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BY AUTHORITY. LAWS OP THE UNITED STATES. [Public, No. 72.] AN ACT to establish certain post roads. OREGON TERRITORY. [IN CONTINUATION.] From Albany (Takenale), by Burlington, to Thurston, in Linn County.] . . From Astoria, by Cathlamette, Oak Point, Rainier, ot. Helen’s Columbia City, and Sanvir’s Island, to Portland. From Astoria, by Hillsboro’. Tualatin, North Yam Hill, Steward’s, South Yam Hill, Hampton’s Wesmith’s Mills, King’s Valley, Calapovia, and Youcalla, to Shasta, (Cal.) From Cascades, to Wsseapum. From Columbia City, by Washougal, to Cascades. From Wascapum, by Fort Boise, and Fort Ha'l, to Salt Lake, in Utah. From Lafayette, by Dayton, Spring Va'ley, Rickreal, and Lackemute,lo Coroallis. From Linn City, by Mount Sy'vania, to Hillsboro. From Lirmton, by Tualitin Plains, and John Harrson’s Mills, to Forest Grove. From Coroallis, to King’s Valley. From Coroallis, by Jennyopoiis, Stair’s Point, and Sias law, to Yoncalla. From North Canyonville, by Midtile Ferry, on Rogue River, Dardanelles, Jacksonville, and Flamath, Cl., to Yreka. From Oregon City, by Molalla, to Calapjoia. From Oregon City, by Williametta, Bu’eville, Champo ag, Fairfield, Salem, Cincinnati, Independence, Blooming ton, and New Albany, to Coroallis. From Oregon City, lo La Fayette. From Oregon City, by Harrison Wrights, Richard Mil ler's, and Samuel Aliens, to Salem. F’rom Oregon City, by Lebanon, to Sublimity. From Portland, by Milwaukee, lo Oregon City. From Portland, by Harris’* Ferry, Chehalem, La Fayette, Forests, Rickreal, and Laville’s Store, to Coroallis. From Portland, by Hillsboro’, Tualitin, and Wapatoo, to Lafayette. From Portland, by Moni ylvania, Taylor’s Ferry, Rock Creek, Chehalam Gap, Roger’s Ferry, and Old French Mission, to Salem. From Fort Oxford, to Shena, Cal. From Salem, by Cincinnati, Fords, and Dallas, 10 TJla mook. From Salem, to E.H. Randall’s, in L>nn County. F’rom Salem, by Santiam City, Cential Washington. Cal aDovia, Union Point, Lot Shaw’s Mills, WilliameWs F’orks, McKenzie, Eugene City, and Spencer Butte, to Pleesant Hill. From Salem lo F’ranklin Bute. From Salem, by Cincinnati, and Rickreal, to Dallas. F'rurn Salem, by Doake’s Ferry, to La Fayette. FromSublimily, by Santyam Forks, to Pleasant Hill. From Syracuse, by Albany, Burlington and Thurston, lo Williamette F’orks. From Yoncalla, byj Oakland, Deer Creek, Winchester, and Myrtle Creek, to North Canyonville. From Yoncalla, by Elkton, Month of Umpqua, Scotts burg, and Gardiner, to Umpqua City. From Washington Bute, to Grass Hill, in Linn county. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. From Cathlamete, to S. Foul’s. From Astoria, bv Clionook, Edmonston, Tarlet, Oyster Bt a -h, Bringham City, and most direct route to inters:ct tlie route from Olympia, to Gray’s Harbor. F'rom Olympia to Gray’s Harbor. F'rom Olympia, by Ford’s, to ChenookCity. From Olympia to Shoalwater Bay. F'rom O ympia to Seattle. F’rom Pacific City, by Cbenook, Cathlamette, Oak Point, Munticello, Cathlapootle, Columbia City, Cascade City, and F’ort VVallawalla, to Wailepta. F’rom Port Townsend, by Port Discovery, to New Dun* gerness. F’rom Rainer, by Monticelio, Cowlitz, Highland, and O lympia, to Steliacoom. From Seattle, by Port Madison, Kelt’s Mills, Penn’s Grove, and Whatcom, to Port Townsend. From Seattle to the Doct Warnish Mills. From St Helen’s, by Cathlapootle, to Pekin. From Steilacc an, by Alki, to Seattle. F'rom Wailepta, by Wallawallah, Walker’s, and Eel’s Mission, and Brown’s, to F'ort Colville. From Wailepta, by Craig’s, Ci 3ur D’ Aleine Mission, and St. Mary’s Valley, to Fort Benton, in Nebwtska Territory. UTAH TERRITORY. From Salt Lake City, by American Fork, Provo City, Springfield, Payson, Summit Creek, Neplii Citv, Fillmore City, Red Creek, Parovan, Johnson’s Soring?, Cold Creek, Santa Clara, and San Bernardino, (Cal,) to San Diego. From Salt Lake City, by Union Draper, Palmyra, tnehi City, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Provo City, Pay son, Springville, Summit, Nephi City, Corn Creek, Fill more City, Salt Creek, and Canal Creek, to Manti. From Salt Lake City, byF'ort Laramie, to Council Bluffs, in lowa. From Salt Lake City, by Stoker, Farmington, and Kays ville, to Ogden Cilv. From Salt Lake City, by Nuff’s Mills, Mill Creek, Hol liday’s Settlement, Little Cottonwood, and Dtaj 3rsville, to Mountainville. From Salt Lake City, by Taylorsville, West Jordan, Gardner’s Mills, Bingham’s, and Kanyon, to Cedar Valley. F’rom Tcale City to Granisville. F’rom Salt Lake City to Tojle City. From Salt Lake City, by Utah Lake, to Sand Pitch Val ley. NEW MEXICO. From Albuquerque, by Znni, to Woolville, Cal. From Sant-i Fe, by Albuquerque, to Socorro, Los Cuz ces, Don Annn, Fort Fillmore, Frontero, (Texas,) El Pas so, San Elisario, Magoffinsville, and Leona, to San An tonio. From Santa Fe, by San Miguel, Las Vegas, and Fort Union, Alo., to Independence From Santa Fe, by La