The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-12

| An Act making appropriations and t.
supply deficiencies in the appropri
ations for the service of the Govern
ment for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred anC
sixty eight, and for other purposes
War Department.
For rent, fuel, fights, and miscel-
laneous items Ia the Office of the
Paymaster General, eleven thousand
dollars.
For the rep&ir, preservation, ex-
tension, aud completion of certain
public works on rivers and harbors,
to be expended under the direction of
the Secretary OF War, one million
five hundred thousand dollars: Pro-
vided, That said expenditures shall
not be applied to any works not men
toned in0the bill making appro-
priatlons for repairs, preservation,
and completion of certain public
wol ks. and for other purposes. A"
which passed the House of Repre-
scntatives june thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight..
/ Ore hundred thousand dollars. or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
to be sexpended under the direation
of the Secretary OF War in the re
tnoval oi the wreck Of the iron steam
ship. Scotland" now on the bar out
'-idezof Study Hook ,nearthe entrance
of the harbor OF New York: Provided,
That the Secretary of Warshall, after
notice given 10 one or more newspa-
pers IN the cities of Philadelphia,
New York, and Boston, receive seal
ed proposals f}r the removal of said
wreck, and make contract for the
same with the lowest bidder therefor
Said contract will in no case exceed
in amount the sum herein appropri-
ated.
For the removal of sunken rock
10 the channel Of the harbor at the
port of New York, fifteen hundred
and thirty dollars.
i98<th isoLDIERs' BoUNTTEs.
To facilitate the payment of sol
diers' bounties under the act of July
twenty eighth. eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, as follows:
For fuel and gas seven hundred
dollars. 1 a
For carpeting two thousand dollars.
For fitting house. cases, and so
forth, five hundred dollars.
For reat, twelve hundred dollars.
For fifty chairs, three hundred
dollars. ~
For one messenger, three labor
ers, and two night watehmen, four
thousand six hundred dollars.
Washington Aquedxct.
To meet deficiency ia the cost of
Aa&f - L.
Washing gton aqueduct, comprising the
Potomac dam, repairs of temporary
dam, gateAouse at Great Falls, and
the connecting conduit at the receiv-
ing reservoir, twenty seven thousand
five hundred dollars: Provided, That
the sums hall be in full of all claims
against the government for work done
or damages incurred on the Washing
ton aqueduct.
For salary of assistant engineer,
superIutendence, and repairs, for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and sixty nine, twenty-five
thousand dollars. to be expended
under TIE Immediate direction of the
officer detailed to act as Superintend-
ent of Public Buildings aud Grounds.
Rock Island Arsenal
For the erection of bridge to con
meet Rock Island Arsenal with the
city of Rock Island, Illinois, one
hundred thousand dollars, said bridge
TO be CONSTRUCTED and completed for
the sum hereby appropriated.
To enable the Secretary of State to
pay the costs of Interpretation at the
consulate at Bankok, in Siam. frop,
the first of July. eighteen hun
ldred and. sixty seven, to the thir-
.tieth OF June, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine, one thousand dollars.
To enable the SecretarV2of War to
meet the expenses of Offending suits
brought against parties for executing
the orders of government during the
lafe rebellion, fifty thousand dollars,
or >q much thereof as may be neees-
sary..
To supply deficiency for r ,ortiug
and printing the proceedings of The
Senate in the Daity- q ODE, fifteen
thousand dollars
Toirepay to the judiciary fund the
sum of i've thousand two. hundred
and Gig ghfeen- dollars and thirty eight
cents, being amounts expended by
order Of the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Coourt of the United States
in carrying into effect the provisions
of an act. approved March second,
eiehteen hundred and sixty y-seven,
entitled 8 An act to establish a uni
form system, of bankruptcy through
out the United States"
To reapproprIate an unexpended
balance of an appropriation made by
act approved August fifth, eighteen
hundred and fifty-four. to refund. to
the State OF California expenses 'iin-
Cured lnssuppressing Indian hostili
ties, said balance having lapsed and