New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-04

! nine. of the election III Louinihh" e 80
cen hundred and sixty-eight. ana ~. w W.,
tbnusand copi1s of Barclays Digest, or
dered by resolution of the House OF 'uiS
| fourteen. eighteen hundred and seventS'
| two thousand dollars: also for pages III tiiS :
| House of Representatives, one iho"'"li1
| five huldred and forty-three collars ahu ~
fifty nine cents. For the compensation % u
an assistant journal clerk III the fiousc vi
Representatives for the fiscal year ehalhS
lime thirty EIGHTEEN hundred and seventy
two. twenty-five hundred and Ninety wv
dollars And for one thousand copies OF
fine ..Coustitution of the United States, WIN
| the Rules of the Senate cOmplitu pS W ~, ~
| liam J. Mcdonald. under a resolution OF ti1
Senate of March fourteen, eighteen iiui''l I'
| and seventy-oue, one thousand uoiIa's' w
| the payment of clerks of committees Oh the
House. in accordance with the resolution
of the House OF the tenth instant; Two
thousand dollars.
SEC. L. That the provisions OF the
| eleventh section OF the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred ana
seventy, entitled An act making apr.
propriations fer sundry civil expenses oi
the government for the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, and for other purposes be, ana mere
by are extended so as 10 include such per
sons as were actually employed Ill the
States lately III insurTection. IN connection
| with the Treasury department, as ofhcefs
of the United States during the year
eighteen hundred and -iXty-scven III con
necton with the revenues OF the govern
mrnt: and an amount sufficient TO carry
! ont the provisions Of this section, not fX-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars. is hereby
appropriated out Of any money Ill the trea-
surv not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. l3. That the following sum. or so
| much thereof as may be necessary, for sub
! Si-tence for the fiscal year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and scvcnty-tWo'
| of tie Alapaloe. Cheyenne, Apache, NOVA
| and Comanche Indians who have been col
! lccted and located upon the reservation set
! apart for their use and occupation by the
treaties made with them in eighteen hun
! dred and siXty-sev.n. two hundred thou
| sand dollars.
SEC. H. That the Commissioner Of the
| general Land OIlice is hereby Authorized
| TO approve the survey OF the eastern hound
arv of Nevada. made by Isaac +. James.
notwithstanding any departure from IN,
Structions which. in the opinion OF sad
Commissioner, does rot materially impair
| the accuracy OF the work.
SEC -. That the privileges Of the act
entitled AN act to reduce internal taxes,
and for other purposes approved july
fourteenth. eighteen hundred and seventy.
he. and are hereby, extended to the port OF
T.
SEC Is. That any bona tide settler under
the homestead or pre-emption laws OF the
| United States. who has filed the proper APP
ulication to enter not to exceed one quarter
section of the public lands in any district
land office. and who has been subsequently
appointed a 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
L., :-t,,o a mi of li
General Land Office.
SEC. Il. That from and after the passage
of this act all powers conferred upon certain
persons as commissioners. by the act ap-
proved June tveEty-tirst. eighteen hundred
and seventy, for the Improvement of NJ
street northwest, and by the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred and sev-
entv. 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
mcnt Of VI street. and Seventh street south
west from = street to the river. heretofore
authorized by law. a. provided in the act of
February twcnty-irst. eighteen Hundred
and sevcntyone. And in case said board
shall, under said act of July fifteenth eight
cen hundred and seventy. decide to omen
said canal. they are hereby empowered 70
open both its branches. 50 as to connect
with the government canal at I'll" arsenal;
Provided. That the cost OF said work shah
not exceed the amount already fixed by
law for that purpose.
That the sum of zen thousand dollars or
so much thereof a may he necessary. Is
hereby appropriated for the purpose OF re-
pairing and rclaying. where necessary. the
pavement on PENNSYLVANIA avenue from
Fifteenth street 70 the east side of Rock
creek; Provided; That like sum shall be
expended for the same purpose by the
propcr authorities Of the District Of
Columbia; And provided further, That
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company shall in like manner repair such
portion thereof as they are by their char
ter required to do: the work to be done I'M
der the supervision of the Board of Public
Works for the District of Columbia.
SEC. Is. That to correct an error in the
enrolment of the act approved March third.
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, making
appropriations for the naval service for the
year ending June thirtieth. eighteen hun
dred and seventytwo, and for other pur-
poses, the same he amended as follows
In section two, strike out all of the section
where 1t first occurs. and insert in lieu
thereof the following: And the Secretary
of the Navy is authorized to invite by pub
advertisement. plans and specifications for
such dock, and to award to any person not
the naval service. whose plans NAV be
adopted by the Navy Department, sum
not exceeding five thousand dollars. But
no plan shall be adopted until it shall first
receive the sanction of board of not less
than five experienced officers. to be appoint
ed by the Secretary of the Navy. a majority
OF whom shall be constructors and engineers
and one of whom shall be an experienced
civil engineer: and it shall be the duty of
said board to consider all the plans and spe-
cltcatl0ns laid before it, whether the same
were prepared in the Navy Department or
by parties competing Herewith and the
plans and specifications that shall he adopt-
ed shall be open to the inspection of all per
sons who desire TO become bidders for at
least ninety days before the awarding of
said contract"
For three assistant observers at the Naval
Observatory. in addition to the sum anpro
priatcd 10y the Act making appropriations
Tor the naval service for the wear ending
June thirty; eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and for other purposes" approved
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy
one. five hundred dollars.
SEC. ~. That so much of the proviso in
the act making appropriations to supDly de
ticiencieS, and so forth. approved AnrI
twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy.
as limits the completion of the marine hos
pital building at Chicago, Illinois. to a sum
not exceeding three hundred thousand dol
lars, is hereby repealed; and it shall he law
full for the proper authorities to expend the
money READY appropriated for continuing
the work upon said building: Provided
That no part thereof shall be expended I'M
til plans and specifications shall have been