Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1867, Page 4

OFFICIAL. LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, Passed at the Second Sessi {Pustic—No. 22.) } AN AcT making appropriations for sundry civid expenses of the government for the year ending June thirueth, eighteen Dun- sired aod sixty-eignt, and for other pur- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentacives of the United States of America im Con- | gress assembled, That the folowing sums be, and the same are bereby, appropriated, forthe objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year | ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred | and sixty-eight, viz SURVEY OF THE COAST. For the survey of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, including compen- sation of civilians engaged in the work, and excluding p' nd emoluments of officers of the army and navy, and petty officers and men of the navy employed in the work, two hun- dred ana filty (nousaad doliars. } Fer continuing the survey of the western | | coast of the United States, including compen- sation of civilians engaged in the werk, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. For coninuimg the survey of the South Florida reefs, shoals, keys, and coast, inciud- ing compensation of civilians engaged in the work, andexcluding pay and emoluments of the officers of the army and navy, aud petty officers and men of the navy employed in the | work, twenty-five thousand doilars. | For publisbing the onservations made ia the | progress of the coast survey of the United | States, including compensation of civilians employed in the work, five thousand doilars. | Fer repairs and maintenance of the comple- | Ment of vessels used in the cost survey, thirty | thousand dollars For pay and rations of engineers for four | steamers used in the bydrography of the Coast Survey, no longer supplied by the Navy De- pariment, ten thousand dolloars. LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT For the Atiautic, Gulf, Lake, aud Pacitic | Sts, viz For supplying the light-houses and beacon- lights with oi, wicks, glass chimneys, cha- mois skims, Whiting, spirits of wine, polishing poweer, cleaning towels, brushes, and other necessary expenses of the same and repairing and keeping in reparr the lighting apparatus, | two buudred ana forty-six thousand seven hundred and seventeea dollar: tal expenses, improv- g light-houses buildings erewith, two huudred and five co d and eighty-nine | lighted beaco: ndred and fifty- bree keepers of light- | thousand me hundred » twenty-three irs, supplies, and | Incideutal expenses of forty-three light vea- | sels, two hundred and seyenty-one thousand Seven hundred and thirty-nine dollars aud | fifty cents For expenses of raising, cleaning. paimting. Fepairipg, remooring, and supptying losses o1 | deacons and buoys, and for chains and sink- ers, for the same, two hundred and two (tbousand thrée hundred and itty For repairs and incidental expenses ot re- fitting and improving fog-signals and build- | ings counected therewith, twenty thousand | dollars | Por expenses of visiting and mspecting lights Sud other aids to navigation, two thousand dvullars For commissions at two and one-half per centum to such superimtendents as are entitied to the same under the provisions of the acts of March third,eighteen hundred and fifty- four, on the amount that may be disbursed by them, twelve thousand dollars. For repairs to the wharf and buildings at the Duey depot, Wood's Hole, Massachusetts, twelve thonsand dollars. For evabling the Light-house Bosrd to make Such siterations in the day beacon at Conni- micut Point. Providence river, as to fit it for the exbibition of a light, fifteen thousand doi- jars For repairs and renovations at the following séttions, viz: Pommt Aux Koches, Black Rock. Piem Isiand, Burlington Beacens, Princess Bay, and Pot Judith, twenty-four thousand iwe bunéred dotiars For rebuitding Cumberland Head licht-house Bpen & more eligibie site, eighteen tuousand dollars. For rebuilding the light-house at Saugerties, New York, and suitabiy protecting it, twenty- five thousand dollars. For rebuilding Siny vesant light-house, New York,and su y protecung it, twenty-five thousand dollar F irs and renovations at Sauds’s Point op, New York, nine thousand tour da dol For repairs aud renovations at Execution Rocks lght-statton. including a fog signal, Binet a dollars. ! Fer repairs a repevations at Great Cap- tain’s Isiand ght-station. twelve theusand dotiara. For repairs and renovations at Norwalk ls- land hgh lob. tweive thousand dollars and Tehevauens at Old Field men’s w i ation, 'welve thousand deliars or re rs and renovations at Eaton’s Neek hght-station, eleven thousand eight bunated dollars For repsirs ard renovations at Little Gat! | Island light-stauon, inctuding a fog sign fomrieen thousand tive hundred dollars. ; For rebuilding Cedar Island light- station, and suitably protecting it, twenty-five thou. sand doliars. } For additiowal appropriation for anew light. house on North Brother Island or vicinity, East river, New York, seven thousand five Bupdred dollars. For construction of a vault for the Storage of oll at the hght-bouse depot, Staten Island, | New York, twenty-thousand eight bundred and sixty-one dollars. For repairs and renovations at the break- Water which protects the light-house establish- ment property at Staten Isiarnd, New York, twenty-seven thousand dollars. For repairs aud renovations to the sea-wall at light-bouse depot, Staten Island, New York, eigbteen thousand dollars. For landing wharf, roadway, and cosl-shed. at the Staten Island depot, fifteen thousand dollars. For workshops for Iampists, blacksmiths, coopers, at Staten Islamd depot, fifteen thou- sand dollars. For repairs sud renovatioos at Morgan's Post light-station, twelve thousand dollars. For tramways, grading, and fences and Gredging at the Staten Island depot, eight thousand dollars. For protection of the light-house site