New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-12

OI the INFERIOR, Jour nunOreU ana thirty
four dollars and forty cents.
For this amount, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, to pay the account of
Pardon H. Sibley for his per diem and
| mileage in attending the session of the
board Of government commissioners, di-
rectOrs and engineers assembled by the
| Secretary Of the Interior at Washington,
| for the purpose of establishing Il standard
| for the Pacific Railroad, two thousand and
| sixty three dollars.
| For additional pay heretofore withheld
from William Syphax, to equalize his com
pcnsatiOn with that of an assistant messen-
| ger two thousand one hundred and eighty
dollars.
To enable the Superintendent of the
| Coast Survey to make observations III Eu-
rope on the eclipse of the sun next Deem
Der, twenty-ni thousand dellars.
| To enable the Secretary of State to relm-
burse the owners of the Norwegian bark
| General Birch for the expenses incurred by
! them in the rescue and care OF thrty-four
| American citizens, master and crew Of the
American ship DreadnOught, wrecked on
Cape Penas, on the fourth OF July, eighteen
hundred and sixty nine, three thousand two
hundred and thirty-nine dollars, IN gold
70 pay G. Il. II. FeSscnden for amount
found due him rs collector of the port OF
| New Bedford for commissions on lighthouse
disbursements outside of his district, three
thousand four hundred and twenty live dol
| lars and seventeen cents.
For defraving the expenses OF the
| Supreme Court and district courts OF the
United States, including the District OF Col
| umbia, and also for jurors and witnesses, IN
aid of the funds arising from fines penalties,
and forfeitures, in the fiscal year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
one and previous years, ana likewise LOT
,lefraying the expenses of suits in which the
| United States are concerned, including le-
| Gal assistance to the Attorney General, ana
other special and extraordinary expcnai-
| lures in cases of the Supreme Court OF the
United States in which the United States
are concerned and of prosecutions for OF
lenses committed against the United States,
| and for the safe keeping OF prisoners, one
million two hundred thousand dollars.
To secure the making OF contract ny
the Secretary of War with Henry h. Brown,
of Newburg, New York, tor a bronze eques,
trian statue of Brevet Lieutenant General
Winfield Scott, fifteen thousand dollars. IN
addition to the sum appropriated by the
Joint resolution for that purpose, approved
March two, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
For special agent to report on the trade
between the United States and the DEEPEN
denotes of Great Britain i'll North America.
as provided for by joint resolution approved
June twenty three, eighteen Huuuiet "A"
seventy four thousand dollars.
For geographical surveys and military
reconuois(s lances west OF the Mississippi
river. one hundred thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of War to de1ray
the necessary expenses of the Bureau OF
Ordnance and its officers, in connection
with the court of inquiry, held III eighteen
hundred and siNty-cight. and eighteen hun
bred and Sixty-line. and of which Major
General George IL. Thomas was president
, five thousand dollars.
SEC. = And be it further enacted. That
no advertisement, notice. or proposal iol
any executive department OF the govern
mcnt. or for any bureau thereof. OF for any
: office Herewith connected, shall be pub
lisned i'll any newspaper whatever. except
, in u,l,.>,,ance of IA written authority iorsucn
, ublication from the head OF such depart
ment: and no bill. for any such advertising.
or publication shall he paid, unless there
he presented with such bill, a copy OF the
) written authority aforesaid.
f SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That
+ the Secretary of the Treasury be. and he Is
hereby. directed to authorize the Light
: house Board to properly mark all pier
heads belonging to the government on the
northern and northwestern lakes. when
completed or repaired. and duly mott
: fed of such completion or repairs
by the department in charge of such
| construction or Repairs amt the
: provision requiring that five of the SIN
: revenue cutters upon the northern ami
northwestern lakes be laid up is hereby
q repealed. and as many of them the Sec
1 retarv of the Treasury. i'll his discretion
: shall nut in commission. shall be specially
| CHARGED with aiding vessels III distress on
, | said lakes, and the Secretary of the Treas
t ury in his discretion. shall be and is author
G | lied to sell two of said revenue cutters. now
: on the northern lakes. to" such consldera
| | zion and under such regulations as he may
| prescribe. and that the proceeds be covered
l into the treasury.
1 SEC 4. And be it further enacted Thai
there is hereby appropriated the sum o.
o three thousand five hundred dollars. or st
d | much thereof as may be necessary. for tho
l. | erection in the Congressional Cemetery %
l. monuments in memory of those representa-
q tiye> who have died since eighteen hundre,
Il and sixty: said monuments to be of uni
form size and style with those previously
o erected: and this sum TO be disburSed unde
n the direction of the Clerk of the House o
:. Representatives. upon contracts made b.
:. him with the lowest responsible bidder
therefor. after due public notice given.
V SEC. 5. And be it further enacted. Tha
n the mayor of the city of Washington, tn
V secretary of the Interior, the COMMISSIONS
e of Public Buildings and Grounds, tn
v Architect of the Capitol Extension, and tlei
Successors in office. together with two me-
% to be appointed by the mayor OF the city q
D. Washington. by and with the advice an
II consent of the board of aldermen OF sal
2. city. are hereby appointed commssio
v who shall cause the Washington City cana
either in whole or in part, to be dredged. OIL
T. if deemed best, drcdged and narrowed, q
II arched aud converted into sewer; and TO
d the purpose of making this improvement
e the corporate authorities OF the city {
.e Washingto are hereby authorized and d
d rected to levy and collect il tax OF one hun
G. bred thousand dollars upon all taXabl
&c property in said city for dctraying part {
v the expenses thereof. and the sum OF lift
thousand dollars is hereby appropriate
he out of any money in the treasury not othe
" wise appropriated, for the purpose OF d'
IS frayino in part the expenses OF the sam,
H. and out of any moneys arising from the sal
j. of any real estate, should any take plac
he belonging to said canal. the governlncI
;e shall first be Unidentified for any money
y, hereby appropriately; the lmpro'einel
in aforesaid to he paid for at the rate OF on
es third hv the government and two-thrd> /
of the city as the work progresses. ana I'll
he total expenditure not to exceed the amour
ne herein provided for.
Of SEC. s. And be it further enacted, Tn;
~ the corporation of Washington shall han
g power to issue certificates OF lndcDtcune
De not to exceed in amount two hundred mo
sand dollars in addition to the sum here1
as fore authorized. and to bear interest at Il
es rate of seven and thrce-tcnthS per centu
III per annum. and to bc redecmablc with
rt five years from the date of issue. The sit
as certificates not to he of Il less denolnlnatl'
,e, than fifty dollars. and to be receivable +
OF taxes due said corporation to such aln"u
b. yearly as said corporation may designate
" law; not. however, to exceed nifty p
70 ccntrm of the amount due by any t;
or | All SlInll LIE IlSI