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Lawi of the United States.
9tM0 AT THE THIRD SESSION OF TUB
IURTY-8K00HD CONORtBS.
General Nature-No. 55.)
AK ACT making appropriations (or sun
dry civil expenses of the government for
tile fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and
for other purposes.
Be it mactrd by the Hmaif and How 0
Beprrtmtnthrt of the United Statu f Anvr
tra in Omnrtit mumbled, That the follow
ing amns be, and the same are hereby, ap
propriated, for the object hereinafter ex
pressed, for the. fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
four, namelv:
PUBLIC PRINTING AND BINDING.
for the printing, for the public binding,
nd for paper for the public printing, two
million dollars, and of the sum hereby ap
propriated printing and binding iuayie
done by the Congressional Printer to JKm
amount following, namely:
For the court of Claims, fourteen thou
sand dollars: for the Department of State,
twenty-five thousand dollars: for the Treas
ury Department, three hundred and t wen-ty-five
thousand dollars; for the War Ie
partment, one hundred thousand dollars;
for tho Navy Department, eighty-five
thousand dollars: for the Interior Depart
ment, two hundred and twenty thousand
dollars; for the Agricultural Department,
twenty thousand dollars; for the Depart
ment of Justice and the Attorney-General's
Office, ten thousand dollars: for tho
Supreme Court of the United States, twen-ly-flve
thousand dollars; for the supreme
conn 01 tne district 01 1 omnium, one thou
sand dollars; for the Post-office Depart
ment, one hundred ami seventy-five thou
sand dollars; ami for both houses of Con-
fress, one million dollarstandtheamounts
ercin designated for the several Execu
tive Departments may be distributed to
the bureaus thereof at the discretion of the
head of each lepart ment, w ho shall cert It'y
such distribution to the Public Printer;
and the last proviso to the act providing
forprintingand reporting tho debates in
Congress, approved April second, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, is hereby re
pealed: Prut , That until a contract is
made, the deliates shall lie printed by the
Congressional Printer, under the direction
of the Joint Committee on Public Printing
on the liart of the Senate.
Forprintine the preparatory circulars,
and for printing and binding, at the Gov
ernment Printing otlice, the re)iort on
life-insurance statistics, made under au
thority of the Eighth International Statis
tical Congress, by William Barnes, a dele
gate from the united States, in accordance
with the plan of publication adopted at
the said congress, under the direction of
the Secretary of Siate, three thousand five
hundred dollars.
For lithographing, mapping, ami en
graving for liotti Houses of Congress, the
Supreme Court, and the Court of Claims,
Hfty thousand dollars.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FOR LIME-SAVING STATIONS.
For salaries of two superintendents of
the life-saving stations on the coasts of
bong lsiana ana ew jersey, at one 1 non
sand five hundred dollarseach.threethou
sand dollars: and for one superintendent
on the coasts of Cape Cod and of Block
island. Rhode Hand. one. thousand dollars.
For tifty-four keepers of stations, at two
nunnren uoiiarseacn, ten thousand eigni
hundred dollars.
For seventeen keepers of stations, at two
hundred dollars each, three thousand four
hundred dollars.
For ten keepers of stations, at two hun
dred dollars each, two thousand dollars.
For pay of crews of exiierienced surf-men
at such stations and lor such periods as
Secretary of tho Treasury may deem nec
essary and proper, eighty-five thousand
dollars.
For establishing new life-saving stntions
on the coast of the United States, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For contingencies of life-saving stations
on the coast of the United States, fifteen
thousand dollars. And that the Secretary
of War be, and hereby is, authorized to
establish signal-stations, at light-houses,
at such of Hie life-saving stations on the
lake or sea coasts us may be suitably
located for that purpose, and to connect
the same with such points as may lie nec
essary for the proper discharge of the sig
nal service by means of a suitable telegraph-line
in cases where no lines e.ro in
operation, to lie constructed, maintained,
and worked under the direction of the
Chief Sigual-OlBcer of the Armv, or the
Secretary of War and the Secretary of the
Treasury; and the use of the lite-saving
stations as signal-stations shall lie subject
to such regulations as may lie agreed upon
by said officials; and the sum of thirty
thousand dollars Is hereby appropriated to
carry Into effect this provision.
