New Orleans Republican., 1872-11-28

Capitol and five Watchmen in reservation
two, twenty per centum on their pay to-
the years ending June thirtieth, eighteer
hundred and sixty-nine, and June thirtieth
eighteen hundred and seventy, as author
lied by the eighteenth section of the act OF
July ytWenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-six, two thousand eight hundred anC
eighty dollars, or so much as may bt
necessary.
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AM
I~ ABANDONED LANDS.
Fer collection and payment of bounty
prize money, and other legitimate claims OF
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
retarv of War for the purposes OF this pro
viso: and all acts and parts Of acts pertain
ing to the collection and payment Of houn-
ties or other moneys due To cOl0re d 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
ratiOns; clothing; rent of hospital buildings,
fuel and lights; repairs AMI transportation,
| seventy-tOur thousand dollars; provided,
| u .i,+fo oh,
be used in the support Of or to pay any Of
the aforesaid expenses on account of any
persons hereafter to he admitted to said
hospital and asylum, unless persons removed
thither from some other government hos
pitaI; provided, that after June thirtieth,
| eighteen hundred and BevPnty-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 Var,
who shall make all estimates, and pass all
accounts, and be accountable to the treas
u1y Of the United States for al expendi-
lures.
SIGNAL OFFICE.
For manufacture, purchase or repair OF
| meteorological and other necessary instru-
ments; for telegraphing reports; for ex-
| ppnses 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 or
| posts receiving reports; for maps and bull
| letins, to be displayed in chambers of com
| merce and boards of trade rooms; for books
and stationery; and for Incidental expenses
not otherwise provided for, two hundred
| and fifty thousand dollars; provided, that
| the Secretary of War be and he her by is
| authorized and required to provide, in the
| system Of observations and reports in
| charge OF the chief signal officer OF the
| army, for such stations, reports and sig
nails 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 telegraphic communications be-
tween said departments, their officers,
| agents OF 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
| sixty six, and at rates of compensation
! therefor 10 be established by the Postmaster
| General; provided also, that whenever any
| telegraph company shall have filed its writ
! ten acceptance with the Postmaster Gen
! eral, OF the restrictions and Obligations
| ISt tt4LEd ny ILC ItO 1pB4OhCO OtI1 twenty
! fourth, eighteen hundred and sixtysiX, en-
titled An act 10 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 resoiu-
| tion approved the ninth day of February,
| eighteen hundred and seventy, "t0 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
| approach and force of storms" such tele-
| graphic company shall forfeit and pay to
the United States not less than one hun
dred and not exceeding one thousand dol
! lars for each refusal or neglect aforesaid, to
| be recovered by an action or actions at law,
in any district court of the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS.
To provide for the payment under exist
ing laws for horses and other property lost
or destroyed in the military service of tie
United States, one hundred thousand dol
lars.
Secret service fund: To enable the Secre-
tarv of the Treasury to settle the accounts
Of disbuIsng officers for expenditures al
ready made in pursuance of law, Which will
not involve any actual expenditure, but
merely transfer on the books of the treas
ury, fifty thousand dollars,
TO provide for the payment to Benn Pit
man for a transcript OF his photographic
copy OF the record and proceedings of the
count Of inquiry in relation to the conduct
of General d. G.. Buell., while in command
Of the army in Kentucky and Tennessee,
the sum Of twelve hundred dollars.
Military convicts at State penitentiaries:
For payment of costs and charges Of State
penitentiaries for the care, clothing, main
tenance and medical attendance OF United
States military cOnVicts confined IN them.
sixty-fve thousand dollars,
Refunding to States expenses incurred in
raising volunteers: To indemnify the States
| for expenses incurred by them in enrolling,
equipping, and transporting troops for the
defense OF the United States during the late
! insurectiOn, five hundred thousand dol
lars.
To enable the Secretary of War TO pay
the expenses incurred, on the part of the
United States, in the arbitration had be-
tween the United States and the Green Bay
and Mississippi Canal Company, thirteen
thousand seven hundred and thirteen dol
lars and ninety-seven cents.
To provide for the erection OF headstOnes
upon the graves of soldiers IN the national
cemeteries, the sum Of two hundred thou
sand dollars.
For the establishment Of an astronomical
base, and continuance Of military and geo
graphical surveys and explorations west of
the one hundredth meridian Of longitude,
under the direction of the Secretary OF War,
seventy five thousand dollars.
For the purchase and preparation ofinstru-
YnpntG for a DrODpT Ohsprya mon Of the transit