Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

Aug. 12, 1848.

Chap. XLXVI. — An Act making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplomatic Expenses of Government for the Year ending the thirtieth Day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, and for other Purposes.

Appropriations for the year ending June 30, 1849.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be and hereby are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the year ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, namely:

Congress: pay and mileage.

Legislative. — For compensation and mileage of senators and members of the House of Representatives and delegates, three hundred and eighty-eight thousand four hundred and forty dollars.

Officers.

For compensation of the officers and clerks of both Houses of Congress, thirty-nine thousand five hundred and fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents.

Contingencies. Senate.

For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the Senate, seventy-five thousand dollars.

House of Representatives.

For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, and including the compensation of a clerk to the sergeant-at-arms, at the rate of four dollars per day, during the present session, one hundred and seventeen thousand seven hundred and fifty-six dollars and fifty cents.

Library. Officers.

Library of Congress. — For compensation of librarian, two assistant librarians, and messenger of the library, four thousand five hundred dollars.

Contingencies. Books.

For contingent expenses of said library, eight hundred dollars.

For purchase of books for said library, five thousand dollars.

For purchase of law books for said library, one thousand dollars.

Purchase of papers of the late Thomas Jefferson.

Proviso.

For paying to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, executor of Thomas Jefferson, deceased, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, for all the papers and manuscripts of the said Thomas Jefferson: Provided, That said T. J. Randolph shall deposit all the said papers and manuscripts of a public nature in the State Department, and execute a conveyance thereof to the United States.

Printing and publishing said papers.

Proviso: to be done under authority of the Committee on the Library.

Purchase and printing of the papers of the late Alexander Hamilton.

For printing and publishing the said papers and manuscripts, the sum of six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; Provided, The said printing and publishing be done under authority of the Joint Committee on the Library, the whole or any part thereof to be printed as the said committee may direct; and a like sum for the purchase and printing under the same conditions of the papers and manuscripts of the late Alexander Hamilton.

President.

Executive. — For compensation of the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Vice-President.

For compensation of the Vice-President of the United States, five thousand dollars.

Department of State. Secretary and officers.

Additional clerk in State Department provided for.

Department of State. — For compensation of the Secretary of State, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, including a salary of two thousand dollars per annum for a clerk, whose duty it shall be to examine claims of the citizens of the United States against foreign governments, and claims of the latter against the former, and to perform such other duties as the Secretary of State may designate, twenty-eight thousand three hundred dollars.

Contingencies.

For the incidental and contingent expenses of said department, viz.:

Publishing the laws.

For publishing the laws, and packing and distributing the laws and documents, including proof-reading, labor, boxes, and transportation, nine thousand dollars.

For publishing in newspapers of the States and Territories the laws of the United States, ten thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

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Stationery, &c.

For stationery, blank books, binding, labor and attendance, furniture, fixtures, repairs, painting and glazing, four thousand four hundred dollars.

For printing, (letter press and copperplate,) advertising, books and maps, two thousand dollars.

For newspapers, two hundred dollars.

Miscellaneous.

For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.

Extra clerk hire.

For extra clerk hire, two thousand dollars.

North-east executive building.

For compensation of superintendent and four watchmen of the north-east executive building, one thousand seven hundred and ten dollars.

For contingent expenses of said building viz. :

For labor, fuel, and light, two thousand two hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, one thousand one hundred dollars.

Patent Office.

For the purchase of such scientific works as are necessary for the use of the Patent Office, fifteen hundred dollars.

For compensation of librarian, three hundred dollars.

For the collection of agricultural statistics and other purposes, thirty-five hundred dollars; which several sums, amounting in the whole to five thousand three hundred dollars, shall be paid out of the patent fund.

Chemical analyses of vegetable substances, &c.

For defraying the expenses of chemical analyses of vegetable substances produced and used for the food of man and animals in the United States, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Patents, one thousand dollars; the said sum to be paid out of the patent fund.

Treasury Department. Secretary and officers.

Treasury Department. — For compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-seven thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

First Comptroller.

For compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messengers in his office, twenty-eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.

Second Comptroller.

For compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salary of an additional clerk, at twelve hundred dollars, authorized by the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and hereby continued for one year, sixteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation of six additional clerks in said office for one year, at twelve hundred dollars each, seven thousand two hundred dollars.

First Auditor.

For compensation of the First Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salaries of two additional clerks, authorized by the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, at one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each, and hereby continued for one year, and of an additional messenger six hundred dollars, twenty-two thousand eight hundred dollars.

Second Auditor.

For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salaries of three additional clerks, at one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars each, authorized by the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and the salaries of nine additional clerks, at one thousand dollars each, (said additional clerks being hereby authorized to be employed for one year,) and including two hundred and eighty-three dollars and twenty cents as compensation to A. B. Morton, for services in said office in eighteen hundred and forty-seven, thirty-eight thousand six hundred and thirty-three dollars and twenty cents.

For compensation of thirteen additional clerks, which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to employ for a period of twelve months, from and after the passage of this act, at a daily compensation not exceeding three dollars, for the purpose of expediting, as far as

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possible, the settlement of the accounts of paymasters of the army of the United States, and the accounts for arrears of pay of discharged and deceased officers and soldiers, recruiting officers' accounts, and the accounts of captains of companies, for company clothing and equipments, the sum of twelve thousand dollars.

Third Auditor.

For compensation of Third Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thirty-eight thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation of six additional clerks in said office for one year, two at twelve hundred dollars each, and four at one thousand dollars each, six thousand four hundred dollars.

Fourth Auditor.

For compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including four hundred and two dollars for services rendered by William Brown in said office, in eighteen hundred and forty-seven, twenty thousand five hundred and fifty-two dollars.

For compensation of two clerks in said office, at one thousand dollars each, authorized by the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-five, and hereby continued for one year, two thousand dollars.

Fifth Auditor.

For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, and the clerks and messenger in his office, including the salary of an additional clerk, at eight hundred dollars per annum, fifteen thousand six hundred dollars.

Treasurer.

For compensation of the Treasurer of the United States, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Register.

For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks and messenger and assistant manager in his office, twenty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars.

General Land Office.

For compensation of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and the recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and packers in his office, eighty-four thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents.

For compensation of eight additional clerks in said office for one year, at one thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars.

Solicitor.

1844, ch. 105.

