New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-10-15

mer of eighteen hundred and s;Yf,
nine. of the election in Louisiana in eiohi
cen hundred and sixty-eight. And for fw
thousand copies of Barclays Digest. O,
dered by resolution of the House of Jul
fourteen, eighteen hundred AID seventy
two thousand dollars; also for pages in tn
House of Representatives, one thousan,
five hundred and fUrtv-three dollars an,
fifty nine cents. For the conversation q
an assistant journal clerk in the House q
REPRESENTATIVES for the fiscal wear endin,
June thirty. eighteen hundred and seventy
two, twenty-five hundred and ainety-tw,
dollars. And for one thousand copies O
the Constitution of the United States. Will
the Rules Of the Senate" compiled by vii
liam j. Mcdonald, under resolution of thu
Senate of March fourteen, eighteen hundred
the payment of clerks Of committees of thu
House, in accordance with the resolution
| Of the Houae Of the tenth infant. twf
til ,usaad dollars.
SEC. IL. That tie provisions of the
| eleventh section of the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hunred and
seventy, entitled An act mixing an
preparations for sundry civil expenses Of
the government for the year eMing june
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy.
one, and for other purposes" be,and here
| w axe cAttuOcO So Us " IuClUlc EUcn DPr-
| sons as were actually employd in the
States lately IN insurrection, in connection
with the Treasury Department, ~ officers
Of the United States during the wear
| eighteen hundred and sixty-sewn 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 il the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. l3. That the following sum. or so
much thereof as may be necessary, for sub
s!stence for the fiscal year ending June
Of the Arapahoe. Cheyenne. Apache, Kiowa.
and COmanche Indians who hare been col
lected and located upon the reservation set
apart for their use and occupation BY the
treaties made with them in eilhteen hun
dred and sixty-seven, two hundred thou
sand dollars.
SEC. IA. That the Commissioner of the
General Land Ottice is hereby authorized
to approve the survey Of the eastern hound
airy Of Nevada. made By Isaac E. James
notwithstanding any departure from in
structions which, in the opinion of said
Commissioner. does no: materially impair
the accuracy Of the work.
SEC. II. That the privileges of the act
entitled IAN act to reduce internal taxes.
and for other purposes" appDved July
fourteenth. eighteen hundred am seventy.
he. and are hereby, extended to he port Of
Detroit. in the State of Michigan
SEC. l6. That any bona fide settler under
the homestead or presumption lws of the
United States, who has filed the proper APP
plication to enter. not to exceed ne quarter
section of the public lands in my district
land Office, and who has been subsequently,
oprointoI
feet the title to the said land. unler 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. Il. That from and afterthe passage
of this act all powers conferred Upon certain
persons az commissioners. by the act ap-
proved June twerty-first. eighteen hundred
and seventy. for the improvement of NJ
street. northwest. and by the st approved
July fifteenth. eighteen bundled and sew
enty. for the improvement Of the Washing
ton City canal. shall he 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. pape-.. 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 providedin 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 az 70 connect
vith fEa canal a thsa ARSENAL.
Provided. That the cost OF said work shall
not exceed the amount already fixed by
Law for that purpose.
That the sum of ten Thousand dollars. or
so much thereof as may lie necessary. is
hereby appropriated for the purpose Of re-
pairing and relaying. where necessary. the
pavement on Pennsylvania avenue from
Fifteenth street 10 the east side of Rock
creek; Provided. That a like sum shall he
proper authorities OF the District Of
Columbia: And provided further. That
the Washington AMI Georgetown Railroad
Company shall in like manner repair such
portion thereof as they are BY their char
ter required to do: the work II be done un-
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 seventrone, making
for the naval service for the
year ending June thirtieth. eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two. and for other pur
noses. the same be amended as follows.
In section two, strike out all If 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
plans and specifications for
such dock, and to award to any person not
Il the naval service. whose plans may he
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 board Of not less
than tive 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-
clicatlons laid before it, whether the same
were prepared in the Navy Department or
by parties competing Herewith and the
plans and specifications that shall be 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 of
said contract"
For three assistant observers at the Naval
Observatory, in addition to the sum appro-
priated by the 'Act making appropriations
or the naval service for the year ending
June thirty. eighteen hundred and seventy.
,wo, and for other purposes approved
March third. eighteen hundred and seventy
one, five hundred dollars.
SEC. ~. That so much Of the proviso IN
ne act making appropriations to supply de,
iciencies, and so forth. approved April
wentieth eighteen hundred and seventy,
70 limits the completion of the marine hos
oital building at Chicago Illinois, to sum
1ot exceeding three hundred thousand dol;
airs. is hereby repealed; and it shall be law