New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-26

REPRESENTATIVES IOr tn0 NSCdI year cnuluS
June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, twenty-five hundred and ninety-two
dollars. And for one thousand copies of
the CONSTITUTION of the United States, with
the Rules of the Senate" compiled by Will
liam j. Mcdonald, under resolution of the
Senate of March fourteen, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one, one thousand dollars. For
the payment of clerks of committees of the
House, in accordance with the resolution
thousand dollars.
SEC. IL. That the provisions of the
eleventh section of the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred and
seventy, entitled "An act making ap..
preparations for sundry civil expenses OF
the government for the year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, and for ether purposes" be, and mere
by are extended SO as to include such per
States lately In insurrection, IN connection
with the Treasury Department, as officers
of the United States during the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven in con-
nectiOn with the revenues OF the govern
ment; and an amount sufficient to carry
out the provisions of this section, not ex-
ceeding fifteen thousand dollars. is hereby
appropriated out of any money in the trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 49, That the following sum, or so
much thereof as may be necessary. for sub
sistence for the fiscal year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-tWO,
of the Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Apache, kiowa,
and Comanche Indians who have been col
lected and located upon the reservation set
apart for their use and occupation by the
treaties made with them in eighteen hun
dred and sixty-seven, two hundred thou
sand dollars.
SEC. IA. That the Commissioner of the
General Land Office is hereby authorized
to approve the survey Of the eastern bound
ary of Nevada, made by Isaac E. James.
notwithstanding any departure from in
structions which, in the opinion OF said
Commissioner, does not materially impair
the accuracy Of the work.
SEC. Is. That the privileges of the act
entitled "An act to reduce internal taxes,
and for other purposes" approved July
fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy,
be, and are hereby, extended to the port OF
Detroit, in the State of Michigan.
Sec l6 That any bona fide settler under
the homestead or presumption laws OF the
United States, who has filed the proper ap-
plication to enter, not to exceed one quarter
section of the public lands in any district
land office, and who has been subsequently
appointed 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
the satisfaction of the Commissioner OF the
General Land Office.
SEC. II. That from and after the passage
of this act all powers conferred upon certain
persons as commissioners. by the act APP
proved June twenty eighteen hundred
and seventy, for the improvement OF M
street, northwest, and by the act approved
July fifteenth. eighteen hundred and sew
60 no n 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
ment of NJ street, and Seventh street south
west, from street to the river. heretofore
authorized by law, as provided in the act of
February twenty first, eighteen hundred
and seventy-One. And in case said board
shall. under said act of July fifteenth, eight
cen hundred and seventy, decide to open
said canal, they are hereby empowered to
open both it's branches, so as to connect
with the government canal at the arsenal;
Provided, That the cost OF said work shall
not exceed the amount already fixed by
law for that purpose.
That the sum of ten thousand dollars. or
so much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated for the purpose OF re-
pairing and relaying, where necessary, the
pavement on Pennsylvania avenue from
| Fifteenth street to the east side OF ROCK
creek; Provided. That like sum shall be
| extended for the same purpose by the
proper 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 un'
der the supervision of the Board OF Public
Works for the District of Columbia.
| SEC 10. 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
wear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-twO, and for other pur
poses, the same be amended as follows
In section two, strike out all of the section
from and including the word "provided,'
where it first occurs, and insert IN her
thereof the following: "And the Secretary
of the Navy is authorized to invite, by pub
advertisement, plans and specifications fol
such dock, and to award to any person not
n the naval service whose plans may be
adopted by the Navy Department, sun
not exceeding five thousand dollars. Blu
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, majority
of whom shall be constructors and engineers
and one of whom shall be an experienced
civil engineer: and it shall be the duty o
said board to consider all the plans and spe
cifications laid before it, whether the SAM
we're prepared in the Navy Department o
bv parties competing Herewith, and tn
plans and specifications that shall be adopt
ed shall be open to the inspection OF all per
sons who desire to become bidders, tor a
least ninety days before the awarding o
said contract"
For three assistant observers at the Nava
Observatory, in addition to the sum apprc
priated by the "Act making appropriation
for the naval service for the year endin
June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
two, and for other purposes" approve
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, five hundred dollars. =.
SEC. l9. That so much of the proviso i
the act making appropriations to supply dt
/ ficiencies, and SO forth. approved Apr
, twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
pital building at Chicago, Illinois, to a SUI
| not exceeding three hundred thousand do
, lars. is hereby repealed; and it shall be Law
full for the proper authorities to eXpend tn
= money already appropriated for continuin
2 the work upon said building: PROVIDED
That no part thereof shall be expended III
r til plans and specifications shall have bee
completed that will limit the cost of sal
' building to a sum, including all moneys a
< ready expended, not exceeding three hu.
: dred and fifty-Dine thousand seven hundr"
b. and seventy-nine dollars and thirty-fOu
4 cents.
Y SEC. 90. That the Secretary of the Urea
e nry he authorized to sell. for the best priC