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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1870)
OF THE TJNiySP -STATES . tStD A aCCOMS SEseKS OF TBI FORTT- i FIRST tOKES. A BK80LCTIOK teHran aa approptiatieu for th rubtrfi prlatina- , i .SMotewf by fy"Sr Mo?pm- o r.vW .Safes o America sn con- greas MmiW.' V ! That th ItenuiT f b Treasury be an J.oj- uinler "appropriation for BrlntlBsand .1,1 . imw Ih un' hnodrt-d boo 7lJiolZ,.7 b Ic'i-di..... .lx.,tnounu wollar. . . v Approved, Vsrch a. I VP- , JOINT RKSOLCTION la relation1 to tb cowatrBO tko of th hock fslead brida rlZZr?CnZl Stat, Tnat. lu the eviction eftobrWi .? BulMtxiMd bT QmriA eertH t Mls-ts-ippi Id the plate, and Iu Is where agency XsL the iocelau ill wlties un Ow -in couul m whoeedlstrict Use wreck ey nav hniH Buck lati lnwtrj f War, z. 4 . uau - -w,W krm'l roajdTo only. to construct th 1 1 pl.ce ia bftiow tn. railroad tr. r --umrt.d- bf Ui CMaoi iaetu.er.: j-viiur- ...... , kn aa .hell th. expenditure on the part or tn Colled Slaw, excee! o. m Won dollar. Approved, March 45, 1870. CONVENTION BITWIIM Til ffriTCD STATE iSD BELGIUM. ! rSOCliMittON. By ths fV.ioliofA Fnili State of America. Where a ifloTwiilco Oeaotoe; in ilhte. imtnu Btfe end prtvil,goronul, hwwi ttie United Imwof Assartc. and ba Majesty the Kioaofthe Belsi waa evaciwd4 and signed by ih-ir reepeo site pa-B-p tentiarti", at Brus-wsl, the nttb da of beo-mber, eighteen hundred aa sixt-e . .ituh courMtioa, toeing in tha KntciUh and reBCB Uu aaaa la word fur word aa ht lowa : tt, Praatdant of lha TJnitad Biataaof Amarica and Ma Majnty the Kia, of iba Belgians reogn log lbs mil? of drfitiiog tba riabta, priTilagaa asd im. Hnuntltas of eonaalar cfflcara tn tha two conn Irlea, daani it asprdieat to-oondada a eonaalar ootiTantton tor tba purpose. Amordingl tbaj bava named : Tba Pna Jent of tba Col tad 8 atea of Amarica, Benr? Sheoa lsnford, m otiaai oT ths UnitaJ ettfaa. tbetr Aialatar raid nt poar bla Msjwits the Kioa;of ba IWIa ; and hi MJ-tj tb King of tba Blgiana, tha CWor Jnla Vandar C'ttrbalen, grand cit off the ordrf f ifaa Eotch lUm, Ac , Ac, bia n.inlatar of foreifca aOatra; who, afur baaing eomnmn cataJ to sat h oibar tbstx faU powara. f- aod to be In gocdand prapar for, bare agreed upon ba fjliowlag article ) AjttiOLa Z. Bach af tba blgb eontracUng par! la agree to ra aaiaa froa tba other, con-sol, afae-cooral. and aonaalar acanta, tn all Ita pom, cities and places, akcepstboaa w here it may not ba con variant to raoogniaaanch offloera. Tbi reaeiTattun, however, abail no applf to onaoftba bleb contractu a pax lias wllboatateo applying to aaary otber power. Abticu II. Oocaalar cfDeara, on tba preaentation of their '' eomamiaeioBa in tba forma eslablisbad in their retoec aiva oooauie. shall ba larniabad a lib tba necessary a so oatnr free of charge, avrd on tha axblbltion of thai test amaat, tbay ahall ba permitted to ei j y th- rl rhta, prercgmUTaa nse lnniuun graaUo by Uua CMlTantior . Imcu IIC. Oananlni offlosra, ci na of tha State by whicb they am appointad, shail ba exempt ,fr an arreat x aapt tn tha oasa of oOeusee whKb.tbe ocal leghiMitloa qiMkliies as crimes, and pnnlabea it aa anno ; ttoia kulUtnrr brlletinga, from aarsica in lha militia or in tba anriunal gnard, or In tba rea.alr arnjy, a- d f om nil "n-1 aMarai, State, or mane,piai ir now eTer, tbay are at so of tb 8 a.te where ihey reeKie. or own proverty. or engage to bnsiuasa there, they abell bo tiabla to tba ame charges ot il binda na other citixeos of lha oonntry, who are mat chanta cr ownara o property. AaiiCL iy. Noconanlar officer a ho H aeitim of tba State by wnich be waa appointed, nna who is not tn geged in btninnss. abail ba eotnpeJled to appear aa n naaa before) tha cunria of liia country m hera he Stay raairta. w ban the teaiimony of such a consular vAcar ia needed ha snail be touted in wilting to' appear taconrt, and if n nab la to do so, hie les timany ahall be reqoeauo in writing, or be taken or ally, at his dwelling or office. It ahall b the aaty of said eonaalar officer to com ply with thai raqneet, without any delaj which can dea not tral of the baveocrured. and who shall Immediately b tntormed utttmoc cnrret.ee, sb .11 take nil necesiary n.sares Ur the .. i - i.r.,1 the i.rewTH of prop erly roohZmi sotboiilies rhill vtberwiaa lo l.rfetla . t.-r the a..!.. V" rJ;r ,b' pT,'Z leouoa of loe loine-t of the eoreore. If Ibejr da not beHwa to br crews lht h been wieche-J. snj to carry mio . ff-t ihoa. iaucn. uls wade tor the en try aod expi lauuu erf the, tnercbandtoa iad. li la a de-rsleuu that eoeh a.icbudie u not to be sub Jeotedto any caitom house cbaritea, uolos, it be In tsode'd fjr o-ueua,ptK.B m the counny where toe wrevk may bare takeu iloce. . iTt'Ll XV. In caaa of tha deaib of any cit c of the TJaited X'eiea IB bvUiuni. or ol a cii ,n ot Ueiiuiu lu tl e rjuiard eteuew, without haiiig auy k'.owa hens or Lslameutwiy executor by btm appiutd, the com peteut lucl aulhwiiliea shall iotrui tbecousulser consu'ar sKents ol tta uaiiun to which tba deceased oeloi ga of ihe circum uuuee iti order that necessary iofuimatiun uiay bs luiiu.ataiely iorwarded to par ties uiterested. JlKTlCLV XVI. The pre rati t oohvrn4iou shall remain in fjree for ih j s-ace ol ten ears, couuting tram the day tf the txcbaniee ef the rsliliaAtiO-s, which shell be made in c,'Ule.Ta.tty with the respecure coostltutioiis t f (he two coaoiriea, and excbued at Biu:aela wiihin tha periud ot u nuitai, or ao nar llpe-ssible. la. c, ueilb.r parly gives botice, twelve months alter the exi'iretiun ot ihe ta-d pviiod if teo yeara, cf ttain ten. ion act to renew i ii. s couvenuon, it snsll reaaaln force one er le.oiee . aod so ud ft.m vwr lu tear nnlil the expiration of a year frjm the day on which oue oi io pa, tte aoaii iive aiveu sucli botice. Ia faun wh&reuf the respective ptenrpotebtiarle navesijued tbia cobvantion, and have heretmio af fix d their eeta. Dona at B. nxels. In duplicate, the 6f h day cf De- vmuwk, uijwvu uuuuita ana sixty toluol . Taeal 1 Ard whereas the amid convention has been dole ral.fi iid ou both parts, and the respective rauhcatioiia Mow, theiefoeet it known that I Ulysses 8. G aut, -rmdotit of the United Sit es ot America, uevv v-eei ,ej- said oetiiveutlem t'J be made public, to 'MBi't.-a lhal Ibe suoe, aud every clause aud ar ticle theree.1. may be obaerted aud fnlblled iu good 'tt by the United Sttas and the citlzena throI I iim a hereof I have herc-auto set my haud -rw.,1 Ilte v ailed Stales to be I IT xed iHi iu tit. city oi aab.8ion, tuts (eveutb dey , me jew oi our tL.rH one thou: uu .e m umuuivu wit eeveoty, sag II Um u. aepeaueace ol tne uaiiel HUM the ninety. (.WW J lutuut. . U. 8 GRANT. B the PrtfiJnt : U A. VISION FISTT. I Secretary cf Stat TREATY BETWGkK tub , UNITED STATES AND TUB KINGDOM OF WCRTTEMBERG. In ail orimintvl c-nw, coQtnpUtd bj tbe sixth wrticW of h nTsmeadOnwn to Um OoDstiiotloB ot tb VHttcd 8i4s wabttCKby the rth im tsGurd to pereuoe cik-ured with cxieses to uttaia wiine i in their la.vort toe -u.ee iu C4Hrt .! m-k. coa- knltf c-ficer ehail he oeaMoaeti, wnh mli p enibl itpur! to the coeeuler dignity and to .ue dutie of bbfj office. A etmlaar treniiiMrCtt null ie hrx euJ- ed W Ualted Stcues cotisoia in Boluut iu th iiiio Abiklx V. Caioaol geoeraia. euutuit, ice-coivuls, and cos alar ageeu majr pi-ee f -t ar ttae outer AmtA their ol&cea, or their deli04-ho09ee, the arae of ibeir . MtKia, with tltia ieoritMitt, euaautate, rvice ouoaviawta, or arotiealar aeacy ol Ua Uaiv d 8ti, or at Be.tiaBv c , ft . And ttoy y at-o rtuae tho fli of liMsir cooairy om their efflcw. r dh- ' .iM.-h4oa, excep. I. tha capltoi of the Coaii'-Jjr, vhas there ta a tioa thr AmoLi XI. The ec pea Tar cfllegre aod dwelllnge shall be at at m 1 tlraee iw.vkabl. Th local MtborUiee eh.il a-t. (BBntvf' any preox Invade Hw b ; la no c- tyh.l thoeevffloee or dwelling be o-ed mm pUcam of my mu. Vkhes, huwoeer. a cooeelar offloor ia agtgd ia other basiacea, the paperj re atiog to the cooeulate ahall be hep eeperata. Amcx. TIL In the ereot of tho death, incapacitr. or ahtence mt eoaratvgaoaral. coeaala Ttoe euaaul't aad oooeair mmtt9. their chaoee lota or aKret-atiea. woose ofii ctat chatbcter may have prTioon.y ha made fcaoern to tha lepartiBaaC o ftmxm at VtMbitLwa, or to tha minieter lor fordga tt -re io Betgiam, oaky temporarily exmci-w ibeir lutrCwtoae, attd bile tba .-ttBf thflry ,n.UnJjy all tbe ribte, praroatiTige mtom iianeQaiiico grkAjted tu th iicuiibut). atUTXCLS VIU. Ooorae general and cuaaol way. with the appro bation of their rampecttave goTeromeote, apuiat viee oooaale, and comuUr aKDta in mhcj ciUt. purta, sad plmcmm within their eoaaalar juri-HJictiO j. Tbeaie vt xere aay oe citiaeoe f the Uxitcd ttate. of fel piaea or other foresgaere .Tby -bil be taratsbed with a ooaamieeioa by tho ouaeal who appouite UHrtn and noder whuae ordere they are to ace ihey shail rjoy the priTUogea etipnlated for coBanlar o Ok era la ibie eonfoouuu, subject' to tbe txtMp.Wtas epeci ftedia Artie lea. Ail aad IV. p , Amnci, IX. i Cuula geuet al, ooewnls eice-cctala. and cooeo lar aaiante. may com pi aria fr the anitavtirities oi the renttveooeiatriee. wether fcderai or lucal, jod'cuvi or local, jodlctai r tx eatieit, within their cwuaniar die trie t. wtnay iofractio of the te-vtae and coo entione between tho United btatee and Belgian, or t tar tno pnrposo of ptotccitng the right aod tut- reets I oi fhetr eonntryaaoa. If too ootnptaiat abunld aot . UtatMietoril redreeeed, tao coiwaiar ffl :ere af oreaalJ, in tho abaonro f a diptotnatlc agent of tbfttr eoantry n ay apply directly to tha government cf tna country where they remido Akticui X. Ooalvgece.a!, -otvrml), elce-oo-uraU, aod con an ar ageteta may tana at th 4r othce-, at ttw reai elenoa oi tha pertiea, nt their privtXa reeideoce. or oa. board ahip. t4e depeitioue 4 the captalue and cme of fim la nf their own otintry, o! peeaeafcere . on board of thom aad of any otiwr ctiso of their aTHn They may nieo receive at thetr effle at cuo fiematilj to tho law aod realetiozn. of thei cooo tryr ail ooatxacta between too citiaene- f tfaehr aonntry and tUw ettissoa or otb-r iotiabtraota of tbe eoantrr wnare snor iww -a. PROCLAMATION. By Vie President of Uus United State of America. WaKBS.s a treaty ucf-raiug the ci.ia juahip of tmtgrau a, oetwetn tbe Uuitra btatt4 America and hie Mnjtwty the Kin if Wunt mbertf, waa coocluded aud signed by ifaetr rraptcuve tb-nipo-teatariee, at 6tut gart, tbe tui).