New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-25

Passed 1t the First Session Of the p.
Second Congress.
(GRNRAL NATURE-No, 81

service of the year ending june thru
eighteen hundred and seventy-ons -
for additional appropriations for n. -
vice of the year ending June th;,t;.s1
eighteen hundred and seventy-two. ana
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho,..
Representatives Of the United Stats. :!
America in Congress assembled, Thai
order to carry into effect the provisos. =
an act entitled IAN act granting pers.'s
to certain soldiers and sailors of the =. J.
eighteen hundred and twelve, and q
widows of deceased soldiers" apn,.s.,
February fourteen, eighteen hundre1 ..s
seventy one, there be, and is hereby. A..
priated, out of any moneys in the trea,ss~s
not otherwise appropriated, for the r.!
ment, during the remainder of the pr,s.s
fiscal year, Of two clerks of class threa ~
clerks of class two, nineteen clerks of ~ ne
one. and two assistant messengers in thar
sion Office, to be appointed by the Secr.s1*
of the Interior, eight thousand two hnn1s|
and sixty dollars; for Office rent, furnit.ss.
and contingent expenses Of said Office f,.S
same period, six thousand five bunass
dollars; and for the payment, during 4
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eight
hundred and seventy-twO, of four els.S
of class three, eight clerks of class 4.
forty-eight clerks Of class one, and H.
assistant messengers in said Office, to has
Dointed by the Secretary of the Fnts..
seyenty seven thousand three hundred :.
sixty dollars; and for Office rent. furnitn,
stationery and contingent expenses Of ~
Office during the said year, seven thouss,
dollars; provided, that nothing in anv |.
contained shall be construed to aIts,
amend an act entitled IAN act to detne d
duties of pension agents and prescribe 4
manner Of paying pensions, and for 9th
purposes" approved July eighth, eiehte.
hundred and seventy; but the proyisims
said act are hereby declared to be in r.
force and effect, and applicable to the nm
ecution of claims to pension, and to i
payment Of pensions which may be allow
under any or all the various acts of Con
gress granting the same; and that 60 NM
Of the appropriation provided for in thu
making appropriations for sundry civil !,
penses Of the government for the zen
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred n
seventy-twO, approved March TIM
eighteen hundred and seventy -one. y
be expended in the detect.
and prosecution of crimes against the Unti
States" az may, in the Judgment Of theE
torney General, be necessary, may be nj
OOTl0g the CuIEcuL ucC0l year. .f ti5f
That all books, records, papers, and don
ments relative to transactions of or vii
the late so-called government of the a.
State lately in instruction, now in the n
session. or which may at any time come s.
the possession Of the government Of n
United States, or of any department thered
NAV be resorted to for information bFh
board of commissioners of claims creatl
by act approved March three, eighteen hut
dred and seventy-one and copies thenf
duly certified by the officer having cussls
of the same, shall be treated with thsEi
force and effect of the original.
For the rebuilding of the Catholic orpia
asylum at Charleston, South Cardn
twelve thousand dollars, in considenn
of the services rendered by the sism
of Our Lady of Mercy, Of Charlesa
| South Carolina, to the sick aud wounds
Union officers and soldiers, while said d.
was under bOmbardment during the w
SEC. 2. That there is hereby appropnsh
| to pay the salary for the remainder Of h
present and for the next fiscal year, Of b
Assistant Attorney General, authorizedt
be appointed by the act of the last sesia
| of Congress, six thousand five hundredM
twenty-five dollars, or SO much theredx
may be necessary.
SEC. 3. The following stated sums
hereby appropriated for the purposes hen
matter expressed, viz:
To supply deficiency in the approprata
for contingent expenses OF the House
Representatives for the present fiscal yx
the same to be added to the appropriatm
''for miscellaneous items" five thoussl
dollars. ..-.
To supply a deficiency in the approprs
tons for the service of the IndependH
Treasury, for the fiscal year, as follows:
For clerks and messengers in the of6ceu
| the assistant treasurer at Baltimore, Gl
| thousand seven hundred and sixty dollan
For clerks and messengers in the Office O.
the depositary at Cincinnati. five thOusani
two hundred and fifty dollars.
For clerks and messengers in the office O
the depositary at Chicago, one thousand on
hundred dollars.
the depositary at Louisville, eight hundred
| dollars.
For salary of the assistant treasurer al
four thousand five hundred dollars, as pro
vided by existing laws, five hundred dol
lars.
For contingent expenses under the act Of
| August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty
six. for the collection. safe keeping, transfer
and disbursement of the public reyenut
| fifty thousand dollars: provided that no
part of said sum shall be expended TOT
clerical services.
For salaries and expense of the direct "
commissioners of South Carolina, and o.
their clerks, from July first, eighteen bun
dred and seventy, until the closing OF thd
office, three thousand five hundred dollar
or so much thereof as may be necessary
For the support of the District of Coiun
bia for the fiscal year ending June thlrg
eighteen hundred and seventy two:
For salary of the governor of the Distrki
of Columbia, three thousand dollars.
For salary of the secretary of the Distnf
of Columbia, two thousand dollars.
For compensation of the members OF m
council of the District of Columbia. lou
thousand four hundred dollars. -
For compensation of the board OF puoh
works of the District of Columbia, I'd
thousand dollars; provided, that no peisa
shall be entitled to draw a salary as men
Der of the board of public works who's
paid salary for the dicharge of the dur
OF any other officer under the governmd
of the United States; and said board sns
be held to be an existing board for all ~
purposes specified in the "Act to to proy.S.
a government for the District of ColumoIna.
from and after the appointment and qualH
cation of the members thereof
To enable the Secretary of the Interior
purchase of Messrs. Little, Brown and Con
pany two thousand copies of the sixteenu
volume of the United States Statutes 81
Large. for distribution agreeably to to-
acts of Congress directing the Distributor
of the other volumes, seven thousand dof
lars.
To pay William Hardin a balance due
him under his contract for surveying tns
public lands in Nebraska, three thousand
six hundred dollars.
To supply deficiency in the approplnss'
ton for clothing for the Marine Corps iei
the year ending June thirtieth, eigh1etii
hundred and seventy-one, fifteen thOusana
dollars.
For payment to tho reporters of the Se q,
ate and House for the Congressional. Gla y,