Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-02

distributing the same. and the editing the annual
statutes, under the direction OF the Secretary of |
state, twenty thousand dollars or 30 much thereof
as shall be necessary.
the observations Of the transit Of Venus, in Deoem
Der, eighteen hundred and seventy four, and 10 re-
turn me parties o. observation to The unltes states
vded for by the act making appropriations for sun
dry civil expenses for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieh eighteen hundred and seventy four, appro
we'd March third, eighteen hundred and seventy |
three. |
ton and importance OF the fur trade In the Territory
OF Alaska, as provided by act of April twenty g
ond, eighteen hundred and seventy four, ten thou
sand dollars, for the fiscal years eighteen hundred
and seventy four and eighteen hundred and seventy
five, to be expended under the direction OF the Sec
For the District OF Columbia the sum OF one mill
lion three hundred thousand dollars, 10 be expended
by the commissioners OF said District, and applied
a. ollows First for the payment Of interest on the
funded debt Of said District due July nrst eighteen
hundred aud seventy FOUR SECONDLY. to the payment
OF ofcers employees, and laborers OF the District
whether Of the District proper the board OF public
works thirdly, for the payment OF any indebted
ed, and the remainder to the current EXPENSES Of
said District. The money herein appropriated shall
be drawn from the Treasury from time To time as
the same may be needed, and only upon de aied
statements OF amounts to be paid and the persons to
whom or on what account payable, to which state
mpnts shall be appended the cert fcate of such COM
nissio that they have carefully examined such
accounts, and that they believe them to be Just and
dueto the respective claim ,nts thereof copies of
said statements together with a report Of all re-
celpts and disbursements OF said District govern
ment shallbe transmitted by them TO the President,
to be by him transmitted to Congress at the begin
ming of its next session: : Propided, Tha all sums
due any party exceeding one hundred dollars shall
be paid only by checks on the Treasury issued di-
recty to the party to whom the same is due And
protded further, That the sum Of seventy five thou
sand dollars OF said sum hereby appropriated shall
be used for the payment OF the workingmen employ
ed on public improvements on the streets and exca-
vatlons OF Washington, under the board Of pablo
works of the DstIlc OF Columbia the contractors
OF the same and the commiss oners are hereby au
thorized and ordered to retain, from the several
contractors who are indebted to the workingmen
and whose accounts have not been settled by the
board OF public works, the several sums due the
workingmen and the above sums, except much
thereof may be paid for interest, aforesaid to
be considered and adjusted hereafter part of the
proper proportional sum to be paid by the United
states towards the expenses OF the government OF
the District of Columbia.
For the payment OF g. II. Evans, for services un-
der the direction OF the Committee of Ways and
Means OF ihe Forty-second Congress, 1--WE hundred
dollars;
For the payment of M. A. Clancy, for services as
stenographer In taking testimony In the matter OF
the impeachment OF Richard Busteed, district Judge
OF the district OF Alabama, the sum of five hundred
and twenty five dollars
| quire into the Affairs of the District of Colum-
| bia, the sum of six thousand dollars. or SO much
thereof as may be necessary TO be available imme
diately
| The sum of thirty two thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the
expenses OF the board OF health OF the District OF
Columbia, for sanitary purposes, for the fiscal year
| ending july first, eighteen hundred aud seventy
1veand the commissioners of the District Of Colum-
bia be, and they hereby, directed to appropriate
| the same amount namely thirty two thousand two
hundred and twenty dollars, from the funds OF the
District OF Columbia not otherwise appropriated for
| the same purpose.
That the sum OF one thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated for the salary Of the Government tel
egraph operators at the Capital during the recess
| of Congress, five hundred OF the same to be pad
by the Secretary OF the Senate for saaay of operator
| q hundred dOlars n a mai
the Clerk OF the House Representatives, for the sal
| airy of the operator of the House.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
PUBLIC LANDS.
