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panies to sue in ing a suit in the Court of Claims for the charges for such transportaCourt of Claims. tion, and recovering for the same if found entitled thereto by virtue of the laws in force prior to the passage of this act; provided that the Statute of limit- claim for such charges shall not have been barred by the statute of limitations at the time of bringing the suit, and either party shall have the right of appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States; And provided further, That the foregoing provision shall not apply for the current fiscal year, nor thereafter, to roads where the sole condition of transportation is that the company shall not charge the Government higher rates than they do individuals for like transportation, and when the Quartermaster-General shall be satisfied that this condition has been faithfully complied with.

Appeal.
Proviso.

Quarters.

For hire of quarters for officers on military duty, hire of quarters for troops; of store-houses for the safe-keeping of military stores, offices, and of grounds for camps and summer cantonments and for temporary frontier stations; for the construction of temporary huts and stables; and for repairing public buildings at established posts, one million five hundred thousand dollars.

For construction and repairs of hospitals, one hundred thousand dol

Construction and repairs of hospi- lars.

tals.

Clothing and camp-equipage.

Proviso.

Moth, mildew.

National cemete

ries.

Army contingen

cies.

Proviso.

Medical and hospital supplies.

Army Medical Museum.

Engineer depot at Willett's Point.

Torpedo trials and instruction.

Ordnance service.

For purchase and manufacture of clothing and camp and garrison equipage, and for preserving and repacking stock of clothing and camp and garrison equipage, and materials on hand at the Philadelphia, Jeffersonville, and other depots of the Quartermaster's Department, one million four hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be paid for the use of any patent process for the preservation of cloth from moth or mildew.

For maintaining and improving national military cemeteries, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

For Army contingencies not provided for by other estimates, embrac ing all branches of the military service, one hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That none of the money hereby appropriated shall be expended, directly or indirectly, for any use not strictly necessary for, and directly connected with, the military service of the Government.

For purchase of medical and hospital supplies, pay of private physicians employed in emergencies, hire of hospital attendants, expenses of purveying depots, of medical examining boards, and incidental expenses of the Medical Department, two hundred thousand dollars.

For the Army Medical Museum and for medical and other necessary works for the library of the Surgeon General's Office, ten thousand dollars.

For engineer depot at Willet's Point, New York, namely, remodeling portions of bridge equipage, and for the current expenses of the depot, purchase of engineering materials for use in instruction of engineer battalion, and purchase and repair of instruments for general service of the Corps of Engineers, nine thousand dollars.

For torpedo experiments in their application to harbor and land defense, and for instruction of engineer battalion in their preparation and application, ten thousand dollars.

For the ordnance service required to defray the current expenses at the arsenals; of receiving stores and issuing arms and other ordnance supplies; of police and office duties; of rents, tolls, fuel, and lights; of stationery and office furniture; of tools and instruments for use; of public animals, forage, and vehicles; incidental expenses of the ordnance service, including those attending practical trials and tests of ordnance, small arms, and other ordnance supplies, one hundred and Restriction upon twenty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That none of the money expenditure. hereby appropriated shall be expended, directly or indirectly, for any use not strictly necessary for, and directly connected with, the military service of the Government; and this restriction shall apply to the use No part to be ex- of public animals, forage, and vehicles: And provided further, That pended for con- none of the money hereby appropriated shall be expended for the construction or repair struction or repair of buildings.

of buildings.'

For manufacture of metallic ammunition for small arms, seventy-five thousand dollars.

For overhauling, cleaning, and preserving new ordnance stores on hand at the arsenals, fifty thousand dollars.

For repairing ordnance and ordnance stores in the hands of troops and for issue at the arsenals and depots, twenty-five thousand dollars. For saddlers' tools, smiths' tools and materials, tool bags, cavalry forges, with their tools and materials, for the cavalry service, twenty thousand dollars.

For purchase and manufacture of ordnance stores, to fill requisitions of troops, and for alteration of carriages now in use in sea coast forts, one hundred thousand dollars.

For infantry, cavalry, and artillery equipments, consisting of valises, haversacks, canteens, and great coat straps, and for re-covering cavalry saddles with leather, and of manufacture of saddle bags, and repairing horse equipments for cavalry troops, one hundred thousand dollars. For manufacture, at national armories, of the new model breechloading musket and carbine, adopted for the military service on recommendation of the board of officers convened under act of June sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, one hundred and fifty thousand dol lars: Provided, That hereafter no money shall be expended at said armories in the perfection of patentable inventions in the manufacture of arms by officers of the Army otherwise compensated for their services to the United States.

