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t ALBANY REGISTER. !Suixleiuont .i. .t LAWS F THE UNITED STATES. IMsst-lO VT Tin: 8EC05D Sltssios nr Tin: lull-1V-SIX0S0 l.'O.XUIIKSS. IGUSI'ltAL nattrf- No. lit AX ACT making nppropripaiimis lor the support ol ili.' army for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy three. antflur other purposes. Be. it enacted by the Senate and Ifosree of Uepretentatioes of the. Uniltd Statu of Amerida in Citigress assembled: That the following sunn bo, and tho same arc hereby, appropriated, out ot any moneys in the treasury not o:benviseapproprinted,for the suppor. of tkj army I'.ii' ihe year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred -ni scventy three. Forexpensoj of the Commanding General's Uille, live thousand dollars. For expanses of recruiting ami transporta tion of recruits, one hundred ami twenty thousand live hundred and eighty dollar. For o mtluitinit expenses of tho Adjutant. Gcneral'sdepartment at Ihe head'iunncrsof uu.imrv illusions auutiepariiBents, nve moo wild dollars. Forth.' expenses of ihe signaV-service of 'nearmv, twelve innuinnq live hunilre.l dol lars. For pay of tho army, aii'l for payment to discharged soldiers for clothing nut drawn, twelve million one hundred and live thousand live hundred and ninety one dollars and thlrty-twn cents For allowances to officers of the army for transportallunoiiliemselvo.and th-ir baggae, when travellng-m duly, without troops, es corts or suppuo.i, two hundred and forty thoiisnnd dollars. For general expense), such as the cniupen ca Ion of witnesses while on court-martial service, and (raveling expense of pavmas tera' clerks, and postage on letters, and pack ages, and telegram received and sent hv otlicers of the array on public business, mili tary commissions and courts of inquiry, one hundred thousand dollars. For subsistence or regnlar troops, engi neers, and Indian senilis, two million seven hundre 1 and seventy thousand nine hundred and forty-four dollars. For regular supplies of the Quiirlermas ter's department, to wit: For the regular supplies of ihe Cuartertuasier's department. consisting or fuel for officers, cnllsiel men, guards, hosplials, storehouses, and olBc.es ; of forage In kind for Ihe horses, mules, and oxen of the Quartermaster's deimi'tment, at the several iHiatsaud si at inns, anil with the armies In Ihe Held ; fur the horses of the sev eral regiments of cavalry, the latteries of i . 11 no v ,an i suii-i companies Ul liiinilUV II till scouts as mav he raounled, and for ihe au thorized number of officers' horses, includ Ing bedding for the animals; of straw for Koliliera' bedding: and of stationery, includ ing blank hooks lor the Quartermasters de part ment, certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms for the Pay and (iitartennasier's departments ami lor printing of division ami department orders and reports, four million dollars. For incidental expenses, viz: For postage and telegrams or disiiatches; extra v to soldiers employeil, under the direction of' tho Quartermasters department, in the erection of barracks, quarters, storehouses, and hos pitals, in the construction of roads, and other constant lalior, for periods of not less than ten days, under the acts of March second, eighteen hundred and nineteen, and August fourth, eighteen hundred and flfty-four, in cluding those employeil as clerks at division and department headquarters ; excuses of expresses to and from the frontier jsoslsand armies in the Held ; of escorts to pavmastcrs and other disbursing officers, ami 'to trains where mlli'ary escorts cannot be furnished; expenses of the Interment of officers killed in action, or who die when on duty In the field, or at posts on the frontiers, oral postsand other places when ordered by the secretary of War, and of nun-conimissloued ofllcersand soldiers; authorized office furniture, hire of laborers in the Quartermaster's deuirlment, Including the hire of Interpreters, spies, and guliles for the army; compensation of clerks to officers of the (iuartennastor'sdopartmenl ; eoniiensnllon of forage and wagon misters authorized bv the act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight ; for the apprehen sion of deserters, and the exponso incident to mcir pursuit ; and lor the following expendi tures required for the several regiments of cavalry, tho natter ics of light artillery, and such companies of Infantry and scouts (U may be mounted, namely : the purchase of travel ing forges, blacksmiths and shoeing tools, horse and mule shoes and nail?, Iron and stet 1 iur snocing, nire ot verterinary surgeons medicines lor norses and mules picket-ropes and for shoeing I he horses of the corps named also, orenerallv. tho limner nd louhoi ioi cxiwnses for the movement and operations of " array not expressly assigned to any other department, one million two hundred thou sand dollars. For purchase of horses for Ihe calvary and artillery, and for Indian scouts and for such Infantry as mav be mounted, three hun dred thousand dollars. For transportation of Ihe annv, including baggage of the troops when moving either by land or water ; of clothing, camp, ami garrison equipage from the depots ot Phila delphia and Jeirersonville to the several posts am I army depots, and from those depots to the troops In tho Held; of horse equipments nnd of subsistence stores from the places of Surchase, and from the places of delivery lin er contract to such places as the c in- u instan ces of tho service may require them to bo sent ; of ordinance, ordinance stores, and small-arms form the founder ics and armories to the arsenals, fortifications, frontier jiosts, and army depo(s; Iroight, wharfage, tolls, ami ferriages ; the purchase and hire of horses, mules, oxen, and harness, and tho purcha-o and repair of wagons, carts, and drays, and of ships and other sea-going vessels, and boats' required for tho transportation of supplies and for garrison purposes ; for drayage and cartage at tho several posts, hire of team Biers, transportation of funds for Ihe pay and oilier ill.