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eighteenth, eighteen hundred and flfty-six,
entitled "An act to regulate the diplomatic

twenty per centum of the amount of an
nual compensation subject to the same in
timation in said section contained.
TO reimburse r. s. Kendall, late con
sui Of the United States at Strasburg, 70
unavoidable expenses, incurred by th
sudden discontinuance of that consulate Il
consequence Of the invasion of France b,
Germany. one thousand dollars.
IV.--CoMMERcrAL AGENCIES.
Schedule C.-Amoor River, Apia, Ga
boon, Saint Paul de Loanda, Lsnthala
Sabinilla. i-al
V.-CoNrMERcIAL AGENCIES.
Schedule Madagascar, San Juan de
Norte, Santo Domingo. haa
For interpreters to the consulates il
China, Japan, and Siam including loss by
exchange, five thousand seven hundred dol
lars. ~ ~ ~
For marshals for the consular courts II
Japan, including that of Nagasalsi, and il
China, Siam, and Turkey, including loss BY
exchange thereon, seven thousand sever
hundred dollars. a 9olio 5tle
For stationery, bookcases, arms of the
United States, seals, presses, and flags, and
payment of rent, freight, postage, and
miscellaneous expenses, including loss by
exchange thereon, one hundred thousand
dollars; and the Secretary of State is here.
by authorized to furnish seals to consular
agents of the United States, the cost of
which shall be betrayed out of the sum
hereby appropriated.
! For expenses for interpreters, guards,
and other matters at the consulates at Con-
stantinople, Smyrna, Gambia. Alexandria,
Jerusalem, and Beirut, in the Turkish do
minions, three thousand dollars.
For rent Of prisons FOR American con-
vlcts in Siam and Turkey, and for wages
Of the keepers of the same, including loss
by exchange, four thousand dollars.
For rent Of prison for American con-
victs in China, one thousand five hundred
dollars. $500
For wages of keepers, care of offend.
ers, and expenses, ten thousand dollars.
a For rent of prison for American con.
victs in Japan, seven hundred and fifty
dollars. N 3iAa rhas
For wages Of keepers, care of Offend
eers. and expenses, five thousand dol
lars rIsi. s.ii 4di i4so 49,
y For expenses incurred in bringing home
from foreign countries persons charged
with crime, and expenses incident there
to-, including loss by exchange, five thous-
and dollars. Y a.5 Ii 4; !. t.'l,.,
For relief and prokection Of Anne rican
seamen in foreign countries one hun dred
dollars. A4'i 1870
I For expenses which may be incurred in
acknowledging the services of masters and
crews OF foreign vessels in reseuing Ameri-
can citizens from shipwreck, five thousand
dollars. nn1 Dfs se,its lil
10 meet the necessary expenses atten-
dant upon the execution of the neutrality
act, to be expended under the direction of
the President, iii conformity with the third
section of the,act of May first, eighteen
hundred and ten, entitled "An act fixing
the compensation o. ministers and consuls
residing on the coast of Barbary, and for
otaer purposes twenty thousand dollars,
10 meet the payment OF the last annual
nstalment of the proportion contributed by
The United States toward the Capitalization
IF the Scheldt-dues, sixty-six thousand five
hundred and eighty four dollars. /
For the annual proportion due from the
government of the United States of the
expenses of Cape ,Spartel light, on the
,oast Of Morocco, two hundred and eighty
i've dollars. - !, ll i'- 81 ~
United States and British claims COM
mission .a 5 Ell E. a j
For salaries Of secretary, assistant sec
etary, messenger and Waterman, four
thousand four hundred dollars. '
For contingent expenses, namely: Rent,
uel, stationery, books, gas, printing, tenn
'orary clerks, and other miscellaneous ex-
lenses of similar character, twelve thou
and two hundred and forty dollars.
United States and Spanish claims COM
mission:
For salaries of commissioner, counsel, |
eeretary, and messenger, eleven thousand [
wo hundred and twelve dollars. 9ai
For contingent expenses, three thousand
even hundred and lightweight dollars.
' United States and Mexican cleims COM
nissioners ~ iai ~
For salaries of commissioner, umpire,
gent, legal assistant to agent, secretary,
wo clerks at one thousand four hundred !
ollars each, two translators at one thous-
nd five hundred dollars each, messenger
nd assistant messenger, twenty-three
thousand seven hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses, five thousand
)llars. AZ
SEC. 2. That when any diplomatic or
onsular officer of the United States shall
ie in foreign country in the discharge Of
is duty, there shall be paid to his widow,
r, if no widow survive him, then to his
eirs at law, a sum Of money equal to the
llowance now made to such officer for the
he time necessarily occupied in making
ne transit from his post of duty to his
esidence in the Uniled States. TO meet
ne expenses of this provision, there is
ereby appropriated, for the year ending
une thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy |
our, sum not exceeding five thousand
ollars. % , % a
SEC. 8. That no consular officer of
ne United States shall hereafter grant %
ertificate for goods, wares, or merchan-
lse shipped from countries adjacent to
ne United States, which have passed q
onsulate after purchase for shipment.
Approved, February %. 1878.
CEREBRAL NATURE--No. 45.l
IN ACT making appropriations for the
support of the Military Academy for
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eigh-
teen hundred and seyenty-four.
] Be it enacted by the Senate and the House
Representatives of tho United States
America in Congress assembled, That