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SEC. 2. That in all contracts for material for any public improvement, the Secretary of War shall give preference to American material; and rial preferred for all labor thereon shall be performed within the jurisdiction of the

United States.

Public improve

ments.
Labor on same.
Arms, &c., issued
to States and Terri-

tories between Jan.

1, 1861, and April 9, 1865, and used to suppress rebellion. 1808, c. 55, v. 2,

p. 490.

R. S., 1661, p. 290; 1667, p, 291.

Credit to States,

Proviso.

SEC. 3. That all issues of arms and other ordnance stores which were made by the War Department to the States and Territories between the first day January, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and the ninth day of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, under the act of April twentythird, eighteen hundred and eight, and charged to the States and Territories, having been made for the maintenance and preservation of the Union, and properly chargeable to the United States, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, upon a proper showing by such States of the faithful disposition of said arms and ordnance stores, in the service of the United States in the suppression of the war of the rebellion, to credit the several States and Territories with the sum charged to them respect. &c. ively for arms and other ordnance-stores which were issued to them between the aforementioned dates, and charged against their quotas under the law for arming and equipping the militia: Provided, That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, before making a credit to any of said States and Territories, to investigate and ascertain, so nearly as he can, the disposition made by each of said States and Territories of said arms and ordnance-stores; and, if he shall find that any of said arms or ordnance-stores have been sold or otherwise misapplied, to refuse a credit to such State or Territory for so much of said arms and ordnance-stores as have been sold or misapplied; and the amount thereof shall remain a charge against said State or Territory, the same as if this act had not been passed: And provided further, That so much Quota of rebelof the appropriations between the first of January, eighteen hundred lious States of arms, and sixty-one, and the ninth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, appropriation to under the act of April twenty-third, eighteen hundred and eight herein referred to, as would have been used for the purchase of arms to be distributed to the several States that were in rebellion, shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States.

Approved, March 3, 1875.

be covered in.

March 3, 1875.

River and harbor appropriations.

Duluth.

Ontonagon.

Eagle Harbor.

Marquette.

Fox and Wiscon

sin Rivers. Green Bay.

Menomonee.

Ahnapee.

Two Rivers.

Manitowoc.

Sheboygan.

Port Washing

ton.

Milwaukee."

Racine.

Kenosha.

Chicago.

Calumet.

Michigan City.

Frankfort.

Manistee.

Ludington.

White River.

Muskegon.

Black Lake.

Saugatuck.

South Haven.

Saint Mary's River, &c.

CHAP. 134.-An act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and comple-
tion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of
money be, and are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the
direction of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and
completion of the following public works hereinafter named:

For dredging the inside harbor at Duluth, thirty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Ontonagon, twenty-five thou sand dollars.

For the improvement of Eagle Harbor, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Marquette, fifteen thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers five hundred thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Green Bay, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Menomonee, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Ahnapee, Wisconsin, twentyfive thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin fifteen thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Sheboygan Wisconsin, twelve thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars

For the improvement of the harbor at Milwaukee, twenty-five thou sand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Racine, Wisconsin ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin fifteen thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Chicago, Illinois seventy-eight thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Calumet, Illinois, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Michigan City, Indiana fifty thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Frankfort, Michigan, ten thou sand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Manistee, Michigan twentyfive thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Ludington, Michigan ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at White River, Michigan ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Muskegon, Michigan twentyfive thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Black Lake, Michigan fifteen thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Saugatuck Michigan, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at South Haven, Michigan, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of Saint Mary's River and Saint Mary's Falls Canal, two hundred thousand dollars: of which sum not to exceed forty thousand dollars may be used in the settlement of such claims of the

Barker and Will

contractors, Barker Williams and Bangs, and Barker and Williams, Barker Williams for damages and delays in the time of commencing work on said canal and Bangs, and during the existence of their contracts, as the Secretary of War, on the iams. report of the Engineer Department, shall judge to be just and equit

able.

For the improvement of the harbor at Cheboygan Michigan fifteen thousand

Cheboygan.

For the improvement of Saint Clair River, at the mouth of Black Saint Clair River. River, Michigan, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Harbor of Refuge, Lake Huron, one hundred thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Monroe, Michigan, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of Saginaw River, Michigan, thirty thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Toledo, Ohio, seventy-five thousand dollars

Harbor of Refuge.

