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-iJi J k OesIOCUATIC SOmSATIOSSi
' 'FOR PRESIDENT.
" LEWIS CASS,
, of memo an
■J- . • «'v S’".---.-- •T
, '" ‘ FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WM. O. BUTLER,
' . o/^ivrtrcarifi
. f r . £DJBtioGaAtIC ELECTORAL TICKET
•. •,.A; i gS£AIOBIAL KLBCfORS. ...• .. [j , •
... , 7WILLUM Biqlm,of Clearfield. S :
. . -.‘DaiioD.Wag.ehsb, of Northampton. ;
•'v f . UEPBKSXHTATIVB KLECTORS.
, ,VJ IBctrtL.Bkhxbb, Philadelphia County. ;
11. Horuß. Kbkms 1 - d 0... City...,
.I **. -i 1 . .Hi-IsaacSucxk, . . . .do County; *
.v y, y’-iyj A- L.' UOtfMTOBT. v d° do
.••*. \r. .Jacob S< Yosr, Momgomety oo '
VI. Robert E. Weight/Lehigh .’ .do .
VJI. Wiluak W. Downing, Cheater do
v 1 Lancaster do
IX. Fetes KmnL-Berks do
i*,v . - vX. Bernard S. Schoonover, Monroe do
XI. W’m.Swstla.tto/Wyoming do
c i v. Xit Jonah Brewster, Tioga do
y . >.XIII..JoiwC. King, Clinton- do
-. . M > ;XIV. JoiotWktokas,Lebanon do
t.; ; :• 1 ‘;-XV.. Robert J. Fisher, York ■. : do
V.:■■■:■> XVI* FbBDKHICESMITH, FrankHa do
‘ iXVH. JOUN CIUSWELL, Huntingdon do
XVUL Charlee A. Blacx, Greene do
. XIX. Grorob-\V. Bou{kak, Bedford do
XX. John R. Shannon, Beaver do
:v- - / UjXXJ.i GrorgeP. Hamilton. Allegheny, do
, XXII. W II Davis, Crawford do
XXIH. Td4otht lvE5, Pouer , .. do
: XXlV».Jakes G. CAKrBELL, Butler do
, tor governor,
’. MORRIS LONGSTRETIJ,
' Of Montgomery County.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
ISRAEL PAINTER,
Qf Westmoreland County,
FOR CONGRESS, '
SAHUEL tV. ULACK,
i\ ; >C*3 V -•• •'- V OVTTTTSUmS.au. -
.. . for ABBKMBI.T,
JOHN J. MITPIIEL, Pittsburgh.
JOHN S. HAMILTON, do.
EDMUND SNOWDEN; • Allegheny.
' ' WILLIAM L. MILLER; Versailles.
i ■ 'i•, .. .. . BFGISTKO,. .
EDWARD WCORKLE,Indiana.
.. ;v>j, AUDITOR,'
JOIIN O'BRIEN, Umcuctvillo.
, . COMMISSIONER,
V J- .‘- JAMES WALLACE, Baldwin.
• ’ r -V ' ' ■rRCORDEBJ
DR POLLOCK, Clinton
• ' i CLERK OF TIIK COUUT,
' 5: - • : BENJAMIN WILSON, Elizabeth Borough.
W THIS BAPER. THE XAH'S OF THE VSITF.D
STATES, ' TREATIES. .RESOLUTIONS OF COS
QKESS,.fc., AKE FUBLISHED BY. A VTHOMTY.
• Bloming post Job printing ©flue.
:. : CpRNER OF WOOD AND FIFTH STREETS.
• Jp* Having: added to our litabhshmenl, a splendid
Bteara*Po\ver Printing Machine we urn prepared 10 do
all kiud* of Newspaper and Book .work m a style o( un
?:. surpassed beauty and neatness, and upon the most ren
. . sojusble terms, .We respeelfnllv sollrtt the patronage of
the public in tin* huo of our bunues?.
JIT* Advertisers are reguaied tohand tn Ihnrfa rors before
A o'clock, jP.il/. This must be complied toilh.xn order totti
■Af preferred. j : . .. . ■: - ■ •
■ • IjyK.'W. CAUR, United States Newspaper Agency
:\ ’Buu Sulldtngß, N, E; corner of'Tsird amt-Doct streets,
and 400 North Fourth street— is ourordy authorised Agent
in Philadelphia.
< B?Commit! ee on
1 Coyle; K. IL Keir, M: J: StewaiJ. C. Bituctt, John Lay
* 7 ton*, Richard Louth. Daniel Fiekiseir, Fied. Yohst.
1 Calif BulUrt lioagitrethi Pilnteri and
tke County TlcltCt.
Demooratio RepubUcan Meeinga.
•TheJ)emocratic Conitmtiee ofCorrespondencein pur- .
ii. uatice of the Resolanon of tlm County Cem enton, do 1
. v ereby designate following places for publicmeet- !
.i ’ .Jfgo.t . 1
At Elizabeth, on Friday the 9th of Sept. 1
rf : Clinton, on Monday the Hth 01 bept., at C oHoclc,
. In. North Fayette at Rodgers'-Mill, ou .Snturdajthe. 1
"Idthof Stpt. at 2 o’lock, I’.AI 1
• • • At Noblestowu. ojt Saturday the ICth of Sep. at <»'•
clock. P M <
At Sewickly, at Mr. Littles, on Tuesday the IDihof *
; Sept, ax 8 o’clock. P M. .. j
At Frankhn.at Mr. Neely’s,on Tuesday the 19th of Se|. *
at 7 o’clock, ?. M: ; ' •. t
- At Bakerstown. at John Lovely's, an Wednesday th 1
• r SOth of Sept, ol U o’clock. P. M. I
At Pine, at D. Deers, oil Wednesday the SOtlr of Sept
'-at 7 o’clock. P, M. • ' / '
At Butler Road, nt Wra: Peters, on Thursday the 21st *
of SepL at 2 o clock. P. M. : 1
AtiSbarpsbuTgh.'on I’liursday IheSlsl of Sept, at 7 o'* ;
■; clock. P.M. .•* M
< At the Borough of Manchester, on Saturday the 23d of
! Sept. at7o'cloek I P.M.
* At Turentum, ou Monday the2sih of Sept. ai2
P. M.
At Plum, New Texas, at Somerhill, on Tuesday the
• 20lh of Sept, at 2 o'clock.*?. M.
At Wilkensburgh. on Tuesday the 2Gih of Sept, at 7 o’-
.. clock, P. M. •
At M’Keesport. on Thursday the. 2Sth of Sept. ai7o’»
clock,P.M.
REPUBLICAN
. Attend and enataiu our Candidates, and with them the
. great dnuciples of Titomos Jefferson and Andrevr Jack*
■•. ..•BOir • .... . ■ r
Fanners, Mechanics, and all workuig*men having the
interests of the:masses nt heart, are requested to be pre*
• seat and assist-m the work of reform. All opposed to
■ oxorbiant taxes on: the producing classes, aud nionojioli;
Auig.-grautsto speculators, are invited to attend.
.i v.-.♦ r Rody PaUorson,• J.Largc, .
J. Coyle, , R. Donaldson.
\!‘-l , JOS. Thos. Dounchy, j
■ .rt John D.Millcr, .. . J. K. Moorhead,
:> .v . , John Birmiagbam, T. Farley,
vj / i Jas. Cooper, ' Tims. S. Hart, .
ii!::. :-,J. H; M.’fclheney, *M. I.Siewnrt,
•t. i.i'■ J. C>Dunn,Ch’r Beltzhoovor,
ii. • v • :JmtC. Heron;- . Wm.M.Guthnc, . .
. .z: Jos; Watson,* . > :C. Barnett,
f.;r J.B. Gathne; Jas. B. Sawyer,
A. Carnahan, ‘ - J. 11. Phillipa.
•;-i Joha Layton,
;v : j/v . v HENRY 8. MAGRAW,Chairman.
■ ■ Jas-Watbor,Secretary. r'*
■ .' Each Meeting, will be addressed by Col. Sami. W.
~ ; S-Hamilton,E. SnowdenJolm J. MitchehCol.
- . Wi L:Miller, Hon. AVui. Wilkins, Wilson M’Camlless,
Holt Charles Shaler, Andrew Burke, H.S.Mngraw, G.
. .. P.HamtUou, Jos. Watson, E. C. Shannon, Jas. S. Craft,
Jacob Whitesell, Col. Tlios. Hamilton. Jas. B. Sawyer,
,,C01. Ja9. : A.Gibson*A. MCalmont, Geo. W.Layng, and
. .ojher disUDffuished speakers .: r-
OITS CAMPAIGN PAPER: .
®ljc 3effetsont<ut.
,' GREAT REDUCTION 111 PRICE!
' : To oaf Democratic Friends*
Deeply desirous of wttocssiDjz the triumph of i)em«
ocratic Pnnciplos Men, at tlie ap>
- preaching State and Gmeral Elections, we shall
■.•- r contribute all in our power to bring about that re
; . • .salt/ Weihall, therefore, tend cur Campaign Paper,
from September 23d, until Novera*
L '-tar ?ih,'to individuals and Clubt, upon the follow*
• y Jug -very low cash terms; .■■■•.,* .
> ~r- ,■ - Smoix Copt,. 12J coots.
»‘ Ter: Copies,. .v>s| 00
• Twenty-five Copies,. ........v 200
i .ftrrv Copies, ..... 3 50.
Ore Uvudaed Copies,. ••’>***•«U 00 .
lt must be.obvious to every one tjat these terms
• thocost of paper asd. press-work.
Orders trom tins or any of the neighlonng counties
'.'>' :‘-wll| be promptly attended to. *
Ll HARPER.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 21,1548. . a
„ Terrtljle Il«voltitloii—Stars Trfcimpliantl
" ,f **TJOG4N Ai.CANWELLj {sign of No. 160
T ’■ "• if . Mnrkct/tree;, would.respectfully bereave to call
j . the attention of the publiq.to mclr. uew.Ktqk of Goods,
•> r just veceived ujid opening from jnnnufacufcrß and;ira*
' dortors, q! which rtiey fcel confidenithatprre and qunl
‘ *' TIV will give entire satisfaction, a* oiir moiuis—r“ Guide
■. s. Sakt and SmaU profit*'? ..- >
. : Our stock eonsists, the followingirticlft*,viz:
’■ ' Ladies’ and Genllemeu’s Breast Pin*; late stjes; Guard
' * aud Vest Chains Bracelets, {Hasp*' and .Lo?ets i ■ Fin-. :
‘ per end Ear Bings;. Pencils and Pens; Shdeand Studs;
.Steel Buckles, for- Ladies* Head Dresses; tladalon's.
..... Card Cases, shell, pearland velvet; Coral Beds; Ala*
" hosierßoxes; fine Rosewood and Ebony Simvng Qoses,
furnished 5-Siver Spectacles,.Silver Spoons, Jl ,kiuds;
Qermin 6nfverl?poonr,'all kinds; Silk Steel tad Bags
’•'•fcfliPurses; Cotton Bags and Purges; Hair, Toih, Nail
‘Bft&Cloilr-brushes; Violins, 1 Accdrdeons’, Fites and
4 Fife*; flttepenkniveiL.and Scissors; Globes .ad. Paper
- Holdersv'Shell; Press and Side Combs, Intel styles;
Chidft Vases, Fruit Baskets, ’’Agate..and Gins. Vases.'