BEVENBE-CCTTKB SERVICE.
For pay of thirty-four cpptaina, one hun
dred and one lieutenants and sixty-three
engineers and pilots employed, three hun
dred and sixty-one thousand three hun
dred dollars.
For rat ions for officers; Thirty-four cap
tains, one hundred and one lieutenants,
sixty-three, engineers and pilots, twenty
flve thousand Ave hundred and eighty
three dollars ami forty cents.
For pay of crews: Eight hundred and
sixty petty officers, seamen, cooks, stew
ards, boys, coal-passers, and firemen, two
hundred and eighty-two thousand seven
hundred and forty-eight dollars.
For rations for crows: Eight hundred
and sixty petty officers, seamen, cooks,
stewards, boys, ooal-jMssom, and firemen,
two hundred und ninety-eight thousand
seven bundred.andfbrty.ration,at thirty
three cents, including ilie liouor equiva
lent, ninety-eight fliou-and live hundred
and eighty-jven dollars.
For fuel for thirty-eight vessels, repairs,
and outfits for iuiue, 3hip-chandlery ami
engineers' stores for same, traveling ex
pensesof officers travelling on duty under
orders from the Treasury Department,
commutation of quarters, and 09m Ingent
cxpemM, including wharfage, towage,
dockage, freigbt.advertising.and surveys,
and miscellanooufcxiieiisos which cannot
be included under special heads, two hun
dred und sixty thousand dollars:
MAHLNi-HUSIMTAL SERVICE.
For supplying deficiency in the fund for
the relief of tick and disabled seamen, one
hundred thousand dollars: and the Secre
tary of the Treasury Is hereby authorized,
In his discretion, to sell the umrine-hospl-tal
grounds and unfinished ca-t-lron hos
pital buildings, located in the city of New
Orleans. Louisiana.and outof the proceeds
ofsaidsaleto purchase a more healthful
site for a marine hospital, at a point which
shall lie convenieiitof access to and from
the port of New Orleans, and to erect there
on a pavilion marine hospital of one hun
dred and afty bed capacity, with the nee
essary auxiliary structures, In accordance
with designs to lie prepared by the Super
vising Architect, to the satisfaction of the
Supervising Surgeon of the marine-hospi-trl
service, and approved hy the Secretary
of the Treasury: Pnmitd, That .said site
and pavilion-hospital shall in no event cow
more than the amount received from the
sale of the hospital and grounds which are
hereby authorized to be sold: And prodded
further, That in ease the materials of the
iron hospital-buildings can with advan
tage be used In const ruction of other gov
ernment buildings now being erected, said
materials may be so used, and the amount
of the money-value thereof, which shall
be determined by the Secretary of the
Trea'ury, is hereby appropriated, for the
purposes of the new hospital, out of any
moneys in the Treasury not otherwise ap
propriated. NATIONAL CTKRENCY.
For paper, engraving, printing, express
charges, and other expenses of making
and issuing the national currency, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For replacing the worn and mutilated
circulating notes of national hanking asso
ciations and for engraving and preparing
in such manner and on such paper and of
such form and design as the Secretary of
the Treasury may prescribe, new circulat
ing notes for such associations to replace
notes of a design and denomination now
successfully counterfeited, six hundred
thousand dollars: Yonderf, That each of
said national banking associations shall
reimburse the treasury the costs of flic
circulating notes furnished under this
provision.
For expenses in detecting and bringing
to trial and punishment persons engaged
in counterfeiting treasury notes, bonds,
national link notes, and other securities
of the United States, andthecolnagethore
of, and for detecting other frauds upon
t he government, ono hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars.
JUDICIAUV.
For defraying the ex)ienses of the courts
of the United States, including the District
of Columbia; for jurors anil witnesses and
expenses of suits In which the United
States are concerned, of prosecutions for
offences committed against the United
States: for the safe-keening of prisoners:
I and for the expenses which may be In
curred in the enforcement of the act reia-.
five to the right of citizens to vote, of Feb
ruary twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one, or uny acts amendatory
thereof, or supplementary thereto, three
million dollars.
