, 1869-01-01
RECONSTRUCTION.

For deficiency under the reconstruction acts
for the several military districts for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, eghteeh hundred
and sxty-eight:
For the 6rst district, six thousand dollars.
For the second district, one hundred aud
tweug~seyen thousand eight hundred and nine>
ty-eisht dollars and twenty Eve cents;
For the fourth district, ffy-three thousand
two hundred dollars
For the fifth district fOrty-hvs thousand
dollars.
Forthe following amounts estimated as ne
cessap 10 carrying out the reeonsunction acts
from and after the thirtieth day Of June, eigh'
teen hundred and sixtyseight:
For the first district niuety-three thousand
dollars
For the second district, fifteen thousand
dollars;
For the third district, fifteen thousand dollars;
For the fourth district, seveuty>6ye thousand
dollars;
For the fifth district, eighty thousand dollars
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
To supply deficiencies in appropriations for
public buildings and grounds, viz 0
For additional labor cleaning the centre
building Of the Capitol, repairing the Washing
too statute on the east grounds Of the Capitol,
cleaning and repairing columns in the building,
laying new brick pavement on the west front,
and repairing fountains. fifteen hundred dollars.
For continuing the filling and grading Of the
Capitol grounds, under the direction OF the
architect OF the Capitol extension, ten thousand
dollars.
For taking care and improvement Of reserva>
ton number two and Lafayette square, Eve
hundred dollars.
For care and Improvement of grounds south
of the Presidents House, one thousand dollars
For continuing the grading Of Virginia avenue,
to pay cart hire-labor having been furnished
by the Commissioner of the Freedmen's s Bureau
when the original appropriation was exhausted,
to continue the work-tbe hire Of carts to be
paid BY the officer in charge ofpublc buildings,
and grounds, two thousand dollars.
For cleaning sewer traps on Pennsylvania
avenue FIVE hundred dollars.
For repairs of water pipes, three hundred
dollars
For removing snow and ice from pavement 81
and public walks, two hundred dollars.
For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue, and
keeping it clean and free from dirt, two thousand
i've hundred dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents House
including the payment Of bills approved by tue
Joint committee of Congress appointed TO audit
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~nVe collars,
For improvement and taking care OF the Circle
on Pennsylvania avenue and Tweuty~third street
west, one hundred and fifty dollars.
To supply deficiency in payment for material
for gates for Judiciary Square Hospital, eight
hundred and sixty.eigbt dollars.
For deficiencies in appropriations for feeding
destitute friendly Indians, under act of July
twentieth, eighteen hundred and sxty>seven, in
accordance with recommendations of the Indian
peace commission, one hundred and seveuty>two
thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars and
eleven cents PROVIDED, That no part of the
money appropriated for this purpose shall be
paid until the accounts for feeding such destis
tute Indians shall be fully investigated by a.
commission to consist of Lieutenant General
William T. Sherman, Major General P H. Sheri-
dan, and Major General G. C. Augur; and the
said commission is hereby authorized, for the
purpose of such investigation, to call and exams
inc witnesses 10 this behalf, and only the amount
that said commission shall certify to be eqntably
and justly due shall be paid. Aud said cons
mission shall sit at Leavenworth, Kansas, aud
shall have power to appoint clerk at salary
of Ave dollars per day for the time actually em>
ployed /; and the sum of one thousand dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary for clerk
hire, travelling and Incidental expenses of the
commission, is hereby appropriated.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.