< . :Mugv and'* Cologne Bottles ;:. Tabled. CbessiW and
--Backgammon Boards; Silk Tapestry; Crusßelsvnd-In*
grain C&rpot Bags: -Willow, Market and Side Askets ?
hairs,.Wagons,.Crddles;;&c., &c., withn largealsort
nten; of Toys. and Fancy Articles, teo numerous o men*
tion. - • •• ? - - feplO'
... t : ‘‘Aiwoy# tteady, ' . n
Always Willing,**
A/l X. {^ Jst 9 n i cr * and the public generally, arc npeefe
- -v‘, iifi. fully informed that on next Monday I ■wUl bfcpeii*
• f r sil^l ected assortment OfCLCTHS,
'•* -CASSIftfIERBSand VESTINGS,whichI have juitpnr
. burned in»PhiJade]phla nt‘the lowest market torirp.iid *«
s which 1 woula calhtheir attention
u.- i • ♦ . .w JAS: McGUIRE, Taila
seplO^ *.■«'• Sc.Charle Buddies.
BY AUTHORITY.
Act* and lie»olutloai p»««ea »t the F»r*t
. Beialon of thgThlnlttb Congrea*. .
, " [Public — No. 91 ]
tI ■ A f or the cml aud diplo-
ending iho
■' “MfliMnui 1 iMnui day, of June, one thousand eight hundred and
■■i- ,, j2 r V r " n| fl e **Hd for other purposes.
enacted by the Senate and House of Representative*
vnxtei Slates of America tn Congress assembled,
; lliattnc foUo\7ing sum* be, and hereby, axe,, appropn
aiM.* ou. of toy. money in the treasury not otherwise ap
plo; ruled, to* the objects hereinafter expressed for the
> car ending; the Uurueth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred ana forty-nine, namely?
-.e, namely:
• .••, LEGISLATIVE....
T For compensation and mileage of senators and mem*
bers of the House of Representatives and delegates,
three hundred and eighiy-eighi thousand-four hundred
and forty dollars. ‘ <
For compensation of the . officers and clerks of both
houses of Congress, thmy-mne thousand fivo hundred
and finy*seYen dollars and fitly, cent*. -
For stationer)-, fuel, printing, and all other contingent
expouces of the Senate, sovonty-five thousand dollars
... For stationary,fuel, printing and all other contingent
expenses, of the House of Representatives, and including
the compensation of a clerk to the Sergeoul<at>arnis, at
tho rate .of four dollars per day, during tho present sea*
siou, one hundred aud .seventeen thousand seven hun
dred and fifty six dollars and-fifly cents:
•••'_. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
, Tor compensation ot librarian, two ussistantlibrarians, !
and messenger of the library, four thousand five hundred i
dollars. . . j
For contingent expeuses ot said library, eighthundred I
dollars... : .■ j
For purchase of books for said library, five, thousand
lollurs.
For purehaßO of law books for said library, one iheii'
•and dollars. • •
Foi; paj ing to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, executor of
i nomas Jefferson deceased, the sum of twenty thousand
dollars, for all the papers and manuscripts oftho said
niomns Jefferson: Provided} That said T. J. Randolph
shaii deposne all the said papers and manuscripts of a
pxblic nature in the State Department, and execute a
conveyance thereofto the United State-*'' - :
Forjmntuig and publishing the said papers and rannn-
Fcnptsf Hie sum ot sir thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as maybe necessary The said priiiN
mg and publishing be done under the'authority of the
Joint Committee on the Library, the whole or any part
thereof to be printed as the said committee may direct; i
nud alike sura for the purchase and pnnung under the l
same conditions of the papers and manuscripts of the i
late Alexander Hamilton. • i
EXECUTIVE. |
_ Tor compensation of the’President of the United
States, twenty-five thousand dollars:
For compensation of the Vice President of the United
States, five thousand dollars.
DEPARTMENT OF-STATE.
For compensation of the Secretary of Stele, ond the
clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office,
including a salary of two thousand dollars per Annum
foi a derC) u nosc dut) it shall he to examine claims ot
the citizens of the United States against foreign govern*
uiem*. and claims ot the latter ngaiußl the former, and
to perform such other , dunes as ttie Secretary of State
may designate, twenty-eight thousand three hundred dot-
Jars.
. For the incidental uml contingent expense* of said de
partment,viz: . »
•. *PS P uh .h*lung thc Jaws, and packing and distributing
Uie Wws and documents, including proof reading labor*
boxes, and transportation, nine thousand dollars
tor publishing in newspapers of the States and Terri*
lone* the laws ot, the United Suites,: ten thousand eight
hundred and grty dollars'. ' •
For stationary, blantbooks, binding, Inborand attend
«nee, iurnilure L fixtures, reports, punning amt glnziiiir.
four thousand iourlmndred dollars- 81
. For {muting, (letterpress and copper plate,l advertise
mg, books, and maps two thousand dollars,
For newspapers, two hundred dollar*.
For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars
.. For extra clerk lure, two thousand dollars
For compensation of supenptrnriciit and four watch
men of the northest. executive building, one thousand
seven hundred and ten dollan-
For contingent expanses of suid building, viz •
For labor, tuel, and light, two thousand two hundred
dollars. 1 •
For the purchase of such scientific works as arc neees*
sary for the use ot the Patent Office, fifteen hundred dol
lars':-
For compensation of librarian, three hundred dollars
. ..For the collection of agricultural statistics and other
purposes, thiny-five hundred dollars; which several sums,
amounting iu the whole to five thimsaud three hundred
dollars, shall be pan! out of die pntrnt fund
, For defraying the expences of chemical analyses of
vegetable substances produced and used for the lood of
man and animals mtbe.United.ytales, .to he expended
uudei the dtrecuon ofthe Commissioner of Fulfills, one
thousand dollars; the said sum be paid'out of the patent
fund. .. -
. TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
For compensation of the. Treasury, aud the clerks,
messenger, and assistant messenger, in hi* office, tureu
ly-sevcn thousand eight huudredand fifty dollars,'
For compensation of the Fr«t Comptroller, and the
clerks, messenger, and assuieniroessehcersin his office,
twenty-eight.thousand five huudred and fifty dollar* 1
- Foreompensation of the Second Comptroller, and the
clerks and messenger ut his office, including'the salary
ot an additional clerk, at twelve hundred dollars, author
ized by the act of third of March, eighteen hundred and
fortyseven. and hereby- continued for one year- sixteen
thonsond tour hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of six additional clerks in said'of
ficefor one year, attwelve hundred dollars each, seven
thousand two hundred dollar*.
Forcompensauou ol ihe First Auditor, and the clerk*
nnd; messenger m his office, including the salaries of
two additional clerks, authorized by the act ot third of
March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven,- at one thou
sand one hundred and fifty dollars each, fend hereby con*
tinned for one year,and of an additional messenger six
hundred dollars, twenty-two thousand eight hundred dol
lars.
For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the
clerk® and messenger in his office, including the salaries
of three additional clerks, atone thousand one hundred
and fifty dollars .each, authorized fry the act or third
March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, ami ihc solars
lies of-nine;additional clerks,;at one thousand dollars
'each, <nud additional clerks, being hereby- authorized to
le employed for one year,) and including twohundred
tnd eighty three dollars and iwentjr cents as corapenia
iontoA. jB. Mortoo. for services in: said office in e»gb
een hundred and forty seven, thirty-eighi tbousom) six
.'undred and thirty-three dollars and twenty cents.,
' For compensation of thirty additional clerks which the
’eetciary.of the Treasury is hereby aathorized to era
joy for a period of twelve months, from and after the
jssage of thwact, at daily, compensation nut ex
teding thrsedoHsrs, for the purpose ofexpendiag, as
$As possible, the setilememot the accounts of.jmy-
Jutcr of Uie nrmy of the Unhed States, and the be
dints for arrears of pay of discharged and deceased of
:&rs and soldiers, recruiting officer’* accounts, and the
amounts of capiainaof companies, for company clothing
al equipments, the sum of twelve thousand dollars.
Jor compensation of .Third: - Auditor aud the • clerks,
mUengef and asstsienl messenger iir his office,- thirty
eipt thousand three bendred anu fifty dollars, c ?
\ .kr eompensationof six ndditipual clerks in sOidoffice
force yer, two at twelve hundred dollars each, and four
at cfc thousand dollars each, six thousand. Toiir hundred
doll**, . ■
: of the Fourth Auditor and the clerks
and‘jjHEcngeriu his office, including four hundred and
twodlars tor services rendered byAVilliam Brown in
sa|d fice, in eighteen hundreds and .forty-seven, twen
tythifennd five hundred ahd.ttfty-iwo,dollar*.. .<
I'oiompetisaUonof, two clerks-ut said office, at one’
thousid uollhrs -ach, authorized by the act’of third
Morcleighteen hundred and forty-five, and hereby corf*
tin aecor one year, tvro thousand dollars.' : .
Forjorapehsation bf the' Fifth Auditor; and the'clerks
andhhsencers in his office, including the salary of an
additiial^clerk ; at eight hundred dollars per ahuum, fif
:!eeti six hundred.dollars.
Kir bmpensatioa ofthe Treasurer oft he United States,
ohdhtyerks aud messenger iuhis offics, thirteen thou
sand hundred and fifiy dollars.;
Forrmpetisadon of the Register ofthe Treasury, and
the curl and messenger, and assistant messengers in
bis oftbqwepty-eight thousand eight hundred dollars.
For <ou>cjisation of the Commissioner of the Gencr*
al Lanl ffice, and the'recorder, drdiighismau, a«si«tant
clerks, messengers assistant messengers
and pockb in his office, eighty-four thousand seven
hundred a| eighty-eight dollars andseventy-five cents.
For eominsalura of eight additional clerks in said of
fice for onyear, at one thousand dollars each, eight
thousanddtars. v - . .
: For compitation of the Solicitor ofthe Treasury, and
the clerks ni messenger in bis office; thirteen thousand
six hondrejind fity dollars, the salary of the Copying
clerk,uauene act of June seventeen, eighteen hundred
utid forty-fol in this office,'being hereby increased u>
eight Imndredollars per anamn, from the first day of Jo-
Iy» eighteen;bdrcd and forty-eight. - • . .•
CONTINGEF EXPENSES OF THK TREASURY
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the ifit Cf the Stcretary of the Treasury,
: For blank bit, binding, stationary, labor, compensa
tion for carrsg.ihe department mails, translations,
printing, inolubg public accounts, and for coUecling
and preparingiiformaiion to be laid before'Congress,
fifteen thousnueivo hundred dollars. ; v.'