Canada, and Albiein, to Fernan do de Taos. From Santa Fe to Salt Lake City, in Utah. Fro t Santa Fe to Las Vegas. From Taos to Donna Anna. From Donand, by Fort Belknap, to Gainesville, in Texas. Approved, August 3, 1854. Public, No. 242. AN ACT making Appropriations for the Civil and Diplo matic Expenses .of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty fiye, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress As sembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth o! June, one thou sand eight hundred and fifty-five, namely : Legislative. —For com* ,-nsation and mileage of senators, one hundred and six thousand eight hundred and sixty-two dollars, and eighty cents ; For compensation and mileage of members of the House of Representatives, and delegates l’.om Territories, thn e hundred and forty-four thousand eight hundred dollars ; For compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary, in the service, oi the Sen ate, fifty-seven thousand and ten dollars ; For compensation of the officers and clerks of the House of Representatives, thirty-four thousand four hundred and sixty dollars. For the contingent expanses of the Senate, viz: For binding, thirty-five thousand dollars ; For lithographing and engraving, forty-five thousand dol lars ; For books, ten thousand dollars ; For stationery, fifteen thousand dollars ; For newspat ers, two thousand six hundred dollars; For Congressional Globe, and binding the same, sixty five thousand dollars; For reporting proceedings, thirteen thousand dollais; For clerks to committees, pages, jtolice, iiorses, and carry alls, thirty thousand dollars; For miscellaneous items, thirty thousand dollars; For paper and printing of the Senate, eighty-five thou sand doljars: Provided, That whenever, in the opinion of the Joint Committee on Printing, the character of any docu ment ordered to be printe 1 may render such change neces sary and propjr, the size of the page may be changed from octavo to quarto form ; but in no case shall the prices to hi paid for compositionand press-work exceed, pro rata, those established by the printing act of August lite twenty sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, for the printing of Con gressional documents. For the contingent expenses of the House of Representa tives, viz: For binding documents, thirty nine thousand three hun dred and seventy-five dollars; For furniture and repaits, three thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars; For stationery for members, fifteen thousand dollars ; For twenty-one messengers, twenty thousand dollars; For horses and carriages, four thousand arid fifteen dol- j lars; For fuel, oil, and candles, three thousand dollars ; For newspapers for members, twelve thousand five bun- j ufoJ dollars; For engraving and lithographing, seventy thousand d<l lars ; For Capitol police, three thou<and five hundred and six ty dollars; For miscellaneous items, twenty thousand dollars; For messenger in charge of hall, one thousand four hun dred and fifty dollars ; Fort wo messengers in clerk’B office, three thousand dol lars ; For saddle horses, eight hundred dollais; For laborers, two thousand five hundred dollars; F'or pages, four thousand five hundred dollais; For folding documents, seven thousand five hundred dol lar-! ; For paper and printing of the Hon r, onß hundred and twelve ihoutand seven hundred and twenty-one dobats. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. For compensation of libraiian, two pssistant libianans, and messenger, four thousand five doll? j; For contingent expenses f said library, one thousand dol lars ; For purchase of books for said iibraty, five thousand dol lars ; For purchase of law books for said libro r y, two thousand dollars; f'rom the completion and the publication of the works of Thomas Jefferson,and pay of the editor of said work, seven thousand two hundred dollars ; To enable the, Joint Commit! a on the Libiary of Con gress to replace the seven volurw sand atlas of the Explo ring Expedition,destroyed by the burning of the Libiary aijd the plates and other property destroyed by the fire in Philadelphia, including binding, nine thousand and ten dol ars and seventy-five cents. EXECUTIVE. F'or compensation of the Pro? : dent of the Uuited State ‘ twenty-five thousand dollp’-s: F'or compensation of secretary to sign patents for lands, one thousand five hundred dollars. