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THE OONSTltUTlOK CNION
BY AUTHORITY.
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r iwa OP THE EXITED STATES, PASSED AT TjaE SECyXu
.SESSION 6? TI1S,TWENTY-F0UBTH COKGBES3r
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Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate? tmd
House of Representatives of the United JStates
of America in Congress assembled, Thai from
' QjafierthepassageofthlsactaHymaslerssominandant"
?.,!,,. sbaii be taken to be and sball be. .called
.'rnmrnanders, and all "mastefs but such change of
title shall not imjiair-or lit any way": affect nhe rank; pay.
or privileges, of any. chaster cammaadant or - sailingmas,
ter aow in the service ; and should they receive hew
c jmnlssions or warrants they shall respectively take rank
1 Ooni the date of their present commijsious. - ;
Amoved, March 3d, 1837. - ' l-
PuBuaNo. 22., , . , . u
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- AN ACT making, appropriations for thtr civil
" and'p'omac -xpeuses of Government, jor
the vear eighteen hdndred and thirty-seven.
Sec. I- Be it enacted - by he ' Sehat: and
House cf Representatives of Ihe U. Stated of
America in Congress assembled. That the fol
inii fn sums be. and the same are hereby, appropriated,
i
la be paid out of any unappropriated money in the U eas- j
I.- For jwy and mileage oi me memoirs oi congress ana
delegates, three hundred and forty-eight thousand and
forty dollars; . v. i-.ta paf
For pay of officers and clerks of the Senate and House
of Represeutativeabthirty three thousand seven'faundred
ddiari; -.'rr.jKu:yf.yQ::z
For stationery, fuel, printing, and alt other contiogent
expenses of the Senate, forty nine thousand five hundred
and fifty dollars? '; V::.- 1 ; V-
For stationary feel, printing", and all other contingent
expenses of the House of Representatives, one hundred
and fifty ifcousand dollars; " ' ' ,V. t:VV''
Tuetwosums last mentioned to be applied to the pay
nieutof the ordinary expenditures of Senate and House
of Ri-pi ,;entalives, severally, and to no other purpce;
Forct jnpensation to the President and Vice PresitVpt
- of the Uiiijed States, the Secretary of State, the Secre
tary of theTieasury, the Secretary -of War,)he Secre
taiy of ihe Navy, and the Postmaster General, sixty thou-.
r For salary of the secetary lo'sign patents for public
land .ntr fet of March second, eighteen hundred and
tliirty-ttire4, e thousand five hundred dollars ; - ; il r
For clerks and messengers in the office of the. Secre
tary Ot Stilte twenty thousand three hundred dollars: -,y
.-t'riSlhe contingent expenses of th:Department pf
State, including publishing and distributing the laws,
' tweiity:five thousand dollars;, .. . uA ? .
For compiling and printing the Biennial Register, one
'thousand eight hundred dollars; V",. tyfir 1 lti
For ilia superiiiiteiident )ind watchman of the north
1 east executive building, one thousand five hundred dol
- - ' V j - J. i-su -rf,:t
' s For contingent, expenses, of. said building, including
;fuel,.labor, oil, and repairs) two thousand five hundred
dollars: . . : , . '"
For compensation to the-clerks. and messengers in the
office of the Secretary of the Treasury . .sixteea thousand
four hundred and fiftv dollars: , ... " . . ;
'. '.For compensation to the clerks in said 'office, per act
ot tweuty.-thi'd ot JuneLeignteen nunarea ana luiny-six,
three thousand six hundred dollars ; V 1'.; LA- '.f; Vi
For compensation , to the First . Comptroller of the
Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars ;.r! ?u
, For compensation to the clerks and ."lessengers in the
office of the First Comptroller,Siinete' n thousand three
hundred dollars; - " .' ''s ;.: :
For compensation to' the Second C )mptro!'ert three
thousand dollars; ' 'V. . '
For compensation i to the clerjcs'aa . . messenger io the
office of the Second CpmplrolleV, incloding two clerk
ships transferred fromtbe office of I ha Fourth Auditor,
' twelve thousand two hundred and fifty dollars;, 5.;. l't
, For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasu
re, three thousand dollars ; . " .
. ,For compensation' to tbe clerks and messenger in the
omce ot the t irst Auditor, fiaetn thousand nine nnndred
.dollars;.,,; . . -V' . ( . s
For compensation to' the Second Auditor! the Treas
tirv. three thousand dollars : sir a:; ??
. For compensation to the clerks ancf messenger in the
office of the Second Auditor, seventeen thousand nine
hundred dollars ';
. For compensation to the Third Auditor, three thousand
-dollars; . ...j ' , '
For compensation to' the clerks and messengers in the
office of the Third Auditor,' twenty-nine thousand: six
hundred and fifty dollars, including two thonsaad.fruie
hundred collars lor cleric hire, to carryjinto effect an act
of the seventeenth of January last, entitled "An act to
provide for the payment of horses and other property
lost or destroyed iu the military' service of the United
.-States;".. , . - -. ' , i rrJi -l-?
