Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-03
eighteen hundred and seventy and seventy-oDe,

eighteen hundred and seventy and seventy-ope,
namely:
For compensation Of the Commissioner Of
Pensions, clerks, messengers, wstchmen, and
labereIe in his once, ten thousand three hun
bred and thirty-eight dollars and three cents.
For blank books, stationery, furniture. and
thousand five hundred dollars.
For twelve clerks of. class one, fourteen thou
sand four hundred dohars; for seven iaborers.
five thousand and forty dollars; for two assist
ant messengers, one thousand four hundred and
forty dollars.
IEp1As OFFICE.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior 10 pay
balance due on the Indebtedness incurred for
the Indian service in California by Austin VT
ley, former superintendent of Indian affairs,
ten thousand ave hundred and fifty nine dollars
ana nfty- cents, or 80 much thereof Is may
be necessary.
For subsisting seven hundred and forty-seven
Poncs Indians from December first, eighteen
hundred and seventy, to July first, eighteen
hundred and seventy one, including liabilities
for the purpOs already incurred, fifteen thou
sand eight hundred and thirty-six dollars and
For blank books, stationery, furniture. and
miscellaneous items In the Indian Once, tifty-
one dollars and ninety-nve cents.
PATENT OFFICE.
For casual repairs of the Interior Department
building, five thousand dollars.
tor salary OF one examiner in charge OF in
ant examiner in the Patent Office, i've thousand
nine hundred dollars.
For five clerks Of class two, seven thousand
dollars.
For five clerks Of elias. ore, six thousand dol
lars.
For the steam-heating apparatus in the Inte-
rior Department. building, six thousand nine
hundred and seventy five dollars.
For expenses OF packing and distributing cor
gressional Journals and documents, six hundred
and thirty dollars and sixty cents.
Iort rs 1l,kN T.
eral service Of the Interior Department build
ing, i've thousand seven hundred and eixty
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to paw
the freight on the law libraries authoriz ed TO
be purchased for each OF the Territories OF Ida
no, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Arizona by
inc ACT OF July fifteen, eighteen hundred aud
five dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary.
Mining statistics: For collecting statistics OF
mines and mining, to be expend,d under the
direction OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
For salary and commissions of the register and
receiver of the land office at Susanyille. Cali.
fornia, three thousand dollars.
For incidental expenses Of said Office, five
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
To supply the deficiency in the appropriation
to pay salaries and wages for the month Of une,
eighteen hundred and seventy, and outstanding
bills due June thirty, eighteen hundred and
To supply the deficiency in the appropriation
FOR support OF the hospital for the current year
ending june thirty, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-one, TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
The following sums are hereby Appropriated
for the service Of the Post ONCE Department
ous OF any moneys In the treasury arising from
the revenues Of said Department:
thousand dollsrs; for advertising, twenty thou
sand collars: PROVIDED, That hereafter the let
tings OF mail contracts In Maryland aud Virginia
shall be published in one newspaper only.
For additional pay of nine temporary laborers,
two hremen, and one Waterman, at one hun
dred and twenty dollars each, one thousand
four hundred and forty dollars: Prorfded, That
then entire pay for the year ending June thirty,
eighteen hundred and sevepty-one, is thereby
Tot increased above seven hundred and twenty
dollars eachtper al mum.
at one hundred dollars per month, one thousand
six hundred dollars.
For temporary clerks, to be employed as ooca-
SION may require, ten thousand dollars.
For preparation Of the Post ONCE Directory
f a eighteen hundred and seventy, twelve hun
And 60 much OF the FIRST section or the act
approved July twelve, eighteen hundred and
seventy, as states the total sum of the appro-
prlatlons, Tor compensation OF the Postmaster
General, assittants, superintendents, chiefs of
divi ion, chief clerks, clerks, messengers, as
sktants, folders, fremen, watchmen, and Ia
bOrers, is hereby connected, and, In lieu of the
sur9 there stated, declared to be three hundred
and fifty tour thousand eight hundred dollars
which Is the true total sum OF the specific
appropriations for the above-recited purposes
more tuliy set forth in said act, and shall be SO
To supply deficiencies in the revenue of the
Post Office Department for the hscal year end
ing June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
not Otherwise appropriated, four million az
hundred and eighty-hve thousand and thirty
TWO dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces-
ssaIJ; froridta, That no Part OF the money
payment Of what is known as the ChorpennirI
claim.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
For the purchase OF horses for the Cavalry
thousand dollars.
For the purchase and manufacture OF cloth
ING Ior the army, and for camp and garrison
equipage, two hundred thousand dollars.
For contingencies Of the army, to enable the
Secretary OF the Treasury to settle the accoun a.
OF discussing officers for expenditures already
iawfplly made, transfer OF other balances ON
the books OF the treasury to this account is
hereby authorized to the amount of one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
10 pay fees Of attorneys-at-law employed by
the war Department; expenses OF suits incurred
previous to act Of June twenty-five, eighteen
hundred and seventy, creating Department OF
Justice; the costs and charges OF State peniten-
uariesi tee care and maintenance Of United
States military convicts confined in them; the
pay OF detectives and SCOUT; and for compen ~.
sation OF provost narshsls employed by tn g
secretary OF War in eighteen hundred and
eixty-two, the appropriation for the fiscal We ar
eighteen hundred and sixty nine and eighteen
hundred and seventy having been exhausted,
tEelsS Ire thousand dollars.
For the purchase OF medical and hospital
supplies, pay Of private physicians employed in
emergencies, hire Of hospital attendants, ex-
peDse OF purveytDg depots, Of medical examin-
ing boards, and other Incidental ex pepees of the
Medical department, one hundred thousand
dollars.
To Pay the costs and charges OF State peni-
tentiaries for the care, clothing, maintenance,
and medical attendance, aud like neceesarfes of
United States military convicts confined there
In, thirty thousand dollars.
For repairing and putting new roof on the
cadet quartz re- at West Point, recently DESTROYED
by FIRE, forty thousand dollars, or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary.
PAYMAsTkR GENERALS DEPARTMENT.,
Fay Of the army: For pay to officers nine
hundred and eight thousand three hundred and
thirty three dollars and thirty three cents. :
mileage: For allowance paid to officers Of the
army while travelling on duty without troops,
two hundred thousand dollars.
Clothing TO discharged soldiers: For payment
70 discharged soldiers for clothing not drawn.
nine hundred and nine thousand four hundred
and eighty three dollars and twenty cents.
QUARTKRMAeTER GENERALS DEPARTMENT..
t0r extra pay TO soldiers employed under the
direction OF the Quarter masters department in
har