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. For compensation of the Secretary of State and Assis tant Secretary of State, clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, thiiiy-eight thousand hundred dollars. FOR THE INCIDENTAL AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF SAID DEPARTMENT. For Publishing the laws in pamphlet form, and in the newspapers of the State- 1 and Territoiies, and in the city of Washington, eighteen thousand five hundred and twenty five dollars: And such sum shall be paid for publishing the laws in California, Oregon, and Washington, as the Secretary of State may deem reasonable: F'or proof-reading, packing, and ffstributing laws and documents, includidg cases, labor, and transportation, ten thousand dollars: For stationery, blank books, binding, labor and attend ance, furniture, fixtures, repairs, painting nnd glazing, lour thousand four hundred dollars: F’or copperlate printing, books and maps, one thousand dollars: For newspapers, four hundred dollars : F’or extra clerk hire and copying, two thousand dollars: Said clerks to be employed only during the session of Con gress, or when indispensably necessary, to enable the depart ment to answer some call made by either house of Congress at one session to be answered at another. F'or miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars: F'or purchasing for the use of the State Department, one hundred copies of Little and Brown’s edition of the United States Statutes at Large, and the same number of the pemh let laws of the Thirty-third Congress, three thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars. F'or the purchase of fifty tits of Howard’s Reports of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, three thousand five huudred dollars . F’or the purchase of copies of the Reports of the Supreme Court and Opinions of the Attorneys General of the United States for the executive offices of the Territories of Kansas and Nebraska, four hundred and fifty dollars. NORTHEAST EXECUTIVE BUILDING. F’or compensation of the superintendent and four watch men of the noitherst executive building, two thousand two hundred and fi..y dollars: F'or contingent expenses of said building, viz : For fuel, light, labor, and repairs, three thousand three hundred dollars. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. F’or compensation of the Secretary of the Treasury and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, fifty-two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars: F'or compensation of the First Comptroller, and the clerks and mes. mger in his office, twenty-four thousand five hundred dolle r s: F'or compensation of the Second Comptroller, and the clerks and messenger in bis office, twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars: F'or compensation of the First Auditor, aud the clerks and messenger, and assistant messenger, in his office, tinny thousand nine hundred dollars: For compensation of the Second Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger, in his office, thirty-one thousand seven hundred dollars: For compensation of the Third Auditor, and the clerks, messengers, and assistant messenger, in his office, sixty six thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars: For compensation to temporary clerks, employed in the office of the Third Auditor on bounty land service, and arrears of pay, twentv-nine thousand six hundred and eight dollars : Provided, That no clerk shall receive more titan at the rate of one thousand dollau per annum under this act, except one, whora salary shall be sixteen hundred dol lars per annum, and four whose compensation shall be four dollars per day ; For compensation of the Fourth Auditor, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger, in his office, twenty-five thousand two hundred dollars: For compensation of the Fifth Auditor, aud the clerks and messenger in his office, twelve thousand three hundred dollars: For compensation of the Auditor of the Pc i Office De partment, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant me ;n ----ger, in his office, oue hundred ana thniy thousand six hun dred dollars: For compensation of the Treasurer of the United States, and the clerks, and an assistant mest engerin his office, twenty-one thousand five hundred dollars—the office of assistant messenger being hereby created, at an annual salaiy of five hundred dollars. For compensation of the Register of the Treasury, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messengers in his office, forty-one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. I'or compensation of the Solicitor of'.he Treasury, and the clerks and messenger in his office, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner of Customs, the clerks and messenger in his office, seventeen thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger of the Light House Board, seven thousand six hundred dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. For labor, blank books, stationary, binding, sealing ships registers, translating foreign languages, advertising, and ex tra clerk hire for and collecting information to be laid before Congress—said clerks to be employed only dur ing the session of Congress, or when indispensably neces sary to enable the department to answer some call made by either hous3 of Cougres at one session to be answered at another; and no such extra clerk shail receive more than three dollars thirty-threa and one third cents per day for the