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roads.

Salaries of postmasters.

Transportation To enable the Postmaster-General to adjust and pay the compensaof mails on rail- tion for the transportation of mails on railroad routes, according to the provisions of "An act making appropriations for the service of the PostOffice Department for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred 1873, c. 231, v. 17, and seventy-four", approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventyp.556. three, he is hereby authorized and empowered to use for this purpose so much as may be necessary of the unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for deficiencies in the revenues of the postal service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three. SECTION 3. That to enable the Postmaster-General to carry out, so far as certain fourth class offices are concerned, that provision of section eighty-four of the act approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy two, entitled "an act to revise, consolidate and amend the statutes relating to the Post-Office Department" which provides for the retroactive adjustment of the salaries of postmasters when there is an extraor dinary increase in the revenues, he is hereby authorized and empow ered to use for this purpose the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of the unexpended balances of the amounts appropriated for the deficiencies in the revenues of the postal service for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four.

1872, c. 335, s. 84, v. 17, p. 295.

R. S., 3856, p. 758.

Re-appropriation of amounts carried to surplus fund.

Seamen in foreign countries.

Consular officers,

&c.

Stationery, rent,

&c.

Internal-revenue officers and service.

SECTION 4. That the following balances of appropriations carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of the fifth section of the act ap. proved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, being required to complete the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventytwo and prior years, are hereby continued and rendered available for such purpose, namely: The Postmaster General is hereby authorized to make such transfers in the accounts of his Department for the current fiscal year as may be necessary by reason of the change of the post-offices in the newly annexed part of the city of New York to stations of the New York city post-office.

STATE DEPARTMENT.

For relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventyone, one hundred and twenty-two dollars.

For relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventytwo, thirty-three dollars and eighty-four cents.

For salaries of consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls, commercial agents, consular clerks, including loss by exchange, being for the service of the fiscal year, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, nine hundred and seventyeight dollars and ninety-seven cents.

For stationery, book cases, arms of the United States, seals, presses, flags, rent, postage, freight, and miscellaneous expenses, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, one hundred dollars.

For stationery, book cases, arms of the United States, seals, presses, flags, rent, postage, freight, and miscellaneous expenses, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, three hundred and sixty-one dollars and ninety-six cents.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

To pay to internal revenue collectors, assessors, and other internal revenue officers, their salaries, commissions, and expenses allowed by law, as have been or may be ascertained and certified by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department; and to pay such further allowances as have been or may be granted to such collectors and assessors by the Secretary of the Treasury, in lieu of such salaries and commissions; and to pay miscellaneous expenses of carrying into effect the various

provisions of the several acts providing for internal revenues, being for the service of the ten years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, two hundred thousand dollars.

E. Boyd Pendle

That the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Department be, and they are hereby, authorized and directed, in the settlement of the ton. accounts of E. Boyd Pendleton, late collector of the fifth district of Virginia, to audit and allow such amounts as are shown to have been stolen or embezzled by his late deputy collector, R. W. Hobson; it first being proved, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, that such embezzlements or larceny did not occur through any fault or negligence of said Pendleton: Provided, That in case any of the money so stolen or embezzled shall hereafter be recovered, the same shall inure to the United States.

Prosecution of

offenses.

To pay such claims for services rendered and expenses incurred in detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of violat- internal-revenue ing inter-revenue laws, or conniving at the same, as have been or may be allowed and certified by the proper officers of the Treasury Department, as provided by law, being for the service of the five years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, twenty-thousand dollars.

1869, c. 123, v. 15,

p. 312.

That the provisions contained in the act approved March third, eight- Compensation for een hundred and sixty-nine, entitled "an act making appropriations to disbursing money supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Govern- for public buildment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ings. sixty-nine, and for other purposes", limiting the compensation to be allowed for the disbursement of moneys appropriated for the construction of any public building was intended and shall be deemed and held to limit the compensation to be allowed to any disbursing officer who disburses moneys appropriated for and expended in the construction of any public building as aforesaid to three-eighths of one per centum for said services

WAR DEPARTMENT.

