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About The Albany register. (Albany, Or.) 1868-18?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1870)
For an iron fence, and paving and Improving ground Fraukliu Squuare, twenty -five thous and dollars. , Fur annual repairs, and repainting the ex terior of the President's bouse, ten thousand dollars. - " For flower pots, mats, and twins, one thous and dollars. For fui 1 for centre building of the Capitol, -Jive hundred dollars. -t ' For enlarging the shafts of escape for the Impure air of the Senate chamber, two tbous- "and (We hundred dollars. For propagating boose for the use of the public grounds, under the public gardener, three thousand dollars. , For hire of carts on pnblio grounds, three thousand dollar. Fos hire of three horses and carts in the ynblic grounds, fiifty cents per day additional 'each, five hundred dollars. For purchase and repair of tools for pnblic 'grounds, one thousand dollars. For purchase of trees and tree boxes, to whitewash tree boxes, and. so forth, two thousand dollar. For annual repairs of fences around reser vations, two thousand dullais. For cleaning out sewer traps along Pennsyl vania avenue, live hundred dollars. For lighting President's bonse, Capitol, and pnblic grounds, forty thousand dollars. Fot pay of lamplighters, plnmbing, and gas Ettiug, five thousand dollars. For contingencies of office of public build ings, one thousand dollars. For expenses to be incurred Id the improve ments of streets, avences, and alleys, passing ly tr through the pioperty of the United (states, and to abate nuisances, twenty thous and dollars. -; For improvement and care of seats and fountains m the Capitol grouuds, one thousand dollars. ' For construction '.of circular fence around and through the Presidents's grounds to Sev enteenth street, including foundation walls, Curbing, flagging, and iron fencing, ten thous and dollars. For additional repairs to tbe green bouse at the president's house, two thousand five bun Oreo, dollars. For repairs of the green bouses at the pro pagating garden, one thousand five hundred dollars. For taking out private stairway leading from law library to Supreme Court room, and titling up the rooms thus made with shelving tor library, two thousand dullars. , WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. For the completion of the Washington aqne duct except coping and covering of bridges; for rent and purchase of five aud forty four one hundredths acres of land, OLe thousand Ihreeihundred and twenty dollars. For purchase of roadway from Great Falls to conduit road, two and three tenths miles, . eighteen and four tenths acres, one thousand and twelve dollars. For purchase of toadwap across land owned ty William Brooke, five hundred and fifty dol lars. 'For rent and purchase of land at High Ser vice reservoir, in Georgetown, three thousand three hundred dollars. For rent and purchase of laud at bridge Cnmbereix, in Georgetown, two thousand six hunurtd aud forty dollars. For eleatiug out obstructions near the dam to give free access in low water to tbe head ol jibe aqueduct, five thousand five hundred dol- "Fur repairs in Innnel Dumber one, and rs movine fallen stones, one Uionsaod five hun dred dollars. For preserving the pew or Dalecarlia ton feel from tailing in and protecting bank of con meeting conduit, twenty tbonsaod dollars. For completing the distributing reservoir ac cording to tbe original plan: First, slope wall for protection of banks, thirty thousand dul iars; second, repairing earthen banks, and completing dividing bank and setting iron valve giie therein, five thonsand dollars; third, completing the two gate houses of this reser voir, tweuty thonsand dollars. - For arrears of superintendence and repairs to July first, eighteen hundred and seventy, fgnr thousand dollars. For completing work at arch over High Ser vice reservoir, and placing rail round the same, four thonsend dollars. For auperintendency and general repairs, twelve thousand dollars. ' For macadamising the top of tbe conduit how used as the main road to Wasbrngton.ten thoosaud dollars; in all ene hundred and twen ly thonsand nine hundred and thirty-two dol lars: Provided, That the money hereby appro priated for the Washington aqueduct shall be , applied to the objects uarued herein, and to no others: Provided further. That all water rests derived from the Washington aqueduct stall be applied to the improvement and repair f the same, and for no other pnrpose, nntil otherwise provided 6y law. :' . NAVY DEPARTMENT. For the necessary repairs and improve ments at the following navy yards: NAVY YAED AT PORTSMOUTH, NEW ; HAMPSHIRE. For the necessary repairs of all kinds, fifty thousand dol'ars. 1 NAVY YARD AT BOSTON. &ot repairs of