at Ab- secom, New Jersey, five thousand doilars. For rebuilding the hght-nouse at Egg tsiand, New Jersey, fifteen thousand dollars. For constructing a buoy-sbed at the light. | house depot, Staten Island, New York, three thousand seven hundred and eighty -eight dollars Fora beacon-light at Somers’s cove, land, ten thousand dollars. For rebuilding the first-class light-bouse at Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, seventy-five thousand dollars. For repairs aud renevations at Tybee Island ligbt-station, in addition to tormer appropria- trons, thirty-four thousand four hundred ang forty-three doliars. For rebuilding the light-house at Cape Can- | averal, Florida, and fitting it up with a first | order catadioptric iluminating apparatus, in addinion to former appropriations, twenty-one thousand four bundred and seventy dollars. | Tepairs and renovations at Pensacola | ‘Staion, twenty thousand dollars. For rebuiiding Sand Islana lignt-station, | eighty 'pousand dollars. { For rebuilding Mobile Point light-house, | Which the Light-bouse Board are hereby authorized to do upon a more eligible site. if such can be found, twenty thousand dollars. For repairs and renovations of tne following ight-statious, viz: East Paseagoula, Tche. functi, Pass Manchac. Bayou Saint Jonn. and Choctaw Point, fifty-three thousand tive bun- dred collars For beacon-light on Sister island, Saint Law- rence river, ten thousand duilars. For re. ay se renovations at the light sta. tion on West Sister island, Lake Erie, twelve thoneand dollars | For additional appropriation for range-lights at Maumee bay, (bio, five thousand dollars. For repairs and renovations at Bayley’s Har- bor light-station, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars For repairs and renovations at Bois Blanc Asiand light-station, Michigan, fourteen thou. sand doliars For new light-bouse on the South Fox Isi- and, Lake Michigan, eighteen thousand dol- jai ! ' | Mary- For a new light-house and fog-signal on Graaite lsiand, Lake Superior, twenty tave- | and dollars For rebuilding and improving the light- house & Skilingalee, ( Isie sux (ralets,) Lake Michigan, forty thousand dollars. For day beacon to mark Stanard’s rock, Lake Superior, ten thousand doliars. For new light-house at Sturgeon Point, Labe Haron. fitteen thousand dollars. For new Iantern the light-stations at Grand river and M kee, (North Point? iDree tboutand doljars For rebuilding the kee Presque Isle light-staton, tbousand five bi red dotlars. For rebuilding the keeper's dwelling at ‘Thunder Kay island. light-station, Lake Hu- re igbt thoweand dollars. For rebuilaing tbe keeper's dwelling at T's dwelling at ake Huron, seven Maskegon li Lake Michigan, eigh! thousand dollars. For additional appropriation for a beacon light on Sand Point, west side of Little Bay de Noquet, Michigan, nine thousand dollars. For an efficient tog-signal at Point Concep- tion, California, six thousand dollars, the Light-nouse Board to re-estab., other aids to navigation on the sontbern coast, one hundred thousand dollar:. for compensation of two superintendents for the life-saving stations on the coasts of Long Island and New Jersey, three thousand doliars. For compensation of fifty-four keepers of tations, at two hundred dojlars each, ten | thousand eignt hundred dollars. | For contimgencies of life-savieg stations-on \ the coast of the United States, tem tmeusand dollars. For the establisbment ef a light-honse at Santa Cruz, California, ten theesand dollars ; Poiut Reyes, fifteen thousand det Fora light-bouse at Trowbri ‘eint, in Thander bay, Michigan, ten theusasd dollars. For a light-bouse at Mendota, on Laxe Su- perior, Micbigan, fourteen thousand dollar: For a ligbt-house at or near Braddock’s Point, Georgia, in place of Calibeque light- vessel, fifteen thousand dollars. For a light-house to mark Tybee Island Knoll, Georgia, in place of light-veseel, fifteen thousand dollars. For range-lights on Merris Island, as guides in croesing Charleston bar, Soath Carolina, firteen thousand dolia! For rebuilding iight- house on Deep Water Shoals, in James river, Virginia, sixteen theu- sand dollars. For rebuilding light-house tower and keep- er’s dwelling at Saint Simon’e, Georgia. torty- five thousand collars. Forareappropriation of the amount here- totore appropriated for an iron ligbt-house at Southwest Pass, but which has beew carried to the surplus funo, one handred and eight thousand six hundred dollars. For & new light-house at Punta Aremas, Cal- ifornis, sixty-five thousand doilars. For a new light-honse at Cape Blaneo, Ore- gon, seventy-five thousand dollars, MISCELLANEOUS. To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to the estate of Charles H. Peasiee, de- cexsed, late collector of customs at Boston, a balance remaining due him upon settlement of bis accounts, seven thousand five handredand nineteen dollars and twenty-four cents. For erecting a barge office at New York, fifty thousand dollars. For the pu.chase of the sione building and lot at Suspeneion Bridge, New York, now i for ¢ THment purposes, six thousand dotlar: For rebui'ding the custem-house at Wiscas- set, Maine, with authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to sell the pres@nt site and pur- ase a new one, if deemed for the public ia- terest, tweniy-five thou-agd dollars. For ftong up certain rooms inthe unfinished portion of the cusiom-bouse building in New Orleans, Louis . ten (thousand dollars. o Tecomyract chimneys and flues in the Patent Officé building, eight thousand dollars. For conturuing the work on the north portico of the Pateht Office building, seventy-five thousand dollars For continuing the work on the Capitol ex- tension, two hundred aud fifty thousand doi- lars. For the dome of the Capitol, fitteen thousand dollars For the perpose of paying the total liabt) its of the Census Office, exclusive of the amount claimed to be duete United States marshals and their assistants, eight handred and ninety dellars