Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-07-18

AN ACT making APPROPRIATIONS IOI tunufy CIVIL oN-
ponses Of tho government for the fiscal year ending
June thirtleth, eighteen hundred and seyentyfouf,
be Il enacted BY The Senate and House Of Represent
atves Of tho United States OF America in Congress as
hereby appropriated for the objects hereinafter OK
pressed for the fiscal year ending June thrtieth eight
cen hun STSE 9RS FESES AND BINDING
For the public printing, for the public binding, and
and ofthe hereby appropriated printing and bind
ing may be done by the Congressional Printer to the
For the Court Of Claims, fourteen thousand dollars
for the Department OF state twenty-five thousand dol
twenty-five thousand dollars for the War Department
one hundred thousand dollars for the Navy Depart
ment eighthfve thousand dollars for the Interior /
Departmonttwo hundred and twenty thousand dollars
for the Agricultural Department, twenty thousand dol
lars for the Department Of Justice and the Attorney
Generals Office ten thousand dollars for the Supreme
Court Of the United Statos twenty-five thousand dollar
for the Supreme Court Of the District Of Columbia, enc
thousand dollars for the Post0nice Department,
hundred and seventyfve thousand dollars and for
amounts herein desiensted for tho several Executive
Departments may be distributed to the bureaus there
Of at the discretion Of the head Of each Department
who shall certify such distribution to the Public Print
and the last proyiso 70 the act providing for print
April second, eighteen hundred aud seventy-two, Is
hereby repealed Provided, That until contract Il
made the debates shall be printed by the Congresson
ri Printer under the direction Of the Joint Committee
on Public Printing on the part Of the Senate.
For printing the preparatory circulars, aud Tor print
ing and binding at the Government Printing Office the
report on life insurance statistics made under author-
William Barnes, delegate from the United States, IN
accordance with the plan Of publication adopted at the
state, three thousand Ave hundred dollars.
For magpng and engray5pg iOT c 0UI9
of CLAIMS, fifty thousand dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
For Life-Savng Sations-For salaries of two super
ntendents of the fe-savng stations the coasts of
Long island and New Jersey, at thousand five hun
superintendent on the coasts Of Cape Cod aud of Block
island, Rhode Island, one thousand dollars.
For fyfour keepers Of stations, at two hundred dol
lars 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 hundred dollars
each. two thousand dollars
stations and for such periods the Secretary Of the
Treasury may deem necessary and proper eighty'ivo
thousand dollars
For establishing new life saving stations on the coast
Of the United States, one hundred thousond dollars.
Of the United States fifteen thousand dollars. And
that the Secretary Of War be- and hereby sauthorEed
the fesavns Stations on The lake or sea coasts as may
DO suitably located for that purpose and to connect the
proper discharge of the signal service by means ofa
suitable telegraphne in cases where no lines are in
under the direction Of the Chief Signal Officer Of the
Army the Secretary Of War and the Secretary OF TIE
Treasury and tho OF the life saving stations as
signalstations shall be subject to such regulations as
may be agreed upon by said feias and the sum Of
ry into effect this provision.
tans one hundred and lieutenants and sixtyhreo
engineers and pilots employed three hundred aud six
For rations for officers Thirty-four captains, one
hundred and leutenants sixty three engineers and
pilots, twenty-five thousand 1--WE hundred and eighty
three dollars and forty cents.
For pay of crews Eight hundred and sixty petty Of
fcers seamen cooks, stewards boys coapassers, and
frenen, two hundred and eighty-two thousand seven
hundred and forty-eight dollars.
officers cooks, stewards boys coapassers and
fremen, two hundred and ninety-eight thousand sew
hundred and forty-eght rations, at thirty-three
cents. including the liquor eQniValcnt ninetN-cwht
thousand FIVE hundred and eghty-seyen dollars.
