New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-19

| provided for in joint resolution approved
February fifteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy-One.
SEC. 8. That so much of the appropriation
| for paying the expenses of taking the ninth
census of the United States contained in the
act making appropriations for suDdry civil
expenses OF the government for the year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventytwO, approved March third,
| eighteen hundred and and seventy-one, as
may be necessary, may be used during the
| current fiscal year; and the provlsO IN the
| eighth section of said act is amended by
| adding after the words 'eight dollars per
| day. the words exclusive Of mileage"
Sec. 9. That the appropriation OF thirty
| thousand three hundred and twenty-six
| dollars ''for necessary expenses in the cree
| ton, furnishing machinery" and so forth,
| of the branch mint at Carson city, contained
III the act making appropriations for sundry
| civil expenses Of the government for the
| fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
| hundred and seventy-two, and for other
purposes, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and seventy-One, is hereby made
| subject to present use.
SEC. 10. That the appropriation for build
ing a pier at Lewes, Delaware. contained in
sections twelve and thirteen of the act ap-
proved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and
| seventy, entitled "An act making apprOpri-
ations for sundry civil expenses of the gov
eminent for the year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and for
other purposes" be, and the same is hereby
continued until June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two.
SEC ii. That there be added to the mis-
cellaneous item of the contingent fund of the
House of Representatives the sum of two
thousand five hundred and sixty-three dol
lars and thirty cents. or SO much thereof as
may be necessary for the payment of the
balance remaining unpaid upon the accounts
of witnesses who appeared before the sub
committee of the Committee of Elections OF
the House of Representatives. charged
with the investigation, in the sum
mer OF eighteen hundred and sixty
nine, of the election in Louisiana in eight
cen hundred and sixtyeight. And for two
thousand copies of Barclays Digest. or
dered by resolution of the House of July
fourteen, eighteen hundred and seventy,
two thousand dollars; also for pages in the
House Of Representatives, one thousand
| five hundred and forty-three dollars and
| fifty.nine cents. For the compensation of
| an assistant journal clerk in the House Of
Representatives for the fiscal year ending
| June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
| two, twenty-five hundred and ninety-two
dollars. And for one thousand copies of
the "COnstitution Of the United States, with
the Rules Of the Senate" compiled by VII
liam j. Mcdonald, under a resolution of the
| Senate of March fourteen, eighteen hundred
| and seventy -ene, one thousand dollars. For
the payment of clerks of committees of the
House, in accordance with the resolution
of the House of the tenth instant, two
thousand dollars.
Sec. IL. That the provisions of the
eleventh section of the act approved
July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, entitled AN act making APP
preparations for sundry civil expenses of
the government for the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, and for other purposes" be, and here
by are extended so as to include such per-
sons as were actually employed in the
States lately IN insurrecrion, in connection
with the Treasury Department. as officers
of the United States during the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven in con-
| nectiOn with the revenues of the govern
ment: and an amount sufficient to carry
out the provisions of this section, not ex-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars. is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC 49, That the following sum. or so
much thereof as may be necessary for sub
sistence for the fiscal year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-two,
of the ArapahOe, Cheyenne, Apache. kiowa,
and Comanche Indians who have been col
lected and located upon the reservation set
apart for their use and occupation by the
treaties made with them in eighteen hun
dred and sixty-seven, two hundred thou
sand dollars.
SEC Ia. That the Commissioner of the
General Land Office is hereby authorized
to approve the survey of the eastern bound
ary of Nevada, made by Isaac f. James.
notwithstanding any departure from in
structions which in the opinion of said
Commissioner, does not materially impair
| the accuracy of the work.
SEC. -. That the privileges of the act
| entitled IAN act to reduce internal taxes.
and for other purposes approved July
| fourteenth. eighteen hundred and seventy.
| be, and are hereby, extended to the port of
| Detroit in the State of Michigan.
| SEC. l6 That any bona fide settler under
| the homestead or presumption laws OF the
| United States, who has filed the proper APP
| plication to enter. not to exceed one quarter
section of the public lands in any district
| land office, and who has been subsequently
appointed registrar or receiver. may per-
| feet the title to the said land, under the pre-
emptiOn laws, by furnishing the proofs and
making the payments required by law, to
the satisfaction of the Commissioner of the
General Land Office.
SEC II. That from and after the passage
of this act all powers conferred upon certain
| persons as cO1nInlSSlOnerS. DV tHe dcb dp-
| proved June tweIty-first. eighteen hundred
and seventy, for the improvement of NJ
street, northwest, and by the act approved
July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sew
| enty, for the improvement Of the Washing
| ton City canal. shall be transferred to the
| Board of Public Works Of the District
of Columbia; and the persons acting
as commissioners under said acts are
| hereby directed to transfer to said board of
public works all books, papers, and other
| property in their possession pertaining to
the works under their charge; and private
| property shall be assessed for the improve
| ment of NJ street, and Seventh street south
| west, from street to the river. heretofore
| authorized by law, as provided in the act OF
| February twenty-frst, eighteen hundred
| and seventy-One. And in case said board
shall, under said act of July fifteenth. eight
cen hundred and seventy, decide to open
said canal, they are hereby empowered to
open both its branches, so as to connect
with the government canal at the arsenal:
Provided, That the cost OF said work shall
not exceed the amount already fixed by
law for that purpose.
That the sum of ten thousand dollars or
so much thereof as may be necessary, is
| hereby appropriated for the purpose Of re-
pairing and relaying, where necessary, the
| pavement on Pennsylvania avenue from
| Fifteenth street to the east side of Rock
| creek: Provided. That like sum shall be
| expended for the same purpose by the
| proper authorities of the District of
! Columbia: And provided further, That