buildings, and repairs of all k.uds, one hundred thousand dollars. ' NAVY YARD AT NEW YORK. For repairs of all kinds , one hundred thous and dollars, ii . NAVY YARD AT PHILADELPHIA. For repairs of 1l kinds, twenty-five thous and dollars. ... i- - s. .. v NAVY-YARD AT WASHINGTON. ' ; For repairs of all kinds, fifty thousand dol- Vara. ,.; ... -t "... NAVY YARD AT NORFOLK. ! Far preservation of tbe yard, and the ne s senary repairs of all kinds, thirty thousand dollars- :.;... ' NAVY YARD AT PENSACOLA. i - i " For preservation nf the yard, and the ne cessary repairs of all kinds,, thirty thonsand dollars. ' NAVY YARD AT MARE ISLAND. For completing foondery and boiler estab lishment, fifty thonsand dollars: for saw mill mfcehiuery, twenty thousand dollars; for ma chinery for house joiners' shop, five thonsand dollars; and Tor repairs of ail kinds,; fifty tteooa.:d dollars. . NAVAL STATION AT SACKETTS II AR- , For repairs and the general care of the pub Be property, one thousand dollars.' 1 ' 2CAVAL STATION AT HOUND CTTY, 1L-Y,''-. LINOlS. :': :'.f . Vow necessary repairs of all kind?, tare fltossaiid dollars. . PUBLIC BUILDINGS. UNDER THE DIHEOTION OF THE AR CHITECT OF THE CAPITOL EXTEN SION. For finishing and repairing the work on the Capitol extension, and for curbing and flag ging npper terraces, one hundred thousand dollar. - r or annual re oai r 3 of the old Dortion of the Capitol bnildiug, painting, blazing, keeping roots, in order, water pipes, pavements, and approaches to the bnildiug, and extension of Hie steam beatiuir atioaiatus. ten thonsand dullars. For finishing and reran inu tbe work on the new dome ol the Capitol, lour thousand dol lars. ...... For continuing the work of eradinir and fil ling tne grounds around tue Capitol, twenty- lite thousand dollars; Provided. That tbe first expenditure of this appropriation shall be de voted to grading, and puttwir in order the the tnateau of the east front of the Capitol. ana waning proper approaches (Hereto. PATENT OFFICE BUILDING. For sradinit the southern half of Q street. srom Seventh to Ninth streets, and paving the same, seven mousaua nve nnnareu dollars; Provided, that tbe corporation of Waslmig- city cause tbe north half of G stieet between beventu and Aiuth streets to be paved at the same time, tne cost lliercor to be assessed against the private property fronting thereup on in u.e maimer usual . in cases ot such lm. provements. Fur rent of additional rooms for the use of the department of tbe Interior, four thousand dollars. AGKICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. BU1LDI G OX RESERVATION NUMBER TWO. For the erection of glass structures for the culture of medical, textile, and economic plants, twenty-five thonsand dollars. For labor ia improvement of the grounds, eiuht thousand dollars. For terrace wails and gateway, five hundred dollars. For material for roads and walks, seven tuousaud dollars. Fur vases, two hundred dollars. F'or new tools, repairing, and blacksmith ing, one thousand dullars. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. For lepairs and improvements for the proper ventilation ot the rooms used by the dead let ter branch of the Post Office Department, ten tuousana dollars. LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. For repairs and incidental expenses in refit ting and improving light houses and buildings connected therewith, two hnudred and twenty ., i .1 it. uv- luuu.-iinu uuuans. rr salnes of six hundred and twenty light huus4 keepers and libt beacon keepers aud their assistants, four hundred and fiiteen thonsand two hundred dollars. rur se.tmen's wages, rations, repairs, sala ries supplies, and incidental expeuses of twen ty live light vessels, two hundred and thirty two thousand two hnudred aud r.iuet v-rlol-lirs. For expenses of raising, cleaning, paiutinc. repairing, reujooring, and supplying losses of buoisund beacons, and for chains, sinkers. and similar necessaries, two hundred aud sev enty live thousand dollars. r or repairs and incidental expenses in rent ing, and iuiproviusr fog f iirnals and buildings connected therewith, thirty thousand dot Iars. For expensta of vlsilini? and inspecting lights and oiuei aids to navigation, two thous and dollars. For sapplvmir the liitht houses aud beacon lights un the Atlantic, Gulf, Lake, aud Pacific coatlswiih oil, wicks, glass chimneys, cha nioia skins, spuits of wiue, wui;iug, poli.