-hiir.OniT ili.iuirlmitiili I In, nvnnnui of sailing public transports on the various rivers. tho Gulf of Mexico, aud tho Atlantic and Pacific; for procuring water at such posts as, frem their situation, require It to be brought from a distance ; and for clearing roads and removing obstructions from roads, harbors, and rivers to Ihe the extent which may lie required for the actual operations of Ihe troops In the Hold, four million dollars. For hire of quarters for officers on military duty, biro of quarters for troops, of store houses for the sale-keeping of military stores, of offices, and of grounds for camps, and for summer cantonments, and for temporary frontier stations ; for the construction of tem porary huts and stables; and for reuuring public buildings at established posts, one mil- lion two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For construction and repairs of hospitals, one hundred thousand dollars. For heating and cooking stoves, ten thou sand dollars. For purchase and manufacture of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, and for preserv ing and repacking stock of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, and materials on band at the Schuylkill arsenal and other depots, seven hundred and seventy thousand dollars. For tho necessary expenses of such sales of stores or material belonging to the array es tablishment as may be authorized by law, ten thousand dollars. For establishing and maintaining national military cemeteries, two hundred and lift v thousand dollars. For army contingencies, name! v, such ex penses as are not provided for by other esti mates, embracing all branches oftho military service, seventy-five thousand dollar. For purchase of medical and hospital sup plies, pay of private physicians employed In emergencies, 11 vo hospital attendants expenses of purveying depot,, of medical examining boards, and incidental expenses of the med ical department, three hundred thousand dol lars. For providing surgical apparatus and ap pliance ' for the veleif of ersons dlsnh'cd in the miliUry and naval service of the United titles, and not include I within the terms of any 'aw granting artificial limbs, or other sp vial relief, leu thousand dol'ars, to'hp ex po Hid nil lor the dire - l i.i of li e 8 vie nr. ofWtr: Priori lo 1. Tint a report s'a'l lie ro i !" to ( ' mgre a' i s no t! BJt'ftM' re. ion. sh iv.lng ihj name .a. i rc.-idence of each ier ao.i roiiiivo I, and e nature and cost of Ihe apparatus provided. For the Army Medical Museum and medi cal and other Decenary works, for the library of the Surgeon Geuerel's Office, ten thousand uonnrs. Engineer department at Wlllelt'siioliil; For protection el ponton-boats, remodeling i ponton material, and for current expense of depot, live thousand dollars. For modification and repair of buildings, j live thousand dollars. ' I For erection of new chapel, five thousand j dollars. For rcraira of instruments for general ser- j vice of the corps of engineers, ten thousand i dollars. For purchase of "lege an I mlnlltgmatcrta'S, ahrl for slwple iitiotographtc apparatus for cojuug mujis one luioisanu uonars. t nr excuses ol Irlatsivlth torpedoes lor harbor and land defence, and material for same, ten thousand dollars. Eor the ordimice service required to de fray the ourvsMiTexpeusesal the arsenals; of receiving stores and Issuing arms and other ordnance aupp'les ; of police and nffllie du ties; of rents, toll, fuel, and lights; of station ery atui omce inri.iture; oi ioois nun instru- munta lor use ; of nubile animals forage, am vehicles ; Incidental expenses of the nrdnanct anu ilnance service, Including (hose attending faclieal trials and tesl ol ordnance, small-arms and other ordnance supplies, (wo hundred thou sand do iars. For manufacturing metallic amuultion for small-arms, one hundred and twenty-live tltoiisand dollars. For overhauling, preservings, and cleaning new ordnance stores on hand in the arsenals, seventy-live thousand ilollars. For sea-coast cannon, and carriages for tho same, one hundred aud twenty thousand dol lars. For experiments and tests of heavy rilled ordnance, two hun'U and seventy thousand ilollars: Provided, That litis appropriation i shall lie applied lo at least three mo le's of he ivy ordnance, to bo dedgnated by 0 board 1 of otlicers to lie apmitnied by tie." ftscruinry ii War, whi.-h reisirt shall include boih classes. ! breech and n.uzzlo leaping cannon, and the powder ant) projectiles necessary for testing the same . ball lie supplied from stores on hand. Fur constructing anl testing Moflat's breoch-lnndlnir lie :. l-iieees. iiliO., llion&uiot ilollars; and lor testing Janios Crockett's gratitiating autl acoe'erating cartridge, and lourieemn, eigiueen nuniireu ami seventy lor experimenting wi ll patent metallic cart- 'wo, twenty-live thousand ilollars ridge of Wll Us E. Moore, and n' her improve- For llie Improvement of the Ohio river, and meets in nmaullion, live thousand dollars. the harbors thereof, including Uiertqiuir of For purchase and manufacture of other the Cumberland dam, two hundred thousand ordnance stores to till requisition ol troops, dollars. Ilfiv thousand dollars. For the Improvement "f the Osage river, For manufacture of arms at the national Missouri, twenty-live thousand dollars armory, one hundred and llftv liiou-and do1-' For the iiuproveiuent of Currant river, noitars: I'rovitec, That no part or this at- propiiatlon shall ho expended unlll a breei'li loaillnir system for muskets and carbines .shall have been udopted for the ml 'llnry service upon the recommendation of the heard to be tiPlii lili'l l:v tin Seeretttrv id - which hoard shall consist of not less than live offi cers, as follows : one general officer, one ord nance officer, and line? otlicers of the line. one to lie taken from the cavalrv. one from Ihe Infantry and one from the artillery: And provided further, That flic syctcm, when so aiiopteii, shall he the only one to be used by the Ordnance depart menl in the manufacture ot muskets anu carbines for the military ser vi. e: and no royally shall he flid by the goverumcnt of the United Stales for ihe use if said latents to any if Its officers or em ployees, or for any patent In which said offi cers or employees may be directly or Indirect ly interested. Sitc. U. That hereafter it shall bo il'egaito brand, mark: or latoo on the body of atiy dler by sentence of conrt-inarilai. and the word "corporeal" shall lie striken from the Ihrty.fiftb of tiie rules and article for the gov ernment of the armies of the United Stales Approved, June li, lg7J. .1 1 1. Ml; VI. NATfHK -No. l.ll.J ... ...... , , .... For