For compensation of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and the clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand six hundred and fifty dollars, the salary of the copying clerk, under the act of June seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-four, in this office, being hereby increased to eight hundred dollars per annum, from the first day of July, eighteen hundred and forty-eight.

Contingencies of various offices of Treasury Department, viz.:

Contingent Expenses of the Treasury Department. —

Office of Secretary.

In the office of the Secretary of the Treasury.

For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, compensation for carrying the department mails, translations, printing, including the public accounts, and for collecting and preparing information to be laid before Congress, fifteen thousand two hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous expenses, two thousand eight hundred dollars.

For arrearages due to Robert Mayo, nine hundred dollars.

John Habersham

For the payment of a balance due on the treasury books to the legal representatives of John Habersham, late of Georgia, deceased, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five dollars and ninety-four cents: Provided, That before payment, the proper accounting officers of the treasury shall be first satisfied that the said balance on said books is justly due.

First Comptroller.

In the office of the First Comptroller.

For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and labor, one thousand seven hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars.

Second Comptroller.

In the office of the Second Comptroller.

For blank books, binding, stationery, and printing blanks, includ-

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ing pay for the National Intelligencer and Union, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, seven hundred dollars.

For labor, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars.

First Auditor.

In the office of the First Auditor.

For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and printing blanks, one thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items, seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Second Auditor.

In the office of the Second Auditor.

For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and printing blanks, one thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars.

Third Auditor.

In the office of the Third Auditor.

For blank books, binding, printing, stationery, and labor, eight hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars.

Fourth Auditor.

In the office of the Fourth Auditor.

For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and labor, seven hundred and fifty dollars.


Fifth Auditor.

In the office of the Fifth Auditor.

For blank books, binding, stationery, and labor, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.

For miscellaneous items, three hundred and fifty dollars.

Treasurer.

In the office of the Treasurer.

For blank books, binding, and stationery, four hundred and twenty-five dollars.

For labor, three hundred and seventy-five dollars.

For printing, two hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars.

Register.

In the office of the Register of the Treasury.

For blank books, binding, printing, stationery, and labor, two thousand dollars.


General Land Office.

In the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

For tract books, three thousand three hundred and twenty-seven dollars.

For stationery, including blank books and blank forms, for the district land offices, pieces of parchment and printing patents, advertising land sales in newspapers and handbill form, public notices, and printing circulars, office furniture, and repairs of the same, and pay of laborers employed in the office, twenty-five thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight dollars and seventy-five cents.

For miscellaneous items, seven hundred dollars.

Solicitor.

In the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury.

For blank books, binding, stationery, printing circulars and blank forms for returns of district attorneys, marshals, clerks of courts, collectors of the customs, and labor, one thousand and fifty dollars.

For statutes and reports of the several States, one thousand dollars.

For cases for books and papers, fifteen hundred dollars.


For compensation of a superintendent and eight watchmen of the south-east executive building, three thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.

For contingent expenses of said building, viz.: for labor, fuel, and light, seven thousand seven hundred dollars.

For rent of additional rooms and four watchmen, and including iron safes, hose to guard against fire, fuel, repairs, and labor, six thousand nine hundred and sixty-five dollars.

For miscellaneous items, one thousand seven hundred dollars.

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War Department. Secretary and officers.

War Department. — For compensation of the Secretary of War, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, seventeen thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

Proviso: one of the salaries in his office of $1600 reduced to $1400, and one of the salaries of $1000 raised to $1200.

For compensation of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, eighteen thousand seven hundred dollars: Provided, That of (from) one of the salaries of one thousand six hundred dollars in said office, there shall be deducted the sum of two hundred dollars, and that the same be added to one of the salaries in the same office of one thousand dollars, so that the former shall be at the rate of one thousand four hundred dollars, and the latter at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars.

Commissioner of Pensions.

For the compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the clerks and messengers in his office, including twenty-three thousand four hundred and twenty-two dollars and fifty-six cents, for per diem compensation to twenty-seven additional clerks on bounty land business, forty-one thousand and twenty-two dollars and fifty-six cents. The salary of the Commissioner of Pensions shall hereafter be three thousand dollars per annum, commencing from the first of January, eighteen hundred and forty-eight.

Commanding General.

For compensation of the clerk and messenger in the office of the Commanding General, one thousand five hundred dollars.

Adjutant-General.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Adjutant-General, including one additional permanent clerk, at an annual salary of fourteen hundred dollars, nine thousand and fifty dollars.

For compensation of clerks temporarily employed in said office, one thousand dollars.

For compensation of the extra clerk employed in said office, one month and five days, during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, one hundred dollars.

Quartermaster-General.

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster-General, seven thousand three hundred dollars.

Office of Clothing and Equipage, Philadelphia.

For clerks and messenger in the office of Clothing and Equipage, at Philadelphia, four thousand two hundred dollars.

Paymaster-General.

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster-General, nine thousand one hundred dollars.

Commissary-General of Subsistence.

For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary-General of Subsistence, five thousand three hundred dollars.

For compensation of three additional clerks in said office for one year, at one thousand dollars each, three thousand dollars.

Chief Engineer.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Chief Engineer, five thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.

Surgeon-General.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Surgeon-General, two thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.

Ordnance Department.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Colonel or Ordnance, eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation of one clerk temporarily employed in said office, six hundred and nine dollars.

Topographical Engineers.

For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, four thousand nine hundred dollars.

Contingencies of various bureaus of War Department, viz.:

Contingencies of the War Department. —

For the incidental and contingent expenses of said department, and the various offices and bureaus connected therewith, viz.:

Office of Secretary.

In the office of the Secretary of War.

For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and printing, and newspapers and periodicals, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

For books, maps, and plans, one thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items, five hundred and fifty dollars.

Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

In the office of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

For blank books, binding, and stationery, five hundred dollars.

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For labor, one hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars.

Pension office.

In the office of the Commissioner of Pensions.

For stationery, blank books, binding, printing blank forms and regulations, advertising and fuel, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars.

Commanding General's office.

In the office of the Commanding General.


Adjutant-General's office.

In the office of the Adjutant-General.

For printing army register and orders, blank books, binding and stationery, one thousand two hundred dollars.


Quartermaster-General.

In the office of the Quartermaster-General, including the office at Philadelphia.

For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and printing, five hundred dollars.

For extra clerk hire, five thousand dollars.


Paymaster-General's office.

In the office of the Paymaster-General.

For blank books, binding, stationery, and fuel, one thousand dollars.


