New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-15
eers of the army, and under his supervision

GERS Of the army, and under his supervisor
and direction.
To pay five laborers in the old part of tn,
Capitol, and five watchmen in reservation
two, twenty per centum on their pay TO
the years ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine, and June thirtieth
eighteen hundred and seventy, as author
lied by the eighteenth section of the act Of
July twenty eighth. eighteen hundred anc
sixty-six, two thousand eight hundred ant
eighty dollars, or SO much as may b.
necessary.
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AM
ABANDONED LANDS.
For collection and payment of bounty
| prize-money, and other legitimate claims o.
| colored soldiers and sailors, viz: For sala
ries of agents and clerks; rent of office
| fuel, and lights; stationery and printing
| Office furniture and repairs; mileage and
| transportation OF officers and agents; tele
| graphing and postage, one hundred thou
sand dollars; provided, that the Bureau OF
| Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
| shall be discontinued from and after June
| thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
| two, and that all agents, clerks, and other
| employees then on duty shall be discharged
| except such as may be retained by the Sec,
rotary of War for the purposes Of this pro
viso; and all acts and parts of acts pertain
| ing to the collection and payment of bOun-
| ties or other moneys due to colOred soldiers,
sailors, and marines, or their heirs, shall re-
main in force until otherwise ordered by
Congress- the same to be carried into effect
by the Secretary of War, who may employ
such clerical force as may be necessary for
the purpose.
For the support Of Freedmen's Hospital
and Asylum at Washington, District of
Columbia, viz Pay of medical officers and
attendants; medicines, medical supplies and
ratons; clothing; rent of hospital buildings,
fuel and lights; repairs and transportation,
seventy-tour thousand dollars; provided,
that no part Of said appropriation shall
be used in the support of or to pay any of
the aforesaid expenses on account of any
persons hereafter to be admitted to said
hospital and asylum, unless persons removed
thither from some other government hos
pital: provided, that after june thiftieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-twO, the
Freedmen's Hospital in the District of Co.
lumbia shall, until otherwise ordered by
Congress, be continued under the supervi-
sion and control of the Secretary of War,
who shall make all estimates, and pass all
accounts, and be accountable to the treas
ury of the United States for all expendi-
lures.
SIGNAL OFFICE.
For manufacture, purchase or repair OF
meteorological and other necessary instru-
ments; for telegraphing reports; for ex-
penses of storm signals announcing prob
able approach and force of storms through
out the United States, for the benefit of
commerce and agriculture; for instrument
shelters; for hire, furniture and expenses of
offices maintained for public use in cities OF
posts receiving reports; for maps and bull
letins, to be displayed in chambers of com
meTce and boards of trade rooms; for books
not otherwise provided for, two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars; provided, that
the Secretary of War be and he hereby is
authorized and required to provide, in the
system CT observations and reports in
charge he chief signal officer of the
army, fo8 8uch stations, reports and sig
mails as may be found necessary for the
benefit of agriculture and commercial in
terests; and provided, that no part of this
appropriation, nor of any appropriation for
the several departments of the government,
shall be paid to any telegraphic com
pany which shall neglect or refuse to
transmit teIegraphic communications be-
tween said departments, their officers,
agents or employees, under the provisions of
the second section of chapter two hundred
and thirty of the statutes of the United
States for the year eighteen hundred and
slxty-six and at rates of compensation
therefor to be established by the Postmaster
General; provided also, that whenever any
telegraph company shall have flied its writ
ten acceptance with the Postmaster Gen.
eral, of the restrictions and obligations
required by the act approved July twenty
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, en-
titled An act to aid IN the construction Of
telegraph lines, and to secure to the gov
eminent the use of the same, for postal,
military, and other purposes" if such com
pany, its agents, or employees shall hereafter
refuse or neglect to transmit any such tele-
graphic communications as are provided for
by the aforesaid act, or by the joint resolu-
ton approved the ninth day OF February,
eighteen hundred and seventy, "to author
lze the Secretary of War to provide for
taking meteorological observations at the |
military stations and other points of the in
terror Of the continent, and for giving notice |
On the Northern lakes and seabOard of the |
and force of storms" such tele- |
graphic company shall forfeit and pay to |
the United States not less than one hun |
Ired and not exceeding one thousand dol |
lars tor each refusal or neglect aforesaid, to |
be recovered by an action or actions at law, |
n any district court Of the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS.
To provide for the payment under exist
ng laws for horses and other property lost |
Dr destroyed in the military service of the
United States, one hundred thousand dol
ars.
Secret service fund: To enable the Score
5ary Of the Treasury to settle the accounts
# discussing officers for expenditures al
'eady made in pursuance of law, which will
lot involve any actual expenditure, but
merely transfer on the books of the treas
Try, fifty thousand dollars.
10 provide for the payment to Benn Pit
nan for a transcript of his DhOnOgraphic |
'opy of the record and proceedings Of the
court OF inquiry i'll relation to the conduct
If General D. G. Buell., while in command
It the army in Kentucky and Tennessee,
he sum of twelve hundred dollars
Military convicts at State penitentiaries:
sOr payment of costs and charges of State
yenitentiaries for the care, clothing, main
enance and medical attendance of United
states military convicts confined in them.
ixty-fve thousand dollars.
Retunding to States expenses incurred in
aising volunteers: To indemnify the States
or expenses incurred by them in enrolling
quipping, and Transporting troops for the
License ct the United States during the late |
tive hundred thousand dol
ars.
: 8 enable the Secretary Of War to pay
he expenses incurred, On the part OF bns
United States, in the arbitration had be- |
ween the United States and the Green Bav
nd Mississippi Canal Company, thirteen
thousand seven hundred and thirteen dol !
ars and ninety.seYen cents.
To provide for the erection OF headstones |
pom the graves of soldiers IN the national |
emeteries, the sum of two hundred thou
and dollars.
For the establishment of an astronomical |
ase, and continuance Of military End geo.