-biiig nowder. towels, brushes, fian. paints, and other cleaning materials, aud for expenses .of repairing and Keeping in repair iiiutninatiug aparatus and machinery f and of gauging, test ing transportation, nenvery ox on auu outer supplies lor light houses, aud other incidental necessary expenses, two nnndrea and nity fifty -one thousand seven hundred and seven teen dollars. SURVEY OF THE COAST. For continaitiir the survey of tho Atlantic and Gulf coast of tbe United Stales, aud Lake Champlatu. including compensation of civil ians engaged in the work, and excluding pay aud emoluments ot olhcers ol the army und navy and petty officers aud men of tbe navy employed iu the. work, three hundred aud muetv one tnunsand dollars. For conuuuinif the survey or the Pacific coast of the United States, including compen sation of c.viliaue eugaged iu the work, two nundred thousand dollars. For pay and ratiuns of engineers for the steamers used in the coaxt survey, no louger supplied by the navy Department, live tuouu- aud dollars For continuing the publication of the obser vations made iu tbe progress of coast survey. including compensation of civilians engaged in the wurk, the publication to be made at tne Government Printing Office, two thousand dollars. For repairs and maintenance of the coniple Uieut of vessels nsed in the coast survey .f or y five thousand dollars. SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS. For surveying the pnblic 'ands in Louisiana, at rales not exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile for township and eight dollars tor section lines, including the survey of township twelve south, range eleven east, in which the city of New Orleans is situated, at twenty-five Uol lara per lineal mile, ten thousand dullars. Fo; surveying the public rands in Florida, at rates nut exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile fur standard, seven dollars for township, and six for Bsctioft lines, ten thousand dullars. - For surveying the public laud a in Minnesota, at rates not exceeding ntteen dollars per lin el mile for standaroVlines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, forty thousand dullars. Fo surveying the public lands in Dakota Territory, at rates not exceeding ten dollars per mile for standard lines, seven dollars for township, and six dollars for section lines, twenty thousand dollars: provided, That ten thonsand dollar of this apuropt iation shall be expeuded for surveys in the Pembina land dis trict. - - . - Fur surveying the public lands in Montana Territory, at eates not exceeding fifteen dol lars per lineal mile for standard lines, thirty tbousaud dollars. For surveying the public lauds in Nebraska, at rates aot exceeding ten . dollars per lineal mile for standard lins, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, forty thousand dollars. t or survey tug tne pnaiic tanas in luano, at rates not exceediug fifteen dollars per mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for township. and ten for section lines, twenty thonsand dol lars, i For surveying tbe public lands in New Mexi co, at rates not exceediug fifteen dollars per lineal mile lor standard lines, twelve dollars per section lines, ten thousand dollars. ' For surveying the public lauds in Aril ma, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lin eal mile for standard-lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, ten thousand dollars! Provided, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor general of Arizona, nnder sdeh instructions as may be given by the' Secretary of the Interior, to ascertain and re port upon tbe oriiriu. nature, character, and extent of toe claims to lands in said Territory under tbe laws, usages, and customs of Spain and Mexico; and for this purpose he shall have all the powers conferred, and shall per form all the duties enjoined, upon the surveyor general of New Mexico by the eighth section ot an act entitled "an act to estaunsn tne of fices of surveyor general of New Mexico, Kansas and Nebraska, to grant donations to actual settlers, and tor olber purposes, ap proved July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and titty four, and his reports shall be laid be fore Uongreea lor encn action thereon as snail be deemed just and proper. For surveying the public lauds in California, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile fur standard liues, twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, fii'ty thousand dollars: Provided, That tbe Commissioner of tbe General Laud Office, in his discretion, may hereafter authorize publio lauds in said State, densely eovsred with for ests or thick undergrowth, to be surveyed at augmented rates, nut exceeding eighteen dol lars per mile for standard parallels, fit toe u dol lars for township, and twelve dolars for sec tion lines: Provided further, Thai wherever lauds in California subject to private entry have beeu or shall be withdrawn frLmarket for any cause, such lands shall not thereafter be held subject to private entry until- tbey shall have tirst beeu opened for at least ninety days to h 'tuestead and aud pre-emption set tlers, and