-Ttiab day ot July, eithtven huudrtxl aud s xcy eiath., wbicb treaty, beiue; in the .hoglub aud Qcruaao Uuguagea, is wurd f r wuU a follows : The Prteideut of iht- Uutud Ptatts of America and his Mjeeiv tbe Kto of VVitrttt-mberg, tea by the awn to regulate the cit a u-hip wf tboee peraoue afao eniigrttte from tbe Uuir a t-B of Ami-ncn tu WiirtteUilMr, and frtm Wart mbergtothv terri ' tory of th United 8u.tei cl America.. ixnTe revived -to treat on this subject atJ have for that purpose apptiuted pieuipoteijiiriM, tucoclude a C"uou ' iku, iht to e.y: The Pre&ida t of the U.iittd Btatee of America. Oe.rKe II ucroft, ar y j-itr oruii ary rtua Aiuitt-r Pi nipt-te ti:arj. aua bm M j aaty the Kiu: ot H a: t'e-i.tKrit, hu Miutster of tbe r-al bouse and fureifiu affiret Cbi ltw. barot Vru buier. mh hTeag:eerf to and aigued tbd tolly w ing afttclea . Asiiclk I. Citato of WcrWiubvrar. who have brcjme or shall becotue Bttlar.i s d ci! r.-i u t the U- iitd Sttt ot Aiue ic, hi.u hll iiave resnjed UDtoter ropteJly witbm tne t'uittnl Mates hryttrs, abail be held bv Wurttemiherg to be Aaierjcn Ctli-ui and -ball be trefed ae euch. awciprucutlly. ctt a tns of the l3oieu St.us ot Aiieiica who have become or bll bvouiue uaioratg-d ci. aos f vv art ml era. and iiil b trracd a- atch tbe drciamtu n otau- intebttun to btm niu a cirz-ti ol tb neor other country ha Dot for either party tbe iJ7.ct of natcra- . t 1UU. AhllCLE II. A natorel i d cit an of the one rartr on return to the lrriuy of tu Ctber t'Arty remains liHblt to trial w d inuubntf ut for e,u acti.jo puuiab-b.e by the laws .t him oruinel conn try, mui coaimitted brfe bia eoiitcrMti n ; s.Ting elw.yt.tbe lintHatiuu -a,b'isbtd by the in-va ot hie x ik tnn.t ctooiry. or bhjj umer lem-ssia n iiaxii y U uuuiiuuie'tt- AETlCLe III The convention for tbr moiaitl delivery of crimi nale. fuuittv frctn juante, in err tarn ie. ciiclu ded betweta w io-tumber g aal tb- Uutt-d hiates 1C JflLr?, 1S62. Hoo ufaaid avenue. tvet.t chains: thence Borihatx I tj tjreea aod fluy-tive njinatee east, at right aoKirie I elib mhi sTeantL tu trie umtvea fiia'e ouuuuary iijt mttiB B(. CMir river ; t hence noriherly along ! eatd b niuiiry iiue to a poiuta. whKb tbe oorttieriy line of the beve dtec ued lice Urove far a t X'.eu- dd in aright line taaterly would knttraect thai aaiue ; ibt-oc weaUtriy aloug said exteaueO nortUir- ! ly line o the pla-e of befiiubiiig Gutaiuiug rtsuty aud lAin-rty buttdretu acres ot ;aad, toaetber itb tbe river frut hvlj i ut; tuectto. Approved, Alarcb is, AN ACT to confirm the apj oiioan eat aad smoid CtMriaiu lawaaci i ie territory ol Art oni. Be it mac ei by t v Senate and House of Repre- ii-ntanre or ite cmie i &tai.9 oj America m Von. presa assembled . That ill aooor&ionotent of members of the leciala tiveaastuiblua of the Tertitory ot Arixm-v, eWctd and Ciuveud iu the years eiahteeu buudred aod sixtj-j x, wbteen hwodied and sixty-seven, and eibbteeu buudredaud ixtj-eiishte sum do by tbe gv tjiur iu accordhvuee with the law of eid Territory, oo, hdu ia urreoy. uec.atea iefeat and vaaa unoer tia organic act. etc -i, jkna oe it further enactea. Tut an eteo- tiou for uicmbera ot tae next legislative asi-embly. aud tor all Wwnabips, coooty, aud cltftrict cilicera. ana ior delegate to ibe toity cecoud Congreas ot tbe United 8taifcn, ehti beheld upimthe Tuesday after the first idoudaj of hovember, iu the yeas eighteen huudred and seventy, and the go vet nor shall order sach election by proclauiati.n to be ueued not leas i.xi -ut i wo mourns previou to stud day. in saia proclamation he shall declare the number of mem bers of each branch of the Kgialature to which each county or uiatr ct ut said Territory shall bueutitled, aud such apportionment shall Le based upon tbe population aa shown by the ceuaua tt be tkeu la the year eighteen huudred aud seventy, under the law of the (Jutted Slates, and if such ceusus is tot Completed in time, tben apportionment shall be zua-Je accord r.g to the popatatioo ai Bbown by the Daat infurmatt tu be ootamed. oaid eiecon suall be couductoil in conformity to the laws of the Terri tory -ind of Courcsa; and the term of office of ail townabip, county, and diatrict nice re abalt ex pire upon tbe thirty-lifat day of December, eiich- teen huudred anusefcuty, aud tbatof atlofficers elec ed as herein provided ebali bKtu uuou tbe first uy i Jannarv itht-n bucdred i,.d si-vvmy-uue, m.0 3. And be it furtlter enacted., Tvttbeter- soua thus eievted l me uext i.ntiaUe assembly ebatt met at the Citol on tbe eecoud Weduesday in Jaauary, etifutfn nunared una sevtnty-one. iSiC 4-And be it further enacted, Th-attbe gov eriior shait hti bt appointaieiit all vacancies in townships, couuly, or UtairKt offic? iu eaid Terri tory, uutril the thirty first day ot iJ Comber, tiah ten band red and seve-uty ; ud uutil the same time b may remove towusbip, couny, aud ciatiict t fli -er, and Ail tbeir piacea whenever in bi Judg ment tbe pnrlc inter.-, will be promoted thereby. tsiC. a AnebiitfurVtsr enacted. Ttiat justices of tbe peace iu aa d l'eiiitur ol Ar tius shall oot have ju: ifdiction otauy m-itter io cjuiro-Hsray where the titie or bjuudaries ot land may be iu dipate, or where tbe dbt or bum claimed shall xjeed tureehuod.el dollar. Appro. ed, Marcu V3, 1870. AN ACT prescribing the duty of the Secretary cf lha Treasury m coi tin Ciet therein named. e it enacted by the Senate and Ho nee of Jlepre mentatiue of the United State of America in Con ffrcMt atmembUd. j.tii wuLtavr auy State shall have baen, or may be, iu doiau.t iu tha paymeut ot interest or principal oa luveatmcbts iu atocaa or bonus i-iaued i-r guaru.ecd by sucu ti.ate and held by tbe United it,ee tu trust, it aUalt bo tne duty -t tbe iiwCre.ary ol tbe Trensury to retain tbe vhuie, or so iuucb tLereoi aa may ba ueceesary, cf auy mona due -u any account irum tbe Uu;ted &i.atee to eucb Stale, and to applj tbe muio to ibe pajmeut ot aiicii piiucipU aud iiiteieac, or eitber, or to tbe reiiuiruiwuieu, witb iuiereet thereon, oi moneys advanced by tbe United Js.aus ou aecouut ot iuler tttt iu ou bQilt atixksor t uua. Approved, JUamrcU -, 70. ISO-tcber, 1653, lemains in foice eiii.bout chaDKe Abticu. IV. If a WQi-ttembcraer, ta'.urars din America, re newa hU te-tducia Wurttemb rg witbout tue in teut to return to Am ntct, he bbalt be beia to have renounc d b s i aturai;z tt'on iu the Unitd tttee. R c prally. if an Aueitcau Laturl s d iu Wurt tembetg. ieii wa his vesideuce ia the United ats without tbe intent to return to HurtemberK, be ahall be held tor have renounced hie laiurwl aiiun in Wurteaib-re. 1 he int-nt not to leturn my be be d to ex st vThsu tha peta ju natural zi iu tie one country resides more than two )ars in the otber country 4 TAtlCLX V. The orearnt conventiou abail tro info effect imme- d te'y ou the txhanxeuf rat Ucationa. mud stall contiaiuaio tore fur tei yeu. li neitber party stiait bave uiweu tu the other aix montha previna notice i.ff its iuteiitiun then to terminate tbe same. it abail fortber remain iu lore until tbe end of twelve mot: tu after eitber of tbe Lih ccutrsctifK partus ahall have giv.u Uwtice to tbe .other if audi luteal Hon. AtT-ClsB VL The pretnt convention shall te ratified bv hi staea y tbe King of WurLUmberg with tbe couseut ot LUd tBtmiMra uf toe Kitigdum. and by tbe Presi dent b and itb tbe advice aud cue soot off th- 8m ateof the Uaitrd tivatea, aud the ratitic atioue eball be exchanged at a.utu:.rt as soo i as poeaible, with in twelve itiouibt irotu the dte htrecf. Iu ia tb mhoreof the pletaipoteatiaries havesigoed and seated tbia eonveutiuu. S.aittgtrt tne twenty seventh of July, one thous and ei&ut hundred and eix-y-etatut. tiAO BACKulrT. .av.1.3 and wasfia the said treaty has brea duly ratified en botn parts, mud tbe reapeuve raudcatiwaa have be n exebanaed : vW, tberelore, be it known that I, TJi.TSBt & sast, Pre-tideut of the United States cf A u erica, have caud tbe said treaty tu be uiade public, to tbe end that tbe same and evry elause and article thereof tuy be cberved and ininlled witb gwd faith by -h Uuitel 8tact-e aod tba cttisus thei-iot- lu witbasa whereof, I bave hereunto eot my baud and canned tbe seal of tbe United etatca to te af fixed. ijoe io tbe city of Washington this seventh day of Mrcb, ia the year of our Lord oue thous and eigbt hundred aud sveuiy, aud ol tue Independence of the United States the oinety seal j lonrth. U. 8. GRANT. By the President z Bamilit- If FX3 , Secretary of State AN AC? relating to nckuowledgenienta of d.ed cr other inatruuients ot wii lLg iu tUe ltatnctvi CM uatbaa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofliepre &enUit tetf oj Vie United States oj America tn Con green a&ttmbUd , iliai iiuui riuu iaticr the passage of this act the acb li.. WirUaeiiieitt ot nut d. cd. (.vitttatt, b -ml. or poervl a.-utuey, coc r .iLg idwes iu tue District tf Coinuibi, Leitvatier mwe b oie ona ju-.tieeoi ibe leceuly, eaiier iu tad Uxatiict oi auy ottateor Xexritury ot tbe United k-ti s, anali bo held aud deemed aa at id aud etfCsUai ir ail purposed, aa ttivUu aU(hd,cim'Wjed.;eawrUt ia.i beeu uiaae be toretvroor uiorejt.Bt.vi e I tbeeuce. Apptovcd. Mtucii i, I.0. AN ACT tii X.eud the time f.r tbo completion oi ibe lateral branch of tiie.Kalttinoie aud Potomac a:UH-d, aulb ;i:s.j by ihd act approved February Dith, etnteeu hundred and aixiy seveu, and to change toe I Cfcaiou lu the city ot VasblgtOUaiuu3 tbe bcaak. ot the cabal. Wbbrtas a cbarter was gracttd b an act of Cou ureaa, ap moved euruarv cf h, eiubteeu huudtel and niiiy-seven, gvi g to the B-nlLUuie ana Pvtu- mc Haitijt-d Cjtii. aiij privile of coualructiua a laX-mi braucb ( ibt.tr riin ai into tbe litict ol tAiuusbiA aud iheny o Vvaabiugtuu ; and whreas utiiivr me taid act tue time ftr the couiplotlon of Mttd latera bia icb,aaa vitbiu tour yeara fiom the paa-vio ot tb bact aud aa tbe wurlt uu the line -t tbe r.al a i hiu tbe city ut n aabiugtou ia very heavy aud win (.ULbuiuo a loutf tuie lu it couttrdcti-ju: and wberv-ts the wik bait uaieaJ been deayt,-d iu sub2iattng tue plains aud lucaticu to Ccngieas fur tbetr appiuVal : ibei.ttMe, Be it enacted by th Senate and House of lie pre tftnuiiicte or tue t ittteu &Latem oj jkinertca- n von g wa assembled, iiit. .un xvA.iu eectin of the act to author.z the exitiiitjo, cousii uc.ton, aud use t.f a lateral braucb i tne Kiiuur aud Powmac lailrealiuio at.d wiihiu tue itis tUt ol Columbia be, and tbe caaie u bet-by, npeaied; aud tbe time for the oiiiuotetiof ot tue said lateral brauch cf tbe B Alt i- uuxe aud Pu mac rails oad be, and tbe same la bere yy, extended tj lue tiistdyot leb.uaiy, uighieea buuared nua neventy-ri vt. btc. 2 And be it further enacted, Taat the eaiucumpauy, o il a ao eiect. l iieieby author ized to aiopi. a hue in the tiy oi Vv aabiugton liom tome pciut weatof l!at Puutth ttieet, iu tha line dtfegiaiediu tbe a itl Cougress approved March eiUteeu, eibteeH nundrtd aud sixiy-oiue, as paaa iugaiuLg eouib K s.i eet, tiieuce crAfig to ant phutatuK a'xtiK the aoulb bauh ol the canal, to Souib tpitol sueet, aud ibuce uor'kwest waruty to Vw ginta aveuuo there iuierieeK