Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-30

T. ] ing June lnlGllctn, eighteen hundred alO
- SeNentY-two and eighteen hundred and
sevcnty-three, one thousand five hundred
and Scventy-thrce dollars and fiity-eight
cents, or so much thereof as may be found
due by the Sixth Auditor Of the Treasury
Prordcd, That no part of this sum shall
be paid until vouchers properly receipted
from the parties who actually furnished
the goods shall he filed with the said Aud
itor: IHd prOtidcd JUrthcr, That no part
, thereof shall be paid to w. r. Clark until
) the final settlement of his accounts with
the Post ONCE Department.
For printing the text of the statistical at
las of The United States compiled by Fran
els n. Walker, under authority of the act
Of March third, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-threc, and for binding the entire edi-
tiOn of the same, three thousand dollars.
That for printing the preparatory circu-
lars, and for printing and binding at the
Government Printing Oflico the repOrt on
lie insurance statistics, made, under the
authority of the Eighth international sta
tistical Congress bv William Barnes. in ac-
cordancc with plan Of publication adopted
at said Congress, under the direction OF the
Secretary of State, any unCxpended bal
ancc Of an appropriation for the above pur-
pose made in the act Of March third, eigh-
teen hundred aud srventy-lhree, is hereby
continued aud rendered available.
That the proper accounting officer shall
allow and pay to Eunce Bafcus Whatever
sum may he found to have been due To her
stepson, Henry Barcus, as bounty or ar
tears of pay rs private of Company X,
| Eighth Regiment Iowa Veteran Volunteer
Infantry in the war of the rebellion, at the
| lime OF his death, and in accordance with
his last will and tcstament and the sum
required for this purpose is hereby appro-
! priatcd.
For the erection Of AN equestrian statue
Of Nathaniel Greene, in conformity with
! resolution Of Congress passed August
! eighth. seventeen hundred aud eighty-six,
! forty Thousand dollars; and one member
! Of each House Of Congress, 10 hr appoint
| ed hv the presiding officer of each House
| Of Congress, respectively, and George
| Washington Greene, OF Rhode Island, be,
| hud they are hereby, appointed "A commits
| sion to contract for the same: PrOuiicd,
! Tht the same shall be erected under con
| Tract, The amount To be paid under " hich
| shall not exceed loIty thousand dcllars.
To enable the Joint Committee on the
! Library to purchase such works of art for
urnntueniug the Capitol rs may be order
ed and approved, ten thousand dollars.
To- enable the Librarian If Congress to
employ two assistants. in connection with
the work of the npyright-department and
IN preparing complete index of subjects
to the documents and debates Of Congress,
at one thousand six hundred dollars each,
three thousand two hundred dollars. And |
the Librarian j. hereby charged with the
work of preparing such an index, under
the supervision of the Joint Committee ON
the Library and he is hereby authorized
ana required to complete the two SETS of |
congressional documents required by eN- |
iNtlng laws to bc deposited in the Library |
of Congress. and which were partially de- |
stroNed 10y fire; and to this end he NAV |
make requisiOn upon the Secretary of the |
Interior, in charge Cf the reserve of public |
documents and such volumes IA cannot
be supplied 10y the Interior Department |
may he transferred to the Library of Con-
eress from the documents in charge of the |
| Secretary Of the Senate, and of the CLERK |
Of the House or Representatives, the Ii |
hrarlln of Congress giving receipt there
for.
For nece' sary repairs Of the telegraph
line connecting the Capitol aud the Exeru-
Two Departments. one thousand dollars.
For salary of stenographer to the Spcre
iary OF the Treasury, two thousand four
hundred dollars.
That Of the uuexpended balance of the
appropriation made for tha office of the
Treasurer Of the United States for the fiscal
year ending with June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and scvcnty-iour, twenty thousand
dollars, or So much thereof aS may he re-
qulrcl, Tor the payment of salaries of such
additional temporary clerks, messengers,
aud lauorerS aS the Secretary of the Treas
uiy may find necessary for the work OF
that office, may be used for the pnrpnse
aforesaid, in the fiscal year ending with
June thlrtcth, eighteen hundred and sew
entN-hNe, and for temporary clerks in the |
Treasury Department, forty thousand dol
lars; PrOrided, That no part of these
amounts shall he expended for payment OF
additional compensation to clerks or en-
pluycd and 50 much as may be necessary
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to
carry into effect the joint resolution for the
relief of certain clerks and employees of
the United States approved June twenty
second, eighteen hundred and seventy
four, Is hereby appropriated.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to collect, procure, preserve, and arrange
for use all vouchers, papers, records, and
evidence, and to take testimony as to claims
against the United States, to be paid only
upon the certificate of the Commissioners
OF Claims, the sum of twenty thousand
dollars If the uneXpeuded balance of the
| appropriation made by act of March third,
| eighteen hundred and seVentY-three is
| hereby appropriated.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay the proprietors of the New York
| Tribune for advertising in SAID journal, the
| sum of eight hundred and thirty-nine dol
| lars and ten cents, or so much thereof as
| may he necessary, To be paid upon the au-
| DIT OF the proper accounting officers of the
! Treasury.
For payment of the expense of editing
! the revised statutes, preparing the same
| for publication, and distributing the same
! and for editing the annual statutes, under
the direction of the Secretary of State,
| twenty thousand dollars, or 50 much there
| OF as shall he necessary.
70 enable the Secretary of the Navy TO
| complete the observations of the transit of
| Venus in December eighteen hundred and
| seventN-iuur, aud To return the parties of
| observation to the United States, twenty
| five Thousand dollars. To he expended as
| provided 10y the act making appropriations
| for sundry civil expenses for the fiscal year
| ending June thirieth, eighteen hundred
aud SeventY-fur, approved March third,
eighteen hundred md Scventy-three.
For collecting information respecting the
condition and importance of the fur trade
| in he Territory of Alaska, rs provided hy
act of April iWentY-secund eighteen hun
drcd aud Srvemty-lonr, ten thuuSand dol
| lars, Tor the fiscal years eighteen hundred
| and sevcuty-inur and eighteen hundred
| and scVentY-tve, In he expended under
the direction pt the Secretary of the Treas
| urY.
For The District Of Columbia the sum of
one million three hundred thousand dol
| lars, to he expended hY the commissioners
| of said District, aud applied aS follows
! First, To the payment OF Interest on the
funded debt of said District due July first,
| eighteen hundred aud seventv-iour; see
ondly, to the payment of officers, employ
cc', and lahprcrs Of the District whether
| Of the District proper or of the board of
public works; thndiy, for the payment of
any Indebtedness for which the securities
| of the District are pledged, aud the remain
der To the current expenses of said District.
| Tho money herein appropriated shall he
drawn from the Treasury from time TO time
rs the same may be needed, aud only upon
detailed statements of amounts to be paid
and the persons TO whom, or on what ac-
count payable, to which statements shall he
appended the certificate of such commits
sioners that they have carefully examined
such accounts, and that they believe them
to he just and due to the respective claim
ants thereof copies of said statements to-
| "A nf all nj nd Al lia.
bursements of said district government,
shall be transmitted by them to the Presi-