gg THIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. On. 129. 1855 fixing the compensation of public ministers and consuls residing on the coast of Barbary, and for other purposes? Suppression of To enable the President of the United States be cayry mto efl°`ect the slave-¤·wd¤· act of Congress of the third March, one thousand exght hundred and 1819,_gh· 101- nineteen, and any subsequent acts now in force for the suppression of the V°1‘ '"' P' 5% slave-trade, eight thousand dollars. Audubow To enable the Secretary of State to purchase one hundred copies, each, ·· Birds and of Auduboifs “Birds of America," and “Quadrupcds of North Ameri- Q““d'“P°‘lS·” ca," for presentation to foreign governments, in return for valuable works sent by them to the government of the United States, si:te:n housand dollars. pming up dock For filling up the dock between Central and Long wharves in Boston, in Boston. the widening of the street on the east front of the custom-house, and the extension and maintenance of the drains, Eileen thousand dollars. Minnesota. For arrearages on account of legislative expenses of the Territory of Minnesota, being for printing, binding, and miscellaneous items, for the sessions of eighteen hundred and fifty—0ne, eighteen hundred and fifty- two, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, eighteen hundred and iifLy·four, eighteen hundred and fifl.y·five, and eighteen hundred and fifty-six, twenty-two thousand one hundred and twenty-two dollars and four cents. _Pcwder mass- For the construction of a. powder magazine for the naval service at fm° mi Mm .S‘ Man Island, California, the sum of one hundred and nineteen thousand mud, (»u11fom1a.. three hundred dollars. Extra clerks in For the continuation of extra clerk hire in the office of Indian Affairs gfnlltgis °f Indian authorized by an act making appropriations for the support of the army, 1854; Gh 26% approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and filly-four, and the act mak- Vol. x. p. 676. ing appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian 1855, cb. 204. department, approved March third, eighteen hundred and fihy-five, seven V°l· x· P· 686* thousand dollars. Gomgemuon For additional compensation and mileage of senators for the present Md m*°’8° °f Congress, one hundred and seventy-eight thousand one hundred and senators and . mcmbm of twenty-eight dollars. Hou.se_0f Repro- For additional compensation and mileage of members of the House
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- ;€ of Representatives and delegates from Territories for the present Conployees. gress, seven hundred and seventy-three thousand four hundred and thirty-
two dollars; and to enable the clerk of the House of Representatives to pay the additional compensation to its employes and othexs authorized by the resolution of the House of Representatives of August fifteenth, eighteen hundred smd fifty-six, a sum sufficient for that purpose is hereby appropriated out of any money in the .trea,sury not otherwise appropriated, and is hereby added to the contingent fund of the House of Representatives. Rcvcuuecubters SEO. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treas- °¤§;° L***;_¤¤-th ury be, and he is hereby authorized to cause to be sold at public auction Inghfm gud Ot'? the revenue-cutter "Ingham," now stationed at Detroit, and the “Harrims Hardisgu, sou," DOW stationed at Oswego, and in lieu thereoi to cause to be built six cutters for the protection of the revenue on the lakes, of the burden of about Eflzy tons each; and that the sum of forty·Iive thousand dollars be and.the same is hereby appropriated for said purpose, out of any money m the treasury not otherwise appropriated, in addition to the proceeds of the sale above authorized. _ Officers for Sec. 3. And be itfurzther enacted, That not more than two competent md "““’°"· oiicers gone of whom be be a captain or iirst lieutenant, at the discretion of said `ecretamy) shall be allowed to each of said six cutters. cl"kSAg;1itg:E;l Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in addition to those u0W masm_GBuem allowed by law, the Postmaster-General shall be authorized to employ four cleyks of class one; and the sum of four thousand eight hundred dollars. is hereby eppropriated, out of any money in' the treasury n0t othermse appropriated to pay such increased compensation and the