tile improvement of Cumlierland river. AN AC1 making appropriations for the re-! , Tennessee, twentv thousand dollars ' pair, preservatioli, and complel on of cer-! Por ,hu imprvenieiit of the mouth of the and EnLr ,!! H'ul 1'a,'b",'' Mlasisslpia river. Louisiana, one hundred and ( and lot othei pmposes. tifry-llve ihousand dollars. .. , , , ,, ,, ! For the Improvement of Tones bayou, Lou- lie it enacted by the Senate ana Horn, si:lna, twenty thousand ilollars. of Reprcsntutivet af the United Slate o: ' For Improvement of Calcasieu pass, in Ihe Aiaenea in Covgreu aiicmbted, "''-""Waua, fifteen thonsana dollara. J 1 1 rur Ihelmprovinient ol bar in Calveslon That tlui following sums ol money Iks ami I hay, ten thousand dollars, and for improre are hereby, anproprtated, lo be iia'id nul of taent of the harbor of tialvestou, Texas, any money in Hie treasury not otherwise ai-! thirty-one thousand dollars, preprinted, to be expended under Ihe dlrec-1 For the Improvement of express bayou, lion of the Secretary of War, fur tho repair, near Jefferson, Texas ten thousand doi prcservatlon, and completion of the followiiu; t lars. public Works hereinafter named J i For the Ininrovenienl of l)u Lnth harbor. Miunesnla, hltv thousand dollars: Provklou, Tliat no pall of said sum -Ivall bo expended so as to tnfure the harbor of Superior city, Wis consin, For Hie improvement of Supei lor City har bor, Wisconsin, fifty thousand dollars. ' For the Improvement of Marquett harbor, Michigan, fifty thousand ilollars. For (lie Imnrovenient of Metioinonee hnr- liar, MiohLun and Wisconsin, twentv-ilve 1 Ihousand dollars. For Hie improvement of Ahnnpcc liarbor, Wisconsin, twenty-live llionsand dollars. j For the improvement of Two Rivers harbor, ! Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars-. I For tho Imnroveinent ol eheboviAii harbor. Wisconsin, eighteen llionsand dollars. For ihe improvement of Port Washington harbor. Wisconsin, fifteen llmn-und dollars. For Ihe Improvement of Kenosha liarbor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Chicago harbor, iiunnis, ninety inousanii iionars. nr I i bor.'michlfltan. live thonsand dollars. For payment to the (ireeu hay and Missis slpi Canal Company, for so much ofallnud singular its prnjierty and rights of property In ami to the line of water commuiilcalloii lie Hvceu tho Wisconsin liver and Hie moulh of Ihe Fox river, including Its locks, dams, ca nals, and franchises, as were under (be act q Congress for the improvement of waler com munication between the Mississippi river and Lake Michigan hv the Wisconsin nnd Fox riv ers, approved July seventh, eighteen hun dred anil seventy, reported by tho Secretary ot War (oho nee-lei, In his communication to Ihe House of Keprescntatlves dated March eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, one hundred and forty- five thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Frankfort harbor, Michigan, teu thousand dollars Fur the improvement of Manistee liarbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For tho Improvement of Pcre Marquette harbor, Michigan, ten thonsand dollars. For the Improvement of Pentwatcr harbor, Michigan, thirty thousand dollars. For the improvement of While River har bor. Michigan, ten thousand dollars. 1 r or the improvement of Muskegon liarbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Grand Haven har bor. Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Black Lake liar- nor, Michigan, len I iiou-anit dollars. For the improvement of sangntuck harbor, Miclndaii, fifteen thousand dollars. For the Improvement of South Haven har Imr, Michigan' twelve thousand dollars. For tho Improvement of Saint Joseph har bor, Michigan, three thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Mary's river and Saint Mary's Fallsca"al, Michigan, three hundred thousand ilollars, of which sum fif teen thousand dollars may be applied to se cure the right of way. For the Improvement of Chrboygan liarbor Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Au Sable river, Michigan, ten Ihousand dollars. For (ho Improvement of Harbor of Refuge, on Lake Huron, one hundred thousand ilol lars. For the Improvement of the mouth of Black river, in Saint Clair river, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Saint Clair flats, Michigan, four Ihousand dollars. For the Improvement of Toledo harbor, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvemrnt of Sandusky river, Ohio, ten thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Sandusky Cltv har bor, Ohio, thirteen thonsand dollars. For the Improvement Of Ashtabula harbor, Ohio, fifteen thousand collars For the improvement of Vermillion harbor, s or in i o, in". n'e on. in ol I .linn..., ii-ii- ins "S'taS n. near Charleston, Soiilh Carolina, whicl re'. . ... ... ........ ..... ... ... . ......... i , ,.1. I'llllli 11' I 1 1 .1 ,. ..Illl 1.1 'i'.Kt'l, 1 ...... 1 For the in, novement of New Itnffalo har. . ' .? 2" ' Ohio, tire thousand dollars. For the improvement of Erie harbor, Penn sylvania, fifteen tnoieand dollars. For too improvement of Dunkirk barber, New York, twentr-tlve Hioii'iind dollars. For' he heorev.oi.eil nt Port t"IU:n har hov, oi i i, eight thousand dol'ars. F rftolUti'T'irerattiif f"Kvy Ittver hv h -r. vhlo teii thothAUd do. Ais. For I lie imiiruVomeut tat Matimee river above Toledo, Ohio, seven thousand dollars. For the improvement of Monroe harbor, Michlgau, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of HauTalo harbor. New York, seventy-five thousand dollars; and the unexpended balance hemloforeapproprl a:cd for hitilding sea wal I at Itnffalo. Fertile improvement f O'cott liarbor, New i York, ten thousand ilollars. For the improvement of Oak Orchard liar-; lair, New York, two thousand five hundred j dollars. ! For the Improvement of -Pultnevvlile har bor. New York, ten Ihoutand dollars. For the Improvement of little Sodus liartsir New York, tilieen thnttaaiul dollars, For the Improvement of lite Sodus haJattl. New York, fltloen tltoiisand dollars. Fur the improvement of Oewego harlwr, New York. i. uc liundrisl llionsand dollars. For Hie Improvement of Ogdenshurgh har bor, New York, ten llionsand dollars. j For the Improvement el riattBUQrgh har- bor. Hott York, ten tliou...-iuil dollars. For Hie .improvement of linrllngton liarbor, . Vermont, thirty thousand dollars. For the Improvement of titter Creek, Vor- ; nioiit, from vergennes to its outlet en Lake i l.luuilpiain, ten inou.