The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-06


five hundred dollars.
For lithographing mapping and engraving fol
both Houses Of Congress, the supreme Court ant
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
z FOR LIrE-sAyING STATIONS.
For salaries of two superintendent of the lifesay
ing stations on the coasts of Long island and New
Jersey, at one thousand five hundred dollars each
three thousand dollars; and for one superintendent
on the coasts of Cape Cod and of Block island Rhod
Island, one thousand dollars.
For fifty-four keepers of stations at two hundred
dollars each, ten thousand eight hundred dollars
For seventeen keepers of statious, at two hundred
dollars each, three thousand four hundred dollars
For ten Keepers Of Stations at two hundred dollars
each, two thousand dollars.
For pay of crews of experienced surf-men at smell
stations and for such periods the Secretary of the
treasury may deem necessary and proper, eighty
i've thousand dollars
For establishing new life-saving stations on the
coast of the United States, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For contingencies of life-saving staff ms on tho
coast Of the United States, fifteen thousand dollars
And that the Secretary of War be- and hereby is au
thorzed to establish signastatens at light houses
at such Of the fe-saving stations the lake or sci
and to connect the same with such points as may b.
necessary for the proper discharge Of the signal
ice by means of suitable telegraph-line in case!
where no lines are in operation to be constructed
maintained, and worked under the direction of the
Chief Sgnal-Oticer of the Army, or the Secretary
War and the Secretary of the Treasury and the use
of the fesaving stations sgnalstations shall be
subject to such regulations may be agreed upon by
by said officials; and the sum of thirty thousand
dollars Ia hereby appropriated to carry into effect
this provision.
REVENUE-CUTTER SERVICE.
For pay of thirty-four captains, one hundred and
ieutenants and sixtythree engineers and pilots
employed, three hundred and sixty-onc thousand
three hundred dollars
For rations for officers Thrty-four captains, one
hundred and one lieutenants, sixty-three engineers
and pilots, twenty-five thousand five hundred and
ty-tl dollars
For pay OF crews: Eight hundred and sixty petty
officers, seameu, cooks stewards boys coalpassers
seven hundred and forty-eight dollars.
For rations for crews Eight hundred and sixty
petty officers, scamen, cooks stewards, boys coal
passers, and fremen two hundr cd and ntpety-eipht
thousand seven hundred and forty-eight rations at
thirty-three cents, including the liquor equivalent
thousand five hundred and eighty
dollars.
For fuel for thirty-eght vessels repairs and out
fits for same, shipchandlery and engineers stores
for the same travelling expenses of officers travelling
On duty under orders from the Treasury Depart.
ment, communication Of quarters, and contingent ex.
penses including wharfage, towage dockage freight
advertising, and surveys and miscellaneous expen
ses which cannot be included under special heads
two hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
MARINE-HosPTTAL SERVICE
For supplying deficiency in the fund for the relie
of sick and disabled seamen, one hundred thousond
dollars and the Secretary OF the Treasury is hereby
authorized in his discretion, to sell the rarinehos
pital grounds and unfinished cast-iron hospital build
mgs, located in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana
and out of the proceeds of said sale to purchase
moro healthfnl site for marine hospital at point
which shall be convenient of access to and from the
port of New Orleans, and to erect thereon pavilion
marine hospital OF one hundred and fifty bed capaci-
ty with the necessary auxiliary structures in ac-
cordance with designs to be prepared by the Super-
wishing Architect to the satisfaction of the Superys
ing Surgeon Of the marinehospital service and an
proved blythe Secretary Of the Treasury Provided.
That said site and pavon-hospital shall in no event
cost more than the amount received from the sale
o,,A dc ,sal
lied to be sold: And Proyided further That in case
the materials Of the iron can with
advantage be used in the construction of other gov
crnment buildings now beng erected, said materials
may be used, and the amount of the money value
thereof, which shall be determined by tie Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby appropriated for the pur
poses of the new hospital Outof any moneys in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
For paper, engraving, printing, express charges
and other expenses of making and issuing the nation
al currency, one hundred thousand dollars
For replacing the worn and mutilated circulating
notes of national banking associations and for en-
craving and preparing in such manner and on such
paper and of such form and design as the Secretary
Of the Treasury may prescribe, circulating notes
for such associations to replace notes of design and
denomination now successfully counterfeited six
said national banking associations shall reimburse
the treasury the costs of the circulating notes fur
nished under this provision.
For expenses in detecting and bringing to trial and
punishment persons engaged in counterfeing treas
ury notes, bonds national bank notes. and other Sc
curities Of the United States and the coinage Thereof
and Tor detecting other frauds upon the government
one hundred and twenty -hve thousand dollars.
