The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-04
l. LAWS
OF THE
UNITED STATES
PASSED AT THE
First Session Ofthe FOrty-Third Congress.

ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-fye, and for other purposes.
Re II euoc.ed by the Senate and House Of Repre-"
sentatires ofthe United States Of America IN Cor
gress assembled That the following sums pc, anu ine
Same hereby appropriated 1or the oDecfS thr
after expressed for the fiscal year ending Jpne tmr
tieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-flve, namely
PUBLIC PRINTING AND BINDING.
For the public printing, for the public binding, and
for paper for the public printing including the cost
Of printing the debates and proceedings of Congress
in the Congressional Record million six hundred
and forty-fve thousand five hundred ana seven d4i-
lars and cents ana out Oh ne h dnne by
appropriated, printing and bn1lng may DC done ny
tie Congressional Printer to the amounts following
namely: .,,a.,,a ao,,ors. for
the Department of State, twenty-five thousand dol.
lars. for the Treasury Department, three hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars; ior tne war H ,
partment one hundred thousand dollars; ioT the
NAVY Department, seventy-tive thousand dollars;
for The interior Department, two hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars; for the Agricultural
Department, twenty thousand dollars; for the De-
partment OF Justice and the Attorney Generafs
Office, ten thousand dollars; 1or tne Supree Hoar.
of the United States twenty-five thousand dollasj
for the Supreme Court of the District OF Columbia,
five thousand dollars; for the Post-Ohic Depart
ment one hundred and seventy-ive thousand DOL,
ars; and for both Houses Of Congress, six hundred
and fifty thousand five hundred and seven dollars
and sixtysix cents: Prog.ded, InaI nefeaiee5 .he
the heads of the Executive Departments, respective
w. only such limited number OF the annual reports
Of such Departments and necessary accompanying
reports of subordinates may be deemed necessary
for the use of Congress Provided hopecer, That no
expensive maps illustrations shall be printed with
out the special order of Congress. p.
For lithographing, mapping, and engraving LOT
both Houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, anu
the Court of Claims, thirty thousand dollars.
For the expenses of compiling and preparing the
Congressional Directory, twelve hundred doiiaIsi
which shall be expended under the dlreGtoh oi .ne
Joint Committee on Public Printing. and the COM
mittee shall appoint some suitable person 70 super
intend the same and snail pay him out OF this APP
preparation such compensation or additional compeh
sation as they may deem proper
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FOR LIFE-sAvING STATIONS.
For salaries of two superintendents of the life
saving stations the coast OF Long Island ana new
Jersey at one thousand five hundred dollars each,
three thousand dollars; and for one superintendent
on the coast of Massachusetts, one thousand uOars
and for superintendent on the coasts OF Name me
and New Ham SHIRE one thousand dollars; and for
one superintendent the coasts OF Virginia and
North Carolina, one thousand dollars.
For conversation of the assistant Secretaries OF
the Treasury the Secretary of the Treasury aud the
Commissioner OF Customs, each four thousand tive
hundred dollars per annum and sum s9mcie1lt 10
paw the amount Of increase in these salaries is here
For one hundred and two keepers of stations, at
two hundred dollars eac0, twenty thousand1ouf nun
bred dollars.
For pay of crews and experienced surfmen at such
stations and for such periods as the Secretary OF the
Treasury may deem necessary and proper one nun
dred and five thousand two hundred and slxty-four
dollars -,
coasts of the United States twenty thousand dollars
For establishing life-saving stations on the
sea and lake coasts of the United States as author,
lied by law of the present Congress- three hundred
and forty-two thousand three hundred and four dol
lars and forty-four cents -
To carry into effect joint resolution numbered four;
granting medals to Captain Jared S. Crandall aud
Others passed at the third session OF the
ond Congress, approved February twenty-fourth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-tnree, rne tnousanu
six hundred dollars.
REvENUE-CUTTER SERVICE.
For the pay OF thirty-four captains, one hundred
49,. 80. Se engineers ana
pilots employed three hundred and sixty-one thou
sand three hundred dollars.
For ratiops of officers: Thirty-four captains,
hundred and one lieutenants, sixty-three engineers
and S
For pay OF crews: Eight hundred and sixty petty
officers. seamen cooks, stewards, boys, coa.passers,
and fremen, two hundred and eighty-three thousand
dollars.
For rations for crews: Eight hundred and sixty
petty tSTes bnnd~ed and thirteen
thousand and nine hundred rations, including the
liquor equivalent ninety thousand dollars.
