Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-09

penses OF tile government for the fiscal year end
Ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, and for other purposes. 'll r,5 vi
Be u enacted By the Senate and House Of Represef
dttDs QI the Ued States Of Anertca ~ Congress as
sem1lea That the following sums be- and the same
ter expressed for the fiscal year ending June thf-
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-threes viz:
JUDICIARY.
Fnr defraViuQ the expenses OF the courts OF the
UJited States Including the District OF Columbia;
for Jurors and witnesses, and expenses OF suits In
which the United states are concerned, q pr0seou.
states; for the safe keeping OF prisoners; and for
the expenses which may be Incurred in the enforce
went Of the act relative to the right of citizens to
vote of February twenty ighth, eighteen hundred
tind seventy-one or any act amendatory thereof or
supplementary thereto, three million two hundred
Thousand d0larH OF which sum two hundred thou
sand dollars shall be available for the expenses In
CURED during the present fiscal year. the said act
b ling hereby supplemented and amended 80 as 10
fnrther provide as follows: "That whenever, in any
county parish In any congressional district there
shall he ten citizens thereof OF good standing who,
prior to any registration of voters for any election
at which Representative In Congress. or prior 10
any election at which Representative in Congress-
is TO be voter for, shall make KNOWN In writing. 10
the Judge OF the circuit court of the United states
for the district wherein Bdd county or parlHhis Hlt
aIe their desire to have said registration or election
both guarded and scrutinized IL shall be the duty of
the said Judge Of the circuit court within not less
than ten days prior 10 said registration election
as the case may be, TO open the said court at the
most Convenient point in said district; and the said
court when so opened by said Judge, shall proceed
20 appoint and commission, from day to day, and
from time 10 time, and under the head Of the said
Judge, and under the seal Of said court, for such
election district or voting precinct in said congress
iona district, as shall, In the manner herein pre-
change, or renew said appointment from time TO
time, two citizens residents OF said election dis
trot or voting precnt in said county or parish. who
shall be Of different political parties, and able TO
road and write the English language, and who shall
be known nov ana as Hs t OF
as required herein, SHALL therefrom and thereafter
and up to and including the following day Of the
election, be always open for the transaction OF bus
mess under this act; and the power and Jurisdiction
hereby granted and conferred shall be exercised,
well In vacation as IN term time; and Judge slt,
Jurisdiction, including the power of keeping order
and Of punishing any contempt Of his authority, as
when sitting In the court; PToutded, That no com
pensaon shall be allowed TO the supervisors herein
authorized to be appointed, except those appointed
In cities or towns Of twenty thousand ol more IN
this act supervisor OF election who Is not at he
time Of hs appoint qualified voter OF the county,
porsh election district, or voting precinct for which
he is appointed And no person shall be appointed
deputy marshal under the act OF which this is amen
datOry, who is not qualified voter a. the time OF
his appointment iu the county, parish, district, or
precinct TO which his duties are 10 be performed
Aud section thirteen of the act OF which this is an
amendment shall be construed to authorize and re-
Qure the circuit courts OF the United states in said
sec ion mentioned TO name and appoint as soon as
may be after the passage Of this act the commits
which such appointments have not already been
made In conformity herewith And the third sec
tlOR OF the act TO which this s an amendment shall
he taken and construed to authorize each of the
Judges of the circuit courts OF the United States to
designate one or more of the judges OF the district
sing under this act the act to which this ia an
amendment And the words "any pertOn" in Sec
tlOn four of the act of May thirtyrs eighteen hum
,lred and seventy, shall be held TO include any Oi-
Ger or other person having powers or duties OF an
ocica character under this act or the act to which
this is an amendment: PToDided That nothing In
this section shall be construed as to authorize the
appointment Of such marshals or deputy marshals
IN addition to those heretofore authorized by law;
And IT0Dtdsd further, That the supersisors herein
provided for shall have no power or authority TO
make arrests or 10 perform other duties than TO be
in the immediate presence OF the officers holding
the election, and witness all their proceedings,
the counting of The votes and the making of q re-
turn thereof. And so much of said sum herein Rp-
prOpHated may be necessary for seid supplement-
ed aud amendatOry provisions is hereby appropria-
ted from and after the passage OF this act
For the support and maintenance OF conyicts
transfer red from the District OF Columbia, ten thou
saIld dollars.