. For misccllnmu* expenses, two thousand eight hun
dred dollars. •
For a'rjearagcilue {o Robert Mayo, nine hundred dol
lars. h • ' '.V ' ‘ . ''
- Forlhe paymijt of a balance due on the Treasury
books to the legj representatives of John Habersham,
late, of Georgia, eceased, one thousand nine hundred
and twemy-nve djnrs mid ninety-four cents: - Provided
That before: pnyiint, the proper accounting officersof
the Trcasary shelve first satisfied that the said baionce
. owsaid books is jtty dne.r o - - / .
. .. In the qreo/ the Fint Comptroller.
1 - For l)lanV : bobk&mding, Btaiiontrry; printing, find la-'
bor, onc thousand lvenhundreddollars. > *
• For miscellaheqiitemii, three hundred dollars.
■ .*ln the offiof the Beeond Comptroller. "
For blank-bookbinding, stationar>v and printing
blanks,-including-p) for the Natfonal Intelligencer and
Union, to be; filed, bind, am! preserved for the use of the
office; seven hundreupUnrs.
Iti the o}e of the Pint Auditor. 1
1 , Forblank books, tiding, nuitiouorj ; labor, and print-
Ing blanks, one dollars. " -
. rOr miscellaneous tins. seven hundred and fifty dol
lars. ■ -• •*. :
_ ‘ fa ojfef the Second Auditor.
t‘or blank hooks, stationary; labor and printing
blanks, one thousand hundred and sixty dollars.
bor, e r i*MhuXd"’d ( illSf’ S,a,ion “ r >'’ and la -:
For raißcellenepuiiiii? two hundred doiliin.
tr m , t**‘ 1 4teju-&Urlk-A„dtar.
ti'nd t j I oi t in" s arJl r ' al ' ng ’ , Qnd a "
FoTimscellanepus iteltftwo hundred dollars. V v
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anrt labor . tfi™
lore” nlu “ llBneo “.*“»»\lir« hundred and fifty dol.
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v For misccllanepua itema, fit huhdrtd dollars.
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For mi cellanco4s iteina, «mhousand dollars,
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lor (ho district IfiiuFoffices, pieces' of parcbmeut and
pnubng. patents; adyeriiamg laud dales m newspapers
ouicd furniture, .and repairs of tue seme,- aua pay of la
borer* emploj td m the office. lwcnty-five thousand eluhi
uunurea aiid rWeiiij -eight dollars and seventy-five cents,
ror imacelloueous items, seven bmidreddojlars
.i. r- # <Ar Se/intor of the Treasury.
• *°*pi a p* hooks, binding, stationary,printing circulars
and blank forms for returns of district attorneys, mar
shals, clorksof courts, tollectoraof the customs, and la
bor, one thousand and fifty dollars- . •
• For suitutes and ■ reports ■: of the several States, one
thousand dollars. < ; • ;> ;.
cases for. books and papers, fifteen hundred dol
For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollarsr.
ror compensationof asuperintendent andeight watch
men of tltc south east executive bmldmgythiee thousand
four hundred and twenty dollars - . > >
Forcontmgenf expenses of said buildm?, viz: for la
bor, fuel, ..ana light,--seven thousand aeveu hundred dol
lars* •
. Forreut of additional rooms and four watchmen, aud.
including iron safes, hose to guard against fire, fuel, re-
J n **i and.labor, six thousand nine huudredahd sixty-five
- . WAR DEPARTMENT. !
tor compensation of the Secretary of Wnri and the
clerks, messenger, and -assistant messenger in his office*
seventeen thousand eight hundred and fitly dollars,
ror compensation of tho Commissioner of Indian AlT
airi; and the clerks, messenger,.andasnstant messenger
in uis office, eighteen thousand seven l huiidred dollars:
rrtryiaed, That from [of] one of the salaries of one thous
and six hundred dollars m said office; there shall bo de
duetea the sum of two hundred dollars, and that the some
be added to one of the salaries in the samo office of one
thousand dollars, so that the former shall be at the rate of
one thousand four hundred dollars, and the latter at the
rata of one thousand four hundred dollars* and the latter
at the rate of one thousand two hundred dollars.
For the compensation of the Commisstonerof Pensions,
and the clerks and-messengers in his office, including
twenty-three thousand four nundred and twenty-two doU
Jars and - fifty-six cents, for per diem bompenuanon to
twenty -seven additional cterks-On bounty land business,
forty-one thousand end: twenty-two dollars and fifty-six
c ® n ' B - The salary of the Commissioner of- Pensions,
snail hereafter be three thousand dollars per annum,
commencing from the first of January, eighteen hundred
mud forty-eight - - ' ■ -
_ For compensation of the clerk and messenger in tlieof--
fice of the commanding General, one thousand five hun-
For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the
oroce of ihe Adjutant General, including one additional
D er 75 n n ~t c ‘ er *» °t an annual salary of fourteen bun-'
«wd dollars, nine thousand and fifty dollars.
jcompenJsail° n of clerks temporarily employed in
said office, one thousand dollars.
For compensation of the extra clerk cmplyed in said
office, one roonth -and five days, during tne fiscal year
ending Juno thirtieth, eighteen hundred and forty-seven,
one hundred dollars. ; . . - »
Forof elerks and messenger m theoffice
of the Quartermaster General, seven thousand three hun
dred dollars.-
_ For clerks and messenger in the office of Clothing and
Equipage, at Philadelphia,, four thousand two hundred
dollars.*"
-For compensation of clerks and messenger in the offiee
of Paymaster Generel, nine thousand one buodred dol
lars; •:
compensation of clerks and messenger in the office
Commissary GeneralofSubslsieuce, five thousand
three hundred doliars-
For compensation. of three additional clerk* inlsaid of
fice for one year, at oue ihousanddoilara each, three thou
sand dollar*.
For compensation of the clerks upd inesscuger m the
office of the Chief Engineer, five thousand six hundred
aud fifty dollars.
For compensation of the clerks and messenger m tho
®f the Surgeon General, two thousand six hundred
and fifty dollars.
For compensation ol the clerks and messenger in tho
office of Ihe Colonel ol Ordinance, eight thousand six hun
dred and fifty dollars.
For compensation of one clerk temporarily employed in
said office, six hundred and nine dollars*
• For compensation of ihe clerks and messenger hi the
uoreoj) of Topographical Engineers, four thousand nine
hundred dollars. "
_ Contingencies of the War Department.
For the incidental and contingent expenses of said de
partment, olid the various offices and bureaus connected
therewith, viz: .
7n lAr office of the Secretary of IFar.
For blank books, binding,.stationery, labor, and print
ing, nnd newspapers and periodicals, one thousand four
-hundredamifiiiydoltor*-
For books, maps, and plans, one thousand dollars. •
ror miscellaneous items, five hundred audfifty dollars
/» lAe office of the Commissioner of Indian Affuire.
ror blank books, binding and stationary, five hundred
dollar*. ■
For labor, one hundred doliars-
For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars-
In the office ef the Cavwiutionrt of Penxionx
tor atatnuiary. blank book*, binding, printing blank
forms and regulations, advertising and luel, one thousand
two hundred dollar*.
For miscellaneous items, eight hundred doitars-
In (heoffite of the Commanding General.
Formlscellnucmisitems, three hundred dollars- 4
,-v/u the office of the Adjutant General.
For Panting artny register ami orders, blank books,
binding und stationary, one thousand two hundred dob
! am.
For miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars.
In the fiffiee of iMt Quartermaster (7 enerat t including ths
. nffireat Philadelphia.
For blank hooks, binding, stationary, labor and print
ing. n\c huudred dollars. For extra clerk hire, five thou
sand dollars-
For nmcellnucou* items, two hundred dollnrs
•. the Paymaster General-
For. blank hooks, binding, stationary ami fosL onc
thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars
* offset of ftr Commissary Genera/ of Stubstienee
tor blank books, binding, stationary, printing, mlver
turiig, latior nnd inel, two thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous items; one hundred and fifty doUanr-
In the effirt tf Chtrf Engineer.
For blank hooks, binding, stationary*, fuel and printing,
seven hundred dollars, -
Foriutsceliaiieoos items, three hundred dollars-
In the office of the Surgeon General.
For blank books, binding, stationary*, printing and foel,
one hundred and eighty-five 'dollars *
For miscellaneous item*, sixty-five dollars
_ In the offiee of the Colonel if Orditanct
Fdr blank books, binding, stationary, priming, and fuel,
four hundred dollars. •
For tni«<*c!luneousitems, four hundred dollars.
In the bureau of Topographical Kngmttn.
I or blank books,. binding, stationary, labor aad fuel,
seven fifty dollars- ‘
For miscellaneous items, five hundred dollan
For compensation of tupermtendant and four watch
men of the nor hwesi exeepttye building, one thousand
•even hundred and ten dolfan.
For ihe contingent exj&nses of said building, vit: for
labor, fuel and light, two thousand four hundred dollars.
For rent of additional offices ond fuel for the same,
eight thousand five hundred dollars: Frerufaf,That the
said appropriation for rent shall not be construed into a
pledge or guarantee, on the part of the government, to
rent said offices after the present appropriation is exhaust
ed.
For miscellaneous items, one thousand sirhaudred dol
lars.
■■'■■■■ NAVY DEPARTMENMT.
- For compensaliou of the Secretory of the Navy, and
the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in ms of
.hc£, twenty-ono thousand nine hundred and fifty* dollars '
For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Navy
i aids and Docks, and of the civil englneer. draughtsman,
clerks, and messengers m his office, inetoding a salary or
one thousand dollan for an additional elerViorouo year,
eleven thousand four hundred dollars. ' ■ • ■
For compensation of the chief of the Burea of Ord
nance and Hydrography, and of the draughtsman, clerks,
in his office, nine thousnnd jour hundred
dollars; ■ • >■■■•■
~ For compensation of the rhief of ths Dtiretro of Con
struction, Equipment, and Repairs/ and of tho assistant
conßlruelor, draugfaunuiu, clerk*, and messenger in his
office, thirteen thousand one hundred dollars: Prwidtd,
That when a captain in the navy.ihdll be the chief of the
bureau, be shall receive the tame pay to which he would
be entitled If upon other duty.
For compensation of the chief .naval constructor and
the engineer in chief, sir thousand dollars.
For compensation of the chierof the Bureau of Pro*
v isioni ana clothing, and of the clerks and messenger in
bis office,-mite thousand three hundred dollars: Provided,
*nttt when a < vacancy.shall' occur, a purser of the navy
°* .*■}# United States, of not less than ten yesrs standing,
sqall be assigned to duty as headofnaidjoureau, receiv
ing for his services no compensation,except bis highest
service pay as a purser. °
Tor compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Medi?;
cnw and Surgery, and of the clerks, assistant surgeon,
and messenger in his office; six thousand eight, hundred
dollars,:- '- : - s*. ,
- For contingent expenses-of sou! department, and ail
the bureaus connected therewith, viz j
- For blank books, blndingj Stationary, printing, and la*
bor, four thousand dollars*’ • • . • *
For ne wspaper# arid periodicals, two handred dollars.