-aiui iionaas. For dredge and snag boats on tho Upper Mississippi river, luriy-two inoiisaiiit do- lars. For the Improvement of ihe Minnesota Itiv er, Mlnuesiia, ten thonsand dollars. For the improvement of Hie Hes Mnlnes rapids, Mississippi river, four hundred thou sand dollars. For the Improvement of the Hook Island lapids, Mississippi liver, fifty thunsaml dol lars. For the preservation of the falls of saint Anthony, Minnesota, and the navigation of the Mississippi liver abovu the same, afty ihotuand ilollars. Forlmprovementof (he Mississippi, Missou ri, and Arkansas rivers, ninety thousand dol lars! fur Improvement of ih.;' Utile Mlasntiii river, lull llionsand dollars ; fir Improvement of Ihe Oilaohl.a river, in Arkansas, sirv llionsand dollars; ami for further Improve ment of the Ouachita liver, in Euulslaua, forty tliousaud dollars For the nnproveineut of Hie Monongaiie'a liver between Morgantmvn and Neirtienevn, In accordance Willi tlio nlan submitted by (ienoral A. A. Hunipbreys in Ills report lo ihellonseoi liepretentaiives dated February i Missouri, nve inousanu uoiiars. For the colitlnitlng the work on tho canal at Ihe Fails of the Ohio river three hundrea thousand dollars. And the Secretary ofWar I Is hereby directed to report lo Coiigrew, at Its next session, or sooner. If nracticuhio. Hu condition of said canal, and ihe provisions necessary to relieve the same from incum brance, With a view to such legislation as will render the sauiL' free to commerce at the earliest practicable period, subject only to such tolls as may In necessary for the super- lmwmenoe ami repata thereot, which shall not, after Ihe passage of this act, exceed live cents per ion. For the improvement of Ihe Mississippi river between the inonlh of ihe Illinois river and the month of Ihe Missouri river, twentv fivo thousand dollars. For the Improvement of the Mississippi river between the mouth of the Missouri river and the month ol the Merrtroac rlvcr,ona hundred thousand dollars. For Ihe improvement of the Wabash river, ! Indiana, commencing at its mouib, fifty thou- and dollars. For the contiiiuallon of Hie work now In progress on tluM'ennessee river, below i linl lanooga, Including the Muscle Shoals, II ft v thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Tennessee river, between KifoxvlUe and Cliattauooga, twenty-live thousand dollars. For Ihe Improvement of the Tamiimhnn river, Louisiana, two Ihousand livu hundred tioiiars. For removing the rati in Bed Hirer, Louis tana, one hundred and fifty thousand del lars. For removing lite wreck of the gunboat - t'reson, pi me iniiiiueie river, i.oui.-taim si x llionsand dollars. For dredgint the bar at (lie month of ihe liarbor of cedar Keys, Florida, seven tliou- sind live hundred dollars. For dredging the lwr at the mouth of Saint John's river, Florida, ten ihousand dollars. For Hie Improvement of Mobile liarbor and bay, Alabama, seventy-live thousand clot lars. For the improvement of the shiK:hanncl in Charleston liarbor, South Caro inn, ihirtv elaht llionsand seven lumdroil ilol a s. For removing obstructions in Ashepon rlv tr, South Carolina, one thotiltnd three lu.n dred dollars. And Ihe amount of t lie appro priation made bv act of Conatreaa. annrnvnri July eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy, Hats. For Hie Improvement of Savannah liarbor and river, Georgia, fitly tliousaud dollars For Ihe improvement of the entrance to the haiiwr of Baltimore, In Pntajwco river, and Chesapeake bay, one hundred thousand dol lars For the Improvement of the Rappahannock river, below Fredericksburg, Virginia, fifteen thousand dol lars. For Ihe improvement of the James river, Virginia, fifty thousand dollars For tho Improvement of the Appomattox river below Pctersburgh, Virginia, lorty thou sand dollars. For the Improvement of Aquia crek, Vir ginia, one thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of Accotlnk creek, Virginia, li ve thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Roanoke river be low Wohlon, North Carolina, ton thousand dol lars. For Ihcimprovcrnont of Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, one hun dred tliousaud dollars. For the lmurovemcnt of Oueenstntvn har. nor, jiiiryiaiiii. twelve tnoiisana do lars. For tho improvement of Worton harbor, Maryland, twelve thousand dollars- For the Improvement of Cambridge liarbor, Maryland, ten thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Northeast river, Maryland, ten thousand dollars. For tho improvement of tho Wicomico riv er, Maryland, five thousand dollars For ,i 'tiuing and improving the channol of ilia tv.iiuvtMti river irom us mourn to the Chestnut street bridge, Philadelphia, Penn sylvania, forty thousand dollars, of which sum sufficient Is lo be used for removing the rock between Locust street and. tho said bridge. Fur the Improvement of Wilmington har bor, Delaware, ten thousand dollars. For tho repair of pier oftho ice-harbor at New Castle, Delaware, and for building a new pier at said barbor, twenty-seven thou sand dollars. For the Improvement of Delaware river, between Trent on and Bordontown, New Jer sey, ten thousand dollars. For the Improvement of the Hudson river, New York, forty thousand dollars. For (he, removal of obstructions in the East river, New York, Including Hell Gate, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Providence rivsr, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Pawtucket river, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Passlc river, between Newark and Passlc, New Jertey, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement and removal of rocks .lOlIU 1,,UI, OOlllH 1 111 i ii l .l.l, JU1II1 l lillli I! in Port Clestcr liarNir, New York, twelve thousand dot'ars. For the impiai' ement of Ilraindnnt harbor, New t ork. len 1 iioumiiui noitars. Feriht impno thine ol the breakwater al Iv.ihik ls'and, llhwie IsHnil, fifly ihousaml For 'I I h tc I impri aad Rl of 11 lit'psh liver. . .t .h..;t ilt.il dollar, FortheUBmroventent of (he thames river, Conncclicul.ien ihousand dutlars. For the Improvement of the Connecticut river below Hartford, I oatieeticnt, i minding Savbrrok harnt the mouth i f Ihe river, forty thousand dollars. For the Improvement of ihe Connecticut river do or aliove