Office Commissary-General of Subsistence.

In the office of the Commissary-General of Subsistence.

For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, advertising, labor, and fuel, two thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items, one hundred and fifty dollars.

Chief Engineer.

In the office of the Chief Engineer.

For blank books, binding, stationery, fuel, and printing, seven hundred dollars.


Surgeon-General.

In the office of the Surgeon-General.

For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and fuel, one hundred and eighty-five dollars.

For miscellaneous items, sixty-five dollars.

Ordnance Department.

In the office of the Colonel of Ordnance.

For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and fuel, four hundred dollars.


Topographical Engineers.

In the bureau of Topographical Engineers.

For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and fuel, seven hundred and fifty dollars.

For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollars.

North-west building.

For compensation of superintendent and four watchmen of the northwest executive building, one thousand seven hundred and ten dollars.

For the contingent expenses of said building, viz. : for labor, fuel, and light, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For rent of additional offices and fuel for the same, eight thousand five hundred dollars: Provided, That the said appropriation for rent shall not be construed into a pledge or guaranty, on the part of the government, to rent said offices after the present appropriation is exhausted.

For miscellaneous items, one thousand six hundred dollars.

Navy Department. Secretary and officers.

Navy Department. — For compensation of the Secretary of the Navy, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.

Bureau of Navy-yards and Docks.

For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Navy-Yards and Docks, and of the civil engineer, draughtsman, clerks, and messengers in his office, including a salary of one thousand dollars for an additional clerk for one year, eleven thousand four hundred dollars.

Ordnance and Hydrography.

For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hy-

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drography, and of the draughtsman, clerks, and messenger in his office, nine thousand four hundred dollars.

Construction, Equipment, and Repairs.

For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Construction, Equipment, and Repairs, and of the assistant constructor, draughtsman, clerks, and messenger in his office, thirteen thousand one hundred dollars: Provided, That when a captain in the navy shall be the chief of the bureau, he shall receive the same pay to which he would be entitled if upon other duty.

Chief naval constructor.

For compensation of the chief naval constructor and the engineer in chief, six thousand dollars.

Bureau of Provisions and Clothing.

Office to be filled by a purser.

For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, and of the clerks and messenger in his office, nine thousand three hundred dollars: Provided, That when a vacancy shall occur, a purser of the navy of the United States, of not less than ten years' standing, shall be assigned to duty as head of said bureau, receiving for his services no compensation except his highest service pay as a purser.

Medicine and Surgery.

For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and of the clerks, assistant surgeon, and messenger in his office, six thousand eight hundred dollars.

Contingencies.

For contingent expenses of said department and all the bureaus connected therewith, viz. :

For blank books, binding, stationery, printing, and labor, four thousand dollars.

For newspapers and periodicals, two hundred dollars.

For miscellaneous items, one thousand six hundred dollars.

South-west executive building.

For compensation of superintendent and three watchmen of the south-west executive building, one thousand three hundred and forty-five dollars.

For contingent expenses of said building, viz. :

For labor, fuel, and light, one thousand six hundred and seventy-five dollars.

Rent of additional offices for Navy Department.

For the rent of additional offices, and fuel for the use of the Navy Department, three thousand dollars.

Miscellaneous.

For miscellaneous items, one thousand one hundred and fifty dollars.

Expenses of frigate Macedonian.

For payment of expenses of frigate Macedonian whilst employed under a resolution of Congress in carrying provisions to Ireland, such sum (not exceeding sixteen thousand dollars) as the accounting officers of the treasury charged with settling the accounts of the navy, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, may find to have been actually paid by the commander, making no allowance for his pay, which he declines to receive, and deducting from the whole amount paid by him the earnings of the ship.

Post-Office Department. Postmaster-General and officers.

Post-Office Department. — For compensation of the Postmaster-General, three assistant postmasters-general, clerks, messengers, assistant messengers, and watchmen of the said department, seventy-four thousand six hundred dollars.

Clerks under the act of May 17, 1848, ch. 43.

For compensation of four clerks, under the act of nineteenth May, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, for six months, at the rate of one thousand dollars each per annum, two thousand dollars.

Temporary clerks.

For compensation to temporary clerks, two thousand dollars.

Superintendent Post-Office Department.

For compensation of the superintendent of the post-office building, two hundred and fifty dollars.

Contingencies.

For the contingent expenses of said department, viz. :

For blank books, binding, stationery, fuel, oil, labor, printing, and day watchmen, six thousand one hundred and sixty dollars.

Miscellaneous.

For miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars.

For repairs of the post-office building, repairs of the furnaces, whitewashing, glazing, casing fireplaces, and mending office furniture, five hundred dollars.

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Auditor Post-Office Department, and officers.

For the compensation of the Auditor of the Post-Office Department and the clerks, and messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, eighty-five thousand eight hundred dollars.

For compensation to Robert B. Boyd, in lieu of his present compensation, the sum of forty dollars per month, as a watchman in the Post-Office Department.

Contingencies.

For contingent expenses of said office, viz. :

For labor, blank books, binding, stationery, printing blanks and circulars, seven thousand seven hundred dollars.


Surveyors and clerks — North-west of the Ohio.

Surveyors and their Clerks. — For compensation of the surveyor-general north-west of the Ohio, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars.

Illinois and Missouri.

For compensation of the surveyor-general of Illinois and Missouri, and clerks in his office, five thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.

Louisiana.

For compensation of the surveyor-general of Louisiana, and the clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dollars.

Florida.

For compensation of the surveyor-general of Florida, and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dollars.

Wisconsin.

For compensation of the surveyor-general of Wisconsin and Iowa, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars.

Commissioner Public Buildings.

For compensation of the Commissioner of Public Buildings in Washington, two thousand dollars.

Potomac bridge.

For compensation to four assistants, drawkeepers at the Potomac bridge, including oil for lamps and machinery, fire-wood and repairs, four thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.

Mint of the United States.

Mint of the United States. —

At Philadelphia, viz. :

Officers.

For salaries of the director, treasurer, chief coiner, assayer, melter and refiner, engraver, assistant assayer, and four clerks, nineteen thousand two hundred dollars.

For wages of workmen, twenty-four thousand dollars.

Contingencies.

For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, water rent, repairs and wastage, in addition to available funds on hand, seventeen thousand three hundred and forty-four dollars.

For specimens of ores and coins to be reserved at the mint, one hundred dollars.

