The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-18
IoFFICIALl
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the second session OF the
EOrtlcth Congress.


Forticth Congress.
[PUBLIc-No. II
An ACT making appropriations to supply def.
ciencies In the appropriations for the execu.
ton Of the reconstruction laws, and for the
service Of the Qnartermaster's department Of
the government, for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1868 aud for other purpoSes.
Bet sndcic1 by The Senate and HouSs Of Rep.
ys,eniaiivss ofthe United States Of america IN
COngresy assembled That the following sums, or
so much thereof as may be necessary, be and
the same are hereby, appropriated, out Of any
moneys In the treasury not otherwise appropro
ated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for
the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hun.
drsd and siIty.eight, namely:
To provide for the expenses Of carrying into
effect the "Act TO provide for the more Efficient
government Of the rebel States" For the first
military district, the sum Of fifty thousand dol.
lars; fer the second military district, the sum
OF ono hundred and ten thousand dollars for the
third military district, the sum Of ninety.seven
thousand dollarl; for tho fourth military district,
the tum Of one hur dred and fifty thousand dol
lars; and for the nth military district, the sam
Of two hundred and flty thousand dollars; max
ing in all the sun Of six banded and ffty.feren
thousand dollars.
To supply defciencies In the service of the
| QlartsrmSstcr's department, to wit:
For regular supplies. three million Ave hun.
dred thousand dollars.
For incidental expenses, seven hundred and
City thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of cavalry aud artillery
horses, four hundred thousand dollars
For transportation Of the army, seven million
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; max.
ing In all the sum Of twelve million dollars,
Office Of the Chief 4 Engineers:
To supply deficiencies in tho otics of tbs Chief
| Of Engineers, for blank books, stationery, and
| mia all tyvn thousan nj 1plIaVa
Building corner OF F and Seventeenth streets:
To supply deficiency for fuel, compensation
Of iiremen, and miscellaneous items, eight thou
rand dollars.
LEGISLATIVE.
For increased compensation to Congressional
Printer, TO June thirty, eighteen hundred and
sixty eight, one thousand three hundred and
forty -four dollars and forty four cents.
To supply n deficiency in the contingent ex.
penses Of the House Of Representatives for the
present fiscal year, tho following sums, namely:
For stationery, fifteen thousand dollars: Pro.
ridsa, That from and after tho third day Of
March, eighteen hundred and sixty.oight no
Senator or Representative shall receive any
newspapers except tho CoHgTe,HOHai GLOBE, or
stationery, or Communication therefor, exceeding
ono hundred and twenty. five dollars, for any
one session Of Congress.
| For furniture, repairs, and packing boxes for
mombers, twenty thousand dollars
For miscellaneous items, fifteen thousand dol
lars.
For folding documents inelu ling materials,
fifty thousand dollars
| For newspapers, twelve thousand e 80 hundred
dollars.
To supply deficiency 10 the contingent ex.
psnses Of the Senate for the present fiscal year,
namely:
For clerks to committees, and pages, horses,
and carryalls, thirty-three thousand light hun
dred and four dollars.
For additional messenger and laborers, fifteen
thousand dollars.
For labor and materials 10 the folding room,
to be provided by the sOrgeant.nt. arms, five
thousand dollars.
JUDICIARY.
For salary Of tho marshal Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, from April third
eighteen hundred aud sixty.Geveu, to June
thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty.eght, at
thirty.fve hundred dollars per annum, four thou.
sand three hundred and Gfty.fys dollars and
seyenty.seyen cents.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
| For amount required for SALARY Of Com mi
sioner. to March thirty, eighteen hundred and
sixty seven, one hundred and ninoty-,wo dol,
| lars.
SEC, 2 And be ii FURTHER enacted Tia. So
much Of the first section Of the act Of March
third, eighteen hundred ind nine. entitled IAN
act further TO amend the several hcts for tho e.
tablishmeut and regulation Of tho Treasury, War
ard Navy Department. as authorizes the
President, on application Of the Secretary Of AM
department, to transfer the moneys appropriate
for a particular branch Of that department tC
another branch OF expenlituro In tho same de
partment be, and the same is hereby, repealed
and all Gets or parts Of acts authorizing suot
transfers Of appropriations DO aad tho same sr,
hereby repealed, and no money appropriated io
one purpose shall hereafter be used for any
other purpose than that for which it Is appro
priated.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
b. 7. WADE
President Of the Senate pro temporc.
Endorsed by the President: Received Friday
January 3lgt, 1868"
INOrE ny TmE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.--Th
foregoing act having been presented to the Presi
dent Of the United States for his approval, au
not having been returned BY him to the llous
of COagroas in which 1t originated within th
timo prescribed by the Constitution of th
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