Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-25

vice OF the government for the fscaI year
ending ) une thirtieth. eighteen hundred and
3 sik'y-eight' and for other purposes.
iCohhRaed Jrc= Yesterdays S'ar.l
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL.
fCr we erection OF bridge 20 connect Rock
Island srscnsl with the CITY of Rock Island
illinois, one hundred thousand dollars. said
orldge TO be cor sIucted sud completed for the
sum hereby appropriated
TO enable the Secretary Of State TO nav the
costs Of interpTetatic1 al the consulate AZ Kan
kok, Ia Siam, from the first OF July, eighteen
HUNDRED and siSty-seven, 20 the thir,ieth OF
June, eighteen hundred and sixty nine, one
thousand dolisrs.
To enable the Secretary of War to meet the
expenses Of defending suits brought against
parties Tor executing Ihe orders OF government
during the late rebellion, fifty thousand dol
lars. or so much thereof as may be necessary
To supply deficiency for reporting ana
printing the proceedings OF the S-nate IN the
Daily Globe, fifteen thousand dollars.
Torepay 10 the judiciary fund the sum OF fve
thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars and
thirty EIGHT cents, being amounts expended bv
oroer of the Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
OF the United states an carrying into effect the
provisions Of an act approved March second.
eighteen hundrd and siNty-seven. emitted
IAN act 10 establish a uniform system OF bank
ruptey throughout the United States"
To Inappropriate an une pended balance OF
an appropriation made by act approved
August fifth, eighteen hundred and fity-four.
s1to refund TO the State of California expenses
said balance having lapsed and been covered
INTO the treasury on the tnirtleth OF June
eighteen hundred and sixty-three, ten thou
ssnd one hundred and eighty three dollars,
and slNty-three cents: Prorlded, That nothing
shall be paid except subject 10 existing proyl-
sions Of law and upon the finding and certifi-
cate 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
Colorado mounted militia called into the ser
" A hQ alta thax
Colonel Thomas MOONLIGHT; and for the SER
vices OF any other mili-a forces of the sad Ter.
ritoIy which were employed IN the service Of
the United States. on the call of the governor of
the Territory, in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-four, the sum of fifty five thousand two
hundred and thirty eight dollars and eighty-.
four cents, being the amount fouuf 10 be Justly
due and recommended to be allowed on the ac-
count as presented by Thomas N. Vincent. as
sistant ad Jutant general, in his letter to the
Secretary Of War, dated Washington. October
thirty first. eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen:
Prosided, That said amount shall b. taken and
deemed &c he in full satisfaction Of the claims
Of the said Territory And prorided further
That no money shall be paid from the treasury
on said account until the public properly
issued to the forces shall have been properly
accounted for to the atisfaction of the proper
officers of the treasury.
For deficiency In the appropriation for sal,.
ries and other expenses Of local and superyis-
ing inspectors, appointed under act of August
thirteth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for
r.
by steamboats,, twenty thousand dollars.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
For overland mail and marine service be-
tween New York and California, nine hundred
thousand dollars.
For deficiency for steamship mail service he.
tween the L nited States and Brazil during the
fiscal year ending June thirueth, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-slx twelve thousand five hun.
dred dollars.
RECONSTRUCTION.
For deficiency under the reconstruction acts
for the several military districts for the fiscal
year ending June thIrtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight
For the first district, six thousand dollars.
For the second district, one hundred and
twenfy-seven thousand eight hundred and
mint eight dollars and twenty five cents:
For the fourth district, fifty -three thousand
two hundred dollars;
For the fifth district, forty-five thousand
dollars.
For the following amounts estimated as
necessary in carrying out the reconstruction
acts from and after the thirtieth day of June.
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight:
For the first district, ninety three thousand
dollars;
For the second district, fifteen thousand
dollars:
For the third district, fifteen thousand dol.
lars;
For the fourth district, seventy five thousand
dollars;
For the fifth district, eighty thousand dol.
lars
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
To supply deficiencies in appropriations for
public buildings and grounds, viz:
For additional labor cleaning the centre
building OF the Capitol, repairing the WASH
ingtOn statue on the east grounds Of the Can't
tol, cleaning and repairing columns in the
building, lsyIng new brick pavement on the
west front, and repairing fountains, fifteen
hundred dollars.
For continuing the filing ana grading Of the
Capitol grounds, under the direction OF the ar
chitect OF the Capitol extension, ten thousand
dollars.
For taking care and improvement OF reserya-
ton number two and Lafayette square, five
hundred dollars.
For care and improvement of grounds south
Of the Presidents House, one thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the grading of Virginia ave.
nue., 10 pay cart hire-labor having been furn-
ished by the Commissioner of the Freedmen 8
Bureau, when the original appropriation was
exhausted, TO continue the work-the hire of
carts to be paid by the offcer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds, two thousand dol.
lars.
For cleaning sewer traps ON Pennsylvania
avenue. i've hundred dollars.
For repairs Of water pipes, three hundred
dollars.
For removing snow and ice from pave
meni[s and public walks, two hundred dol
lars.
For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue. and
keeping It clean and free from dirt, two thou.
sand five hundred dollars.
For annual repairs OF the Presidents House,
the joint committee OF Congress appointed TO
audF the bills for repairing and refurnishing
the Executive Mansion, ten thousand dollars
For removal OF foot.brIdge from Maine
avenue to Third street west, seventy-ffye dol
lar.
For improvement and taking care of the Cir
Gle, on Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty
third street west, one hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Tosupply deficiency in payment for mate
rial for gates for judiciary Square Hospital.
eight hundred and sixty.eight dollars
Fer deficiencies in appropriations for feed I.
ing destitute friendly Indians, under act OF
July twentieth. eighteen hundred and sixty.
seven, in accordance with recommendations of
the Indian peace commission. one hundred and
eeventy-tw thousand eight hundred and twen-
ty dollars and eleven cents: PTorided, That no
part Of the money appropriated for this pur-
pose shall be paid until the accounts for feed =
Ing such destitute Indians snail be fully Inyes-
tieattd by a commission TO consist of Lieuten-
ant General William T. Sherman. Major Gen.
eral +. II. Sheridan, and Ma lor General O. q
Augur; and the said commission is hereby
authorized, Tor the purpose Of such in vestiga-
tion, 10 call and examine witnesses in this he
half, and only the amount that said commits.
sion sbsll certify 10 be equitably and Justly
due snail be paid. And said commission shall
sit at Leavenw orth, Kansas. and shall ha We
peweI- TO appoint q clerk at a salary OF five
dollars per day TOR the time actually EMPLOYED.
aid the sum of one thousand dollars. or so
much thereof as may he necessary for clerk
hire, travelling and incide ntal expenses Of the
commission, ne hereby appropriated.
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