For compensation 19 the Fourth Auditor, three thou
sand dollars: V,-"- -'a- ;
, For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the
olUceol toe jf ourtn Auauor, ntteen thousand nine bun
. iW andTiftv dollars: " " 1 1 '
' J For compensation to tbe Fifth Auditor; three thousand
. dolIars;5-,f -.- f . ' ' - 1. '''.' A
For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the
office of the Fifth; Auditor, nine thousand eight hundred
dollars j 5 iici-H- vsti .htii: T-f;3"jc;-,f ifftA
For compensation '6 the Treasurer" of the United
States three thousand dollars ; r." " -c ' . 7
- For compensation to the clerks and messenger in tbe
office of the Treasurer of the United States, Including a
". deficiency of appropriation of two hundred and sixty
four dollars and sixty four cents, for the year eighteep
and thirty-seven, eleven thousand and fourteen dollars
and sixty-four cents r v-:---"'-'-- : " f
i Fori compensation. to the: Register of the Treasdry,
three tliousand dollars : . ' 1 : . : " :
' For compensation to the clerks and messengers iri the'
office-ot tne ttegister 01 the Treasury, twenty-tour taou-
; sana two nunarea aouars ... t ..-.i'..-rj 1
For compensation to the Commissioner of the General
Land Office, pe act" of fonrlh, of July, eighteen ban-
; dred and thirty-six, three inous&nd dollars; ? ; r-K i '
. .r.For compensation of the recorder, solicitor. draafehtSi
man, and assistant dranghtsman, clerks, messengers, and
packers, in the office of tbe Commissioner of the General
Land pffice, one hundred and fifty "dollars; and the an
nual salary of the Recorder - of 4he General Land office
shaltbe two thbusand.dollars;rahd tb sum of nine hun-
dred dollars shall be. paid Charles Gordon for services
' rendered undef the! resolution of the Senate of second
i Juleighteen hundred and thirty-six mi .irij io, !
' For deficiency to be appropriated on account of. salar
-M, iw lus jtar eiguieen nunarea huu iuirijr-5ii, iu ipe
t'ominissioncr and other officers ia the General Land
6fficW twenty-seven thousand eigbt hundred and eighty
8ii dollars and ted eents ..i, h t f.
For compensation to the Solicitor of the TreasUrr,
three thousand fiye bundred I dollars ; ' t '-
For compensation to the clerks and messenger iri the
office of,ih5:Solicit6r of thjanTreasury, three thousand
nine hundred and fifty dollars ; .. , -
- For expenses of sta't ionery . prin tine, and all other con-'
tingent expenses of .lbe-Treairy Department, sxrrpX&
tor ine omce ox ine secretary .of, the Treasury, in
cluding copying and expenses incurred in consequence
of the burning of the Treasury biilding, twelve thousand
Dve nunarea aonars; . - . j
rFbr translatinjg foreign languages,' and for receiving
and transmitting passports and sea-letters, in the office
of the Secretary of the Txeasuryrtbree hundred dollars;
" For stating and printing public accounts, tone thousand
(bur hundred, dollars ; n ; i "h s rfm 'a:-js?--?
For the ffice of the First Comptrbller, two thousand
dollars; "
f , For the 2 office of the , Second Comptroller, one thou
sand five hundred dollars; ; ; . .X:';
: FeTrthe office of the First Audjtor, eight nun drtd doN
irs fx
For the office
of th
e oecond Auditor, one luousand
AnUnr I si ii. '-
Fortheofficeof the Third
dollars: . , ,, 1 i" '
.Auditor, thirteen hundred
s For tte office of the Fourth1 AudItor?dne thousand
F6r the.of5ce of the Fifttr 'Auditor, ooaf thousand dol-
For the office of the Treasurer of jtbe United States,
one thousand three1 hundred dollars; ' . :
?;To the office of the Register of. the Treasury;' three'
thousand dollars;.- : ; '.-?- :.
For die office of the Solicitor of theVTreasury, one
thousand dollars; 1 ' f 'l- s ' ' t.
' .For the office of Commissioner, of ihe GeoeraLLand
Office, for one hundred and fifty thousand pieces oT parch
ment for patents; printing the same ;-and, also, the cost
of books for patent records, tvveufy-nine thousand and.
fifty dollars ;u ; - ; , i.'. f v - . ..
For tract books; other books, and stationary furniture;
expense of adfertising land sates,:and otor g:ohtingenl
expenses, including office irent (or an addititional build
ing, ten thousand dollars; lfi'VfC.Mr'i'.'-S (!fl
- For sotapensalipa of superintendent and two watch
men for the additional building for the use of the Genera)
Lantr umce, one tnoasand and fitty dollars i A '.
f or salary ot tne secretary to tne Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund, from eigbth February to eleventh April,
eigbteeii hundred' and thirty-six, forty-three dollars and
ninety-five cents;, . ' . ., --.
