Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-04
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session of the Forty
Second Congress.
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY
GENERAL MATURING. 1881

lUEN EhAL N IL u hE-NO. Loo
An Act making appropriations for sundry civil
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seventy three and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That the following sums
be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for
the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fsca
year ending June thirtieth. eighteen hundred
and seyenty-three, viz:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FOR LIFE-sAyINa STATIONS.
For salaries of two superintendents Of the
life saving stations ON the coast of Long island
and New Jersey, ut one thousand five hundred
dollars each, three thousand dollars; and for one
supt rintendent on the coast of Cape Cod and of
Block island, Rhode Island. one thousand dol
lars.
For fifty four keepers of stations, at two hum
dred dollars each, ten thousand eight hundred
! dollars
For pay of crews of experienced surf-men at
! such stations and for such periods as the Secre
tary of the Treasury may deem necessary and
proper, seventy-nine thousand FIVE hundred and
twenty dollars.
For compensation of seventeen keepers Of
stations. at two hundred dollars each, three
| thousand four hundred dollars.
For contingencies of life saving stations on
the coast of the United States, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For the establishment of life saving stations
on the coasts of Cape Cod and of Block Island
Rhode Island, fifty thousand dollars Provided,
That all life saving stations hereafter erected
shall be erected under the supervision of two
captains of the revenue service to be designat-
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and to be
under his direction.
REVENUE>CUTTER SERVICE.
Thirty four captains, one hundred one lieu
tenants, and sixty three engineers and pilots
employed. three hundred and sixty one thou
sand three hundred dollars.
For rations for officers: Thirty four captains,
one hundred and one lieutenants, sixty three
engineers and pilots, twenty five thousand five
hundred and eighty three dollars and forty
cents.
For pay Of crews nine hundred and forty
two petty officers, seamen, cooks, stewards;
boys. coal passers. and fremen, two hundred
and eighty four thousand two hundred and
ninety two dollars. a.1.. rr3s.-
For rations for crews: Nine hundred and
forty two petty officers seamen, cooks. stewards.
boys coal passers, and fremen. three hundred
and forty four thousand seven hundred and
seventy two rations, at thirty four cents, in
Guiding liquor equivalent. one hundred and
seventeen thousand two hundred and twenty
two dollars and forty cents eight cents.
For fuel for thirty six vessels, repairs and out
fits for same. ship ehandlery and en2ineers
stores fer same. travelling expenses of officers
travelling on duty under orders from the Treas
ury Department, Communication of quarters and
contingent expenses, including wharfage, tow
age dockage. freight, advertising, surveys and
so forth, and miscellaneous expenses which
cannot be included under special heads, two
hundred and ninety thousand dallars.
| I6c MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
For supplying deficiency in the fund for the
| relief of sick and disabled seamen, one hundred
| and twenty Eve thousand dollars: Prorided.
| That no part Of this sum shall be used to sup
port any sick or disabled seamen entitled to be
| received into marine hospital, by contract al
ment of the Secretary of the Treasury. the &C
| ceptance of the lowest proposal will, for Other
| reasons, equally secure the proper care ano
treatment of marine patients.
| NATIONAL CURRENCY.
For paper. engraving, printing, express
charges, and other expenses of making and is
suing the national currency, one hundred thou
sand dollars.
4 DETECTION AND PUNISHMENT OF
CONTEMPLATING.
For expenses in detecting and bringing t
terfeting treasury notes, bonds, and other se
curities of the United States. and for detectini
other frauds upon the government, one hundre,
. and twenty FIVE thousand dollars
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury t
pay to Washington Sommers sum sufficient
make his salary, from October first, eightee
hundred and sixty eight, to June frA, eightee
hundred and sixty nine. that Of fourth elias
clerk in the Fifth Auditors Office one hundred
and fifty dollars, or SO much thereof as may b
necessary.
SENATE
For folding documents and material for th
san,e eight thousand dollars.
For labor. eight thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items. eight thousand dol
lara; furniture and repairs five hundred dollars
for fuel, OIL and cotton waste, for heating ar
paratus, one thousand dollars for the currer
fiscal year.
. For the expenses of the Joint Select Commit
? tee on alleged outrage. in the Southern States
!, the sum of one thousand four hundred and si1t
!. three dollars and twenty Ave cents, said sum I
); be carried for the puspose to the continger
8 fund of the Senate.
: JUDICIARY.
4 For defryiDg the expenses of the courts Of u