The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-17

o,see Indian trust lands ceded 70 the United
States under treaty concluded September
tyenty.nine eighteen hundred and sixty Eve,
upon a contract made with the General Land
Oiice under date Of September eighteen,
eighteen hundred and sixty six, and another
contract for another portion Of said trust
lanl,, dated Nay twsnty-eight, eighteen hun
bred and sixty-seven which survey 10 accord.
ing TO the provisions OF the second article Of
treaty concluded with said tribe September
twenty ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty.hve
SEC s. And Be II further enacted, That
there be. and Is hereby, appropriated, out OF
any money In the treasury not otherwise np'
propriated, the sum Of three thousand three
hundred and sixty. 1.-TWO dollars and three cents
to pay the balance due for the survey Of the
lands embraced In the Omaha and Winnsbago
Indian reservation In the State Of Nebraska,
under contract dated August fourteenth, eigh.
teen hundred and siIty.six, as provided BY
treaty with the Omaha Indians and authorized
by act Of Congress approved July twenty eight,
eighteen hundred and sixty six. g|
Sac Q. And 10 IL further enacted, That the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office 10
hereby authorised to continue the extension
Of the geological explorations as begun In Ne
braska under the provisions Of the second soc.
tion Of the deficiency act Of Congress, approved
MATCH Two, tikuhtcu uuuuIeu anu bhty ttNtu,
United States Statutes, eighteen hundred and
sixty six and eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, page four hundred and seventy,to other
portions Of the public lands; and for that par.
pose the sum Of Eve thousand dollars Is hereby
appropriated out Of any money In the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
Sec Z. And BE- q tiufhsr ENACTED, Tint the
Commissioner Of Patents be authorised to
rent, under tho direction Of the Committeos on
Patents Of the Senate and Of the House Of
Representatives. such rooms a. may DO neces-
sary for tho speedy and convenient tran,ae-
tion Of the business OF the Office: Provided,
That all the moneys standing TO the credit Of
| the patent fund, - or In tho hands Of the
| Commissioner Of Patents, and all moneys
hereafter received at the Patent Office, for
any purpose, or from any source whatever,
shall be paid into the treasury as recoived,
without any deduction whatever; and the
sum Of two hundred snd hfty thousand dol.
lars Is hereby Appropriated for salaries and
miscellaneous and contingent expenses OF the
Patent Office and for Withdrawals, and for
rsoniss (monsysl paid by mistake, to be dis
| bursed under the direction Of the Secretary
| Of the Interior. And IL shall be the duty Of
| the Commissioner Of Patents to communicate
| to Congress at the commencement of every
| December session n fall and detailed account
| Of moneys received for duties on patents and
| for copies Of records and drawings, and all
other moneys received by virtue Of said otficei
and Of all moneys expended by him under and
| by virtue Of this provision for said contingent
and miscellaneous expenses, and for salaries,
and the names Of the persons to whom such
salaries are paid, and the amount thereof
paid to each.
SEC. s. And Be IL further enacted, That
the city Of Georgetown, the city Of Washing.
ton, and tho levy court Of the county oil
Washington, District Of Columbia, DO, and
they are hereby, authorized to levy and col.
lect q special tar on the taxable property
within their respective jurisdictions for the
erection Of school.hou.es and the support OF
public school, not exceeding fifty cents on
each one hundred dollars for any one year, to
| be assessed and collected as other taxes.
Sec. 0. And 10 ii fiythy enacted, That all
laws and parts of laws that regulate the
prices Of labor In the Government Printing
Office be, and the same are hereby, repealed
and II shall be the duty Of the Congressional
Printer to contract with the persons in thai
employ ment at such prices as are for the In
forest Of the Government, and are Just tC
those employed.
Sec 10 Aud Dc ii further enacted, Tha
for the purpose Of executing the fourth article
Of the treaty of Washington, concluded oil
the ninth day Of August, eighteen hundrc
and forty.two, the Secretary Of the TreHsur
is hereby authorised and directed to pay t
the State of Maine for ninety-one thousan
one hundred and twenty Ave acres Of land al
signed by said State to settlers under said al
! ticie, 4 sum equal 10 one dollar and twenty
d Eve cents per acre; aud to the Commonwealth
Of Massachusetts for twenty six thousand on
= hundred aud fifty acres Of land a sum equal
+ one dollar and twenty-five cents per acr,
l. Provided, That before said sums arc paid th
States Of Maine and Massachusetts, shall agrt
o with the United States that the settlers upo
their public lands in the late disputed terri
= tory in Maine entitled to be quietod in the
o possession, as aScertained by commission her,
9 tofore instituted by said States, shall hay
D been or shall DO quieted by release Of h
title Of the said States.
, Sec. IL. And5s ii further enacted, That Il
e Secretary Of the Interior, in his discretion,
authorized to expeud the appropriation her
o tofore made for tho purpose oil erecting pc
}. itentiary for the Territory Of Colorado, on Il
10 site belonging to and provided by the So
D. Territory for the purpose: PrOvidsd, That
10 part of this property shall DO sold or trar
j. ferred without the consent Of the United Stat
6rst he'd and received.
D. A.,oroyed July 30 1898