For rent of the office of surveyor general OF Lou
| siana, fuel, books, stationery, and other incl
dental expenses, one thousand eight hundred dol
| lars.
| For rent of ofice of surveyor general of Florida
fuel books stationery, and other incidental expen-
| ses, one thousand five hundred dollars.
II fe books satonery and ethsr Ui
denial expenses, two thousand two hundred dol
| lars.
Dakota Territory, fuel books, stationery, and other
Incidental expenses,two thousand four hundred dol
For rent of oflce of surveyor general of Kansas
| fuel hooks, stationery and other incidental expen-
| ses, two thousand dollars.
For rent OF ONCE OF surveyor general OF Colorado
Territory, fuel books, stationery, and other inclden-
| tai expenses, three thousand dollars.
For rent Of office OF surveyor general of New Mex
leo Territory fuel, books stationery, and other in
cdental expenses, two thousand five hundred dol
| lars.
For rent of ONCE of surveyor general of California
fuel books, stationery, and other incidental expen-
ses, seven thousand dollars.
For the rent OF of1ce of surveyor general OF Ida
no Territory, fuel books. stationery, and other in
cidenIal expenses, two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For rent OF ofice OF surveyor general of Nevada,
fuel, books, sta merry, and other incidental expen-
$751; four thousand dollars.
For rent of oflce OF surveyor general of oregon,
fuel, books, stationery, and other Incidental expen-
Bes, two thousand dollars
For rent of office of surveyor general of Washing
ton Territory, fuel books, stationery and other incl
dental expenses two thousand dollars.
For rent Of office OF surveyor of Nebraska and Iowa
fuel, books stationery, and other Incidental expen-
| ses, three thousand dollars.
For the rent of office OF surveyor general OF Mon
tana Territory, fuel, books, stationery, and other
incidental expenses two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
ritory, fuel books stationery, and other incidental
expenses, two thousand dollars.
For rent Of ONCE OF surveyor general of Wyo-
ming Territory, fuel books, stationery, and other In
cidental expenses, two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
zona fuel books, stationery and other incidental
expenses, two thousand i've hundred dollars
For recorder of land titles in Missouri, Ave hun.
dred dollars.
SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveying the public lands in Louisiana, al
rates not exceeding twelve dollars per linear mile
for township and ten dollars for section lines ano
for closing up the expenses of the oce so far as re
lates to the surveying of the public lands, nftsen
thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Florida at rate
not exceeding twelve dollars per linear mile fo'
standard lines twelve dollars for township and ten
dollars for section lines and for cosug up the ex
penses Of the office so far relates to the surveying
OF the public lands, ten thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands In Minnesota, a
rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mll'
for standard lines, twelve dollars for township
and ten dollars for section lines thirty thousand dol
| lars.
For surveying the public landsin Dakota Teruito
ry, at rates not exceeding twelve dollars per Inca
d mtle for standard lines nine dollars for township
and eight dollars for section lines, fifty thousan'
1 dollars.
a For surveying the public lands in Montana Terri
tory at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per nea
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township
and ten dollars for section lines forty thousand do
lars.
o For surveying the public lands in Nebraska, q
q rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per linear mil
for standard lines twelve dollars for township. an
| ten dollars for section lines sixty thousand dollars
o and the unexpended balance Of the appropriation
= the act of Juue TENTH eighteen hundred OF sevent
l. two, for the survey or the northern boundary
II Nebraska is hereby continued and rendered avait
!, BILE.
l. For surveying the pubic lands in Kansas at rate
i not exc eding twelve dollars per linear mile fe
le standard lines, nlne dollars for township and eigf
" do lars for section lines, eighty nine thousand an
8 seven hundred dollars
lg For su veyng the public lands IN Colorado Terit
I'd ry, at the rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per
ls near mile for standard Inns, twelve dollars TO
Of township and ten dollars for section lines, and II
u heavily timbered lands at augmented rates no eA