again otlcied at public sale. For surveying the publtcjtetidg ju Oregon, at rates not exceeding hlteen ('dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, Wvelve dollars for township, aud teu dollars for section liues, forty thousand dollars; Provided, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office, in his discretion, may hereafter authorize public laudf in said State, densely covered with for ests or thick nndergrowth, to be surveyed at augmented rates, not exceeding eigLteen dol lars per mile for staudard parallels, fifteen dol lars sur township, und twelve dollars for sec tion lines. For surveying tbe public lands in Washing ton Territory, at fates nut exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dullars fur township, and ten dallais for' sec tion lines, tweuty thousand dollars: Provided Dbat the Commissionor of the General Land Office iu his direction, may authorize public lands iu said Territory, densely covered with forests of thick nnderg.iowlb, to be surveyed at augmented rates, nut exceediug eighteen ' dollars phr mile lor standard parallels, fifteen dollars for township, aud twelve dollars for sectiun lines. Fur surveying tbe public lands in Utah Ter ritory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per mile for staudard lines, twelve doilars tor ton uslitp, and teu dullars for section lines, tweuty thousand dollars. For surveying tbe public lands in Nevada, at rates not exceeding fitteeadoltars per hueal : mile for staudard lines, twelve dullars for township, and tea dollars for section lines, forty seven thonsand dollars: Provided, That -seventeen thoosaud dollars (iucluding the sna f ten thousand six hundred aud twenty-five dollars, appropriated by act of July twenty. eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,) may U, usen lor tbe survey of tbe eastern boundary line of said State, but no higher sum than forty dallaia psr liueal mile shall be paid for such survey. For the sarvey ol public lands within the limits of the laud grant of the Union Pacific Railroad Cumpauy in the Territories of Colo rado, Wyoming aud Utah, as follows: t or surveying the public lauds, in the Ter ritory of Colorado ul rales not exceeding fif teen dolllars tor standard liues, twelve dolla-s for towuship lines, and ten dollars tur aecti u lines, teu thousand dollars. t or survey mg the pub. ic lands in tbe Teu l- tory of Utah at rates not exceeding filte n dollars for standard, twelve dollars fcr town ship liues, and ten dollars for section iu.s, teu tbousaud dollars. For surveying the public lands in tbn terri tory of Wyoming at rates not exceeding fif teen dullars for standard lines, twelve dollars for towusnip liaea, and ten dol)lrs for section lines, forty thousand dollars: Provided, Tliat the foregoing appropriations for surveys of public lauds wit hiu the limits of the Union P. cific Kailroad Company's land grant shall be conditional upon the compliance of said com pany or party j interest with the require ments of the twenty -first section of the act of July second. eighteen hnndred and sixty four, entitled "Aa act to amend an act entitled 4n act to aid in the constructi n ot a raHroad and tcleirruph line from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to the gov rn nieut the use of tbe same for postal, military. aud other purposes,' approved July first eight een hundred and sixty-two." - ; For the survey of tbe public lands within the limits of tbe laud grant to ibe Northern Pa cific Railroad Company in a direct line ex tending from DuLuth,on Lake Saperior, to (Georgetown, on tne uea nver ot tbe JMortii, ninety five thonsand nine hundred and eighty dollars: Provided, That five thousand dollars of this appropriation shall be expended for of fice work oy uie sat veyor general ot aiinnes -ta: And provided farther, Thstfcefore any rand granted to syld company by the United States shall be conveyed to any party entitled thereto ar.der any of tha arts incorporating or relat ing to said company, there shall first bs paid into toe treasury or tbs United States the cost of surveying, selecting, and cvuveying the same, by -the said company, or party in interest. For the payment of the necessary expenses incurred in defending suits against tbe Secre tary of the Treasury . or his agents, for the seiKOre of captured and abandoned property, and for the defence of the United States in re spect to such property in the Court of Claims, sixty thousand dollars, to be expended nnder the 'direction ol the Attorney General. ' For continuing b t collection of statistic of mines and minlug, to be laid before Congress, to be expended an cr the direction of the Sec retary ol tne l reasury , ten tnonsanu aoiinrs. . For contiuning the 'geological survey of the Territories of the United Stat by