time actually and necessarily employed— ten thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars: For miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred dol lars : In the office ol the First Comptroller: for furniture, blank books, binding, stationery, books to supply deficiencies in the documentary’ library, labor, and miscellaneous items, two thousand four hundred dollars: In the office ol the Second Comptroller: For blank books, binding, stationery, pay for the Nation al Intelligencer and Union, to be fil and and preserved for the the office, seven hundred dollars : For labor, office furniture, and miscellaneous items, emht hundred dollars. In the office of the First Auditor: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and cases for records and official papers, one thousand two hundred dol lars: For miscellaneous items, including subscription for the Union and National intelligencer, to be filled lor the use of the office, three hundred dollars. In the office of the Second Auditor ; For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, office furni ture and miscellaneous items, including two ol the daily city newspapers, to be filed, bound, and preserved for the use of the office, one thousand two hunched dollars. In the office of the Third Auditor. For blank books, binding, stationery, office furniture, car peting, labor, two newspapers, the Union and Intelligence!, preserving files and papers, expenses of bounty land service, miscellaneous items, and arrearages, four thousand five hundred dollars: In the office of the Fourth Aditor: For Stationery, books, and binding, six hundred dollars: For labor, oni hundred dollars: For miscellaneous items, two hnndrei dollars. In the office of the Fifth Auditor: For blank books, binding, and statiouerv, two hundred and fifty dollars: For hire of laborers, throe hundred dollars : For miscellaneous items including purchase ol new fur nit tire .five hundred dol lav-. In the office t>j the Auditor of the Post Office Popart niout, For labor, stationery, blank books, (including forty large ledgers,) binding, and ruling, ten thoussnd and fifty dollars : F’or miscellaneous items, file-boards, repairs, cases and desks for safekeeping of papers, new furniture, lights, wash ing towels, ice, horse for messenger, telegraphic despatches, anci stoves, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. In the office of the Treasurer: For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, and miscella neous items, one thousand five hundred dollars. In the office of the Register: F or ruling and full binding tw’enty-three books for record ing the collectors’ quarterly abstracts of the commerce and navigation, and blank abstracts for their use, one thousand five hundred dollars : For blank books, binding, and stationery, one thousand five hundred dollars: F’or labor and other miscellaneous items, including car peting, office furnitu-e’ and for additional cases for filing the accounts of the First *~r, two thousand five hun dred dollars: For arranging and binding cancelled marine papers, re turned by the collectors of the customs, one thousand dol lars. In the office of the Solicitor: F’or blank book' l , binding and stationery, one thousand dollars: F'or miscellaneous items, two hundred dollars: F'or statutes and law 1 reports ineluding those of the sever al States one thousand dollars. In the office of the Commissioner of Customs: F'or blank books, binding, stationery, and labor, one thou sand seven hundred dollars: For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. LIGHT-HOUSE BOARD. For blank books, binding, and stationery, tw’o hundred and fifty-doilars: For miscellaneous expenses, three hundred and fifty dol lars : For postage, ono hundred and twenty dollars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE SOUTH-EAST EXECUTIVE BUILDING. For compensation of eight watchmen of the southeast executive building, four thousand eight hundred dollars: For contingent expenses of said building, viz : F'uel, labor, lights, repairs, and miscellaneous, fourteen thousand five hundred dollars : F'or rent of building occupied in part by the Attorney General, and in part by the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars: For fuel, watching, and miscellaneous items for the same, five thousand dollars: For rent of the building occupied by the Third Auditor of the Treasury, six hundred dollars : For fuel, watching, labor, light, and other miscellaneous items for the same, three thousand four hundred dollars. For rent of the building occuniod by the fifty Auditor of the Treasury,eight huudred dollars: For fuel, watching, light, and other miscellaneous items for the same, three tnousand two hundred dollars. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. For compensation of the Secretary of the Interior, and the clerks, messengers, and laborers, in his office, twenty nine thousand eight hundred doilars. Contingent expenses of said office. For books, stationery, furniture, and other contingencies, three thousand seven hundred dollars. F'or libiary, books, and maps, one thousand dollars. For compensation of the Comnuss'oner of the General Land Office, and the Recorder, draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, assistant me- engers, and packers in his office, one hundred and thirty-nine thousand five hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office: F'or compensation of six laborers, three thousand dollars. For cash system and military patents, under laws piior to twenty-eighth of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty ; patents and other records ; tract-books and blank books for this and district land offices ; binding plats and field-notes ; stationery, office furniture, and repairs of same, and miscellaneous items, twenty-three thousand five hund red and twenty-five dollars. For contingent expenses, in addition, under swamp land act of twenty-eightn of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty ; military bounty acts of twentv-eignth of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and twenty-second of March, one tnousand eight hundred and fifty-two, and act of thirty-first of August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, lor the satisfaction of Virginia land warrants, twenty thousand dollars. For compensation of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the clerks, mea.enger, and assistant me& enger, in his office, twenty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. For blank books, binding, and stationery, nine hundred dollars. • For labor, three hundred dollars. F'or miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. F'or rent of building on Seventh street, for Iho office of Indian Affairs, commencing the twelfth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, at twelve hundred dollars per annum, one thousand two hundred and sixty-three doilars and thir ty-three cents. For compensation of four watchmen for building occu pied by the office of Indian Affairs, commencing the fif teenth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four,t wothou sand five hundred dollars. F'or fuel and lights, and necessary fixtures for warming and lighting the rooni3 occupied by the office of Indian At fairs, six hundred and sixteen dollars. For compensation of the Commissioner es Pensions, and the clerks and four messengers in his office, ninety-seven thousand eight hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. For engraving and printing bounty-land certificates, five thousand dollars. For stationery, three thousand dollars. F'or binding books, two thousand dollars. For furniture, five hundred dollars. F'or miscellaneous items, five thousand dollars. For compensation oi laborers, fifteen hundred dollars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE DE PARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. For compensation of four watchmen for the eastern wing of the Patent office, occupied by the Secrotary of the Inte rior, two thousand four hundred dollars. For the purchase of books for the library of the Patent Office, and for supplying a deficiency in former appropria tions, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be paid out of the patent fund. To reimburse the patent fund for expenses already indui ed and paid for furnishing the new wing of the Patent Of fice building, the sum of sixteen thousand dollars of the appropriation made by the act approved thirty-first of May, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, for furnishing said wing, be and the same is hereby authorized to be transferred by the proper accounting officers of the treasury to the cred it of the patent fund. For contingent expenses of said building; viz.: For labor, fuel, lights, and incidental expenses, two thou sand five hundred dollars. For the preservation of the collections of the Exploring Expedition. For compensation of keepers, watchmen, and laborers, two thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars. For contingent expenses, one hundred dollars. SURVEYORS GENERAL AND THEIR CLERKS. For compensation of the sui veyor general northwest of the Ohio, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Illinois and Missouri, and the clerks in bis office, five thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Louisiana, and the clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dol-’ lars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Florida, and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dol lars. For compensation of the surveyor general of Wisconsin and lowa, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation of the suiveyor general of Arkansas, and the clerks in fiis office, eight thousaud three hundred’ dollars. For compensation of the surveyor genera! of Oregon, and the clerks in his office, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor general of California and the clerks in his office, eighteen thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor General of Washing ton Territory, and the clerks in his olnce, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For clerks in the offices of the surveyors general, includ ing the offices in Oregon and California, to be apportioned to them according to the exigencies of the public service, and to be employed in transcribing field-notes of surveys for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of govern ment, forty thousand dollars. For salary of the recorder of land titles in Missouri, five hundred dollars. For compensation of the •Commissioner of Public Build ings, and the clerk in his office, three thousand two hund red dollars. For compensation of the Superintendent of the Public I rinting and the clerks and mes-enger in bis office, nine thousand five hundred and ninety-five dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. For advertising for proposals for paper, one thousand dol ms. For blank books, stationery, postage, and miscellaneous items, oue hundred dollars. WAR DEPARTMENT. ror compensation ol the Secretary of War, and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in h;s office tiiOUStUfi bOVSU bUndfed iiftd §i'jy didUf-b Contingent expenses of said office : For blank books, stationery, and labor, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, five hundred and fifty dollars. For extra clerk hire, one thousand five hundred dollars. For books, maps, and plans, one thousand dollars. For compensation of tne clerks and messenger in the of fice of the Adjutant General, eleven thousand six hundred dollars. . . Contingent expenses of said office. For blank'ffiooks, binding, and stationery, six hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including office, lurniture, six hundred dollars. F'or compensation of the clerks and mes-enger in the office of the Quartermaster General, fourteen thousand dol lars. F'or compensation of the clerks and me? enger in the of fice of clothing and equipage, I’hiladelphia. four thousand and forty dollars. Contingent expenses of the office of the Quartermaster General, including the office at Philadelphia. For blank books, binding, and stationery, seven hundred dollars. F’or labor, one hundred and fifty dollars. I’jor miscellaneous items, four hundred dollars. F'or office rent at Philadelphia, five hundred dollars. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster General, ten thousand nine hundred dol lars. F'or compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary General of Subsistence, eight thousand dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. For blank books, binding, and stationery, advertising, labor, and miscellaneous, three thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. F'or compensation of the clerks and messenger in the of fice of the Chief Engineer, seven thousand four hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said office: For blank books, binding, and stationery, four hundred dollars. For miscellaneous items, including subscription to two daily Washington newspapers, five hundred dollars. F'or compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Surgeon General, four thousand four hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. F'or blank books, binding and stationery, two hundred dollars. F'or miscellaneous items, two hundred and twenty-five dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the of fice of the Colonel of Topographical Engineers, fivo thou sand six hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. For blank books, binding, stationery, and labor, one thousand and fifty dollars. For miscellaneous items, seven hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messenger in the office of the Colonel of Ordnance, ten thousand lour hund red dollars. For compensation of the clerk and messenger in the of fice of the Commanding General, one thousand seven hund red dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. For miscellaneous items, three hundred dollars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE NORTH-WEST EXECUTIVE BUILDING. For compensation of four w'atchmen of the nortlnvest executive building, two thousand four hundred dollars. F’or contingent expenses of said building, viz. For labor, fuel, and light, two thousand four hundred dol lars. F’or miscellaneous items, one thousand six hundred dol lars. For rent of house on northwest corner of F. and Seven teenth streets, or such other building as the Secretary of War may select, and warming all the rooms in it, tw renty one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars: Pro vided, That the Secretary of War bo authorized to pur chase tho said building at a sum not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars., F'or compensation of supeiintendent and four watchmen of the building on the corner of F. and Seventeenth streets, two