Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-01

For coal for the heating and yenulstins APP
parHtns ior the fiscal year eighteen hu1arss
"a sventy-four, I've kundred dollars.
fo- Mileage Of Senators Who took their ses,s
twentieth, eighteen hundred snt seTsr,r-,e>-,s
one tnosssno one hundred and nfty Eve dollars
For reporting the proceedings and deha,es NJ
the Senate for the remainder OF Tie Fortv-
third Congress, not already paid for, forty-teo
thousand three hundred snd -sirty-foar donsrs
IN heu OF all compensation otherwise provided
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
To enable the Clerk OF the House 20 pay the
salaries OF nine messengers for the month of
March, eighteen hundred snd seventy three, A.
FER resolution Of the House of February tweufy-
seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy~t three,
lar and eighty cents
To supply = deficiency in the appropriation
Tor clerks TO com mittees OF the House Of Repre-
Sentstves curing the present fiscal year, the
sum of two thousand dollars; of which amoant
the sum Of seventy ave dollars shall be paid 60
A. r. Childs FOR services In aiding % complete
papers OF report number one hundred and
lhirty-nine.
TopAy the i've Official reporters OF the pro-
ceedings ard debates OF the House, for the re-
msinder Of the Forty third Congress, twentr-
four thousand eight hundred and fifteen dol-
lArs; and hereafter the pay OF the o-nciAl re-
poriers OF the proceedings and debates OF each
House khsll be 1fty thousand dollars for each
Congress; and the pay OF Official reporters OF
committees OF the Hc1se shall be tive thousand
lieu Of all other compensation for such services
ssid committees.
For compensation for clerical service rendered
10 the Committee on Reform Ia the Civil SER
vice nom January first, SIX hundred dollars;
and tor messenger % the Committee on War
Claims from January first, two hundred and
City dollars.
For fuel for the House OF Representatives for
the current fiscal year, two thousand i've hun
dred dollars.
To paw four vatchmen OF the Capitol police-
force fIOm January first % July hrst, eighteen
hundred and seventy-fOur, and no longer the
sum OF one thousand nine hundred and ninety
nine collars aud ntnety-two cents Is hereby
appropriated.
That the unexpended balance Of the appra-
pTiatiOn made In the act approved March third
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled
" An act making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses OF the Government for the nsCAi year
ehding JGne tLirtieth, eighteen hundred and
seveniy-four and for other purposes, )" for alter
ing and refitting the hall of the House OF Repre-
seutatyes for accommodation OF the increased
number OF members, be, and hereby Is, trans
ferred 20 the appropriation for the general care
and repairs OF the Capitol building, TO be used
for the Improvement and repairs of the same
under the Architect OF the Capitol.
Botanic Garden: For continuing improve
ments and buildings at the Botanic Garden,
three thousand dollars.
Capitol Grounds: For improving Capitol
Grounds, and for sewers aud street-Iahts for
same, twenty thousand dollars: ProridSd That
10 much of said sum ~ Is necessary shall he ex-
ptDueu p1 tne Afcnltect OF the L ApitOl IN forth
with removing from the Capitol Grounds the
engine building south OF the Capitol.
For the purchase OF the original lot numbered
one, square numbered six hundred and eiyhtv-
three, IN the city OF Washington. containing
about fifteen thousand superficial feet. with the
improvements thereon, for q ste for q ire
engine house, eighteen thousand dOIlars.
RefOrm-SchOol: To re-imburse the. fund of
the RefOTn-SchoOl in the District of Columbia
Tor work done and materials furnished for the
erection and furnishing OF the building and
grounds for the same, thirty-one thousand seven
hundred and seventy two dollars and twenty
Line cents; and the Attorney General Is hereby
directed To take such measures az shall be most
ehectual 20 enforce any right or claim which
the United States have 70 this amount OF money
or any part thereof, now involved ina the bank
Tnptey Of Henry ID. Cooke or OF jay Cooke and
Company, the same having been In the hands OF
said Henry ID. Cooke, as treasurer OF said Re-
form School, at the time OF his bankruptcy
and being then moneys belonging 70 the United
States, and TO inquire into this lOss OF the pub
lie moneys, and ascertain who il responsible
therefor, and institute such prosecutions as
public justice may require, and that he report
his proceedings therein 20 Congress in his next
annual report. Improved, June q is34