To purchase one hundred setsof Curtis's
Decisions, twenty-two volumes,! How
ard's Reports, (sev n volumes,! and Black's
ReiHirts, (two volumes,) of the Supreme
Court of the United States, for distribution
by the Department of Justice to the sev
eral circuit, district, and territorial judges
of the United States, twelve thousand rind
rive hundred dollars: and the Department
of Justice shall lie charged with the distri
bution to the various judges and courts of
the statutes, reports, und other judicial
documents now provided tor by law.
To enable the Secretary of the interior
to purchase of Little, Brown, and Com
pany two thousand of the seventeenth
volume of the United States Statutes at
Large for distribution, agreeably to the
act of Congress directing the distribution
of the other volumes, seven thousand dol
lars. Kor the support and maintenance of con
victs transferred from the District of Col
umbia, ten thousand dollars.
For defray Inn the expenses of defending
claims under the convention with Mexico
of fourth July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,
to lie expended under the direc
tion id the Attorney-General, ten thousand
dollars.
For payment of the necessary expenses
incurred in defending suits against the
Secretary of the Treasury, or his agents,
for the seizure of captured or abandoned
property; and for the examination of wit
nesses in claims against the United States
pending in ar.y Department; and for the
delenceof the United States in the Court
of Claims, to lie expended under the direc
tion of the Attorney-General, thirty thou
sand dollars.
For this sum, or so much thereof as msy
be necessary under the direction of the
Attorney-General In the detection and
prosecution of crimes rgainst the United
States, fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses to I Incurred in the pros
ecution and collection of cluims due the
United States, to be di.-bursed under the
direction of tho Attorney-General, tlfttien
thousand dollars.
For delecting and punishing violation
of the intercourse acts of Congress, and
frauds committed in the Indian Service,
the same to be expended by the Attorney
General; in allowing such increased fees
and compensation of witnesses. Jurors,
and marshals; and 111 defraying such other
expense as may lie necessary for this
purpose, ten thousand dollars.
For completing the revision of the stat
ute and prepe ring the same, to 13 pre
sented in the form of a bill or bills to the
next Congress, including the payment of
salaries and Incidental expenses of tho
work, and preparing proper indexes there
to, to be expended under the supervision
of the Depart neiit of Justice, twelve thou
sand dollars.
For the repair of the City Hall building
and ventilation of the rooms occupied by
the supreme court of the District of Col
umbia, two thousand rive hundred dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
For continuing the collection of statis
tics of mines and mining, to be laid before
Congress, to Ijc expended under the direc
tion of the Secretary of the Treasury, fif
teen thousand dollars.
For the continuation of the geological
and geographical survey of the Territories
Of the United States by Professor F. V.
Hayden, under the direction of the Secre
tary ut 1 In Interior, during the fiscal year
ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-four, seventy-five thousand
dollars, to lie available on the passage of
this SDK
For the preparation and publication of
the maps, charts, geological section, and
other engravings necessary to illustrate
the annual ami final reporisof the United
States geological survey of the Territories,
twenty thoin-uud dollars, to lie expended
under tho direction of the Secretary of
the Interior, to lie available for Immediate
use.
That the sum often thousand dollars, or
so much 1 hereof a may lie necessary, is
hereby appropriated to enable Professor
J. W. Powell to prepare, his materials, and
to present to Congress at its next session
a report of tlie survey of the Colorado ot
the West and it s t ributarics.
For continuing the inquiry into the
causes of the decrease of the food-fishes of
t he coast and the lakes oft he United Stales,
Am thousand dollars.
For the Introduction of shad into the
waters of the Pacific States, tlie Gull suites,
and ol the Mississippi vuHcy.andol sulni
On, white-ii-h, and other u-eftil food-fishes,
into the waters of I lie United Slates to
which tbev are lie-! aiImmihiI. seventeen
thousand live hundred lioUai'S, to lie x-
pended under the direction of the United
Statesllouiinlsstoiierof Fish and Fisheries.
