New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-21

mcr Of eighteen hundred and sixty
nine. of the election in Louisiana in eight
cen hundred and sixty-eight. And for tw
thousand copies of Barclays Digest, Of
dered by resolution of the House Of JUL
fourteen. eighteen hundred and seventy
two thousand dollars: also for pages in tn
House of Representatives, one Thousand
five hundred and fOrty-three dollars ant
fifty nine cents For the compensation
an assistant journal clerk in the House o
Representatives tor the fiscal year endln;
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 VIII
liam j. Mcdonald, under a resolution Of thu
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, two
thousand dollars.
SEC: 70. That the provisions Of tn
Julv fifteenth, A eighteen hundred ani
seventy, entitled An act making ap
preparations for sundry 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 were actually employed in the
States lately IN insuIrection, in connection
with the Treasury Department. as officers
| Of the United States during tho 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 out Of any money in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. -. 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 twenty-five,
of the ArapahOe. Cheyenne, Apache, kiowa,
and COmanche Indians who have been col
lected and located upon the reservation set
apart for 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 ia hereby authorized
airy of Nevada. made by Isaac f. James.
| notwithstanding any departure from in
structiOns which, in the opinion of said
Commissioner, does not materially impair
the, accuracy Of the work.
SEC. Il. That the privileges of the act
entitled IAN act to reduce internal taxes.
and for other purposes approved July
be. and are hereby, extended to the port Of
Detroit, in the State of Michigan.
SEC. Is. That any bona fide settler under
the homestead or presumption laws of the
United States, who has fled 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 pay per-
feet the title to the said land under the pre-
ampfiOn 1awo nv furu; Inn tho vrnOfa ND
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 as commissioners. by the act ap-
proved June twenty first. eighteen hundred
and seventy. for. the Improvement of NJ
street. northwest. and by the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred and sew
ton City canal. shall I've transferred to the
Board of Public Works of the District
of Columbia: and the persons acting
as commissioners under said acts are
hereby directed to transfer to said board of
public works all books. papers. and other
property in their possession pertaining 10
the works under their charge: and private
property shall be assessed for the improve
lnent of NJ street. and Seventh street south
authorized Ivy law. as provided in the act OF
February twenty-first. eighteen hundred
and seventy-One. And in case 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 sha.l
not exceed the amount already fixed by
law for that purpose.
That the sum of ten thousand dollars. or
so much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated for the purpose of re
pairing and RELAXING. where necessary, the
pavement on Pennsylvania avenue from
Fifteenth street 10 the east side of Rock
creek: Provided. That a like sum shall b.
expended for the same purpose by the
proper authorities of the District Oh
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
ter required to do: the work to he done mn,
der the supervision of the Board of Public
Works for the District of Columbia.
SEC. 49, That to correct an error in the
enrolment of the act approved March third.
eighteen hundred and seventv-one. making
year ending June thirtieth. eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, and for other pur
poses. the same be amended as follows.
In section two. strike ont all of the section
from and including the word provided.
where it first occurs, and insert in lien
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 any person not
n the naval service. whose plans may be
adopted by the Navy Department, sum
not exceeding five thousand dollars But
no plan shall be adopted until it shall first
receive the sanction OF a board of not less
than five experienced officers. to be appoint
ed by the Secretary of the Navy. a majority
of whom shall be constructors and engineers
and one of whom shall he an experienced
civil engineer: and it shall be the duty of
said board to consider all the plans and spe-
cifications laid before it. whether the same
were prepared in the Navy Department or
by parties competing Herewith. and the
plans and specifications that shall he adopt
ed shall be open to the inspection of all per-
sons who desire to become bidders. for at
least ninety days before the awarding Oh
said contract"
For three assistant observers at the Naval
Observatory. in addition to the sum appro-
priated by the "Act making appropriations |
for the naval service for the year ending !
June thirty. eighteen hundred and seventy |
two. and for other purposes" approved |
March third. eighteen hundred and seventy
one. five hundred dollars.
SEC. 10. That SO much of the provlsO n |
the act making appropriations to supply de- |
ficiencies. and SO forth. approved April |
twentieth. eighteen hundred and seventy, |
as limits the completion of the marine hos
pital building at Chicago. Illinois, to q sum
not exceeding three hundred thousand dOlss /
lars. is hereby repealed: and it shall be law:
FIJI for the nNoner authorities to exnend the