: FoMUsceilaneout items, one thousand six hundred doi*
are.
For compensation of superintendent and three watch*
men of the southwest executive building, one thousand
three hundreilond fotfy-five dollars,* ,
Tor eonungent expenses.of said building; viz;- *
Far labor, fuel, owl-light .one thousand six hundred
andisevemy-fiye.dollars
.Tpr.Uie rent .of additional offices, and fuel for the use
pf-thbNavy Department, three thousand Dollars.
For miscellaneous items, one thousand one hundred
and, fifty dollars. • V
: For payment of expenses • of frigate Macedonian
.whilst employed .under a-resolution of Congress,, in car*
,r)'ingprovisions to Ire!und,.such suiainot exceeding six* ;
teen thousand dollars) as ' Jhe-accoontlng. officers of the
Treasury charged with settling the. accounts of the navy,
under the. direction of the Secretary of the Navy, may
find to have lieen actually paid by the making
no allowance for his nay, which he declines to receive,
and deducting from the whole amount paid by him the
earnings of tne ship, . > .
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT, j ?
. ror compeusution.of the Postmaster General,theirns
lishim postmasters general,clerks, messengers, assistant
messengers,and watchmen of the said department, sev
enty*four thousand six hundred dollars. s .. r,
r ra l )en * a^ o h of four clerks, upderdhe act of nine
teenth May, eighteen hundred,.and. fprty-eight,-Jbr six
jqontbs, at.the rate .of-one thousand-.dollar* each, per
annum,.two thousand dollar*. ’. . - . .
to temporary clerks, two thousand'
dollars.;,
' ‘ Fojr *hmpensatibh of the superintendent of the post of*
fice hoOdtoga, two hundred. ar d fifty dollars;
- E o,r n ?^ u , l ®*J?®nces of .said department, viz:
. For blanrhooks, binding, stationary, .fuel, oil. -labor,
printing, and day watchmen, six thousand one. hundred
and sixty dollars, ■ • :«; V i
For raiscedlariedua items, eighteen hundred doillrs; v
For repairs of the post office building, repoirs of die
furnaces, whitewashing, glazing, easing fire-places, and
mending office fimiture, five hutidredf’doUars. *'
For compensation of the Auditor of the FostOlEce De
partment, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant mes
senger in his office, eighty-five thousand eight hundred
dollars. / • .. :
. For compensauon to Robert B. Boyd. in lieu' of his
present compensation* the sura of forty dollars per month
a* a watchman in-tbe Past Office Department. • . ’
: For contingent expenses of said viz~:
For labor, plank books, binding* ..stationery, printing
blanks and circulars, seven thousand seven hundred dof
lars. ■■■. >.
For miscellaneous itcnfc, one thousand dollars-
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For compensation of the surveyor. general northwest
of the Oluo, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand
three huudred'doUars. . 1 - * j.
For compensation of the aurveyor general Illinois
and Missouri,-aud the clerks in his office, five thousand
eight hundred and twenty-dollars, '
For compensation ol the surveyor general of Lou
isiana: and tho clerks m his Office, four-thousand five
hundred dollars: --
For compensation of the surveyor general of Florida
and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred
dollars- ’
For coinpeusauon of the surveyor general of Wiscon
sin and lowa, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand -
three, hundred dollars.
. . For compensation . of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings in Washington, two thousand dollars.
For.cotapensation to four assistants, drawkeepers at
the Potomac bridge, including oil for lamps and ipachin
cry, firewood and repairs, four thousand iwo hundred
aud ninety dollars: .- . : . . ' .
. MINT OF THE UNITED STATES.
. :•' • 1 At Philadelphia, etc: .
. For.salahes of the . director, treasurer, chier coiner,
ars&ver, raeltor and refiner, engraver,' assistant assayer,
thousaudtwo hundred dollars-
For wages or workmen, twenty-four thousand dollars
' For incidental and contingent expences, including
fuel; materials, stationer) , water rent, repairs and wast
age, in addition to available -funds on hand, seventeen
thousand threo hundred and forty-four dollars.
For specimens of .ores and coins to be reserved at the
mint, one hundred dollars.
. At Charlotte, Norik Carolina, viz :
For salaries of superintendent, asaayor coiner, and
clerk, six thousand dollars. .
For wages of workmen, three thousand five hundred
'-dollars. '**
For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel
materials; stationery, repairs and wastage, twothousaiu
one hundreddollars.
i At Dakloruga f Georgia, viz;
For salaries of superintendent, comer, clerk, six thou
sand dollars.-.
. - Fbr wages of workmen, three thousand six hundred
dollars. * . v • ■
- For incidental and contingent expenses, including fu
el, materials, stationery. repairs, and wastage, two thou
sand five hundred dollars. .
. At New Orleans, vtz:
For salaries of superintendent, treasurer,' coiner, ns
sayer. melter and Tefiner, and two clerks, twelve thou-,
sand five hundred dollars. .
Forwages.of.workmen,nineteen thousand dollars.
For incidentataod contingent expenses, including fu
el, materials, water, rent, repairs, and wast
age, together with an estimated excess of expenses over
means for the prevxou s year, of nrnfe thousand two hun
dred dollars, and.m additon to available funds on hand
twenty-nine thoasaadlwohundred dollars.
' . ; ' JUDICIARY.
For salaries of the chief justice of the Supreme Court,
and the eight associate judges, fonh-one thousand dol
lars... ■ • . ■ ■
: For salaries of the districtjudges, sixty-three thousand
seven hundred dollars.
- For salanesof the chief justice of the District of Co
lumbia, the associate judges, the judges of criminal and
orphans court, ten thousand seven aundred dollars,
For salaries of the attorney general, and the'clerk and
messenger in his offioe, six thousand one hundred dol
lars. ■ • > • • ■
For contingent expenses of the office of the’Attorney
General, five hundred dollars.
' For "salary of the reporter of the decisions 01 the Su
preme Court, one thousand three hundred dollars.
For compensation ot the district attorneys, being two
hundred dollars each, as prescribed by law, seven thou
sand four hundred dollars.
- For compensation, of the marshals, ns prescribed by
law*, six thousand six hundred dollars.
'.For defraying the expenses of the supreme, circuit,
and district courts of the Uulted States, including the
District of Columbia • also, for jurors and witnesses, in
aid of the funds an sing from fines, penalties, and forfeit
ures incurring in tho fiscal year ending the thirtieth June,
eighteen hundred aud tonyrmne, and previous < years;
and likewise for defraying the expenses of suits iu which’
the United Slates are concerned. aud of prosecutions for
offences commuted against the United Slates, and tor th#
apprehension and safekeeping of prisoners, four huudred
and forty-three thousand dollars: PjotnJed however,
That hereafter, in lieu of all fees, emoluments, and re
ceipts now allowed for taking and certifying the depo
sitions of witnesses in civil causes, the clerk, commis
sioner, or other officer taking aud certifying the same,
shall be entitled, to receive no greater sum whatever
than two dollars for each and every deposition so taken
and certified, and for all services connected therewith;
and when the taking or such deposition shall require
more lhau six hours, then fur every additional six hours
.the hke rale of compensation: And jnvndedfurther, That
ell books in the offices of the clerks of the circuit and
district courts of the United States, containing the dock
et or minute of the judgments or decrees of said courts,
shall, during office hours, be opeud to the -inspection of
any person desiring to examine the tame, without any
fee or charge therefor. > ■ •
For repairs of the United States court-house at Detroit,
heretoiore made by William H. Noyes, undfcr the direc
tion of the marshal, such a mount os the treasury, deci
ded is due. . *?■•-.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Forpaymentof annuities and grants by special acts
of Congress, seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Fortnc purchase of one or both of the bridges over
the Eastern Branch, nenr the city of Washington, at a
▼altationto be mode in such manner os the Secretary of
ibe Treasury may direct, a sum not exceeding thirty thou
sand dollars, which bridge or bridges, when purchased,
shall be free of toll to all persons whomsoever, under
such regulotons as are now m force: or as the same
may be legally modified, or added to, in relation to the
l’oiomac brtdgeopposije said city.
For compensation and contingent expenses of the
auxiliary guard, six thousand seven hundred and seven
tv-five dollars.
For annual reports of the Capitol, attendance ou fur
naces in the crypt attendance on water-closets, cleaning
rotando; for public gardnAr and laborers, and cartage on
the Capuol grounds; tools, wire, twine,.leather, nails,
chains and posts, boxes, straw, whitewashing, manure,
and trees for grounds; attendence at the western gale of
ibe Capitol; repairs of public stables; dogging, enclos
ures, Ac;, keeping in order the iron pipes that convey
water to the Capitol and public offices, aud repairing
damage by freshets, brooms, brushes, wooden spades
and shovelling snow; erecting a suitable building lorthe
keeperof the western gates, repairing western tront of
theCupilol, repairing abutments of Tiber creek bridge,
and building protecting walls ; painting exterior wood
work of the Capitol and iron fences around the same;
altering and enclosing wooden stairway trom the roof of
the Capitol to the opening in tho dome; erecting iron
fence on Pennsylvania avenue, enclosing a part of the
public grounds at the President’* House; for enclosing
pobhe grounds at the. north and south of the Capuol, at
the western front of the. Capitol, aud Uie public grounds
At the soulhlronl of the President's House with wooden
fences, grading Mid grounds; for suitable trees lor plant
ing nursery, seventeen ihoutaud four hundred and nine
ty seven dollars and hfty cents.
For lighting Pennsylvania; aveuue from the Capitol
square to the Treasury Department* and compensation
tor one lamp-hghter for the some, and for lighting Capuol
and Capitol grounds, and President's Honse, six thousand
dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Com
missioner on Public Buildings.
For annual repairs and painting of President's House;
gardener and laborers mauure, leather, nails, tools, cart
age, Ac., for the grounds aboutthe same; repairs of the
fence at La Fayette square, Fountain square, President's
garden, and repairs of gardener's house, eight thousand
three hundred and sixty-eight dollars and twenty-five
cents.
For grading, draining, planting, and enclosing with
-wooden fence the grounds south of the President’s House,
and extending to the canal, six thousand dollars.
For sprinkling Pennsylvania avenue during the session
of Congress, one thousand dollars.
„ For painting the Capitol, twenty thousand dollars.
For compensation to James Crotchet for extra work
done in making the necessary fixtures for lighting the
Capitol with gas, two thousand eiglithaudred and seven*
ty-sevea dollars and eighteen ceut*.
For pay for removing the mast and lantern above the
dome of the Capitol; three hundred and twentjMhree dol
lars; and for the purchase and erection of lamps and
lamp-post* of iron, and forthe laying of gas pipes, and
for other necessary fixtures for lighuugthe copitol grounds
with gas, to be expended under the direction of the Com
missioner of Public Buildings, a sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars;
For laying gas pipes from the main gas pipe at the Cap
itol at the foot of fifteenth street, on both sides of Penn
sylvania avenue, and for one hundred lamp-posts and
lamps and other necessary fixtures, and for work and
materials rendered nndsupnlisd in establishing the some,
to be expended under the direction of the Commissioner
of Public Buildings, a sum not exceeding ten thousand
dollars; and it shall be the duty of the Commissioner of
Public Building* to have the pipes fully nnd sufficiently
tested and proved before they are received.