c or compensation ot tne superintendent and watch
man of the southeast executive building, two thousand
one hundred dollars; : v , - i - . ,
For contingent expenses of the building occupied bv
the Treasury, including fuel, oil, labor, repairs; furniture,
iid tor rent, amounting to tour thousand four hundred
and fitly dollars per annum, twelve thousand dollars;
"For comnensation to the clerks and messenirei in the I
office pi the Secretary pt VVar,incuding sixty-five dotlars I
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and seventy one cents, arrearaees due Samuel J. Potts. 1
form clerk hire; and for 1 messenger in the Bounty Land I
Bureau. thirteen thousand onerbondred and fifteen dol-l
lars and serenty-bne, cents; : " ; 3 i
"for contingent expenses ot tne office ot the Secretary t
at.War,tn!e.thoasand.dollarsi".:.i.,;T:;f--W'
r or hooks, mans, nuu uiiius, ior me v ar uepanmem, 1
one thousand dollars :
For compensation of extra clerks, when employed in
said office; two thousand dollars?: ' "1 " "
r For compensation of the Commissioner of. Indian .Af
fairs, three thousand dollars; , . ' ' - I ' - ? '-1
i or compensation- of the clerks and messenger ra -the
office of the Commissioner of Indian, Aflfairs, sixteen
thonsand four hundred dollars -. , . - ', . .. ..; jli: ,
for contingent expenses ot said omce, two thousand
dollars ;,. :s -AA-ik.t f.AvM - KA
For compensation of the Commissioner of Pensions,
two thousand five hnndrad dollars'!. iv:,
For rnmnftnsaiion of clerks transferred from the offif p 1
of the Secretary of War to the office bitbe Commissioner
of Pensions, fourthousand eight hundred dollars;
For compensation-to clerks and messengers for 'the
office of the Commissioners of Pensions, authorized by
act ot ninth of Alty eighteen nundred and thtrty-six,
thirteen thousand four hundred and fitty dollars;
For compensation to clerks and messenger in tbe office
of the" Paymaster General, four thousand Six hundred
dollars;, ;'-,ii;frj ra .-rH iU:rKy&itiii&
For contingent expenses of satd offiQe, three hundred'
dollars;'- - '--i''; -'-lf .y:'
For compensation of clerk and messenger in tbe office
of the Commanding General, one thousdiid five hundred
For contingent exj enses of said office, three hundred !
dollars-, vrt .-is . n,'ki
For compensation to clerks and messenger in the office
of the Adjutant General, seven thousand six hundred and j
fifty dollars ; ,:.,, ;C' 'W' -V ;
For contingent expenses 01 saia ornce, one tnousana
six hundrea aouars: 1 - n,, . -.
For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office
of the Quartermaster General, seven thousand three
hundred dollars': k'y . ' r 1
For contingent expenses, of said .office,:. Six eundred
dollars ;" ;: ' ' '": :-a::- - J-AV? :-' A-A
For comnensation of clerks and messenger in tbe office
of the Cdiamissary General of Purchases, four thousand j
two hundred dollars: : v ; t T:t I
For contingent expenses of said office; eight hundred
dollar -N'f.j Jfri-i-p.fAi Ijts-'r&T'
For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office
of the Commissary General of Subsistence, four thousand
three hnndredTloIlars;: s"f : rl C f 5 r i
For contingent expenses of said omce, two thousand
six hundred dollars: , .-! . ,fi'JrSS"r-' "
For comoensatiou of clerks arid messenger in the office
ofthe Chief Engineer,, five tottsand, six hundred and
K(ti vMia.-- ; . v-,:-
t i Fat continkent expenses of said office? one' thousand
itf-illnrs
.
" For comnensation to clerk and messeneerinihe' office 1
of the Sureeon General, one thousand six hundred and J
fifty dollars ; , ; . . r -. t - ! ? - , , r . .. j
" For contineent .expenses of said office, five hundred I
and'fifty doUawr"','rs.T"-rt'r'.r u i
.xor compensation)!, ciems ana- messeager in iye ura-j
nance Office, eight thousand six hundred and fifty dollars;!
. v or conunzem exoeuaoa ui aaiu utuv-c, - cituv- uuuuicu
dollars: :.UvirV' urM-iif
. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the
Tonoraphical JJurean, two mousana nve nunareaaoi'
' For contingent expenses of said bureau, one thousand
two hundred and thirty five dollars .'jv ':. ' '- '-. "
' X OI suuifs"""' v o - .-. 01 w
Rnnon npf iftt f July fouilb:.' eishteen hundred andl.
1?. .Animn nt ine mpufiiicfir in ine t;irTnin?i
thirty six, five hundred dollars; , 4c., . f
tor General five hundred dollars;- - . I
. Wftr m iirvoi inn missenzer 10 lue omve 01 iuc lusuct-
For compensation of Superintendent and watchmen ot
ih hnrtharMi .prntv bnildinc: two thonsand two
tinnn. nnfliiv dollars : nT.s'. ' "j '-i 1
For contingent expenses .ot.saia DnHding, inciaamg,
hnndred and eighty-three dollars ; -- - - t
r- PnrrnmnrnMiinn nfthn.lfrkj and messengers' in the
office of the Secretary .of the Navy, twelve thousand
ttit -nt fift tr ilnllN . - " "t 1
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1 For, contingent expenses of said omce, tnreeinousana
dollars; - j .1
. rnrftftmnensatinn nf th rfnmmiasinners of thfrNavvJ
RutrH fen thousand fivn hnnrirad dollars: " '
i.nnitniitinn nfih orrorw nf the Navv Roftrd.
mnnund rinitni- r -- . . . i. ; . , - .
For compensation to the clerk and messenger ol the
Navt Board, eight thousand foar hundred and altji dol
'n.i .i.i;nArtf Avnattaafl .PZ rtna fhrnaanrl
iht hundred dollars: toivr -c-
'For salary of. superintendent and watchmen of -the
southwest executive building one thousand two hundred
and fifty -dollars;: j :limV:4Jmibrv3
For contingent expenses of said building, three, thou
sand three hundred and fifty dollars; f
For compensation to three Awisslaat Postmaster Gen.
erals, per act Ihlrd July; eishteen hnrfdreanii thiki.i-
seven thousand five hundred dollars f - '!t ; ; '
For compensation Jo clerks and messengers in the Gen
eral Post Office, forty-eight thousand six hundred dot
lars j ... :. j , : .j .j, ; .s . ;-t .v , . ;
; Porxs'pntwgent expenses of said dSce, inctuduig ex
pense of new offices aud fuel for tha'Anditorj nffi n
j ..1, ,
For
if
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repairs; oooks, and stationary, already Inr.nppi
tm
crver and above the appropriations of former 'years in
consequence of the , re-qrganization 'of the T Post .Office
Department, six thousand seven hundred dollars;
i F or compensation to two 'watchmen, six hundred "doi-
lar ; . . '. ... ." ' . .. v. ... -, - . ..
