Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-10-22

New York assay-officc: For incidsnt-
al expenses ofthe New York assay Of:
6cc, twcnty five thousand dollars.
Loss in the redemption Of old COP.
per cents, being the difference between
tho nominal value Of the old copper
cents aud the value Of the same US
metal, seven thousand five hundred
dollars.
That all balances in tho Treasury r.
naming unexpendel on the first day
Of July, eighteen hundred and seventy
four, OF appropriations heretofore made
for buildings aud sites Of buildings
named in this act, and all balances Of
appropriations heretofore made, and
sufficient for the completion of Guild
ings under the Supervising Architect
Of tho Treasury not named in his act
during the next fiscal year. be, and
they are hereby made available for the
fiscal year ending june thirtieth, eight
cen hundred and seventy-6ve.
SEC. 3. That the Secretary of the
Treasury is hereby directed TO inquire
into the amounts Of liabilities due from
the Choctaw tribe Of Indians to indi-
viduals, as referred to in articles twelve
and thirteen Of the: treaty of June
twenty seconds eighteen: i1undrec aud
fifty betweed .tho United States
and the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes
Of Indians, and to report the same to
the next session of Congress, with a
view Of ascertaining what amounts, if
any, should be deducted form the sum
due from the United States to said
Choctuw tribe, for the purpose of ena-
bling the said tribe to pay its liabilities
and thereby to enable Congress to
provide fund to be held for seduca-
tional and other purposes for said tribe
as provided for in article thirteen OF
the treaty aforesaid
SEc.4. That the clause In the act en-
titled IAN act making appropriations
tor sundry civil expenses Of the Gov
eminent for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seven.
ty-four, and for other purposes" ap,
proved March third, eighteen hundred
and seventy-thrce, which provides that
"lhc Secretary of the Treasury be and
he is hereby directed to pay to the
census takers Of eighteen hundred and
sixty, Or their assigns, the sums set to
their credit now in the Treasury of the
United States, any provision Of exist
ipg laws to the contrary notwithstand-
ing" is hereby re.enacted and declared
to include az entitled to payment and
to be paid, both marshaIs and assistant
marshals employed in taking said Cen
sus
Sec. s That section six of the act
entitled IAN act making eppropria-
tons for the consular and diplomatic
service of the Government for the year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun
bred aud seventy-6ve. and for other
purposes" approved June eleventh,
eighteen hundred and seventy-f'ur,. be
amended by striking out the following
words,viz: "Contingent expenses OF
foreign intercourse proper, and Of all
missions abroad, such as"
Sec. 6. 10 enable the Secretary of
War to carry out the provisions Of the
act approved April twenty-third. eight
cen hundred and seventy-tour. entitled
can act to provide for til e r. lieflof the
persons suffering from the overflow Of
the Lower Mississippi River" and also
Of the joint resolution authorizing the
President to issue Army rations and
clothing to destitute people on the Tom
bigbee, Warrior, aud Alabama Rivers,
approved May twenty-eight, eighteen
hundred and seventy four, the sum IT
four hundred thousand dollars is here
by appro 2riated out 0, any money III
tho Treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted, for the purpose Of purchasing sup
plies Of food to be issued under his d.
rection to any and all classes Of desti
tute persons living on or near the Low
err Mississippi, Tombigbee, Warrior
and Alabama Rivers, who have been
rendered so by reason Of the recent
overflow; aud that the Secretary OF
War make detailed reports to the Con-
gress of the expenditures under this
act, and of the act and joint resolution
aforesaid: Provided, That tho authority
hereby conferred upon the Secretary OF
War shall expire on the first day Of
September, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-four; and none Of the moneys
hereby or formerly appropriated shall
be expended except in cases where the
Secretary of War shall be satisfied that
there is an actual and pressing case Of
RESTITUTION and that such restitution is
directly caused by said overflow: Provi-
ded further, That any balances remain.
ing unexpended from the appropria-
tiou provided for in the act of the TWEEN
ty.,hird OF April, eighteen hundred
and seventy four, aforesaid, may be
used for the purposes expressed in Ell
Their said act or said joint resolutian:
And provided further, That the Sec
rotary of War may use any Of the mon
ey hereby or formerly appropriated for
the relief Of the destitute people upon
the Tennessee River when satisfied
that their necessities arise from the
recent overflow of said river.
Approved; June %, 1871. .,---, ~,--.--
To tho Public.