National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.


graves, shall be deemed q national cemetery
SO far only that the headstones of said soldiers
graves shall be renewed and maintained, Rnt
the graves cared for, under the provisions o.
law applicable to national cemeteries.
That section second of an act entitled HAr
act making appropriations for the support Of
the Army for the fiscal year ending june thir
tieth, eighteen hundred and seYenty-ive, and
for other purposes" passed at the present ses-
sion, shall be construed 70 direct the Third
Auditor of the Treasury to certify to the Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury the sum necessary IN
the settlement of accounts for steamboats, End
other vessels, pending in his Office, under the
Joint resolution approved December twenty
third, eighteen hundred and siXty-nlne, and
March third, eighteen hundred ana seventy
one, and said sum so certified shall DC excepted
from the operation of the said seeona secIlOn'
But nothing here.a contained SHAH Dc con-
strued to effect the present jurisdiction OF the
Second ComptroIler of the Treasury in this
class of cases: ProVSCsd, That the Secretary
of War is authorized to employ not exceeding
thirteen enlisted men for one year in the Ord
nance Bureau.
To enable the Secretary of War TO begin the
publication of the official records Of the war Of
the rebellion, both of the Union and Of the
Confederate armies, the sum OF fifteen thou
sand dollars And the Secretary of War is
hereby directed to have copied for the Public
Printer all reports, letters, kilograms, and gen.
eral orders not hsretC!ore copied or printed
and properly arranged in chronological order.
For continuing experiments with breech-load-
ing cannon, under the direction of the Secre-
tCrv Of War, the sum of ten thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated.
Fo! the purpose of testing Mr.. Lees breech-
loading gun, under the direction of the Secre-
tary Of War, the sum Of ten thousand dollars
is hereby appropriated.
To enable the Secretary of War to alter GER
tain stone buildings and make the proper walls
and constructions around the same, to fit them
for military prison, at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, the sum Of twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
SIGNAL OFFICE.
Observation and report of storms For ex-
Penses Of the observation and report of storms
by telegraph AMI signals, for the benefit of
commerce and agriculture throughout the
United States; for manufacture, purchase, or
repair Of meteorological and other necessary
Instruments; for telegraphing reports; for ex-
penses OF storm signals, announcing probable
approach and force Of storms; for continuing
the establishment aud connection of stations at
hte-saving stations and lighthouses; for iHstru-
ment-shelters; for hire, furniture, and expenses
of Offices maintained for public use in cities or
ports receiving reports; for river reports; fO=
maps and bulletins to be displayed in chambers
of commerce and bosris-Of-trade rooms and
for distribution; for books and stationery; and
for Incidental expenses not otherwise provided
for, three hundred and Gfty-hVe thousand three
hundred and twenty-five dollars.
To enable the Secretary OF War to extend
the line of military telegraph from Prescott to
Camp Verde and Camp Apache in Arizona,
four thousand dollars: ProViGCd, That Il Q Sec
Rotary Of War be, and lie is hereby, authorized
to pay the expenses Of operating and keeping
in repair the tclegraph-lincs constructed and
operated by the War Department in said Ter
ritory out Of any moRlys received for dispatches
sent over said ines; any balance remaining
after the payment of such expenses to be Gov
cred into the Treasury a miscellaneous re-
ceipt tie moneys received In any one fiscal
year to be used only in payment for the e1-
penses OF that year. And full report of the
receipts and expenditures in connection With
the said telegraph-linCs shall be made quar-
terly to the Secretary of War through the Chief
Signal Officer. And the Chief Signal Officer
shall have the charge and control of said lines
of telegraph in the construction, repair, and
operation Of the same.
For this amount, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for the erection Of winter quar-
tiers for troops stationed near the Red Cloud
and Milestone Indian agencies, thirty thousand
dollars.
NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN
LAKES.