For compensation to1 extra clerks, prior to third July
eighteen hundred aadthirty six, when the act re-orcani-
ztng the department went into opera! ion, ;twentv-twd
thousand tour hundred and nineteen dollars and eieht v-
...For compensation to the Auditor iif the sPi
three thousand dollars; .JlV U.i-'; ,
s For compensation to clerks' and messenle'rs in said of
fice, including books, stationary.priating.and expenses in
cidental to new offices, eight thousand two hundred dol
lars, ...v--.---"'fW!. .... . i-jJ
For-compensation of the Surveyor fJen'ejal nnrihwi
toft bis Ohio, two thousand dollars .-Wi v4 ?
; iorcompensation tD clerk in his -office, ',4pcr-acts of
mnlh oTay eighteen bdhdred and thirty six, lixtlmii
sand three hundred dollars; , ( ., ...).' .
- For compensation to the Surveyor General for Illinois
and Missouri, two thousand dollars ; ,. : u
- For compensation to clerks in the office Vf sai3 Sur
veyor General, per acts of May, eighteen hundred and
thirty six, three thousand eight hundred and twenty dol
lars; ': ' .--" h i" i ..',i(0 t-irO-fiii - .7i..Lt,t-.'S-
.-a For fcompepsaliou to the Snrveycr General of Arkan
sas, two thousand dollars :4 U ." t ' t V , . . - - ;.
.w For compensation to clerks in the-6 ffice of 'said Sur
veyor General, three thousand dollars; an dtof office-rent
and fael, threehandred dollars;' ' . ,! -..; ,f
For compensation of the Surveyor General of Louisi-"
anatwd thousand dollars 5 l't.yi- .jni.'Xi
j For compensation to clef ks in the office pf said Survey
or General, per actsof ninth May. eighteen hundred and
thirty-six, twenty-fire hundred dollars r ' 1 ' ' ?
. F compensation to the Surveyor General of Mississ
ippi, )wo thousand dollars; , - .
" For compensation of clerks in 'the olEce of said Sur
veyor General, per acts of ninth May. ei?ttep.n h nnArnA
and thirty-six, five thousand dollars ; . t i .:: ; . , a,
'For compensation to the Surveyor General of Florida
two thousand dollars; . ?" ?i hU v' : i-vloa,:"?;- rjp'
; . For compensation of clerks in the office ; of. said, Sur?
veyor General, per acts of ninth May, eighteen hundred
ana thirty-six, two thousand dollars; - -
For compensation of the Surveyor General of Florida
two thousand dollars: ' - .
For compensation of clerks in the office' of said' Sur-
veyorGe'ueral, three thousaad dollars ;
or.expenses of completing the copies of confirmations
aQd orders of survey, eud procuring from the offices of
luc ;e5,3iers copies oipiars anasneicnes necessary 10 a
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correct location oi private claims, explained- in the re
P'rt from the General Laud .Office? two thousand dol
ars5 ; - ' -u "f 11 ' ;:;
- For; compensation "to -'the CommissionerJtof Public
u"uigsni ir asinsion,iwoiuousaua ioui; nunarea ana
:-'T- "T"..,"
" fii..uu wicu hmuiomuh vumuiwiuuci,
as superintendent at Potomac bridge,;tvvQ thousand four
hundred and sixty-three dollars and seventy-five cents:
For repairs of said bridge; wood for the' draw-keepers.
and oil for lamps, two hundred and seventyrseven' dol-
rs; . , r iv . .,; -;". ;
For compensation to the officers and clerks 'of the
Mint, nineteen thousand seven hundred dollars ;
For romoensalioo to assistants and .laborer'ia th w
rious department of the Mint, twenty four thousand dol
lars ;.-.-.--:.-.-: , ' . , .
' For wastage of gold and silver, and co nt i n zent e x pe n-
ses of the Mint, including improv-emeuts in . machinery,
thirty-eiffht thousand one hundred- dollars : 7
For expenses incident to the introduction of new ma-
cumery ana apparatus, twenty luousana dollars; -ri- ji!
For compensation of the Goternbr, Judges, and Secre
tary ef Wisconsin Territory, nine thousand one hundred
dollars ; - r ' : "
For, contingent expenses and compensation of the
members of the Legislative i9seably of said Territory,
and printing the laws, nine thousand seven hundred and
fitly dollars;;? yi'xy -';- :fA,'i (t ''- --fhtf .r "
tor compensation of the Governor, Judges, and Sec
retary of the Territory of Florida, eleven thousand seven
hundred dollars ; . ; - r:u
For contingent expenses, pay, and mileage of the mem
bers. of the Legislative ' Council of said Territory;. sta
tionary, fuel, printing, pay of the officers of the council,
and copying laws, ten thousand three hnndred and thirty-five,
dollars ;' :. - " j.'f'k. " "
for compensation tothe UnieiJustice.and tbe Associ
ate Judges of the 'District Jndgss of the United States,
eighty four thousand nine hundred dollars ; , "fyy
For compensation to the Chief Justice and Associate
Judges of the District of Columbia, and of tbe Judges of
the Grphans Courts of skid District, nine thousand five
hundred dollars ; . : '. r. -.; .. - . . ' -
For compensation to the Attorney Generai of the U,
States lour thoasand dollars; , ' ; ,0 1 ?r ... .?
