The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-29

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AN ACT making appropriations to supply de-
heiencies IN the appropriations for the
ice of the year ending june thirtctb, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy one, and for the nd
ditional appropriations for the service of the
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, and for other purposes
BE 1t enacted BY the Senate aud House of Rep
rescntutires the United States of Amcrica ia Com
gress assembled, That in order carry into effect
the provisions Of an act entitled IAN grant
ing pensions to certain soldiers and sailors
of eighteen hundred and twelve, and the
widows of the deceased soldiers approved Feb
ruary fourteen, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, there be, aud is hereby, appropriated. out Of
any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, Tor the payment, during the remainder of
tie fiscal year, OF clerks of class three, four
clerks OF class twp, nineteen clerks of class one,
and two assistant messen gers in the Pension Office
to be appointed by the Secretary of the Inte-
rior, eight thousand two hundred and sixty dol
lars for ufice rent, furniture, and contingent
peuses of said office for the same period, six
thousand five hundred dollars and for the
payment during the fiscal year ending June
thrtieth, eighteen hundred and seyenty-two,
oil four clerks of class three, eight clerks
of class two forty eight clerks of Glars one, and
three assistant messengers in said office, to be ap
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior, seventy
seven thousand three hundred and sixty dollars
and for office rent furniture stationery, and con-
tiDgent expenses of said Office during the said
year, thousand dollars Prorided, That
nothing in any act contained shall be construed
to alter OF amend an act entitled IAN act to de-
fine the duties OF pension agents aud prescribe the
manner of paying pensions, and for other pur
poses, approved July eighth, eighteen hundred
aud s~venty but the provisions OF said act are
hereby declared TO be in full force and effect, and
applicable to the prosecution of claims to pen
sion, and TO the payment of pensions which may
be allowed under any or all the various acts of
Congress granting the same; and that 50 much
of tie appropriation provided for in the act max
ing appropriations for sundry civil expenses of
the government for the year ending June thirty,
cigh teen hundred and seventy-two, approved
March three, eighteen hundred and seTenty-one,
Hto be expended in the dctecti and prosecution
of crimes against the United States,' may, in
Il jGd smeDt of the Attorney General, be neces-
sary, may be used during the current fiscal
year.
That all books, records, papers, and documents
relative to tions of with the late socall
ed government of the Confederate States, or the
government of any State lately in the insurrec-
ton, now In the possession, or which may AT any
time come in the possession of the government OF
the United States, Of any department thereof,
may be resorted to for information by the board
of commissioners of claims created by act ap-
proved March three. eighteen hundred and sew
enty-one; and copies thereof, duly certified by
tue efaeer having custody of the same, shall be
trcatci With the like force and effect as the
oris iual.
For the rebuilding of the Catholic orphan asy
fufn Mt Charleston, South Carolina, twelve thons
and dollars, in consideration of the services rem
deresi by the sisters of Our Lady of Mercy,
Charie ston, South Carolina, to the sick and
wounded Union officers and soldiers, while said
city was under bombardment during the war.
| See. .. hat there is hereby appropriated to
pay the salary for the remainder of the present
and for the fiscal year, of the Assistant At
t.rn-y General authorized to be appointed by the
act OF the last Session Of Congress, SIX Thousand
| five hundred aud twenty five dollars, or so much
thereof : may be necessary.
SEC. ;. he following stated sums are hereby
appropriated for the purposes hereinafter ex-
I pressed, viz
To supply deficiency in the appropriation for
| rontib gent expenses of the House of Represents
! tives for the present fiscal year, tie same to be
added to the appropriation ''for miscellaneous
items" five thousand dollars.
| To supply deficiency in the appropriations fol
the service of the Independent Treasury, for the
fiscal year, as follows:
For clerks and messengers in the office OF the
assistant treasurer at Baltimore, six thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
For clerks and messeng gers in the office of the
depository AT Cincinnati. five thousand two hun
dred and fifty dollars
For clerks and messengers in tho office of tn,
depository Mt Chicago, one thousand one hun
drea dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the Office of tn,
depository at Louisville, eight hundred dollars
For salary OF assistant treasurer at New Orleans
/ g. make his compensation four thousand fv hun
drod dollars, as p4 4ovided by existing laws, hv
hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses under the act o
August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty six, fo
the collection, saie-keepng transfer aud dishurse
1
Psorfded, That part of said sum shall be ex
pended for clerical services.
For salaries and expenses of the direct tax com
missioners of South Caruliua and of their clerks
from July first, eighteen hundred and seventy
| until the closing of their Office, three thousan
five hundred dollars, so much thereof as ma
| be necessary.
I For the support of the District of Columbia fo
the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hun
dred and seHenty-two:
/ For salary of the governor of the District {
Columbia, three Thousand dollars.
| For salary of the secretary of the District
Columbia, two thousand dollars.
For compensation Of the members of the cour
ell OF the District cf Columbia, four thousand fou
hundred dollars.
For compensation of the board of public work
of the district of Columbia, ten thousand do
. lars; Prorided, That no person shall be entitle
to draw n salary as a member of the board OF put
lie works who is paid salary for the discharge
the duties of any other officer under the govern
mcnt of the United States; and said board sha
J be held to be an existing board for all the pul
: poses specified in the .'Act to provide govern
: ment for the District of Columbia" from and a
T ter the appointment disqualification of the men
! bers thereof.
For the repair of the damages caused by fiji
. upon the cadet barracks at West Point, ten thou
/, and dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pul
: chase of Messrs. Little, Brown and Company, tvs
!, thousand copies of the sixteenth volume of tt
: United States Statutes at Large, for Distribute
: agreeabIy the acts of Congress directing Il
distribution of the other volumes, seven thousan
dollars
To pay William Hardin balance due him u
der has contract for surveying the public lands
Nebraska, three thousand six hundred do
: lars.
i To supply n deficiency in the appropriation f
clothing for the Marine Corps for the year endir
h June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seyenty-on
a / fifteen thousand dollars.
4 For payment to the reporters of the Senate al
!. House for the Congressional Globe of the usu
{ additional compensation for reporting the pr
ceedings of the first session of the Forty -secoi
Congress, FIVE hundred dollars each, five thousai
d dollars.
q To enable the President to carry out the provi
! ions of the act of March third, eighteen hundr
e and seyenty-ene. authorizing him to prescri
rules and regulations for the admission Of perso
o into the civil service, and forth, ten thousa
a dollars.
y For expenses of the Joint Select COMMITTEES
Alleged Outrages in the Southern States I
D sum Of thirty thousand dollars, and any une
pended balance of the appropriation for the seis
% committee of the Senate on the subject shall
carried to the above appropriation in additi
thereto, said sums to be carried for this purps