The national Republican., 1861-07-09
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Public Acts Passed at the Second Session
of the Thirty-sixth Congress,

Civil Expenses Of the Government for tho Year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixtytwo,
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives of the United States Of Amer.
ica in Congress assembled That the following
sums be, and the same are hereby, appropra-
ted, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the
fiscal year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hun.
dred and sixtytwo, viz; .....s. IRE
Surrey of the Codst.-For continuing the
survey Of the Atlantic and Gulf coast Of the
United States, Including compensation of ci-
villains engaged in the work, and excluding pay
and emoluments Of officers of the army and
navy, and petty officers and men OF the navy
employed on the work. two hundred and thirty
thousand dollars. r 81 .... ,.r.. oa - -
For continuing the survey Of the western
coast Of the United States, including compen
sation Of civilians engaged in the work, one
hundred and ten thousand dollars. b..
For continuing the survey Of the Florida
reefs and keys, (including compensation of
civilians engaged in the work, and excluding
pay and emoluments of officers of the army
and navy, and petty officers and men of the
navy employed on the work. twenty FIVE thou.
sand dollars.
For completing the line to connect the tri.
angulation on the Atlantic coast with that on
the Gulf Of Mexico, across the Florida PENN
sula, including compensation Of civilians en-
gagged in the work, five thousand dollars.
For publishing the observations made in the
progress of the survey Of the coast of the Uni
ted States, including compensation of civilians
engaged in the work, FIVE thousand dollars.
For repairs Of steamers and sailing schooners
used in the coast survey, ten thousand dollars
For fuel and quarters, and for mileage or
transportation for officers and enlisted soldiers
Of the army serving in the coast survey, in
cases no longer provided for by the quarter.
masters department, five thousand dollars.
For pay and rations Of engineers for seven
steamers used in the photography of the coast
survey, no longer supplied by the Navy De-
partment, twelve thousand eight hundred dol.
lars. =
To supply deficiency in the fund for the relief
Of sick and disabled seamen, two hundred thou.
sand dollars.
For the discharge of such miscellaneous
claims, not otherwise provided for, as shall be
admitted in due course Of settlement at the
Treasury, Eve thousand dollars
Lighthouse Estajlshmsat-Fo the Atlantic,
Gulf, and Lake coasts, viz:
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon.
lights with oil, glass chimneys, wicks, chamois
skins, polishing powder, whiting, and other
cleaning materials, transportation, and Other
necessary expenses Of the same, repairing ant
hundred and fifty four thousand six hundred
and ninety-eight dollars and eighty cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses refttins
and improving all the lighthouses and building
~connected herewith, one hundred and two
thousand two hundred dollars.
For salaries Of five hundred and ninety si1
keepers Of lighthouses and light.beacons, anc
their assistants, two hundred and thirteen thou
sand one hundred and ninety three dollars ant
thirtythree cents. f.....
For salaries Of fortythree keepers of light
vessels, twenty-three thousand nine hundred
dollars. 1
For seamen's wages, repairs, supplies, ant
Incidental expenses of torty.6ve light.vesses
one hundred and seventy thousand nine hun
dred and sixty.se dollars and seventy cents
For expenses Of raising, cleaning, painting
repairing, remooring, and supplying losses o
buoys and day-beacons, and for chains ant
sinkers for the same, and for coloring and mum
bering all the buoys, one hundred and twelv,
thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights
and other aids to navigation, two thousand dol
lnrs.
For commissions, at two and a half per cent
um, to such superintendents as are entitled t,
the same under the proviso to act third March
eighteen hundred aud fifty one, on the amour
that may be disbursed by them, seven Thousand
dollars.
For the Coasts Of California, Oregon, ant
Warrington. supplying nineteen light
houses and beacon.lights with oil, glass chin
neys, wicks, chamois skins, polishing powder
and other cleaning materials, transportation
expenses of keeping lamps and machinery il
order, publishing notices TO mariners of change
OF aids to navigation, seventeen thousand tw
hundred and seventy dollars.
For repairs and Incidental expenses of nine
teen Lighthouses and buildings connected there
with, ten thousand dollars.
For salaries of forty three keepers and assist
ant keepers Of lighthouses, at an average no
exceeding eight hundred dollars per annuul
twenty-five thousand eight hundred dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting
repairing, remooring, and supplying losses O
floating buoys and day.beGcons, and for chain
and sinkers for the same, and for coloring an,
numbering all the buoys, ten thousand dollars
For inspection and transportation purposes
five thousand dollars.
For commission, at two and half per cent
um, to such superintendents as are entitled t
the same under the proviso to the act of Marcl
third, eighteen hundred and fifty.one, one thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For Communication of fuel and quarters 70
officers of the army serving on lighthouse duty
the payment of which is no longer provided 70
by the quartermGster's department, FIVE thou
sand two hundred and thirty nine dollars an,
seventy.nine cents
For compensation Of two superintendent fo
the liie.saving stations on the coasts of Lonl
Island and New jersey, three thousand dollars
For compensation Of fifty four keepers of sta
tions, at two hundred dollars zach, ten thousand
eight hundred dollars.
For support, care, and medical treatment O
forty transient paupers, medical and surgics
patients in Washington Infrmary, six thousanc
dollars.
For purchase ofmanure for the public grounds