For compensation of clerk and messenger in tbe office
of the Attorney General, one. thousand three .hundred
dollars; . , ,. i,y. :-'i .'.4
For contingent expenses of said office, five rhundred
dolfars ;SiESS5C &:iy33
For compensation to the reporter of the, decisions of
the Supreme Courtone thousand dollars ; ; - -i '
l or compensation to the District Attorneys ana Alar
glials, as granted by law, including those in .the seversl
Territories, thirteen thousand two hundred and fifty
dollars; - J - . f s -
For defraviothe expenses of the Supreme Court and
the District Courts of the United . Slates, including the
District of Colombia ; also, forjrurors nd witnesses in
aid of the funds arising from- fiaes, penalties, and forfeit
ures incurred in the year eighteen hundred r and, ;thirty.
seven and preceding yearsi and likewise fqr defraying
the expenses ot, suits, in wnicn the United, ptates 7nre
concerned, and of nro'seedtions for offences committed
agiinsl the United. States, and for tiie -lafe-keeping. of
prisoners, inree nunarea ana ininy uousaau aouars ;,,
For expenses of priotihg the, records' of the Supreme
1 Uioun. vurets muusaiiu uuuarsi v
. For the payment of pensions granted by special acts of
'Congress, one thousand and fifty. doThrs ; !. , "(
- : For the support and maintenance of fight-bouses, flbat-
1 ini lights, beacons, buovs. and stakieesv includine the
f purchase of lamps, oil, keepers salaries, repairs, improve-
I menlsand contingent expenses, twobnndred and ninety
eitrhr tnousana ana nnv-nve oonars 11 .iU25:r .
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For a bell, and fixine the same on the aigbtoouse : at
! Cove point in the Chjssape&ke bay, being th6amountof
i m iiuiru inwiuu luriuai uurwac. ii.u w wh.vm
1 to the surplus ,f and, one, thousand two', hundred 4olr
j lars ;
I For a hsht-boase at the moutn oi ineiuncxe river,
i .'Eeine ihejaoibantvf formet approbrialkw 'fori 4bat ob-
i jject, wnicn wm pe carneq w ine surpis iuuu, u luuu-
1 For two small beacon-lights on Cackspur island, at tbe
1 mouth of Savannah nver.-ineladine itour tnousana aor
lar? already appropriated, which nll be carried to. the
4 uirnlus fund; seven thousand dollars t 4 i Jf
I J. - . . tt.:.. J Oi.l-. ! 1..
i-j - f or survey-otjne coast pi lllflvlle pl 'uias
arrears ot compensation at tnree inpusapa upuars per bh
nnm. end his'elRenses attbesame iate from AususfseC'
od ei?rhteett hundred aftd thirty two. and including also,
riinh additional payment to the army and ' nayy officers
1 rmilnvd anon thi survey forthairoast services and ex
I penses as tbeiresident may decide woe ijimaau proper,
- 1 sixty thousand dollars; . ? v a r n
I KHtf Ihnnannn HAiIr! .rf -j'v- t-rv t
!T For the custom-house at Boston, one Vundred and fifty
For refunding dullest ott railroad iron to tne1 Lexington
and Ohir' Railroad Cpmpany, imported in eighteen hun
aia nd ihirtv two and eighteen hundred and thirty-
three, per act of secondJuly .eighteen hundred and thirty
six, onenousana nu;s nunureaanu cijuy-twut
J?or expense in relation to the relief of certain insolvent
debtors of the United States, three thonsand dollars
i For deficiency id the fundforbe relief of the sick add
disabled seamen as established by act of Ihird Alay, tEigB
teen hundred and two, twenty-five thousand dollars; '
S" For the compensation to two keepers of the public
archives in Florida, one. thousand dollars . ? 1 4 si
For the dishare. of such miscellaneous claims against
tne" United States, nof.otherwise.provided.for. as'shall be
admitted in due course of settlement at the Treasury,
twelve, tbonsandJdpHars J;-"-. 7- V ; I .
For an addition ta the e'listiag tinexp'ended balances
of appropriation for the surveys of the public lands, to be
duly apportioned to the several; districts, according to
the exigencies of the public service, one bundred and
fifty thousand dollars; - H iai t? r-if-.y Act "t
r. .For completing the surveys of unfinished portions of
townships, islands, lakes, fc:t &...'--"' f-.-I"--;V
-:iln Ohio, ' Indiana, ftlichigan. and Winconsin, not
exceeding .five dollars per mile, three thousand and forty
dollarsy .vsri ai-tftjtltiNns-j
: In Florida, not exceeding, five dollars per mile, six
luousand'dollars .; . "I' i!;V-;'':V?-v
la Louisiana not Exceeding ign(!!.dolra'pe:tnU
twenty thousand dollars: and,; Hlf
In Alabama, not exceeding eight dollars per inile,' one
tliousand dollars, in addition tor two thousand five hun
dred dollars, already.appropriated ;, ;-. ',,"1?