and sixty-four cents. For repairs to marine nospttal at Louisyille, Kentucky, ten thousand dollars For a custom-house in Newport, Vermont, ten thousand dollars. For purebase cf a siie and the erection of a building for a custom-house and past office at Machias, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. For custom-house and post office at Astor: Oregon, twenty-five tnomsand dollars: Pro- vided, That vessels may load and unload at the city ef Portland, in said State, ander such reg- ulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. For constructing flre-proofappraisers’ stores, on the property known as the Pennsylvania Bank Building, and belonging to the govern- ment, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fifty thou- sand dollars. For repairs and preservation of custom- bowses and other public buildings, twonty- five thousand dollars. For rep: of the building used as the cus. tom-bouse and post office at Middletown, Connecticut, six thousand doilare, and for the erection, under the direction of the Light- bouse Board, of an iron spindle on Success rock, Long Island Sound, five hundred dol- Jars, or so much thereof as shall be necessary. For the payment of fixtures and farniture furnished to ssid office, six hundred dollars. For furniture and repairs of furniture of custom-houses and other public buildings. twenty-five thousand dollars For burgiar and fire-proof vaults and safes fer depositories, twenty thousand dollars. For replneing galvanized iron roofs with copper or slate roofs, twenty-five thousand dollars For furniture, carpets, and miscellaneous expenses of Treasury buildings, thirty-five thonsand dears To detray the expenses of a survey of a tract otiaud fora park and sive fora Presigential Mansion, made under the resolution of the “ebate requesting the same, two thousand five hundred dollars ror heating apparatus for public buildings, twenty-five thousand dollars For United States court-nouse and post offlee at D es, lowa, eighty-five thou- eund dollars. For the completon ef the approaches and fencing to the Treasury building, fifty thousand Go llare. For continuation of the Treasury extension, fifty thousand dollars. For repairs and alterations in the New York custom-bouse, thirty thousand dollars. For furniture and repairs of the same, seven thousand dollars. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to purebace thirty copies of the first nine vol- umes of the United States Statutes at large, nine hundred and forty-five dollars. To enable the Secretary of the Interior to adjust und settle the accounts of Jamés Tufts for euumerating the inhabitants of the Terri- tory of Moniana, under the direction of the governor of ssid Territory, as authorized by the actof May tweaty-sixth, eighteen hundrea and sixty-four, entitled “Am act to Provide a temporary government for the Territory of Mortana,” the sum of six thousand nine ban- dred and ninety dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces: fe For beaung with steam the Sepreme Court room, Law Library, and tne passages and stairways adjacent the court-room, and for other Po serps and repairs of saia court- room, fifteen thousand dollars. For the compensation of eightextra clerks of class two in the office of the Commissioner of — Affairs, eleven thousand two hundred jolla To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pry to Lewis Heyl jtor compiling statutes preseriting the rates of duties on imports, and making index to the tariff bill now pending, cone thousand dollars. PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDs. For care, support, and medical treatment of sixty transiént paupers, medical and surgical patients, in some proper medical institution im the city of Washington, under a contract to be formed with such institution by the Commis. stoner or Public Buildings, twelve thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces. sary. For bire of carts on the public grounds, two thousand dollars For purchase and repair of tools used in the public grounds, tour hundred dollars. For the purchase of trees and tree-boxes, to Fepiace, when necessary, such as bave b-«n planted by the United Slates, to whitewash tree-boxes and fences, and to Tepair pave- ™ents in front of the public grounds, three thousand dollars. For annual repairs of the Capitol water- clos Public stables, water-ppes, ve- ments, and other walks within tne Capitol square, broken glass, and locks, and for the Piofection of the building, and keeping the main approaches to it unincumbered, twelve thousand dollars, in addition to the sale of old material. For lighting the Capitol and President's House and public grounds around them, around the executive offices, and Pennsylya- mia avenue, filty-five thousand dollar: For lightng Four-and-a-half street, across the Mall, and Maryland avenue west, and Sixth street south, fitteen thousand dollars: Provided, That the corporation of Washington city shall light their lamps, with seven.feet burners, twenty-one nights in each monta, from dark until daylight. and that no part of this appropriation shall be disbursed until itis oe ae eumencsiont of the Commissioner ‘ublic Buildings that said corpora! so higbted their street jamps. ae Pee For pay of jamp-lighters, gas-fitters, plumb. Ro eae, posse, ta rah, glass, pzints, match. 2 and repairs of all t - oy thot —— dollars. as Te oF casual repairs of the navy yard and up- per. ae wag mee doltare? fa ‘or fuel torthe President's ase, - sand dollars. 