For lirepurai ion ot illustrations for the
report of the United state Commissioner
of Fish and Fisheries, one thousand dol
lars. To enable' the Joint Committee on the
Library to purchase and print a series of
unpublished historical documents relating
to the earlv French discoveries In the
Northwest and on the Mississippi, ten
thousand dollars, or so much thereof
may be necessary, the printing of the same
w uc iinuer 1 oe on ccuon 01 saiu couiniu
tee; and of the fifteen thousand dollars aii-
propriated by act of June tenth, eighteen f
hundred and seventy-two, to enable said
committee to purchase works of art, the
sum often thousand dollars Is hereby de
clared to have lieen appropriated and shall
be expended for the purpose of providing
tor a statue of the late Edward Dickinson
Baker.
For a plan tor a new building for a Li
brary of Congress, Ave thousand dollars;
and the selection of a plan, together with
the location and supervision of said build
ing, shall b01h charge of a commission to
consist of the chairman of the Joint Com
mittee on the Library, the chairman of
the Committee oh Public. Buildings rnd
Grounds of tne Senate, and the Librarian
of Congress.
To enable the Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives to pay the thirteen crippled
and disabled soldiers now In the employ
ment of the Doorkeeper of the House, from
March fourth, eighteeii hundred and seventy-three,
to December first eighteen
hundred ami seventy-three, twelve thou
sand six hundred dollars.
For furniture, and repairs of the same,
for public buildings under the control of
live Treasury Department, one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
Far fuel, lights, and water, and miscel
laneous items for pnbllo buildings under
the control of the Treasury Department,
two hundred and twenty-five thousand
miliars.
For heating-apparatus for public build
ings under the control of the Treasury De
partment, one hundred thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes, and locks for public
buildings under tho control of the Treas
ury Department, seventy-five thousand
dollars.
For photographing, engraving, and
printing plans of public buildings under
control of the Treasury Department, five
thousand dollars.
For construction ana verification or
standard weights and measures for the
custom-houses of the United States, and
for the several States, and of metric stan
dards for the States, twelve thousand dol
lars. For pav of custodians and janitors of
public buildings nndcr the control of the
Treasury Department, one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to my to Warrington Sommers n sum suf
ficient to make ills salary from. June first,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, to March
(list eighteen hundred and seventy, that
of a fonrlh-elassckrk in the Fifth Audi
tor's office, one hundred and fifty dollars,
or so much thereof itf may be necessary.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to collect captured and abandoned prop
erty of the Unlled States, and to collect,
procure, and preserve all vouchers, papers,
records, and evidence, and to take testi
mony as to claims against the Untied
Slate's, 10 be paid only ntmn the certificate
of the commissioners of claims, seventy
thousand dollars.
To enable the Serretarv of the Navy to
organize parties to observe the transit of
Venus In December.eightcen hundred p-nd I
seventy-four, one hundred thousand (Lil-1
lurs, to' 1 expanded by the commission j
created by the fcet of June tenth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two: irurfttrti, That
no part of this appropriation shall be cov
ered into the treasury unt 11 1 he objects for !
which it is made shall have been aecom- i
plished: And penridi-d further, That the 1
Secretary of the- Navy is hereby authorised
to detail two vessels jf the navy, from tho
Asiatic or Pacific stations, to convey )r
ties to the points selected for observation I
with which there is no regular communi
cation. To enable the Secretary of the Navy to
deposit with tne assistant treasurer of the 1
United States, at Washington city, District
of Columbia, thesuio of one hundred thou
sand dollars, subject to the order of the t
Un'.ted JluteS district court for District of ,
Colui.ibci, m tbe ease of the I nifed states
against the rebel steamer Sumptpr, In
prize, said sum is hereby airproprfoted.
To purchase land adjoining the Naval
Academy ;-t Annapolis. Maryland, and for
Improving the same, for the purpose of
extenuing tne area nmi creating additional
I convenience for quarters, forty-live thou
I sand dollars, or 30 much thereof as may lie
necessary, out no money snan oe pain Lir
said land until the State of Marylend has
coded Jurisdiction over the same to the
United States.