--For ssfartes 6 ministers of the United States, to Great
Bfitaiaoc'erSf fff.aJjd Russia at doot fits an J laries
of minister to Prus arrd"Aatria jftd foribe outfits and
salary of a diplomatic agent to be sent' to the Republic
of Texas; whenever the President of Abe! United States
may. receive satisfalory. f evidence Jhat Texas is an inde
pendent power.and snail deert it-expedient '.to' appoint
such minister, in addition to the balance remaining of the
appropriation for eighteen bundred and thirty-six, seventy-two
thousand dollars -! :i' t -.For
an outfit and salary: for an;eoyoy Extraordinary,
and Minister Plenipotentiary la Mexico, whene ver, in the
Opinion of the Executive, circumstances will permit a re
newal of. diplomatic intercourse , honorable with - that
power, eighteen thousand dollars;-- . . '
1 For salaries'-bf -the secretaries of legation : to 'Greatl
nfuain, rance fcpain; ltussia, ; Jfrussia, M xco, and
Austria, fourteen thousand dollars ; ,' . v
For salaries of the charges des affaires to Portugal,
Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Turkey, Belgium - .Brazil,
Chili. Peru, Mexico, 'Central America,. Jer Grenada,
aad Venezuela: fifty-eight thousand five uundred dollar;
; For salary pf the drogoman, and for contingent expen
ses of the legation to Turkey, six tnousana nve nunarea
dollars: : "K; -jiwiibv; w -a'-Uilit s : r ? zy.: :va s
CFor outfit of a minister to Russia, nine thousand dollars;
For outfit of a charge d'affaires to Belgium, four Xaoii
sand five hundred dollars; upit.i z,trt--Q
' For contingent expenses of all the .missions aboad. in
addition to the balance remaining of a former appropria
tion, t&irty thousand dollars; - ri il .til.filii i;'Ujv
For salaries of the consuls of the Unitedlates, at
Lndon and Paris, four thousand dollarst .' . " " :
tot etpenseso.f intercourse with the Barbary -Powers
seventeen -thousand four bundred dollars; ? .'. .
'Foi the relief and protection of American seamen in
foregn countries thirtyjhousand, dollars;t u ftrif ' f U W
7, For tie contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, in
additio'n to the balance remaining' of former appropria
tions , thirty thousand. dollars; .u .i..-:,;,.;--, :n
' For clerc hire, office rent, stationery and other expen
ses, in the office of the American consulatia London, per
actof nine-teeuth January eighteen- hundjred, and thirty
sx,two thousand eight hundred dollars; ' ' " '
A For interpreters, guards and otherexpenses incidental
to the consulates in the Turkish dominions, five thousand
five bundred dollars; "jL ' "i1--; -
:", For salary - of the 'principal and - assistant iibrariansj
compensation of assistant during the, two sessions of )
expenses of the library, lour thousand, two bundred and
forty-three dollars; "
J For the purchase 'of books' for the : library of ' Con
gress, five thousand dollars; ..1 .... . - ,
For furnishing such members' of the present .House 'bl ;
Representatives as have not received the same, Under for-'
merjordersof the Hons Diplomatic Correspondence.
American State Papers, ' er of Debates, Elliot's
Debates, and the first voIanWw the- Land .'Laws forty,
four thoasand four hundred and ninety dollars and twenty
eight pents, provided, Tnat, if there are any surplus books,
copies of which have been distributed to .former mem
bers, in the JLibrary of Congress, they shall be distributed !
one copy to each of said members who has not received ,
the same ;' s ' . '' " ' . , . ' ..
... .For the purchase oTlhe, manuscripts of the ' late Mr.
Madison referred to in a Jetterfrom Mrs. Madison to the
President of the United 3 tales 'dated fifteenth NoVe nb'er,
eighteen hundred and ihrity-six, and communicated in
his message of sixth December, eighteen hundred and
thirty six, thirty thousand dollars J , '-i-'riyi
" For the service of the General Post Office, for the year
eighteen hundred and thirty seven, in conformity to the
act of the second of July eighteen! hundred and thirty
-six; vizr -a - -ut b ':-' "-.n t-i .mat ii'n
J For transportation of the mails, compensation of post
"masters, ship, steam boat, and way letters, wrapping pa
per, office furniture, advertising, mail bags, blanks, mail
locks and keys, and stamps mail depredations, and spe
cial agents, clerks for offices, and miscellaneous expenses,'
four millions fourhundredand ninety four thusaud dollars;
v.-- For payment of A. Fuller.iind fie rent of the building,
now .occupied as a general Post Office from the sixtee nth
December last; and for the year eighteen bundred and
thirty sevebyrfive thousand dollars; - , - 1 r:
I For guarding th site of ' the old Post Office, and preser
ving the public prep irty (wo thousand u-'iars;
-: For tbe expense of tne branch axmt, at iMew. Orleans,
for the year eighteen bundred and thirty.;seven, viz:
; For salaries of officers and clerks, twefve thousand
nine nundreddoiiars; - " ;
For compensation to laborers In tbe vanousdepartmeots
thirteen thousand dollas ; ... r , .
Forcomnletinethe mint edifice; and enclosing the lot,
ninety six thousand five hdndred dollars ; ; -.
- ... . ... e -1,
For tarnishing tae wioiaestaniisnmenr, inclusive 01 an
apparatus, tools, and fixtures, not included in t ojtot
fitteen thousand five hundred dollars; - ; ' ;'
For Wastage of gld and stiver, and tor tne contingent
xpenses p the mint, eighteen thousand six; hundred doU
'Forexrienses ofthebrancb mint at Dahlonega, Georgia.
for the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven, vijj . -.
f or salaries ot officers ana cieras, six laouaauu uuna.f,
For compensation to laborers, one thousand five , hun
dred dollars; ...- .1 . - , '., '
For famishing to establishment wita an tne apparaius
tools and fixtures,"not intladed in the 5 contracts, leyen
thousand dollars: zt--' , . ' . - . -- -
For wastage of gold, and tor ine conungeni expenses .
of the mint, five huodred dollars I 'u ii'th..r i
For expenses incurred in eignteen nunarea ana luiny-?
fnr ih ffdlfien and machinery, more than the amount
appropriated in the act ot eignieen nunareu uu tumjr
five, two thousand aouars; - 1 . !-Tt
fnr h ctvnnnapn of the branch mini at Charlotte, N.
