The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-05-29
T. "A w S
OF THE
II n 1 ted Stat e S.
5.ps PASSED AT THE
THIRD SESSION OF THE FORTY-SECOND
CONGRESS-.

| CONGRESS-.
GENERAL NATURE-No. IS.
(Continued)
COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOE THE DEAF AM
/ DUMB.
For the support Of the institution, includinI
salaries and Incl dental expenses, the main
tenance OF the benefciares Of the Unite'
States, and five hundred dollars for book
and illustrative apparatus, forty-eight thou
sand dollars.
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AM
4 LYINa-IN ASYLUM, AND OTHER CHARITIES
| For the support Of the Columbia Hospita
for Women and Lying-in Asylum, over ant
above the probable amount which will be re
ceived from pay-patients, twenty-eigbt thou
sand FIVE hundred dollars.
| 4 TO aid in the support Of the Children'
4 Hospital of Washington, District Of Colum
bia, five thousand dollars
For care support and medical treatment
4 Of seyenty-fiye transien paupers, medical anc
surgical patients, 10 some proper medical in
stltution in the city Of Warrington, under {
contract to be formed with such institution
fifteen thousand dollars, or SO much Thereof
as may be necessary, under the direction o.
the Secretary of War.
For the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
| Home, Washington city, District OF Column
| bia, to be expended under the direction Of
the Secretary of the Interior, fifteen thousand
| dollars Provided, That hereafter no child
or children shall be admitted into said home
except ''the destitute orphans of soldiers and
sailors who have died in the late war on be-
half of the Union of these States" as provi-
ded for in section three Of the act entitled
can act to incorporate the National Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home" approved Ju-
ly twenty fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty
six: And proviaed further, That no child
not an invalid shall remain in said home af-
| ter having attained the age Of sixteen years
To aid in the erection of a building for a
hospital In the city of Washington, under the
charge and control of an incorporated asso-
citation in said city, known as the Sisterhood
of Saint John, twenty-five thousand dollars
are hereby appropriated out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to
be paid to the said association.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
For preservation Of the collections Of the
surveying and exploring expeditions of the
government, fifteen thousand dollars.
For fitting up the new halls required for
the government collections, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For steam heating apparatus for the same,
twelve thousand dollars.
CAPITOL EXTENSION.
For continuing the work on the Capitol,
and for general care and repairs thereof, sixty
FIVE thousand dollars.
For extending the inlets to the Senate
chamber for fresh air to the lower terrace
near the Western park, ten thousand dollars.
For constructing coal-vauts within the
open SPACE at the east front of the Capitol,
between the wings and the old building, six
teen thousand dollars and for connecting
the Capitol by telegraph to be used solely for
public business, with all the Departments of
government and the Government Printing
Office in the city Of Washington, eight thou
sand dollars, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary, 20 be expended under the direc-
ton of the officer in charge of the public
buildings and grounds: Provided, That the
immediate connection Of the wires with any
Of the public buildings shall be made under
ground, or in such manner as not to iujure
the appearance Of the Capitol Or other public
buildings.
For grading and paving the streets and
footways around the Capitol, and running
F,o,x, Do,cruluo auonua 70 n ctroot. l.
and SOUTH to the line Of the east front Of che
Capitol, and for improving the grounds with
in that area, one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars: Provided, That in the i'm
provements af streets about the Capitol, the
Secretary of the Interioi shall assess and col
lect the cost ol all Improvements made in
front Of all private property in the same pro-
portion as charged by the District authorities
| for similar improvement.
| For ten thousand eight hundred and forty
| four square feetof land on South Capitol and
South 3 streets, with the buildings standing
thereon the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, to
be paid to the trustees OF the Isreal African
Methodist Episcopal Church, whenever they
shall, in due aud legal form, transfer to the
/ United States good and sufficient title to
said land and premises Provided, That said
trustees may have the right to remove the
| building thereon known as the parsonage
{ and the seats and benches belonging to the
church, any time within thirty days after be.
| ing notified to remove the same by the arch.
itect Of the Capitol.
For alteration and reGttiag the hall o.
the House of Representatives for accommo.
dation Of the increased number Of mem
bers and the better ventilation and lighting
| thereof, to be expended under the supervis
ion OF the Architect Of the Capitol Exten.
siou, according to plan to be established BY
resolution Of the House, forty thousand dol
lars and the amounts hereby appropriated
Cor work on and around the Capitol shall BIZ
available from the passage Of this act.
BOTANICAL GARDEN.
For the obstruction Of brick wall apl
iron fence along first street between Penn
sylvania and Maryland avenues, and for gate
ways on same line, nine thousand Eve hun
dred dollars.
For taking down aad rebuilding fence along
MARYLAND avenue and Third street, to con
form to pew grade, four thousand dollars.
For repairs to buildings Improvements t,
| heating apparatus, and walks,and for gradin|
and inclosing square on Maryland avenue op
posite the Botanical garden, bounded BY Sec
ond, Third and B Streets and for erectin
thereon houses for storing pots, soil, coal AM
| 4l.a,e,pd iuo hunIrad J,tion,