iud paasmg along tOetiuedericeu iii aiu i-f.aj j - yma ilrcb e gntedu. eigted hundred aud a x -.., aa pamiug along Virginia aveuue uurihwtiwaid y to tbe sn-eiaevUou vl3 .arn U and vv est utii street. Approved, Haich, 17 J. tentative of the United State of America ia Con grcss assembled, j That tbe act tu incorporate the Mutant Fire Insur ance Company tf the I.s rietof C-lutnbia, approved January tea, eighteen hundred and fifty five, be to amended as toauthctr Ei the interest on thj preoi iutu note bld by e.td company to accumulate to the extent vt oue hundred tboauad -dollars; and alao tj authorize said o tupsuy to acquire and huld reaeeiate, not exceeJiuit fifty thouaai.d Uollais, cash value, at auy oue time. Approved, IVlarch 25, lb70. AM ACT to renew and continue in force the charter cftbe Ptouuac Innura. ce Company, of Ueorge- t vvn, aUistfict of Columbia. e it enacted by Vie Senate and House ofRepre senUttiite of tft United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act eutttlai "Aa act to incorporate a flie Insurance Cmipaoy, in Georgetown, in the liirstf ict cf Coiumpia," app. oved the aeco&d of March, eighteen bunired aud thirty-one; and the act en titled "Aa a;t to amend the charter of the Poto mac Insurance Comtay, ol Gxrgetown approved tue third oi Mavrch, eiabteen huudred and thltty aevtu; acdtbeatit entitled 'An act to renew aud couiluue ia force the barter of the Potomac Insur ance Company, of tae rgetown," approted tbd twduty-aeveuth of January, eighteen hundred and fifty -one, be, avd the some are hereby, re-enacted aud exteudtd from the date of tbe expiration of the last tf.en.i n-d ,ant, until thn repeal of this ace. li c. 2. And be it furUter enacted. That so nmth of oectiuu eigbt ti tne original charter as re st r.cts tbe company to bavins; ite office in George town, Di.trict ofColnmhta, is hereby amended so as to permit tue cjmpny to remove its place of e;a to n asuington, isisr.net oi uoiumoia, u it so elects. Approved, March S5, 1S70. ADDITtONAhi CONVENTION TO THE COISVBJf TION AtirtKED UPON BMTVKEN THE POST DtPlRTMfcN'tf OF TUB UNITED STATED OP AMBtilCt AND THE KS1aL ADMlMiTRA- ' UXON Or TUB K1NGD. M OP ITALY. HONED AT FLO ft EN CK THE EKiBTH DAY ttr iso v km a. d. KiaaxEKN iiun- DRfcD AND SlXiYfEVoN. Aa Adlitioul O .uv ntion between the General Fot Ofu eol he United tit tea of America Aid tbe Ut-uerl Post omceuftbe United Kingdom of Oreat jcriia n aud Ireland bavmg estabitsbe 1 a reduced cbarga ot s x cents per ounce or per thirty gram- mee, lor the sea conveyance across the Atlantic of KHteraseat in closed mans tbroacb tbe United Kingdom, the nndersfgued dnly aatbonsd by their respective governments, xiare agreed upon the loi lowing articles - Art i cue I. TLe single r:teof letter potaire on tha direct correspondence exebarjged between the two admin- iMrauona, by cltttei tuail, via England, shall be as lui'owa : For let'eis from (he United Spates, ten cents, t or letters from Italy, lifts -five cecUsimi. And for tbe iva wntt-jtneo ol letters, inclosed mails, across t-s waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the L,uit d btatcs UUtce. ahull receive six centa t er lyuiive, or per iui tjr rammea. Aet cxs II. Tbe conditions cf Artie e 5 and 12 of the ron. TenttcD agreed epQn betweo tbe P.st epartment oi ioe ju leu ci nw m America and tue Postal Ad mimatratiou ot tbe iviugdin of Italy, signed at P lo; etice ibe eiubt day of November. A. I. eigh teen buncrtd and sixty seven, so far aa they are con trary io ins picci-uiug arucie, are repealed. ; Al-TICLE III. The present conventlou, whleh sha l be crraetd ered aa additional to L convention of the 8tb of ivovejooer, ISO, tut .ume into ope-ation o- t: ntieeutb day t i'dbi u , oue th.uaand eight hnn uieu iuu scf my. Uoue luduplcHle. u.d Bitroed in Plfw-pnr-A th. si leeutn uay oi January, ona tnoustnd eight bun dtod aud seventy, and m Waahlugtou the eigb.h wb oa cbuiimuj, WO IUUUWU eialat. UUUUred anrtfl t-teal 3 . JNO- A. J. CRSVUT, Postmaster General ofjh United States t AlitJ .A Vak a, XH rector (imr-nl I hereby approve t fc- af jregoing conveunoo, and tu UoLtuitd y ibereuf I hve cauaed the s.alcfthe ut. lieu iata to be ..lined. ' 3 U. S. GRAKT. U tbe President: Ham tm Pis Secretary of State. rV-iSBiGTOS, February b, 167o. ADHI IONAL CONVENTION TO THE CONVEN TION BKTYt Kr.N TUB G IN KRAI. POST OK- tvEorx r. tl 1 11. D STATED OP AMERICA AftU THE t E N R, A Lt POiiT OF-UE Of THE MatHEKLAaXDj, nlUNt AT THE HAG UK 1 UK 1 K V-MXtli IaY OF tiEPlEMBEii IN An Additional Convention, between the General f.et t'Li :e oi tbe United States off America and tba u era foot ime olthe United Kinedomof Great ISritalu andlreiaui. bavins esiablifthed a retina d charge otsixcnTs per ounce, or per thirty grant mee, lor tb sea conveyance acroas the Atlantic of letters sent in ciuaed malls IbroUnrh the Uaited Kinird im the uudenigned, duly au hor:Ejd by tbeir respec tive Kovernmeuts, h.ve agreed upn the follow tng a t.;uica . Al-TlC.S I. Tbo single rate of letter postage on tbe direct corr spi-ud DC, txtb-nged between the two sdmin iatratiuna by closed ma I, via En a laud, snH-.ct to the reserve trntittonoa in Article 8 off ctmvention of tbe twen )-six;h dey of fcepi ember, 190", eball be a toll wa : I. Oj Ut eta from the United States, ten cent U ) Cnle'ters from the Netherlands, twenty-five cents, (uutch.) Aud or the aea conveyance of letter, in closed mails acrrs the waters ol the Atlantic Oceto, the Catted states tlu:e Khali receive six cents oUa.ce. or Ler tbuty grammes. AfcTTC-E II. The conditions ff Art'cles 5 ard 14 of th coaveatf on letwrenthe General Foat OfiiA of the Ual ed f tatee of A merica and the G uerat pjat Ofiices of the Netberlanda, aitine j at tha Hagne the twenty-sixtn day of September, in the year It 67, so far as tbey are coiitra.y to tho precediug article, are repealed. AlTJCH III. whoVy n paid, rec-irod lu the TJaited Kicgdom frcm thnUut.ed atatesehtll, In a dvim to the deficient postage, be su ject to ft lin of three ponce, to be retaliTed bytbeUriish Poslefiice; and every iu erna tionat letter lneu&i iently piid, or vtboll? or, paid; receired iu the United States from the Um ed Kit g dom sbaU, in addition to the deficient i ojtaKe, b subject to a fine of six cent", such line to bo retained by tne United biates fosu m:e. AlTICLl 4 The charge for tbe sea ooaTevance acroes the Atlantic oi letters sent in closed mails tbrough the United Kingdom or tbnm.h tbe United Hiete. aca'i e compnted at six cents per ounce or periuirty grammes. Aetich 5. The condition of the Convention between the gen- eral Ponufiiooof the United Kingdom and the k eral Posh fli ;e of tfaeUoited State', sinod in London the 7th tiny of IS j vent iter, and in Washington tha twenty-'onrth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-etgbt, so far as they are contrary o toe preceding articles, are repealed. AkTICLX 6. The pre ent Convention, which shall be considered . adrift. nnt.1 to the Convention of 7 th lUth Novem ber, 1863, heu come into operation on tue ai ui January, iStU. Done in duplicate, and signed In Washlnatnn the third day rf December, one thousand eigbt hun dred and sixty-nme, and la London tbe fourteenth dy of the same month. Seal. Johsi A. J. Cbesweix, Postmaster General of the United States. Seal-! IlAMlNOTOM, Vostmister General of the United Kingdom. t itorhv ftnnr.)Vfl th afortiroies: Conveu ion. and in testimony thereof I have earned the seal o the United Btatee to m amxea. tfy tuo l'rcsi'Acnt. i . U. S. Grakt. HamiitC! Fish Secretary of State. rVa&hicgton, 1ecember 31, 186". betaaea tba later, provided feey relate to t rope-ty ait mainit or to bnatneaa to oe trans cteu in ba u rr tory tahe tsatiow to which said couanlar officer m y be lons;- Oopare ot ettco papers aud ffi imX doc cm eat a of every kind, wecuar la tha original, copies or traoa- fattioB euiy aoteaitcateu hw j - sals seneral, oonsola, yax-con-mbj, aud oonsn ar ' MsnSt, and setled with their offish! smi, shall oa . Teeeived aa legal ejocajsents In oaris of Juatice tbrowght tae United fit-atae and lgiossu . Aft'tai XI. Goiivo-general, oonaala, v-ce-cocsuJa, and cotwn lt angeats ahall have xciu-uve charvaot toe ioter Kd order of tia merchaat veaeels of Arteir nattoo, mmt shsdf ah take cogms ea of differences 1 whicb may arts, sitbor at sea or ia port, between ' -tn cepta.ra, offl zmm. aad crews, without t-xcrt. tioo patldcalarly te retaraace to tha adjustment of sragas and tlwexetmtlom of contracts Mithor tho federal, State, or mnaictpal antbontiao or coorts tn tha United 8tatea, nor aoyeoort r autboritt in j Bavtciom saw -I, on any pretext, interfere in these ' "" " 'AttncEEr XII." Tba respect ve o.msaM.-gesreral, eon-u is, ier soaaals. aad eotvaslar agents may arrest the 111 ms, asattora, nod all other per-one snaking parx of tho raw or ahipe of war or merchant veaaeuj of tbeir ' statin wb cay ba ratify, or be accused, ot having dsosrtsd eaid ships aad vessels, for tba purpose of aoadiag tbeca on board or back: to tbetr country. To that end, tba eoonsol of the United fitataa ia Balgiam may aply to aay f tbe competent anibor iUes; aad tba cooeole of aWlgiam In the UMted estate mav apply ta writiog to either the fodarl, Ptato, or mnnictpial coarts r ao thorites, aid make a reqnast ia writing far the ters . supporting it ' by the ex )bi-ion of the t agister of the vessel and Itet of tba craw, or by other t fficist doew meats, ta show that the prraone claimed belong to the said eraw. Upon such reqoest alone, thus supported, and Witboeit the X actioti cf any oatli from tbe consular ' cf&jara, tba desexera, mt befog cit 9 -us of tbe coon tty where the daman is smsdo at tha time of tbeir efe.ppiag, ehaU be gives, ap. All tha nic.ii.iarj aid i aad protvactiow a&alt ba furxiahed fur tha aaarcb. tim taiit, aemara, arras of tbo dean ters, a bo ahall vveei be pot aad kept ia tha prieona of iheeonntry, at tbe leqaeet and exueose of tba eoaanlar ffl ers, a4i there asay ba aa opoortaeity for evading tbom away. If. however, aacb aa opportaofty anon id aot pi aesiat Itastf witbia tba space cf threw months, ooaotwiig from tba day of of tha arrest, tba d -a si tae grisall be se at liberty, aor shall ba ba again arrested trr theaamceoM. AkTKJUB int. I la tba abase oa ot au agrbemaat io tha contrary between tba emmm Iretgtit arm, aad laanrora, all dameree aeSTred at aa by tbe vasaeuof tbe two aoaatriaa, a bather tkvey eater port Voinaferi'y or ar 1o9m4 by assess of weal her, shall be settled by tba nans a Is i.sasirisl'i. aonaois, rina-e meals, aod coBvolar off at tbo nwoaottve eooatHaa where they reside. It; bowwrar, any Inhabitant t iheeonntry, or d ia a w tbiast of a taiw newer, eball ba latere ted fa tue mjMfixme9 aad tba partwa cannot agrea, gba aoarnataaf Aacal s0JBortue saau aaotaa.. -.