The Portland daily press., 1872-11-11

at Fort Berthold agency Dakota during the remain
der of the present fiscal year. forty thousand dollars
Fer this amount, or so much thereof as may be
necessary for the subsistence Of the Indians at the
Milk River agency, in Montana, Including eight
thousand Siouq collected at that place for the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred
and seyenty-two, one hundred thousand dollars
For ibis amount, to be expeneed under the direc-
ton Of the Secretary of the Interior in providing
subsistence and clothing for the Usage Indians and
aiding them in establishing themselves in their new
homes, to be reimbursed to the United States from
lands in Kansas as proyidedby the second article Of
the treaty with the Great and Little Osages fSeptem
Der twenty -nine eighteen hundred and sxty-ive and
the twelfth section of the act of the act Of july fifteen
eighteen hundred and seventy fifty thousand dollars
ProUided, That person shall receive any part of
the money appropriated by this not for any SER
vices pretended services attorney counsellor,
or agent for any tribe, or Indian, or Indians fer
whom any part OF these appropriations are made.
Any person violating this provision shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be fined in double
the amount so received
For this amount, being the balance on account due
the Quapaw tribe of Indians for certain tract of
land in the State of Kansas. containing seven thou
sand six hundred and thrty-two bundredths acres,
coded by said tribe the United States in accordance
with the terms Of the fourth article of the treaty
with Senecas, Mixed Senecas, and Shawnees, Guy
paws, confederated Peorias, Kaskaskias, Weas, and
Piankeshaws, Ottawas OF Blanchard's Fork and
Roche de B9uf aud certain Wyandotts concluded
February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven, Statutes, volume fifteen page five hundred
and thirteen) four thousand five hundred dollars
and forty cents.
For this amount t. be taken from any funds in the
Treasury Of the United States belonging to the
federated bands of Peoras Kaskaskas Weas and
Piankeshaws, to make good to the Quapaw tribe of
Indians the estimated value of eighteen thousand
five hundred and twenty-five and fifty hundredths
ef land lying south of Kansas, coded by them
to the United States under the terms of the fourth
article of the treaty with the Senecas Mixed Senecas
and Shawnees, Quapaws, confederated Peorias Kas-
kaskias, Weas, and, and Piankeshaws, Ottawas of
Blanchards Fork and Roche du Bpuk and certain
Wyandotts, concluded February twenty-th eight
teen hundred and sxty-seven, Statutes volume ff-
teen page five hundred and thirteen) which lands
were, by the twenty-second article Of said treaty,
granted and sold to the confederated bands of Peor
as Kaskaskias, Weas and Piankeshaws at the same
rate as paid by the government, ty-one thousand
three hundred dollars and eghty-seven cents.
JUDICIAL.
DISTRICT COURTS OF THE UNITED STATEs.-For
salaries of district judges for the fiscal wear eudng
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seyenty-tw
fourteen thousand three hundred and twenty five
dollars.
United States, including the District of Columbia;
for jurors and witnesses, and expenses of suits in
which the United States concerned, of prosecu-
tons for otfenses committed against the United
Saes for the safekeeping of prisoners and for the
expenses which may be incurred in the enforcement
OF the act OF February twentyeighth eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one for the four months ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two
one million dollars.
statutes OF United States ito expedite the work and
furnish clerical and other assistance and supply
Ungencles. tne sum OF nine thousand dollars is here
by appropriated be paid from time to time as the
work progresses, upon vouchers approved by all the
commissioners: Provided That this appropriation
shall continue available until Junesthirty eighteen
hundred and seventy-three,
To enable the clerk of the Court of Claims to pay
attorneys COMMISSIONER and marshas' fees for the
years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy, and June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy -one, eight hundred dollars and for attor
neys and commissioners fees paid by the clerk of
the court in excess of the appropriations for the year
ending June thirteth, eighteen hundred and seven
ty three hundred and fortyone dollars and fourteen
cents.
10 purchase books for the Department Of Justice,
two thousand five hundred dollars
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury in his dis
erection to pay the judgment entered by the circuit
court OF the United States for the northern district
of Florida, in the case of Theodore T. Edgerton
against jesse w. Culpeper, deputy collector and in
spector of customs at Cedar Keys district of Saint
Marks, Florida on the seventeenth day OF December
twenty-seven thousand four hundred dollars
with costs, twenty-sx dollars, and interest at the
rate OF six per centum per annum from date of judy
ment until pal l. sufficient sum is hereby appropri-
ated.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be authoriz-
accounts Of William e. paIer United states
marshal for the EASTERN district Of rexrs, to allow
eight hundred and twenty-five dollars and seventy
cling expenses of Thomas H. Duval, judge of the
western district Of Texas for holding two terms of
the United States circuit and district court at Calves
ton, and one at Brownsville in Texas, under the
direction of Mr.. Justice Swayne.
SEC. 2. That the proper accounting officers be, and
hereby are, authorized and required, in the SETTLE
msnt of all accounts for the services of aborers,
workmen, and mechanics employed by on behalf
OF the Government Of the United States, between
the twenty-ffth day of June, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eght, the date of the act constituting eight
hours days work for all such laborers, workmen
and mechanics, and the nineteenth day of May,
eighteen hundred-and sixty-nine, the date of the
proclamation of the President concerning such pay,
to settle and for the same, without reduction
count of reduction of hours by labor of said act when
it shall be made to appear that such was the sole
cause Of the reduction of wages, and sufficient sum
ror SAD purpose is hereby appropriated out Of any
SEC. g. That all persons born in the district of
country formerly known as the Territory of Oregon,
and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
at this time citizens of the Untd States in the
same manner as it born elsewhere in the United
States.
SEC. a. That the appropriation for building
pier at Lewes, Delaware contained in sections twelve
and thirteen of the act approved July fifteen, eight
cen hundred and seventy, entitled San act making
appropriations for sundry civil expenses Of the gov
eminent for the year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy-one and for other purposes"
be, and the same is hereby continued until June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-three.
SEC. That the Secretary Of the Treasury be-
and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay
the lawful owners or their legal representatives of
all cotton seized after the thrtieth day Of june
eighteen hundred and sxtyve, by the agents of the
government unawfully and in violation of their in
struct1ons the net proceeds without interest, of the
sales of said cotton actually paid into the treasury
Of the United States: Provided, That the receipt
thereof shall be taken and received in full saisfac-
ofa claims against the United States for account
OF the seizure of said cotton; and sufficient sum
for such payment is hereby appropriated out of any
money IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated
And proUided further, That the foregoing provisions
shall not apply to any claim pending before the
Court of Claims, nor to any claim not filed in the
Treasury Department within six months after the
passage of this act; and the of twenty thousand
dollars is hereby appropriated for the payment of the
necessary expenses Of defending the United States in
respect to claims for said proceeds to be expended
under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury
j. G. BLAINE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Vice- President Of the United States and President
Of the Senate,
U. S. GRANT.
Approved May IS, 1872.