The national Republican., 1866-08-15
suppression Of the African slave trade, sew
enteen thousand dollars.

suppression Of the African slave trade, sew
enteen thousand dollars.
For expenses under the act TO encourage
immigration, twenty thousand dollars.
For further compensation Of the commits
sioner under the treaty between the United
States and her Britannia Majesty for the
| final settlement OF the claims Of the Hud-
sons Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural
Company, three thousand dollars in full for
his services and personal expenses
For expenses under the neutrality act,
twenty thousand dollars.
For expenses Of the commission to run and
mark the boundary line between the United
States and the British possessions bounding
on Washington Territory, thirteen thousand
one hundred and ten dollars.
For the payment Of the second annual in
stalnent OF the proportion contributed by
the United States towards the capitalization
of the Scheldt dues, to fulfil the stipulations
contained in the fourth article of the conven-
ton between the United States and Belgium
Of the twentieth of May, eighteen hundred
and sixty.three, the sum Of fifty-fve thou
sand FIVE hundred and eighty.four dollars in
coin, and such further sum as may be neces-
sary to carry out the stipulation Of the con-
vention providing for payment OF interest on
the said sum and on the portion Of the prin-
cipal remaining unpaid.
For repairs Of cemetery fences and sections
house, belonging to the United States, in the
city Of Mexico, fifteen hundred dollars, to be
expended under the direction Of the Pres-
dent Of the United States.
SEC. 2. And be Il further enacted, That the
President be, and he is hereby, authorized to
appoint, by and with the advice and consent
OF the Senate, Second Assistant Secretary
Of State in the Department Of State, and also
an Examiner OF Claims for the same Depart
ment, whose salary shall be three thousand
dollars per annum; and the salary Of the Sec
ond Assistant Secretary Of State shall be
thirty-fve hundred dollars per annum and
such sums are hereby appropriated.
SEC. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That all
fees collected by any consul or commercial
agent not mentioned in schedule b or c. or
by any vce-consul or commercial agent ap-
pointed to perform their duties, or by any
other person in their behalf, shall be ac-
counted for to the Secretary Of the Treasury
in the same mode and manner as is provided
for in section eighteen Of the act approved
August eighteen, eighteen hundred and fifty
six, entitled "An act to regulate the diplo-
matte and consular system of the United
States" And when the fees so collected by
any such consul or commercial agent amount
to more than twenty-five hundred dollars in
any one year, over and above the expenses
of Different and clerk.hire, to be approved
by the Secretary Of State, of which return
shall be made to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury, the excess for that year shall be paid to
the Secretary Of the Treasury, in the mode
provided for by said act.
SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted That
the salary Of any envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary hereafter ap-
pointed shall 3be the salary Of minister
resident and nothing more, except when he
is appointed to one Of the countries where
the United States are now represented by IN
envoy extraordinary and minister plcnipo-
tcntiary.
Approved, July 25, 1866.