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appropriate to enable said committee to pur-
chase Of art the he and shall ba
enged for the purpose of providing for statue Of
The late Edward Dickinson I Baker
grass five thousand dollars; and the selection of
5ian together with the location and supervision of
consist of the chairman of the Joint COMMITTEES on
the Library, the chairman of the COMMITTEES on Puh.
lie Buildings and Grounds of the Senate, and the
| To enable the Clerk of the House of Ranresa,+o-
ives to pay the thirteen crippled and disabled SOL
9,eis now IN the employment of the Doorkeeper Of
se Louse, from March fourth, eighteen hundred and
sevent-three, twelve thousand six hundred dollars
for furniture and repairs of the same for public
pnnt under the control Of the Treasury Depart
hi9 T, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
| :. FOR fuel, lights, and water and miscellaneous
Items lor buildings under the control of the Treas
uiy department., two hundred and twenty-five tnou-
1, For heatingapparatus for public buildings uhGer
Ihe control of the Treasury Department. one nun
For wants safes and locks for public buildings I'M
der the control of the Treasury Department. seventy
For nhotoaranhine' engraving, and printing plans
of public Buildings under control OF the Treasury
Department, five thousand dollars
| For construction and verifcatlon o. standard
WEIGHTS and measures for the custom-houses of the
United States and for the several States and of me-
trio standards for the States twelve thousand dollars
For pay of custodians and janitors of public build
ings under the control OF the Treasury Department
| one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to paw to
| Warrington Ssmmers sum sufficient to make his
salary from June first eighteen hundred and sixty
that of fourth class clerk in the Fifth Auditors
| office, one hundred and fifty dollars Or so much
| thereof as may be necessary.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury ia collect
| captured and abandoned property of the United
States, and to collect, procure, and preserve all
vouchers papers. records and evidence and to take
testimony to claims against the United States to
be paid only upon the certificate of the commission
eTs OF claims seventy thousar d dollars.
ono fhn Gao
parties to observe the transit of Venus in December
| eighteen hundred and seventy four one hundred
thousand dollars, to be expended by the commission
createu DY tne act OF june TENTH eighteen hundred
and seyenty-two: Provided, That no part of this
appropriation shall be covered into the treasury
til the objects for which it is made shall have been
accomplished: Ind prooided further That the Sec
rotary Of the Navy is hereby authorized to detail
Two vessels OF the navy from the Asiatic or Pacific
stations to convey parties to the points selected for
observation with which there is no regular commun-
cation.
To enable the Secretary of the Navy to deposit
with the assistant treasurer of the United States
Washington city, District of Columbia the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars, subject to the order
OF the United States district court for District Of
Columbia, in the case of the United States against
the rebel steamer Sumter, in price, said sum is here
| by appropriated.
| To purchase land adjoining the Naval Academy at
| Annapolis, Maryland, and for improving the same.
for the purpose Of extending the area and creating
additional convenience for quarters, fortyve thou
sand dollars, much thereof may be necessary
but money shall be paid for said land until the
| same to the United States
For the expenses of the Joint Select Committee on
Alleged outrages in the Southern States the of
one thousand and eigbty-seven dollars and twenty
CENTS the said to to be carried for the purpose to
the contingent fund of the Senate.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
PUBLIC LANDS.
For rent of Office of surveyor-genera of Louisiana
fuel books stationery, and other incidental
| two thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent OF Office of surveyor-general of Florida,
fuel books, stationery and other incidental expenses
| one thousand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor general of Mime
sofa, fuel books stationery and other incidental ex-
| penses, two thousand two hundred dollars.
| For rent of office of surveyor-gen of Dakota
Territory fuel, books, stationery, and other Incl
| dental expenses, two thousand dollars,
For rent of office of encouragement of Kansas
two thousand dollars.
For rent of office of SURVEYOR general of Coor,,1
Territory, fuel books stationery and other pcidon-
tai expenses two thousand dollars.
For rent OF Office of surveyor-general of New Mex
leo Territory, fuel books stationery and other INCL
dental expenses, two thousand dollars,
For rent Of office of surveyor-general of Califor-
mia, fuel books stationery, and other incidental ex
penses, seven thousand dollars.
