmaster General may authorize the car.
rying Of said pamphlet, magazine, periodical,
and public document portion of the mail by
steamship route, at least semi monthly to San
Francisco, il desired by the contractor, and If
said service is performed at the contractors
expense And prorided, .tiTther, Tha. the con.
tract shall not be required, in additun to the
letter mail, to carry more ofthe newspaper mail
| by the twenty days schedule than will make the
average weight Of the whole mail one thousand
pounds per day; and the remainder, If any, Of
the newspaper mail shall be carried on the
thirty five day schedule above provided for
Sec. l6. And be Il further enacted, That the
| Postmaster General is hereby directed to extend
the existing mail contract on route eight thou
sand and seventy.six, in the State of Texas, 30
that it will expire with connecting route twelve
thousand FIVE hundred and seventy y.eight, known
as the Butter6cld route, provided it can be done
at an additional expense not exceeding eighty
thousand dollars per annuu,, and provide for
semi. weekly connection with the city Of New
Orleans, but the Postmaster General shall have
the same authority over this route as over all
others; and after said daily overland mail has
gone into operation, the postage between any
State or Territory east Of the Rocky Mountains,
and any State or Territory on the Pacific, on
each newspaper, periodical, unsealed circular,
or other article of printed matter, not exceeding
three ounces in weight, shall be one cent, aud
for every additional ounce, or fraction Of an
ounce, one cent additional.
Sec. II. And be il further enacted, That the
cost of the service on the routes named in this
act shall be paid, after annual appropriation,
by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the Ger.
ti6cate of the Postmaster General. And that
the rate of letter postage between any State or
Territory east of the Rocky Mountains, and any
State or Territory on the Pacific coast, shall be
ten cents per half ounce.
Sec l8. And be II further enacted, That the
Postmaster Gener,l is authorized to provide
temporary steamship service by the nearest and
most expeditions route between New York and
| San Francisco, at a cost not exceeding three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars year, re.
serving to the Government the privilege of an.
nulling the contract, after the commencement
Of the overland service, upon sixty days notice.
Sec. 10. And be il further enacted, That the
cost Of the service authorized in the three pre-.
cedng sections of this act, and that now per.
forming on the inland routes numbered eight
thousand nine hundred and eleven, twelve
thousand eight hundred and one, twelve thou
sand five hundred and seventy eight, and eight
thousand and seventysix shall be paid, after
annual appropriation, by the Secretary of the
Treasury, upon the certificate of service from
the Postmaster General, except so far az appro-
priations may already have been made for such
service.
approved, February 21. le6l.
CHAP LyIlI-An Act making Appropr aons for the Con
sular and Diplomatic Expenses OF the Government for the
Year ending the thrteth OF June eighteen hundred and
| siXtytwo
Be it enacted by Me Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of america
in Congress assembled, That the following sums
be and the same are hereby appropriated, out
Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the objects hereafter ex.
pressed, for the fiscal year ending the lhirtieth
June, eighteen hundred and sixty two, namely
For salaries of ENJOYS extraordinary, minis.
ters, and commissioners Of the United States at
Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain,
Austria, Brazil, Mexico, China, Chill Peru,
Portugal, Switzerland, Rome, Sardinia, Bel
gism, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Turkey,
New Granada, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela
Guatemala, Nicaragua, Sandwich Islands, Cos
Ia Rica, Honduras, Argentine Confederation
Paraguay, aud Japan, three hundred and one
thousand dollars.
For salaries of secretaries of legation, forty
three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars
For salaries of assistant secretaries of lera
lion at London and Paris, three thousand dol
lars.
For salary Of the interpreter to the legation
10 China, five thousand dollars
For salary OF the secretary of legation to
Turkey, acting as interpreter, three thousand
dollars.
For compensation to the interpreter to t! G
mission to japan, two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For contingent expenses of all the missions
abroad, forty thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses Of foreign inter
course, forty thousand dollars.
For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary
Powers, three thousand dollars.
For expenses Of the consulates in the Turk
ish dominions, namely, interpreters, guards
and other expenses Of the consulates at Con
stantinople, Smyrna, Gambia, Alexandria, and
Beirut, two thousand Eve hundred dollars.
For the relief and protection of American
seamen in foreign countries, two hundred thou
sand dollars.
For expenses which may be incurred in ac
knowledging the services Of the masters and
crews OF foreign vessels in rescung citizens ol
the United States from shpwreck, ten thousand