thousand six hundred dollars. F'or contingent expenses of said building, viz. For miscellaneous items, including labor, ono thousand four hundred dollars. NAVY DEPARTMENT. For compensation lo the Secretary of the Navy,and the clerks, messenger, and assistant messenger in his office, twenty-seven thousand one hundred dollars. Contingent expense o of said office. For blank books, binding, stationery, labor, jiewspapers, periodicals, and miscellaneous items, two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars. For compensation of thecluef of the Bureau of Ordnance and Hydrography, and the clerks and messenger in his of fice, ten thousand eight hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. F'or blank books and stationery, five hundred dollars. F'or miscellaneous items, two hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation of the chieT of the Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks, and of the civil engineer, clerks, and mes senger, in his office, thirteen thousand seven hundred dol lars. Contingent expenses of said office. F’or labor, three hundred and sixty dollars. F’or stationery, books, plans, draw r ing3 and incidental items, eight hundred dollars. For compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Con struction, Equipment and Repairs and of the chief naval constructor, engineer-in-chief, and the clerks and messenger, in his office, twenty thousand eight hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said office. For blank, books, binding, stationeiy, and miscellaneous items, eight hundred dollars. For labor, three hundred dollars. F’or compensation of the clerks and me® enger in the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, seven thousand three hundred dollars. Contingent expenses of said Bureau. For blank books, binding, stationeiy, labor, and miscella neous items, seven hundred and seventy dollars. F'or compensation of the chief of the Bureau of Medi cine and Surgeiy. and the clerks and messenger in his office, seven thousand nine hundred dollais. Contingent expenses of said office. For labor, one hundred and eighty dollars. F’or blank books and stationery, three hundred and fifty dollars. F’or miscellaneous items, one hundred doilars. FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE SOUTHWEST EXECUTIVE BUILDING. For compensation of four watchmen of the southwest executive building, two thousand four hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, viz. For labor, fuel, lights, and miscellaneous items, three thousand eight hundred and sixty-five dollars. POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Postmaster Genera], three As sistant Postmasters General, and the clerks, mes.enger, as sistant messengers, and watchmen of said department, one hundred and twenty-four thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation of temporary clerks necessarily em ployed from the ninth of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three, to the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty lour, one thousand four hundred and fifty dollars and ninety-eight cents. Contingent expenses of said department. For blank books, binding and stationery, fuel for the Gen eral Post Office building, (including the Auditor’s office,) oil, gas, and candies, printing, labor, day watchmen, and for miscellaneous, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars. For repairs of the General Post Office building, for office furniture, glazing, painting, whitewashing, and for keeping the fire places and lurnaces in order, two thousand five hundred dollars. For paper and printing for the Executive Departments, in cluding paper, printing, and binding the annual “Statement of Commerce and Navigation,” and paper and printing the annual “Estimates of Appropriations,” thiity thousand eight hundred dollars. MINT OF TIIE UNITED STATES AT PHILA DELPHIA. For ralaric* of the director, treasurer, assayer, melter, and refiner, chief coiner, and engraver, a~sistant assayer, as sistant melter and refiner, and seven clerks, twenty-four thousand nine hundred dollars. For wages for workmen, seventy-two thousand dollars. For specimens of ore* and coins, to be reserved at the the mint, three hundred dollais. For transportation of bullion from New York assay of fice to the United States Mint for coinage, eighteen thou sand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, including acids, copptr, zinc, salt, fuel, melting-pots, and other materials’ and wastage of gold and silver, being in addition to other available funds, fifty-six thousand dollars. AT NEW ORLEANS. For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, a?