For laying eight hundred feet of gas pipe from the foot
of Fifteenth street to the President’s House, aud sixteen
hundred feet of branch pipe through the house, thirty sin
gle burners, pendents and brackets in the kitchen and
pnssages below, twenty brackets in the bedrooms, fifty
double brackets in the other rooms, five four-light chand
eliers. foursix-Jigbt do., six eight-light do., two twelve
light do., altering chandeliers iu the east room, and for all
other necessary fixture* for completing the same, to be
expended under the direction of the Commissioner of
Public Buildings, a sum dot exceeding five thousand dol
lars. • i i*
For paying the Washington Gas Company for lighting
the Capitol and Capitol grounds, including fixturrß fur
nished, to tbeihirly-first of August, eighteen hundred and
forty-eight, to be paid under the direction of the Commit
tee. on Public Buildings, two thousand dollars.
For graiding.planting with trees, and enclosing with a
substantial woouen fence for their protection, the public
mull from Seventh.street westward to the Potomac river,
three thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars.
For necessaryi- repairs of .the public property at the
lazaretto, Philadelphia, eight huudred and thirty-two dol
lars.
• For survey of the coast of the United States, including
compensation to superintendent and assistants, cue huu
dred and sixty-five thousand dollars. .
For the further prosecution of the survey of the north
ern andnorthwestern lakes, twenty-five thousand dollars
For payment to clerks of the district courts of the Uni
ted States, for surtemems of the proceedings under the
bankrupt act, made in pursuance of the resolution of the
House of : Representatives of the twenty-fifth March,
eighteen hundred and at the rate of fifteen
cents for each application forreltef under said act, six
thousaad one hnndre i and sixty-six dollars and twenty,
cents :-Provided*, That no Clerk shall receive any portion
of the money hereby appropriated, until he snail hnve
settled his occohnt with the properdepartment, as requir
ed by the act of Congress in such cose made and provi
ded: alto, That no part of such compensation
shall be'tmid to clerks whose annual compensation has
exceeded ihfee thousand dollar*. ..... ,
For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims, riot
.otherwise provided for, as shall be admlttedih doe course
of settlement at the treasury, five,thousand dollars: Pro
vtd<4y That no part,of this appropriation shall be drawn
from the treasury, except in pursuance of some law or
resoluftou of Congress authorizing the expenditure.
For services rendered by the marshall of the northern
diatriclofFlorida in removing intruder* Jrorathe milita
tary reservation, and from wuhin the Indian boundary
iu Florida, three huudred and four dollars ant five cents.
- . For salaries ot assistant treasurers of tbe United Slates
at New York, Boston, Charleston, and St. Louis, eleven
thousand dollars.
. For. additional salaries of , treasurers of the mint at
.Philadelphia and branch mint atNew Orleans, one thou
sand doflars. .1:, ....
-£sFor salaries of ten clerks authorized by the act of
sixth. August, eighteen hundred,and forty-six, including
an increase of one hundred dojlors per annum to the sal
ary of each of sold c 1 e r k s, frora.th efiTS t day of; July,
eighteen hundred andXortyreigbt. nine. thousanddollar*.
‘•For salary of chief cli-rk to the? assisUuittrvesurer,
New. York, one'thousand five hundred: donars? ;' i '
. For conrigent expenses under the act for the safe-keep-;
;i ; -rl- V v
li
y-’ .vv'V^v'-V^v
r*£«n?,J eC rl° n^ B . ,IBrijr ' atJ d' disbursement of (he public
: SS£?4ih-°.^ IJt r , A H® ua, » eighteenhundred andforir*stx»
?*?m C iV 0 Crowded;-That no part or said
aumef fineen thousand. Uollarsshall he expended for'
clerical services. • v* - •
compensauou. 10 special agents to exanunfifbobka,
■ nipney on baud m the several depositories
• under the act of suth and forty*
siXj five thousand dollars. - r /■■■
..For the support,,clothing,and-medical treatment of in
sane paupers of the District, of Columbia, five thousand
seven hundred dollars. - . • u ‘“ WU »“ MU
For the warden, cl<?rk, physicians, chaplain, three as
sistum keepers, five guards,, messengers, ami three in
spectors of the pewieniiary of the District of Columbia.
six ihousand.lwo huudrcd and eighty-three doUars and
eighty cents: prav\dfd y That the.inspectors shall hereaf
• ler receive one hundred dollars each per annum, instead
of the sum they now receive, and that they shall perform
. the duties now preformed by their clerk without any ad
ditional compensation; and so much ofthc act ofFebrua
ry twenty -fifth, eighteen hnndredand thiriy-one, and nil
other acts, or parts of acts, as are inconsistent with this
.provision, are hereby repealed.
. For. the support, attention, and medical treatment, of
twelve transient pauper medical or sugical.patieutsin the
Washington Infirmary, two thousand dollars, to be ex
pended under, the supervision of. the Commissioners of
‘Ublic Duildijigs:.Provided, Thephysicinua aud surgeons
pftiie aforesaid infirmary give bondsfor the maintenance
of twelvepauper transient patients during one year, if ap-
Piicauou.be made for their reception, or limd themselves
l P.*® c P rooms for the accommodation for twelve pauper
Pleats weekly, on an average, during the year.
For bringing to the sent of government the -votes for
President and Vice President ol the United States, nine
tuousahd dollars: Froriderf,Thai from, and alter the pas
sage of this act, the person appointed by the electors of
any State deliver to the President oftbe Senate a list of
the votes,for President and Vice President shall be al
lowed, on delivery of said list, twelve and an half cents
tor every mile of the estimated distance, by the most usu
al route irom the place of meeting ofthe electors for such
state to thp scat of government for the United Stales,
going and returning; and. all laws, and parts oflaws, in
consistent with this proviso, are hereby repealed.
• •? r J <, f |,ensCB loans and treasury notes, fifteen thou
‘ • TP good a deficiency id the fund for the Telief of
sick seaman, twelve thonsaud dollars.
l e -the.Clerk of the House ofßepresentauves to
T?y lw o thousand seven tevm hundred and sixty cop
jcs ot the Congressional Globe and Appendix-far the sec- ;
ona session of the twenty-ninth Congress, , delivered -to.
the members of the Home of that Congress, under the
resolu ion of first March, eighteen hundred a.ta forty-seven
eight thousand two hundred and eight dollars
ioenable the Clerk ofthe House ofßepresentauves to
pay for two thousand seven hundred and sixty copies of
the. Congressional Globe and Appendix of the present ses
sion, under the resolution of first March, eighteen hun
dred and forty-seven, when they shall heve been deliver
ed to the members of the House of Representauves, six
tecu thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
_lo enable the secretary ofthe Senate to pay James A
Huston for three hundred aud fifty bound copies oftbe
proceedings and debates ofthe Seuote, for tin present
session, as published by him, and for an analytical index
•0|J e same, to be furnished to the members of the House:
ofßepresentauves aud Senate, two thousand five hun
drdddolfart.
To provide for a deficiency in the approprmuou for the
eontigeut expenses of the Senate, for tho yeor endiug
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, fifteen
thousand dollar*
To pay for three hundred and. fifty copies of a enmpeud
ofthe revenue laws of the Uncled Stutes, compiled by
rbonms r. Gordon, at the imlnuce and lor the use ot the
Treasury Department, four thousand two hundred and
seventy dollars.
y. Foriuruiture and fixtures forthe custom-house buil
ding,iuotudmg the post oifice, Uuited States court-room
ana offices,at Wilmington, NoribCarolinu, two thousand
two huudrrdand fifty dollars
> Forcontmuiugthe coustructioii ofthe custom-house in
the city of Savanah, thirty thousand dollars.
: For the purchase ota site for u custom-house uiCearles
son, bouth Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars, in ad*
ditiou .to thesum of thirty . thousand dollars* already ap
propriated. ,
. For continuing the coustrucuon ofthe: custom-house m
the city ofNew Orleans, one hundred and thirty thousand
seven hundred and.fifty-eight dollars:
For pay mg the outstanding claims on account of the
new custom-house at Boston, and for completing, the
work, twelto thousand five hundred dollars- * '
_ For rcpariug the custom-house at Wiscaweit, in the
siote orMnine, ond tor puTcho>iiig the land oa vrhich n
stands, two thousand two hundred dollars, to be expen-'
deft under the direction ofthe Secretary of the Treasury.
, Voi T6paxing&iui painting the custom-house, at Port
land, iu the State of Maine, three huudred dollars-
For refunding certain duties paid by colleges, acode
unes, schools, and. seminaries ot learning in tho tinned
Suites, on philosophical apparatus, instruments, books
maps, and chans, ugTeeobty to the provisions of an act
passed July thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and
iorty-six, entitled !‘Au act reducing the duty on imports
and lor other purposes.the sum o? seven thousand dol
lars, aud hereafter all philosophical apparatus, instru
ments, books, maps, and chans; statues, statuary, busts,
and casts, of marble, brotuc. alabaster, or plaster of Pnr
i*j pointings, drawings, engravings, etchings, specimens
of sculpture, cabinets of coins, medals, gems, and all col
lections of antiquities, provided the same be specially
importedfn good faith tor the use of any society incor
porated or established tor philosophical or literary pur
poses, or for the encouragement of the fine anterior
the use or. by the order ofnny college, academy, school,
or seminary ot learning iu the Uqitcd States, shall be im
ported into tbe United State* iree of duty, anything in the
oct above named io the contrary, notwithstanding-
For gradiug and gravelling Four-oud-a-halfstreet. from
Maryland.aveuueip the arsenal grounds and Ragging
the west side, four thousaud.seven huudred and fifty
dollars. .
: For grading and gravelling Indiana avenue, from third
street to ihc Capnoi hill, ami constructing culvert under
the some, thirteen thousand five huudred dollar*..
For paving the remainder ofthe centre space ot Penn
syivantaavenue to Fifteenth street, four thousand dollars.
For paving j.Fiftceuih street in from of the Treasury
Department, and of the street In front of tbe President's
House to Seventeenth street, to be executcdln tbe same
manner as was prescribed for the paving of -Fennsvlva
ma avenue, twelve thousand seven hundred dollars::
Frortdrrf, That all the foregoing appropriations fornu
ving shall be laid out under the direciiou of the War De
partment; and that the Secretary of War shall appoint
an engineer to make the necessary levels and surveys, for
ail the said improvements of said streets and avenues:
Prortdtdy That all such work be done by contract to the
lowest responsible bidder, or bidders, after giving thirty
days 1 public notice in such newspapers as shall be selec
ted by the Secretary ot War in the cities of Washington,
Baltimore. Philadelphia, and New York.
To reimburse tothecity ol Washington the amount ad
raticed to the Commissionerof Public Buildings to finish
the repair of tho Potomac bridge, twelve handred dol
lars.
tor expenses of the survey ot the bounrtnry line be
tween the United Stales and the British provinces, four
thousand eight hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy
five cents.
