The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-28


utes, volume fifteen, page five hundred and thir-
teen, which lands We're, by the twenty-second
article of said treaty, granted and sold to the
confederated bands of Peorias, Kaskasltias, Weas
aud Plankeshaws, at the same rate as paid by the
government, twenty-one thousand three hundred
dollars and eighty-seven cents. r.H#
a.. JUDICIAL.
D:sTRIoT Courts oP THE UNITED STArKs,--For
salaries of district judges for the fiscal year end
ing June thirticth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, fourteen thousand three hundred and TWEEN
ty-fvc dollars. ID. 4...
For defraying the expenses of the courts of
the United States, including the District of Co
lumbia; for jurors and witnesses, and expenses
of suits in which the United States are concern
ed, of prosecutions for oflcnscs committed
against the United States; for the snfs-leeninv
of prisoners and for expenses which may be in
CURED in the enforcement of the act of Februa-
ry tWenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, for the four months ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-two, one million
dollars.
To enable the commissioners on revision of the
statutes of the United States to expedite the
| work and furnish clerical and other assistance
| and supply contingencies the sum of nine thou
| sand dollars is hereby appropriated to be paid
from time to time as the work progresses, upon
| vouchers approved by all the commissioners
| Provided, That this appropriation shall continue
available until June thirty, eighteen hundred
and seventy-three.
To enable the clerk of the Court of Claims to
| pay attorneys, commissioners, and marshals'
| for the years ending June thirtietb, eighteen
| hundred and seventy and June thirtieth, eigh.
| teen hundred and seventy-one, eight hundred
| dollars; and for attorneys and commissioners
fees, paid by the clerk OF the court in excess of
the appropriations for the year ending June
| thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy three
| hundred and forty-one dollars and fourteen
cents. '#r
Top purchase books for the Department of Jus
| tice, two thousand five hundred dollars.
| To enable the Secretary of the Treasury in his
discretion to pay the judgment entered by the
circuit court Of the United States for the north
| 1iatr tnfE lori1 in In
| I. Edgerton against Jesse W. Culpeper. deputy
| collector and inspector of customs at Cedar
| Keys, district of Saint Marks, Florida, on the
| seventeenth day of December, eighteen hundred
| and seventy, for the sum of twenty-seyen thou
| sand four hundred dollars with costs, twenty
six dollars, and interest at the rate of six per
| centum per annum from date of Judgment until
| paid, a sufficient sum is hereby appropriated
| That the Secretary of the Treasury be author
| lied and directed, in the adjustment of the ac-
/ counts of William z. Parker United States
| marshal for the eastern district of Texas TO al
| low eight hundred and twenty-five dollars and
seventy five cents, money paid by said Parker
for the travelling expenses of Thomas Ii Duynl
judge of the western district of Texas tor hold
ing TWO terms of the United States circuit and
| district court ut Galveston and one at Browns
| VILE, in Texas, under the direction of Mr.. Justice
| Swayne.
SEC. 2 That The proper accounting officers be
| and hereby are authorized and required. in the
settlement of all accounts for the services of Ia
borers, workmen and mechanics employ ed by or
on behalf of the Government of the United
| States, between the twenty fifth tiay of Tune
eighteen hundred and sixty.eight, the date of the
| act constituting eight hours Il DAYS work for all
such laborers, wor1men and mechanics, and
the nineteenth day of May. eighteen hundred and
| nine, the date OF the proclamation of the
President cone erning such pay, to settle and pay
for the same, without reduction on account OF
reduction of hours of labor by said act, when ii
SHALL be made to asrear thIt such W IA tha sole
| cluse OF the IT duetion of waees, and sufficient
sum for said purpose is hereby appropriated out
OF any money in The treasury not otherwise APP
piopriateu
l>Et. 3, hat all persons born in the district Of
country formerly Known as the Territory of Ore.
gon, ard sulJect to the jurisdiction of the United
States 1T this time, AS citizens of the Unit d
States IN the same manner as if born elseWh here
in the United States.
SEC. /. That the appropriation Tor building a
! pier at I.ewes, Delaware, contained in sections
twelve and thirteen of the act approved July fif-
teen, eighteen hundred and seventy entitled
IAN act making appropriations for sunday civil
expenses of the government for the year ending
June thirty, eighteen hundred and seyenty-one
and for other purposes" be, and the same is
hereby, continued until June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy-three.
| SEC. 8. That the Secretary of the Treasury be,
and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay
to the lawful owners, or their legal representa-
tiyes, of all cotton seized after the thirtietl
day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-fiye
by the agents of the government unlawfulIy
and in violation of their instructions, the ne
| proceeds, without interest, of the sales of sale
cotton actually paid into the treasury of the Uni
ted States Provided, That the receipt thereo
shall be taken and received in full satisfaction Of
| all claims against the United States for or OF
account of the seizure of said cotton and q sui
f1cient sum for such payment is hereby appro
priated out of any money in the treasury moi
Otherwise appropriated And provided further
That the foregoing provisions shall not apply tt
any claim now pending before the Court o.
Claims nor TO any claim not filed in the Trea
sury Department within six months after the
passage OF this act; and the sum oftw enty thou
sand dollars is hereby ~ propriated for the pay
ment OF the necessary expenses of defending The
| United States in respect to claims for said pro
ceeds, to be expended uncer the direction of The
Secretary of the Treasury.
| Approved, May is, 1872