For the expenses of the Joint Select
Committee on Alleged Outrages in the
Southern States, tho stun of one thousand
and eighty-seven dollars and twenty
cents, the said sum to tic carried for the
Surpose to the contingent fund of the
mate.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
PUBLIC LAN US.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Louisiana, fuel, books, stationery, and
other incidental expenses, t wo thousand
five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Florida, fuel, books, stationery; and other
incidental expenses, one thousand five
hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Minnesota, fuel, books, stationery, and
other Incidental expenses, two thousand
two hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Dakota Territory, fuel, liooks, stationery,
and other Incidental expenses, two thou
sand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Kansas, fuel, liooks, stationery, and other
incidental expenses, two thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Colorado Territory, fuel.liooks, stat ionery,
and other Incidental expenses, two thou
sand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Sew Mexico Territory, luel liooks, station
ery, anil other Incidental expenses, two
thousand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
California, tool, books. Stationery, and
other incidental expenses, seven thousand
dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Idaho Territory, fuel, books, stationery,
and other Incidental expenses, three thou
sand dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Nevada, fuel, liooks, stationery, and.ot her
incidental expenses, three thousand seven
hundred dollars.
For rental office of surveyofr-fenara) Of.
Oregon, fuel; nooks, stat lenity, Ind jotlicr
incidental cxpuiises,two1ootiifidiftillitr8.
r in i en i 01 uiimo v . t,.
Washington Territory, fuel, .liooks,
t ionery, and other Incidental expen
for rent ot omce or surveyor-general 01
Bel, , hooks, sta:.
uses.
two thousand dollars.
Foment of office of surveyor-general of
Nebmskaand lows, fuel, books, stationery,
and other incidental expenses, two thou
sand five hundred dHlars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Montana Territory-fuel, books, stationery,
and other incidental expenses, two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Utah Territory, fuel, liooks, stationery,
and other incidental expenses, two thou
sand dollars, k ' '
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Wyoming Territory, fuel, books stationery,
and other incidental expenses, two thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For rent of office of surveyor-general of
Ariaona Teiritory, fuel, books, stationery,
and other Incidental expenses,,, two thou
sand five hundred dollars,
sruTETTiea'TiiK PTjtfLlfc Lands.
' Tor surveying the public lands ip Louis
iana, at rat not exceeding' ten dollars
eir linear mile for township andcight dol
rs tor section lines, eighteen thousand
dollar.
For surveying the public lands In Florl- mktkopolitas kilicx
da, at rates not exceeding ten dollars per For salaries and other necessary expen
linear mile for standard, seven dollars tor i ses of the metropolitan police tor the Ills,
to nshlp, and six dollars tor section lines, trtet of Columbia, two hundred and seven
twelve thousand dollars. 1 thousand five hundred and thirty dollars?
For surveying the public lands in Mlnne- i Pmrvted, That, a further sum, amounting
sota, at rates not exceeding fourteen dot- to one hundred and three thousand sevcri
lars per linear mile for standard lines, hundred and sixty-five dollars, shall be
twelve dollars for township, and ten dol-' paid to defray the expenses of the said
lars for section lines, fifty thousand dol- metropolitan police force by the cities of
lars: ProviiUd, That there shall first be ' Washington and Georgetown, and the
paid, out of said fifty thousand dollars, to ; county of Washington, beyond the limits
the Saint Paul and Sioux City Railroad of said cities. In the District of Columbia,
Company, the sum of one thousand threo In the proportion corresponding to tbe
hundred and seventy dollars for surveys number of privates allotted severally to
already made by said company of the pub- j said precincts; and the corporate nuthor
lic lands in said State. lties of said cities, and propeiulhorities
For surveying the public lands in Dakota ; of the District of Columbia, are hereby
Territory, at rates not exceeding twelve : authorized and required to levy a special
dollars per linear mile for standard lines, tax, not exceeding one-third of one per
nine dollars for township, and eight dol
tars tor section lines, eighty thousand dol
lars. For surveying the public lands in Mon
tana Territory, at rates not. exceeding fif
teen dollars per linear mile for standard
lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten
dollar for 8111011 lines, sixty thousand
dollms.
