The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-29
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the Fortietk Congress.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives OF the
United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the following sums
be. and the same are hereby, appro-
priated. for the objects hereinafter
expressed, for the fiscal year ending
the thirtieth June. eighteen hundred
and sixty-nIne, viz:
Neutrality-suspicious. necessary ex-
penses in carrying into effect the
notes, one million two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars: Provided,
That none of the said sum shall
be used to pay commissions. for the
purchase, sale or conversion of the
bonds or notes of the United States:
Aud provided further, That ali neces-
sary letter press printing and book
binding. in all the departments and bu-
reaus, shall be done aud executed at
the government printing Office. and
not elsewhere. exeeptregistered bonds
aud written records, which may be
bound as heretofore at the department.
For eaTryip out the provisions OF
the acts Of e thlrtieth of August,
eighteen hundred aud fifty two, for
the better protection of the lives of
passengers on vessels propelled IN
whole or in part by steam, and of the
acts amendatory thereof, the follow
ing sums, to-wit: For the salaries of
the supervising and local inspectors,
eighty thousand four hundred dol
lars; for the travelling expenses Of
the supervising inspectors, ten
thousand dollars, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary: Provided,
That no supervising inspector shall
be allowed for travel in his district in
any one year a greater sun than one
thousand dollars; for the travelling
expenses of the local inspectors,
twelve thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary: PrOvid-
ed, further, That no local Inspector
shall be allowed for travel In any one
year a greater sum than five hundred
dollars. For the travelling expenses
of a special agent of the department,
one thousand five hundred dollars /;
for the expenses of the meeting of the
board Of supervising inspectors, in
GLIDING travel, printing Of manual
and report, three thousand five hun
dred dollars, and there shall be but
one meeting annually Of the said board,
which shall be at the city of Washing
ton on the second Wednesday OF JAN
uary In each year; for stationery, for
furniture of Offices aud repair thereof,
for repair and transportation of in
struments, and for fuel and lights, fl
teen thousand dollars.
For facilitating communication be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific States
by electric telegraph, forty thousand
dollars.
For expenses in detecting and
bringing to trial and punishment per-
sons engaged in cOu~nterfeiting treas
ury notes. bonds, and other securities
of the Uni ed States. as we'll as.the
coins of tie United States, and other
frauds upon the government, one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
To meet expenses incurred in the
prosecution and collections of claims
due the United States, fifteen thou
sand dollars, to be disbursed under
the direction of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
For supplying deficiency In the fund
for the relief of sick and disabled sea
men, one hundred aud fifty thousand
dollars: Pr0rided, That hereafter the
Secretary of the Treasury shall com
municate at each annual session of
Congress a full and complete state
ment In detail of the amounts col
lected from seamen, aud also the
amount expended for sick and disa-
bIed seamen, In accordance with the
provisions Of the act of May third,
eighteen hundred aud two.
For salaries OF commissioners under
An act to provide for the revision
aud consolidation of the statute laws
Of the United States approved June
twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, and for clerical services and
other incidental expenses, the print
ing to be done by the government
printing office, seventeen thousand
dollars.
For payment Of the messengers OF
the respective States for conveying to
the seat of government the votes OF
the electors of said States for Presi-
dent aud Wee President of the United
States, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Towards rebuilding the United
States Military Asylum for disabled
soldiers at TOgus, near Augusta,
Maine. destroyed by accidental fire,
twenty. five thousand dollars: Pro.
vided, That the building shall be
completed without any further appro'
pTiatiOn by the government.
For the payment for the Congress
ional Glcbe aud Appendix, for the
fiscal year ending june thirty, eigh'
teen hundred aud sixty-eight, twenty
thousand dollars; to be taken from
the appropriation heretofore made
and unexpended for the purchase
of one complete set of the Congress
sional Globe and Appendix for each
senator aud representative who has
not already received them.
Surrey of the Gdsk.-For the
survey of the Atlantic aud Gull
coasts of the United States, including
compensation of civilians engaged
III the work, and excluding pay anC
emoluments of officers of the arm
and navy and petty officers and mel
Of the navy employed In the work
two hundred and seventy-iye thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey of tn,
western coast of the United States
including compensation of civilians
engaged In the work, one hundred an
thirty thols2nd dollars.
For publishing the observations
made in the progress of the coast sur
vey of the United States, includin!
compensation of civilians employees
in the work, i've thousand dollars.
For pay and rations of engineers o
steamers used in the photograph,
of the coast survey. no longer sup
piled by the Navy Department, Pc
act Of June twelfth, eighteen hundre,
and fifty-eight, ten thousand dollars
For repairs and maintenance of th
complement of vessels used In tn
coast survey, thirty thousand dollars
Northern and Northeastern Lake
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