New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-22

!. mer of eighteen hundred and sixty
| uilfe, of the election in Louisiana in eight
cen hundred and sixty-eight. And for tw
/ thousand copies of Barclays Digest, Ol
dered by resolution of the House of Jul
fourteen eighteen hundred and seventy
two thousand dollars; also for pages in til
House of Representatives, one THOUSAND
| five hundred and forty-three dollars AM
fifty nine cents. For the compensation 0
an assistant journal clerk in the House o
Representatives. tor the fiscal year endin
June thirty. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, twenty-five hundred and ninety-tw
dollars. And for one thousand copies o
the '.Constitution of the United States. will
the Rules of the Senate" compiled by WI
liam j. Mcdonald, under resolution Of tn
Senate of March fourteen. eighteen hundred
and seventy one, one thousand dollars. Fo
the payment OF clerks of committees Of thu
House, in accordance with the resolution
of the House OF the tenth instant, TIVE
thousand dollars.
SEC. II. That the provisions of thu
eleventh section of the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred ant
seventy entitled "An act making ap
preparations for suntry civil expenses OF
the government for the year ending June
thirtieth. eighteen hundred and seventy
one. and for other purposes, be. and here
by are extended SO as to include such per
sons as we're actually employed in the
States lately IN instruction. in connection
with the Treasury Department. as officers
Of the United States during the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven in con
nection with the revenues of the govern
ment: and an amount sufficient to carry
| out the provisions of this section, not eX-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars. is hereby
appropriated ont of any money in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. IL. That the following sum. or so
much thereof as may be necessary. for sub
sistence for the fiscal year ending June
| thirty, eighteen hundred and seventv-twO,
of the Arapahoe. Cheyenne. Apache. kiowa.
| and COmanche Indians who have been col
lected and located upon the reservation set
| apart tor their use and occupation by the
! treaties made with them in eighteen hun.
dred and sixty-seven, two hundred thou
| sand dollars.
SEC. Ia. That the Commissioner of the
| General Land Office is hereby authorized
| to approve the survey of the eastern bound
| airy Of Nevada. made by Isaac E. James.
notwithstanding any departure from in
structions which, in the opinion Of said
Commissioner, does not materially impair
the accuracy of the work.
SEC ID. That the privileges Of the act
entitled IAN act to reduce internal taxes,
| and for other purposes" approved July
=
he, and are I'D bby, extended to the port of
Detroit. in the State Of Michigan.
SEC. l6. That any bona tide settler under
the homestead or presumption laws of the
United States. who has filed the proper ap-
plicatiOn to enter. not to exceed one quarter
section Of the public lands in any district
land Office, and who has been subsequently,
appointed a registrar or receiver. may per-
feet the title to the said land. under the pre-
emptiOn laws, by furnishing the proofs and
making the payments required by law. to
the satisfaction of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
SEC. II. That from and after the passage
of this act all powers conferred upon certain
persons rs commissioners. by the act ap-
proved June tweEty-first. eighteen hundred
and seventy. for the improvement of N
street northwest. and by the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred and sew
entry. for the improvement of the Washing
ton City canal. shall be transferred to the
Board of Public Works of the District
of Columbia: and the persons acting
as commissioners under said acts are
hereby directed 70 transfer to said board OF
public works all books. papers and other
property in their possession pertaining to
the works under their charge: and private
property shall be assessed for the improve
ment of NJ street. and Seventh street south
west. from B street to the river. heretofore
authorized by law. as provided in the act of
February twenty first. eighteen hundred
and seventy-onr And in said board
shall. under said act of July fifteenth. eight
cen hundred and seventy. decide TO open
said canal. they are hereby empowered to
open both its branches. so as to connect
with the government canal at the arsenal:
Provided. That the cost OF said work shall
not exceed the amount already fixed by
law tor that purpose.
That the sum of ten thousand dollars or
so much thereof as may he necessary. is
hereby appropriated for the purpose OF re-
pairing and relaying. where necessary. the
pavement on Pennsylvania avenue from
Fifteenth. street to the east side of Rock
creek: Provided. That a like sum shall he
expended for the same purpose by the
proper authorities of the District of
Columbia: And provided further. That
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad |
Company shall in like manner repair such
portion thereof as they are by their char I
ter required to do: the work to be done nm
der the supervision of the Board of Public
Works for the District Of Columbia.
SEC. Is. That to correct an error in the
enrolment of the act approved March third.
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, making
for the naval service for the
year ending June thirteth, eighteen hun
dred and seyenty-two, and for other pur-
poses, the same he amended as follows.
In section two. strike out all of the section
from and including the word provided"
where it first occurs. and insert in lieu
thereof the following: And the Secretary
Of the Navy is authorized to invite. by pub
advertisement. plans and specifications for
such dock, and to award to anv person not
n the naval service. whose plans may be
adopted by the Navy Department. a sum
not exceeding five thousand dollars But
no plan shall be adopted until it shall first
receive the sanction of board of not less
han five experienced officers. to be appoint
ID by the Secretary of the Navy. a majority
'f whom shall be constructors and engineers
md one of whom shall be an experienced
,ivii engineer: and it shall be the duty of
aid board to consider all the plans and spe-
laid before it. whether the same
we're prepared in the Navy Department or
" parties competing Herewith and the
'lans and specifications that shall be adopt
ii shall be open to the inspection of all per-
Ons who desire to become bidders for at |
east ninety days before the awarding of
aid contract
For three assistant observers at the Naval
observatory. in addition to the sum appro-
riated by the ''Act making appropriations
or the naval service for the year ending {
une thirty. eighteen hundred and seventy
wo. and for other purposes. approved ,
larch third. eighteen hundred and seventy
ne. five hundred dollars.
SEC. 10. That so much of the proviSO in ,
he act making appropriations to supply de-
ciencies. and so forth. approved April I
eighteen hundred and seventy,
3 limits the completion of the marine hos {
ital building at Chicago, Illinois, to a sum .
OF exceeding three hundred thousand do|s =,
hrs, is hereby repealed and it shall be law: S