For surveying the public lands in Ne-
urarm, w ruirs uoi exceeiinig twelve not- cnargeit witn tne disbursement of this ut
lars per linear milo for standard lines, ; propria! ion.
nine dollars for township; and eight dob . uovek.nmknt hospital kor thb insa.nk
lars for section lines, sixty thousand dol
lars, to take effect upon tlie passage of this
act.
For surveying the public lands In Kan
sas, at rates not exceeding twelve dollars
ier linear mile for standard lines, nine
dollars tor township, and eight dollars for
section lines. Slutv tbonsunfl ilnlLitsa oqI.1
amount to be avallnble from and after the
passage 01 in s acr.
roi surveying inepuoiic lanus in t oior-
ado territory, at rates not exceeding! fif
teen dollars per linear mile for standard
lines, twelve dollars tor township, and ten
dollars for section lines, eighty thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Idaho
Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen
dollars per linear mile for standard lines
twelve dollars tor township, and ten dol
lars for section lines, thirty thousand dol
lars. For survevins the public lands in Sew
Mexico Territory, at rates not exceeding
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UV..UM.-!- , uiuu i.n r-t.iioi.ini
lines, twelve dollars lor township, and ten
dollars for section lines, thirty thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Ari
zona Territory, at rales not exceeding fif
teen dollars per linear mile for s andard
lines, twelve dollars tor township, and ten
dollars for section lines, twenty thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Cali
fornia, ut rates not exceeding fifteen dol-la:-s
per linear mile for st andard lines, four
teen dollars for tow nship, and twelve dol-
hrs for section lines, and for heavily-tini-
wiro. moiiniain-ianus, ut aiurumented i hooks and illustrative apparatus, forty
nil not exceeding eighteen lioUai'S per eight thousand dollars,
linear mile for standard, sixteen dollars C'oLVHBIA HcsPITAL FOB women ami i.v-
fir township, and fourteen dollars for see
tion lines, ninety thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Ore
gon, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars
)ier linear mile for standard lines, fourteen
dollars for township, and twelvt dollars
for section lines, forty thousand dollars.
For surveying the "public lands in Ore
gon, densely covered with forgets of un
dergrowth, at rates not execemner eigh
teen dollars per linear mile for standard,
sixteen dollars for township, and fourteen
rir.il.lis. f.,r ouullon li.,.,. , I . .' .1. I
st....... ,,,, ' , , liuon. llllllj IIIOIIUIIU
dollars: one-third of said amount to be ex-
pendedeast of the Cascade mountains.
For surveying the lands in Washington
Territory, at rates not exceeding tlftecui
dollars per linear mile for standard lines,
fourteen do! Ian for township, and twelve
uiMiaiseit cc.iun line-, aim tor iieavuv
tinibered lands at augumente I rates, not
exceeding eighteen doilnrs jier linear mile
for standard, sixteen doilnrs for township,
and fourteen dollars for section lines, sev
enty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Utah
Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen
r.onars per linear nine tor siandard lines,
iweive uouars mr lownsuip, and ten itoi-
lars for section lines, twenty-five thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Neva
da, at rates not exceeding fifteen lioUai'S
per linear mile for standard lines, twelve
lioUai'S for township, and ten dollars for
section lines, titty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Wy
oming Territory, at rates not exceeding
fifteen dollars per linear mile for standard,
twelve dollars for township, and ten dol-
lars for section lines, fifty thousand dol -
lars.
xur puoey 01 inu wesieru oounnnry ot
Wyoming Territory, at a rate not exceed
log fifty lioUai'S per linear mile, estimated
distance two hundred and seventy-seven
miles, thirteen thousand eight hundred
and fifty dollars.
For survey of so much of the south boun
dary of Colorado Territory as lies between
the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth merid
ian, west of Washington at a rate not ex
ceeding forty dollars per linear mile, esti
mated distance sixty miles, two thousund
four hundred dollars.
For survey of so much of the eastern
bonnduy of of New Mexico as lies between
the northwest comer of Texas and the
thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude,
at a rate not exceeding forty dollars per
linear mile, estimated distance thirty-five
miles, one thousand four hundred dollars.