Professor Hay den, under the direction of tbe Secretary of the luterior, twenty-.'ive thoosaud dollars. To enuble the Secretary of tbe Interior to provide a law library fur each of the Territo ries of Arizona. Idatiu, Montana. Utah', and Wyoming, tbe sum nf two thousand five bun dred dollars, respectively, is hereby appropria ted. " To pay Panl S. Forbes the balance due him nnder contiact with the Navy Department lor a steam eneiue for the A liroiHiain. twenty- seven thousand three bnndred ana thirty-three dollars. To pay Horatio Ames the amount now line bim lor wrought iron rifled gnns made by lnm for the navy by order of the ltureaa of Ord nance, and tested and accepted by them, seventy-two thousand aud sixty dollars and thirty eight cents. To enable the Secretary of tbe Trersary to pay Jacob P. Leese, assignee of Thomas O. Lark in, in conformity to a judgment of the Conrt of Claims, rendered t'ecember twenty -feur, eighteen hundred and sixty, less tbo in terest and the sum paid on account, vis: tbe balance of three thonsand five hundred and thirtv-fonr dollars aud thirty five eents, which sum shall be iu full satisfaction of all demands against the government for said account. To pay rteury a. llalladay and liyaa 1. mar ker, tbe sum of seven thousand six bnndred aud forty-two dollars, in full satisfaction of a judgment in rem recovered iu the district court - . . t -. . . - i . i i . : . ol tne uuiiea states loxine soumern oisinct of Illinois, on the seventh day of July, eight een hundred and sixty seven. To enable the Sect etarv of tbe Interior to nay for services rendered by employees ut tbe Fathead and Blackfeet agencies, in tbs Territory of Montana, and for supplies fur nished rnd for travelling and incidental expen ses of agents during a period of abont four years, commencing :n eighteen Hundred am sixty five, ten thousand eight bnndred and forty-five dollars and fifty cents, To enable tne becretary ot the Interior to pay an indebtedness on account of Indian ser vice in California, incurred and lef; uupaid by Charles Maltby, late superintendent ot Indian affairs, aa per accounts iu tbe Iudiau Office, eight thousaud four hundred and eighty five doilars. To enable the Secretary of the Interior - to pay deficiencies incurred for the Indian service in California by Austin Wiley, former superin tendent of Indian a hairs, tweuty thousand five hundred dollars. To enable tbe Secretary of tbe Treasury to pay outstanding liabilities incurred in fitting up tbe brunch mint at Carson City since its completion, thirty-one thousand five hundred and ninety-four dollars and fifty-six cents. To enable tbe Secretary of the luterior to pay John Fsnn the smouut due bim ior sup plies furnished foe the ludian service aa per audited vouchers on the file in the Indiau Of fice, fifty -five tboussnd four bnndred and forty dollars and ninety four cents. To pay tbe outstanding inueutcuocss con tracted in theJtSioux Indian, district, under act of July twenty-seven, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, vouchers for which have been ap proved by General Harney, and are now, filed in the luterior Department, and hsve been or sball bo approved by the Secretary of the In terior, fifty-six tbuasadd tnree nunareu ana forty seven dollars and thirty-seven cents. For the pnrctiasa by tne ceereiary ot tne Interior of fifteen sets, or so many as may be necessory, of the United States Statutes at Ljire, from volume one to nine, Dotn inclusive four hundred and seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ; and the judges of tbe circuit courts ot tne united states wno nave not al ready received them, shall, severally, be en titled to receive, for his use while in office, a eopy of each volume of tbe Statutes at Large, ami also a copy ol eacn vomme oi tne ne ports of the Supreme Court of the United States, succeeding the third volume of Wal lace's Reports, and such copies of the stat utes and reports received by any oas ot tne said judges, shall, upsa his resignation, re moval from otnee or dcatn, be aelivsrcu up to his successor in office. For this amount, or so much thereof ss may be necessary for payment for services rendered and supplies furnished for and on account of the Indian soryioe at the Fort Berthold agency, Dakota Territory, as reeummended by tbs Secretary Ol tne Interior in a commu nication to the House of Kepresentatiues, dat ed Fobruary sixteen, eighteen hundred and seventy, the snm of sixty-three thousand two hundred and three dollars and nve cents, or so much thereof as shall be found by the Score tary of the Interior upon examination to bo justly due. ' To reimburse fa. 31. Ssnrreni money expend ed by him in carrhing out a contract with the 1'ojt Omee Department fur mail servics irom Lowell, Massachusetts, to