The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-04

five thousand dollars; and j. w. Powell in Utah,
tceen thousand dollars under the direction OF the
Secretary of the INTERIOR during the fiscal year end
ing june thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
five, in all, ninety thousand dollars.
For the preparation and publication of the ma ps
charts geological sections, and other engravlngs
necessary TO illustrate the reports OF the United
States geological surveys of the Territories thirty
five thousand dollars, to be expended under ire DE-
rection of the Secretary of the Interior.
For continuing the inquiry into the causes OF the
decrease of foodshes of the coast and Of the lakes
of the United States, five thousand dollars.
For the introduction of shad into the waters OF the
Pacific States, the Gulf States, and Of the Mssiss-
ippi Valley, and of salmon, white hsh, anu otneI
useful food fishes, into the waters OF the United
States TO which they are best adapted, seventeen
thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended under
the direction OF the United States Commissioner OF
Fish and Fisheries.
For preparation Of illustrations for the report OF
the United States Commissioner of Fish and FISHER
les, one thousand dollars.
To enable the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tjyes to pay the fourteen crippled and disabled SOL
diers now in the employment OF the doorkeeper OF
the House of Representatives, from July hrst 10
December seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy
four ten thousand three hundred and hfty-three
dollars and seventy six cents.
To enable the Clerk of the House of Representa-
iyes to paw for extra clerical services in the Com
mittee on War Claims, rendered necessary by tne
reports of the Commissioners OF Gains, hVe nun
dred dollars. ~,
TO enable the Clerk of the House to pay to the
widow of David b. Mellish, late member OF the
House. a sum equal to the salary of member or
Congress from the date of the death of said Melish
to the end of the Forty ongress, three thou
sand nine hundred and sixty-eight dollars.
To nav Harriet p. Phisk, employed under tne door
keeper of the House for attending to the ladies' re-
firing room of the House, six hundred dollars per
annuD. ,. :. A.,
office of the Secretary of the Senate shall hereafter
be twelve hundred and ninety-slx dollars, and sum
sufficient to pay the increase hereoy maue' De- anu
the same is hereby, appropriated.
For folding the report of the Commissioner OF Ag-
rcuture for the years eighteen hundred and seventy
two and eighteen hundred and seVenty-three twenty
five Thousand dollars or so much Thereon as may DC
necessary for the folding room of the House,
For extra stenoeraphc reporting fer Committees Oh
Investigation of the House of Representatives, Ior
the first session of the Forty-third Congress, SIX
thousand dollars or SO much thereof as may be nee
essary be audited and paid under the direction OF
the House Committee of Accounts.
For postage-stamps for the office OF the CLERK OF
the House of Representatives, the Sergeant-at-Arms
of the House of Representatives. and the Secretary
of fine Senate one hundred dollars each and for the
Postmaster of the House, fifty dollars, three hun
dred and fifty dollars; and for amount already ex
pended by The Sergeant-at Arms for postage stamps
two hundred and fifty dollars.
To enable the Postmaster-G General to pay the BAL
timore and Ohio Railroad Company for extra services
in TRANSPORTING mail matter their road during
the latter months of the fiscal year ending june
thirtietb eighteen hundred and seventy,three, SIX
teen thousand two hupdred and seventy dollars anu
To enable the Postmasier-General to pay for not
exceeding thirty thousand copies quarterly OF the
Official Postal Guide. to be compiled and puphshed
under contract not to extend than five years. TO
be made with parties doing said work at the lowest
rate, twenty thousand dollars.
10 enable the Postmaster-General to pay the bal
ance due on account OF the purchase and repair OF
furniture for the post Office in the United States GUS
tom house at beSas hgnred and
seventy-two and eighteen hundred and seventy
three one thousand five hundred and seventy-tnree
NAV he found due by the Sixth Auditor of the Treas
ury: Prnuided. That no part OF this sum shan Dc
paid until vouchers properly receipted from ole PAT
ties who actually furnished the goods shall be hed
with the SAID udtor: And prortded Iurther, lhaG I
no part thereof shall be paid to w. T. Clark until
the final settlement of his accounts with the Post
Office Department.
For printing the text of the statistical atlas of
the United States compiled by Francis A. Walker,
under the authority of the act OF March third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and for binding
the entire edition of the same three thousand COLLARS
That for printing the preparatory circulars, anu
office the report lfe-insurance statstles, MADE;
under the authority of the Eighth International
Statistical Congress- by William Barnes IN a az ord
Congress, under the direction OF the Secretary OF
State any unexpended balance of an appropriation
third eighteen hundred and seveptythree, hereby
continued and rendered available
That the proper accounting officer shall allow and
pay to Eunice Barcus whatever sum may be found TO
have been due to her s,epson, Henry Barcus, as
bounty arrears of pay as private OF company
X Eighth Regiment Iowa veteran t t;r in Of
his DEATH and in accordance with his last Will ana
testament and the required for this purpose Is
tnr the ere,;1on of an equestrian statue of Ma
thaniel Greene, in conformity with a resolution OF
Congress passed August eighth, seventeen hundred
and forty thousand dollars and one mem
Der of each House of Congress, to be appointed by
the presiding officer of each House OF Congress re-
spectvelv, and George Washington Greene, OF hnoue
Island be- and they are hereby, appointed a com
mission TO contract for the same: Pr0Uaded, Inat
the same shall be erected under contract, Ine
amount be paid under which shall not exceed forty
thousand dollars.