Enfield falls and below Holynke, Iwenty-flve ihousand dollars For the impronenwt of New Haven bar 1 Mir, Connecticut, twenty Ihousand dollars. Far Hie improvement Of Ihe Hoiisatonlc river, loBnoctionl, fifteen thonsand dollars. For ihe Improvement of llridgepori liarbor Connecticut, tony thousand dollars. For the improvement of Norwalk hnilior. Connec'lcut, between Ihe stone bridge ami the railroad draw-bridge, ten llionsand dol lars. I'or the Improvement of Purl Jefferson liarbor, Long island, ew Yiuk, fifteen Ihou sand dollars. For the improvement of Poeonio rlver.Loeg islnnd, New York, ten thousand dollars, For the Improvement of Huntington har bor. Long Island, New Y'ork, twenty-two thousand live Hundred dollars. "or the improvement of the Narrngaugns, river, Maine, leu thousand dollars. For Hie improvement of Sullivan river and Sullivan falls, Maine, twenty-fire thonsand dollars. For ihe Improvement of ihe Penobscot liv er, Maine, forty llionsand dollavs. For the Improvement of the Kennebec riv cr, Maine, eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of Royals river, Maine, len llionsand dollar. For ihe improvement of Portland harbor and Back hay, Maine, forty-live Ihousaiid dollars. For the improvement of Saco river, Maine, fifteen thousand dollars. For the Improvement of ltlohiuond's Island, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. For ruH.ivitg rook in lia.uoesier liaiber, Massachusetts, leu thousand dollars. For Hie ImpTfivttnioiil otlh stoii I arbor, Massachusetts, seven, v-tivo tliousaud do! For the improvemou of Taunton river, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Plymouth harbor, Massachusetts, two thousand Sve hundred dollars For (be improvement of Edgaiiown harbor Massachusetts, twenty thousand dollars. For the Improvement of Provincelown har bor, Massac.hu ctis, five 1 homand dollars. For Hie itnproveinenl of Wells liaiixir, Maine, live thousand dollars. For removal of rocks al entrance of Welt fleet liarbor, Mussnehtuctts, live thousand dollars. For the iniprovemen of the Meriimac river above Haverhill, Massachusetts', twentjvffve tiiiiusaiiii miliars. For tile Improvement of Duxbury barlior, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollors. For the improvement of Waieham harbor, Massachusetts, Ion thousand dollars. For ihe Improvement of ihe Lower Wll lometlo river, Oregon, llftv thousand dol lars For ihe Improvement of the Upper Ouhmi Ua river. Oregon, fifty tliousaud dollars. tr the removal of Rincon rock, in llie bar brtvofSon Frandteo, California, fifty' thou sand dollars. For the Improvement of the breakwater at Wilmington, California, seventy-live thou sand dollars. For ihe improvement of Hie Tomhiglieo river, tsu thousand dollars. For removal of rocks al New Haven liar bor, Cnttneolioitt, fifteen llionsand dollars. Fi r improvement of Civheoo liver wllhln the town of dover, New Hampshire, ten thou sand dollars. For improvement ol Black River harbor, Ohio, twenty fhouswd dollars. For surveys ami examinations, with the view to ihe Improvement of river harbors, one hundred ami fifty thousand did lars. ski". That the Secretary of War is here by directed m cause examinations or sur veys, or boih, to be made at the following points, namely: At lvevpon nariair, isew Jer.-ev : channel between Staten island ami Now J.crsey ; atCohansoy creek, New Jer sey ; at Bear creek, Lake Ontario, New York ; at Waddlnglon liarlr,New York ; for a breakwater at House's point, ou Ijike (imnip'ain, New Y'ork; at Port Austin and Pun Crescent. Michigan ; at tho mouth of Pensaiiklc river, Wisconsin; at Waiikcgun hariwr, Illinois; Ihe Machlas river, Maiue; at Wiekford liarbor and Newport harbor, Hhodc Island; ihe cast side ol Providence river. beUseii Field's iKiint and Fox point, Rhode Island; al Port Orford, Oregon; at Estero bay, San Louis OWspooonnty, Ca'ifor nia ; fhe mouihs of Nomonl creek and Occo quan river. Virginia; the bay or sun ml from lJeieware lino through Wovcesler county to Chlnootsague inlet, Virginia, with a view to an inhi al or near a place called (he Hum macks; for a ship-canal between the waters of Galveston bay and Saline lake, Texas; Chester river at Kent Island narrows, Mary land; Saint frauds liver, from Greenvl'le down, Missouri ; Gasconade river, Missouri; Tombigbce river, between Fulton and Colum bus, Mississippi; harbor of t'eilar Keys and channel to same, Florida ; Nlanlio river, Con noetlcul ; Ihe bars at the outlet of Sabine pass, Teas; (he Mississippi river, between the moulh of llie Missouri river and the mouth of the Ohio river ; west e nil ot Hie ltiss at and near Bin Buck pint, Texas; the har at the liiutilli of Sabine river. In Sabine lake, and lo extend up the main cbannelnel of said river to the town of Be zora; at the mouth of the N ii. lies liver, in Sabine lake, and to extend un the main channel of said river to the town of Boonville, at Ihe point wtiere ine Angelica river falls into (he N itches river, and to ex tend up the main channel of said river to tho town of Patlonla, Texas; nl (he mouth of the Trinity river, m Galveston bay, and (o extend up lie 111 un eilltllliei Ul stun WVfW W me town ot Migiiolla. Texas; Washington harbor, NorthCaroIinaEdenloii harhorNorlliCnrolina; mouth ofMaekay's creek, North Carolina; Chliqiewa river, lip to Chippewa falls Wis consin; liarbor at swanton, Vermont ; harbor at Galveston, Texas; at Apal.ichicoia river, from liiaitahoochc, Florida, to Apalachicola ; al Chatlahooche river, from Columbus, Georgia, to Chaltahooche, Florlila: at Flint river, from Albany, Georgia, lo Chaltahooche, Florida; for survey of breakwater at Milford, Connecticut : mouth of Pine river, Michigan : the harbor of San Diego, California; mouth of Grand Calumet river, Indiana: Great Kanawha river, from the Great hills to the mouth, West Virginia ; to complete the sur vey ot the Semes river and Kanawha canal ; for survoo of Camden harbor, Maine ; for a sea-wall or breakwaler at Trinidad liarbor, California; ol the channel and bank at en trance of Salem harbor: on Merrimack river, Massachusetts, from Haverhill lo Ncwbury ii'. n. luoliidina Duck Hole and Currier sholes; the New river, from the mouth of i.reenuliei, in wesi uisiiii.i, u uio luau- mlnes, In Wythe county, Virginia; at 8t Helena bar, in the Columbia river, Oregon ; for stirvery for the removal of wreks of gnn bonts, steamers, and other obstructions placed in Yazoo river during the war, and for the resurvey of Savanah harbor: the Deleware river between irenton and Easton ; for the snrvev of tho river St Mary's, In Ohio aud Indiana; for the survey of the Minnesota river above tho mouth of the Yellow Meill clno, Minnesota. Site. 3. That in the examinations or sur veys of all points mentions'! In the foregoing section, tho Secretary of War be directed to ascertain, tie far as practicable, the amount of tonago or commercial business during tho previous year at each point, together with such other facts aa bear upon the question of tho contemplated Improvement, and that be communicate the same, together with his re port of the examination or survey of such point, to Congress: Pnovldud, That so much of the amount herewith appropriated for the surrcool rivers and harbors as Is requisite for contingencies, may bo used for said pur pose. Approved, June 10, 1S72. 