At Charlotte, North Carolina.

At Charlotte, North Carolina, viz. :

Officers.

For salaries of superintendent, assayer, coiner, and clerk, six thousand dollars.

For wages of workmen, three thousand five hundred dollars.

Contingencies.

For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, repairs, and wastage, two thousand one hundred dollars.

At Dahlonega.

At Dahlonega, Georgia, viz. :

Officers.

For salaries of superintendent, assayer, coiner, and clerk, six thousand dollars.

For wages of workmen, three thousand six hundred dollars.

Contingencies.

For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, repairs, and wastage, two thousand five hundred dollars.

At New Orleans.

At New Orleans, viz. :

Officers.

For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, coiner, assayer, melter and refiner, and two clerks, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars.

For wages of workmen, nineteen thousand dollars.

Contingencies.

For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, water rent, repairs, and wastage, together with an estimated excess of expenses over means for the previous year of nine thousand

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two hundred dollars, and in addition to available funds on hand, twenty-nine thousand two hundred dollars.

Judiciary. Chief justice and associates.

Judiciary. — For salaries of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, and the eight associate judges, forty-one thousand dollars.

District Judges.

For salaries of the district judges, sixty-three thousand seven hundred dollars.

Judges of District Columbia.

For salaries of the chief justice of the District of Columbia, the associate judges, the judges of the Criminal and Orphans' Court, ten thousand seven hundred dollars.

Attorney-General and office.

For salaries of the Attorney-General, and the clerk and messenger in his office, six thousand one hundred dollars.

For contingent expenses of the office of the Attorney-General, five hundred dollars.

Reporter of Supreme Court.

For salary of the reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand three hundred dollars.

District Attorneys.

For compensation of the district attorneys, being two hundred dollars each, as prescribed by law, seven thousand four hundred dollars.

Marshals.

For compensation of the marshals, as prescribed by law, six thousand six hundred dollars.

Contingencies.

Proviso: fees for taking and certifying depositions.

Books in the offices of clerks of courts to be open for inspection without charge.

For defraying the expenses of the Supreme Court, Circuit, and District Courts of the United States, including the District of Columbia; also, for jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds of arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures incurred in the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and previous years; and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits in which the United States are concerned, and of prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for the apprehension and safe-keeping of prisoners, four hundred and forty-three thousand dollars: Provided, however, That hereafter, in lieu of all fees, emoluments, and receipts now allowed for taking and certifying the depositions of witnesses in civil causes, the clerk, commissioner, or other officer taking and certifying the same, shall be entitled to receive no greater sum whatever than two dollars for each and every deposition so taken and certified, and for all services connected therewith; and when the taking of such deposition shall require more than six hours, then for every additional six hours the like rate of compensation: And provided further, That all books in the offices of the clerks of the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, containing the docket or minute of the judgments or decrees of said courts, shall, during office hours, be open to the inspection of any person desiring to examine the same, without any fee or charge therefor.

Repairs of courthouse, Detroit.

For repairs of the United States court-house at Detroit, heretofore made by William R. Noyes, under the direction of the marshal, such amount as the treasury decide is due.

Miscellaneous. Annuities and grants.

Miscellaneous. — For payment of annuities and grants by special acts of Congress, seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Purchase of bridges over the Eastern Branch.

For the purchase of one or both of the bridges over the Eastern Branch, near the city of Washington, at a valuation to be made in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury may direct, a sum not exceeding thirty thousand dollars, which bridge or bridges, when purchased, shall be free of toll to all persons whomsoever, under such regulations as are now in force, or as the same may be legally modified or added to, in relation to the Potomac bridge opposite said city.

Auxiliary guard.

For compensation and contingent expenses of the auxiliary guard, six thousand seven hundred and seventy-five dollars.

Contingencies for the Capitol and grounds.

For annual repairs of the Capitol, attendance on furnaces in the crypt, attendance on water closets, cleaning rotundo; for public gardener and laborers, and cartage on the Capitol grounds; tools, wire, twine, leather, nails, chains and posts, boxes, straw, whitewashing,

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manure, and trees for grounds; attendance at the western gate of the Capitol; repairs of public stables; flagging, enclosures, &c.; keeping in order the iron pipes that convey water to the Capitol and public offices, and repairing damage by freshets; brooms, brushes, wooden spades, and shoveling snow; erecting a suitable building for the keeper of the western gates; repairing western front of the Capitol; repairing abutments of Tiber Creek bridge, and building protecting walls; painting exterior wood work of the Capitol and iron fences around the same; altering and enclosing wooden stairway from the roof of the Capitol to the opening in the dome; erecting iron fence on Pennsylvania Avenue, enclosing a part of the public grounds at the President's House; for enclosing public grounds at the north and south of the Capitol, at the western front of the Capitol, and the public grounds at the south front of the President's House, with wooden fences; grading said grounds; for suitable trees for planting nursery, seventeen thousand four hundred and ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents.

Lighting Pennsylvania Avenue, Capitol, and grounds, and President's House.

For lighting Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol Square to the Treasury Department, and compensation for one lamp-lighter for the same, and for lighting Capitol and Capitol grounds and President's House, six thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Buildings.

Contingencies for President's House and grounds.

For annual repairs and painting of President's House; gardener and laborers, manure, leather, nails, tools, cartage, &c., for the grounds about the same; repairs of the fence at Lafayette Square, Fountain Square, President's garden, and repairs of gardener's house, eight thousand three hundred and sixty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents.

For grading, draining, planting, and enclosing with wooden fence the grounds south of the President's House, and extending to the canal, six thousand dollars.

For sprinkling Pennsylvania Avenue during the session of Congress, one thousand dollars.

Painting the Capitol.

For painting the Capitol, twenty thousand dollars.

Compensation to James Crutchet.

For compensation to James Crutchet for extra work done in making the necessary fixtures for lighting the Capitol with gas, two thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven dollars and eighteen cents.

Removing mast and lantern above the dome of the Capitol.

Gas pipes, &c.

For pay for removing the mast and lantern above the dome of the Capitol, three hundred and twenty-three dollars; and for the purchase and erection of lamps and lamp-posts of iron, and for the laying of gas pipes, and for other necessary fixtures for lighting the Capitol grounds with gas, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.

Lamps, lamp-posts, and gas pipes.

