The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-22
oFFICILL.1
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed AZ tho second Session of the
fOrticth Congress.
IPuBLIC-NO. SOL


An ACT making appropriations for sundry
civil expenses Of the Government for the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy, and for other purposes.
Be II enacted By the Senate and HouSs Of
Representatives ofhe United States Of America
IL Congress assembled, That the following
sums be, and the same are hereby, appro-
prlatcd, for the objects hereinafter expressed,
for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June,
eighteen hundred and seventy, viz:
LOANS AND TREASURY NOTES.
For necessary expenses In carrying into
effect the several acts of Congress authoriz-
ing loans and the Issue of treasury notes, one
million two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For carrying out the provisions Of the act
Of the thrtieth Of August, eighteen hundred
and flfty-two, for the better protection Of the
lives Of passengers on vessels propelled In
whole or In part by steam, and Of the acts
amcndatory thereof, the following sums, to
wit: For the salaries Of the supervising and
local inspectors, seventy-six thousand eight
hundred dollars; for the travelling expenses
Of the supervising inspectors, ten thousand
dollars for the travelling expenses Of the local
inspectors, fifteen thousand dollars; Propidsd,
That whenever the public interest requires II
any local inspector may be allowed for travel
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hundred dollars. For the salary and travel
ling expenses of a special agent Of the de-
partment, three thousand six hundred dol
lars; for the expenses Of the meeting OF the
board Of supervising inspectors, including
travel and necessary Incidental expenses,
printing of manual and report, four thou.
sand dollars; for stationery, for furniture OF
offices and repair thereof, for repair and
transportation Of instruments, and for fuel
thnnaanA Anllara
For expenses In detecting and bringing To
trial and punishment persons 'engaged In
counterfelting treasury notes, bonds and
other securities Of the United States, as well
as the coins Of the United States, and othei
frauds upon the government, one hundred
thousand dollars.
To meet expenses to be incurred In the
prosecution and collection Of claims due the
United States, fifteen thousand dollars, L
be dlsbursed under the direction of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.
For facilitating communication between
the Atlantic and Pacific States by electrical
telegraph, forty thousand dollars.
For supplying deficiency In the fund fol
the relief Of sick and disabled seamen. on,
hundred thousand dollars.
For the construction of four steam rove
nue. cutters, Wis one for Alaska, one for
Columbia river, Oregon; one for Mobile
hhuuluui uuu Ouc ior SnhIlcbtuu, DOuti
Carolina, three hundred thousand dollars
Propided, That said cutters shall not cos
more than the sum hereby appropriated.
To defray the expense of preliminar,
survey Of the site for the proposed nav,
yard at League Island, FIVE thousand dol
lars.
For the completion of a bridge over tn,
Dakota river, aud to locate and survey tn,
road from said bridge to the yermillioI
bridge, one thousand dollars.
In connection with the late Bureau o
Freedmen and Refugees;
For Washington Asylum and Hospital
Washington, District Of Columbia, twenty
i've thousand dollars; for Richmond Asylum
and Hospital, Richmond, Virginia, fifteel
thousand dollars; Vicksburg Asylum an
Hospital, vlckburg, Mississippi, ten thou
sand dollars, for the present fiscal year
Provided, That on and after the close Of tn
present fiscal year the said asylums and hos
pitfalls shall be discontinued.
For collection aud payment of bounty
prize money, and other legitimate claims Q
colorcd soldiers aud sailors for the fiscal yea
ending June thlrtleth, eighteen hundred an
seventy, and for salaries OF agents an
clerks, one hundred and forty-nye thousan
dollars;
For rent of offices, fuel and light, twenty
Ave thousand dollars;
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larsj
For stationery aud printing, twenty thou
sand dollars;
For mileage and transportation Of officer
and agents, eighteen Thousand dollarsi
For telegraphing and postage, three thoI
sand dollars; being In all two hundred an
fourteen thousand dollars.
For compensation of the acting charg
d'atiaires ad interim at Venezuela, at ii
- hnn n,,l A.ya Al.
per annum from the first day Of June 10
until such time as a minister shall be a.
pointed and shall take charge of the legation
such sum as may be necessary.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For the survey of the Atlantic and Gu
coasts of the United States, including con
ponsation Of civilians engaged In tho worl
and excluding pay and omouments Of office
of the army aud navy, and petty officers an
men of the navy employed In the work, tw
hundred and seventy five thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the Pacii
coast of the United States, including con
pensation of civilians engaged In the wor
one hundred and seventy-ayc thousand do
lars.
For publishing the observations made
the progress Of the coast survey Of the Unite
States, including compensation of civilian
employed In the work, two thousand dollar
the publication to be made at the Cover
ment Printing Office.
For pay and rations OF engineers f
steamers used in the photography Of III
coast survey, no longer supplied by the Nav
Department, per act of June twelfth, eigh
cen hundred aud fifty-eight, Ave thousar
dollars.
For repairs and maintenance of the col
PIGMENT of vessels used In the coast survc
thirty thousand dollars.
NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN
LAKES.
For the survey Of northern and mort
western lakes, one hundred thousand dollar
Prorlded, That any surplus charts OF Il
northwestern lakes may be sold to navigate
upon such terms as the Secretary Of W
may prescribe.