New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-24

main light from Chicago pier to Crosse
point, as lake-coast light, and for putting
y beacon-range on the pier, thirty-ive thou
sand dollars. ~ ti4t 4tt1
For Fox River range-lights: Erection of
two small lights at the mouth of Fox river,
Green bay, to serve as range for the chan
mel, eleven thousand dollars.
For Huron Island lightstation: Cutting
road from the landing to lighthouse on
Huron island, Lake Superior, two thousand
dollars .. er 80
For Portage range-lights: Protecting the
site and filing in the marsh at Portage
range-ight station, Lake Superior, nine
hundred dollars.
For Eagle River light-station: Rebuilding
upon proper site the lighthouse at Eagle
river, Lake Superior, fourteen thousand
| dollars.
For erection of a beacon-light and
dwelling for the keeper on Lake Superior.
at the terminus of the Northern Pacific
railroad, Minnesota, ten thousand dollars.
For Cape Foulweather light station:
Erection of first class seacoast light at or
near Cape Foulweather, Oregon, l.inety
| thousand dollars.
For Fauntleroy Rock beacon Erection of
day beacon, Fauntleroy rock Crescent
| City harbOr California, five thousand dol
| lars.
| For Point Bonita light-staticn: Establish
| ment of first class steam fOg-signal at
| Point Bonita light-station, entrance to San
Francisco harbOr, California, ten thousand
| dollars.
For San Pablo Straits light-station: Erec-
ton of light house and fog signal to guide
| through the straits OF San Pablo, California,
| twenty thousand dollars.
For Pigeon Point lght-station: Continu-
ing and completing the fog signal at Pigeon
| point, seacoast of California, ninety thou
| sand dollars.
For Point Conception light-station: Es-
tablishment of tirst-class steam fog signal
| at Point Conception light-statiOn, on the
sea-coast OF California, six thousand dol
lars.
For Point Arena light-station: Establish
ment of first-class steam fog signal at
| Point Arena light-statiOn, California eight
thousand five hundred dollars.
For Cape Flattery light-station: Estab-
| lishment OF a tirst-class steam fOg-signal at
Cape Flattery light-station, entrance to
Puget sound Washington Territory, ten
| thousand dollars.
For life-savinc station on Narragansett
| beach, Rhode Island, under acts approved
| July twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty
! eight. and March third, eighteen hundred
| and sixty mine, seven thousand dollars.
1 IL,
For lighthouse and buoy-tenders: Steam
tender for the first and second lighthouse
districts Maine and Massachusetts,. fifty
| thousand dollars.
For steam tender for the third lighthouse
| district, fifty thousand dollars.
| SEC 4 That whenever it shall be shown
| to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the
| Treasury that parties are entitled to refund
of duties under the twenty -sixth section OF
the act of July fourteen, eighteen hundred
and seventy, and joint resolution approved
January thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy-one, it shall be the duty of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury to draw his warrant
| upon the Treasurer directing said Treas
urer to refund the same out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
/ SEC 5. That there be appropriated, out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
/ appropriated, the sum of seventeen thou
| sand five hundred dollars for the salary of
| an envoy extraordinary and minister pleni
potentiary, and twenty five hundred dollars
for the salary of a secretary, and eighteen
hundred dollars for that of an assistant
secretary of legation to the German En-
pire.
SEC 6. That the appropriation made
March three, eighteen hundred and sixty
nine having been covered into the treasury
the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized and directed to cause to
be constructed, upon the site already given
to and owned by the United States, suit
able building fire-prOof at Columbus, South
Carolina, for the accommodation of the
postoffice and United States circuit and
district courts; and for this purpose there
is hereby appropriated, out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
seventy-five thousand dollars, to be ex
pended under the direction of the Secretary
of the Treasury, who shall cause proper
plans and estimates to be made, so that NJ
expenditure shall be made or authorized fol-
the full completion of the said building, be
yond the amount herein Appropriated; pro
yided. THAT no money hereby appropriated
shall be used or applied for the purposes
mentioned until it shall appear that thu
State has duly released and relinquished t.
the United States the right to tax or in an.
way assess the site, or the property OF TIT
United States that may be thereon, during
the time that the United States shall remain
the owner thereof.
SEC I. That all fines, penalties, and for
FIXTURES, heretofore or that may be here
after incurred, the acts entitled respec
lively, "An act to extend the laws OF tn
United States relating to customs, com
merce, and navigation over the terri
tory ceded to the United States by Russia
, to establish a collection district therein
and for other purposes" approved Jul.
twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight. and IAN act to prevent the exteI
mination of fur-bearing animals IN Alaska,
approved July one, eighteen hundred am
; seventy, shall be disposed of according Z
the provisions of the act entitled IAN &C
to regulate the disposition of the proceed
of fines, penalties and forfeitures 1ncurre'
under the laws relating to the customs, an
for other purposes" approved March twt
| nd ixtu
SEC. 8. That the Secretary of the lnterio
he. and he hereby is authorized to increas
the compensation of assistant marshals i
taking the census of eighteen hundred an
seventy. whenever, in his judgment, til
same shall be necessary; provided, that l
no case shall such increase exceed nifty pc
centum of the amount of compensate
now allowed by law, nor shall the er
tire compensation be more than eigh
dollars per day for the time actually en-
, ployed: and the joint resolution entltie
+ | ia resolution in relation to the compens;
ton of assistant marshals for taking til
, census of eighteen hundred and seventy,
1 approved June ninth, eighteen hundred an
seventy, be- and the same is hereby, r.
| pealed.
4; States be, and he is hereby, authorized
a presscibe such rules and regulations for tn
r admission of persons. into the civil servit
of the United States as will best promot
: the efficiency thereof, and ascertain the ii
O ness of each candidate in respect to ag
i health, character, knowledge and abilit
e for the branch of service into which |
4 seeks to enter; and for this purpose II
r President is authorized to employ sultab
|. persons to conduct said inquiries, to pr
, scribe their duties, and to establish regul
# lions for the conduct of persons who ma
n receive appointments in the civil service.