For continuing the publication cf the works ot the ex
ploring expedition! including the printing of the charts,
the pay of the scientific corps, salary of the horticultur
ist, and care ofthe collection, thirty'thousand seven hun
dred andfifty-three dollars:
For the purpose of restoring, by reconstruction under
the direction of the Secretary ot Slate, the -maps show
ing the demonstration of boundary uuder.the treaty of
Washington, of August ninth, eighteen hundred, mid tor
tv-two, which were destroyed by fire, at,the cay of
Washington, on the ninth of April seventeenth, eighteen
hundred and . forty-eight, aud ofprocUTing tho authenti
cation thereof, icn thousand dollars.
{■orrrpuymcut to Virginia of money paid by that State,
under judgmeiiU ot her courts against her, to revolution
ary officers and .soldiers, and their representatives, lor
half-pay and communication ot half-pay, a sum not ex
ceeding eighty-onc thousand two hundred and seventy
three dollars -and seventeen cents: Provuitd, hp\ctver,
That the ogent of said State shall first deposit authenti
cated copies oftfie acts or judgments under which the
mouey was paid by the State ot Virginia.
For the payment to Richard Fields of the balance due
him on tho certificates of the commissioners of Washing
ton city, of June the twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred ond
forty-seven; awarded and decreed to him under the six
teenth article of the treaty with: the. Cherokee nation of
Indians ot eighteen hundred and thixty-bve-’six, six hun
dred dollars. •
To pay Samuel Walker for work done at the Norfolk
hospital, fifty dollars. -
LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For supplying light-houses' (containing two thousand
nine hundred anc seventy-six lamps) with oil. tube-glass
es. wick, buff skins, whiling, and cotton cloth, transport
ation, aud other expenses on the same, and for repairing
the lighting apporuus one hundred and fornrthonsand
three hundred and ninety-four dollars ana sixty-two
cents.
For repairs nnd incidental expenses, refitting,and. im
provements of light-houses and buildings : couuected
therewith, aeverity-eightihousand eight hundred and eigh
ty-nine dollars and sixiy-aeven cents. .
For salaries of two hundred and seventy-three keep-'
era nnd fifteen assistant, keepers of light-houses, (seven
teen of them charged with double and three .with triple
lights.) including twelve hundred dollars tor salary of an
inspector of lights on the lakes, one. hundred, and, four
teen thousand uiue huddred and forty-eight dollar* and
thirty-three cents. '• *
For salaries of thirty-one keepers of floating-lights,
sixteen thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.
Forjscamen’swages, repairs, and supplies, of thirty
one floating lights, seventy-nine thousand iwo bundred
and sixty-five dollars and two cents
For weighing, mooring, cleansing, repairiug, and sup
plying loss of beacons; buoys, chaius, and sinkers,, thirty
three thousand four hundred nnd sixty-six dollars and
twenty-eight cents. ' : - . . ... , • ...
For expenses of superiutemlaut ;in visiting (yisitiiigi
the light-houses annually, and examiuing auu reporting
.the conditiou of each, two thousand dollurs. :, - . <
For superintendents’ commissions on foprhundred and
sixty-five thousand seven hundred- and thirteen .dollars
and ninety-two cents, at two and a half percent., elev
en thousand six hundred and forty dollars nnd thirty-five
cents jFrw/drd, That, no part of thesum hereby appro*
printed shall he paid to any person .who sala
ry as an officer of the customs. - Aud‘front.und after ihu ;
first day of July,' eighteen hundred and forty-nine, ibe
said disbursement shall be made by the collectors of the
customs without compensation.- v
For completing the light-house ou Mmol’s rack, Boston,
harbor; Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. . , .* •.
For completing the sea-wall ■ for iheprotecuonof the
light-house on i Fair-weather island, near Black Rock,
Connecticut, five thousand dollars.:
For completing, the construction of a light-housn ot
Monroe, Michigan,', three ihousaud . five hundred and
twen-y-twodollsiu. . ' ? • ?• > \
For completing the’construction of a light-houso a
Wangoshoncey Michigun.lhirly-eighi thousand three
hundred and sixty-five dollarsund forty-two cents.
For completing:the constructionof a lighi-house at Cn
rysfort Reef, Florida, twenty-umeihousahdjphebundred
and seventy doildraaiidseveniy-fouTceuts: : ; v
; For completing the construction ofailght-house on
Sand Key, Florida, thirty-nine thousand tiiiic hundred
and seventy dollars arid.seventy-four'cent*; stud sum of
thirty-nine thousand' uinfe hundred and aevemy dollars
and seventy-four, cents, aud the sura oftWemy thousand
dollarsiappropriated by the act df Uiird March, eigliteen
hundred add fortyfsevein for k strew-pile light-houM on
said Key, are hereby 1 authorized to be applied, Under the
superimendence of the Topographical Bateau, to the er
ection of.acheap ana durable structure adapted to the
idcalityi'tinythingin snid aetto the contrary notwithstand
ing. . .. ■
For a light-boat to be stationed on Bartlett’s reef, Long
Island sound, twelve thousand dollars
i For the erection-of a: beacou-.hght on the southwest
ledge initheharborof New.Hayen. Counecticut, (in ad
dilion to .the one. thousand doUars-neretofore appropria
ted,) five thousand dollars, or for the removarof sa;d
ledge,as the Secretary of may deem best.
For the construction; and:<:equipment oft six revenue
cutters, the stimof ninety thousand dollars; the said sum
■jr v;.'. 'J :
~s v ‘:.s
‘•I
7v” \:a./
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-s:r' ■’
7- s.
lo boexpemiciti timjej- the direction'; ofuhO" Secretary df
rcasury,for tho consirnctiott and equipment of
sutlers; audit shall be the duty oftlm, Sec*'
!r‘ ai £ 0J Treasury,' before commencinrtheconstruc
{J® n .®|'^yj ,e Venue cutter, to giveV public notice, for at
:?, • “ ll r t yjuQya } in twoormore public newspapers pub-.
perspublifiliedai fauhinjemaces,; wliere'vship-buiidlug
is carried asJbeniav expedienti'ihvitlijp propo i
f*M 6 formatenalafor,andbuildiiig,-saidrevenuecuttera. :
to uq constructed under .the- superintendence and dtrec
uou oran omcer of tiie revenuescrvice: and after open-,
.uig tne proposals, liahalJ he . the duty of said Secretary.
to ewer mtoacontract with lhc loweat responsible btd-.
der or bidders therefor.
SURVEYOBS: OP . PIfcJBUC LANDS.
- • Pp? surveying:, iiiaddilion to the unexpended .balance.
ci formerappropnalibiigjvu:
For surveying the public lands, including incidental
expenses, to be apportioned to the several districtsaccor*
<Ung to the exigencies of the public servic; the port to be
applied to the surveys of the mineral regions ofMich-
JY^c^nsmiaiidlowa, and to the location qf pri~
I?.-Florida, to be;, disbursed at augmented!
one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. .
in'FlorMaj under act of June twemy
cigntn, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, cer
tom surveys in the state of Florida, finecn thousand dol
lUlS. . - ■ • .* ■ •■■■■.
tato **•#€«•• of firtt July, eigbloesl
l° rl for ihc relief tbe bona fiuo set-;
mo?. ni r er Iho ac,s ™ r lb<£armcd occupation and
fitr ”bundfe^dolhfrs! 16 Territor J* of F l°rida ; one thousand.
’ii'iSinA 1 n rk *j*? *fi? offices of the survcyqts general, to
nnffif ofj 0 fj^ e - d ° ffiew according to the exigencies of the
oacessaayj/to-be employed in;
seriin»thim fie . d u— lea of *ur*eys.fortbe purpose ofpre-
« . m al ,« e «.of government, and for other
Soliars 6 ’ lWenl, " lWo lhou / and nine hundred and fifty
n#^°Ji.?f lac ? ed BUr . v . e y B jh,the southeru part of Missonri,
Sr?i, r .. a !r<c 01 f* cc . cdl,l B five dollars per mile, on account
- I *l « Brve >-'"S^>'c 5 a.,d ,wan.ps, four j
tn ? or . con ‘o { ;ljpu of erroneous and surveys in j
imiiois and Missouri, at a rate not exceeding six dollars
per mile, one thousand.!wo hohdred dollars. • '
. ,* e^c mfriri .the State of Mississippi, to supplyi
lost field notes, and -for the location .of pnvaio claims, i
four hundred dollvs- 1
•For tfie location‘'drprivate claims and correction of <
*h.komsiana, exclusive of the Greensburg dis- i
f9 af fcen thousamdtwo buudredond ihirtydoUars.
For retracting inihe state of Alabama, to supply field,
notes destrqyedby fire,* sir thousand and fifty T dollars.' / ;
Jl o ? l®* compensation to certain deputies, as set*
forth in the. report of the surveyor general of Florida!
three dollars.
Fornmienil land service, to carry out the require
meets of the acis of the first ajid third March, eighteen
imndred-ond forty-seven, viz: •
>.ForcompensoUon' of geologists, assistant geologist?; *
laoorers,packmen, and incidental expences attending
e:Kfln,,na^on and survey of the mineral
tanas tn AUcbigan.'Wisconsin, and Town, including the
. amount required for the third and' fourth • quarters • of. the.
year endmg ihe thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and
forty-eight, forty, thousand dollars.
, For compensation ofagent, assistant agent, and inci
dental expenees m collecting the rents required by the
,,P- enml * iBSUed 10 miners aud others in Mich
igan and A tsoonsm, three thousand four hundred dol
lars.
-INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS/
' -!.®? e *,L O ( ie ministers of the United Satates to
•^*w n r " rU am,-France. Russia, Prussia. Spain, and Brazil,
fiftr-founhoiiaand dollars f and for outfit of said minister
toJtussw, nmeihousand dollars.
Forialariesofsecretarieaof legation to the same pla
ces* twelve thousand dollars. -
.-' For salary of minister resident to Turkov, six thousand
dollars.
'For salary of the dragoman to the legation to Turkov,
two thousand five hundred dollars. " '
i . salaries Of, the. charges-.des affhires;to Portugal.
Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Naples,
Sarffimajihc Papal States, Chili*Peru;: Granada, Venez
ueja, Buenos Ayres, Bolivia, Guatemala, and'Ecuador,
•eeremy-sti: thousand five hundred dollars.* - • -
>-'Foreontingent expenses- of all the- missions abroad,-
thirty thousand dollars. ; i* ■.
; /-.For contingent-expenses of foreign intercourse, -thirty
thousand dollars. : • • 3
For.intereoorsewith the Barbary Powers,-time thous*
and dollars. ; , ’
T'F°r\lh e - salary-oi n - consul general .at Alexandria
hree thousand dollars. -
. For paying John Hogan twelve hundred and fifty dol
services and expenditurrs as .political; nceiit'iu’ :
St. full satisfaction of ail hU cianns for
extra expenses and services in the years eighteen hmir
dred and forty-two dad cighteen bniiared and tony-three.