For laying gas pipes from the main gas pipe at the Capitol to the foot of Fifteenth Street, on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue, and for one hundred lamp-posts and lamps and other necessary fixtures, and for work and materials rendered and supplied in establishing the same, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars; and it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Public Buildings to have the pipes fully and sufficiently tested and proved before they are received.

For laying eight hundred feet of gas pipe from the foot of Fifteenth Street to the President's House; and sixteen hundred feet of branch pipe through the house, thirty single burners, pendants, and brackets in the kitchen and passages below, twenty brackets in the bed-rooms, fifty double brackets in the other rooms, five four-light chandeliers, four six-light do., six eight-light do., two twelve-light do., altering chandeliers in the east room, and for all other necessary fixtures for completing the same, to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars.

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Washington Gas Company, for lighting the Capitol and grounds.

For paying the Washington Gas Company for lighting the Capitol and Capitol grounds, including fixtures furnished to the thirty-first of August, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, to be paid under the direction of the Committee on Public Buildings, two thousand dollars.

Grading and planting the public mall.

For grading, planting with trees, and enclosing with a substantial wooden fence for their protection, the public mall from Seventh Street westward to the Potomac River, three thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars.

Repairs at lazaretto, Philadelphia.

For necessary repairs of the public property at the lazaretto, at Philadelphia, eight hundred and thirty-two dollars.

Coast survey.

For survey of the coast of the United States, including compensation to superintendent and assistants, one hundred and sixty-five thousand dollars.

For the further prosecution of the survey of the northern and north-western lakes, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Payment to clerks of District Courts for preparing statements of cases of bankruptcy.

Proviso.

For payment to clerks of the District Courts of the United States, for statements of the proceedings under the bankrupt act, made in pursuance of the resolution of the House of Representatives of the twenty-fifth March, eighteen hundred and forty-four, at the rate of fifteen cents for each application for relief under said act, six thousand one hundred and sixty-six dollars and twenty cents: Provided, That no clerk shall receive any portion of the money hereby appropriated until he shall have settled his account with the proper department, as required by the act of Congress in such case made and provided: Provided, also, That no part of such compensation shall be paid to clerks whose annual compensation has exceeded three thousand dollars.

Miscellaneous claims.

Proviso.

For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims, not otherwise provided for, as shall be admitted in due course of settlement at the treasury, five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be drawn from the treasury, except in pursuance of some law or resolution of Congress authorizing the expenditure.

Marshal northern district, Florida.

For services rendered by the marshal of the northern district of Florida in removing intruders from the military reservation, and from within the Indian boundary in Florida, three hundred and four dollars and five cents.

Assistant treasurers.

For salaries of assistant treasurers of the United States at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, eleven thousand five hundred dollars.

Treasurers of the mint at Philadelphia and New Orleans.

For additional salaries of treasurers of the mint at Philadelphia and branch mint at New Orleans, one thousand dollars.

Clerks.

1846, ch. 90.

For salaries of ten clerks authorized by the act of sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, including an increase of one hundred dollars per annum to the salary of each of said clerks, from the first day of July, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, nine thousand dollars.

Chief clerk to treasurer, New York.

For salary of chief clerk to the assistant treasurer, New York, one thousand five hundred dollars.

Contingencies under the Independent Treasury act.

1846, ch. 90.

For contingent expenses under the act for the safe-keeping, collection, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue of sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of said sum of fifteen thousand dollars shall be expended for clerical services.

Compensation to special agents.

For compensation to special agents to examine books, accounts, and money on hand in the several depositories, under the act of sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, five thousand dollars.

Insane paupers of District of Columbia.

For the support, clothing, and medical treatment of insane paupers of the District of Columbia, five thousand seven hundred dollars.

Penitentiary of District of Columbia.

Proviso: salaries of inspectors reduced.

1831, ch. 31.

For the warden, clerk, physician, chaplain, three assistant keepers, five guards, messenger, and three inspectors of the penitentiary of the

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District of Columbia, six thousand two hundred and eighty-three dollars and eighty cents: Provided, That the inspectors shall hereafter receive one hundred dollars each per annum, instead of the sum they now receive, and that they shall perform the duties now performed by their clerk without any additional compensation; and so much of the act of February twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, and all other acts, or parts of acts, as are inconsistent with this provision, are hereby repealed.

Support,&c., of twelve transient pauper patients in Washington Infirmary.

Proviso.

For the support, attention, and medical treatment of twelve transient pauper medical or surgical patients in the Washington Infirmary, two thousand dollars, to be expended under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Buildings: Provided, The physicians and surgeons of the aforesaid Infirmary give bonds for the maintenance of twelve pauper transient patients during one year, if application be made for their reception, or bind themselves to keep rooms for the accommodation for [of] twelve pauper patients weekly, on an average, during the year.

Bringing to seat of government the votes for President and Vice-President.

Mileage of messengers.

For bringing to the seat of government the votes for President and Vice-President of the United States, nine thousand dollars: Provided, That from and after the passage of this act, the person appointed by the electors of any State to deliver to the President of the Senate a list of the votes for President and Vice-President shall be allowed, on delivery of said list, twelve and an half cents for every mile of the estimated distance, by the most usual route, from the place of meeting of the electors for such State to the seat of government for the United States, going and returning; and all laws and parts of laws, inconsistent with this proviso, are hereby repealed.

Expenses of loans and treasury notes.

For expenses of loans and treasury notes, fifteen thousand dollars.

Deficiency in fund for relief of seamen.

To make good a deficiency in the fund for the relief of sick seamen, twelve thousand dollars.

Congressional Globe and Appendix.

To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay for two thousand seven seven hundred and sixty copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix for the second session of the twenty-ninth Congress, delivered to the members of the House of that Congress, under the resolution of first March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, eight thousand two hundred and eight dollars.

To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives to pay for two thousand seven hundred and sixty copies of the Congressional Globe and Appendix of the present session, under the resolution of first March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, when they shall have been delivered to the members of the House of Representatives, sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.

James A. Houston for reports of debates, &c.

To enable the Secretary of the Senate to pay James A. Houston for three hundred and fifty bound copies of the proceedings and debates of the Senate, for the present session, as published by him, and for an analytical index to the same, to be furnished to the members of the House of Representatives and Senate, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Deficiency in appropriation for contingencies of Senate.

To provide for a deficiency in the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the Senate, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, fifteen thousand dollars.

Documentary History.

For payment of the first volume of the fifth series of the Documentary History, under contract with the Secretary of State, twenty-four thousand three hundred and twenty-seven dollars.

