New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-14


Of with the investigation. in the SUI
O. mer OF eighteen hundred and sixt
n nine. of the election in Louisiana in eigh
Y cen hundred and sixty-eight. And for tw
If thousand copies of Barclays Digest, o
l, dered by resolution Of the House of Jul
r. fourteen, eighteen hundred and sevent,
e. two Thousand dollars; also for pages in I'll
t. House of Representatives, one thousan
Il hve hundred and fOrty-three dollars an
t fifty nine cents. For the compensation
e an assistant journal clerk in the House {
Y Representatives. for the fiscal year endin
e June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
d two, twenty-five hundred and nirety-tw
e dollars. And for one thousand copies G
i the 'COnstitutiOn of the United States wit
the Rules of the Senate" compiled by WI
: liam j. Mcdonald, under resolution of tn
8 Senate OF March fourteen, eighteen hundre,
Y and seventy-One, one thousand dollars FO
the payment of clerks of committees of tn
:, House, IN accordance with the resolution
OF the House of the tenth instant, tw,
Thousand dollars.
SEC. IL. That the provisions of tn,
, eleventh section of the act approved
, July fifteenth. eighteen hundred snC
, seventy, entitled IAN act making an
; preparations for sundry civil expenses o,
the government for the year ending June
thrtieth. eighteen hundred and seventy
one and TOR other purposes be, and here
ny are extended so as to include such per
sons as We're actually employed in the
States lately IN Instruction, in connection
with the.lreasury Department. az officers
oi the United States during the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven in con
hectlon with the revenues of the govern
Ment and an amount sufficient to carry
out the provisions of this section. not ex-
ceedins 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
Hnch thereof as may be necessary, foy sub
siStence for the fiscal year ending June
tnlrty, eighteen hundred and seventy-twO.
OF the Arapahoe. Cheyenne, Apache, Kiowa,
ana Comanche Indians who have been col
iected ana located upon the reservation set
apart for their use and occripatiOn nv th.,
treaties made with them in eighteen HIM.
dred and sixty-seven, two hundred thou
sand dollars
SEC. IA. That the Commissioner of the
General Land Office is hereby authorized
I" approve the survey Of the eastern bound
airy OF Nevada. made by Isaac f. James,
| Notwithstanding any departure from in
strnctlons which, in the opinion of said
Commissioner. does not materially impair
the accuracy of the work.
SEC. ID. That the privileges Of the act
en!itied An act to reduce internal taxes,
ana Tor other purposes" approved July
fourteenth eighteen hundred and seventy.
me. and are hereby. extended to the port of
Detroit. IN the State of Michigan
SEC. 10. That any bona tide settler under
me homestead or presumption laws of the
tnlted States. who has flee! the proper ap-
pllcatlon to enter. not TO exceed one quarter
section OF The public lands in anv district
land office. and who has been subsequently,
appointed registrar or receiver. NAV per
feet the title to the said land. under the pre-
emptlon laws. by furnishing the proofs and
making the payments required by law to
the satisfaction Of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office
SIC Il. That from and after the passage
of this act all powers conferred upon certain
persons as commissioners. by the act ap-
proved June tweEtv-trst. eighteen hundred
and seventy. for the improvement of NJ
street. northwest and by the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred and sew |
enty. tor 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 to 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-tirst eighteen hundred
and scventv-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 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 he necessary, is
hereby appropriated for the purpose of re-
pairing aud relaving. where necessary. the
pavement on PENNSYLVANIA avenue from
street TO the east side of Rock
creek: Provided. That like sum shall be
expended for the same purpose BY the
Columbia; And provided further. That
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company shall in like manner repair such
portion thereof rs they are by their char
ter required to do: the work to be done I'M
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 thirtieth. eighteen hun
lred and seventy-two. and for other pur-
ooses. the same be amended as follows.
In section two. strike ont all of the section
rom and including the word ''provided.''
where it first occurs. and insert in lien
hereof the following: "And the Secretary
If the Navy is authorized to invite, by pub
plans and specifications for
uch dock, and to award to any person not
n the naval service. whose plans may he
ldopted by the Navy Department. sum
lot exceeding five thousand dollars. But
10 plan shall be adopted until it shall first /
eceive the sanction of a board of not less :
han five experienced officers. to be appoint !
d by the Secretary of the Navy. majority i
f whom shall he constructors and engineers
nd one of whom shall be an experienced ,
ivil engineer; and it shall be the duty of s
aid board to consider all the plans and spe- ,
laid before it. whether the same q
7ere prepared in the Navy Department or '
" parties competing Herewith. and the |
lans and specifications that shall be adopt @
shall be open to the inspection of all per- t
ons who desire to become bidders. for at t
EAST ninety days before the awarding of S
aid contract" a
For three assistant observers at the Naval t
observatory, in addition to the sum apprO- t
rated by the "Act making appropriations f
IT the naval service for the year ending o
une thirty. eighteen hundred and seventy 5
xo. and for other purposes approved o
[arch third. eighteen hundred and seventy II
ne, five hundred dollars. Il
SEC. -. That so much of the provisO in Il
he act making appropriations to supply de II
and so forth. approved April p
yentieth. eighteen hundred and seventy. Il
) limits the completion of the marine hos o
tai building at Chicago. Illinois. to IA sum g
ot exceeding three hundred thousand dol. Il