R. S., 3654, p. 723.

To pay claims of officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army for Back pay, Army. back pay that may be due them ou pay rolls, final accounts, and Treasury certificates, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and prior years, twenty-three thousand seven hundred and eleven dollars and seventy-five cents

To pay claims of officers and enlisted men of the Regular Army for back pay that may be due them on pay rolls, final accounts, and Treasury certificates, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, twenty-five thousand and ninety-five dollars and ninety-five cents.

Back pay, volun

To pay claims of officers and enlisted men of the volunteer service, or their heirs and assigns, for arrears of pay or balances that may be cer- teers. tified to be due to them by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, five hundred and ninety-seven thousand four hundred and twenty-eight dollars and forty cents.

Bounty, volun

To pay claims of officers and enlisted men of the volunteer service, or their heirs and assigns, for arrears of bounty that may be certified to teers. be due them by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventyone and prior years, five hundred and thirty-four thousand one hundred and forty-seven dollars and twenty-three cents.

Subsistence, Ar

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for subsistence stores of the Army, being my. for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, fourteen thousand one hundred and fifty dollars and seventyone cents.

Superintendent

For pay of superintendent of building occupied by Subsistence of Subsistence De- Department at number seventeen, Madison Place, Washington city, partment building two hundred and fifty dollars.

Subsistence, Ar

my.

Clothing, Army.

Transportati o n, Army.

Regular supplies, Army.

Incidental expenses, Army.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for subsistence stores of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred seventy-two, ten dollars.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for clothing of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, two hundred and forty-one dollars and twenty-nine cents.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for clothing of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, one thousand dollars.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for transportation of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, eighty-nine thousand nine hundred and seventy-one dollars and six cents.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for transportation of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, fortyeight thousand seven hundred and eight dollars and two cents.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for regular supplies of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one aud prior years, sixty-one thousand nine hundred and seven dollars and one

cent.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for regular supplies of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, eight hundred and thirty-five dollars and seventeen cents.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for incidental expenses of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, five thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars and eight

cents.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for incidental expenses of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, three thousand eight hundred and eighty-two dollars and twenty cents. For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers Hire of quarters. of the Treasury Department for rent or hire of quarters for troops, and for officers on military duty, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, seventy-seven thousand six hundred and forty-three dollars and fifty-eight cents.

Horses, cavalry and artillery.

Stoves, Aimy.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for rent or hire of quarters for troops, and for officers on military duty, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, nine hundred and forty-eight dollars and eighty-eight cents.

For payment of amounts certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for purchase of horses for the cavalry and artillery, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, twenty-seven thousand six hundred and sixty-eight dollars.

For payment of amount certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for stoves furnished for the Army being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one aud prior years, fifteen dollars.

volunteers.

To settle the claims of volunteers for pay while serving in the Indian Claim of Oregon war of eighteen hundred and fifty-five and eighteen hundred and fifty- and Washington six, in Oregon and Washington Territories, as per certificate of the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, three thousand one hundred and ten dollars.

To settle the claims of volunteers for services rendered in the Indian war of eighteen hundred and fifty-five and eighteen hundred and fiftysix in Oregon and Washington Territories, as per certificate of the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, five thousand eight hundred and sixty-six dollars and seventy-four cents.

Settlement of

To settle claims certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen claims. hundred and seventy-one and prior years, twelve dollars and sixty-five

cents.

Subsistence of

officers.

For contingencies of the Army certified to be due by the accounting Contingencies, officers of the Treasury Department, being for the service of the fiscal Army. year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, one hundred and sixty dollars. For payment of amount certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for subsistence of officers of the Army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventyone and prior years, one hundred and fifty four dollars and twenty cents. For payment of amount certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for medical and hospital supplies, and inci- pital supplies. dental expenses of the medical department of the army, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy one and prior years, six hundred and ninety-nine dollars and ninety-two cents.

Medical and hos

Expenses at ar

For payment of the amount certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, for current expenses at arsenals, being for senals. the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, thirtyfour dollars and twelve cents.

For payment of amount certified to be due by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department for ordnance, ordnance stores, and supplies, nance stores. being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventytwo, sixty three dollars and eighty-eight cents.