• e» ot * tt ] aT T of consul to Ix>mlon. two thousand dollars.
ror salary of the commissioner 10 the Sandwich isl*
rod#, three thousand dollars.
.-For payirig^Joshuu- Dodge, late special tobacco agent
of the-tinted States to the various government!* ot Eu
rope, four thousand five hundred dollars, in full edrnnen
sauon tor his services; and for contingent ; and oiher- ex
penses incurred' by "hlm : during the period, of his. three
missions as said special tobacco agent,' and-for services'
rendered to the tobaccointerest of the United Stines.
For paying John Randolph Clay, late'secretary of Ic
gaiion ot St. Petersburg!!,'on' account of his services as'
charge d-affaires at tend courtj from the twenty-seventh
day of January,; eighteen hundred and forty-six. to Ihe
eighteenth davrofr August,eighteen hundred anil' forty
.seven, aner ihe raie of four thousand five hundred do!--
lors per. miumn, the sum of "three thousand nine hundred
and ten dollars and seventy-six cents: The
Secretary of State shall be satisfied that the service was
perronnedj and is still unnnid for.
«. v»? a >* i n p F*h|n Rite hi e Dorr, for diplomatic services
®! W? republic of Cbih from the sqveuteeilj day of June,
hundred nnd forty-four. uunl the nineteenth day'
of. Angusij eighteen hundred nnd forty-five, five thousand
two hundred aud Rixty-two dollars.
. For paying Jacob t’.Martin;]ate secretaryoflegation
of the United States at Paris, for lus services as- cnargo
d affaires oi the United States hear iiie French gdverti--
mentj fromfifteeMh dftyorSepteml>er, eighteen, hundred
arid io«y*six, to the first da/ of Julyv eighteen hundred
and fortv-seven,; being the time intervening between the
reeoß of our late minister Mr.' King, amf the arrival of
** U4 "> alter - the - rate;.of four thousand five hundred
dollars por annum (deducting his pay as secretary of le
gation,) the sum of two thousand one bundredaiidiiui&-
ty-three dollars. •
For cpmpentiiiioivto AVillinra M. Blackford, as clrnrec
u affaires republic of New Granada, the sum of
one thousandone hundred mid twenty-five dollars.'being
Uic usual rpiurnollownnce to charges dcs affaires to for
• .other expenses ofthe
office ofthe consul ofthe Limed States at London, two
thousand eight hundred dolfura. •
For the expenses of running and marking the boundary
hue heweeu. the United States and- Mexico.-and paving
the salaries of the officers of the .commission, a sum not
exceeding fifty thousand dollars. , . •
For salary ofthe cousul at Beyroou five hundred dol
lars. .
beil/urtherenaued, That the third section
ofthe “act making appropriations for the civil and dip.
.lomantic expenses of governmem for the year ending the
UUiUeth of Jane t -onp thousand eight, hundredand iony
seven, and for other purposes,?; approved the tenth of
August, one thousaud eight hundred, ond forty-six,- be,
and the same is hereby,; revived and continued, iu force
for the fiscal year ending th* thirtieth of June, one thou
sand eight hundred uud fony-niue.
IfciinetlsTor services as acting charge
dWatrsta Portugal, train nineteenth April to twenty
fourth .December, eighteen hundred and forty-one, three
thousand, and sixty-nine dollars mid eight-six cents.
For payment to Joseph.Graham v the sura of one thou-;
sand four hundrea and sixty dollars, uud to George tee
Brent the sum of two thousand one hundred and -fifteen
dollars, iu foil compensation for theirservice* and expen
ses as special agents and berers of despatches from Bue
nos Ayres to. Paraguay,-in lhe year eighteen?hundred
and forty-aiXjOn.a mission instituted by tho charge d*af
fairs ofthe United Stales at Buenos Ayres; to offer the
mediation ofthe United States 1 to adjust and settle hotili*
ties then pending between the Argentine confederation
and the State, or Province of Paraguay;
• For interpreters, guards and other expenses ofthe con
sulates at Constamiupplei Smyrna* and Alexandra, one
thousaudnye hundreddollors. . .
- For salary of a commissioner to reside in Chum, five
thousand dollars. ,
For salary ofthe interpreter and secretary to the said
mission, two thousimd five hundred dollors.
; For compensation to Stanhope Prevost, consul ofthe
United States at Lima, for diplomatic services rendered
in the abseueeof the charge d’aflairs from that country,
the sum of one thousand eighthuudfred dollars • •
. For paying Peter Parker, secretary of legation and
Chinese imerpreter at Canton, for his services as charge
d’affairs of the United States at said places from the
twenty-eighth day of June, eighteen hundred and -forty
seven, to the twenty-eighlh doy of June, eighteen hundred
and forty»eight, being the interval -between the death of
Alexander H; Everett, late commissioner at Canton, and
.foe probable arrival of the present commissioner, John
W. Davis, esq., after the rate of four thousand five hun
dred dollars per annum, (after deducting his salary as
such secretary,) the sumof two thousand dollars. *
Six. 3. And be itfitr&tr enacted, That iuasraucliosit is
claimed by.the Creek nation of Indians, .that a : balance
of one hundred and forty-one thousand and fifty. fiy» dol*-
lars aud-uinety one cents, being the remainder of the:
sum of two hundredand fifty thousand dollars agreed io
be paid in liquidation of the. claims of the Citizens of
Georgia; to be ascertained and allowed -by - the arbitra
ment and awardol the President of the ITnited Stales,
under lie fourth, article., of the treaty: of the eighth of
January, eighteen hundred and twenty-one,io belong
to them, mid ihe said sum of orm hundred and' forty-one ;
thousand and fifty-five doUarsandjtitiety-one cents is
intended as acompromUe of safd claim: And-inasmuch 7
as it is a matter of doubt whether the obligation of tho
United States under said article extcnded further tliaa lb
pay to the Stateof Gcbigia'whatever hftianee might be
found due to her citizens from the Creek nation* And in
asmuch, also; as.thh’whole sum of two huhdred and fif
ty thohsnnd dollars has in fact ’heretofore been paid bv
the Unirnd Smtes-to the State of Oebrclaf—ii is therefore
-directed that the’ President of the United States shall
cansethe said sum ofone hundred and forty-one thousand
and fifty-five dollars and ninety-one ceVits/ iaiJ'sim o/‘
ont hUndred thoujiandj atidjifty-Jive dollars
and ninety crt««r»fs,tbbe paid to the 7 shuf Greet nation
of Indians in the maunerfqllowing, Vi 2: drie-fiftli on de
mand, and the . residue without ihtefestis tbbe
paid in four equaL ihsinlmonts r on condition, however, ,
that a; release of claims forprincipnl and interest on ac
count of said; sfon .of two; hundred and.fifty : thousand
dollars shall be firat executed bytbe said . Creek notion 1
to the United Suites, in such maimer its the President of
the United States shall direct, in- full discharge of the,
-same; and on condition,also; that the person to whom
>aid money shall be paid shall make .proof to‘ihc satis
faction ef the President of the United States that, they
have full power and- authority to; receive , and receipt
for.the same ; .
That the. Secretary ol
the Treasury be, Bnd he is;qereby, required to pay, out
of tiny mbiiey in the (Treasury pot otherwise appropri
ated, to the Creek nation of Indians, .or to. tho order of
the delegation of fndions aforesaid, the sum. of forty
three thousand three hundred and thirty-tbree dollars
thirty-three and one. third cents, .'in satisfaction of the'
claims -of thiteeo hundred lndian emi^arits, 5 ,
friends* and follower#ofGeneral Mclntosh;
emigrated to the west in eighteen hundred and twenty-'
tunciby Coh Corwcll underthe conduct aha-oontroiof;
Luther Clarke, nrticle ofthe trae-J
ty of twenty-fourxh of eighteen,huml redeem!
twenty-six: Provided -That the: persons to -whom said
money shall belaid shall make proof, io the saiismction
of ,he President of the United States, thai they hnve full :
power to receive and receipt'for the some: 'And provided
a/io. Thot said money shall be paid only on ‘condition’
that a release be first executed to the United Stntes in
luli.of all claiihs for principal and interest ion
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„ , , , KOB¥ C- WINTHROP,
Speaker of the House or Kopresentauveji
G, M DALLAS,' ‘
.. . ■ Vice. President of-The United Hiaies, and’*
. PrcMcteutor the Senile,
■ ■ AeraoTEß-Auguai 14,1848, ’ , - - . '
JAMES If. POLK
Sales fag faction.
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C .1 JOHN D DAVIS, AUCTIONEER, »
South-East comer of Wood and Fifth struts,v
A A M^i°rn?- R y GOO P S > AT AUCTION
.r W i«r A " being about to closahisAuc-'^^'
Uon and Coramisyion business, the coiwtgnment aftw 01
Qt , publiC aQ,O i b y on
TneaaaTvthe 26 ikiH3t. T commencmg at 10 o’clock; at «t>^ -‘-'H'
.63 Wood street,. The stock comprtles one of the largest * - 1
nnd beat assortments of fancy mid stapJeXhyGood* nf« ' v
fcied BtAuction. iu, Pittsburgb, for a; numbcr of vcftii••
embracing, m fcmri* *'"<.**
Black Bine black, bmriiluo Broad Cloths,
1 lain black, fiinc} and doe skin Caasunerca. »
Bine and gTcy mixed Jeans T
fi3\&»!°i! 18 a iV, d C , oal Cloak Linings;
«?,?- lIC 1 B ’Hlankets.Shawls, Silk Pocket Hdkfs,; >
Wnn?r *l B “ rci »?? P^ n Alpaecoe ‘ .
winter llaids,Cafihmereg. Be Lames. Ginchnmq *
“" d K ccdlc ”* lr,Bh E.n“ ni, S ’
Blue oml brown Muslins. Vest PnHdimrf * ,
Silk, Sau., and WorstedVe “ng.; **'
B*own Holland and Sicilians. Table Linens’
.LMien and Table Cloths, Napkins, black Kid Glovea *
BuckMms, S e wingSilk,l?ateniThreadi Spool Cotton* ‘
Gnm Suspenders, Cotton Hdkfs., Ac Ac 11
The goods will be arranged—for <sxnmmnti*n «« .u* •t
-dY™,( u! to the sale-m lots, and nmnbcied„ ” d **
gootfa offered willpaslnvely.be sold, as Uic consienment ‘
will be closed.without reserve.- b , • 1C i
Thumb.—For all sums over SiOO, 3 mos credit* wm
S d 4 ■ u > d i toaSSltfS
- ee P lB JOHN D. DAVIS, Auctioneer.