adjacent points, two thousand dolllars. ' To enable the Secretary of the Interior to indemnify A. M. 4 dams for losses by depre dations committed by Kiowas and Comanche Indians in eizhteen hundred ana sixty-six, twenty-nins thousand four hundred and ninety-two dollars and sixty-two cents.. , To enable tne secretary oi ins treasury w eclipse of the sun next December, twenty nine thonsand dollars. To enabla the Secretary oi State to reim burse the owners of the Norwegian bark Gen eral Birch fur tbe expenses incurred by them in tbs jescue and care of qbirty-four Amcrcan citizens, master and tfrew of the Anerican ship Dreadnought, wrechel on Tape I'enas, on the fourth of July, eighteen hatidrs I and sixty nine, three thonsand two hundred uid thirty -ni ne dollars In gold. To pay C. H. II. Fessendeu for amount found due trim as collector of the port of New Bed ford, for commissions oti light house dirburse- ' ments outside of of his district, tlir.e thousand funr bnndred and twenty live dollars and sev enteen cents. for deiraimg tneexienses oi -ine supreme Court and district courts of the Unitid States Including the District of Columbia , aud also for jurors and witnesses, in aid of funds aris ing trjiu fines, penalties, and forfeitures, in the fiscal year ending Juue thirty, eighteen hun dred and seventy one, and previous years, and likewise for dcfir.yiug tbe expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, includ ing legal assistance to tbe Attorney General, aud other special and extraordit ary expendi tures in eases of tbe Supreme Court of the United S ates in which the Uuited States are concerned, and of prosecutions - for otfensae committed against the United States, aud for the safe keeping of prisonerf , one uiilliou twd ' bnndred thousand dollars. To secure the making of a contract by the Secuetary of War with Henry K. Brown, of Newburg, New York, for a bronze equestrian statute of Brevet Lieutenant General Wiuiield Scott, fifteen thousand dollars, in uddilion to tbe earn appropriated. by tbe joint resolution for that purpose, approved March two, eight een hundred and sixty seven. For special agent to report on the trada be-, t ween the- United States and the dependencies of Great Britain in North America, aa provid ed fur by jjint resolution approved June twenty-three, eighteen hundred and seventy, four thousand dullars. ; For geographical surveys and military reconnoissances west of the Mississippi river, one bnndred thonsand doll rf. To enable the Secretary of War to de fray the expenses of the Bureau of Ord nance and its officers, in connection with the court of inquiry, beld in eighteen, bnndred and sixty eight, and eighteen hnnilHlt mnn ftnlv.Tiinii. and nf ahih Major General George H. Thomas was president, five thousand dollars. Sic. 2. And be it furl her enacted. That no advertisement, notice, or proposal for ' any executive department of the govern ment, or for any bureau thereof, or -for any office therewith connected, shah b published in any newspaper whatever, ex cept in pursuance of a written authority, for such publication from the bead of such dopartmrnt; and no bill for any such advertising, or pvbliuation, shall he paid, unless there be presented, with such bill, a copy of the written, amhori y aforesaid. Sic. 3. And b it farther enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to authorize the Kight honse Board to properly mark all pier beads belonging to tbe government on tbe northern and ncrtweatern lakes, when completed or repaired, end duly no tified of such completion or repairs by tbe department in charge of such con struction or repairs; aud ths provision re quiring thai five of the tix revenue cut ters upon the northern and nortwestern lakes be laid up is "hereby repealed, and as many of of them as tbe Secretary of the Treasury, in bis discretion, shall put in commission, shall be specially charged with aiding vessels in distress on said lakes, and tbe Secretary of the Treasury, Iu his discretion, sball put in commit-, sion, shall be specially charged with aiding vessels in distress on said lskes, and the Secretary of the Treasury, in bis discretion, shall be and is . authorized to sell two ot said revenue cutters, now on the northern lakes, for such considera tion and under cuch regulations as. be may prescribe, and that the proceeds bo covered into the treasury. Sac. 4. And be it further enacted, Thst there is hereby appropriated the mm of three thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the election In th a Congressional Ctme tery ofTnor.aments in memory . of thore representatives a ho have died since eight -een hnndrcand sixty; said monuments to be tf uniform size and style with those previously erected; and this snm to be disbursed under the direction,, of