For survey of the liounditrv lift ween the
Territories of Idaho and Washington at a
rate not exceeding sixty dollars per linear
mile estimated distance one hundred and
eighty miles, tcnlhonsand eight hundred
dollars.
For occasional examinations of the puli
lic surveys in the several surveying dis
tricts, in order to test the accuracy of ihe
work In the field, ten thousand dollars.
For expenses of survey, appraisement,
and ol her contingent expenses for carry
ing out i he provisions of Hi- act Of Fcbru
ary twenty-ldimh.etgrltpcn hundred and
seventy-one, providing for the suieot use
less military reservations, twenty thou
sand dollars. ,.V- ' '"
For survey of cxtertorlmiindarlespf In
dian rescrwilfons, and sob-dividing por
ffonsnl the same, two hundred thousand
ojiars.
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Hit M SALES OK PrBMc I. AMIS.
For salaries audcommissioi, of registers
of laiidiOlllees and rnunlvcrs of public
moneys at nfiicij'-twn Itfrnl-otllccs. four
liuiidrjdiind Mnety-clght t liousmid Seven
hundred dollars. ,
For incidental cxnenscSuof the hjnd-nl'-llces,
Inclii.liirTr rents, llfli-flve thousand
and forty- dollars.
For expenses of depositing moneys re
ceived likim sales of public lands, thirteen
thousand dollars.
To meet the expenses of suppressing
depredations mmi Ihe timber on the pub
ic lands, eight thousand dollars.
For this amount, orso much theteof as
niay be necessary, to defray the expenses
connected with the appraisal and sale, of
ino iracisoi mini in tne state ot Nebraska,
belonging to the Omaha, Pawnee, Otoe
and Missouria, and the Sac and Fox of
Missouri tribes of Indians, In accordance
fltjft Ihe provisions of an act entitled "ah
act for the relief of certain tribes of In
dians in the Northern superlntendency,"
approved June tenth, eighteen hundred
ami seventy-two, twenty thousand dollars,
said amount to he reimbursed from the
proceeds of the tale of said lands.
centum, which shall lie specially deiiosited
once in each week, as such collections ara
moue, 10 oe appropriated anil expended
for said purpose only, for t lie service of the
flsinl year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-four: Prm UM fur
thir, That the annual report of the lioard
of met ropolitan police commissioners shall
hereafter lie made to the Attorney-General
of the I'nlleit StQtes whn ulinll ..la,, ha
For the sunnort. elotbinir. imnliei,1 unit
moral treatment of the Insane of the army
and navy, revenue-cutter, and volunteer
sendee, who may have become insane
since their entry Into the service of the
United States, and of the indignant insane
of the District of Columbia, in t he Govern
five hundred dollars tor liooks, stationery
ment iiospuat mr tne insane, including
and incidental expenses, one hundred and
twentv-iive thousand dollars.
For repairs and Improvements of th
hospital-buildings, twenty thousand dol
lars. For the erection of a stock-barn on one
of the outlying farms of the institution,
and a hiiy-liarnontheotbei outlviiigfarm.
1 and of a poultry-house within the hospital
inclosure, nine thousand dollars.
For the erection, lighting, heating, and
furnishing of a detached building to con
tain tailors', shoemakers', and mattress
makers' shops and store-rooms, and dor
mitories for niechnii Ina ami furnt.lulu.raM
!...... fill... . .- . .. " v"
wiiimp.o muniies, leu molilalia ilonaxS.
; For moving, repairing, and buildi
builrlinir
t i"iu'?iur ineow unation in me employ
I era Of the hospital having families, five
I thousand seven hundred and twelve dol
! lars and twenty-two cents.
; For completion of the roads and walks
in the exercise-grounds of the patients
two thousand dollars.
! CCLIMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE MAP
AMI HI MB.
j For the support of the institution, in
eluding salaries and Incidental expenses,
tile maintenance nf the heiieil..-n-iea.f ,i.u
United States, and five hundred dollars tor
IM.-IN AsYH .M, AMI ( THrU I IIABITIKS.
For the support of iheColumbiu Hospital
for Women and Lying-in Asylum, over
and above the probable amount which will
be received from pay-patients, twenty
eight thousand live hundred dollars.
