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PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY FIRST
CONGRESS.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 46l
AN ACT making appro priaticns Tor sundry civil ex-
penses, OF he government for the fiscal year end
ing June thnty, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and Tor other puipos s.
BE 1t enacted By he Senate and House of RCpreSen-
tdttUes Of the United States " .1naerica "a Coagr1Ss
assembled; That the following be, ana ,no
same are hereby, al propfaed, Tor The oI9ects I
matter expressed tor the fiscal year ending lle I'LL
teth June, eighteen hundred and seventy '"o' VIZ
STATE DEPA RTMENT ,-,-,..
For defraying OK men es of defending claims under
the convention with Mexico OF July iour, 1Shleen
hundred and siXiy-eight, to be expended under the
direction of the Attorney uenerai twenty 'ho"sahu
For the compensation and expenses of the COM
mission for determining the pending questions be-
tween Great Britain and the United States twenty
five thousand dollars.
For the compensation and expenses of a commits
sion for determining the questions pending between
the United States and Spain, growing out of the
acts of the Spanish officials in and about Cuba Gf-
teen thousand dollars.
For the increase in the expenses of tho dinlnmotic
and consular officers of the United States in Paris
caused by state of war; and also for ensaton
for extraordinary services performed by such off
GERS during the war; and also for the additional
pense caused to the legations and cOnsulates Of the
United states IN Madrid, Paris, Berlin, and London,
by reason OF the war, and by reason of the proec-
ton assumed by the United States of persons, lega-
tons and conSulates of other powers in ParlS sum
not TO exceed fifty thousand dollars in all, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended
under the direction Of the Secretary OF State, on
the approval of the President. and ON vouchers to
be filed in the Treasury Department, and a state
ment thereof be reported TO Congress by the Sec
rotary of State.
To detfav the expenses incurred by the United
States legation in Paris in protecting the subjects of
the North German Confederation in France during
the war between France and Prussia, including ex-
ira compensation to the Secretaries messenger and
of carriage of said legation, four thousand dol
lars; and the foregoing appropriations are hereby
made available Immediately upon the passage Of
TREASURY DEP lRTMENT.
SUPERVISING INSPECTORS OF STEAM VESSELS
For carrying out the provisions of the act of Thir-
tieth August, eighteen hundred and fty-two, for
the better protection of the lives of passengers on
vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam, and
of the acts amendatory thereof the following sums,
viz.
For salaries of fffy-nine local inspectors of steam
vessels, and clerk in local Offices at New York and
New Orleans, fifty-eight thousand two hundred dol
lars.
For ten supervising inspectors of steam vessels,
nine at two thousand dollars each, and one at Two
thousand five hundred dollars twenty thousand five
hundred dollars
one hundred and ninety dollars.
E0rcontngent expenses, viz: Travelling expenses
of ten supervising inspectors at not to exceed eight
hundred dollars in any one year each, eight thou
sand dollars.
For travelling expenses of ffty-nne local inspec-
tors fifteen thousand dollars.
For travelling expenses of the special agent of the
department, one thousand four hundred dollars.
FortexPenses of the meeting of the board of SUI
pervisng inspectors including travel and necessary
incidental expenses, and printing of manual and
port, four thousand dollars.
For stationery and postage stamps; furniture for
offices and repairs thereof; Instruments, repairs,
transportation and storing thereof; Office rent jan
ltors, and fuel; printing and binding certificates OF
license for pilots and engineers and miscellaneous
items, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For ite-saving stations: Salaries of two superin
tendents Of the iesaving stations on the coast of
Long Island and New jersey, al one thousand five
hundred dollars each, three thousand dollars.
For itty-iive keepers of stations, at two hundred
dollars each, eleven thousand dollars.
Forpay of six experienced surflnen to man each
of the boats at alternate ifesaving stations ON the
New Jersey coast, commencing at the first station
from Sandy Hook, from December fifteenth to
March fifteenth to be appointed by the keepers
thereof at forty dollars month, ten thousand and
eighty dollars.
lars.
For contingent expenses of lifesaving stations on
the coast of the Uuited States ten thousand dollars
REVENUE CUTTER SERVICE.
For pay of officers, viz. Thirty-liv captains one
hundred and two lieuenants, and fityone engineers
three hundred and fifteen thousand, three hundred
dollars.
For ratons for officers, twenty thousand and tbir
ty-nine dollars.
For pay of crews, viz: Eight hundred and seven
ty-eght petty officers, seaInen cooks stewards and
boys, three hundred thousand five hundred and
twenty dollars.
one hundred and twenty-one thousand seven hum
dred and seyenty-nine dollars aud ten cents.
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For repairs and outfits of thirty-two vessels, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For ship chandery for the same, forty thousand
dollars.