T. F. Gordon for compend of revenue laws.

To pay for three hundred and fifty copies of a compend of the revenue laws of the United States, compiled by Thomas F. Gordon, at the instance and for the use of the Treasury Department, four thousand two hundred and seventy dollars.

For furniture, construction, and repairs of custom-houses, viz.: Wilmington, N. Carolina.

For furniture and fixtures for the custom-house building, including

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the post-office, United States court-room and offices at Wilmington, North Carolina, two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

Savannah.

For continuing the construction of the custom-house in the city of Savannah, thirty thousand dollars.

Charleston, S. Carolina.

For the purchase of a site for a custom-house in Charleston, South Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars, in addition to the sum of thirty thousand dollars already appropriated.

New Orleans.

For continuing the construction of the custom-house in the city of New Orleans, one hundred and thirty thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight dollars.

Boston.

For paying the outstanding claims on account of the new custom-house at Boston, and for completing the work, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.

Wiscasset.

For repairing the custom-house at Wiscasset, in the State of Maine, and for purchasing the land on which it stands, two thousand two hundred dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury.

Portland.

For repairing and painting the custom-house at Portland, in the State of Maine, three hundred dollars.

Refunding certain duties paid by colleges, academies, &c.

1846, ch. 270.

Books, &c., imported for colleges, &c., to be duty free.

For refunding certain duties paid by colleges, academies, schools, and seminaries of learning in the United States, on philosophical apparatus, instruments, books, maps, and charts, agreeably to the provisions of an act passed July thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, entitled "An Act reducing the duty on imports, and for other purposes," the sum of seven thousand dollars; and hereafter all philosophical apparatus, instruments, books, maps, and charts; statues, statuary, busts, and casts, of marble, bronze, alabaster, or plaster of Paris; paintings, drawings, engravings, etchings, specimens of sculpture, cabinets of coins, medals, gems, and all collections of antiquities, provided the same be specially imported in good faith for the use of any society incorporated or established for philosophical or literary purposes, or for the encouragement of the fine arts, or for the use or by the order of any college, academy, school, or seminary of learning in the United States, shall be imported into the United States free of duty, any thing in the act above named to the contrary notwithstanding.

Grading, graveling, &c., streets and avenues in Washington city.

For grading and graveling Four-and-a-half Street, from Maryland Avenue to the arsenal grounds, and flagging the west side, four thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

For grading and graveling Indiana Avenue, from Third Street to the Capitol Hill, and constructing culvert under the same, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.

For paving the remainder of the centre space of Pennsylvania Avenue to Fifteenth Street, four thousand dollars.

For paving Fifteenth Street, in front of the Treasury Department, and of the street in front of the President's House to Seventeenth Street, to be executed in the same manner as was prescribed for the paving of Pennsylvania Avenue, twelve thousand seven hundred dollars: Provided, That all the foregoing appropriations for paving shall be laid out under the direction of the War Department; and that the Secretary of War shall appoint an engineer to make the necessary levels and surveys for all the said improvements of said streets and avenues: Provided, That all of such work be done by contract to the lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, after giving thirty days' public notice in such newspapers as shall be selected by the Secretary of War in the cities of Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.

Repairs of Potomac bridge.

To reimburse to the city of Washington the amount advanced to the Commissioner of Public Buildings to finish the repair of the Potomac bridge, twelve hundred dollars.

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Survey of northeastern boundary line.

For expenses of the survey of the boundary line between the United States and the British provinces, four thousand eight hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents.

Continuing publication of works of exploring expedition.

For continuing the publication of the works of the exploring expedition, including the printing of the charts, the pay of the scientific corps, salary of the horticulturist, and care of the collection, thirty thousand seven hundred and fifty-three dollars.

Reconstructing maps which were destroyed by fire.

For the purpose of restoring, by reconstruction under the direction of the Secretary of State, the maps showing the demarcation of boundary under the treaty of Washington, of August ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-two, which were destroyed by fire, at the city of Washington, on the night of April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and of procuring the authentication thereof, ten thousand dollars.

Repayment to Virginia of money paid under judgments to her revolutionary officers and soldiers.

For repayment to Virginia of money paid by that State, under judgments of her courts against her, to revolutionary officers and soldiers, and their representatives, for half-pay and commutation of half-pay, a sum not exceeding eighty-one thousand two hundred and seventy-three dollars and seventeen cents: Provided, however, That the agent of said State shall first deposit authenticated copies of the acts or judgments under which the money was paid by the State of Virginia.

Richard Fields for balance due him.

For the payment to Richard Fields of the balance due him on the certificate of the commissioners of Washington city, of June the twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, awarded and decreed to him under the sixteenth article of the treaty with the Cherokee nation of Indians of eighteen hundred and thirty-five-'six, six hundred dollars.

To pay Samuel Walker for work done at the Norfolk hospital, fifty dollars.

Lighthouse establishment.

Supplies.

Lighthouse Establishment. — For supplying lighthouses (containing two thousand nine hundred and seventy-six lamps) with oil, tubeglasses, wicks, buff skins, whiting, and cotton cloth, transportation, and other expenses, on the same, and for repairing the lighting apparatus, one hundred and forty thousand three hundred and ninety-four dollars and sixty-two cents.

Repairs.

For repairs and incidental expenses, refitting, and improvements of lighthouses, and buildings connected therewith, seventy-eight thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine dollars and sixty-seven cents.

Keepers.

For salaries of two hundred and seventy-three keepers and fifteen assistant keepers of lighthouses, (seventeen of them charged with double and three with triple lights,) including twelve hundred dollars for salary of an inspector of lights on the lakes, one hundred and fourteen thousand nine hundred and forty-eight dollars and thirty-three cents.

Floating lights.

For salaries of thirty-one keepers of floating lights, sixteen thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.

For seamen's wages, repairs and supplies of thirty-one floating lights, seventy-nine thousand two hundred and sixty-five dollars and two cents.

Beacons, buoys, &c.

For weighing, mooring, cleansing, repairing, and supplying loss of beacons, buoys, chains, and sinkers, thirty-three thousand four hundred and sixty-six dollars and twenty-eight cents.

Annual examination.

For expenses of superintendents in visting (visiting) the lighthouses annually, and examining and reporting the condition of each, two thousand dollars.

Superintendents' commissions.

