New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-23

GERS Of the army, and under his supervision
and direction.
To pay five laborers in the old part of the
| Capitol, and five watohmen in reservation
| two, twenty per centum on their pay for
| the years ending June thirtieth, eighteen
| hundred and siXty-nine, and June thirtieth,
| eighteen hundred and seventy, as author
| lied by the eighteenth section of the act of
| July twenty eighteen hundred and
| sixtY-six, two Thousand eight hundred and
eighty dollars, or SO much as may be
| necessary.
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND
ABANDONED LANDS.
For 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 Uffice
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, shat the Bureau of
Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
shall be discontinued from and after June
tbirtieth, 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 SEQ.
rotary of War for the purposes of this pro
viso; and all acts and parts of acts pertain
ing to the collection and payment of b0un-
ties, OF other moneys due to cOlored 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 and transportation,
seventy-toRr Thousand dollars; provided,
that no part of said appropriation shall
be used in the support of or to pay any of
the aforesaid expenses on account of any
persons hereafter to be admitted TO said
hospital and asylum, unless persons removed
thither from some other government hose
pital: provided, that after June thiitieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-tWO, the
Freedmen's Hospital in the District Of Co
lumbia shall, until otherwise ordered by
Congress-, be continued under the eupervi-
sion and control Of the Secretary of War,
who shall make all estimates, and pass all
accounts, and be accountable to the treas
ury of the United States fog all expendi
lures.
SIGTAG OFFICE.
For manufacture purchase or repair OF
meteorological and other necessary instru-
ments; for telegraphing reports; for ex-
pensGB 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 III cities or
posts receiving reports; for maps and bul-
letins, 10 be displayed in chambers of com
meree and boards Of trade rooms; for books
and stationery; and for incidental expenses
not otherwise provided foro two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars provided, that
the Secretary of War be and he hereby 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 aud commercial in
terests; and provided, thai ne part OF this
appropriation, nor of any appropriation toE
the several departments of the government
shall be paid to any telegr@phic com
pany which shall neglect or refuse to
transmit geographic communicating be
tween said departments, fhHir officers,
agents or employees, uRder tho provisions of
the second section Of chapter two hundred
and thirty of the statutes OF the United !
States for the year eighteen hundred and |
and at rates of compensation |
therefor to be established by the Postmaster
General; provided also, that whenever any !
company shall have filed itA writ I
ten acceptance with the Postmaster Gen |
eraI. of the restrictions and obligations |
required by the act approved July twenty. !
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixfy-six, en-. |
titled ''An act 70 aid IN the construction OF !
lines, and to secure 20 che gov- |
ernment 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 teIe.
graphic communications as are provided for
by the aforesaid act, oE by the Joint rcgoln-
ton approved the ninth day OF February.
eighteen hundred and seventy, "'to author
re the Secretary of War to provide Cor
aking meteorological observations az the Z
military stations and other points Of the in
eElor Of the continent, and forgiVing notice !
III the Northern lakes an8 seaboard Of she |
approach and foCco of storms" such tele
graphic company shall forfeit and Day TO
he United States not less than one hun
3red and not exceeding one thousand dol
ale for each refusal or neglect aforesaid to
}" recovered by an action or actions at lag.
u any district court Of the United States
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS. !
70 provide tor tho payment under exiss-
ng laws for horses and other property lost
IT destroyed in the military service OF the
United States, Sne hundred thousand dol
ars.
Secret service fund: To enable the Eecqe.
arv of. the Treasury to settle the accounts
# disbursing officers for expenditures AL
eady made in pursuance of law, which will
lot involve any actual expenditure. but
merely transfer On the books OF the tpeas-
nv, fifty thousand dollars.
To provide for the payment % Benin Pit
IAN for a transcript Of his photographic r.
opy of the record and proceedings Of the
curt of inquiry in relation to the conduct
General d. c. Buell. while in command |
the army in Kentucky and Tennessee.
be sum Of twelve hundred dollars
Military conSiCts at State penitentariee:
'cr payment of costs and charges of State
enitentiaries for the care, clothing, main
3nance and medical attendance OF United
tate6 military eOnviCts confined in them,
xty-fve thousand dollars.
Reminding to States expenses incurred in I
Aising volunteers: To indemnify the States
" expenses incurred by them in enrolling, :
and Transporting troops for the :
efenBe Of the United States during the late :
five hundred thousand dol :
RS. II
To enable the Secretary of War to pay )
le expenses incurred, on the part of the
nited Stafes in the arbitration had be-
veen the United States and the Green Bay !
Id Mississippi Canal Company, thirteen
lousand seven hundred and thirteen dol Z
re and ninety-seveu oentA.
To provide for the erection OF he8dstones
BON the graves Of soldiers IN the national
meteries. the sum of two hundred thou
md dollars. o
For the establishment of an astronomical A
tse, and continuance Of military and geo Fl
aphical surveys and explorations west of a
e one hundredth meridian of longitude, il
lder the direction Of the Secretary Of War, t.
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