New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-26

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GERS of the army, and under his supervision
and direction.
To pay five laborers in the old part of the
Capitol, and five Wat0hmen in reservation
two, twenty per centum On their pay fol
the years ending June thiTtieth 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-eighth, eighteen hundred and
siXtY-siX two thousand eight hundred and
eighty dollars, or so much as NAV be
necessary.
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D' NhAo " IIEi oIEEo' fEEEDNAN AND
1n>NDONHO iA1'Do'
tor collection and payment OF bounty,
prize-money, and other legitimate claims OF
colOred soldiers and sailors, VIZ: Fer sala-
RES OF agents and clerks: rent Of Office.
tuel, 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, ard Abandoned Lands
shall be discontinued from and after June
tklrtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and that all agents, clerks, and other
| employees then on duty sinai. be discharged
except such as may be retained by the Sec
rotary OF War for the purposes OF this pro
Flso; anu ali acts anu parts OF acts pertain
ing 10 the collection ana payment OF 0oun-
| Ties, OF otheF moneys que 70 cOl9ft0 SoLGiet5,
sailors, and marines, Or Their heirs, SAati re-
man IN force until otherwise 0rdeFed by
congress, the same 70 Ne carried INTO erect
by the Secretary OF " ar, VINO may employ
such clerical force as may be necessary for
the purpose.
For the support o. freedmen 5 Hospital
aho asylum at !" &a4il9EGA- district OF
Columbia, VIZ ray OF medical officers anu
| attendants; medicines, m6lcal 5tlPpNes ana
| rat!0nSi cl0taing; rent OF hoSpLtal buildings,
| fuel and lights; repairs aud transportation.
| 6eVenty-1our thousand collars; provided.
that no part OF SAID appropriation sha!
De used III the support OF OF TO pay any OF
| the aforesaid expenses on account OF any
persons hereafter TO De adLhitteu 10 sad
! hospital and asylum, unless persons removed
| tnlthef from some othPr government nos
pltaI: DToVlue4. that aftef June lhiftleIh'
| eighteen hundred ana seventy We" tNe
| ffetGhen hoSIltaI IN the Dl7ttlSH o. 20
lumoia shau, unt!i ot4er";5e 9IaeTed ny
congress, DC continues GAHeI me 7IgGFFi-
sion anu cohtToi o. 0le secretary oi v ar.
VINO shall make all estimates, ana pass all
accounts an! ne 3cc"aaIa2,7 % me treas
| u1y Oh Sne Cnlteu states IoE az "NpchiA-
| lures
SIGNAL OFFICE.
For manufacture, purchase OF repair OF
| meteorological and other necessary nstru-
ments; for telegraphing reports; for cx-
| penses 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; tOr maps and bull
| letiDs, TO be displayed in chambers Of COM
! merce and boards OF trade rooms: Tor 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 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
| nais as NAV be found necessary for tile
| benefit Of agriculture and commercial in
| terests: and provided. that no part OF this
| approximation, nor Of aDv appropriatiou for
| the several departments of the government.
shall be paid to any teiegrapL:c com
pany which shall neglect or refuse to
transmit teegraphic Communications be-
tween said departments. their officers.
agents or empIoyes, E2der the provisions q
and thirty OF the statutes Of tie United
States for the year eighteen hundred ana
sixty-siX, and at rates Of compensation
therefor to be established BY the Postmaster
General: provided also. that whenever any
telegraph company shall haze fled its writ
ten acceptance with the Postmaster Gen
eral, of the restrictions and obligations
required by the act approved July twenty
fourth. eighteen hundred and siXty-six CT
titled AN act to aid IL the construction of
telegraph. lines, and to secure to the gov
eminent the use OF tine same Tor postal,
military, and other PURPOSES il such com
panE. its agents or employees shah hereafter
refuse OF neglect to transmit any such tee-
graphic communications as are provided tor
by the aforesaid act, or by the joint resolu-
ton approved the ninth dag OF February.
eighteen hundred and seventy. 49, author
lie the Secretary CT War TO srovIde for
taking meteorological observations at the
military stations and other points Of the in
terror 81 the continent. and for giving notice
on the Northern lakes and seaboard Of the !
approach and force OF storms, sU"h trle- !
graph. company shall forfeit and pay to
the United States NOT less shan Oh" hun
bred and not exceeding one Thousand. dol |
lars tor each refusal or aCg!eG: aforesaid, to !
DE recovered by an action or actions .; Jaw, |
IL an! district court OF the United States. |.
ITsrrrr ..rrnr-s Cprrcr,,
l. - - = ~ l y : y = A'' ~ D.
t. provide for the pa"me.t under exist. !
ing laws for horses ana other proDe3.v lost |
or DESTROYED in the military service ~ the |
United States, enc huud.e;. thousand dol |
lars
Secre: service fund: To enable the Secre-
tarv Of the Treasury o. settle the accounts |
of discussing officers for expenditures al
ready made in pursuance Of Ia y. which will