For superintendents' commissions on four hundred and sixty-five thousand seven hundred and thirteen dollars and ninety-two cents, at two and a half per cent., eleven thousand six hundred and forty dollars and thirty-five cents: Provided, That no part of the sum hereby appropriated shall be paid to any person who receives a salary as an officer of the customs. And from and after the first day of July, eigh-

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teen hundred and forty-nine, the said disbursement shall be made by the collectors of the customs without compensation.

Lighthouses, sea-wall, lightboat, beacon, &c., viz.: Boston Harbor.

For completing the lighthouse on Minot's Rock, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars.

Black Rock, Connecticut.

For completing the sea-wall for the protection of the lighthouse on Fairweather Island, near Black Rock, Connecticut, five thousand dollars.

Monroe, Mich.

For completing the construction of a lighthouse at Monroe, Michigan, three thousand five hundred and twenty-two dollars.

Wangoshance.

For completing the construction of a lighthouse at Wangoshance, Michigan, thirty-eight thousand three hundred and sixty-five dollars and forty-two cents.

Carysfort Reef, Florida.

For completing the construction of a lighthouse at Carysfort Reef, Florida, twenty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars and seventy-four cents.

Sand Key, Florida.

For completing the construction of a lighthouse on Sand Key, Florida, thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars and seventy-four cents; said sum of thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy dollars and seventy-four cents, and the sum of twenty thousand dollars appropriated by the act of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, for a screw-pile lighthouse on said Key, are hereby authorized to be applied, under the superintendence of the Topographical Bureau, to the erection of a cheap and durable structure adapted to the locality, any thing in said act to the contrary notwithstanding.

Bartlett's Reef.

For a light-boat to be stationed on Bartlett's Reef, Long Island Sound, twelve thousand dollars.

New Haven, Connecticut.

For the erection of a beacon light on the south-west ledge in the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut, (in addition to the one thousand dollars heretofore appropriated,) five thousand dollars, or for the removal of said ledge, as the Secretary of the Treasury may deem best.

Construction and equipment of six revenue cutters.

For the construction and equipment of six revenue cutters, the sum of ninety thousand dollars; the said sum to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, for the construction and equipment of the said revenue cutters; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury, before commencing the construction of any revenue cutter, to give public notice, for at least thirty days, in two or more public newspapers published at the city of Washington, and in such other papers published at maritime places, where ship-building is carried on, as he may deem expedient; inviting proposals for materials for, and building, said revenue cutters, to be constructed under the superintendence and direction of an officer of the revenue service; and after opening the proposals, it shall be the duty of said Secretary to enter into a contract with the lowest responsible bidder or bidders therefor.

Surveys.

Surveys of Public Lands. — For surveying, in addition to the unexpended balance of former appropriations, viz. :

Surveying public lands, including incidental expenses, viz.:

For surveying the public lands, including incidental expenses, to be apportioned to the several districts according to the exigencies of the public service — the part to be applied to the surveys of the mineral regions of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, and to the location of private claims in Florida, to be disbursed at augmented rates — one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars.

Florida.

For surveying in Florida, under act of June twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, directing certain surveys in the State of Florida, fifteen thousand dollars.

Ante, p. 242.

For carrying into effect the act of first July, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, for the relief of the bona fide settlers under the acts for the armed occupation and settlement of a part of the Territory of Florida, one thousand five hundred dollars.

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Clerks in offices of surveyors-general.

For clerks in the offices of the surveyors-general, to be apportioned to them according to the exigencies of the public service, and, if necessary, to be employed in transcribing field-notes of surveys for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of government, and for other purposes, twenty-two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.

Missouri.

For detached surveys in the southern part of Missouri, at a rate not exceeding five dollars per mile, on account of the difficulties in surveying lakes and swamps, four thousand dollars.

For correction of erroneous and defective surveys in Illinois and Missouri, at a rate not exceeding six dollars per mile, one thousand two hundred dollars.

Mississippi.

For retracing in the State of Mississippi, to supply lost field-notes, and for the location of private claims, two thousand four hundred dollars.

Louisiana.

For the location of private claims and correction of surveys in Louisiana, exclusive of the Greensburg district, fourteen thousand two hundred and thirty dollars.

Alabama.

For retracing in the State of Alabama, to supply field-notes destroyed by fire, six thousand and fifty dollars.

Additional compensation to deputies in Florida.

For additional compensation to certain deputies, as set forth in the report of the surveyor-general of Florida, three thousand dollars.

Mineral land service.

For mineral land service, to carry out the requirements of the acts of the first and third March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, viz. :

Geologists, laborers, packmen, and incidental expenses.

For compensation of geologists, assistant geologists, laborers, packmen, and incidental expenses attending the geological examination and survey of the mineral lands in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa, including the amount required for the third and fourth quarters of the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, forty thousand dollars.

Expenses collecting rents of lead mines.

For compensation of agent, assistant agent, and incidental expenses in collecting the rents required by the leases and permits issued to minors (miners) and others in Michigan and Wisconsin, three thousand four hundred dollars.

Foreign intercourse. Ministers.

Intercourse with Foreign Nations. — For salaries of the ministers of the United States to Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain, and Brazil, fifty-four thousand dollars; and for outfit of said minister to Russia, nine thousand dollars.

Secretaries of legation.

For salaries of secretaries of legation to the same places, twelve thousand dollars.

Minister to Turkey.

For salary of minister resident to Turkey, six thousand dollars.

Dragonman.

For salary of the dragonman to the legation to Turkey, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Chargés des affaires.

For salaries of the chargés des affaires to Portugal, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Naples, Sardinia, the Papal States, Chili, Peru, New Granada, Venezuela, Buenos Ayres, Bolivia, Guatemala, and Ecuador, seventy-six thousand five hundred dollars.

Contingencies.

For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, thirty thousand dollars.

Contingent expenses of foreign intercourse.

For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, thirty thousand dollars.

For intercourse with the Barbary Powers, nine thousand dollars.

Consul-general at Alexandria.

For the salary of a consul-general at Alexandria, three thousand dollars.

John Hogan for services as political agent in St. Domingo.

For paying John Hogan twelve hundred and fifty dollars for services and expenditures as political agent in St. Domingo, and in full satisfaction of all his claims for extra expenses and services in the years eighteen hundred and forty-two and eighteen hundred and forty-three.

Consul at London.

For salary of consul at London, two thousand dollars.

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Commissioner to Sandwich Islands.

