, 1864-08-29

i Ole tuOusuuu ublluTS.
Clerks to fleet paymasters and to pay.
masters Of vessels Of the second rate, eight
hundred dollars.
Clerks to paymasters Of vessels Of the
third rate, having compliments Of mnre
than one hundred and seventy five persons,
and to paymasters Of supply steamers aud
store vessels, seven hundred dollars: Pro.
vided, That no paymaster or assistant pa,
master shall be allowed clerk in a vessel
having the complement Of one hundred and
seventy y-6ve persons or less, excepting in
supply steamers and store vessels: And
proV dsd further, That nothing in this act
shall b. construed to alter the pay now al
lowed by law to the payuuastei's clerk at
Mare Island.
Approved, May 90, 1854
An Acr making appropriations for the pay
ment Of the awards made by the com
nissioners 81 pointed under and by vir
tue Of an act of C,ngress entitled "An
act for the relief of persons for damages
sustained by reason Of the depredations
and injuries by certain bands Of Sioux
Indians" approved February 10. 1868.
Be 10 enacted By he Senate aad House o.
Representatives. Of hs UHitei States Of
America IN Congress assembled. That the
sum of nine hundred aud twenty.eight
thousand fur hundred and eleven dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated, ont
Of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, for the payment of The
several amounts awarded by the commission
appointed under aud BY virtue Of an act oi
Congress entitled An act for the relief Il
persons for damages sustained by reason ii
the depredations and injuries BY certain
bands Of Sioux Indian" approved Febrn.
ary sixteen, eighteen hundred aud sixty
three. To the several persons. firms. estates,
andcorpnrtaions, respectively, to whamsuch
amounts were awarded by said commission
efs except the following persons, estates,
and firms 10 whom awards were made a.
aforesaid, to wit: Antoine Roberts, J. C. To-
berer, GiIbault and Company. w. L. Sum-
uer, G. L. Mcndesohn. d. c. Marvin. Jn.
seph Popp. B. Heinhach, w. W. Fender
CAST, Louis Theobald, J. and C. NJ. Daley,
B. II. Randall, Louis Robert, w. II.
Forbes, estate uf s. B. Garvie, deceased.
A. Vajen and Brother, I. |. Pierce. estate
Of Francis Labaihe, deceased, s. A. Hoop
er. estate Of James C. Dickinson. decra-ed,
Henry Apple. Theodore CrOne, Charles
Jacobs, F. lnmel, II. c. Cooper, II. d.
Cunningham, Joseph Deseoteau, aud Hurry
Behnke, which last claim Is numbered 360
on the books uf said commissioners.
Sec. 2. Aad tr Il further eRaeted, That
forthe payment Of 80 much Of sad awards
made by said comnissinners to the persons,
firms. and estates specifically named in the
first sec ion Of this act, as the Secretary oi
the Interior shall.upon examination find to
be due to them respectively, under said act
approved February sixteen, ammo D0mini
eighteen hundred and sixty three, the fur.
ther sum Of two hundred and iorty.one thou.
sand nine hundred and sixty-three dollars,
or so much thereof as may bo necessary,
be and the same Is hereby appropriated out
Of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated. And the Secretary of
the Interior Is hereby authorized and d.
rected IT, pay 70 the said several claimants,
or TO their attorneys heretofore or hereafter
dull authorized, other than those ella nlants
specifically named IN the first section OF
this oct, the several amounts as awarded by
said commissioners. and also to pay the
several sums be may find due, not exceeding
the amounts respectively awarded by said
commissioners 70 the said persons, firms,
and estates 50 specifically named
approved, May %, 1854.
An Acf to authorize the establishment Of
ocean mail steamship service between the
United States and Brazil.
Be Il enacted BY he Senate and House Of
Representatives Of hs United States Of
Ameriea IN Congress assembled, That the
Postmaster General be, and he Is hereby,
authorized to unite with the general post
Office department Of the empire Of Brazil,
or such officer Of the government Of Brazil
as shall be authorized to act for that gov
ernment in establishing direct mail cnm-
municatiOn between the two countries by
means Of q monthly line Of first class
Amerlcan sea going steamships, 70 be Of
not less than two thousand tons burden
each, and Of sufficient number TO perform
twelve round trips or voyages per annum
between port Of the United States, north
of the Potomac river, and Rio de JaneirO,
in Brazil, touching At Saint Thomas, in the
West Indies. at Bahia, Penambuco, and such
other Brazilian and intermediate port or