The Montana post., 1868-12-18
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED BY THE
FOrtieth Congress
OFFICIAL.

I aud ssn nine retiis
b buud,ed AID one dollars and eighty cents.
/ For the quarters Of the treasury regiment. four
hundred and twenty-five dollars and sixteen cents;
making in all the Of siNty-une Thousand eight
hundred and eighiy-rwo dollars aud tpr5y cents
/ For facilitating communication between me AZ
I ito supply deficiency for the fiscal year eudi ng
June thirtieth eighteen hundred aud sixty -seven)
1 forty thousand dollars.
! CONSTRUCTION BRANCH or THE TREAS
URY DEPARTMENT.
/ For constructing the custom house az Portland
Mnue hfy Thousand dollars
| For constructing the cOurt-hpuse az Portland
Maine. fity Thousand dollars
For constructing appraisers store at Philadelphia
! twenty FIVE thousand dollars
/ For remodenIng the marine hospital at Chelsea,
I MASSACHUSETTS,. forty five thOus ,nd dollars.
| To complete the buIlding used for courthouse
and post Office Springfield Illinois, thirty th"Gs-
Fnr constructing the United States court house
and post offce az Madison WiscOnsOn- hhy thuus-
and doilars.
For the work on The public building NOW being
erected az Cairo Iliinois to he used post
office custom house and United St-,es court hnnse
| ten Thousand dollars.
For necessary repairs Of the roof and alterations
in the building used foI custom house and post
Office in Chicago Illinois. twenty Thousand dollars.
To meet outstanding liabilities sud complete the
repairs to tie custom house building at New York
city, fJTty-Gye thousand dollars.
TO epair or replace corrugated galvanized iron
roofs of bui ldiugs under the control OF the Treas
. l
WAR DEPARTMENT.
| For rent fuel lights and miscellaneous items In
the Office OF the Paymaster General, eleven thous-
and dollars.
For the repair, preservation extension. and com.
pletiou of ceItan public works on rivers aud har-
bOrs. to be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of War; one million five hundred th"us
/ an doll4rs: Pr0ridcG, That said expenditures
shall not applied to any works not mentioned in
the bin making appropriations for repairs, pres
erv tiOa, aud completion of certain public works,
and far other purposes" !" which passed the House
of Representatives June thirtieth, eighteen huDd-
red and sixty eight.
One hnudred thousand dOilurs much
thereof may be necessary. To be expended under
the direction Of the Secretary of War in the
moval of The wreck of the iron steamship " Scot
land. now the bar outside of Sandy Hook,
near the entrance To the harbor of New York
PrOridod That the Secretary of War shall. a fIer
notice given in OF more newspapers the
cities OF Philadelphia New York aud Boston. re
ceive sealed proposals for the removal of said
wreck sud make contract for the same with the
lowest bidder therefor. Said contract will in
case exceed IN amount the SUN herein aPPIo-
Priated
For the removal OF a sunkeu rock 10 tue channel
of the harbor at the port of New York, fifteen
hundred and thirty dollars.
SOLDIERS BOUNTIES
To facilitate the payment of soldiers bouut;es
under act of July twenty eighth, eighteen hundred
aud sixty six as follows:
For fuel and gas. seven hundred dollars.
For carpeting, two Thousand dollars
For fitting house cases and so forth FIVE humid
red dollars.
For rent twelve hundred dollars.
For ffy chairs three hundred dollars
For one messenger, three lGbOrers. and two
night wstohmen. four Thousand six hundred dollars
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
| To meet a deficiency in the cost OI completing
certain portions of the Washington aqueducJ. com
prising the Potomac dam. repairs of temporary
dam. gatehouss at Great Falls aud the connecting
| conduit at the receiving reservoir tweBty-ssven
thousand five hundred dollars: PrOrided That the
sum shall be in full Of all claims gainst the gov
a.
Washington aqueduct.
For salary of assistant engineer, superinteudence
| and repairs, for the wear ending June thirtieth
| eighteen hundred and sixty nine twenty FIVE
thousand dollars. To be expended under the imme-
diate direction Of the officer detailed TO act Su-
perntendent of Public Buildings and Grounds.
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL
For the erection Of bridge to connect Rock
Island arsens Il with the city of Rock Island Hi
nois one hundred thousand dollars, said bridge To-
be constructed and completed for the sum hereby
appropr lated
To euable the Secretary of State TO ray the
costs of Interpretation at tue consulate at Bankok
in SIAM from the first of July, eighteen hundred
and sixty TO the thirtieth of June eighteen
hundred and sixty -oine, one thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of War the
expenses of defending suits brought agsinst par
ties for executing the orders of government during
the late rebellion, fifty tbonsand dollars. so
much thereof as may be necessary.
| To supply deficiency for reporting aud printing
the proceedings of the Senate in the Daily Globe.
To repay the judiciary fund the sum of five
Thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars and
tbirty-eight cents being amounts expended by
order of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the United States in carrying into effect tue
provisions of an act approved March second.
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. entitled - An
act to establish uniform system OF bankruptcy
throughout the United States
To Inappropriate an unexpended balance of an
| appropriation made by act approved August 9TH
eighteen hundred and 6fty-tour, " to refund to
the State of California expenses incurred in sup
, pressing Indian hOstilities" said balance having
| Ia nd baeu ere1 fnfo tba
thirteth of June eighteen hundred and sixty three
ten thousand one hundred and elghty-three dol
lars and sixty three cents: PrOUided that nothing
shri DE paid except sunjeet-to existing provisions
of law and d -on the finding and certificate of the
Third Auditor that the same IS actually due
For the payment to the Territory of Colorado
for the services of the first regiment of the Coora
do mounted militia called into the service Of the
United States on the requisitou of Colonel Thomas
Moonlight; and for the services of any other mill
tia forces Of the said Territory which were en-
ployed in the service OF the United States, the
call of the governor of the Territory. in year
eighteen hundred ind sixty four. tina of fifty
hye thousand two hundred and thirty dollars
and eighty y-four ens, being the amount fouDd to
be justly due and recommended - be allowed on
the account as presented by Thomas ~. Vincent
assistant adiutAnt general in his letter the
retary of War dated Washington, October thirty
first, eighteen hundred aud sixty-seven; PrOrided
That said amount shall be taken and deemed to
be in full satisfaction of the clBims of the said
Territory; And prortded further. That no money
shall be paid from the treasury on said account
until the public property issued to the forces shall
have been sccoun,sd for TO the satisfaction Of the
proper officers of the treasury.
For de ficiency in the appropriation for salaries
and other expenses Of local and Supervising in
spectOrs, appointed under act of August thirtieth
eighteen hundred and fitv-two for the better pro-
lection OF the lives of passengers by steamboats,,
twenty thousand collars.
4 POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
For overland mail aud marine service between
New York sDd California, nine hundred thousand
| dollars.
For deficiency for steamship mail service be-
tween the United States and Brazil during the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred
and sixty-six twelve thousand five hundred dol
lars