17i AOlHss OF LOAL AT Saturday
ifS monung, Septembcrjsad.atll o’clock, at the Coin- • ■> ’
mercial Sales Room, corner oMVcod and Fifth sts; will ; -
H.n°i d i I t^ Qcre o ia 4i ie I'and, lying on tho Coal
Hi t and: Upper;SL-Clatr Turnpike KoacfJ wiibinthrfe
.miles or the <uty. : The Coal is of an. cxccllent qaaluw
opening directly onr.the turnpike, and may be worked
with greater facility ond advantage than any other lot rt
present lor sale. Any information respecting the above-s*'-
will be given on application toJohnCurran, Fifth
P TpS h Gn°/iT h °/ naa ? UlTan ' residing on tho premises 1 ]
on */i! h - ,Td Cflsb » * CBldue m. tour equaL'annaalVi-J
payments with interest. vi
-“P 2O JOHN D. PA VIS, Auct. *
faTATIONERY, CUTLERY, AND'READY- -1
MADE CLOTHING, At Auetum.—On Thursday, •• *
7o cioek, at the large room, second story, of great- bar- <
gain corner, corner of Fifth and sis will be
sold without reserve, tocloseaconcern •'••v - • •
A genernl assortment of Books, Stationery, Cullen
and rendy-madc Cfothmg, Ac : ’ -.. . av-V: 1
Catalogues w ill be ready on the day of sale, when the
goods may be examined- JOHN D DXVIV ' '
sepSO ... , , - . Auctioneer. t
AUCTIONSALKS,
■ BY JAMBS HVKZNNAi AUCTIONEER,'-
No. 1H Wood. Sieebt, rimxn nooEs erom Ftrnj
JOBBERS, visiting this city with a stock of Goods for !
O sale, can be accommodated, while they remaiti/vnifi r
the use of a-Room, on moderate terms, In lhfrSd «tory of '-
RPKeima’s-Auction Store, No. 114 Wood street.- three '
doors from p:fth, *
; , A-50 —for Rent, by the week, month, or year, for the -
forage of rnerclmndise. only, an excellent dry Cellar; ' :
.wth board floor. '
“PM -JAMES M’KENNA. Afact
Ij*Oß SALE—S.O Troy,” beau- -'
; ufuUy situated, aud the most pleasant: place fora
private reside nee, mthc vicinity oF-Pittaborgu. - ;•
- Also-t-A ,lot in Allegheny city, - iicar Fedeta) st -, front- • ■
ingSftfeeibn Middle alley, and. extending back SO feet-' ' " '
Alsor-A houae and lot on Water alley, Allegheny city.'
All or any of these lots will be sold lower, and on easier
lenns v than any othersimilnr property now in the'market. ;
Fpr pariieulars enquire of SYLVJiSrER SEYMOUR, '•
at the;office of EJwanVTodd A Co., corjier Fifth A Mar
ket streets; or of Uie ' v v
THOMAS MELLON, Attornpyr ’
SALK —A lot on. High sr.near ihfrcorncr of Wy- • 5
JO lie/nl ihe new German Church; .This 1,0r.20 by 80ft.'.
will be soldon nccoinmadutuigf-tenns: or leased on
pctual lease.wiih the privilege oi buyintrout ilie aroufft ; 1
rent al any time. ~ Ik ,
, Also—Several oilier Lois on ihc Hill,indifferent
for sale oh accommodating terms. orperpetoai lease,
may pmt nurelinser*. , i , ‘4y
nugUMill changed THOMAS MELLON-
] FAMILY GROCERY STORE FORSAT7F2~TJic sioex ",
. of a family Grocery .Siore, doing n lliir :busine*a,
w hich can be extended to any .reasonable nnioiiiii/tiejug 11
in it gooaloeuuon. The,stare and dwtdhng pnrl of thS' •
house, suUable.for a email/aiatly r can he sccured".'if-op-- i;
piled for soon.. Rent moderate.. . : . .. v k;
S. CUTHBERT, Gen. Agent,
StbitftfTclii street.'.-:
■ ■ ■' ■ Valaable jSußlneas htandi • ••
ON 'MARKET STKEKIVFORSALE.—The More at *
present occupied by Air; John Thompson, 01LMar
ket street.- t\ro doors above Fiftluia offered for sale- ■
Also,, a very handsome location at Manchester, con-'
mining ahouili acres, with a dwelling house and other
improvements, formerly the residence or Rev. Me. Ale- •
Curdy. Apply to GEO'BREED,
. «*ng-rtln> H4"Wood street.
I j oUor, AiYi» LOT FUll< sBs o,oo.— For\Saie^- \
XL two story F2iAHBDXr£LLINGBOVSEzn&LOT.;
The hbuse cbniains fbur rooms and kitchen,'wStlia good '-
dry cellar,'nil-vveU arranged for comfort and convenience r "
The-Lot is'SO feet front on Pihe street, Fifth Ward; by 00
feet deep; Terms accommodm mg.
'Agent,-'
Srtuthfieldstreet.vVv:
FOR SALEWA small two ftoiy frame dwelling house,
conveniently situated, fronting oil Pride street, one
street beyond the Hospital." The Joi is 24 feelinfront, by
123 feet deepj and will be sold on -accommodating terms,
For further particulars apply -at ; the house .or to 1
:sep2 J A .MRS MAY. Water stTPet.-
: 'n'Oß SALli'-—AToJuable imj)royc(l'’FAKAl, 17 miles
X frorathis ciljr, orilhe roatl tO’Kiuannijiffj containing
155 acres with suitable buildings aiidoiher improvements;
U>s acres iiicuhivation; Price--$3,000.' Approved Real
Estate of SI,GOO or:§2,000 value will be received m part ■
poymeiitjthe balance at 5 or 7,years;
S.CUTHBERT, Gen. Agent,
' Smuhfield street, '*
A LMANACS! ALMANACS! ALMANACS !—DR
XJL p. JAYNE would hereby inform ihepublicifmt hr
publishes annually, for gratuitousdistributionbyhiinseli
and all his Agents, an Almanac,- caHed:jayhr>s Zltdical
Almanac, and Guide to i/eaW . The calcnlanons for this
Almanac are made with great care nodaccuracyjand for ;
«vp. different 1 Latitudes and Longitudes; so aa to make
uiem equally useful, o£ a-Cnleudar, in -every, part of the -
United States nnd Briush.Nbrth - America.- They are
printed on good paper,' and Hvith handsome new type,
and are neatly bound, and beside* being the neatest and
most accurate calender printed in the United States, they
contain a large amount of valuable information, suited •
to the wants of all, and of that kind, too; whicAcnmiot ‘
be found in books.
. 'His Cataloguc of Ditt<w«,whh remarks and directions
for their removal, is really invaluable, and makes them
welcome visiters in every houßetliey eiiier. - Even* fam
ily should possess at least one of these Annuals; His
Almanac for.'lS4o i# now.ready for distribution; of
which he designs to publish at least Tico Millions, and in
order that Overy family in the United Smtca*aha;Biitish
America; .may be furnished vritha copy, he;:hertby iii
vites Merchants and Store-keepers to forward their or
ders to him as early as possible, and; thev shall be sup
plied gratuitously with-ns many copies as'they deem ne
cessary to supply their various castomers. i-They are al
so invited, at tho some time, to send a copy of their “Bu
siness Card,” which wilh be printed and,placed on the
cover of.the Almanacs scnlthem, also witiiont charge.
• They are also requested to gtvo till necessary direc
•jtions how the ; Almanacs should be torwqrdcd to them.'•
By law they cantiof be sent by mail unless the-posuiee is
first paid on them here. - ■
Orders (postpaid) directed to Dft; D. JAYNE, Phila
delphia,will meet with prompt attention
Families can obtain these Almanacs gratis* of >
„ A JAYNES,
* ™ Tea Store, 70 Fourth st.; Pittsburgh.
»• B«—The German Almanac will be ready for delir
tv m a few days. ' aepls
_ l)r. <jb O. Mtcarns, i)eutl«i. ; ■ 7 ■ • :
OFFICE at Miss Hetieh'g, on Fourth street,a few doora'
, above vvood street, until the completion ofthe house 1 ,;
Teeth in blocks, with artificial'gums
(after the mani.er.now universally preferred in ihecaat;) • • ‘
manufactured to sun each particular case, Teelh, front
a tuifset down to asingle one, inserted ou a suction plate;
ihus ayoiQinginjury io the natural-teeth. - Specimens of- - •
blocks ana suction plate may be eiammed at the office, •
.. All operations incident to the profession performed with. --
caTeandtaithruliicss fsep7-3ni
i T lAe American Hnoiutum. by E. L. Ma* : r
v/ goon, wiiU jiloies of Snmuel AdoinOoeeph Warren,:.
Patrick Henry, Alexauder Hamilton* Fisher Ames and
John Rntidolph { dedicated vTo diadems .who are not. .. ;
drones. Christians who arc not bigots, ond Citizens who <
are noLdemagogues. s * l
♦Betiring front jßusiness: pr, {be itieh. Mon’* Error. By' <•
T-.S. Arthur; ..
’ The above just received and for sale by -.-- -
• ELLIOTT & ENGLISH,': .
seps ■ 50 Market, and.7B .Wood threat.
WOBACCO—IS T'fSS? Jc Robinson’s sa.\ - '■•'-■
S CabanVsVjj
• • 20 .. •• l% Myer’sl lamp. •>.. .■■•' ■
10 “ Lotiers 6plug;logeiherwuhva-.
nous oilier qualities, just received and for sale by
»cp2 SMITH & SINCLAIR.
MORGAN’S WORM KILLER brines ji way the worms
r r h n „ “WeslDeerlp.Arieshenyco.Pa.
%t Mr. John D. Morgan —Dear Sit: This it to certify that
I purchased of Mr. Porter, one phial of yourgreatWnrm-
Killer, and gave two teosp.oonfnls of it to one of myxhil
dreu, two years old, and in a short time if passed upwards
of fony-sixlarge worms. Andrew ItTCuiionGu.^
witnessthat the abovestamementis'iruevi > ' -
Prepared, wholesale and retailj by the proprietori> v
JOHN -D MORGAN* Elniggis t, 1 . :
•.Wood.stree^PuisburghL;
public
THE nndersigned tenders his services
pacity, to the meKfwUl^/m&Qt2racturins;;nnd-nnsc!^' : -'^' !
auical portions of the dbrarahriity;/'.He-■ixtiu: devote'his-rS'
time.and attention to the posting aha adjastfbg 'drßodks
of A-ccotmis* settling,partnership: accounts with •-
fidciicej aiid alsd in prepare.' ?&
iug-ypang raen-for the Counting
•Diatnbnd,. : Alicclienr'<iity. ; '-?':''--- : v^’T;
•• ' yp? ; - JOHN RkEaUNG, AiWdAf., • t&i
r- National System•<>£;,Bppfe'Kcepfhg’.v^''-^-
to: Messrs. Johnston &;Stbck»itj
Beescnf; W. Bell &Son, Spang&Co.jJ. Kerr, Jr* & Co-.T
7 t KEBK CONCOBPANCI3—The EnglisiiirjiiiiVUttiefc^i^
\XCoucoTdauce
■tempt aidverhal cdhtiecuoti;beiWcenth&Xsre'u^ttridjTis :^i
(English-Texts—mcludihg ;
Names,'tviihfmlexe3.Greek-Fcglisb;turdEjiglftti-nre\ n.
Just received and for *ale by v
aug3u JOHNSTON & STOCKTON |
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