New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-19

10 pay i've lab0r6r6 In the Old part OF the
! Capitol, and five Waschmen in reservation
two, twenty per centum on their pay for
the years ending June thirtieth, 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 may be
necessary.
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AID
ABANDONED LANDS.
For collection and payment OF bounty,
prize money and other legitimate claims of
| cOOred soldiers and sailors, viz: For sala-
ries of agents and clerks; rent Of Office
fuel, and lights; stationery and printing;
Office furniture and repairs; mileage and
transportation of officers and agents; tele
graphing and postage, ono hundred thou
sand dollars; provided, shat the Bureau Of
Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
shall be discontinued from and after June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and that all agents. clerks, and other
employees then on duty shall be discharged,
except such as may be retained by the Sec,
rotary of War for the purposes Of this pro-
viso; and all acts and parts of acts pertain
ing to the collection and payment of boun-
ties, or other moneys due to cOlOred soldiers,
sailors, and marines, or their heirs, shall re-
main in force until otherwise ordered by
Congress, the same to be carried into effect
by the Secretary Of War, who may employ
| such clerical force as may be necessary for
! the purpose.
For the support of Freedmen's Hospital
| and Asylum at Washington, District OF
| Columbia, viz Pay of medical officers and
attendants; medicines, medical supplies and
| ratOns; clothing; rent of hospital buildings,
fuel and lights; repairs and transportation,
seventy-toHr thousand dollars; provided,
that no part. Of said appropriation shall
| be used IN the support of or to pay any of
! the aforesaid expenses on account of any
| persons hereafter to be admitted to said
hospital and asylum, unless persons removed
| thither from some other government hos.
| pital; provided, that after june thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, the
| Freedmens Hospital in the District Of Co
| lumbia shall, until otherwise ordered by
! Congress- be continued under the supervi-
sion and control of the Secretary Of Var,
| who shall make all estimates, and pass all
| accounts, and be accountable to the treas
| uIy of the United States for all expendi-
! lures.
SIGNAL OFFICE.
! For manufacture, purchase or repair OF
| meteorological and other necessary instru-
ments; for telegraphing reports; for ex-
| 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 IN cities or
posts receiving reports; for maps AID bull
letins, to be displayed in chambers of com
merce and boards of trade rooms; for 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 be 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 |
mails as may be found necessary for the |
benefit of agriculture and commercial in
terests; and provided, that no part OF this
appropriation, nor OF any appropriation for |
the several departments of the government, |
shall be paid to any telcgraphic com
pany which shall neglect or refuse to |
transmit Geographic communications be- |
tween said departments, their officers, !
agents or employees uRder the provisions of |
the second section of chapter two hundred |
and thirty of the statutes of the United |
States for the year eighteen hundred ana |
slxtysix, and at rates of compensation |
therefor to be established by the Postmaster
General; provided also, that whenever any
telegraph company shall have filed it's writ
ten acceptance with the Postmaster Gfn-
eral, of the restrictions and obligations
required by the act approved July twenty
fourth, eighteen hundred and eiXty-six. en-
Titled IAN act to aid II the construction of
telegraph lines, and to secure 10 the gov
eminent the use OF the same tor postal
military, and other purposes" If such com
paDY, its agents, OF employees shall hereafter
refuse or neglect to transmit any such teie
graphic communications as are provided for
by the aforesaid act, or by the Joint resOlu-
ton approved the ninth day of February,
eighteen hundred and seventy, TO author
ICE the Secretary of War to provide for
taking meteorological observations at the
military stations and other points Of the in
terror Of the continent, and for giving notice
on the Northern lakes and seab0ard Of the
approach and force of storms" such teIe-
graphic company shall forfeit and nav to
the United States not less than one INN
dred and not exceeding one thousand dol
lars Tor each refusal or neglect aforesaid, to
be recovered by an action or actions at law,
IN any district court OF the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS.
To provide for the payment under exist
ing laws for horses and other property lost
or destroyed in the military service of the
United States one hundred thousand dol
lars.
Secret service fund: To enable the Secre-
tarE ct the Treasury to settle the accounts
OF dlabursing officers for expenditures al
ready made IN pursuance of law, which will
not involve any actual expenditure, but
merely transfer ON the books Of the treas
ury, fifty thousand dollars.
10 provide for the payment to Benin Pit
man tor transcript of his photographic
copy Of the record and proceedings of the
court Of inquiry in relation to the conduct
OF General d. G. Buell., while in command !
OF the army in Kentucky and Tennessee :
the sum Of twelve hundred dollars. :
Military conVicts at State penitentiaries: :
For payment Of costs and charges of State
for the care, clothing, main +
tenance and medical attendance of United J
States military cOnvicJs confined in them :
SiXty-hve thousand dollars
Refundlng to States expenses incurred in =
raising volunteers: To indemnify the States s
for expenses incurred by them in enrolling. =
:quipping, and transporting troops for the \
license OF the United States during the late | r
five hundred thousand dol =
ars. =
To enable the Secretary of War 90 paw a
he expenses incurred, on the part OF Ghe
United States, in the arbitration had be- !
ween the United States and the Green Bav
md Mississippi Canal Company, thirteen
thousand seven hundred and thirteen dol 4
ars and ninety seven cents.
10 provide for the erection OF he2dstones
IpOn the graves of soldiers-ln the national
CEMETERIES the sum of two hundred thou
and dOIIars q
Fer the establishment Of an astronomical A
'ase, and continuance Of military and geo fc
raphical surveys and explorations west of a
he one hundredth meridian of longitude. | il
nder the direction of the Secretary of War | q
evenly five thousand dollars s.