---. i imi X1T. Jl3 weoeodiaga t aiaMew t tbe salve ge ef Amer ' foava Taa4a wreeked aaoa tba cwaeta of svelgiam, and ef 4Vf -a-a rums ft wrecseo aaoa too oata of tne flea ad tstataa. ahall ba dsreated by aoasa -Tieri, eM-aaiatetl vie socanie f tha two oenuutts ttm jjcacntTv.Jt and, ntM tbeir arrival, by tba iw gkwa tewsiewam vbsxwTtr M fgCf tU, AN AO T to sathor m ffi mv the executive de partment a tu awrBniutoter oatba in certMtn 1 Be it enacted dyVte Senate and Hnue of Repre ' rt tativts oj Ute United States of America in Congress assembled, Tnat ny ffi -er, or clerk of aay of ths txecotive depart men ts off tbe Korernment, who euali oe law fully detailed to luveatigate lrands or attempts to do frand on the government, or any irregularity or mi- conduct ox any Cb-er or agent ut tbe United S aus, shall haie power io admiuiater oaths to affiJazia taken in the course of any such iuvestiga ion. Approved, March 7, 1S7Q. AN ACT to amend an act entitled " An act to extend the time f jT the Iitttle Kock and Fort Smith Raitroad Company to complete tbe first sec tion of twenty miles of sala rad," approved Apt 11 tea, eigateea nt borea ana sixty ntue. Be it euac ed bit the Senate and House of It?tre- eentatives oj vie vmiea cuaies oj America tn Congress assemoiea9 TLat the biovLbO of an act entitled "An act to ex tend the time for tbe Little hock and For. Hmith Kaiiroad Company to complete tna first section of twenty mi lea of eaid road, approved April ten, eighteen hundred aud sixty niue, be, and tne same Dfeieby is, rpaea. . Approved, mtrcn s, xo.o. AN ACT tn authorise the geeretary ot War ta p'aoe at tbe diepc-aal or tne ao'die'S' Monument UVxnmictee of Kock Island C jonty, IllinclJ, certain coitdtr-D d ordttaoee Be it enactfd by the Senate and House of Repre sentative of vie vmtea auttesojt. mtrtea m von- grtms assemoiea Thtt the geeretary of War be. and ha is hereby, author sd and c ire cud t place at thedi-potal of tba 9ordters Moonment U mmltteeat ttca laaoo, lt i noia twelve Dtecee of e tademttod ordnance from the araeaalof Kock isiato, lor too purpose oioompie- ting the soldiers' monument a&a appurtenances at eal J city ot K ck j.iand. Approved, Harcu V.D, JOu. AM ACT to amad ao act entitled "Aft act pr- vi. tna for tne aale of a tortton ot the rort urmiun mil Itarv rea-M-vatl a In lit. Clair eoouty, iu the State at M chlirvn," approved -inly twentieth. e4arhtveen annorea ana sxt)-ignt, Bs it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepre tentative of the United State of America in . Congress assemoua, That aa act entitled Aa act proeiding fcf tha aataoi a portion ov toe rors uraurt tomtary reaer- vatfon la it. Clair county. In tba State) of Michi gan," approved July twentieth, eUhieu aoudred aod six'y e ght, be. aod thesane m bereby, amend ed by addi 'jt to fa end of tbetMbOftff d aecttoa there of tbo following, to wit : 'Proid d, That there snail oe. and ta aereoy. graa ed tu tbe city of Prt Huron ia perpatnity, lor pub ie grounds, to be des ignated aad known as - Pine Grove Park all that porMt of said military reeerva kn -.wa aad deeerib ad as followe, to wit : commoiiCina at a poiat on tba &t- Clair river bauk, being north sixty degres aod fltty -five minutes east, one chain aad eeventy five linaa irwu -, vwnw vi vur uraiiot mtll tare oesuetrv s thence sooth ixiv d- crrwa and nr.. five miaaee west, eleven chaiua arid fifteen Id ki right angles witb and lo intera-et the eaest Una of nafTUigua avwrn, o omimi ; tiiaaca soutn twen ty aijiadrcasand ftramixjttaf east, along the atvat f Pernio Bescloticm JOINT RESOLUTION expreain the srmpathy of C mrress at the deatnoi stmjyr uenerai ueorge II. Thomas. . 7a itrpjtrilned bu the Senate and House of Rep ve&rtUiiine nf Ui United, States of America tn Congress Assemoua, iitat toe eeuaie auu uudw oi Kepreaeutauves nave iictiaj win uc irKirvi the sudden decease ot Major weucr-i ueurtte Thomiu. nndeared to the country by a series of un broken, patriotic services daring a period of thirty Sic. 3. And be it further resolved. That his dis tinguished career iu the defence of an country agau st 'reign and domestic enemies, his never falrer iuft faith and zeal In the maintenance of the Union and the ioteeritv of the Government, and bis Btern execution ot every trust confided to him, constitute a record in til mde msmornwe in fleam. Sic. 3. And be it furVier resolved. That the President of the Senate and t he Speaker of the House are herebv authwized to make bnch arra ntr entente in connection wi.h his obsequies as will attest the sympathy of Congress at Ibis national bereav. ment. Approvel, AprU 5lh 1370 tPuBLic Resolution No. 21 3 A RSSOlUnON directing the Librarian of Congrest to return to tbe Executor ot Tbomaa Jenetsu certain private papors Rfsdred by the Senate and House of Repres&n tatives of the United States of America in Congress amenUHtu, mat tue Liorariau oi JomzrMs uu au tborized to return to the Execnt r of Tbomis .'effVr- son euch of the paptrsof said JttTrson now in posee sion of the Gtivernment an upon ex-tmination ehaU be deemed off a private character, reserving auch as may be regarded public ia tbetr character, and report the same to the Committee ou tbe x,;brary. Approved, April Gtb, 1370. Fublic RXSCX.CTI7V Ko. 22 A RESOLUTION relating to cffi:era of the Soldiers' Home. Resolred bv the Senate and House- of Renresfn- tatives of Vie United States of America in Congress assembled. That tbe law pushed January twenty first, ttgbteeu hundred and sveuty, prrhibiting tbe assignment of retired Army tinkers to duty, 6hil not apply tot Bikers selected by tne Board of Com mission -era of theS .IdierV Home, Biattict of Columbia, tor duty at that institution, auch slectin H-ing appro ved by the Secretary of War: Provided, TV at they receive from the Government only tbe pay and cmol omenta allowed t y law U retired tfilsers. Approved, April Oib, 1S70. i Eiwin IT. Fetter. William H. Kero, ain8n tune, Ro ertE RtudalU MirmadUK w xayior, omub B Chew, aid their a-jociates, fiist having ob'a ni ..r. n ...r.r-,v-at7rfi h either the State of Peua- tylvanl . or the S tate of N ew Jersey, to erect a bridge with diverging roadways and double draws, over and acmes the Delaware niver, uetweeu iue oi um m l!.M thraA tanllllin bidders, and Tor a som not '" dollara" incmdlrg all sums alnady expended for that aot tare, 1U . tl.a axnamditare Snipoie eicrpt tb.t tortbe.ite, and tbee.penditore Sr m Jao m of money in Tkaatlon of tul proviao snail ,,ff,e and .nb-lreasur, in Bn . MbtU. Ave adflphia,in tbe State ol P-dpsyWania, and the city MJ??hlf. aT3 m. beyond tho mm of two hundred aad of C linden, in the State off New Jersey, at any time gft thoa,Vud dollars, or any Other sum appropriated ithin six years aner tne paseee o. . - i -tD- DOrpose. sbali do expanae. aum mia .i fvi-irr. ufiaiii im win coniLrnciHO i ; . .l. u.i.in nftnaMiira nniiaiDK. Tided, That tbo said bridg-i ehaU be so construe led .n.i r.fiiit - to not obstruct, impair, or irjariously modify tho navigation oi tne river; ano id oraer to secure a compliance with these conditions, the c mpany, previous to commencing the cod struct Ion of tbe bridge shall sobmit to the Secretary of War a p'ao of the bridge, with a detailed mop ot the river at the proposed site of the bridga, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as may be deemed rcqnisit by the Secretary of War to determine whether the sd bridge, when built, will conform to the prescribed conditions of the act, not to obstruct. Impair, or injuriously modify the taviirtv tion off the -river : inti provided als?. That the conaent of the said States of Pennsylvania aod New Jersey shall be first tai and obtained by act of incor poration or otherwise Sec 2. And be it fnrther enacted That tho Secretary of War ia hereby authorize ! and directed, upon receiving said plan and map and other informa tion, and noon beintr satiafiod that a bridce bnilt on such plan and at said locality will conform to the prescribed cor di wens or tnis act, not to ooazruc., imnair. or inlnwionslr modify the navigation of said river, to notify the said company that he approves the same; and upon receiving auch not fi cation, the said comnaov mav oroceed to tbe erection of etid b.-idtte, conforming strictly to the approved plan and location. Bat until the Secretary of War approve the plan and location ot said bridge, and notify said company or tne same, me oriuge enajt not oe oniic. Approved, April Cth, 1870. Pcbuc No. 3. AN ACT authorising ihe corporation of the City of Washington to set apart portions of Bisects and avenues as parks lor trees and walks. Be it enacted by Vie Senate and House of Rep resentatives of Vie United States of America in Congress assembled. That tbo corporation of the City ol Washington be, aud hereby is, authored to sot apart from time to time, as parts, to be a.orned with shade tree, walks, and enclosed with curb- Stones, not exceeding one-half ths width of any and all avenues and streets in tbe said city of Washing ton, leaving a roadway of aot leas than thtrty.fle feet in width inthecentreof said avenues aud streets. or two such roadways on each. sid of the patk in the centre of the same; and t ad corporation ia bereby author id and empowered to levy and collect special taxes In such equal and jaat manner as said corpora tion may determine, in particular wards, parts or sections of the city, or upon all property bordering nuou avenues, streets and alleys, which shail have been so improved, st fli ient in amount to pav the actual" cost thereof: Provided, That nothing herein contained bail bo held to apply to Pennsylvania, Louisiana aud Iadiananveunes, uorto Fjnr-and-a-half street between the City 14 all and Pennsylvania avenue: And J rovidea furtier, lhat nothing ia thiB act shall author zt the cccupancy of any portion of the public streets or avenues lor private pur poses Approved, April Gtb, 1670. Public No. 34 AN ACT declaring the consent of Conzrrss to the ejection of a crib in Like Brie by the city of Cleveland. Otilo, for tbe protection - oi an inlet lor a water works tunnel about to be construe ted by said city. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United iitate of America tn Can gress assembled, Tbat the consent of C ngrs ts b-reby K'vau to the City of Cleveland, in tbe county cf Cuyahoca aud Sla'eof Ohio, to erect and maintain iu L ike Erie, at such distance from the shore thereof as mav be nrceasarv. a crib for the protection of an inlet shaft for an undertake water works tunnel about to be constructed for the purpose of rupplyins said city with pure water: Provided. That sad crib shall be fnrniobed witb a becon litcht, which beacon ligbt eh-U bt kept lighted at ail auch seasons and hours a the light on the pier at the ent auce of CuVribora liiver. Approved, Apri'13:h, 1870. per Tcblic Resolxtio!? No. 23. JOIST RESOLUTION dtracting an ioquirr into the los3 of the United States steamer ''Oneida.' Whereat, on the 24th day of January lat, tbe United States steamer Oneida," when leaving tbe port of Yokohama, Japan, came in collision vttb the Britirh Peninsular and Oriental mail steamer, Bom bay, ' and sunk almost instantly, with tbe loss of neailyallher edx-ra and the greater part of her men ; and whereas the Navy Department ban been unable, in answer to a request ot the tlooseof Kfp reaentatives, tocemmunicateany dcirfmtlt! or aatitttao tory inforuaiioo touching the c.rvUt:?s:an ea of the Ice, beyond i:s extent and the nuu.Le' li cr-snaltiet; and whereas it appears tht no full and impartial aud satisfactory investigation baa hnn toiae mtn tbe cause of the disaster, or into the ccuduct cf the parties implicated in it : Therf.re. B-Sm it resolve! by the Senate and House of Repre senUttives of Vie United States of America in Con gress assemotext, Tbat t-ue -ortry or the XNavy she 1, win the least practicab'eJeay,crder an inquiry to be mate into the particulars of the loss of atd United but tea steamer." unetav and ot uer cm reis and men, including the subsequent conduct ot the Captain of the steamer "lianibay," with a View io ascertain the responsibility for the collision by wbtch she was destroi ed. and fer tht destruction of life which attended the catastrophe, and make report tf tbe same to ittngress. ' Apprcved, April itn, la.u. AN ACT to iccrpotate tLe a.hiagtou Mail aj.eaiuo-ja jtuauy. Be it enacted by the-S nate and House of Repre- wCiMuitrev vj t nuw om nj inericl tn con gress aeutUled9 ibat vnajitia tipear. Pul Surds. W. II. Ton ney, William L Wail, William II. Ph-'p, George a. rinui, f . 14. savakce, if rjrum, il. Kit bourne, o- f. Diowa, Alxntr lvi , A. 11 tie r, Jdn I'ear, atd their aeaociatts aad sue ceet:rs, or a mt jcui y of tbem, a e hereby creattd and cou t tot d a booy to.itic aud crpjrate, by the name aud tty ie of ,be V aOaicKtoa Alail bteevtuboat Coit.pHuy. cec JLna oe it farmer enacted. That the capital stock, of said c uipuy shii not be leas thn obundrrd and iiity tuuand dollars iior more tuau live huudced tiiouanud d Jiara, to be divided into aharea of one hundred dollaia tuh. And each criri-0! mU r shall be tbdiv.du.lly liable, during tbe time be is a a ctUboluer, tor alldebtdot thecmpany, to tbe aj.cuut ot bia slock threiu, aud lor obey ear after auy trans ar of th Mine. bic 3 And be itfarUier enacted, That said company ia author -a aud empowered to establisb and run a iiue or ituea or stemeis between the CKieaof WaxbiuKtati and Noitutk ar.d other pot ta. 8.o. 4. Ana bet further enacted. Tbat said empany iealao atUui:iaod to buy, DuilJ, charter, or run sieatueis. and to purcnaae, bold, and grant such isaI, personal, or ujix1 estate as ma bt- ueceesai y to cwry into ettct tbe ourooaea of tbia act, and to build oil necea-aiy docke, whrvts, aud buiiOiups luereon ior tneirowu ue ; may tiaus oort uasaeOKeis aud freight of ever uescrintioB. subject to tbe rules and regulations and laws oi the United giaira ; inaj sue sou oe sued ; may have a commonaeal; and generally may have and po iom the rtbta and pnvi.ees uioatiy pvasesed by siuii iar cot pora ions, or granted uuuer this act, aal may ttuue boucs ol tue denomiaattou cf uot lens ibaa one huuured dohvs. in au amount not exceeding UUtruai j wtio i -a,!-, sji Biftiu OHUuaoy. mcc ft. And be it further enacted Tbat the af t -tie of aaict c:mpan riil be managed by mch cf ncers im tne stocxhoder mgtntai meetmg sbali wtct. wl tcclt a,ttit. ui be appointed by the boaid tf cirectore. Tne pcr,La named iu the fir, a.ctlou of itiM a;t, or auajoiity of tbem, may call a meeting i t t.e stuckboluere lor tbe purpoae of cr giu a ug naid company at auch time ad place iu the ui y vi H'asblt guu as tbey may delei mine upu, after advcraiaiuK the time end j i. ee tit ai;ch meeting lor teu oava iu one or more uewap.pers published in the city of Waa button. The olbcers of said com pany, ones eiectej, ahall hold ibeir ofhoea f jT ooe year. Or until their, s.irre-ora are cho-eu. r ec o. juiaoe tijurmer enactea, Thst the b aid ot directors may mane all ueceeaar-y ruha and by-l-iwafor the issuing and transfer oi the stock and general management ot tbe buaiuess of said company. tue. 7. Ana os tz further enactea, Tbat tuts act aba.1 be rt-?oMed fr in tne fa-a: tnereof. tuo 8 And be it furthei enacted, ThatCon- gieaa may hi any tune bercaiter alter, amend, or epeal tbis act. ApptoveJ, March 2, 1ST0. The present conventicn, which shall be consid ered as additional to the convention of the tw entr ant b ol September, 18G7, shall come into operation oo the fiiat day ot February next. Done In duplicate, aud sigued at tha Haenetbe truth d y of January, ot.e thousand eight hundred and seventy, and i Waahiogton the tenty-ninth dty of the same month. tai 1 JNO A- J CRWELL, Postmaster General of the United States. J. f HO HTfcUaS. Chief Director of Post of the XeVicrland. 1 hereby apMove tbv aloregui. g convention, and In testimony thereof I hve caused the seal cf she United feta es to be affixed. By the Frrfaident : U. S. GRAT. Hamilton Fih, Secretary of State. WASflixGTiH. January 1S0. AMTTI0NAL C0NVKNT10H TO THE CONVEN TION KOR Tfllt REGULATION OP THE POSTAL INl'Ktt'JOUhSK iiEL'WKKM TBE UNITED rTAtEU'F AMERICA AND BELGIUM, SIGNED AT BKUiSELS THE 3 -at Of AUGUST, A. D, 1867. -'v-V.j , An Additional CosrVontiun between (he General Poet tffl :e of tbe United states of America and the General Pont Offi -eot the United Kingdom of Great tftittatuand Ireland hating eataulisued a reduced caarxe ol six cents per ounce, or per thirty grammes, fur tbe so conveyance across the Atlantic t letters sut in c osed mails through the United Kingdom, Ihe underpinned, duly authorized by tbe r ro-pecttve governments, bave agreed upon the lolicw.Dg articles : ARTICLE I. The single rate of poatsge on the iJIrect corres prndence txmaugid tetueeu the United States and ITeUiuni aeatl be aa fallows : 1. On prepaid letters from tLe Uuittd States, ten cent. 2- On prepaid letters from Belgium, fifty cen, teem. And. for the sea conveyance of letters, inclosed mails, across tbe waters of '.he Atlantic Ocean, the Uai ed frtate Office ahU receive six cents per ounce, cr per tbuty gnims Article II, Tbe conditions of Articles 5 and 14 of the conven tlou between the Uuit -d St -tts and Ileleinm. si ned in hrusaels the aiat day of Angvst, in the year of ' our l ord one tbou.and eight hundred and sixty seven, so far as they are contrary to tho proceeding article, are repealed. Artics III. The prevent Convention, which shvll be considered a additional to the Convent loo of the 2lt of August, 1SG7, ah-r.lt come iuto operation on thd fifteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy. Done in duplira e, au 1 signed In Washington this 1st day ot March, oue thousand eight hundred and seventy. 3-jal Jso A. J. Cbeswcll, t'o -.t master Ganercl of the United States. S-al Maukics Dkutoub I hereby approve the foregoing convention, and In .esVhiony thereof X have tauaed the seal of the Uoif' d States to be amxed. 3alJ U. S. Gnimr. By the Presidpt. natfiLTja lna, recretarv of State. . Washiug'on, March 1st, 1870. Pcblic No. 35 AX ACT to supply deficient t-s In the appropriations fur salaries o United S'ates Mtnialers for tbe fiscal year ending Jane thirty, eighteen hundred ana seventy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatitee of the United States of America in Conaress assembled : Tut the aum of one hun led aad aix thousand three hundred atd seveuty-five dotiara be. and hereby is, appropriated to sonp'y dffiMency in tee appropriations for salaries nf United States Miniaters, tor the fiscal year ending Jane thir tieth, e gbteen nnnnrea end seventy. Approve April 13:h, 1870. 4w th. rmnlAtion of the entire building. rdconformirfwith plans to be approve by tba Hao riSfZ the Tfeasury and Postn-aster General, and m times nnder taeir utrecnuu, into with tba lowest responsible bjder or Mder and Ibr a sum not exceeding one million five hundred thousand dollars, including allrana already Pnded fur that purpose, except that for thej ! penaiiure ot any sum prcv.ao iball be deemed nnUwfal. . For cootinuiDK the work, aud for granite and free. tone work on tbe bhlldiog for branch mint at Can Francisco California, Calilorcio, one hundred and fifty thousand dollar. ior construction and repair of enstotE-nonse at Charleston Booth C Molina, and of the wbarve adja cent thereto, and for employment of so ch labor as may be necessary to protect from Injury and deterior ation the marble and other building material of laid custom house, twenty -five thousand dollar. Pjt repairing Damage none uy svoriu iu oepteiuuer, eighteen hundred aud sixty-nine, to tne marine hos pital at Portland, Maine, ten thousand dollars. For continuing tbe woik on the marina hospital building at Chiiaeo, Illinois, one hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of the money shall be expanded until a contract or contract shall be entered iot-i by the proper authorities with tbe lowest responsible Didder or oiajers ior me cuinpieiiuu 01 ttae emir building at a sum, Including all money already expended in it construction, not exceeding three hundred thousand dollar ; and the expenditure of any ann of money in violation cf this proviso shall be deemed uniawrui. For continuing the construction of the appraisers tore at Philadelphia, forty thousand dollars. For stone work 01 tne west o ntre stairs or tne treasury buildine, Washington, District of Columbia, seven thousand five hundred do'lar. For puuing files rooms under the porticos In tba Treasury building, cine thousand fir hundred dollar. For balconies to widen the passage about tbe eut--tom house building in Bangor, tlains, five thousand dollar. For furniture for tbe custom bouse and the cST ce therein at Bangor, Maine, twelve thousand dcllar. For furniture for tbe custom heune and tbe office therein, at Ogdeosburg New York, fifteen thousand dollars. For furniture for the court bouse and office therein, at Desm'iint-s, Iowa, twelve thousand dollar. For rnruttnre lir tns court house ana cnice therein, at gpriogfirld, Illinois, fifteen thousand dollars. Fur furniture fur the enstom bouse at wiicsasett, Maine, three thousand live hundred dollars. For casual and nece.ary repairs of the various public buildinm in tbe Un'ted rtate. under tbe ex trot of the Treasury Department, f rty bout ami dollars F jr fuel and ltghtH and miscellaneous item for tbe various piiblio buildings, nnd'r tbe control of the Tietsury Department, twenty-five throsand dollar. For retail of tne custom nouse at isew uneaua, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continninz tbe work on tbe Capita1 ground. and repairing the C ipltol building, twenty thousand dollars. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. To t)T for conies of the Congressional Globe and Anreodix furnished to members and deleft tea of the third session of tbe fortieth ConKrer, four thousand eight hundred and eighty-five dollars and o:ghtyone cents. Tj niv for reportiofr and printing In ths Dally Globe debate t f tbe House of Kepreseti tatives ot the same session, three tb usuttd and seventeen dollar and live oeors. For ths usual additional compensation to the renorters of the Senate for the Congressional Globe for rporting the proceeding of the Senate f T tb. second session oi tao lortj-ursi vangress, e,gnt nnn dred dollars each, four ibuuscnd dollars. For the usual additions! compeutation to the reporters of the House t'r the Congressional Globe r,r renortioe tne proceedings or tue nouse ior tn. second session of the furt -first Congress, eight hun dred dollars each, four thousand dollar. To defray the expenses of the Committee on the Po&to&ice and Pot Knd, Incurred Inuheir recent iuvestfu anions in New York and Be-ton. On tbe order of the llousecl nubresentstivee. twothousanddollsrs. to be p.td into tbe cottmgent land ot the Mouse. Tod fray theexpenseeot the Committee on Military Affilrs, incurred in the recent investigations on the order of the House of Representatives, to be paid into the contingent fund of tbe House, such sum aa may be necessary, not exceeding four thourard dollar. Fcr contingent and uracellaneoos expense of tbe House of Re, resentalives, to defray outstanding in debtedness, incurred by investigating committees. and In the r-ntce ot tne eergt ant-at-Arma of tna House, lUreo thousand eight hundred and twenty-fir dollars. aNffriduKtiral purpose, thirty-Mvan thowandl lbres hundred and ninety threw dollar. To enable the BecreUry of tbe Interior to provide neceuary food for the Siawatoa aad Wnrpeton Santee Sioux Indiana, on Late Trav verse and Pevil'f Lake reservation, in Dakota? Territory, daring tbe spring aad aommer, aad to furnish them witb implements and seed, far cultivating tbeir fields, ten tbettatad dollars. MISCELLANEOUS. For defraying tbe preliminary expenses of taking tbe niotb eensos of tbe United Statea, two hundred thousand dollars. For expenses incurred during; the year eight een hundred and sixty-nine, in taking the first ceusns of Wyoming Territory, one thousand five bund red -dollars. ' To enable the Secretary of tba Treaaory to close tbe accounts of B. B. French, late Com. missioner of Public Bnildings, there is bereby appropriated the sum ot fifteen thousand an, seventy-six dollars and eight cents, or so much thereof as may be found necessary for tba purpose j but no greater anm shall be paid from the treasury out of tbis appropriation than eight hundred and seventy-three dollar and eighty-three cents, the balance due to aaid French on the aggregate of the acTam . aCForthe amount dne H. Hamlin , lata collector of tha port of Boston and Cbarleatown. and superintendent of lights at Borten, two thous and two hondred and thirty-eight dollars sixty cents, tho same to be earned to his credit on the books of tbe Treasury Department on account of surplus official emoluments, ana on, account of expenses of collecting the revenue from customs. To yay Joseph Miller. M.KeUey, :. C. TJrown, John Cummin. J. ,f M Charles U. Keny on, M . Storms. vi a. -i James Carr, B. Crossed, M.i. Tooney, H. B. t tii n frwltt.nnd A. B. Farnesworth, as officer. i ' JnA , K Am vMTventiv.W. -,... ol.rlr. and amnlovelels for per diem. mileage, and services in the egislature of the Territory of Idaho, to be paid only upon Tonct ers to be approved by the proper acwuntipg officers of tbe Treasury, in in v... aud twenty-three dollars and I Bityrs owu, and to Crawiord, Blocom Company .George M. Thompson, Emil Lombard, l Downey, and Archibald McBoraly. the d"' them, respectively, for rent and uonry1f1! the same service, in a l one thousand gh hundred and thirty one aoiiarsanaeiaujr---F,--cents , to Allen & Maxwell tor wood and other enpplies for the same service, one t00"""0" hundred and twenty-nine dollars ; and to Starr At finmniiil. Wilt lOUUg. W . il. , FCBLIC PBINTIS0. Pcsiio Eibo.itios No. 24. A BESOLUflON In relation to the printing for the nse ot the Department t fi'a'e, ot ad j:ti?oa copies of documents emanatiog fiom the iepit ment. Reaotced bv the Senate and Iome of Benrtnen- Uitivee of the VniUd States of America in i'ongtetis aesemhUd That bereufier, in sdditlon to th number ot copiei of documents emanating from the Depart ment ol state wnicn may nc oraerea to do priutea oy either bt use ol Congress, It shall be tbe dnty of tne Congressional Printer to cause tote priotvd tor the nse of that department firo hundred copiee of evsry u:h document, when r quested to do so by tho tiac- retary of State : 'rom(tia. Ilwl the expense or the same shall iu no single case exceed the srxn of five hundred dollars i Apprcved, April 16th, 1870. ADTilTIONAT, CONVENTION TO THB CONTEN TION CillCLUDKD Of THB 7TH 24th N0VKM BfcR. 1868. BRrvtE'N T K UKNKUAI, POST OFrlCM OF 111B UNITED STAT (SB OF AMER ICA AND TrlE OpNKllAL POST OIF PICK OF THB UNITKD hU.NGDOll OF GESAT BRITAIN AND1K1SLAND. The general Poatcfiie of the Cnited Btataa ef Amrrics and the geueial Pnetofffce or the United Kingdom of Oreat B: itain and Ireland, being de-irons of iff -cling by means of an additional Convention, a reduction in ths ra:eof postage cbargeabl. upon letter conveyed between tbe United Kingdom and the United etatea. the nnderslgned, dnly authorised for thst purp se ny tneir respcetiv. Uovernments, uave agreea upon tne loiiowiog articles z ' ' ASTICLV 1. AH ACT to Incorporate the Wanbiogtin General Hoepital and As lutn of the District of Colamb eif enacted oy the Senate and House of Repre tentative zy the United Slates of America in Con- ares attemoiea, tl,t That eilaa L. Loomls. Bobert Re burn, Harvey Lindaly, Bjron Snudertand, O O. H iwaid, eale u n w Aadeison. Lewis Clenfaatie. Oeo. A. BtUvcb, LaiayetteC. lieonuis, Josepk T. John son, S. F. Bust, and Ibarlta, S E g lh, tbeir auciat-s aud succeesor, arub.reby m da, d.c'artd, AiMMtitnied s corDjisitoB aud dodv politic, in law nd in nsct, under the nam. and stl. of th. Washington Genual Hospital and Asylum of the Dts rlttof Coinmbis; and by tbat name they ahall be and are btrebs, made cabibla In law tj prose cute aod defend sui beioreall .roper courts and tribanala; ta bave a common stal, tn awe j I The nostaee to beeolUeud in lbs United Kingdom bieak,alur, and renew at pleasure; to purdiaje, j npaa peta tetters posted In the Uuited Kingdom leise. receive, hoW, inrove, possess, and etj y, addressed to the United State, at well a noon nnoaid ud ibe mi t - sell, grant, demise, ana aup. e oi I Ktim peed in thrUaittd Bute nddiessed to ths p.r asial aud real property " they mav deem for the I (jolt,,! Kingdom, shall be tbrte pence per naif ounce B.atmwt and welfare of the bospit'; ta hsv f dU I tnctton of half an ounce. . Reciprocally, tb pow.r end tight to scakeaUd oriain all by law for ., ptagc to bs collected in ths United 8tae upon paid th governmtnt tf sail corporatiou and hospital , lrtter. p-med in the Uuited State addressed to the flot Inconsistent witb tba laws of th United at"e. ; United Kingdom, as wall aa noon unpaid letters aud to kav aod enjay foil power and all tha right oT . poeted In the United Kingdsm addressed to tbe United opening and keel ing a hospital and asylum in ths j gtates, shall bs six ceut per fifteen grammes or frao- ituxTHi oi vwtuuiv, - - - - - won ot uttoeu gramme. aad invalid peraons aod chtlnren : ProvULd That I . . k. rrnn.l ir.o,,n.of said eorooratlon shall not f x- ; 1 Atmcx i- eeed thirty tbousacd dot are, and lhat all th. real " The British Pjstcfil ia shall aceosnt te tha United and personal property of said hospital and aay i States VoetoUtce for ten cents an ounce on alt paid lam shall be held aie.1, and oVv ved exe.iniel to I International letters sent t llio United Butte, and n. hn,MM luitM . smd : And nrovided further, t far tea cents an ounce on all nnuaid international Tbat tbia act may be altered, aoieuded, or repealed 1 letters received from tbe United State; and th at the pleasure ofCngrr.s. United Btataa Postrfnc shall account to th. Britlab Approved, alarcb 26, 187U. t Postofflce for ten cents ounce ou all paid Interna- ' tional letters smt to the Ualted Kingdom, and for tea AN ACT amendatory of ths chtrter of tha Mutual 4 cant an ounce fer all unoa'.d Inter nstivnal letter fcBUC Ko. 31. AN ACT to admit tbe State of Texas to represent. : tion tu the lunres ol the untied sceita. TThereaa the people of Texas have framed and adopted a Constitution cf State Government which is republican; and whereas the legislature ot Texas elected under said constitution bas rat tied tbe four teenth and niteenth amendments to the Coo-ititufion of the United Sla'es; and whereas the performance of tnese stvaral acts iu good taith is a condition pre cedent to to ttie representation of the State in C ju-gr-es : Therefore. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre sentatires of the Vntted States of America in Con gress assetnoletZ, Tbat tbe raid ctnie cf Tixim is entitled to rt pi eentitlon in the Congress cf the United Statea: Provided, lhat berore any member of the Lrgiilature of asid State stta 1 take or resume bis seat, or any fti-er of said State shall enter upon the duties of his , fa" ie he shall take and aubscribe and Hid In theefhseof IheSecrerary of State of Ttx is, for permanent preservation, an oath or efiirmation in tha form following: I, , dosjl- mn y wear (or sSirm) that 1 have mvr taken an oath aa a member of Congress, or a an cflicer cf the Uuited States, or as a member of any 8tat Legislature, or as executive or judicial ofH:er of eny Stale, to support the Cot.srttutiou of the Uuited. frtate and f el Ward engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or gven ail or comfort to the enemies thereut. o help me Gjd;" or under the fains and penalties of perjnry,-(4 the case may he:) or such person snail, in iiae nui',r, nuke, iu jkiiiuv hiiu uid iui followingoatb or tffi maMon: I, ,do solemnly saca- (-r sDI'm) that I bare, by act of Congress of the United State, been rel ived from ths di-abilitiea. imposed upon me by the fourteenth ame tdment of the Constitution if the liuUed b'ates, so hilp me God;" or nnder the paiua and penaltiia of perjury, (as tha case may be;) which oaths or affirmation shall be taken before, and certified by any officer lawfully author! d to administer oaths. And any person who shall knowirgly awea- or affirm taleely in taking eithor of such oatns or effi matiuns, shall be deemed guilty cf perju'y, and thai! be puu- tshea tueretor oy tmpnsoBment not lis man one year, aud not more than