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

purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Representatives of the United States {
America in Congress assembled, That tn
. following sums be, and the same are hereb
appropriated, for the objects hereinafte
expressed, for the fiscal year ending til
thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and sever
| ty-two, viz:
| STATE DEPARTMENT.
For defraying the expenses of defendin
claims under the convention with Mexico @
July four, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, to be expended under the direction
of the Attorney General, twenty thousan,
dollars.
For the compensation and expenses of tn
commission for determining the pendin.
questions between Great Britain and tn,
United States, twenty; five Thousand dollars
For the compensation and expenses of ;
commission for determining the question:
pending between the United States ant
Spain, growing out of the acts of the Span
| ish officials in and about Cuba. fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For the increase in the expenses of the
diplomatic and consular officers of the
United States in Paris, caused by a state OF
| war; and also for compensation for extraor
binary services performed by such officers
| during the war; and also for the additional
| expense caused to the legations and consul
ates of the United States in Madrid, Paris,
Berlin and London by reason OF the war,
4 and by reason of the protection assumed
| by the United States of persons, Legations
| and consulates of other powers in Paris, a
| sum not to exceed fifty thousand dollars in
| all, or SO much thereof as may be necessary;
| to be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of State, on the approval of the
President and on vouchers to be filed in the
Treasury Department, and statement
thereof to be reported to Congress by the
Secretary OF State.
To defray the expenses incurred by the
United States legation in Paris, in protect
ing the subjects of the North German Con-
federation in France during the war be-
tween France and Prussia, including extra
compensation to the secretaries, messenger,
and use of carriage of said legation, four
thousand dollars and the foregoing appro-
priations are hereby made available imme-
diately upon the passage of this act.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
SUPERVISING INSPECTORS OF STEAM VESSELS.
For carrying out the provisions of the act
OF thirtieth OF August. eighteen hundred and
ffty-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 following sums, viz
For salaries of fifty-nine local inspectors
of steam vessels, and clerk in local officers
at New York and New Orleans, fifty-eight
thousand two hundred dollars.
4 For ten supervising inspectors of steam
vessels, nine at two thousand dollars each.
and one at two thousand five hundred dol
lars, twenty thousand five hundred dollars.
For special agent of the department, two
thousand one hundred and ninety dollars.
For contingent expenses, viz: Travelling
expenses of ten supervising inspectors, at
not to exceed eight hundred dollars in any
one year each, eight thousand dollars.
For travelling expenses of fifty-nine local
inspectors, fifteen thousand dollars.
For travelling expenses of the special
agent of the department, one thousand four
hundred dollars.
I For expenses of the meeting of the board
of supervising inspectors, including travel
and necessary incidental expenses, and
printing of manual and report, four thou
sand dollars.
For stationery and postage stamps; fur
niture for offices and repairs thereof; instru-
ments, repairs, transportation, and storing
thereof: office rent, janitors, and fuel; print
ing and binding certificates of license for
pilots and engineers, and miscellaneous
items. twenty-fiv thousand dollars.
For lite-saving stations: Salaries of two
superintendent of the life-saving stations
on tie coast of Long Island and New Jer-
sey, at one Thousand five hundred dollars
each, three thousand dollars.
For fifty-fve keepers of stations, at two
hundred dollars each, eleven thousand dol
lars.
For pay of six experienced surfmen to
man each of the boats at alternate life-say-
ing stations on the New Jersey coast, COM
at the first station from Sandy
Hook, from December fifteenth to March
to be appointed by the keepers
thereof, at forty dollars per month, ten
and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses of life-saving
stations ON the coast of the United States.
ten thousand dollars.
REVENGE CUTTER SERVICE.
For pay of officers, viz: Thirty-five cap
tains, one hundred and two lieutenants and
fifty-One engineers, three hundred and fif-
teen thousand three hundred dollars
For rations for officers, twenty thousand |
and thirty nine dollars.
For pay of crews, viz: Eight hundred and
,eventy-eigh petty officers, seamen, cooks.
stewards and boys, three hundred thousand
i've hundred and twenty dollars
For ratiOns for crews. including LIQUOR
equivalent, one hundred and twenty-oue |
thousand seven hundred and seventv-nine
lollars and ten cents. ~ - ti'ttFfb
For fuel for twenty four steam vessels. |
me hundred and twenty-five thousand dol |
ars.
For repairs and outfits of thirty.two YES
els, one hundred thousand dollars m
For ship chandlery for the same, forty |
thousand dollars.
For the travelling expenses of the officers |
travelling on duty under orders from the |
Treasury Department, ten thousand dollars. |
For temporary employment of pilots. |
heretofore permanently employed, and com |
included in estimates for pay of |
'fficers, ten thousand dollars.
For communication of quarters for officers |
m shore duty, ten thousand dollars.
Contingent expenses: For payment of ex-
lenses incurred in the transaction of the |
BUSINESS of the two boards of examiners
engineer board at Baltimore, Maryland,
nd that for the line officers at Washington,
district of Columbia); also, for that of the
pecial commission, for rent of offices, in
luding quarters forexamining surgeon and
Or miscellaneous expenses, exclusive of
Jerk hire or compensation for service of
ny kind except consulting engineer en-
loyed to supervise construction Of engines,
We thousand dollars
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
For supplying deficiency in the fund for
he relief of sick and disa bled searnen. one
undred and fifty Thousand dollars.
LOANS AND TREASURY NOTES.
For paper, engraving, printing, express
harges, and other expenses of making and
'suing the national currency, seventy-fye
housand dollars. -
For expenses in detecting and bringing to
rial and punishment persons engaged in
Ounterfeiting treasury notes, national bank
Otes, bonds, and other securities of the
'nited States, as well as the coins of the
Tnited States, and other frauds upon the