Carolina, for the jeir eighteen hundred and thirty-seven,
For salaries ;0l toiacers anu cieras, ai
- : . m . . . . 1 t
thousand
dollars , ' '-,-'"- . i
, For compensation to laborers, One thoasand fire hun
droit dollars : . . : . . 1 ... . .... . '.
For furnishing the estaoiisbment with an ine apparatus.
tools, and nstures, not mciuuea iu vue uavaj;, Ma iuw
sand dollars: It - i
Fpr, wastage' of gold, andor .the contingent expenses
pf the mint, five tneusana nve oanarea aoiiars, ?
1 r-nr PnrJosin the Grounds, repairing a building on the
nd for nut honsea. seven thonsand dollars
- For furniture of ihe President's house, twenty thousand
; : -' , .VU
,;iFortbe tates oathe krsenal near pbHadelpbiaforthe
years eighteen hundred and thirty five, and eighteen boa
dred and thirty. six; one thposand four hdndred and fifty
..For the salaries Ot tne registers anp receivers oiibbu
offices Where there are no sates; including One thousand
seven hundred and six dciUar fcnd thirty tour cents; car
ried to the surplus found, two thousand five hundred dol-
i . : J i -e
' For the eonstruction of the Treasury building; for Ine
t : .."-;.' ': - . ' ...-.'. .. ".
year eignteen hundred aid thirty "seveni in VddtlionIfo
iur buiuuu iiikijjiuucu iu ciguiveauunorea iuid thirty
six, two hundred and fifty seyen thousand dollars
y;Fhr jlho ponstrnclion pi the Patent Office, in addition,
to fdrmei appropriations, pne hundred thousand dollars;
Por surveying unfinished portions of tovrnshinslislnnda
and lakes; in Arkansas, at the rate bf six dollars per mile'
six "thousand dollars ; s ? . i-.V lu A ,
; For compensatipn to George Wait ers?n, for his. scrv w
ces in preparinga statement ofthepersons imprisoned for
debt in this District, sinceone thousand eight hundred
and twenty, under a resolution of the House of Repre
sentatives, six hundred dollars : ' .'
ITor building a light house at oil near' 3Iichig'an Qity
being an amount heretofore appropriated for the samp
purpose, sua cerriea io me surplus lund, five thousand
dollars; , A'Z'r ?i V-" " '", a
For rebuilding the lazaretto and wharf near the city et
Baltimore, thirty thousand dollars: ' : -
; For arrearages ibe the expenses of the LerrslatiTA.- .
sembly of 4 the Territory of Wisconsin, for (be year one 1
thousand eight bundred thirty swt,; fifteen thousand seven.
For the expenses of the same, for the year on ilmrf
sand eighthuiidred and thirty seven.lbirty six thousand e. '
I; For an outfit and salary of a charee d'afEkiM fo: Kr-nte"? ,' -
nine thousand dollars; .. .. ..'; . ' ... ,",.-'.- v f
For alterations. and repairs of tne'canltol.' and niAnJ ' -
tat expenses; three thousand six bundred dollars s - J
f. jr or iignpog lanjps.aBa sapewuMnaencetef-tBe pubHo
ground around the capitol,1 Sye thousand one hundred
.and sixty four dollars; Vj t;, zilM .ie-fs- .-' ,
.T To enable, the President to cauM the southwestern
boundary line of the United States to be run, the follow
ing su.msryig.-.-; .:'.,, :i-5;ij Kj.j. -AfA'A'A-. ; -
- Fortbe salary of a commissioner, tyo thousand jfire
bundred 'dollars ; Vr I'u'T-::'; - ".t;'-,r V:"'.Cv "'" ::1 '
For the salary of a surveyor two thousand 'dollars';
and for contingencies, including the purchase of neces
sary instraments,wages to attendants, and otherexpenses. -ten
thousand dollars '.'Provided, Th&i said commissioner;
and surveyor, be appointed with the adv ice and consent
of the Senate r M .. r r
For exploring and surveying the north and east boun '
dary line of tbe United States, where the same has not '
already been surveyed, and. establishing monuments
thereon," agree'ably to the definitive treaty, of peace of ,
seventeen hundred and eighty three, o be expended,
under the direction of the President of the,United Stater
twenty thousand dollars; ; ! T ; . -j. ; .
a For enlarging the public stable at (he captlol, and the
erection of; a shed for the protection of the tools, imple- 1
ments and materials, twelve hundred dollars f ,;;-- ' ;;
3 For completing the j improvements , cominenced, by
extending the capitpl square west, forty thousand dollar?;
For alterations, and .repairs of the Pjesicjlent's house,
and for superintendence of the grounds around the same
seven thousand three hundred dollars;' '.' :" : - i
' .For compensation to the gardener employed in soper
inteading - the capitol square and other public grounds,
one thousand dollars ; : ;A 2 1 ?v. ; -x:
- For clerk hire, mileage, "pay of witnesses, serving sub
poenas, and other- incidental expenses, under the order
of select committees of inquiry appointed by the House of
Representatives, twenty five thousand dollars n addition
to the contingent fund of said House ; i u- t - .