For the compensation of special ceunsel and other
legal services, and for Incidental expenses in TAX
ing testimony, fees OF witnesses aud OF commission
ers in relation to claims before the mixed American
and British claims commission, twenty-five thous-
and dollars.
For defraying the expenses of defending claims
under the convention with Mexico OF fourth OF luly
eighteen hundred and sixty-elght, TO be expended
under the direction OF the Attorney General, ten
thousand dollars.
in defending suits against the Secretary OF the
Treasury, or his agents for the seizure OF captured
or abandoned property; and for the examination Of
witnesses In claims against the United States pend
ing In any Department. aud for the defence OF the
uuited States In the Court of ClaimH to be expend
ed under the direction of the Attorney General
thirty thousand dollars no part OF which shall be
paid TO attorneys or councillors at law for profess
HiOnal services, for appearing and assisting In the
trial OF causes in the Supreme circuit or district
courts OF the United states, or Court OF Claims;
and that the Attorney General make report TO Con-
press at the end OF the fiscal year OF the manne OF
tho expenditure Of this fund.- and to whom and for
what purposes paid.
FJr this sum, or so much thereof as msV be neces-
say, 20 be expended under the direction OF the At
tOfiley General IN the detection and prosecution
crimes against the United States, nifty thousand
dollars.
For the expenses to be incurred in the prosecution
and collection OF claims due 10 the United States TO
b disbursted under the direction of the Attorney
q neral, twenty-five Thousand dollars.
To enable tue Secretary of the Treasury to collect
ptured aud abandoned proE eIty OF the United
ates, and TO collect procure, and preserve ali
vouchers papers, records and evidence. and TO take
testimony as 70 claims against the United States to
be paid only upon the certificates OF the commits
sipners of claims, one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. -
For continuing the collection OF statistics OF mines
aud mining, 20 be laid before Con sresa, TO be OK
pended under the direction Of the Secretary OF tile
Treasury, fifteen thousand dollars.
For the continuation or the geological survey OF
the Territories OF the United States by Professor f.
Y HAYDEN, under the direction of the Secretary Of
tn INTERIOR during the fiscal year ending june thlr
tath eighteen hundred and seventy-three, seventy
nye Thousand dollars.
For completing the survey of the Colorado OF the
West hnd its tributaries by Professor j. w. Powell
under the direction Of the Smithsonian Institution,
twenty thousand dollars.
For continuing the inquiry into the causes Of the
h OF the food fishes OF the coast and the lakes
OF the United States, five thousand dollars,
For the Introduction OF the shad into the waters
Of heEpaclnc States, the Gulf states, and OF the
Mississippi valley and OF salmon, white fish, and
tel States to which they are best adapted, fifteen
thousand dollars to be expended under The direction
Of The gnlted States commissioner OF fsh and nsh-
CrtHs.
10 enable the Superintendent OF the Coast Survey
10 astronomical observations to be made at one
OF the highest points on the line OF the Pacific rail-
rOrd two thousand dollars.
TO enable the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
Thomas Donaldson uhlanCe due him for SERVICES as
constructing superintendent of the penitentiary
bnldng at Boise city, idaho,tw hundred and forty
dollars and fifteen cents.
4 . enable the Secretary OF the Treasury to repay
IT, @. NJ. Lockwood late mail contractor the amount
OF Iine paid on the order OF the Post Master
General, but afterwlrd RENTED by that of1Ger,
fol' hundred and seventy-seven dollars and nfty-
cents
FJr contingent expenses of the oflce of the secre
taiy OF tue Territory OF Wyoming, one thousand
five hundred dollars.
TO enable tho Secretary Of the Interior to pay only
the reasonable expenses heretofore incurred for
IRV ng roadway and curbing and paving sidewalks
front of the property OF the United states IN the
District of Columbia, one hundred and ninety-two
Jusand six hundred and twenty dollars, or 30
uch thereof as may be necessars aud all railroads
ire hereby prohibited on the street and street
opta of karragnt, Scott and Franklin squares; al
n further street ratlr0ar shall be laid down III
Tue city OF Washington without the consent OF Con-
grpsI,