The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-04

An ACT making appropriations for sun
dry civil expenses Ofthe government for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy.four, and
for other purposes.
Be u enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States Of Amer
"a IN Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be. and the same are hereby. Rp-
prOpriated, for the objects hereinafter ex-
pressed, for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
four, namely:
PUBLIC PRINTING AND BINDING.
For the printing, for the public binding,
and for parer for the public printing, two
million dollars, and of the sum hereby ap-
propriated printing and binding mnyufe
done by the Congressional Printer to Gis
amounts following, namely:
For the Court of Claims, fourteen thou
aand dollars; for the Department Of State,
twenty-five thousand dollars; for the Treas
ury Department, three hundred and twen-
ty-fye thousand dollars; for the War De-
partment, one hundred thousand dollars;
for the Navy Department, eighty-five
thousand dollars: for the Interior Depart
ment, two hundred and twenty thousand
dollars; for the Agricultural Department,
twenty thousand dollars; for the Depart
ment of Justice and the Attorney-Gener-
ais Office, ten thousand dollars; for the
Supreme Court of the United States, twen-
ty-five thousand dollars; for the supreme
court of the district of Columbia, one thou
sand dollars; for the Post-0ffice DEPART
ment, one hundred and seventy-tive thou
sand dollars; and for both houses of Con-
gress, one million dollars: and theamounts
herein designated for the several Execu-
tive Departments may be distributed TO
the bureaus thereofat the discretion of the
head of each Department, who shall certify
such distribution 10 the Public Printer:
and the last proviso to the act providing
for printing and reporting the debates in
Congress, approved April second, eighteen
hundred and Seventy-two, is hereby re-
pealed: Pr0uided, That until a contract Is
made, the debates shall he printed by the
Congressional Printer, under the direction
of the Joint Committee on Public Printing
on the part OF the Senate.
For printing the preparatory circulars,
and for printing and binding, at the Gov
ernment Printing office, the report on
life-insurance statistics, made under au-
thority of the Eighth International Statis-
tical Congress, by William Barnes, a dele
gate from the United States, in accordance
with the plan of publication adopted at
the said congress, under the direction of
the Secretary of State, three thousand five
hundred dollars,
For lithographing, mapping, and en-
craving for both Houses Of Congress, the
Supreme Court, and the Court Of Claims,
afty thousand dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FOR LIFE-SAvING STATIONS.
For salaries OF two superlntendents OF
the life-saying stations on the coasts of
Long island and New Jersey, at one thou
sand five hundred dollars each, three thou
Gand dollars; and for one superintendent
on the coasts of Cape Cod and of Block
island, Rhode Island, one thousand dollars.
For fifty-four keepers of stations, at two
hundred dollars each, ten thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For seventeen keepers of stations, at two
hundred dollars each, three thousand four
hundred dollars.
For ten keepers of stations, at two hun
dred dollars each, two thousand dollars.
For pay of crews OF experienced surf-men
at such stations and for such periods as
Secretary OF the Treasury may deem nee
essary and proper, eighty-tiye thousand
dollars.
For establishing new life-saving stations
on the coast on the United States, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For contingencies of life.saving stations
on the coast of the United States, fifteen
thousand dollars. And that the Secretary
OF War be, and hereby is, authorized 10
establish signatstations, at lighthouses,
St such OF the life-saving stations on the
lake or sea coasts a5 may be suitably
located for that purpose, and to connect
the same with such points as may be nee
essary for the proper discharge OF the sig-
nal service by means of o suitable tele-
gTRph-line in cases where no lines ere i'll
operation, to be constructed, maintained,
and worked under the direction of the
Chief Signal-0fTicer of the Army, or the
Secretary of War and the Secretary of the
Treasury; and the use of the life-saving
stations as signal-stations shall be subject
to such regulations as may be agreed upon
BY said officials; and the sum of thirty
thousand dollars IS hereby appropriated TO
carry into effect this provision.
REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE.
For pay of thirty-four captains, one hun
drcd and one lieutenants, and sixty-three
engineers and pilots employed, three hun
dred and sixty-One thousand three hun
dred dollars.
For rations for officers: Thirty-fOur cap
tAins, one hundred and one lieutenants,
siXty-three engineers and pilots, twenty
dve thousand five hundred and eighty
three dollars and forty cents
For pay of crews; Eight hundred and
slxty petty officers, seamen, cooks, stew
ards, boys, coal-passers, and firemen, two
hundred and eighty-twO thousand seven
hundred and fortyeight dollars.
For rations for crews Eight hundred
and sixty petty officers, seamen, cooks,
stewards, boys, coal-passers, and firemen,
two hundred and ninety-eight thousand
seven hundred and fOrty-Tati0ns, AT thirty
three cents, including The liquor equiya-
lent, ninety-eight thousand five hundred
and eighty-ssven dollars.
For fuel for thirty-eight vessels, repairs,
and outfits for same, shipchandlery and
engineers stores Tor same, travelling eX-
penseS of officers travelling on duty under
orders from the Treasury Department,
Communication of quarters, and contingent
expenses, including wharfage, towage,
dockage, freight, advertising. and surveys,
and observation-disclosures which cannot
be included under special heads, two hun
dred and sixty Thousand dollars:
MARINE-HUSPITAL SERVICE.
For supplying deficiency in the fund for
the relief Of sick and disabled seamen. one
hundred Thousand dollars and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury Is hereby authorized,
In his discretion, TO sell the inarine-hospi-
tai grounds and unfinished cast-iron hos
pital buildings, located In the city OF New
Orleans, Louisiana, and out OF the proceeds
Of said sale to purchase q more healthful
site for q marine hospital, at a. point which
shall be convenient of access to and from
the port of New Orleans, and to- erect there
on pavilion marine hospital Of one hun
dred and iifty bed capacity, with the nec-
essary auxiliary structures, in accordance
with designs 70 lle prepared by the Super.
vising Architect, 70 the satisfaction Of the