The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-22

no ~ 81 dnrng the current fiscal year; aud the pro
IA after the words "eight dollars Der day1 ,b
,or is ne xclusive OF mlleage"
SEC. O. That the appropriation OF thirty thousand
,lrqe hundred and twenty-six dollars ssfor N e>|Sar
eyuenses i'll the erection, furnishing macj - .:onSS
! forth, OF the branch mint at Carson cty INV u
tanned iG the act making appropriations for snndrv
rivIi expenses of the government f1r the ooi @
3ndipg June thirtieth eighteen hu ndred and aranf
Two aid Tor other purposes approved March third
eighteen hundred aud seventy -one, IS hereby made
subjec to pres mt use.
SrC. 10. That the preparation tor I'm Jdipg a niar
at Lewes, Delaware contained in section twelve and
thirteen OF The act approved July fifteenth eli hteen
hundred and seventy, EN- Tiled IAN act making ap.
preparations Tor suudry civil expenses of the govern
ment tor the year ending June thiT5eth, eighteen
hunired and seventy-one and Tor other purposes"
b =, aud the same is hereby Continued until june
lhrti9th eighteen hundred and seventy-wo.
SEC. II. That there b. added 10 the miscellaneous
item OF the contingent fund of the House OF Repre-
u atives the sum OF tive thousand tive hundred ana
sixty-three doais and III rty censor so much there
OF as NAV be ne essary Tor the payment balance
remaining UNI aid upon he accounts of witnesses
,rb aTnpored h. IRE the subcommittee of the Com
m noe at Ele tons OF the House OF Representatives,
charged with the investigation, in the summer OF
e ii cen hundred and sixty nine, OF the election in
onjania ia eis hteen hundred and Xty-eight. And
tr Two thousand copies of Barclays Digest ordered
hv resoujon of the House OF July iourteen eighteen
bred and seventy, tive housahd dollars; also tor
rSaas in the House OF ntaves, one thousand
i've hundred and torty-ihree dollars and fifty nine
cents For the Compensa ion OF an assistant journal
cierk IN the House OF representatives for tn fscal
,par ending June thirty eighteen hundred and sew
entv two twenty We iIund ed and .ninety-two dol
lars Aud for thou I'D copies o the ''Constitu-
ton of the United States. with the Rules of the SEN
ave. compiled by VIM. j. Mcdonald, under a res0.
luton of the senate OF March fourteen eighteen
ured and seveuty-one, one thousand dollars. For
tie payments of clerks of committees OF the Honse
in accordance with the rec0lton of the House of the
tenth fns tan two thousand
SEC. Y. That the provision OF the eleventh Sc =
ton OF the act approved July fifteenth eighteen hun
dr.d ard seventy, entitled 'An act making appro-
pEiations Cor sundry civil expenses of the severn
nent Tor the year ending June thrteth, eighteen
hundred and seyenty-one and for other purposes -
be, aud hereby are, exle1ded so 10 include such
persons as were actually employed in The States
ately in Instruction in connection with the Treas
ury Department. ofic ofthe United States dur
ing the year eighteen hundred and sxty-seven in
,nnecslon WIN IN revenues of the government and
an amount suhcient 10 carry cut the provisions OF
this section, not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated out of any money in the
treasury not other wise appropriated,
SEC. IS. That the following sum- or so much there
o. may be necessary for subsistence Tor the fiscal
year ending June thirty eighteen hundred and sew
eIty-two, OF the Arapahoe, CHEYENNE Ana he
kiowa, and Comanche Indians who have been COL
lected and located upon he reservation set apart
their rse and occupation ty Il treaties made with
them in eighteen hundred and sxty-seven, two hun
SEC IA That the Comm ,sioner # the General
Lana office is hereby authorized to approve the sur
vey OF the eastern boundary of Nevada, made by
instructions which, in lie opinion of said Commits
soner, does not materially pair the accuracy OF the
work.
