New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-07

For continuing the inquiry into the cause
of the decrease of the food fishes OF tt,
coast and the lakes Of the United States
five thousand dollars.
For the introduction OF shad into tht
waters of the Pacific States, the Gulf States
and Of the Mississippi valley. and eli sal
mon, whitefsh, and other usetal food fishes
into the waters Of the United States L
which they are best adapted, fifteen thou
sand dollars, to be expended under the di
rection of the United States commissioner
Of fish and fisheries.
To enable the Superintendent Of the coast
survey TO cause astronomical observation:
to be made at one of the highest points CT
the line of the Pacific railroad, two thou
| sand dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
| to pay Thomas Donaldson balance due him
! for services as constructing superinteDdent
Of the penitentiary building at Boise Clrv,
| Idaho, Two hundred and forty dollars and
| fifteen cents.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
to repay to G. ". Lockwood. late mail CON
tractor, the amount of fine paid on the or
der Of the Postmaster General, but after
ward RENTED by that officer. four hundred
and seventy seven dollars and 1i1ty-EiE
cents.
For contingent expenses ofrhe Office Of the
secretary of the Territory Of Wyoming, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior 70
pay only the reasonable expenses heretofore
incurred for paving roadway and curDiny
and paving sidewalks in front OF The prop,
erty of the United States in the District Of
Columbia, one hundred and ninGtv-twO
thousand six hundred and twenty dollars.
or so much thereof as may be necessary:
and all railroads are hereby prohibited on
the | street and X street fronts of FaTragut.
Scott and Franklin squares; and no further
street railroads shall be laid down in the
city Of Washington without the consent of
Congress.
To pay the board of public works of the
District of Columbia the proportion Of the
cost properly payable by the United States
government for the filing Of the canal fTem
Seventh street west to Seventeenth street
west and of the cost of the Intervening
sewer along the canal adjoining the properly
OF the United States government, said work
being under the direction Of the board OF
public works, sixty-eight thousand three
hundred and si&ty-ive dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary; provided that
all payments made under this and IKE Dre.
ceding appropriation shall be made Only
upon vouchers approved by the officer in
charge Of the public buildings and
grounds Of the District and no portion OF
the money herewith appropriated shall
be used by the board Of public works
for any other purpose whatever than
the purpose that is named in the said TWO
last paragraphs. And the land made BIZ
the filing up of the said canal is hereby de- |
clared to be the property OF the United |
States. And the said appropriations shah |
not be construed to create or Imply any o. !
legation on the part of the United States II !
any respect whatever in future.
For payment of the messengers Of tie We !
spective States for conveying TO the seat OF !
government the votes of the electors of SAID |
States for President and Vice President OF
The United States. twenty-five thousand do! |
ars.
For construction OF revenue vessels il az.
,ordance with recommendation 81 the sDe- !
,ial commission, approved by The Secretary
If the Treasury. TWO hundred thousand Dol
ars.
For furniture and repairs OF she same for
public buildings under the control Of tie
Treasury Department. one hundred ana
fifty thousand dollars
For fuel, lights and water and misce'la-
leous items tor public buildings GnGeY lie
control Of the Treasury Department. c7vo
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars !
For heating apparatus for ruulic build
ngs under the control of the Treasury De
'artment, seventy-tive thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes and locks. for fu,iic
'ulItIuGS uItltl the CONTROL OF Efle IRE!
Department, one hundred thousand dollars.
For phosographing. engraving, and r!i..-
ne plans OF public buildings under c0u-ro!
t the Treasury Department. i've thousand
ollars.
For pay Of euscodians ana faniHo:s 1..
ublic buildings under the con."~l a! rla |
'reasury Department, one hundred and
thousand dollars.
For repairs and preservation Of public |
IL, IL +},oC p Il
two hundred thousand dollars
TO enable the Secretary OF tie Tree .llrG- |
} pay to the city of Charlestowr. Nassa.la- !
etts, the expense incurred by said s.-r in
lrbinS and paving the sidewalks and l
reefs adjacent to the navy yagd. one :!.0l.-
md six hundred dollars.
To pay Charles W. Seacon eoT ehe y.'i..
Iishment of all claim against the United
-ates FOX the use at the ninth or aYi- sj3}5... {
lent census. of his invention o: {. ta.l!;ng
achine. !oE which letters 'ateGt ereg.
lowed by the United States Pat"L: SEice. | /
ebruary seventeenth, eighteen hundred | :
10 seVenty-tWO, fifteen thousand dollars. :
-PERVIsING INSPECTORS on STEAM VESSELS, ;,
For carrying out the provisions OF Che acc .
r the better protection of the lives OF pas
myers on vessels propelled in wlcle.oY in :
ut by steam, and the acts supplementary :,
ereof, the following sums, viz: q
For salaries Of Steamboat INSPECTORS:
tEment OF salaries Of supervising Inspector
neral. supervising inspectors, local IL :
ectors. assistant inspectors, and cleTks, =
G hundred and slXty-tive thousand Jour q
ndred dollars. :.
Contingent expenses Of steamboat irsDec. II
n service: Expenses of Instruments. sta. -
merry, meetings Of board al sliaG1visiHg 81
pectors, mileage OF supervising Inspect. ~
3, at one thousand dollars each, and ether ~
ScelIaneous expenses, Hinety-o0e ?IoQ- ~
ID dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury u
pay. under existing laws, contractors 5Jr
'rying the mails for services rendered 49,
or to July first, eighteen hundred! and ~ -
ty-nine, thirteen thousand :oug hundred - -
/ sixteen dollars. -@
Q pay Edward r. Ferguson lis salary as !,
,ervising inspector OF steamboats, !y0m | ~
rch third, eighteen hundred ana seventy A. A.
:, to May twenty second, eighteen mum -
q and seventy-one, four A11 tCed and f.
snty eight dollars and ttty-seven cents. ~
or loss and expense involved il the re-
mage Of gold coins in the treasury which -
below standard weight, under such reg =,
tions as the Secretary Of the Treasury ~
Y prescribe, one hundred and fifty thou ~ ~
d dollars. ~'S
0 defray. under the direction Of the Sec 49,
Try OF the Treasury, the expenses o. r.. ~
ming and reissuing the minor coinage of -''H
United States, twenty thousand dollars, T.,
suant to the act Of March third. eighteen III
dred and seVenty-one. as much u the -
e as may be necessary 10 be available | ~
expenses incurred during lie yrsseu. 10
Il year Nv
0 enable the Secretary Of Gbc Nav -
pay to the officers and arew 0. re
United States steamer NeaTsarIe,
the destruction Of ele rebel :,
ser Alabama, under the provisions OF u ~,
ct entitled IAN act for the RELIEF OF the w
ers and crnE of tLn L-,.;c-L So. 4