For salary of the commissioner to the Sandwich Islands, three thousand dollars.

Joshua Dodge, late tobacco agent.

For paying Joshua Dodge, late special tobacco agent of the United States to the various governments of Europe, four thousand five hundred dollars, in full compensation for his services, and for contingent and other expenses incurred by him during the period of his three missions as said special tobacco agent, and for services rendered to the tobacco interest of the United States.

Compensation of sundry individuals for diplomatic services, viz.:

John Randolph Clay.

For paying John Randolph Clay, late secretary of legation at St. Petersburg, on account of his services as chargé des affaires at said court, from the twenty-seventh day of January, eighteen hundred and forty-six, to the eighteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, after the rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, deducting his pay as secretary of legation at two thousand dollars per annum, the sum of three thousand nine hundred and ten dollars and seventy-six cents: Provided, The Secretary of State shall be satisfied that the service was performed, and is still unpaid for.

Eben R. Dorr.

For paying Eben Ritchie Dorr for diplomatic services at the republic of Chili, from the seventeenth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-four, until the nineteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-five, five thousand two hundred and sixty-two dollars.

Jacob L. Martin.

For paying Jacob L. Martin, late secretary of legation of the United States at Paris, for his services as chargé des affaires of the United States near the French government, from fifteenth day of September, eighteen hundred and forty-six, to the first day of July, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, being the time intervening between the recall of our late minister, Mr. King, and the arrival of Mr. Rush, after the rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, (deducting his pay as secretary of legation,) the sum of two thousand one hundred and ninety-three dollars.

Wm. M. Blackford.

For compensation to William M. Blackford, as chargé d'affaires to the republic of New Granada, the sum of one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars, being the usual return allowance to chargé d'affaires to foreign courts.

Stanhope Prevost.

For compensation to Stanhope Prevost, consul of the United States at Lima, for diplomatic services rendered in the absence of the chargé d'affaires from that country, the sum of one thousand eight hundred dollars.

Peter Parker.

For paying Peter Parker, secretary of legation and Chinese interpreter at Canton, for his services as chargé des affaires of the United States at said place, from the twenty-eighth day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, to the twenty-eight day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, being the interval between the death of Alexander H. Everett, late commissioner at Canton, and the probable arrival of the present commissioner, John W. Davis, Esq., after the rate of four thousand five hundred dollars per annum, (after deducting his salary as such secretary,) the sum of two thousand dollars.

A. T. Donnett.

For paying A. T. Donnett, for services as acting chargé des affaires to Portugal, from nineteenth April to twenty-fourth December, eighteen hundred and forty-one, three thousand and sixty-nine dollars and eighty-six cents.

Joseph Graham and George Lee Brent as special agents and bearers of despatches from Buenos Ayres to Paraguay.

For paying to Joseph Graham the sum of one thousand four hundred and sixty dollars, and to George Lee Brent the sum of two thousand one hundred and fifteen dollars, in full compensation for their services and expenses as special agents and bearers of despatches from Buenos Ayres to Paraguay, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-six, on a mission instituted by the chargé d'affaires of the United States at Buenos Ayres, to offer the mediation of the United States to adjust and

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settle hostilities then pending between the Argentine Confederation and the State or Province of Paraguay.

Interpreters, guards, &c., at Constantinople, Smyrna, and Alexandria.

For interpreters, guards, and other expenses of the consulates at Constantinople, Smyrna, and Alexandria, one thousand five hundred dollars.

Commissioner to China.

For salary of a commissioner to reside in China, five thousand dollars.

Interpreter and secretary.

For salary of the interpreter and secretary to the said mission, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Relief of American seamen.

For the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Contingencies of consulate at London.

For clerk hire, office rent, and other expenses of the office of the consul of the United States at London, two thousand eight hundred dollars.

Boundary line between the United States and Mexico.

For the expenses of running and marking the boundary line between the United States and Mexico, and paying the salaries of the officers of the commission, a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.

Consul at Beyroot.

For salary of the consul at Beyroot, five hundred dollars.

Third section of appropriation act of 1846, ch. 175, revived.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the third section of the "act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, and for other purposes," approved the tenth of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is hereby, revived and continued in force for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.

Payments to the Creek nation of Indians.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That inasmuch as it is claimed by the Creek nation of Indians that a balance of one hundred and forty-one thousand and fifty-five dollars and ninety-one cents, being the remainder of the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars agreed to be paid in liquidation of the claims of the citizens of Georgia, to be ascertained and allowed by the arbitrament and award of the President of the United States, under the fourth article of the treaty of the eighth of January, eighteen hundred and twenty-one, to belong to them, and the said sum of one hundred and forty-one thousand and fifty-five dollars and ninety-one cents is intended as a compromise of said claim: And inasmuch as it is a matter of doubt whether the obligation of the United States under said article extended further than to pay to the State of Georgia whatever balance might be found due to her citizens from the Creek nation: And inasmuch, also, as the whole sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars has in fact heretofore been paid by the United States to the State of Georgia: — it is therefore directed that the President of the United States shall cause the said sum of one hundred and forty-one thousand and fifty-five dollars and ninety-one cents, said sum of one hundred and forty-one thousand and fifty-five dollars and ninety-one cents, to be paid to the said Creek nation of Indians in the manner following, viz. : one fifth on demand, and the residue thereof, without interest, to be paid in four equal annual installments; on condition, however, that a release of all claim for principal and interest on account of said sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars shall be first executed by the said Creek nation to the United States, in such manner as the President of the United States shall direct, in full discharge of the same; and on condition, also, that the persons to whom said money shall be paid shall make proof to the satisfaction of the President of the United States that they have full power and authority to receive and receipt for the same.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, required to pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Creek nation of Indians, or to the order of the delegation of Indians aforesaid, the sum of forty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars thirty-three and

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one third cents, in satisfaction of the claims of thirteen hundred "Creek Indian emigrants." friends and followers of General McIntosh, who were emigrated to the west in eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, by Col. Crowell, under the conduct and control of Luther Blake, as provided in the ninth article of the treaty of twenty-fourth of January, eighteen hundred and twenty-six: Provided, That the persons to whom said money shall be paid shall make proof, to the satisfaction of the President of the United States, that they have full power to receive and receipt for the same: And provided, also, That said money shall be paid only on condition that a release be first executed to the United States in full of all claims for principal and interest on account of the emigration of said thirteen hundred Creek Indians.

Approved, August 12, 1848.