1GENEVAL NATl'HK-Nl). 120.1 AN ACT to provklo for the rodemit!on and sale of lands held by the United States un der the several ads levying direct taxes, and for other purposes- lie it enatej by the Senate and Home of Representation of the United Statet of America in Ccngreu atiembled, That all Ihe lands now owned or held by the United Slates, by virtue of proceediajs under the act entitled "An act for the colle lion of direct taxeslnlnstirrecilonarv dlstrlc within the I'niie i Stales, and fornlierm I noses," approveil Jiineseventli, eighteen hut rBredawl slxtymoi, and uniler actsupp', 'iiturv there o. or uisin the mum Mi matler, may be rwleemol and restored s.i. h pciMiWNM shall uiakeai pi.spii n IhtY tor lo ,iu Sccielan nt the i ivn-un, Huong .lie Ci .miniMoi.fr ol Internal Revenue, will In two years ft-uin the imssage of this act, ami furnish satisfactory evidence in sakl Depart ment Hud such person or applicant In each case was, at Hie time the I'nited Stalesac qtitredtiilelhereto, the legal owner of such land, or the heir nt law, or devisee, (or gran tee, In nut) faiih, and for valuable cmo idera lion.i of such legal owner; but liefore such redenqitiou shall Is awarded and lltle restored onanysiicti nipticniion nnd proof, suchai p leant shall pay Into the treasury of the I ulluil Ulal.iu I..... ..... .1,.... 1 ... .. . ....... . i,v Mtutniwii ia ciiiiigeu ngt ntsnhwt Ihe lands described in such application, to. get her with Ihe cost of advortlslhgand of the sa e ot said lands, and all other proiicr chnr- ges against the same, and Interests on said tax 1 a m ihe dale ol its assessment nl (he rate of ten per centum jier annum, and Interest on Slid costs and charges at the same rate, from the time they accrued and were pavable: Provided, however, That if anv oilier person or iiersons ilian such applicant shall inauy case make satisfactory evidence to said I'e pnrlmeni that hoor 'lhcv, ar.er fhe acquisi tion of title by Ihe United S ates, and before the passage of this act, made valuable and permanent improvements on saW land in good faith and under color of legal title, 11 shall (ben be the additlouol duty of such ap ptlcanl for redemption to pav to such person or persons ihe reasonable value of such per manent Improvements at the lime of actual redemption ) and if the npp'ionnt and such liersou or persons fail to agree upon ami amicably settle such claim liir Improvements, then the value thereof shall be assessed ami reported to the Secretary oftho Trasnrv, tinder oath, bv throe competent and disin gr eeted freeholders, residents of thecoiintvor palish in whichsiioh land is situate, who -hull be appointed for Hint purpose bv Ihe Unlicd stales district judge of the district where Ihe lands are sltuaie, tiiHin Information from Ihe Secretary of Ihe Treasury that a claim for coniiensn;iiin tor stain ls'iinanent Imdrovc incuts is pending in any case, and uiiadjiisterl t by ihe paries thereto. It shall also bo the duty ul siii i buiid of Iroolio.iler.s in a a ,. in their report thei.a.iti o of said improvement, 1 when" Kiev were lnadivbv whom, and Ihe i reasonable value I hereof, 'as aforesaid, and ' any other facta that may Belli their (mlgment material lo a fair and just determination of iberlghis of the imriies. Thev shall tend one copy of such report to ihe Secretary of the Treasury, and file a duplicate thereof in ihe office of ihe clerk of the highest court i f record of the State, in (ho couniv or parish wherh such land is situate. 1 he" reasonable fees of said Uvil shall be borne and isiid ! equally by the parties to said controversy. ! BEC 2. That whenever iho foregoing' con ditions have been compiled with, nnd redenvp lion and rc-torallon ot title lias Iwen awarded In any case by the Secretary of the Treasury, li sluill lie the duty of Ihe Commissioner of Hie Internal Revenue in make out a l in iilcate or release ol I be Interest and ti le of the Unit ed Slates In and to such lands, In dnbllcatc, which shall be approved, In writing, by Iho Secretary of the Treasury, and his approval indorsed thereon, and then one copy niereol shall lie delivered to such applicant and the ul her filed In the office of said Commissioner, SBC. i That the Commissioner of Interna! Revenue, with Ihe amirnval of Hip DA,flart of Hie Treasury, shall, as soon as may be after llie passage of this act, prescribed and pro mulgate such rules and regvlntlons, not Incon sistent with the provisions or this ad, as may be necessary and priqier lo facilitate the exe cution of Ibis act aud secure the most siccd and least expensive iiltah.mont if the purpose hereof Hint is practicable, Site. 4. That II. at the expiration of Ihe lime herein before allowed for redemption, tl ere shall remain any of said lands Unredeemed, il shall then be the duty or Hie sold Commis sioner of Internal Revenue, under thedlrec li in if the Secretary of Hie Treasury, to pro-, ceod to sell al public auction, as sooil as mav j lie consistent with (he public Interest, the lauds not redeemed ami restored, and to re lease and convey the same to the purchasers In Hie manner aforesaid, and In Hie mean time and until so sold to release the same. Sm. A. That all lands now owned In- tho ! United Stales acquired under the provisions of any of Ihe United States direct-tax acts, situated in the state of South Carolina, In cluding all tracts or lots of laud purchased and "army and navy" sales, not pai l for in lull at Ihe