For continuation of the survery of northern
Rnnd northwestern lakes, one hundred and
seYenty-fve thousand dollars; and the unex-
pended balances Of appropriations for "surVeys
Tor military defcnses" existing June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy three, be, and
the same are hereby, continued and rendered
available for the service OF the fiscal year end
ing June thirt!eth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-fye.
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS.
Support of Free1men's II ospital and Asylum
st Washington, District OF Columbia Pay of
medical officers and attendants; medicines,
medical supplies, and rations; clothing; rent
of hospital buildings; fuel and lights repairs
and transportation, fry thousand dollars;
PrOUided, That after June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seVenty-four, the Freedmen's
Hospital in the District of Columbia shall,
until otherwise ordered by Congress, be con-
tinued under the direction Of the Secretary Of
the Interior, who shall make all estimates and
pass all accounts, and shall be accountable to
the Treasury of the United States for all ex-
penditurCs; and all property, including hospital
and quartermaster's stores, belonging to said
hospital, and now in charge Of the Wsr De-
partment, be also transferred to the Interior
Department.
For one clerk of the first class, to keep the
accounts Of the Congressional Record, as re-
guired by joint resO luton of Congress.
For the National Association for the relief
of the Colored Women and Children Of the
District Of Columbia, ten thousand dollars.
For this amount, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for presents to the Sioux Of the
Leu O4OuQ anu hlB@SLOu6 OF spotted 1all
agencies, on condition that said Indians shall
TeHnquish their right, under treaty-stipula-
tons, to hunt in Nebraska, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
Collection and payment of bounty, prize
money, and other claims of colored soldiers
and sailors; salaries Of agents and clerks; rent
of Office; fuel and lights, stationery, and 50
forth; furniture and repairs; mileage
and transportation OF officers and agents; tele-
graphing and postage, eighty-fEe thousand
dollars.
For completing the medical and surgical his
tory Of the war, the unexpended balance OF the
appropriation made In the act of June eighth,
eighteen hundred and sevcnty-two, is hereby
continued and rendered available. And the
Surgeon-General is hereby authorized to con-
tinue on duty in his Office the acting assistant
surgeons now employed on said history during
the next fiscal year.
For continuing the publication Of the medi-
cal and surgical history OF the war, to be dis
tributed as Congress may direct, sixty thou
sand dollars; 10 be used in the preparation of
illustrations for a new edition OF five Thousand
copies Of entire work: PrOvidcd, That the neces-
ssry engraving and lithograPhing for those
publications may be executed under the direc-
tons Of the Secretary Of War, without adver-
tisement.
For completing the medical statistics of the
OVOSt-MaTshal-Gene Bureau, the uncx-
pended balance Of the appropriation made by
the act d July tWenty-eightl, eighteen hun
dred and slxJy-six, is hereby continued and
made available.
For engraving and printing the plates illus
trating the report of the geographical and geo.
logical explorations and surveys west Of the
one hundredth MERRIAM, to be published in
quGrtO-fOrm, the printing and binding to be
done at the Government Printing Office, twenty
five thousand dollars.
That the Secretary Of the Treasury be, and
Is hereby, authorized and directed to pay the
late firm Of Dempsey and O'Toole, as indem-
nifty for loss sustained by them by aunulment
Of a contract with the Post-Ofice Department
for furnishing stamped envelopes and news
paPer-wrapPers, the sum of twenty-nine thou
sand four hundred and thirty-three dollars and
eightY-nine cents: Pr0yided, That previous to the
payment Of the sum before mentioned, the said
Dempsey and O'TOOle shall deliver up, to the
satisfaction Of the POstmaster-Generai, all dies
aud dandy-rOlls by them used and provided for
the manufacture Of the envelopes aforesaid:
And pr0Vidcd further, That the sum aforesaid
shall be received in full satisfaction for all
claims and demands Of the said Dempsey and
O'TooIe for or by reason Of the annufment of
said contract.
For payment of costs and charges of State