Fer fuel for thirtyeght vessels, repairs outfits for
same, shipchandlery and engineers stores for same,
travelling expenses Of officers travelling Oh duty under
quarters and contingent expenses, including Wharfage
towage dockage height advertising and surveys and
miscellaneous expenses which cannot he included under
special heads, two hundred and sixty thousand dollars
Marine hospital sorvee-For supplying deficiency in
hundred thousand dollars and the Secretary Of tn,
Treasury is hereby authorized in his discretion to sell
the marine-hospital grounds and unfinished castror
hospital buildings located in the city of New0rleans
Louisiana and out Of the proceeds Of said sole to pur
point which shall be convenient of access to and from
the port of New Orleans and to erect thereon pavil
ion marine hospital Of one hundred and fifty bed ca
paeity, with the necessary auxiliary structures in
eordance with designs to DO prepared by the Superyis
ing Architect, to the satisfaction Of the Supervisor:
Surgeon of the hospital service and approved
by the Secretary of the Treasury Provided, That sa
than the amount received from the sale Of the hospa
and grounds which are hereby authorized to be sold
And provided further, That in ease the materials Of h
iron hospital-buidings with advantage be used i
the construction of other government buildings nov
being erected, said materials may be used, and til
amount Of the money value thereof which shall be de
tennined by tho Secretary Of the Treasury is hereb
appropriated, for the purposes OF the new hospital on
OF any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropr
ated.
National Curreney-For paper, engraving printing
express charges, and other expenses of making and i
suing the national currency, one hundred thousan
For replacing the worn and mutlated crcuatin
notes Of national banking associations and for engray
ing and preparing in such manner aud on such papC
and Of such form and design as the Secretary OF u
Treasury may prescribe new circulating notes Tor sue
associations to replace notes Of design and denomin
ton successfully counterieted six hundred th0'
sand dollars Provided, That each oi said nation n
costs OF the circulating notes furnished under this pr
For expenses in detecting and brin5ing to trial an
punishment persons engaged In counterietng treasuT
notes bonds national bank notes, and other scout It'll
Of the United States and the coinage thereof and Il
detecting other frauds upon the government one hu
dred and twenty-five til&I9Ia R dollars
For defraying the expenses Of the courts Of the Uni
and witnesses and expenses Of suits in which Il
United states are concerned Of prosecutions for ole
keeping Of prisoners and for the expenses when n'
be incurred in the enforcement Of the act relative
the right OF citizens 10 yotoof February twenty eight
eighteen hundred and seyenty-one, or any acts anne
datory thereof or supplementary thereto, three mll
To purchase ono hundred sets Of Curtis's Decision
twenty-five yOumes) Towards Reports Seven W
preme Court Of the United States for distribution
the Department of Justice to the several circuit dist
sand and Eve hundred dollars and the Department
Justice shall be charged with the distribution to {
various judges and courts of the statutes reports a
other judicial documents now provided for by law.
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior to pnrcha
3 + 1oSmo Of e ntod aes Statutes at Lar
distribution, agreeably to the Act ofCongress dire
ing the distribution OF the other volumes seven INC
sand dollars.
For the support aud maintenance Of eonvicts tral
erred from the District OF Columbia ten thousand d
For dciraying the expenses Of defending claims !
.Aar fna ion with iqp Gf four M In
eighteen hundred and sxty-eght, to be expended I
der the direction of the Attorey-Genera ten thousa
For payment of tho necessary expenses ineurrek
defending suits against the Secretary Of tho Treasu
OF his agents for the seizure of captured abandon
property, aud for the examination Of witnesses
claims against the United states pending IN any
the Court Of Clasms to be expended under the DIRE
ion of the Attorney General thirty thousand dollars
to be expended under the direction of the Attorn'
General in the detection ana prosecutor 1I Oh erin
For expenses to be incurred in the prosecution a
collection Of claims dut the United States to be dis6u
cd under the direction Of the Attorney General hitC
For detecting and Furnishing violation Of tho int
course acts Of Congress- and faauds committed in
Indian service the came to be expended by tho At
pensation Of witnesses. Jurors, and maTshalsi and
deraying such other expenses may be necessary
this purpose, ten thousand dollars.
For completing the revision Of the statutes and ,
pairing the, same, 70 be presented 10 the form Of
bills 70 the next Congress, including the paymon
salaries and incidental expenses OF the work. and p
pairing proper indexes thereto, to be expended un
tho supe vision of the Department Of Justice, TIVE
thousand dollars.
For tho repair Of tho City Hal building and VENT
ton of the rooms occupied by tho supreme court Of
District Of Columbia, two thousand Eve hun tired doll
MISCELLANEOUS
For continuing the collection Of statistics Of mi
and mining DO laid before Congress, 10 be eXpen
under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Treasu
sfteen thousand dollars
For the continuation Of the geological and goopral
cal survey Of the Territories OF the United States
Professor +. V, Hayden, under the direction of
of the Interior, during the fiscal end
june thirtioth eighteen hundred and seyenty-fC
seVentyfye thousand dollars, to DO available on
passage of this act.
For the preparation and publication Of the mi
charts, geological sections, and other engrayings