7 Stattou For repairs of Pennsylvania enue, and sprinkling tne same, and keeping it clean and iree from dirt, two thousand doliars, For improvement and taking care of public Teseryation number t: jm addition to the Taised on tbe former, For taking care of the gronnds sonth of the Preeident'’s House, covtinuing the improve. And repairing tences, three wee repairs of water-pipes, five hundred dol- rs, x and repairing sewer traps on Pennsylvania avenue, eight hundred dollars. ‘or Nevad y' by | at rates not exeeeding fifteen dollars per liuesl For cxsual repairs of ali the farnaces under | "He tor stanaard lines, tweive dollars {or the Capitol, five handred doi ] For hauling manure for top-dressing the | public grounds, five hundred dollars. For purchase of fue) tor the centre building ot the Capitol, fifteen pundred dollars. For taking care of the Circle, on Pennayi- -vania avenue, one thoutand dollars. For continuing the grading and repairing of Virginia avenue, ten thousand dollars For the necessary expenses to be Incurred in consequence of opening Sixth street west acrossthe Mall, and in making fences, two thonsand dollars. For renewing the heating apparatas at the President's House, eight thousand dollars. For laying a new pipe from the K street main to the Capitol, im order to supply the building at all times with a full flow of water, five thousand dollars, To -enable the Commissioner of Public Buildings to put in thorough repair the con- servaiory recently injured by fire at the Presi- dent’s Mansion, ten thousand dollars. For the construction of a new green-house, ‘with central dome, and a wing to correspond in size with the present green-bouse in the Bo- tanic Garden. 'o be builtof iron and giass ac- cording to aplan prepared by the architect of the Capitol extension, and approved by the Join®Oommittee on the Library, thirty-five thensand dollars; the same to be expended “under the direction of the Joint Committee on the’‘Library of Congress. Kor enabling the Cummissioner to cause the old and useless lightning-rods on the Presi- dent’s House to be removed, and Hawiey’s improved patented conductors substituted tor them, two hundred ana fifty dollars. For enabling the Commissioner to employ a suitable electrician to take care of and operate the lighting apparatus of the dome of the Capi- tol, tweive hundred dollars. For repairing in front of the War Department on Pepatylvania avenue and On Seventeenth s'reet, with stone flagging, sixteen thousand dollars. For annaal repairs of the President’s House. ix thoueand dellars. For tap dressing for public grounds and cartage for same, one thousand five hundred dollars. For purchase of tools for public grounds, five hundred dollars. For purchase of flower pots, mats, glasses, | tow neni and ten dollars for section line: twenty t asand dollars, For surveying the tteen dollars per lineal taodard lin twelve dollars for townehip, and‘ten dollars for section lines, ten thousand dollars. For surveying the public lands in Qalifor- piv, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per jimeal mile fer standard lines. twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars for section lines, thirty thousand dollars. For surveying the public lands in Oregon, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for townsbip, and ten dellars for section lines, | twenty thousand dollars. j For surveying the public lands in Washing- | ton Territory, mt rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for townsbip. and ten dollars for section lines, ten thousand dollars. For tbe survey-.of the forty-second parallel | of north latitude, eo far as it constitates the putty, wire, twine, and so forth, for use on the greepbouses, one hundred dollars. For the removal of the foot-bridgeon Maine avenue, now of no further use at that point, to Third street west, which the Commissioner of Pablic Buildings is hereby directed to haye done, three handred doslars. To complete the culvert through the Botanic Garden, fitteen thousand dollars For removing snow and ice from pavements and public walks, three huudred dollars For manure and cartage of the same for Smithsonian grounds and public feseryations. one thousand dellars, For completing the improvement ef Frank - lin Sguare, graWelling walks and deepeniug the same, and purchasing and planting trees and shrubbery, five thousand dollars. For improvemert of reservations on New York, Massachusetts, Vermont.and Maryland avenues, the samebeing now enclosed,manure, trenching, the pureha-e of trees and shrub- bery, tour thousand dollars. For further improvement of the Circle, on Pennsyivaniaavenae, six hundred dollars. For purchase and planting of trees aad boxes jor the same, replacing those that have been destroyed on the streets, "heretofore plantedby the government, two thousand dol- lars. For painting the iron fences around Lufay- ete square, in lront of the War and Navy Departments, in front of the Executive Man- sion, and the goverment portion of the fence around Judiciary square, five thousand dot- lars. For new crossings on Pemasylyania avenue, five thousand dollars. For annual repairs of fences around the pub- lic reservations, one thousand dollars. For lighting the rotunda of the Capitol with gas, by A branch from the electric battery which lights the dome, tbree thousand dollars. To enable the Joint Committee on the Libra- ry of Congress to purchase the historical li- brary of Peter Force for the library, one hun- dred thousand dollars. To enable the Joint Committee on the Libra- ry ot Congress to purchase the bust of Pulaski, now in the old ball of the House of Represen. latives, executed by the late Henry D. Saun- ders, one thousand dollars. * To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay for books of record heretofore furnished in the office of the register of deeds of the District of Columbia, and fitting necessary shelving in said office, six hundred dollars. For salary of warden of the jatlinthe Dis- trict of Columbia, two thousand dollars. Toenablethe Commissioner of Agriculture to erect a Department of Agriculture on reser- yation number two, in the city of Wasning- top, according to the plan proposed by him. to be constructed under the general provisions of awe relating tc the construction of pablic buildings, one hundred thousand dollars. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, For the pre ervation of the collections ofthe exploring and surveying expeditious of the government, ten thousand dollars. GOVEEKNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. For the support, clothing, and medical treat- men! of thé insane of the army and navy and ol the revenue cutter service, and otf rhe indi- erut insane of the District of Columbia, at the government hospital for the insanein siid District, iucluding five hundred dollars for books, stationery, and incidental expenses, ninety thousand five hundred dollars; and the salary of the superintendent of the said ho: pital is bereby fixed at four thousand dollars per annum. For finishing, furnishing, lighting, and heat- ing additional accommodations in the east wing of the hospital edifice. occupied asagene- ral army hospital during the war, and stillin part unfinished, seven thousand dollars. For continuing the wali enclosing the grounds of the hospital, ten thousand dollar: For building a coal-bouse near the wh two thousand dollars. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. For the payment of the employees in the management, engineering, and repairs of the Washington aqueduct, twenty thousand dol- Jars. PATENT OFFICE. For expenses of receiving, arranging. and taming care of copyright books, charts, and other copyright matter, one thousand eight hundred dollars, to be paid ont of the Patent Office fund. ¥or preparing illustrations and descriptions for the report of the Commissioner of Patents, ten thousand dollars, to be paid out of the Patent Office fund. COLUMBIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB. For the support of the institution. including one thousand dollars tor books and illustra- trative apparatus, twenty-five thousand dol- da ided, That deat mutes, not exceeding ten in Dumber, residing in the several States and Territories of the United States, applying for admission to the collegiate Gepartment of the instirution, eball be received on the same terme and conditions as these prescribed by Jaw for residents of the District of Columbia, 9 the discretion of the president of the insti- ation. For the erection, furnishing, and fitting up Of additions to the buildiags of the institation, to provide enlarged accommodations for the male and female pupils and the resident offi cers of the institution, fitty-four thousand six hundred and seventy-five dollars. For the enlargement and further improve. ment of the grounds of the institution. includ- ing under-drainage, seven thousagd five bun. dred collar: Yo furnish an increased supply of Potomac water and for the erectiun of tanks to regulate the distribution thereof, five thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the pres- ident of the institution. COLUMBIA HOSPITAL. To aid in the support ot the Columbia Hos. ital for Women and Lying-in Asylum, in the pistrict of Columbia, ten thousand dollirs. EXPENSES OF COLLECTION OF ZV E- NUE FROM SALES OF PUBLIC TANDS. For salaries and commissions of Tegisters of Jands offices and receivers of public money, two hundred and six thousand one hundred dollars. For incidental expenses of the several land Offices, nineteen thousand four hundred dol- lars. SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS. For surveying the public lands in inter. TA, AL ralys NOL exceeding ten dollars Per lineal mile rod a et seven dollars for townsbip, and six dollars for fifteen thousand dollars. ee ae For surveying the Territory, ircluding River of the North. Tor iewacntp, and six dollars lines, fitteen thousand dollars. poneen For surveying the public lands in Nebraska, at rates not exceeding ten dollars Per lineal pe 8 aa eee oP He ap six dollars for wwn- ship, an e OF section lin thonsand vollars, F a nee Fo blic lands in Tates not exceeding ten dollars jor standard lines, six dollars at Per lineal mile for townsbip, and five dollars tur section lines, fit, . sand dollars seals ae the public Jands in Idaho, at Xceed Ofteen dollars dard Lines, twelve di eg cota eommon boundary between the States of Cali- fornia and Oregon, estimated two hundred and twenty miles, ac not exceeding sixty dollars per mile, thireen:thousand eight hundred and forty-seven dollars For survey of boundary line between the State of Oregon and the Territory of Idaho, commencing at the northern boundary of the Stare of Nevada, and running north to its in- tersection with Sake river, estima’ed one hun- dred and sixty miles, at not exceeding sixty collars per mile, uige thousand six hundred dollars. For the survey ofthe thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude, so far as it constitutes the northern boundary of the Territory of New Mexico, estimated three hundred and twenty miles, at not exceeding sixty dollars per mile, nineteen thousand dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the ef- fice of Commissioner of Pablic Baildings is hereby abolished; and the Chief Engineer of the army shall perform ail the daties aow re- quired by law of said Commissioner, and shall also have the superintendence of the Wash- ington Aqueduct ad ali the public works and improvements of the government of the Uni- ted States in the District of Columbia, unless otherwise provided by law; and the Sergeant- at-Arms of the Senate aad the Sergeant-at- Arms of the House of Representatives shall hereatter appoint the members of the Capitol police. Sec. 3. And be it Surther enacted, That the Light-honse Koard be autharized to apply any unexpenced balance which may rematn atter the completion of @ light-house work on the Pacitic coast to the copstrectiion of any other similar work upon the same coast, which may have been authorized by Congress, but for which the amount appropriated may prove insufficient. EC. 4. And be it further enacted, 1 bt-bouse Board’ is authorized, An appropriation bas been or may be by Congress for a new light-honee, the proper site tor which does not belong to the Wnited States, to purchase the necessary land, pro- vided the purchase-money be paid from the amount appropriated for such light-honse Provided, That no superintendent of lights, whore compensation as collector of customs exceeds three thousand dollars per annum, shall receive any compensation as disbursing agent for the light-house establisumert, wheth- er tbe sums disbursed by him be for articles to be used or services rendered within or without the limits of his superintendency or collection district. Suc. 5. And he it farther enacted, That the salary of the general appraiser in the eity of New York shall be three thousand doliars, And the salaries of the assistant appratsers at Boston, Phitadelphia, Baltimore, New Or- leaps. Portland and San Francisco shall be twenty-five bundred dollars per annum. Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That the clerk of pardons in the Department of State be piaced upon the same footing in regard to com- pensation for extraordinary services under the amnesty proclamation of the twenty-pinth May, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, as the principal clerk of pardons in the Attorney General's office; and any money in the treasa- Ty not otherwise appropriated is hereby ap- propriated for this purpose. SEC. 7. And be i! further enacted. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Honse of Rep- reseniatives to select in Virginia, South Uaro- Jina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala- bama, Mississipp!, Louisiana, Texas, and Ar- kansas, one or more newspapers, notexcred- ing the number now allowed by law, in which such treaties aud laws of the United States as may be ordered for publication in newspapers accordingto law shall be published. and in Fome one or more of which so selected all such advertisements as ay be ordered tor publication in said districts, by any United States court or judge thereof, or by any of- ficer of such courts, cr by any executive of- ficer of the United States, shall be published, the compensation for which, and other terms of pub ications, shall be fixed by said Clerk BUA rate Hot exceeding two dollars per page for the publication of treaties and laws, and not exceeding one dollar per square of eizht lines of epace, forthe publication of alver. tisemefits, the accounts for which shall be ad- justed by the proper accounting offiters and paid in ibe Manner how authorized by law in the like cases: snd said Clerk shal soon & practicable after the passage of this act. notity each head of the several executive deparmments, and etch Judge of the United States Courts there by bim in accordance with the foregoing pro- visions: and thereapon and thereafter it <hal! be the duty of the several executive officers charged therewith to furnish to such selected papers only an antbentic copy of the publica- tions to be made as aforesaid; and no money hereby or other wise appropriated shall be paid for any publications or advertisements here. after to be made in said dtstricts, nor shall any such publication or advertisement be ordered by any department or public officer otherwise than az herein provided: Provided, That the Tates fixed in this section to be paid tor the ublication of the treaties and laws of the ‘nited States in the States therein designated shall also be paid fer the same publications in all the States not designated in this section. Src. § And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized Ml, at public auction, the following pro- ¥: belonging to the United States, namely: buildings and grounds known as the oid cnstom-house, at Alexandria, Virginix; the building and grounds known, known as the old custom-housy, at New Haven, Connegti- cut; the building and grounds, known as the old custom-house at Portsmouth, New Hamp- shire; the parcel of ground, known as the old custom-bouse lot, at Norfolk, Virginia: the parcel or lot of ground purchased, in the city of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for the erection of a custom-house; and the custom-house and grounds at Sackett’s Harbor, New York: and he is hereby authorized to make, execute, and deliver all needful conveyances to the pur- chaser or purchasers thereot. Suc. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Interior be directed to pro- cure an examination to be made of the conai- tion of the public buildingsin the Territory of New Mexico, and report to the next Congress an estimate of what amount is necessary to complete the same. Suc. 10. And be it further enacted, That all ad- verticements, notices and proposals for con- tracts forall the Executive partments of the Government, and the laws passed by Con- greesand Execative proclamations and tre: tes shall hereafter be advertised by publica- tion in the two daily papers published in the District of Columbia now selected under the act of the first session of the Thirty-Ninth Jongress making appropriations for the ser- vice of the Pest Office Department, during the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eigh- teen bundred and sixty-seven, and for other purposes, until otherwise erdered by Gougress, und in ho other District of Uolumbia papers Provided, That the charges for such publica- ticm shall not be higher than such as are paid by individuals tor advertising in said papers: And provided also, That the same publications sball be made in each of said papers equally as to frequency: Provided further, That ail rinting of any kind ordered by the Executive Departments shall be execated by the Govern- mest Printer when practicable, and if not at such office as may be designated by tue Ulerk ot the House of Representatives at rates not exceeding the current rates for such printing. Suc. il. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws conflicting with the above provisions with respect to the official advertising in tne District of Columbia be and are hereby repealed. Sue. 12 And le it further enacted, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, at his discretion, to increa e the pay of the clerks of the Untted States armory at Springtield, Mas- sacbueetis, to twelve hundred dollars per anunm, instead of eight hundred dollars, as now fixed by law. Suc. 13. And be it further enacted. That the laws relating to the army, navy, and mi itia and the marine corps of the United States be published officinliy in the United States Army and Navy Journal. at such rates as are fixed by the Secretary of State for the publication of the Inws of the United States. Approved, March 2, 1967. ——_+ eo ____ §7 Crinoline and Keno were the rocks upon Which & St. Louis merchant was wrecked, &# Beverly Tucker bas been appointed man- ager of ibe Excandon estates in Mexico, about lifty miles trom Sau Lais Potosi. a7 A large part of the honey sold at present is nde by bees of the featherleas biped epe- cier, peaking tbe English language, eee ae. panic has extended to Ohi. cago, and mayor of that. city bas ordered the destraction of uamazzied canines. ed Py) tg peas ago dio 2=8e allows jatora to but not im batter ring Leat, 4 mblic lands in Arizona, _ AUCTI@N SALES. | OB OFT 2 THAN Acer, : ” ‘corner 7th and ‘0 streats. RAi LROADS. 1866 pesseriVehin noure 1867 OF DRUGS, MEDICINES, BOTTLES | aR Eres | plage =,” wooo ac, : aa : DAY, thei ‘tant. at io e'clock 8. B EDULE) : Pres Store: on Tih seroet reOR ond efter November i, 186, trains wilt Bottles, Vials, Counters, | Wesb{neton....7 0 nes. Belg Fancy Articles, To be sold withoat | - GRSBS & WILLIAMS, Ancts. BY GREEN & WILLIAMS. Auctioneers. No. 526, corne; and D streets. VALUES PLE BUILDING LOT IN 7 WABD FRONTING ON 14TH 8T | BETWEEN OFIO ee i Lk D NO PUBLW AUG’ KTH, aT 0) On MONDAY. tbe ath inetast ae i . We shaliceil. om the pre: Lot N om Baltimore have | No: 2:8. having a9 fect, ruaning back shee se ie ONIOM pe in depth, making (t a Handsome B ng | Toute can be p Tee jor Setaaeths fe, teleaes to tena | emer T no interest, j ; opti pa - sccured by | mation will be siren at times LB IS POSTPONED. BUBDAT, the lth tue : 2 WILLIAMS, Aucts. Y GREEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioncers, | aDMINISTBATOR’s SALE—HORSES. Wa- GUNS. AND Fa i bio adurt ds BMING@ UTENSILS aT PUB 2 DNESDAY, the 6th day of March, at 0 »weshall sell, on the premises, at led C. B. Caibert’s Picery, opposite 08. ) Biatensburg read. by Court #f the District nal effects of the late Isaac 2— k Horses and Harness larket W, de ‘art, Ploughe, les, 5 One Log tiouse and Frame ls of W aa ED, 6 Tous Gen. Pass. Agent, e117 HROUGH LINE BETWEEN WASH Teepe abeLeats Gee EWwione. follows. viz W YORK, without change of cars. daily (except Sunday) at 7:45 &. m. and W YORK, changing cars at Philadel- joy) st 11:15 8. m. and non ew York and Pulled giphte ates p Siveping cars for New York on 6:90 p.m. train daily ‘Throngb tickets to Philadelphia, New York or a, cau be bad at the Station Offecat all bonss 5 ber s den, d Twofre Work Ha Two Bpri One Horse is a, About fifty five Bash: And many other ai jee which sary to enumerate, Terms cash. By order of the Administrator GREEN & WILLIAMS. Aacts. — OVE SALE | ip the day. as weil as at the new office ig the scovunt of the Seater RED = Pankers and Brokers Telegraph Line, 348 Ben: 20th instant, at the same place acd hour, Svenne, *“tween 6th aod Tih streets ; By order of the Adminia: oe See Baltimore and Ubio Bailrosd advertiveme:t mh] cokce GREEN & WILLIAMS, Aucts for schedule between Washingten, Baltimore. Anns polis, anc the West J. L, WILSON, Master of Transportation. L General Ticket Agent COOPER & LATIME M. COLE GEO. 8 KOONTY. Ageut Ww 00 80-tr Y B (Late clerks with Jas Mc@aire & Uo.,) Southwest co:ner of Peun’a ave. aud lite stre- Star Office Building, | VALUALE JUPROVED AND UNIMPROY BALTIMORE asp 5 rf Ap AT AUCTION A AVENUE | Un FRIDAY AFTERNOON Auctioneers ington OHIO BAILROAD ASHING TON, Jan. RIS oe = 24. at 50 clock m..on the premises ell the Tratns between WASHIN ‘ON u LT south 24 {eet 9 inches of Lot ai ppatie se 204. | MORE and WASHINGTON AND THR WE nproved by ws ouilt thre q st-ry Brick Due . with @ two stery ‘bach SESnOW COR SO REIES, we FOB BALTIMORS Leave Gaily, except Sanday. at 7.00, 745, and 11:38 a. m.. aud 20, and 4-30. ead 5 00p aad FoR ALL ri STATION wily, unday, rei ty —omt 7s m., and FOE = AY STATIONS SOUTH OF iS SOUTH OF ANNAPOLIS Pe he 6:15 and 7.00 a. m., and at 2.00 a: s jituated on the west a FOR ANNAPOLIS. buildizg. containtn; gas throughout. Also. adjeinin, bove, and immed after. we will seil the north 24 feet 6 tuches No 27, Square 284, unimproved, except by « briak bulldine on the rear of the lot.’ Both lots Gepth of 105 feet 1% inches to a thirty foot pa alley in the rear. The at ove deacribed real estate belonged to the late Col M. Nourse, and i jourteen roo: > Of the papers selected | side of lSth streeg, bet End F streets north, near Peunsyivarta avenne,cnd is well worthy | , Leave at 745 a.m. aud 430 pm. No traine the attention of iring first-class prop. | ¢ or from Anuspolis on Sunda: erty . there Deing little or none for ssie in this | UN SUND medtate neighborhood. Possession ziven May 1, 1807 Terms: One-half cash; balance in six mont! with interest. secured by @ deed of ton the perty. All conveyancing aud revera ps cost of purct Adeposit of $10y will be required of the purehacer at time of sale z. bi s 706 Seece iz. xecutors chae! arse. COUPER & LATIMER, aucts Aactioneers. cGuire & Go ,) ith street, Biar mh7-cofds TRUSTEF'S SALE OF IMPROVED Ri TATE IN THE FOURTH Waku Waswime. By virtue of a decree of the Supreme Gourt of the Dist Columbia, eitemg in eqaity, dated J aDuary is, 1607. amd passed i cal in which Catharine Bhughrue and other: @ Cumpiainaote, snd Danie! Fozarty is defeadant. the undersigned trustee. will sell. at papi ection, to the high- e MONDAY, the eth day of Mar-n, 1367. -y ee ™ . on the premises, 5 of VOLE. General Ticket it. KOONTZ, Agent Wi neton. Hobson. BIVER AND HARLEM BAiL- BOADS.