ten years, and ahall be fined not less than one tnoasana dollars ane not more than ten thousand dollars. And In all trials for any viola tion ot tbhuct, tbece-tiScate tf ths takiugof either of ca!d oatba or fGrma:ions, witb proof of the signature of the party accused ahall bs taken and hold as conclusive . evidence that such oath affirmation was reeularly and lawtullv ad ministered by crm patent autbotity: And pro vided further. That every auch person who shall negtect it ine periou oi thirty oava next after the passage of this act to take, subscribe, and file such oath or f ffirmation at af jresaid, shall ba deemed and takea to all intents and purposes to have vacated hi rfflce: And provided further. Tnat he State of TiXis Is admitted to reoresentation in Congress aa one of the States of the Uuion, npon tbe louowing rasa, mental conditions : First, That the Constitution of Texas ahall never be so amended or changed as to deprive any citizen or class of cit smt of tbe Uaited State of the right to vote who are entitled to vote Dy tne constitution herein recoirn aid. except as a punishment for such crimes aa are now felonies at common law, whereof they shall have been dnly convicted nnder laa equally apnlicab' to all the inhabitants ot said Stata: Provided, That any alteration of aaid constitution prospective tn It enacts, may n maae lu regard to ibe time and place of residence of voter. Second. That it ahall never be lawful for the aaid State to deprive any citisio of ine united state on accennt or nis race, color, or previous condition of servitude or th right to hold om? nnde. the constitution aud law of said Stata, or upon any inch around to reanire of him anv otber qualiQcationa for effice than aueb aa are required of all other citizen. Thlrr, Tbat the constitution of Texts shall never be so amended or changed aa to deprive any citizm or class of citisms of tb Uaited State of the school rijhr and privilege secured Dy tne constitution or said scat. Approved, March 30th, 1870. Pernio No. 06. j AN ACT matins appropriations to supply deficien cies in the appropriations for th service of the (Government for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and aeventy, and for other ptirpcsoa. He it enacted by Vie Senate and ITouse of Pep resentativet of the Cnited states of America in Conaress assembled : That the fotiowina snnis or so n.uch thereof as may be necessary, be, and the ssme are hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury ior otnerwise appropriated, to supply de ficiencies iu ths at propriations for the service of tbe Government for the fiscal year ending June thirty. e-ghteen bundred aod seventy, for tue olj ecta bere- jnalter cxjiressea, via: TREASURY DEPARTMENT. F r additional pay of twelve watchmen, at two hundred aod twenty dollars each, and eleven labon ra employed in tbe Treasnry Department buildings, at one hundred and twenty dol'ars each for the year end ing Jr.ne thirty, eighteen km dred sndaevenfr, three th"Usaud nine nnnorea era sixty collar. For" additional pay of thirty laborers, at one hun dred and tweuty dellar each, for tbe year ending June thirty, eighteen bundred and seventy : Pro vided, That the par abail not exceed seven huudted and twenty dollars each for said year three thousand six hundred dollars. To one oi the watchmen acting as lieutenant of tha watcM, tb:?st:ni of two bundred and eighty collars, iu "duition to bla ray a watchman. For additional pay of three watchmen anil two laborers In the Navy Department, eight bundred and tbtrty dol'ars. ' For additional pay of forty laborers in tbe Pitent Cfltse. at one hundred aud twenty dollars ech, four thousand eight bnndred doHars: Pro&ded, Tbat their pay shall not exceed seven hundred aud twenty dollars each per annum. For cirtage for the House of Ilepresent&tlvo, thieo thousand dollars. Foriatattes of cfllcers, clerks, and other employes In tberfilfecf the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, thirty thousand dollars. P' r pay of Aseiilant engineer from January first to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy, five hundred dollars. F.ir additional pay of fifteen laborers employed in the Post, fliie Department, atone hundred aud twenty dollars each, one thousand eight hundred dollars. Fr additional pay of eleven laborer in tha c Jh -e of tLe Auditor of the Treasury tor tbe PoetoUice I?epat !icei t, at one hundred and twenty dollars each, c-nd thooAud three hundred and twenty dollars. F.r additional cirapensatton of nine watchmen In the P st, lTieDeparimi nt, atone hundred and twenty dollars each, one thousand and eighty dollar. F r c 'Dtingent xjense copying, binding;, reeling shins' re.rii.trrs. translating foreign languages, auver. tieiug, and mi4iellaneons items for the Treasury Department acd Its soveial bureau, twelve thousand To supply tl-ficiency In the fund for the relief of sick and disabled eeamcn, one nnnoreu tnousana dollars. COMPTROLLER OF TBS Cl'RBISCT. Fr pay of one clerk of class two, one clerk of class j rne. and tbtee female clerk, at nice hundred dollars ea; h, in his i ffi ;s seventeen bundled and sixty-six dollars acd slxtjilx cents. INTERNAL BEVENUE BUREAU. For rent dTes. paper ; for stamp and Incidental expenses, imlniiug the cost of subscription for such number of cot ie f the 11 Internal Beveuue Becord and Customs J.turnal" as the S-cretsry of tbe Treas ury niay deem necessary tosupply to revenue officers, three uunareo tnousanu uoiia' s. printing, ninety-five thousand binding, one hundred and five For tho nubile do tare. . F.ir tbe public thousand dollars. For litbt'irraDhiuK and engraving for the Senate and House ci ftopreentativea, tiiteen thousand dollars. Fire Insurance Company cf the Uiitrict of Col ; BmDia , Awsvwowaiov M Senate ana Moms of Repr received from the Uaited Kingdom. A.Ticua 8. Xrery InternsUonal mttsr iavnfadently paid, 0, - IPcbuc No. 82 . AN ACT giving the consent of the Ualted fttate to the erection of a bridge across tbe Dsiawar , Kirer, between Fhllaaelpnia ana vMBaen. s- it . i, th CMurfx nrtrl. TJouss of Ren resentative of the Untied States of America in Congress assembled s Tnat th jonseut of the United Btatea ia herebv given James P. 1 O k, M wton Mc Michael Thoina S. gpakmn. Alexander O Oattell, u,uh. O'V-ill William Moore. Eiward B ttl. Henry L. Bnisall, Osorge 8. Woodhntl. Simon Cam- ron. P. O Brink, James Page, H. M. Palilip. John O. ' um. Hector Orr, Charles Ojx, Taom s Shiw, WlVisat Nicholson, Kystll Cjeter, Jsme li. u.ne. ABANDONED AND CAPTURED PROPERTY. For the necessary expense cf defending nita in the Court of Culo against the United Sta'ea, for the proceeds of abandoned and csptured property nnder tte direction of the Secretary of the Treaenry. pur suant to the Jjint resolution ef March thirty, eighteen hundred aud sixty-eight, twenty thoossnd dollar; aod ior the necessary expense iocnrred in defending suit against the Secretary of tbe the treasnry or his subordinates and agents, in respect to or growingout of tbe seizure ci socn pioperty, sua in proeesuilog suits for tbe recovery ot property claimed to have accrued or belonged to the United State, growing out c-f tbe rebellion or tbe suppression thereof, and for settling the accounts of s gents empt " ed in recovering such property, twenty thousand dollars. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. For roofing and continuing th work on ths custom house at Cairo. Illinois, ten thousand dollars. Fir reodng and continuing the work on thecoetooa-bou-e at Detroit, Michigan, one thousand five hun dred djllars For general repair of castcm-hOBM at Uoblle. Alabama, llfteen thousand dollars. For gtnwal repair ol custom bouse at Savannah, 3oreia- fifteen thousand dolUrs. For plastering, iron work, and carpentry on th custom-honaa at Portland, Maine, thirty thousand dollara. For icpairing tbe eustom-bonve at Kichtnoud, Vit- .inia. twentc-five thonsacd doll ITS. For paving, grading, aod fencing about cue torn - hoose at Ogdeaaburg, New a org, live tnousanu dollar. ' For paving, enrbing, grading, tewerage, and otter work about tbe court boase and post : ffie at Spring field Illinois, the om of twelve thou land dollars. For th purehsae of additional land for the custom house at Castlne, Maine, eix hundred dol ars. For continuing construction, g.anit and limestone work, fjtenitom-honseat St Pnl. Minnesota, twenty five thousand dollars : Provided, That no part of th mony (ball be expended until a contract or contracts sbali be entered into by ths proper autloritie. with the lowest responsible bidder or bidden lor theoom . pletioo of tbe entire bnilding at a un, including all money already expended In Ita construction, not exceeding three hundred thoosand dollar ; and tb expenditure of any um of money In violation of tbi pro iso b b. dtemed unlawful. For completing the wcrk oa th eonr-lhooe and post-onic at Desmoinea, Iowa, teenlj-foar thousand five bnndred and eventy-tt.re dollsrs. For roofing, interior brick work, and plastering of the court-house at ktadaroB, Wisconsin, thirty thous and dollar. For. plsstsrmg, iron work and carpentry for the court-honso at PorUand, Maine, twenty taonaaad ''oreonunnlnK tb oonatruction of th building fur eenrf-honae and nosti ff.ee in New York city, on in- e.i are- Pnmided. lhat no Dart of this turn beyond the ram of ft v. hundred thousand dollars or any other sen appropriated for this purpose, .'hall - be expended nntll - a contract or coniiBTt fa- tb. coip!tion of iki entire I uildlcg ia eontormtty with plan to be approved t the Heeretarv of tbe Treasorv and Postmaster General, and at all time nnder tbeusdirection, shail 1 eatercd into with tbe lowed rwrponiltl b:d ier or TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTd, UTAH. For additional ea'try of chief lattice and two associates, at one thousand dollars each, three thou- j an 1 dollars. For compensation and mileage ot th member or tae legislative assembly of tne xorntory of t; tan, and tor coicer, clerk and contingent ex penses of ine a.senioiy, fifteen thousand dollar. WASniNGTOS TERRITORY. F r c03itoaiion aud mUeng of th member of the leg ie nine aammbly of ths Territory of Waah iugton, and for oHicera, clerk and contingent expen ses o! the assembly, eight thousand tlx hundred and eroutj-iix dollars. For paper, printing, binding and folding th bill. Itagand Journals ol the legislative assembly of tba T.