SEQ Is. That the privileges of the act entitled "An
to reduce internal taxes, and tor other purposes
approved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, be- and are hereby extended to the port
Detroit la the State oil Michigan.
SEC. 16 That any Ibona fde settle under the
homestead or pre-empton laws of the United States
who bas fled the proper Application &c enter not to
exceed quarter-section of the public lands IN anv
district land office, and who has been subseouent =
appointed register Oh receiver may perfect the title
to the said land under to presumption laws by fur
nishing the proofs and making the payments requr-
81 by law to the satisiaeiion of the Commissioner
the General Land Office.
SEQ. u. That from and after the passage of this
act all powers conferred upon certain persons as
uissioneIss by the act approved June twenty-first
eighteen hundred and seventy, for the Improvement
ct street northwest and by the act approved ! nj
fifteenth, eighteen hundred and SEVENTY for the i'm
provement OF he Washington City canal shall be
transferred TO the Board OF Public Works of the Dis
tict OF Columbia; anu The persons acting as com
mis,ioners under said acts are hereby directed TO
transfer to said board OF public ks all books pa
peIs and other property in their pos ession pertain
ing TO the works under their charge; and private
property shall be assessed the inn rovemeut of MI
street, and Seventh street southwest, from STREET
to the river hereto lore authorized by law as pro-
vded in the act of February twenty first eighteen
hundred and seventy-One, And in case said board
shall under said act of July fifteenth eighteen hun
dred and seventy, decide 10 open said canal thew are
hereby empowed to open both its branches so as ia
connect with the government canal at the a senal,
ProUsdtd, hat the cost OF said work shall not ex-
coed the amount already fixed by law Tor that pur.
pose.
That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
Tor the purpose OF repairing and reaying where
necessary, The pavement on Pennsylvania avenue
rom Fifteenth street to the east side OF Rock creek
sr0e'dea, dhat IKE sum shall be expended tor thu
same purpose by the proper authorities OF the Dis
trlct OF Columbia: And provided Further That thu
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Company
snail in like manner rel air such portion thereof a.
they are by their charter reiured to do: tbe work
to be done under the supervision of the Board Of
Iuo1c works Tor the Dist let of olumbia.
o. in flaa
of the act approved March third, eighteen bundled
and seventy-one, making appropriations Tor frhe ma
val service or the year ending June thirtieth eiph-
teen hundred and seventy-two, and tor other mr.
poses, the same be amended as fellows: la sectiop
Two sflke out al OF the section from and including
the word provided" where it first occurs and in
sert in lieu thereof the following: "And the Secre.
try ofthe Navy is authorized to invite by public ad
vertisement, plans and specifications Tor such dock
and to award to any person not III the naval service
whose plans may be a1opte by the Navy DEPARTMENT
sum not exceeding five thousand dollais Rut no
plan shall be adopted until it shall first receive the
sanction of board OF not less than fl We experienced
othcers, to be app Snted by the Secretary OF thu
HaVy, majority or whom shall be cons ructors apC
engineers, and one of whom shall be an experenc ~
civil engineer; and it shall be The duty of said boarf
10 consider all the plans and specifications laid be-
lore IT. whether the same were prepared in the Nav,
Department or by parties ompeting Herewith and
The plans and specifications that shall be adopted
snail be opened to the inspection of all persons who
desire to become bidders for at least ninety DAYS he
tof Fat the t6Tea ge oSss
servatory. in addition to the sum apr opriated by
the "Act making appropriations for the naval ser vice
TOR the year ending june thirty, eighteen hundred
and ssventy-two, and for other purposes" approved
March thrd, eighteen hundred and seventy -one q We
hundred dollars
SEC. 10. That so much of the proviso in the act
making appropriations to supply Deficiencies and Sc
forth, approved April twentieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy as limits the completion OF the marine
hospital building at Chicago, Illinois, to sum not
exceeding three hundred thousand dollars is hereby
repealed; and it shall be lawful Tor the proper al-
thorihes to expend he money already appropriated
no VnrH said
ded, Thai no part thereof shall be expended until
plans and specifications shall have been comple1e ed
tbat limit the cost OF sad building to sum- in
cluLI9g all moneys already expended not exceeding
three hundred and ity-nine thousand seven hum
dred anu seyenty-nne dlllars and thirty cents
SEC ~. That the Secretary of the Treasury be
authorized to SELL for the best price in cash that
be obtained, the marine hospital building in the city
OF San Francisco; and the proceeds of such SALE or
so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be held
and reserved as fund tor the erection of pavilion
hospital on some government reservation in or near
said city, it Congress shall hereafter so determine
SEC. IL That theie be appropriated out of any
money in the Il easu not Otherwise Appropriated
twelve thousand dollars .or the relief of destitute
aged persons in the District OF Columbia such sum
to be received and dstlibut by such officer or as
saclatoa OF | .rsons in the District OF Columbia
as tue secretary OF TIE Wal, shall designate and
that repotteot the distribu, OF the money here
by appropriated shall be made to Congress at its
session.
