The Portland daily press., 1871-05-22

lire Of quarters for troops of stoIehouses io5 Inc
sate-keepng OF military stores, and OF of tenn
porary hus bnsntaIs and tables; and fer repairing
public buildings at established posts one m'ion
For heating and cooking stoves, five thousand |
dollars. .o,r,. ~ c,o,h,no oor,n
~ ,pprisan fuupaee, and TOR preserving and re-
81 ock OF clothing camp and garrison equip.
anS materials hand at the Schuykill arse
AZ and o her depots five hundred thousand dollars
For establishing and maintaining national ceme-
| tories two hundred thousand dollars.
For army ingencies, namely: SUE expenses
are not provided tor by other estimates. embracing
all branches of the military service fifty thousand
dollars.
For purchase OF medical and hospital supplies paw
Of private phys clans employed in emergencies. hne
OF hostta attend ants expenses OF purveyng depots
OF medical examining boards, and incidental expens-
dollars.
For the Army Medical Museum and medical and
other necessary works fer the library OF the Surgeon
Generals Office. seven thousand dollars.
ror triais Win toipedoes for harbor and land de-
tense ana 10 instruct the engineer trooIs in their
dollars.
at the engineer depo. at Wilet's Point, New York,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For repairs and proservationof bridge upage.ten
| Thousand dollars.
For purchase and supply OF material and labor for
repairs ofquarters and barracks at engineer posts,
| two thousand dollars.
For the ordnance service required to defray the
current expenses at the arsenals of receiving stores
and issuing arms and other ordnance supplies; Of
pice ana cfice dut es; rents, toll fuel and lights;
OF slaonret and Office iunniture of toois,and nstru
mems ier use; OF public animals, forage, ard
vice, including those attending practical trials and
| tests Of ordnance sma-arms, and other ordnance
supplies, two hnnored thousand dollars
For manufacturing metallic ammunition for small
arms, one hundred thousand dollars.
For overbaulng, preserving and cleaning new
ordnance stores on hand in the arsenals seventy-ve
For sea-coast cannon, and carriages for the same,
| two hundred thOus and dollars.
For purchase and manufacture of other ordnance
stores to NIL requisition OF troops fifty thousand dol
, | lars
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
SEC q That the President OF the United States
shal De, ana he Is hereby, authorized TO nominate
and, by and with the advice and consent OF the Sen
ate, appoint board OF Commissioners, to be desig'
mmssioners. Who shall be comm,s Isl Toned TOR two
years. ana whose duty shall, be to receive exam
Inc and consider the justice and validity OF such
claims shall be brought before them, OF those citi-
zens who remained loyal adherents to the and
the government of the United States during the
war, tor stores or supplies taken OF furnished dur
ing the rebelli' for the use OF the army of the
United States in States proclaimed in insurrec-
tine United & the 81.
ta-y tservice OF the United States And the said
commissioners is in considering said claims shall be
satisfied from the testimony OF witnesses Dnder oath,
or from other sufficient evidence, which shall accom-
pany each claim, taken under such rules and regu-
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atty and adherence OF the claimant to the cause and
the government OF the United States before and at
the time OF the taking furnishing of the property
Tor which any claim shall be made, and of the guam
tity quality and. value OF the property alleged to
have been taken or furnished and the time, place.
and material circumstances OF the taking or fur
nishing OF the same And upon satisfactory evil
dence o. the justice and validity OF any claim, the
commissioners shall report their opinion in writ ng
in each case and shall certify the nature, amount,
and value Of the property taken, furnished used
l.. | as Aforesaid And each claim which shall be con-
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Likewise be reported with the reasons therefor and
8 submitted in support of any claim.
SEC 3. That said commissioners shall each take
the oath Of office provided by law to be taken by all
officers OF the United States, and shall proceed with
out delay to discharge their duties under this
a The President OF the United States shall designate
+ president OF the board. and shall be authorized to
If fill any vacancy which may occur, by reason ofdeath
or resignation in said board; and each comm sson-
4, err shall have authority to administer oaths and
afirnaons and TO take the dispositions of witnesses
in all matters pertaining c their duties. The said
d commissioners shall meet and organize said board,
: and hold their sessions at Washington. Two mem
bers OF the board shall constitute quorum tor busi-
: ness and the agreement of two shall decide all
$ questions in controversy. The said commissioners
k | shall have authority to make and publish rules for
their procedure, not inconsistent with this act and
shall publish notice of their sessions. i hey shall
keep journal Of their proceedings to be signed by
IS the president of the board, and register of ali
claims brought before the board, showing the date
presentation, number, name, and residence of claim.
ant, su6ject-matter and amount Of claim, and thu
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open to the inspection of the President and Attor
It ney General Oh the United States, of such officer
~ as the President may designate.
u SEC. 4. That said commissioners shall make re
port OF ther proceedings, and of each claim coDsd
cred by Them at the commencement of each session
OF Congress, to the Speaker OF the House OF Rep.
e resentatives, who shall lay the before Congress
for considerations and all claims within this act apd
not presented to said board shall be barred and Shall
not be entertained by any department OF the govern
J. ment without further authority of Congress.
SEC5. That che commissioners of claims shat
1 OF tba 30 nf g..
thousand dollars per annum each, and they shall
have authority TO appoint one clerk aud short
{ two thousand live hundred dollars per annum each
and one messenger, to be paid at the rate of on,
thousand two hundred dollars per annum. who shall
perform the services required Of them respectively
ana SAID board shall be further allowed the necessary
actual expenses Of office rent. furniture, fuel, sta
ionery, and printing, to be certified by the presi
dent of The board, and to be audited on vouchers
and paid as other judicial expenses are
III SEC. 9. That sufficient appropriate to carr,
this act into effect is hereby made out OF anv none;
IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
SEQ SEC. .: That the Secretary Of War be, and he il
responsible party to build and operate te eerapt
line from Yancton Dakotah Territory. to Fort Ran
And upon t tie ps co%p ssst,s,
Of the Secretary OF War, he is authorized to nav
d the party constructing the same the sum OF egt
. whole line he shall pay, as aforesaid, the sum Q
J. eighty dollars per mile for any number of miles tn
same may extend over the number OF hundreds
Pr0Utded, That the money paid shall be refunded
to the United States in the use OF said telegram
, line at rates not higher than charged private ind
vduals. nor higher than may, in the opinion of said
Secretary, be just: Provided also, That when The
money advance by the said Secretary OF War shall
be refunded, as above provided, the United State
shall have ne title to nor lien upon said line, bu
may at all times use the same for public purposes al
such rates as may be just.
: SEC .. That. an amount necessary TO enable the
Secretary OF War to carry into effect the provisioc
OF the foregoing section is hereby appropriated out
OF any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro
| priated.
SEC. g. That. in accordance with the fifth section
OF me act approved July Two, eighteen hundred and
sixty-iour, entitled can act to amend an act entitled
al act 70 aid In The construction of a railroad aad
telegraph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific
ocean, and to secure to the government the use OF
the same for postal, military and other purposes zap
proved July first eighteen hundred and sixty-two
the Secretary OF the Treasury is hereby directed TO
| pay over in money to the Pacific Railroad Comma
mes mentioned in said act and performing services
Tor the United States, halt of the CONDENSATION
at the rate provided By law for such services heretO-
fore or hereafter rendered: Provided, That this
section shall not reconstruct to affect the legal rights
OF tue government the obligations of the compa-
MES, except as herein specifically provided.
j. g. BLAINE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,