—On and alter MONDAY, Nov 19, 1365, trains for Aibany and Troy, comnecting with Roiernend Western traius, will leave New York as follow 8a.m- Express train via Hodson Biver Rall. 0.3: iusquare No 52, iu paid aise? | Fond, Sith et and loth av. through to Buflale sed ning on K street porth, 22 feet tl Bueponst a ep ney en "gatland, bwest corner of said lot. and ronnie thease Becting ed po f —— ca ages of fait 22 fect. thence north & feet. thenos weet 22 | Burlington, and Mail trate vie Mud nd thence south 0 feet; together with the pba coe Went improvements Also, the outh part of Lot Mo. road, connecting st Albany with Weat- 43D said square. besinniag on Fourth street r th trains for North West, at the southwest corner of sald int Nese ata py avd Tonuing thence east 4 feet themce worth 33 road for Letan. Piteedeld. ; leet. thence east to the rear line of said lot No. 4, z i ror Thence MOFIh I: fret, thence west 93 fee: 4% inches woth tretee ter Bermiegn ae arlington cox 1 the line of eal th xt road isfect tote - street. aud thence south Mont ’ ;, together with | ¢ improvements, whic sist of sized dwelling-house on eaca of said greun | _ S45 p m. Express train via Hudson River Rai!- | road connecting st Albany with Western trains, gee at Troy ee trains for Montr@ms, with sieep- This property is located ina growing section of | 1BE cat attached. a the ctty, where eal entate ts ra idly improving | of, 18 Pm. at Gueth Batwing Be for we rd of the purchase money | ~ ec which, Will be'reuired od at Troy With aes Be re oega tai Ive months: the sail de cred | RRSP ao pmale andl from the day of sale, ‘ia Hodson River Bat! tes or bonds «f the ¥ : ~ - with a suret, ached, and through to oF stie- 5 ul idge withont oh; pproved by the trustee ie Also. sleeping car every day exce prin with with- ttached from New York throach : be truxtes re mt ta i - x operty at the & Without change. Bome W. anda baser or pur Here gg ny ey bya Se at 4 - Kast LJ} je in Will ren on Bandage Plece acd torea cl calc’ (aye Botice of the time, | Pm Train vie Hudson Biver Balirosd rrith 1 ? sleeping car attae! con ing &t Albany with ull conreyancing aud stone a | carly tratus fer Butulo and Bu Sueday train will be ren vie Hedeon Biv.: Batlroad from New York to Poughkeepsic and |. B* GBEEN & WILLIAMS, Auctioneers, | a x No. 926. corner uf th and Datrests. | mi Meteruine, igre Poustikecpeie at 3.05 o. VALUAELE IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED | ® Sundey trai Fem Railrosa FKOPERTY FRONTING ON 4TH QTREED | yph'toy a Sunday trait vie Harlem Rails Miliessrn Etfen MeeR N SEERETO ROME, AE | MoSedusruticeting wept PURLIO AUCTION cg | mu Ariving tn Now tert a VABDBABILT. Un MOND. 5) » President we 9,ineame are. having ‘hes fronton w Jersey ‘k the depth thereof. This ine location, and worthy of the ere. SO oy can be seen tug derore the day of sale by calling on the ewneron | EGNTERN rf D, 15,000) POUNDS ‘Terms: One half cash: balance six and twelve | 0 be made ty Dorey a eet a materiale Prcnthes fos poten bearing interest, end cocared | fo. Stromciay’ scluste slast ey Soe eielee gles Opi revenue stamoeat ibe cust of tie purcha- | Hote,to bare ne unpleaenat odor. to contain set fe28-eokds GREKN & WILLIAMS, Aucts, | dé,well dried before packing. Tobe delivered liows : Ove-third ;4s)on or before ‘the Iet of april, one third (5 ).0a or be. Usth of Sorts, ano tho remainver om or be- TECStEes's SALE. sei uth of Apri’ A In pursuance ef a power of sale vested in me by ‘Bangi mnte' furnished with the % gidere. of eget, oxeeuted to me by George W: | towitcn a covy of this sdrerticement menree ot Vornelis D. » his . tached. Bo well strapped Washington city, Dirtrict of Oclumbie, dated on Pao LB : the 28th des of August, 1865. and recorded in Li berE. B. P No 3, folio 232, ac. pe of the innd records of Montgomery c-unty, 1 will offer at ublic sare and seil to the highest bidder, at B Ker's Hotel, in the village 0°. C1 Montgomery coun ‘20th aay of March. andeixty seven. a! in. ing described real situated in Montgomery State of Maryland. ‘These iands lic near 4 oraly rape Koo . 8nd adjvin the made as sconas the article ts re- ceived as satisiactory; but twenty-five | in Will be reserved from etch payment until com- piston of the a wei 8 low, for meee. . will be received at the Subsistence Btore- houses: in the Monument Lot. and 6th street Wharf; or at the Bathimore and Qnto Batlroad Depot « L. mbs-6t * Major and 0.8..0.8.a prorosats FOB MEAT. te Boougt Indeed.” dG eixty acres of land, retofore conveyed by ndry rela ene eh pre ye dat The othe heretofore conveyed io said George by Ann Soper, nd coutatuts thirty if Nhl land te under x tice Lape: Commissary of Subssstemes land good stat ‘ashingion. D.C.,M vation, situated in a healthy weighboriiood. w: Sealed Prepo: ef the form provements copeitt of tee eomlerteny lenient. | EBURGE SY, Te tee ot ese ovements ol tw ortecle 4 \- Hoge, ceo stable, coru houses act ethernete. | te FEbel Bex thi {the troops sud ali the OORNED for ‘sale oF issue af the fol ing places. viz Washington, D. C., Alexandria, Va , Fort Wash- ington, Md., Fort Foote, Md ,and Fort Whippic, ir 18 will also be recetved for all the Fye<i Out-buiidings: aleo, fear «od tobacco- | hogees. "The abore described tract is sascomite = Ing divided gato twoor three convenient arm Be red for sales te officers supplied from 3 | parchase money | the Warkington Depot. This Beef il be ofthe to be paid onthe Gay of sale; the residue of the Rees Cueily SS Seine pees. rom the bin! purchase money to be paid im one and two qverters and the as the fore quarters. z from the ale, ti iechaser or purcha. all Meat will Serge imapection: vin, bi is. her or their notes, with approved | to be monpeus, warks le quality and in vo- rity, bearing ——— i the day ts | ae ae a RF o wi 8 ne} au troeps porti m1 vexecated oy tue trustee “cl vet ot apa Becks, shanks, aud Kidocy ‘of NOt recet . the parchaser x oe ore Seah the poneqOHN ft. WILLIAMS. Trastec OMT EVI VANPOSSEE ee | REAL Btore the places pened, | be will distribure it in «uch quantities, po pe Pon an officer of tire Subsistence — i ill be recetved for sup! parate Widdere wast be present ot the opening of the bids this office manthly. for all Wect purcheccd or wben tu fends forthe D2