New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16


Peorias, Kaskaskias, Weas, and Pianke-
shaws, OttOwas of Blanchard's Fork and
Roche de BRuf, and certain Wyandotts.
concluded February tWenty-third, eighteen
hundred and sixty-seven tStatutes, volume
fifteen, page five hundred and thirteen).
tour thousand five hundred dollars and
/ forty cents.
/ For this amount, to be taken
from any funds in the Treasury of the
! United States belonging to the con-
tederate bands of PeOrias, Kaskas.
kias, Weas and Piankeshaws. to make good
to the Quapaw tribe of Indians the esti-
| mated value of eighteen thousand five hun
dred and twenty-five and fifty hundredths
! acres ofland 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, Kaskas-
| kias, Weas, and Piankeshaws, Ottawas of
| Blan6hards Fork and Roche de Bout, and
certain WyandOtts, concluded February
! twentY-third, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven STATUTES, volume fifteen, page five
| hundred and tbirteenl, which lands were,
| by the twenty-second article of said treaty,
/ granted and sold to the cOnfederated bands
| of PeOrias, Kaskaskias, Weas, and Plan
keshaWs, at the same rate as paid by the
government, twenty-Oue thousand three
hundred dollars and eighty-seven cents.
JUDICIAL.
District Courts Of the United SiateS.-For
salaries OF district judges for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
| and seventy-twO, fourteen thousand three
hundred and twenty-five dollars.
For defraying the expenses OF the courts
| OF the United States, including the District
! of Columbia; for jurors and witnesses, and
! expenses of suits in which the United States
| are concerned, of prosecutions for Otfenses
committed against the United States; for
the sate-keeping of prisoners; and for the
! expenses which may be incurred in the en-
| fOrcement of the act of February twenty
| eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
for the four months ending june thiTtieth,
eighteen hundred and seVenty-two, one
! million dollars.
To enable the commissioners on revision
! of the statutes Of the United States to ex-
4 pedite the work and furnish clerical and
! other assistance, and supply contingencies,
| the sum of nine thousand dollars is hereby
! appropriated, to be paid from time to time
| as the work progresses, upon vouchers APP
! proved by all the commissioners; provided,
| that this appropriation shall continue avail
able until June thirty, eighteen hundred
and seYenty-three.
To enable the clerk of the Court of Claims
to pay attorneys, commissioners, and mar
shal5 fees f0rsthe years ending June thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy, and
/ June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-one, eight hundred dollars; and for at
tOrneys' and commissioners fees, paid by
the clerk of the court in excess of the APP
preparations for the year ending June thir-
tieth eighteen hundred and seventy, three
hundred and forty-One dollars and fourteen
cents.
To purchase books for the Department of
Justice, two thousand five hundred dollars |
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
in his discretion to pay the Judgment en-
tered by the circuit court of the United |
States for the northern district of Florida, |
in the case of Theodore 7. EdgertOn against |
Jesse w. Culpepper; deputy collector and |
inspector OF customs at Cedar KEYS, district |
of Saint Marks, Florida, on the seventeenth |
day OF December, eighteen hundred and |
seventy, for the sum Of twenty-scyen thou |
sand four hundred dollars, with costs, |
twenty-siK dollars, and interest at the rate |
Of SIX per centum per annum from date of |
Judgment until paid a sufficient sum is |
hereby Appropriated.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be !
authorized and directed, in the adjustment !
of the accounts of William E. Parker |
United States marshal for the eastern dis
triCt of Texas, to allow eight hundred |
and twenty-five dollars and seventy
five cents, money paid by said Parker |
for the travelling expenses of Thomas II. |
DuvaI, judge of the western district of |
Texas, Tor holding two terms of the United |
Il
weston, and one at Brownsville, in Texas, |
under the direction of Mr.. Justice Swayne. !
SEC :. That the proper accounting Off
Cersrhe, and hereby are authorized and re-
CURED, in the settlement of all accounts for.
the services.Qf labOrers, workmen, and me-
chantcs Employed by or on behalf OF the |
government of the United States, between |
the twenty fifth day of June, eighteen hun |
dred and sixty-eight, 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 pay for the same,
without reduction on account of reduction |
OF hours Of labor by said act when it shall |
be made to appear that such was the sole !
cause Of the reduction of wages, and a sutli-
cient sum for said purpose is hereby apprO-
priated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated
SEC B. That all persons born in the dis
trict OF country formerly known as the Ter !
ritOry Of Oregon, and subiect.tO the iuris- |
dictiOn Of the United States at this time, |
are citizens of the United States in the same |
manner as if born elsewhere in the United !
States.
SEC 4. That the appropriation for build |
ing pier at Lewes, Delaware, contained in |
sections twelve and thirteen of the act ap-
proved July fifteen, eighteen hundred and
seventy, entitled can act making apprO-
priatiOns for sundry civil expenses Of the
government 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 hun !
bred and seventy-three.
SEC. 5. That the Secretary of the Treasury
be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed
to pay to the lawful owners, or their legal
representatives of all cotton seized after
the thfrtieth day of June, eighteen 1
hundred and sixty-fve, by the agents of
the government unlawfully and in violation
OF their instructions, the net proceeds. with
out interest, Of the sales of said cotton ac-
tually paid into the treasury Of the United
States; provided, that the receipt thereof
shall be taken and received in full satisfac-
ton Of all claims against the United States
for or on account Of the seizure of said cot
ton; and a sufficient sum for such payment
Is hereby appropriated out Of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated;
and provided further, that the foregoing
provisions shall not apply to any claim now
pending before the Court of Claims, nor to
any claim not filed in the Treasury Depart /
ment within six months after the passage of
this act; and the sum of twenty thousand |
dollars is hereby appropriated for the pay
ment of the necessary expenses of defend
ing the United States in respect to claims
for such proceeds, to be expended under
the direction Of the Secretary OF the Treas
UTy.
approved May Is, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No. 3Ol