For the travelling expenses of the officers travel
ing duty under orders from the Treasury Depart-
ment, ten thousand dollars.
For temporary employment of pilots, heretofore
permanently employed and compensation included
IN estimates for pay of officers ten thousand dollars
For Communication of quarters for officers on shore
duty, ten thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses: For payment of expenses
incurred in the transaction of the business of the
two boards of examiners, engineer board at Balti
more, Maryland' ana mat TOR the line officers al
Washington: District of Columba;l also, for that
of the special commission, for rent of Offices in
Guiding quarters for examining surgeon, and for
miscellaneous expenses, exclusive of clerk hire or
compensation for service of any kind except con-
sulting engineer employed to supervise construction
OF engines, five thousand dollars.
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE
For supplying deficiency i'll the fund for the relief
OF the sick and disabled seamen, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
LOANS AND TREASURY NOTES
For paper, engraving, printing, express charges
and other expenses OF making and issuing tho ma.
tional currency, seventy tive thousand dollars
For expenses in detecting and bringing to trial
ana punishment persons engaged in counterfeitine
treasury notes national bank notes. bonds and other
of the United States and other frauds upon the gov
eminent, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars
MISCELLANEOUS
For payment OF the necessary expenses incurred
in defending suits against the Secretary the Treas
ury, or his agents. for the seizure of captured or
abandoned property; and for the examination of
witnesses in claims against the United States pend
ing in any department; and for the defence Of the
United States, in respect of such property in the
Court OF Claims, to be expended under the direction
OF the Attorney General, sixty tho usand dollars no
part OF which shall be paid TO attorneys at law for
professional services, for appearing and assisting in
the trial of causes in the Supreme circuit or district
courts OF the United States or Court of Claims; and
that the Attorney General make report to Congress
at the end of the fiscal of the manner of the an
preparation OF this fund, and to whom and for what
purposes paid
For this sum, much thereof as may be neces-
sary to be expended under the direction of the At
torney General in the detection and prosecution of
crimes against the United States, fifty thousand dol
lars. -'i
For expenses to be incurred in the prosecution
ana collection Of claims due the United States fifty
thousand dollars '
For this sum, or so much thereof as may be nee
essary under the direction of the Attorney General
IN the detection and prosecution of crimes against
the United States, fifty thousand dollars
For continuing the collection of statistics of
mines and mining, to be laid before Congress to be
expended under the direction of the Secretary of the
treasury, twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars
For compensation of clerks and for additional com
pensation to same in the office of the Secretary of
the Treasury, ten thousand dollars
no, for iaciItating communication between the AS
iahnc and Pacific States by electric telegraph forty
thousand dollars: PrOrided,, That part of this
amount shall be paid to any company which shall
the government of the United States in accordance
with the provisions of act entitled IAN act to aid
the government the use of the same for postal mill
tary, and other purposes" approved July twenty
four, eighteen hundred and sixty-six
For construction OF revenue vessels in accordance
with recommendation of the special commission an
proved by the Secretary of the Treasury two hum
bred thousand dollars.
FOR furniture and repairs of furniture for public
buildings under the control of the Treasury Depart
ment, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
for iucl, nights, and water for public buildings
under the control OF the Treasury Department Two
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
, For heating apparatus for public buildings under
me control Of the Treasury Department fifty thou
sand dollars '' ~
For vaults, safes and locks for public buildings
under the control Of the Treasury Department one
hundred thousand dollars
for pnotographlng, engraving, and printing plans
OF public buildings under the control of the Treas
ury department, ten thousand dollars.
For pay of custodiaus and jantors for the public
buildings under the control of the Treasury Depart-
ment, two hundred thousand dollars.
For repairs and preservation of all public build
lnSs under the control of the Treasury Department
two hundred thousand dollars
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to M U far
repairs OF government buildings in San Francisco
used by the assessors department of internal reye-
nue. service III the years eighteen hundred and sixty-
SIX ana eighteen hundred and sixty-seyen the same
being IN Heu OF rent authorized TO be paid for
Ohces of assistant assessors and NOT so ma id durn
the occupancy of said building seven hundred and
eighty-one dollars and lightweight cents
pay Tor incidental printing for the Territory of
1niohlaha tne amount due to Messrs. Wilkinson and
honan, SIX hundred and forty-one dollars
For rent, fuel, lights postage stamns statonar,
pruning ana Incidental expenses of the Secretarys
ohce OF Idaho Territory for the fiscal wear ending
June ihlrty eighteen hundred and seventy-two three
Thousand dollars. N'e0
To pay I. L.. McEroy balance due for nrintino
Journal of house and council of Washington Terri7
tory session of eighteen hundred and sixty-ye and