New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-23
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN TUESDAY JANUARY % 1872.

sundry civil expenses of the government
for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy one, and for other
purposes" for the erection of public
building in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri,
for the use of the custOmhOuse and other
civil offices of the government Of the United
States, shall be extended and made availa-
BILE for and during the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two.
SEC, IS. That the salary of the consul at
MatamOras, Mexico, be established at two
thousend dollars per annum for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one, and thereafter.
That there he paid to the deputy assistant
treasurer in the office of the assistant treas
urer in the city of New York the sum of six
hundred dollars the same being a deficiency
in his compensation for the present fiscal
year.
SEC. &c. That there be, and is hereby, APP
propriated, for increased compensation to
assistant marshals in taking the census OF
eighteen hundred and seventy, the sum OF
three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. q. That for the purpose OF more eff
fectually securing life and property on the
coast Of New Jersey and Long Island for
the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy-twO, two hundred
thousand dollars, to be expended in accord
ance with the provisions OF the "Act for the
better preservation Of life and property
from vessels shipwrecked 'on the coast of
the United States.' approved December
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and ffty-tOur,
and that the Secretary of the Treasury be
authorized to employ crews of experienced
surfmen at such stations and for such periods
as he may deem necessary and proper, and
at such compensation as he may deem rea-
sonable, not to exceed forty dollars per
month for each person to be employed.
That the jurisdiction conferred by the
Joint resolution of June eighteen, eighteen
hundred and sixty-six, in regard to claims
from the counties of Berkeley and Jeffer-
son, in the State Of West Virginia, and
by the Joint resolution of July twenty
eight, eighteen hundred and sixty in
regard to claims from the State of Ten
nessee, and by the joint resolution of De-
cember wenty-three, eighteen hundred and
sixty nine, as amended by the act Of March
three, eighteen hundred and seventy one,
in regard to steamboats, and other vessels.
shall not be withdrawn or impaired by any
construction of the law creating commits
sioners OF claims to examine claims arising
in States proclaimed to be in instruction,
and the jurisdiction upon all claims pre-
scented by lOyal citizens from said State of
Tennessee, and from said counties of Berke-
ley and Jefferson. to the proper department
before the third of March, eighteen hun.
dred and seventy -one, shall remain as be
fore the passage of said act creating said
commissioners of claims.
For covering the steam pipes in the Capt.
toll with fire proof non-cOnducting telling,
eight thousand dollars.
SEC. %. That there be, and is here
| by, appropriated, to pay expenses
of the legislative assembly of Wyoming
Territory, convened October, ammo DOmini
eighteen hundred and seventy, and for
printing journals of said assembly, and in
cidental expenses of the Office of secretary
for the year eighteen hundred and seventy,
the sum of four thousand two hundred and
fifty dollars.
SEC %. That three thousand dollars is ap-
| prOprated, out of which such sum shall be
| paid to John Thompson Mason, late col
iector of the port of Baltimore, for services
rendered in the disbursement of the light
house fund, and for services performed fo-
| lighthouse purposes outside the limits OF his
| collection district, such sum as the Secretary
of the Treasury may find legally due and
owing to said party on an adjustment OF his
accounts by the Treasury Department.
| SEC. 30. That the act approved January
the twenty-second, ammo Domini eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven, entitled IAN act
to fix the times for the regular meetings OF
Congress-" be, and the same is hereby, re-
pealed after the adjournment of the present
session Of Congress.
Approved, April 70, 1871.