-, SEQ. p. That the Secretary OF War is hereby au-
thor'zed to '!rnsh - lie Ma 'onal esdman's Re-
liet a sscci. on Celdemn clothing and beddino If
such there be on BIZ ID, not need by the army,
not exceeding five thons I'd dollars in yaue for dis
trlbuton among the titu 6 ed persons above
meutoned "o'0
SEC 70 That the use of the brild;ngs in Armorv
squaIe occupic b" the CuateI ster s department
II not me- lie or tie puDc ervice be granted in fbe
discretion OF the eiF of War; to the assocjation
auofe mehuoneh, er the nurpo OF enabling it stT
toned. e' aooNe men,
SEC "a, That the provisions in the act entitled
az nia ~ approprL., ons Tor sundry civil ex-
penses OF lne goverDme Mt tor the yea ending Jnna
thrtleCh, elght IN hundred ID lventy one and for
1erer pqll 1.3s, ;oT tee erection of public build
ing IT,, n tne CITY o. S'nt uis Mi ouri for the use
OF me custom-bode2 AID e,ter civil offices of the
government OF the u ted S;a' :, shall be ext ndeI
ana made available .0f and during the year ending
u une thirtieth eigl an hundred and seyentv-twn
SEC rs That the larry OF the consul at Mata-
moras, Mexico, be established at two thousand dol.
lars per annum for the f.cdl year ending june thr
tetn' eighteen hnndred and seventy-o e. and there
after ~
That there be paid TO the deputy assistant treasur
or N me once OF the assistant treasurer in the eitv
OF New York the sum of six hundred dollars tbe
same being deficiency in his omrensotion ior ~ y
present tsc al year. " "4e
SEC rs. That there tie, and is hereby, appropriat.
Iof IN creased compensation to assistant
In taxing the census OF eighteen hundred and se.van
lars. Ivy ''"nu uol-
SEC. 81 That for the purpose of mora eAec,no,1,
securing life and property on The coast of New Ter
sey and Long Island for the fiscal wear ending
lhlrty, eighteen hundred and seventy-two two hun
Ihoueahd dollars to be expended in accordance
WIN the provisions he''Act for the ,tter nreserva
ION OF lie ana property from vessels sbipwrecked on
tne coast OF the United States," approved December
Jour teenth eighteen hundred and fly-our and thai
the Secretary of the Treasury be autRorizad 70 en-
10Y crews OF expe fenced surimen at such statons
and for such periods as he NAV deem necessaTv and
proper, ahd at such compensation he NAV deem
reasonable, not TO exceed forty dollars per mCnib
lol each person TO be employed. ~
That the jurisdiction conferred bv ,,o 1T.
resolution of June eighteen eighteen 6npdred' anu
f&y SIX, IN regard 10 claims from the counties of