To aid in the support of the Children's
Hospital of Washington. District of Colum
bia, th e thousand dollars.
For care, support, und medical treatment
of seventy-live transient paupers, medical
. and surgical patients, in some proper mrd-
1,,1 la,l..,.l 1 .I.- ..I,
i ' iiim Hindi 111 UICCM Ul ff HSIIlUglOU ,
, under a contract to be formed with such
' Institution, fifteen thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as mav lie necessary, under
: the direction of the Secretary of wtf.
I For the Soldiers' and Sailors1 Orphans'
i Home. Wiishiinrtnneiiv. I ilsrelnt nf rnlntn.
lua, to be. c.i iciii cd iiniler Ins direction i,r
Secretary pf the Interior, fifteen thousand
dollars; JVrnfed,Thai hereafter no child
or children shall be admitted into said
home except "the destitute otphans of
soldiers and sailors who have died to tho
hue war on behalt of the Union of these
Slates." as provided for in section three of
t the net entitled "An act to incororate tho
.aiionni Miidurs' and sailors Or
nlmim'
inline, appim cu juiy nveiuy-iill li, eigh
teen hundred and Sixty-six: And annvtrtt
furthir. That no child not an invalid shall
remain in said home after having attained
the age Of sixteen years.
To aid In the erection of a building fora
hospital In the city of Washington, under
the charge and control of an Incorporated
association in said city, known as the Sis
terhood of Saint John, twenty-five thou-
unu uoi. ars are nereiiy appropriated out
I ofaiiv money in the t re.-Lsurv not other.
wise appropriated, to be paid" to the suid
association
SMITHSONIAN INSTITVTinw.
For preservation of the collections of
! the surveying and exploring expeditions
I of the government, lliteen thousand dol
lars.
For fitting up the new halls reiiuired for
tlie government collections, fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For steam-beating apparatus for the
same, twelve thousand dollars.
CAPITOL EXTENSION.
For continuing the work on the Capitol,
and for general cure and repairs thereof,
sixty-live thousand dollars. ;
For extending the iiileis to the Senate
chamber for fresh air to the lower terrace
near the western park, ten thousand dol
lars. For constructing coal-vaults wiihln the
o)ieu space at the east front ol the Capitol,
between the wingaand the old building,
sixteen thousand dollars; and for connect
ing the Capitol by telegraph, to lie used
solely for public business, with all tho De
part iiient s of govern men I and ! he ( iovern
menl Printing office in the city ol Wash
ington, eight thousand dollars, or so much
thereof its may be necessary, to be expend
ed under the direction of the officer In
chiirgoof the pnlil.clv.iilii'igs tod grounds:
PrmrM, Thai the luioivtHate connection
ol tii i i.vs w ith any of the public build
Ings shall be made under ground, or in
such manner as not to injure the appcar
ame of the Capitol or other public build
ings. For grading and paving the streets and
footways around the upiiol,and running
from Pennsylvania avenue to it streets
north mid south, lo the Urn- of the east
front of fnefwpltol, and forimpiovihgtbs
grounds within that area, one hundred
and tweniy-iivethoiisand dollars: Prdckl
art, That in the Improvements of streets
about the Capitol, tho Secretary of the In
terlor shall assess and collect "the cost of
all improvements made In front ol nil pri
ate property lu the mime proportion as
charged by the District authorities for
'Similar improvements.
For ten thousand eight, hundred anil
forty-fonr square feet ot land on South
apilol and South li streets, with the
buildings standing thereon, thu sum of
fifteen thousand dollars, to lie paid to thu
trustees of tho Israel African Methodist
Kpiseopal Church, whenever they shall, in
due and legal form, transfer to the United
Stales a good and sufficient inn, in ut t
land and premises: Ptwihtb, That said
trustees may have the right to remove the
building thoreon known as tho pnrsouage
nnd tlie scuts and benches belonging to the
church, any time within thirtv days after
iM'ing notified to remove the Ame by the
Architect of Ihe Capitol. .
For alteration and refitting the hall of
the House of Representatives for accom
modation ot tin increased nnmberof mem
bers and the better ventilation and light