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the Smithsonian Institution, twenty thou

sand dollars.
For continuing the inquiry into the causes
of the decrease of the food fishes of the
coast and the lakes of the United States,
five thousand dollars.
For the introduction of shad into the
waters of the Pacific States, the Gulf States,
and Of the Mississippi. valley, and Of sal
mon, whitefsh, and other useful food fishes,
into the waters of the United States to
which they are best adapted, fifteen thou
sand dollars, to be expended under the d.
recti0n of the United States commissioner
of fish and fisheries.
To enable the Superintendent of the coast
survey to cause astronomical observations
to be made at one OF the highest points on
the line of the Pacific railroad, two thou
sand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay Thomas Donaldson balance due him
for services as constructing superin tendent
of the penitentiary building at Boise City,
Idaho, two hundred and forty dollars and
fifteen cents.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to repay to C. NJ. Lockwood, late mail con
tractor, the amount Of fine paid on the Or
der Of the Postmaster General, but after
ward RENTED by that officer, four hundred
and seventy-seyen dollars and 1ifty-six
cents.
For contingent expenses of the Office oft the
secretary of the Territory of Wyoming, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior to
pay only the reasonable expenses heretofore
incurred for paving roadway and curling
and paving sidewalks in front OF the prop
erty of the United States in the District Of
Columbia, one hundred and ninety-two
thousand six hundred and twenty dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary;
and all railroads are hereby prohibited on
the street and K street fronts Of Farragut,
Scott and Franklin squares; and no further
street railroads shall be laid down in the
city Of Washington without the consent of
Congress.
To pay the board Of public works Of the
District of Columbia the proportion of the
cost properly payable by The United States
government for the filing of the canal frem
Seventh street west to Seventeenth street
west, and of the cost of the intercepting
sewer along the canal adjoining the property
Of the United States government, said work
being under the direction of the board of
public works, sixty-eight thousand three
hundred and sixty-hve dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary; provided, that
all payments made under this and the pre-
ceding appropriation shall be made only
upon vouchers approved by the officer in
charge Of the public buildings and
grounds of the District; and no portion of
be used by the board of public works
for any other purpose whatever than
the purpose that is named in the said two
last paragraphs. And the Land made by
the filing up of the said canal is hereby de-
clared to be the property Of the United
States And the said appropriations shall
not be construed to create or imply any OBJ
legation on the part Of the United States in
any respect whatever in future.
For Tl1VYnnOf Of the TnnSspOreTS Of tho re-
spective States for conveying to the seat of
government the votes of the electors of said
States for President and Vice President OF
the United States, twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
For construction of revenue vessels il ac-
cordance with recommendation Of the spe-
cial commission, approved by the Secretary
OF the Treasury two hundred thousand dol
lars.
For furniture and repairs of the same for
public buildings under the control of the
Department, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and water and miscella-
neous items tor public buildings under tie
control Of the Treasury Department, two
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For heating apparatus for public build
ings under the control of the Treasury De |
seventy-tive thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes and locks, for public |
under the control Of the Treasury
one hundred thousand dollars. |
For photographing, engraving, and print |
ing plans of public buildings under control |
Of the Treasury Department, five thousand |
dollars.
For pay of custodians and ianitors of
public buildings under the control of the |
Treasury Department, one hundred and |
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For repairs and preservation of public !
under the control of the Treasury |
Department, two hundred thousand dollars |
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury |
TO pay to the city Of Charlest0wn, Massacbu-
'etts, the expense incErred by said city in
;urbing and paving the sidewalks and !
streets adjacent to the navy yard, one thou
iand six hundred dollars.
To pay Charles w. Seaton for the relin-
Iuishment of all claim against the United
States Tor the use at the ninth or any subse-
luent census, of his invention Of a talIying
machine, for which letters patent were
Flowed by the United States Patent Office,
February seventeenth, eighteen hundred
nd seyenty-two, fifteen thousand dollars
INSPECTORS ON STEAM VESSELS.
For carrying out the provisions of the act
or the better protection Of the ivesaof pas
eng6rs on vessels propelled in whole or in
art by steam, and the acts supplementary
hereof, the following sums, viz:
For salaries of steamboat inspectors:
'ayment of salaries of supervising inspector
eneral, supervising inspectors local in
pectOrs, assistant inspectors, and clerks,
ne hundred and sixty-fye thousand four
undred dollars.
Contingent expenses of steamboat inspeC-
ion service: Expenses of instruments, sta
onery, meetings of board of supervising
lspectOrs, mileage Of supervising inspect
rs, at one thousand dollars each and other
Miscellaneous expenses, ninety-one thou
and dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
} pay, under existing laws, contractors for
arrying the mails for services rendered
rior to July first, eighteen hundred and
xty-nine, thirteen thousand four hundred !
nd sixteen dollars.
To pay Edward r. Ferguson his salary as
lperVising inspector of steamboats, from !
arch third, eighteen hundred and seventy
le, to May twenty-secOnd, eighteen hun
red and SeVenty-One. four hundred and
yenty- eight dollars and tifty-seven cents.
For loss and expense involved in the re- ,
image of gold coins in the treasury which =
e below standard weight under such reg
atoms as the Secretary of the Treasury ;
ay prescribe, one hundred and tiEty thou :
nd dollars.
To defray, under the direction of the Sec
tary Of the Treasury, the expenses of re. :
eming and reissuing the minor coinage Of
e United States twenty thousand dollars, J.
lrsuant to the act Of March third, eighteen /
inbred and seyenty-0ne, as much Of the
me as may be necessary to be available r
r expenses incurred during the present {
cal year.
To enable the Secretary Of the Navy -
pay to the officers and crew Of =
9 United States steamer Kearsarge,
: the destruction of the rebel :,
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