JUDICIARY.
Fer defraying the expenses of the courts OF the
United States, including the District of Columbia
for jurors and witnesses and expenses of suits in
which the United States are concerned of prosecu-
tons for offences committed against the United
States for the saekeeping of prisoners and for the
expenses which may be incurred in the enforcement
of the act relative to the right of citizens to vote
February twenty eight, eighteen hundred and seven
ty-one, or any acts amendatory thereof or supple
mentary thereto, three million dollars.
To purchase one hundred sets of Curts's Decisions
Qwenty-two Volumes Howard's Reports, (seven VOL
yoluhes2 and Blacs's Reports, (wo volumes, of
button By the Department of Justice to the several
circuit district and territorial judges of the United
States, twelve thousand and FIVE hundred dollars /:
and the Department of Justice shall be charged with
the distribution to the various judges and Courts Of
the statutes reports and other judicial documents
now provided for by law.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to purchase
of Little, Brown and Company two thousand of the
seventeenth volume of the United States Statutes at
Large for distribution, agreeaby to the act of Con-
gress direstng the distribution of the other volumes
seven thousand dollars.
For the support and maintenance of convicts trans
ferred from the District of Columbia ten thousand
dollars.
For cefraying the expenses of defending claims
under the convention with Mexico of fourth of July
eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. to he eynended
under the direction of the Attorney-General, ten
thousand dollars.
For payment of the necessary expenses incurred in
defending suits against the Secretary of the Treas
ury, 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; and for the defence of the
United States in the Court of Claims to be expended
under the direction of the Acknowledgement thirty
thousand dollars.
For this sum, so mnch thereof as may be neces-
sary to be expended under the direction of the At
torney General in the detection and prosecution of
Init toto
lars
For expenses to be incurred in the prosecution and
collection OF claims due the United States to be dis
bursed under the direction of the General
fifteen thousand dollars.
For detecting and Furnishing violation of the inter-
course acts OF Congress- and frauds committed in the
indian SERVICE tho same to be expended by the At
torney General in allowing such Increased fees and
compensation of witnesses Jurors and marshals and
in defayng such othet expenses as may be
for this purpose, ten thousand dollars.
For completing the revision of the statutes and
preparing the same, to be presented in the form Of
bill or bills to the next Congress including the nav
nent of salaries and incidental expenses of the work
and preparing proper indexes thereto to be expended
under the supervision of the Department of Justice,
twelve thousand dollars
For the repair of the City Hall building and venti-
ation of the rooms occupied by the supreme court of
the District of Columbia two thousand five hundred
dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
sor continuing the collection of statistics of mines
al INNING, to be laid before Congress, to be expend
r unaer the direction of the Secretary of the Treas
" E I, niteen thousand dollars.
eranbi tne continuation of the geological and geo.
Stafa. L survey of the Territories of the United
tion Of ITlolessor f. " Hayden under tho direc-
wear end;Se secretary of the Interior during the fiscal
seventv-foIs oune thirtleth eighteen hundred and
avaiiabla on seVenty-ive thousand dollars. to be
E tba On tne passage of this act W w
for the preparation and ,,., ~.
oa.arv - sections and other engravino. nee
@ 20 1SSstIate the annual and fpi n,H, -
o olates geological survey of tb vi
wenty .hoesah9 dollars, to be exncndnd
able for immediate use 'A0 Ah1erlor, to be avail
mat the sum OF ten thousand dollar.
thcreoi as may DC necessary is hereby " 50 liucn
TO enable Professor j. w. Powell To appropriated
terias and to present to Congress at it ms ma
report OF the survey of the Colorado S session
and its tributaries -""o oi the West
For continuing the inquiry into tba co,,,.a -. -,
decrease OF tho food fishes of the coast " me
lakes of the United States five thousanJ anu the
For the introduction of shad into the Irot
Pacific States, the Gulf States and Of the 9 inc
pi valley, and of salmon, white-fsb and o4han
full food-sbes, into the waters of the Tnid use
TO which they are best adapted seventeen tho,sa,
I'VE hundred dollars to be expended under tbe u;
rection OF the United States Commissioner If EEL
and Fisheries oi flsh
For preparation of illustrations for tho ,o,,ou.
the Uni cd States Commissioner of Fish md I OF
les, one thousand dollars 1914 'u flsher-
10 enable the Joint Committee on tbo T ;hr.u. 8.
purchase and print series of Unpublished W
documents relating to the early French disco1sres IN