present time, shall be included In the provisions of this act : Provided, however, Thai the applicallons of ihe purchasers under "army and navy" sales shall, for six months af er the passage of this act. have precedence sofnras relate to the land purchased by I hem. Sec. fl. That nil money derived rrmn Ihe sa'e of "school-farm" lands, under the pro vi ions of section eight of an act entitled 'An net to continue in force and to amend 'An act lo establish a bureau lor tho relief of freed men. and refugees, and for other niniKises.' " approved July sixteenth, eighteen hundred aud sixty-six. and which money Is now in ihe custody of the Freedinon's bureau, lie, and the same Is hereby appropnaicd for Ihe use and support of tree public schools in (he parishes of Saint Holera nnd Saint Luke, South Carolina, in equal parts, tola-expended under the direction and control of a special Isiard of three commissioners, who shall be appointed by and act under the direction of Hie Secretary of ihe Treasury, and shall be duly sworn thai they will falthltiliy discharge their duties as such commissioners, and shall give siic.ii good ami snmcient bonds tiiorelor n- said Secretary shall require, and who shall UOl receive more than into hundred duPars per year each I'or Ihelr services. Sec. 7. That the provisions or this act shall not be construed to apply to or embrace any lands, farms, plantations, or lots which are now, in whole or In pari, used or occupied by the United Stales for national cemeteries, or for the burial or (he dead, or oilier public purposes, or wh.ch htivc been set apart to any such purpose, or which, under the Instruction (or the President of the President of the United States, have been reserved for mili tary or nnval purposes, or such lot of land on Hunting Island, South Carolina, as may lie necessary as a site for Ihe erection of a light house. Sec. 8. That the nremisos know and dpslir. natcd as block one hundred and tweutv-three on t he ulat or t he Iste commissioners of dt ro t taxes for said State, in the town or lieauiort aforesaid, now occupied as a court house lor ine c-oiuuy oi iieauinri, in saw S ate, be, and the same are hereby, released unto .said county, for the nubile uses or said county ; and that all sums or money due to the United States on account or said premises be, and they are hereby, released iu i'nvor or sun county. str. 8, That section two or an act entitled An act for the roller of DUre.hasors of land sold for direct taxes In the Insurrectionary Slates," approved May ninth, eighteen hun dred and seventy-two, be, and the same Is hereby, amended to read as follow : "Sec. 2. That In all cases where the owner of any land sold for taxes as aforesaid, his heirs or assigns, has recovered or shall re cover the same from the purchaser, his heirs or assigns, without collusion on his or their part, by the judgment of any Uultcd States court, by reason of a failure, without his or their fault or neglect, of the title of tho nnr- chrsor derived from said sale, tho Secretary oi ine Treasury, on ine payment into tne treasury, by the clerk, of the money deposited with him as aforesaid, and on being satisfied i ooi .tii.i pin i oas.ii , nix ueiix Ul OQBigllv, ii 11 II- out his er tnelr collusion, has been evicted from or turned out of possession of any such land by the judgment of any United States court, In the mannorbefore mentioned,! here by authorized, out of any money In the treas ury not otherwise appropriated, to repay to Ihe person or persons entitled thereto a sum ol money equal to that originally paid by the purchaser of the laud so recovered, If the same has been nald into the treasury, or to any person legally authorized to rocclvo the same tor tne unitea states." Approved, June 8, 1872. Gkkkral n ati'iie No. 121. AN ACT to amend an act relating to soldiers' ami sailors homesteads. lie it enacted by Ike Senate and Hou'te ol Reprtientathet of the United Statti of America in Conqren ateembled, That the act entitled "An act to enable honorably discharged soldiers and sailors. their widows and orphan childred, to acquire homesteads on the public lands of the United States," approved April fourth, eighteen hun dred and sovent two, be, and the same is herebr, amended so as to read as follows: Thai every prlvale soldi;raml officer who baa served in the army of the United States dur ing ihe recent rebellion for ninety day, or more, and who was honorably discharged, and ha remained lojal lotlte geven inent, Includ ing the lroo s mustered lino the service of the li i'ed Slu'es by rirtUTVaf Ihe third section of an ad with !iwl "An act makli g prr prln I ions fur ci mp'etlug the defenses oi Wasli litg'on, nnd far other poiqsises,'' apiroved February thirteenth, eighteen kundred anu sixty-two, and every seaman, marine, and officer who tins served In the navy of the 1'ntied Stales, or In the mi line corps, during the rebellion, for ninety ilnvs, and who was honorably dischargee, and lias remained loyal to the government, shall, on compliance wlih the previsions of an act entitled "An act to secure homestead lo actual settlers on the puii'ie uomain," and the ads amendatory j thereof, as hereinnltcr modified, he entitled to . ... ... . . . 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I e it oi-in . ,ii iiml i , .. , .......i o... .. ..,,n..i I, .. i id public lands (not mlncrall not exceeding I one hundred nnd sixty acres, or one quarter- ; section, to lie taken in ci.mpac( form, uiord- lug to legal subdivisions, Inulndhwtne altern ate reserved sections of public lands along the lire of any railn ad or other public wort not otnerwise reserved or appropriated, ami i ther lands mbjeol to entry under the home stead laws of tho United Stales: Provi ded, Thai said homestead settler shall be al owe I -1 v months after locating hie home si end, and filing his declaratory statement, within which to make his entry and com mence his settlement ami improvement: And provided also, That the time which Iho home stead settled shall hare served liithearmv, ravy, or marine corps aforesaid shall bo de ducted from the lime heretofore required to perfect title, or 1 1 discharged on account of wounds received, or ibsabllltv incurred In the line of duty, then Uniterm of enlistment shall be deducted from tho time heretofore required lo jierlect title, without reference to the length of t ime he may have served : Provided, however, That no patent shall Issue to any 'Jicmeslcad settler who lias not resided upon. Improved, nnd onllluatod his said homestead for a pei ii d of at least one ycarafter he shall commence his Improvements as aforesaid. Six-. 