Monroe.

Saginaw River.

Toledo.

For the improvement of the harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio, twenty- Sandusky City. five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Huron, Ohio, one thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Vermillion, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Black River, Ohio, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Grand River, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Conneaut, Ohio, one thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania, eighty thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio, five thou sand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Rocky River, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Dunkirk, New York thirtyfive thousand dollars.

For dredging the mud bars in the Hudson River in front of Jersey City, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Buffalo. New York one hundred thousand dollars; and out of this appropriation the Chief of Engineers may pay Daniel E. Bailey, the sum of twenty-three thousand two hundred and eighty-seven dollars and seventy-six cents for work done by him upon such improvement in eighteen hundred and seventy-three and eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for which he has not been paid, in full satisfaction thereof.

For the improvement of the harbor at Olcutt, New York ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Oak Orchard, New York, ten thousand dollars.

For the construction of an additional pier in the ice harbor at New Castle, Delaware, twenty thousand dollars.

For the continuation of the construction of the United States pier at Lewes, Delaware, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Charlotte, New York, five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Crisfield, Maryland, thirtyseven thousand three hundred and seventeen dollars and fifty cents. For the improvement of the harbor at Pultneyville New York, ten thousand dollars

Huron.

Vermillion.

Black River.

Grand River.

Ashtabula.

Conneaut.

Erie.

Port Clinton.

Rocky River.

Dunkirk.

Hudson River.

Buffalo.

Daniel E. Bailey.

Olcutt.

Oak Orchard.

New Castle.

Lewes.

Charlotte.

Crisfield.

Pultneyville.

Great Sodus Bay.

Little Sodus Bay.

Oswego.

Ogdensburgh.

Burlington.

Swanton.

Otter Creek.

Falls of Saint Anthony.

Part to be expended, how.

Minnesota River.

Upper Mississippi River.

Illinois River.

Des Moines Rap

ids.

Rock Island Rap

ids.

Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers.

er.

Mississippi Riv

Falls of the Ohio

For the improvement of the harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York, ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Oswego, New York, ninety thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Ogdensburgh, New York, five thousand dollars.

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For the improvement of the harbor at Burlington, Vermont twentyfive thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the harbor at Swanton, Vermont ten thousand dollars.

For the improvement of Otter Creek, Vermont, five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Falls of Saint Anthony, Minnesota, one hundred thousand dollars: and twenty-five thousand dollars of said amount may be expended for the improvement of the Mississippi River above the Falls of Saint Anthony.

For the improvement of the Minnesota River, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Upper Mississippi River twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Illinois River, seventy-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, Mississippi River, four hundred and eighty thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi River, fifty thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers, one hundred thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Mississippi River, between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers, two hundred thousand dollars: fifteen thousand dollars of said amount shall be expended between the mouths of the Illinois and Missouri Rivers; and fifteen thousand dollars of said amount may be expended at Liberty Bar.

For completing the improvement of the Falls of the Ohio River and River and Louis- Louisville Canal, one hundred thousand dollars.

ville Canal.

Ohio River.

Part may be expended, how.

Wabash River.

Upper Mononga

hela River.

Great Kanawha.

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For the improvement of the Ohio River, three hundred thousand dollars; that one hundred thousand dollars of this amount shall be used for and applied toward the construction of a "movable dam", or a dam with adjustable gates for the purpose of testing substantially the best method of improving permanently the navigation of the Ohio River and its tributaries; the location of this work with the plan of construction and the application of the amount hereby appropriated to be submitted to the Secretary of War, for his approval.

For the improvement of the Wabash River, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Upper Monongahela River, near Morgantown, West Virginia, twenty-two thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Great Kanawha River, West Virginia, three hundred thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Tennessee River, above Chattanooga, forty thousand dollars, and below Chattanooga, including the Muscle Shoals, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Cumberland River, below Nashville, twenty-five thousand dollars.

For the improvement of the Yazoo River, twelve thousand dollars. For the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi River, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, provided : That this appropriation shall ation shall cease to cease to be available when its necessity is superseded by any other work of improvement authorized by law.

When appropri

be available.

Red Fish Bar.

For the improvement of Red Fish Bar, in Galveston Bay, Texas, ten thousand two hundred dollars.

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