tbe Clerk of tbe House of Kepreseotatives, upon contracts made by bim with the lowest responsible bidders therefor, after due public notice givec. Sic. 5. Aaf be tt Juiiher enacted. That the mayor ot the city of Washington, the Secretary of the Interior, the Commis sioner ot Public Boildiogs and Grounds, tbe Architect of the Capitol Extension, and their successors in office, together with two men to be appointed by tbe mayor of tbe city of Washington, by aad with the advice and consent of tbe board of aldermen of said city, are hereby ap- psy the claim of Mr. Baca y Sala.ar for dep- ina m colnllli(tioB wno tnaU c.u,e th. .l ..n-m.l k, t 1M n,t(M lSalSDI I - . . ... in New Mexico, nine ttaoasana dollars, MISCELLANEOUS. - For an examination and snrvey, Under the direction " of tbe President of tbe United Stales, of the routes ot Tehuaatepec and Ni caragua, iu order to ascertain the practicabilit y of a shin canal at these places between tbe Atlantic bd 1'aciho oceans, thirty-thousand dollars. . . To meet expenses to be incurred iu the pros ecution and collection of claims dHe the Uni ted States, tweuty live thousand dollars, to bo disbursed under the directiou of the Attorney General: Provided, That appropriations for salaries and pay of officers ami others hereto fore employed in other departments ana now mile for standard lines, seveu dollars for 1 employed in the Department of Justice, are u: A ;w .,..11 r -.- - I : I , . r , ... .i : i i, . . . I nereuy irairsierreu w m bin ix wMHnii vi Justice, to be disbursed in accordance with tbe law organizing tne same. For compensation of clerks, and for addi tional compensation to tbe same, in the office of tho Hocretary of the Treasary, twenty-two thousand five bandred dollars. To pay salary- of the consul at Port Said, two thonsand dollars. . township, aud six dullars for section forty thousand dollars, ,; - . Forsurveyiax tbe publio lands ia Kansas, at rates not exceeding tea dollars per lineal mile tor stanaara lines, six aonara ior townsnip aud five dollars for section lines, forty thou and dollars. ; ' : ,i. . Ki.i;n i- j : i at rates not exceeding fifteeu dollars nor liural For this amouat. or so much thereof as may bo necessary, to pay the account ol Harvey i. Scott, for bis per diem and mileage as com missioner for tbe examination of the first tea miles oi the Minnesota Southern railroap, in i eighteen hundred and sixty-six, nnder the sp- pointment ot tne oecreiary oi is wnr, three hundred andsixty-four dollars and tea cents. -'.-.,' For this amount, or so much thereof as may be aeeessary. to pay tbe aoeount of Harvey D. Soott, for his per diem and mileage aa commissioner for the examination of the first ten miles of tbe Minnesota Valley railroad, in eiehteen hundred and sixty-six, nnder tbe ap pointment of tbe Secretary of tbe Interior, Tour hundred and thirty -rour dollars and forty cents. "-.!'. ; .' ' -.' 'i For this amount, or so much thereof a may be necessary, to pay the account of Pardon U. Sibiay fur bis per diem and mueage in attend ing tbe session of tbe board of government commissioners, directors and engineers assent - blod by the Secretary of tbe Interior at Wash- ungton, for the purpose or cstsoiitiiiing a standard' far tbe Pacific railroad, two thou I sand and sixty-three dollar. . .-; For additional pay here tutors wuuacia irom William Syphax, to equalise his aompensaiton with that of an assistant messenger, two. thousand one hundred and eigbiy dollars.' To enable tbe Superinteadeat or the coast Surrey to make observations in Kurope en tbe Washington City canal, either in whole or in part, to be dredged, Or, if deemed best, dredged and narrowed, or arched and converted into a sewtr; and for the the purpose of making this improvement, the corporne authorities of the city of Washington are hereby authorized and directed to lery and collect a tax of one hundred thousand dollars apon all taxa ble property in laid city, ror defraying part of the expenses thereof and tbe earn of fiftjlbonsand dollars is hereby appro priated ont of any money in the treasury hw w... v. "ff. f1 Bl " ,- pose of defraying in park the expenses of the same; and out cf any moneys arising from th sale of any real estate, should any take place belonging to said eaaal, the government shall fir-t bo indcmoifiejl for any moneys hereby appropriated; the improvements aforesaid to be paid fur at the rate uf one third by tbe goreromeat and two thuds by the city as too worn progresses, abd tbe total expenditure not to exceed tbe amount herein prodded for. Sic. 6. AmJ I it ftrtXtr euaettd , That the corporation cf Washington shall have power to Usee certificates of Indebted ness not to exesed i amoant two . ooa dred thousand dollars in - addition to tho sam heretofore authorised, and to bear