For fuel for thrty-eght vessels, repairs and out
fits for the same, ship-chandlery and engineers
stores for same, travelling expenses of officers tray
cling on duty uncer orders from the Treasury De-
partment Communication of quarters, and contingent
expenses, including wharfage, towage, dockage,
freight advertising and surveys and miscellaneous
expenses which cannot be included under special
heads, two hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
Fer building a steam revenue vessel tor the Pacific
coast, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
MARINE HOSPITAL SERVICE.
For supplying deficiency in the fund for the relief
of the sick and disabled seamen, one hundred thou
sand dollars.
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
For the following clerks in the office of the Comp
troller of the Currency: Two clerks Of class three
two clerks of class one nine female clerks total,
thirteen thousand seven hundred dollars ProUided,
That the amount appropriated shall be reimbursed
the sTSe P ac to M e Of
United States notes, provide for the redistribution
of the national bank currency, and for other pur-
poses"
For paper, engraving, printing, express charges,
and other expenses of making and issuing the ma
tional currency, one hundred aud ten thousand dol
lars to be disbuTsed under the direction of the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury.
For the purchase Of an engine and machinery,
and for the erection and expenses incident to its
operation for the maceration of national bank notes.
United States notes. and other obligations OF the
sand dollars and that all such issues hereafter de
stroyed may be destroyed by maceration instead of
burning to ashes, as now provided by law and that
much of sections twenty-four and forty-three OF
the natona-currency act as requires national bank
notes be burned to ashes is hereby repealed; that
the pulp from such maceraed issue shall be disposed
of only under the direction of the Secretary of the
treasury.
For expenses in detecting and bringing toI trial
and punishment persons engaged in counterfeiting
Treasury notes. bonds national-bank notes, and 9TH
er securities of the United States. and the coinage
eminent, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars to be disbursed under the direction of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury.
JUDICIARY.
For defraying the expenses of the courts of the
United States, including the District of Columbia;
for jurors and witnesses and expenses of suits in
which the United States are concerned of prosecu-
lions for offenses committed against the United
States; and for the safe keeping of prisoners; and
fol the expenses which may be incurred in the en-
forcement Of the act relative to the right of citizens
to vote, OF February twenty eighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one, any acts amendatory there
OF or supplementary thereto, three million dollars
transfer the District of a, en tSou
sand dollars.
For the payment OF the necessary expenses in
CURED in defending suits against the Secretary of
the treasury or his agents. for the seizure of cap
turred or abandoned property; and for the examina
ton Of witnesses in claims against the United States
pending in anv Department; and for the defense of
the United States in the Court of Claims, to be
pended under the direction OF the Attorney General,
thirty thousand dollars.
For expenses to be incurred in the prosecution and
collection of claims due the United States to be dis
bursed under the direction OF The Attorney General
ten thousand dollars.
For this sum, or SO much thereof as may be neces-
sary, 20 be expended under the direction of the At
General in the detection and prosecution of
crimes againsG the United States, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
Fer defraying the expenses of defending claims
under the convention with Mexico of the fourth of
July, eighteen hundred and sjxty-eight, to be
pended under the direction of the Acknowledgement,
ten thousand dollars.
For detecting and Furnishing violation of the inter-
course-acts OF Congress, and frauds committed in
the Indian service, the same 10 be expended by the
Attorney General, in allowing such increased fees
and compensation of witnesses, jurors, and mar
shals, and in defrayng such other expenses as may
be necessary for this purpose, ten thousand dollars
For completing fourteen cells, the iron steps and
gallery In the United States Pententary at Deer
Lodge, Montana, six thousand and twenty dollars:
Provided, That this sum shall be sufficient to COM
plete the work.
TO enable the Acknowledgement to pay for the ed
itng and preparing for publication, and the super
intending of the printing, of the thirteenth volume
of the Opinions of the Attorneys General including
also the expense incurred in copying the same one
thousand dollars.
To place the United States penitentiary building at
Steilacoom, Washington Territory in suitable con-
diton for the reception and confinement of convicts
seven thousand two hundred and seventy-one dol
lars ProUided That this shall be sufficient to
complete the work.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For continuing the collection of statistics of mines
and mining to be laid before Congress- to be ex-
pended under the direction of the Secretary OF the
Treasury, ten thousand dollars.
For this amount, or much thereof as may be
necessary to enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay the amount of three several judgments rem
dered by the circuit and district court for the south
ern district Of Ohio, against Reuben H. Stephenson,
the survey of the port of Cincinnati thousand
and Blk teen dollars and eighty six cents.
10 enable the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
the judgment recovered by John p. Tweed against
Benjamin f. Flanders, deputy general agent of the
Treasury Department, the sum of nine thousand
two hundred and eighty dollars and forty-eght