For rent OF office of surveyor general of Idaho
Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other Incl
dental expenses, three thousand dollars
For rent of Office of surveyor-general of Nevada.
fuel books, stationery and other incidental expenses
three thousand seven hundred dollars
For rent of Office of surveyor-general of OREGON
1nel books stationery and other incidental expenses
| two thousand dollars. -
For rent of office of surveyor-general of Wash
ngton Territory, fuel, books, stationery and other
incidental expenses two thousand dollars.
Eor rent OF office Of encouragement of Nebraska
ana Iowa. 1uel, books, stationery, and other incl
densal expenses two thousand five hundred dollars
For rent OF office of surveyors general of Montana
territory, fuel books stationery, and other nciden-
| tai expenses two thousand five hundred dollars.
| For rent of office of surveyor-general of Utah
Territory fuel, books, stationery, and other Incl
dental expenses, two thousand dollars
For rent Of Office of surveyor-general of Wyo-
ming Territory, fuel books stationery and other in
cdental expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars
For rent of office of suryeyOr-genera Of rizopo
Territory, fuel books stationery and other nciden-
! tai expenses, two thousand five hundred dollars
SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveying the public lands in Louisiana at
rates not exceeding ten dollars per linear milo for
township and eight dollars for section lines eighteen
thousand dollars
not exceeding ten dollars per linear mile for stan
dard seven dollars for township, and six dollars for
section lines, twelve thousand dollars
For surveying the public lands in Minnesota at
rates not exceeding fourteen dollars per linear
for standard miles twelve dollars for torsip. and
ten dollars for section lines fifty thousand dollars;
Procided, That there shall first be paid out of said
fifty thousand dollars, to the Saint Paul and Sioux
City Railroad Company, the sum Of one thousand
three hundred and seventy dollars for surveys al
said State.
~, at rates not exceeding twelve dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, nine dollars for township
and eight dollars for section lines, eighty thousand
| dollars
For surveying the public lands in Montana Terri
tory at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township,
Sand ten dollars for section lines, sixty thousand dol
lars.
For surveying the public lands in Nebraska. at
rates not exceeding twelve dollars per linear mile for
standard lines nine dollars for township and eight
dollars for section lines sixty thousand dollars to
take effect upon the passage of this act
For surveying the public lands in Kansas at rates
not exceeding twelve dollars per linear mile for STAN
dard lines, nine dollars for township, and eight dol
amount, to be available from and after the passage
Of this act.
For surveying the public lands in Colorsd Terri
tory ct rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard lines. twelve dollars for township
lars.
For surveying the public lands in Idaho Territory
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile
tor standard lines twelve dollars for township, and
Territory at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per
linear mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for
township, and ten dollars for section lines thirty
thousand dollars. '
For surveying the public lands in Arizona Terrific
ry at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township
and ten dollars for section lines, twenty thousand
For surveying the public lands in California, at
rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for
twelve dollars for section lines, and for heaviytim-
bered mountain-lands, at augmented rates. not ex-
ceeQnS eISnSeen collars per linear mile for standard,
sixteen dollars for township and fourteen dollars for
section lines, ninety thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Oregon at rates
not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for STAN
dard lines, fourteen dollars for township and twelve
dollars Tor section lines, forty thousand dollars.
Eor surveying the public lands in Oregon denscy
covered WIN forests OF thick underground, at rates
not exceeding eighteen dollars per linear mile for
standard, sixteen dollars for township and fourteen
dollars for section lines, thirty thousand dollars one
third OF SAID amount tn be expended east of the Cas-
cade mountains. ~ ~
For surveying the public lands in WASHINGTON
Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per
linear mile for standard lines fourteen dollars for
township and twelve dollars for section lines and for
heavily timbered lands at augmented rates. not ex-
ceeding eighteen dollars per mile for standard six
teen dollars for township and fourteen dollars for
section lines, seventy thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Utah Territory,
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile
for standard lines, twelve dollars for township, and
ten dollars for section lines, twenty-f thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Nevada, at rates
not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mile for
dard lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dol
lars for section lines, fifty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Wyoming Terri
Tory at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear
mic Ior standard, twelve dollars for township and
ten collars for section lines fifty thousand dollars
- For survey OF the western boundary of Wyoming
territory, at rate not exceeding fifty dollars per
linear ME, estimated distance two hundred and
seventy miles, thirteen thousand eight hundred
and fifty dollars.
For survey OF SO much of the south boundary of
"a ~ urnan fxynr,