1. That any person entitled, under the provisions of the foregoing section, to enter a homestead who may htivelicretolorc entered, under the homestead laws, a qiuinlltv of land less than one hundred and sixty acres, shall be permitted to enter under Ihe provisions of tl Is act, so much 'and contiguous olhe Had embraced in Hie first oulry as, when added In Ihe quantity previously entered, shall not ex ceed one hundred and sixty acres Sic. a. Thai In case or the death of any person who would be eulltled to a homestead under the provisions of Iho first section of this a. t his widow, If unmarried, or in case of her death or marriage, then his minor orphan children, by a guardian duly appointed and officially accredited at the Department of the Interior, shall be entitled to all toe benefits enumerated In this act, subject to all Ihe pro visions as to settlement and improvements therein cnntnlnod: Provided, That If such person died during his term of enlistment, (he whole term of Ida enlistment shall be de ducted from the time heretofore required to perfect Ihe lltle. Slat 4. That where a party at the date of l is entry of a tract of land under the home stead laws, or subsequently thereto, was act ually enlisted and employed In the army or navy of the United States,' his services there in, sha'l, in the administration of said home stead laws, be construed to be equivalent, ! all intents and purpwes, to residence ftir Ihesamc length of t into upon the tract m entered: Provided, That ir his entry lias been canceled by reason of his absence from tald tract wld'ei i tl e military or naval service of Ihe United States, and such tract lias not been disused of. his entry shall he restored: And prm i led further. That If such tract lias been disposed of, laid parts may enter another tract subject lo entry under said laws: and his right to a patent therefor may be determined by tho proofs touching hla residence and cultivation of Ihe first trad aud his absence therefrom In sueb service. SEC. f. That any soldier, sailor, marine officer, or other person coming within tho provisions of this act may, as well by an agent as in person. enter upon said homestead by filing a declinatory statement as in pre empion coses: Provided, That said claimant in person shall within ihe lime prescribed make his actual entry, commence settlement am! improvements on the same, and thereaf ter fulfill nil the requirements of this act. Sw. 0. That the Commissioner of the Gen eral Land office shall have authority to make nil needful rules ami regulation tocarryinle effect Iho provisions of this acl. A pproved, June 8, 18ft. G KM KB Al, NATURE -No. 130. j AN ACT lo amend sectlontiflvc of mi act en titled "An act making appropriation lor tho civil and diplomatic cxcnses of the government for the year eirhlccn hundred and forty one," approved March Ihree, elghttecn hundred and forty-one, nnd to au thorize the proper construction thereof. Bp it enacted by the Senate and Ilouse nf Repreaentatiret of the United Staten of America in Congrtut asmnbted, That the provisions or the Huh section of the act entitled "An net making appropria tions for tha civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for Iho year eighteen hun dred and forty-one," approved March lluuc, eighteen hundred and forty one, which es tablished and limited lhecomicnsalioii or col lectors or customs, shall be amended ll ml shall lie construed to apply to all surveyors of cus toms ports performing, or having performed, die duties of collectors of customs, who shall lie entitled to receive the same compensation ns is al lowed to collectors by said act ofMareh three, eighteen hundred and fortv-nne, for llko services in the settlement of their ac counts with tho trersnry: Provided, That the fees, commissions nnd emoluments prescrib ed by law and collected by them stall amount to such maximum allowance. Approved, June 8, 1872. General natire-No. 129.) AN ACT for Ihe better security of bank re serves, and to faciliiale bank clearing-house cxcnangoi Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of ReprctntaUec of the United States of America in Congreii a tumbled, That the Secretary or the Treasury Is here by authorized to receive United Slates note on deposit, without interest, from national banking associations, in sums not less than ten thousand dollars, ; and to issue certifi cates therefor in such form as Ihe Secretary may prescribe, in denominations of not less than five thousand dollars; which certificate shall be payable on demand In United State notes, at the place where tho deposit were made. Sec. 2. That the United States note so deposited In the treasury of the United States shall not be counted as part of tho legal re serve : but thoclrtiflcates issued therefor may be held and counted by national banks a part of their legal reserve, and may be ac cepted lu tbo settlement of clearing-house balances at the places where tho deposUs therefor were made. Sec. 3. That nothing contained In this act shall be construed to authorize any expansion or contraction of the otiireney ; and the Unit ed States notes for which such certificate are issuod, or other United States notes of llko amount, shall be held na special deposits In the treasury, and used only for the redemp tion of such certificates. Approved, June 8, 1872. General nature -No. KB. AN ACT to take away the circuit court jur isdiction of theclstric t court of the Uulted States for the northern district ot Georgia, to create a circuit court In said district, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Home of Representatives of the United Statet of America in Conyrett assembled: That so much of any act or acts of Congress aa vests In the district court of the United Slates for the horthern district of Georgia the power and Jurisdiction of a circuit court be, and the stum ia hereby, repealed: and there hereafter be a circuit court held for Mid district, presided over aa the circuit court now Is, or hereafter may be, in the southern district. Sec. 3 That all actions, suit, executions, causes, pleas, process, ana other proceedings