The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-04-30

III tHe dppTopFlatlOnS LOT Ine service
OF the government for the fiscal year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, and tor other purposes.
Be it enacted 6y the Senate and House of Repye
SentdtipeS Of the United States of Anerica in Con-
greSs assembled, That the following sums or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the
same are hereby, appropriated for the objects
hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal fear ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-scven,
namely:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
PENSION BUREAU.
To meet Deficiencies of the present fiscal year
on account of pensions for army widows and 9TH
ers under various acts, ten million dollars.
For contingent expenses ten thousand dollars.
For navy widows and orphans. seventy thou
sand dollars It0cidcd, That said sum be trans
ferred from the navy pension fund.
ENGINEERS OFFICE.
To meet deficiencies of the present fiscal year
on account of engineer officer having the super
vision of the Union Pacific railroad and branches,
land-grant railroads. and wagon roads, namely:
For compensation of clerks, three thousand
eight hundred dollars.
For contingencies, five hundred dollars
FOR CAPITOL EXTENSION.
For eight additional monolithic columns, eleven
thousand two hundred dollars.
For ventilating, nine thousand dollars.
For supplying deficiency in appropriation for
work on the Capitol extension, twenty nine thou
sand eight hundred dollars.
CENSUS OFFICE
For the purpose of paying the amount due to
certain United States marshals and their ass.tants
for services rendered in taking the eighth census
in the year eighteen hundred and sixty, in the
following States, viz: In the State of California,
nine thousand four hundred and sixty dollars and
forty-eight cents; in the State of Maine, thirty
three dollars and six cents; in the State of Ohio,
Iorty-nine dollars and sixty nine cents; in the
three thousand
sixty dollars and twenty cents; in the State of
Kansas sixty light dollars and forty cents in the
State ot Kentucky, nine Thousand three hundred
and eleven dollars and fifty cents; in the State of
Maryland four thousand seven hundred and
eighty dollars and forty cents; in the State OF
Missouri, eight thousant three hundred and forty
three dollars in the State of Tennessee, twenty
thousand eight hundred and forty-two dollars and
eighteen cents; i'm the Territory of New Mexico,
seven hundred and eighty-four dollars and sixty
nine cents; in the Territory of Washington,
ninety nine dollars and nine cents; being in the
aggregate titty-siX thousand nine hundred and
tnirty-three dollars and siXty-nine cents Ppgi
del, That part of the sum hereby appropriated
shall be paid to account of any claimant
who participated in the late rebellion or gave to
it aid and comfort.
For this amount, so much thereof as NAV be
necessary, to pay the Indebtedness incurred for
the Indian service in the State of Oregon and Ter
rItory of Washington, in the years eighteen hun
dred and sixty, eighteen hundred and sixty one
and eighteen hundred and siXty-two forty thou
sand dollars P0rided, Tha tsiich pa yment shall
be made only to the orgna owner of the claims,
and upon satisfactory proof furnished the accoun-
ting officer.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to paw
Isaac Strohm for additional services as clerk in
the Treasury Department from January first
eighteen hundred and tifty-four, to March first
eighteen hundred and ffty-tve, at the same rate
paid for similar additional services prior to that
date, four hundred and sXty-sx do liars aud sixty
seven cents
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
To enable the librarian of Congres to employ
two additional assistants, commencing April first
eighteen hundred and siXty-seven, tw . thousand
four hundred dollars and thee is hereby added
to the contingent fund of said library the sum of
one thousand dollars, to be expended for tempo
rary help.
For six iron stairways, repairs, and repainting
in the library of Congress, and for a new sky
light in the central library, five thousand two
hundred and sixty dollars.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND G ROUNDS.
To pay for completing the repairs and furnish
ing the Executive Mansion, thirty-fve thousand
dollars P0Oided That no further p ayments shall
he made on any accounts for rcpairs and furnish
ing the Executive Mansion until such accounts
shall have been submitted to join t committee of
Congress, and approved by such co mmttee.
TO replace the bruised and worn copper water
pipes or roof cutters OF the Capitol building with
iron pipes, three thousand dollars
10 supply adehciency in fuel fort The Presidents
House and for the Capitol, two thousand doll
lars.
To pay for a proudrette pit at he Presidents
stable, five hundred and sixteen do lars and nine
teen cents
To pay for repairing streets ,assing along
government reservations where the, were washed
away by the great freshet in Octo Der last, one
five hundred dollars.
To pay for sewer in the rear of H street, be
tween Sixteenth and Seventeenth ST reefs west to
aha a ia fvn h,Ip
dred dollars
To thoroughly repair the roof Oft he Executive
Mansion, two thousand five hundre dollars.
To pay deficiency and keep in reE air the bridge
at Little Falls, Potomac rive r, three thou
sand three hundred and fifty dollars
To pay deficiencies in the conting :ent expenses
of the Senate follows
For additional messengers, seven thousand dol
lars.
For additional labor in the folCi ng-room and
MATERIAL ten thousand dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For deepening and improving W estport har-
DIR, Connecticut, twenty-five hundr d dollars
Eos dredging and maintaining th c channel OF
he river Thames near Norwich, in the State of
to complete the worl (, thirty
thousand dollars
For services rendered by the late >. NJ Rotch,
n furnishing original article ION cattle" for
he agricultural report Of eighteen b undred and
ixty-one, two hundred and twelve dollars and
fifty cents, to be paid to the widow.
For temporary clerks in the Treasr Try Depart
ncnt tor the fiscal year ending Jun thlrtlefh,
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, ift thousand
ollars: P,Ovided, That the Secretaryo the Treas
Try he and he is hereby authorized in his discre-
ion to classify the clerks authorized ,cording to
he character of their services.
For the purpose of enabling the dire ctOr of the
mint to purchase publications relating : to metals
nd the manipulations thereof for the library of
he mint, one thousand dollars.
For detraying the expenses incurred by the De-
artment of State by sending telegr aphic de-
patches over the Atlantic cable, thirty thousand
ollars for the current year.
For preservation and care of the unfinished
ustom house building at Charleston, iouth Car
lina and fitting up the interior to pro- ;de suita-
lie offices for the use of the United Sta ties, inclu
ing court rooms, twenty-five thOusan' l dollars.
To enable the Light house Board to el 'ect in the
,wer bay of New York one or more ornament
cacons, forty-fve thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary OF the Sreasul TO pur-
iase the stereotype plates and copyrig MT OF the
merican Coast Pilot twenty thousand dollars
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to carry
ito effect the provision of the seventh ection of
le act of Congress entitled An act gra 1ting the
ght of way to ditch and canal owners o yer pub
C lands, and for other purposes" appro we'd July
ScntysiX, eighteen hundred and sixty six, thir-
'-six thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. And be it. further enacted, That the un-
Ipended balance of the appropriations hereto.
IRE made for detraying the expenses of the leg
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