-rritory of Washington, lor tbe cession begun and bold ou the first Monday in October, eighteen hnn-I area aca sixtj-ntne, six mousana uoliars. To pay claim of T.F. McKirov. for balance due him for public priutit g doring fiscsl year ending June thirty, eignteen r.unarea sua atxty-teven, three thonstnd et;bt huudred and fortj-four dollars and tort -3? or cent . DAKOTA TERRITORY. To pay f.ir rrinting and binding the law and lorarait a of the lust session of the Inrinlsttve imi mt-il w of Dakota Territory, aud for mcldental expenaea of tbe oU'ce ot ttie ctjeretary of aaid Territory, five tuoueua aoliars. PUBLIC LANDS. For Balarr of nrveror ffenoral of JsoniBirjc. two thoniDd aod eTnty-two do'lars, aid for clerk in Uii c ff.ee, one tbou:.ii(l fi ie baadrcd dollara. F. r calary of surveyor general of Mm tan, fiva hundred and niniefndoH-raand twenty-tbreeeeota; for rent of hiaclT-ce, fuel, books, ttattoaery. and othr incidental expenses, nine banured dollars; and fjr cUrks iu hi-, tjflice five hundred riOfllini For salary of surTeyor general of Florida, one hira- dred and fortv-elfiht dollars and tbtriy-fTa cents. V r salaries of clerks in th office of ths surveyor genera' of Minnesota, thirteen bnndred d liars. or saiary oi cieras in me on ice oi ine surveyor general of Dakota, two tbtmsandtwa ban dred and twntT-aix dollars. For sa'arie. t clerks in ths effice of thesurr.y r general of California acd Arixjna, four thoosand (io liars. For ralariea cf clerks in tbe off ce of tho snrreTor general of Ktofia, oao thousand four hundred and twwtatj- ivedollarri. Far salariei o cit rks in the office of the surreyor general of Nevada, and contingent expenses, three nanorea aoiiars. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. " PENSION OFF1CH. For navy pensions to widows aud others, eiiriity thousand aoiiars. t For contingent cxpensos of tbe Pension Oilico, ten tbouaud dollars. For pay of laborers and messengers, five moueaud collars. For rent of bniMimr on Q street, corner of Eighth street, lroin the sixteenth day of April, eiK'Heen bundred and sixty nine, nntil the hrftday of June.eichteen hundred and seveuty, at an annual rental not exceeding ten thousand dollars, to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, such sum as may be necessary is Hereby appropriated. ISDIAX DEPARTMENT. ' For pay cf interpreter, nine thousand five hundred and twenty-five dollars. PTKST OFFICE. For difference of pay to fifty-three female cop vista in the Pateut Office, for tho year I ending Jane thirty, eighteen bnndred and seventy, nt two nu-'ieircu uuusni eiiuo, ten tlionxand six bnndred dollars : Provided, That aid snm does not increase tbeir compensation beyond nine bnndred dollars each for aaid year. , Borsa OF CORRECTION. For tbe rturpose mentioned in the fonrteenth section of the act of Jnly twenty -five, eighteen bnndred and sixty six, entitled, "An Actio establish in the District ot Columbia a house of correction for boys," and to be paid in tha same manner a the appropriation therein made is directed to be levied and paid, tbe payment of the several portions to be paid by the cities of Georgetown aod Washington, and the count y of wasnington, respectively, to be enforced in trie same manner aa therein provided, twelve tnousana aoiiars. To enable tha Secretary of the Interior to oav sncb snm as on examination he m.-v find justly due, and incarred in a survey of the grounds ana river near tba aqedact bridge in tbe District of Columbia, nnder a ioint resolu tion of Congress approved March two, eighteen nnnareet ana sixty-seven, out or. any monev in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, but not exceeumg tue sum oi toree tnousanu nine bundred and sixty dollars. . tue amouuia uu. immi fr ,, ' ; supplies for tbe same service, in all four bundred j ana ninety-eight dollars and stxty-aix cent i ; Provided, 'iuat no aavri or vno , bereby appropriated to defray the outstanding i indebtedness of tbe Territory of Idaho tone speciBed shall be paid, unless upon voncnera j ' ... . l. . . uli.loMIAI, Itf Sll. r venhea npon oatu w in. proper accounting officers of tba treasury. SENATE DEFICIKNUX. Vnr elerks to committees, pag-s, horses, and ; carryalU, twenty thousand dollars. I bor miscellaneous item, uu suuiuwuu dollars. . . .. ., , For furniture and tepairs, three tnoasana dollars. For Congressional Globe and Appendix, seven thousand six bundred and ninety so von dollars and seventy -three cents. For delraying tne expenses oi a. vui Select Committee on Retrenchment, five thous and dollars ; Provided, That this appropriation shall be drawn from tbe treasury on tbe order of the Secretary of the Senate, and disbursed nnder ana subiect in an respects to pre visions of the joint resolution of January twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty- ' seveu. i ; WAR DEPARTMENT. ITnr rent, watchmen, aud laborers for tha building on the corner of Fifteenth and F streets, occupied by tbe Paymaster General, ' six thousand dollars. RECOXBTaTJCTIOX ACTS. ; To defray expenses In carrying into effect the ' Act to provide for the more efficient gov ernment of the rebel States," for various sup plies and service, viz: In the first military' riiar.rirr.. sflventv five thousand dollara : in tba fourth military district two hundred thousand dollars ; in tbe nun military district, one nun- -A ril and ten thousand dollartw Provided, That no portion of said sums shall b paid except npon vouchers f nrnisnea ana verniea npon oatu oy tue party iurnisniug amiu supplies or nerformino snch service, to the satisfaction. of the proper acconnting officers of tha treas ury : And provtaea, aiso, tnat in tue nitn military district there ahall not ba paid mora " than five dollars per day to any registrar or sheriff, and four dollars per day to any clerk or , depnty sheriff, for tha time actually employed. To enable the Surgeon General of the army to pay the balance due under contract executed by him with tbe Providenoe Hospital, in th District of Columbia, for the care, support, and medical treatment of aixty transient paapara, six thousand dollars. For secret service fund, being - required to settle tbe accounts of disbursing officers anil . . to euable tha Secretary of tho Treasury to settle the accounts of disbursing officers for expenditures already made and not in vol ring any actual disbursements, but merely requiring a transieroutnenooaaoi tue ucssurj , -vouAy- five thousand dollars. - r For contingencies of tbe army, any tFisaita dollars. . For expenses of tha recroitiog semes) of tha regular army, fifty thousand dollara. - t or lour watchmen ana two laoorers ior in. bnilding on tbe corner of V. and Seventeenth streets, seven nunarea ana twenty aoiiars. For fuel. cemDensation of firemen, and mis cellaneous items for tbe building, five thousand dollars. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. To supply tbe deficiency in tha appropriation for blank books, stationery, fuel and lights lor tbe General Poatofiiee bnilding, including th Sixth Auditor Office i repairs of tba bnilding, furniture, papering, painting, fitting op per manent cases for filing papers; for pay of engineer, fireman, and laoorers; for library nurnoaea. teleirranis. and for miscellaneous items, twenty-seven thousand dollara. NORTHERN LAKES AND SEABOARD. For expenses ot tba observation and report of storms, by telegraph and signal, for tha benefit of the commerce of the northern lakes and seaboard, fifteen thousand dollara. COAST SURVEY. For supply of new vessels for tb service of the Coast Survey, sixty thousand dollars. JUDICIAL, j For nine circuit Judges of the United States, to reside in circuit, from the date ot tbeir respective commissions to June thirtieth, eight een hundred and seventy, both inclusive, twenty five thousand six hundred and eighty six dollars. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS. For repairing and furnishing tbe President' house, twenty-five thousand dollars. For salary of surveyor general of the Terri tory of Wyoming, eleven hundred aad ninety- two dollars. For the clerks In hit otfioe, fifteen bundred and eighty-nine dollars. For lighting tbe .President's house, tba Cap itol and public grounds, eight thousand dollara. For repair of greetv-housa at President' house, and purchase of plants, on thousand dollars. For pay of lamp-lighters, plumbing, gss fit ting, and tbe like, one thousand dollars. To pay five watchmen employed in th. reser vation number two, one bundred and twenty dollars each sin order to make tbeir entire pay for the current year seven hundred and twenty dollars each, six bnndred dollara. To pay John S. Wii lard and Company th amonnt due tbem for furnitur for treasury building, four thousand two hundred mat sev enty five dollara, t NAVY DEPARTMENT. To supply deficiencies in appropriations for fuel for th Marine Corps, ten thousand dollars. To supply deficiency in contingent appropri ation, twenty on thousand aix hundred and ninety-one dollar. -' NAVAL ACADEMY. Ji.ll. IS TBS DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. To pay salary of the warden of be jail In the District of Columbia, for portion ot the current Tear, seven hundred dollars. To pay J ames B. Hubbell for the construction of Fort W. T. Sherman, and other buildings attached .thereto', for the Blackfeet, Blood, and negau tnoesoi tue uiacaieei nation oi Indians, in Houtana Territory, as per contract with W J. Cullen, Cnited States special agent, dated October seven, eighteen hundred and sixty eight, balance due on settlement, eleven thous and seven hundred and ninety two dollars and fifty-oae cents. To enable tbe Secretary of th Interior to pay balance dne for surveying Kavajoe Indian reservation nnder contract, preparatory to making allotments for tbeir new homes for For furnishing additional quarters for mid shipmen, now in course of construction, as par contract entered into Jnly thirteenth, eighteen bnndred and sixty-seven, thirty thousand dollars. . , . Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That there is bereby appropriated out of any money In the treasary not otherwise appropriated, tb sum of forty-seven thoosand seven hundred and eigbty-six dollars and seventy-threw cent, for expenses of the following eommitUe of tbe House of Representative of the forty-first Congress while engaged on investigations, via Committee of Elections, twenty-six thousand four hundred and sixteen dollars and Bvsewnt; Committee or Waya and Mean, fiv. tbeuaand seven hundred aad savanty-two dollara and fifty two cent i Commit aa Foreign Affairs, six thoosand eight hundred andssvsuty dollara and thirty cents ; Committee ou tb Judiciary, three thousand fiv hundred and eighty four dollara and eigbt cent-. Committee on to decline of American Commerce, two thousand dollara; Committee on tb Ninth Census, thrw thousand ou hundred and forty-thrw dollara and seventy -eight cants i being tb amount reported by tb Committ on eoonnta to thw House of Representative, on tb first of afar eighteen hundred and seventy, and ordered to -b. audited and approved, tb same to b added to th misctllaneoo item of tb oonllagent -fund of ths lioaa of Bepremotatlves. Appr6rd, April 3Dtb, 1870.