Orduance, ord

Freedmen and

For payment of amounts certified by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, to be due for the support of freedmen and refu- refugees. gees, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and prior years, forty-nine dollars and sixty-six cents

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

For payment of amount due Louis Dupleix for rent of room in which the archives of the land office at Natchitoches, Louisiana, were kept for safe-keeping, from November first, eighteen hundred and sixty eight to April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one inclusive, at the rate of twenty dollars per month, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, five hundred and ninety dollars and sixty-six cents.

For the purpose of closing the accounts of certain receivers of public moneys acting as disbursing agents in the several States and Territories, as per letter of the First Comptroller of the Treasury, being for the serv ice of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, four thousand and five hundred dollars.

For the purpose of closing the accounts of certain receivers of public moneys acting as disbursing agents in the several States and Territories, as per letter of the First Comptroller of the Treasury, being for the serv ice of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, one thousand and five hundred dollars.

Louis Dupleix.

Receivers of

public money, acting as disbursing agents.

Registers and

For salaries and commissions of registers and receivers of United States land-offices, for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy-two, receivers. four thousand dollars.

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Claims for expeuses of courts.

Buildings at San Antonio.

And to enable the accounting officers of the Government to settle the accounts of certain registers and receivers of the United States landoffices, a transfer (not involving any appropriation of money out of the Treasury) of a sufficient sum, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, is hereby authorized.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

For payment of unsettled claims now pending before the Department for defraying expenses of United States courts, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy one, and prior years, twenty thousand dollars.

And the appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars "for the construction of depot-buildings including shops, offices, and commissary 1873, c. 227, v. 17, and quartermasters store-rooms at San Antonio, Texas," made by Act of March third eighteen hundred and seventy three, is hereby continued and rendered available for the purpose originally intended.

p. 525.

Use of appropriations carried to surplus fund, in settlement of disbursing accounts.

1874, c. 328, ante,

p. 110.

Proviso.

Balance due Fran

cis M. Lamper, ap

Roger S. Greene.

SEC. 5. That whenever it may be necessary in the settlement of the accounts of disbursing officers of the Government for expenditures already made in pursuance of law, to use appropriations carried to the surplus fund under section five of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to make the necessary entries on the books of the Department to effect such settlements, Provided, That such entries shall not involve the expenditure of any moneys from the Treasury.

SEC. 6. That the Secretary of the Treasury, through the proper ac plied; checks of counting officers, be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to apply the balances of two hundred and sixty-seven dollars and two cents, and one hundred and eighty-two dollars and forty-nine cents, now standing to the credit of Francis M. Lamper late receiver of public moneys and disbursing agent, respectively, on the books of the Treasury Department, in partial payment to the legal holders thereof of certain checks, amounting to the sum of five hundred and sixty-two dollars and seventy-nine cents, drawn by Roger S. Greene, judge of the second judicial district, Washington Territory, on the First National Bank of Portland, Oregon, against a deposit made with the said Francis M. Lamper, late United States depositary at Olympia, Washington Territory, May eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, to the credit and subject to the order of the court, and which said Lamper was supposed to have transferred to the First National Bank of Portland at the time of the of the discoutinuance of the Olympia depositary, but failed to account for: and that the said balances of two hundred and sixty-seven dollars and two cents, and one hundred and eighty two dollars and forty-nine cents, due to the said Francis M. Lamper, as late receiver and disbursing agent, respectively, together with the additional sum of one hundred and thirteen dollars and twenty-eight cents required to cover the full amount of said checks, be paid the proper holders of said checks, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

John G. Hosmer.

Commissioners to

To enable the Department of Justice to settle with and pay John G. Hosmer, late sheriff of Cayuga County, New York, the disbursements and reward paid in the capture of the notorious counterfeiter, Thomas Ballard, three hundred and thirty-eight dollars.

SEC. 7. That the Secretary of State is authorized to pay, out of any Vienna Exposition. balance now remaining unexpended, of the monies appropriated in joint resolution approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy 1873, Res. No. 3, three entitled "Joint Resolution to enable the people of the United v. 17, p. 637. States to participate in the advantages of the International Exposition to be held at Vienna in eighteen hundred and seventy three" the sum of five hundred dollars to each of the fifteen commissioners, appointed under authority of said joint resolution, who, in addition to undertaking reports upon special subjects at said exposition, either served upon international juries or were detained in Vienna by reason of assisting in

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