For an outfit of a charge d'affairs to New Grenada, four
thousand five hundred dollars; . . , ' ''r-V1;y I"
v' For balance due the acting Governor of Michigan, ac
cording to an account adjusted bystlie accounting officers,
seven hundred and twenty dollars, and fifty one cents ;
For completing surveys of unfinished portions of town
ships, islapds, lakes, &c. in Missouri not exceeding five
dollars per mile, seventeen thousand fivejjhqndred dollars;
v For completing the light house at Oswego, STe w Yqrk
seven' hundred aud' Meei dollar t t-:-'. iV..-..'. lt
, Hr-jjraeiii ;uf sriearages auer. contractors, on .the :
Cumberland road in Ohio, beiuc the balance of an an-
ropriatibn carried to the surplus fund on the thirty first
December eighteen hundred and thirty six, twelve hun
dred and twenty five dollars and forty one cents; j V vj .
- For compensation ; to Daniel Graham, late Secretary
of the State of Tennessee, for his services, performed
at the request pf the Commissioner of the. General Land
Office, iu order to answer a call of the ilonsa of, Repre
sentatives, made, on twentieth of January eighteen hun
dred and twenty nine, two bundred and fifty dolfars ;
"-For the expense of bringing to the seat of govern ment,
the votes for President and. Vice president of the United
States, in addition to a former aPDrooriation. two thou.
sand two hundred dollars; AnH'Oilivtc:'
For compensation of the Senators and Representative
elected, by -Michigan, twelye , hundred and forty-eiht
for the payment of a balance due for the expense of
the Legislative Council. 'of Michigan ,Territoryt ' two :
thousand and fiffy seven dollars and seventy two cents;
t or tuiniung ine -contracts made with John V anderlyn,
Henry Inman, Robert Wier, and John G. Chapman bv
the Joint Committee of Congress under the joint reso-
lution ot tne iwenty-thirp day ot Juue, one thousand
eight hundred and thirty srx for the execution of foar
historical paintings for the vacant panels of the rotando
of the capitoi, eight, thousand dollars ; ,! ' .; - t . L f.i
To enable the .President of the UnMed States to con- I
tract tor two groups of statutes, to adorn h'e two'bfock- '
ings on the east front of the capitol.eight thousand dollar:; -
- To Mr. Augur for tne bust ol the late Cniel Justice
Ellsworth, four hundred do.llars; --' '-'J- ' J
To enable the Decretary of (he Treasury to employ for
one year,, a competent : person to classify end arrange
translate when necessary, and make suitable records ot'
the papers and documents connected with the private
land claims, which, at 'sundry periods, have been pre- .
sented to, and acted on; by'the Commissioner, or the re-
K'sters and receivers acting as commissioners, on private
nd claims for the district east of the island of New Or- -
leans, west of Pearl river, in the State of Louisiana, the
sum of t wo thousand dollars ; Tr.. , . - - t.
For pay and mileage of the members of the Senate for 1
the extra session to commence on the fourth day of , !'
March instant, thirteen thousand eight, hundred and se I
yenty five dollars; s ;; , -, " -'--',uS .
. Pcrr oiaiiouary, luel, printior, anJ other eontlheent
expenses of the Senate for the extra session to commence,
on the' fourth day. of March instant, five thousand dol-
r f, .u zyxi ' ifr-t3r.--i t shai .t; 4 .(sst ;r-" ;
For the extenses of the distribution in boxes.'ahd by
the ordinary modes of, transportation,, of the compilation
of the State Papers printed by uaies and seaton, as du
rArted hv the ioint resolution of the ' tenth day of July. -
one thousand eight hundred and thirty two, to the several -
States Territories, colleges, , and atbeaaeums of the U.
States, 4ne thousand five bundred dollars; v " " "
1-4 For the purchase of" nineteen coptes of the Americati
State Papers, printed by Gales and Seaton, pursuant to
the resolution of the Seriate,:of the first day of March,
instant, our thousaod five hundred and eighty eight dol-
l,ars and fifty, cents; - w. aI, - ' ;' '"
- For tWQ hundred and; forty four copies of the Debates .
of the 1st Congress, and "of the Kegistet Dt Debates to .
tbe end of the present '. Cpngressr .as published by Gales
and Seaton to be distributed tor tne members ot the prer
sent house,-nReen thousand nve nunarea aouars r
For compensation to the commissioner, secretary, and
clerkundtbe contingent expenses of the commission ,
onder the convention with Spain eight thousand twa '
hundred dollars;" ' 5" ' -
. To authorize the President of the United States to
procure tiewV dies to "reuew the' tnedal direct d to be
made In honor of Brigadier General Daaiel Morgan; by
the act of the second day. of July one thoasarid eight
hundred and thirtyeix.' in-case- the original die for the. -said
metal cannot be found one thousand dollars t
For improving the crypt of the Capitol, by closing the
openings on the east front with sash doors," making double
doors to the outer entrances, and repairing furnaces, ele
ven hundred and fifty dollars; n r . : 1," .
i Fprj'making the post office, "documeRtV folding; and '
library rooms f the .House of Representatives fire proofs t
three thousand one hundred and fifty dollars l
To complete the enclosins the garden and grounds of
the'naral magazine and. marine hospital, onehundrtd
dollaii.i;'-. $' j'. f,""'?. T; A A ' t r "
For conducting wafer along the Pennsylvania ayenha,
from the pipes at the Capitol to the Treasury and General
Post Office, buildings, with the 'necessary, fire plugs to
water the avenxtp, tea thousand dollars ; ' - ''
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