To enable the Joint Committee on the Library to
purchase such works of art for ornamentng the Cap
ftol as may be ordered and approved, ten thousand
dollars.
TO enable the Librarian Of Congress to employ
two assistants in connection with the work OF the
copyright department, and in preparing c0mp,eteS
index of subjects to the documents and debates OF
Congress- at thousand six hundred doilars eacn'
three thousand two hundred dollars And the LIBRA
ran is hereby charged with the work OF preparing
such an Index under the supervision OF the JOINT
Committee on the Library and he is hereDy au'hor-
lied and required TO complete the two sets OF con
gressional documents required by existing laws 10 oe
deposited in the Library of Congress, ana wnlen
were partially destroyed by fire. and to this end he
NAV make requisition upon the Secretary Oh the
Interior in charge of the reserve of public docu-
ments; and such volumes as cannot be supplied by
the Interior Department may be transferred 10 tne
Library of Congress from the @ lei ~ car y
the House of Representatives, the LlDrarah Oh Ooh-
gress giving receipt therefor.
For the necessary repairs of the telegraph line con-
necting the Capitol and the Executive Departments,
one thousand dollars.
For salary of stenographer to the Secretary OF the
Treasury two thousand four hundred dollars.
That Of the uneXpended balance OF the approprl-
att On made for the office of Treasurer OF the United
States Tor the fiscal year ending june thirtletn,
eighteen hundred and seventy-four, twenty thousand
dollars or so much thereof as may be required, 1or
the payment of salaries of such additional Temporal
ry clerks, messengers, ana laoorers as tne
of the Treasury may fluid necessary for the work OF
that Office may be used for the purpose aforesaid, in
the fiscal year ending with June tbrtieth, eighteen
of,If for tnt, aIRrLC
i'm the Treasury Department. forty thousand dollars:
Pr0vided That no part of these amounts shall be
expended for payment of additional compensation 10
clerks or employees; and SO much as may be neces-
sary to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to car.
nv into effect joint resolution for the relief OF GER
tain clerks and EMPLOYEES Of the United States ap
seyenty-fonr, 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 on
ly upon the certificate Of the Commissioner OF CLAIMS
the of twenty thousand dollars OF the unexpend-
ed balance of the appropriation made by act OF
March third eighteen hundred and seventy three, is
hereby re-appropriated.
proprietors of the New York Tribune for adverts-
lug in said journal, the sum of eight hundred and
thirty-nne dollars and ten CENTS or SO much thereof
as NAV be necessary be paid upon the audit of the
proper accounting officers Of the Treasury.
For payment Of the expense Of editing the re-
vised 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, SO much thereof as
shall be necessary.
10 enable the Secretary of the Navy to COM
plete the observations of the transit of Venus in
december eighteen hundred and seventy and
to return the parties of observation to the United
States twenty-five thousand dollars, to be expended
as provided by the act making appropriations for
sndry civil expenses for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, ap-
proved March third, eighteen hundt ed and seventy
three. -
For collecting information respecting the condition
and importance of the fur trade in the Territory OF
Alaska as provided by act of April twenty-second.
eighteen hundred and seventy-fOur ten thousand
dollars. for the fiscal years eighteen hundred and
seyenty-four and eighteen hundred and seventy.fve
to be expended under the direction of the Secretary
of the Treasury 49,
For the District Of Columbia the sum of one mill
ion three hundred thousand dollars to be expended
by the commissioners of said District, and ap-
piled as follows First to the payment of interest ON
the funded debt OF said District due July first, eight
cen hundred and seventytour; secondly, to the pay
ment of officers employees, and laborers of the Dis
trct whether of the District proper or of the board
of public works; thirdly for the payment OF any in
debedness for which the securities OF the District
are pledged, and the remainder to the current ex-
penses of said District. The money herein appropri-
ated shall be drawn from the Treasury from time to
time as the same may be needed and only upon de-
tailed statements OF amounts to be paid and the per-
sons to whom or on what account payable to which
statements shall be appended the certificate OF such
commissioners that they have carefully examined
such accounts and that they believe them to be just
and due to the respective claimants thereof copies
of said statements together with report OF all re-
ceipts and disbursements of said District govern
ment shall be transmitted by them to the President