The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-13

GENERAL NATURE-N0.2 81
AN ACT making appropriations for extraordinary
expenses OF the naval service.
Be IL enacsed By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives ofthe United States Of 4merica in Con-
gress assembled, That the following sums be, and
they hereby, appropriated to be paid out Of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
meet extraordinary expenses in the naval service
during the fiscal year ending June thrteth, eighteen
hundred and sei enty-four, namely:
For pay of the navy, three hundred thousand dol
For contingent expenses of the Navy Department.
twenty five thousand dollars.
For the Bureau of Navigation, twenty thousand
dollars.
For the Bureau of Ordnance, five hundred thous-
and dollars.
For the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting. five
hundred thousand dollars.
For the Bureau of Yards and Docks, twenty thous-
and dollars.
For the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, three
hundred thousand dollars
For the Bureau of Steam En- cheering, three huh
dred and thirty five thousand dollars.
For the Bureau of Construction and Repair two
million dollars.
Approved, December 81, 1873
GENERAL NATURE-No 81
AN ACT to establish post route from the village of
L'Anse, in the county of Houghton and State of
Michigan, to Huron Bay, in said county and State.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiues Of the United States Of Anerica in Con-
gress assembled, That post route from the village
of EAnse, in the county OF HOughton and State OF
Michigan, to Huron Bay in said county and State,
be, and the same is hereby, established.
Approved, january 0, loi4.
GENERAL NATURE-No At
AN ACT relating to the limitation Of steam pressure
of sells used exclusively fo- towing and carving
freight on the Mississippi river and its tributa-
RIGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
gress assembled That the provisions of an act en-
titled San act to provide for the better security of
life vessels propelled in whole in part by steam'
&c,approved February twenty eighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy SO far as they relate to the
limitation of steam pressure of steamboats, used ex-
clusivey for towing and carrying freight the Mis-
sisippi river and its tributaries are hereby so far
modified to substitute for such boats one hundred
anu MY pounds OF steam pressure IN place of one
hundred and ten pounds as provided in said Tor
the standard pressure upon standard boilers of forty
two inches diameter and of plates of Onequarer OF
an inch in Thickness; and such boats may, on the
written permit of the supervising inspector of the
district in which SUCH puas shall
ness. oe permitted to carry steam above the standard
pressure of one hundred and ten pounds, but not
ceeding the standard pressure of one hundred and
fifty pounds to the square inch
Approved, January 6, 1874.
GENERAL NATURE-No 81
AN ACT to SO amend the laws relative to internal
to allow distillery warehouses to be COZ
tinued in use after changes have occurred in the
management OF the business
Be it enacted 5y the Senate and House of Ran
resentatiUes of The United States Of Anerito
in Congress assembled, That when from death or
from any other cause there shall be change in the
person, firm company engaged in the business of
disting at any distillery, and the person firm or
company that by of such change ceases to
carry said business at such dstilery has at the
time of such change spirits in the dstillery ware
house. it shall be lawful for the Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, po the written consent of the sur
yving principals nd sureties interested, and under
such rules and la ions and upon such other con
ditions, as he may Prescribe to permit the succee-
ing person, firm or company to the distillerv
warehouse on the premises in the same manner as Il
1t did not contain distilled spirits belonging 60 the
original person firm or company after setting apart
and separating by secure and unbroken partition
such portion of it may be necessary for the storage
and sae-keeping of the spirits distilled by the orgi-
lowed by law for the removal of distilled spirits from
dHtiiery warehouses. or until said spirits are re-
Tha 1sa mat
pair in any way affect the lien existing at the time
Of such change under section one of the internal rev.
eight, amended, or other liabilities under any ID
ternal revenue law, but the existence of such den
shall be no ground for refusing to approve the bond
in section eight Of the said act of July twenty eight
cen hundred and y-eight as amended to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
Approved January 8, 1874.
$3.50 GENERAL NATURE-No. 81
AN ACT making appropriation for the legislative
expenses Of Colorado Territory.
Be it enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States Of AmericG in Con-
sress assembled, That twenty thousand dollars be-
and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
for compensation and mileage of the members of the
legislative assembly of Colorado Territory and for
pay of clerks, officers and contingent expenses there
Approved, January II, 1874
.s.ts ~, GENERAL NATURE No. IL
AN ACT repeating the increase of salaries of mem
bers OF Congress, and other officers.
Be 1t enacted BY the Senate and House of Repre-
seetatices Of the United States of america in Con-
third, eighteen hundred hundred and seventy-three,
entitled - act making appropriations for legsla-
tive executive, and judicial expenses Of the Govern
mi ENDING III aip
hundred and seventy-tour," as provides for the in
crease of the compensation of public officers and en-
poyees, whether members of Congress, Delegates or
Others except the President of the United States and
the Justices Of the Supreme Court be, and the same
is hereby, repealed and the salaries, compensation
and allowances of all said persons, except afore-
said, shall be as fixed by the laws In force at the time
OF the passage OF said act: ProUided That mileage |
shall not be allowed for the first session of the Forty
third Congress; that all moneys appropriated as COM
pensation to the members of the Forty-second Con-
gress In excess OF the mileage and allowances fixed
oy law at the commencement OF said Congress- and
which shall not have been drawn py the members of |
said Congress respectively, or which having been
States are hereby covered into the Treasury of the
United states and are declared to be the moneys of
the United States absolutely, the If they ha/
never been appropriated aforesaid. |
Approved, January 20, 1874.
[GEDERAL NATURE-Nos]
AN ACT to amend the act entitled "An act making |
appropriations tor sundry civil expenses of the |
th for the fiscal year ending June thir
other purposes approved March third eighteen |
hundred and seventy three.
re y enacted By the Senate and House of Redre-
sentdtives Of the United Ststes of AmericG in Oon-
gress assembled, That the act entitled IAN act MAX
erppopriations for sundry civil expenses of the
eiohteen 3r tne fiscal year ending June thrtieth
hundred and seyenty-four and for other
md approved March third eighteen hundred
ana seVent-three be, and the same Is bereh aJ
ed by adding to the proviso in the esnSa amend
rearing 10 tae public printing and bndina TAU tb sct
tives'' Vi representa- |
Approved, January %, 1874.
j. G. BLAINE,
SpeGeer Of the House of Representatives
MATT Ii. CARPENTER
President Of the Senate pro tempore.