*ayer, coiner melter, and refiner, and th-ee clerks, seventeen thousand three hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, in addition to other available funds, thirty two thousand six hundred and seventeen dol lar* and forty-five cent*. For wastage and incidental expense*, in addition to other available funds, seventy thousand an! eighty two dollars and fiftyffive cents. For rebuilding portions of the walls and complete repairs of the building of the Branch Mint ut New Orleans, thfiiy ‘evea tfwand dollars, AT CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer.and clerk’ six thousand dollars. 1 For wages of workmen, three thousand five hundred dol lars. For incidental and contingent expends, including pay of two watchmen, two thousand one hundred dollars. ~ •AT DAHLONGA, GEORGIA. For salaries of superintendent, coiner, assayer, and clerk six thousand dollars. For wages of workmon, three thousand six hundred [dol lars.] For incidental and contingent expenses, including fuel, materials, stationery, repairs, wastage, and purchase of new* scales, two thousand five huudred dollars. AT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. For salaries of superintendent, treasurer, a ‘ayer, melter and refiner, coiner, and five clerks, twenty-eight thousand* dollars. F'or wages of workmen, ssventy-eight thousand dollars. F'or incidental and contingent expenses, ten thousand dol lars. ASSAY OF'FICE, NEW-YORK. For salaries of officers and clerks, twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars. For wages of workmen, thiny thousand dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses, fifty-nine thou sand three hundred dollars. GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES. Territory of Oregon. For salaries of governor, three judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollais. That George L. Cur.y, s cretary of Oregon, be allowed and paid the salaty of governor for and duting the time he discharged the duties of governor, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three. F'or contingent expenses of said Territory, one thousand five huudred dollars. F’or compensation and mileage of the members of the le gislative as ombly, officers, clerks, and contingent expem.3 of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Territory of Minnesota. For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. F'or contingent expenses of said Teuitory, one thousand dollars. F'or compensation and mileage of the members of tho legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen ses of the assembly, thirty thousand dollars. Territory of New Mexico. For salaries of governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Teuitory, including tho compensation ol the person employed by the governor as a translator, fifteen hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of tho legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expens es of the assembly, including the compensation of the per son employed by the goveinor to revise and correct tho laws of New Mexico, and the expense of printing the same, twenty thousand dollars. To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay for the preservation of the archives of the Territory from May filth, to September ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, four hundred and twenty dollars. Territory of Utah. For salat ies of governor, supc.intendent of Indian affairs, three judges, aud secretary, nine thousand seven hundred dollars. F'or contingent expenses of said Teriitory, one thousand dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of tho legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expens es of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Disbursements having been made from the appropriations “for compensation and mileage of the members of the le gislative assembly, officers, clerks, and contingent expenses,” by the secretaries of the Territories of Oregon, Minnesota, and Utah, under the authority of tenitoiial laws, or resolu tions; and the accounting officers of the treasury having disallowed several payments in settling the accounts of said secretaries because they were not authorized by the act of August twenty-nine, eighteen huudred and forty-two, the Secretary of the Treasuiy is hereby empowered to cause credits to be given to said secretaries for such disburse ments so disallowed as he shall find to be equitable and just. That the accounting officers of the treasury be authorized to adjust the expense of a board of commissioners appoint ed under an act of the legislative assembly of the Territo ry of Utah, approved by the governor thereof, January six teenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, to prepare a code of laws and of practice for said Territory ; and the just and proper compensation and expense found to have been neces sarily incurred before the passage of this resolution the evi dence ot which, witn the laws drawn by said commission ers, shall be submitted in detail to said accounting officers, and the amounts so found shall be paid from the balance of appropriations for “compensation and mileage of the mem bers of the legislative assembly, officers, clerks, and con tingent expenses of the Territoiy of Utah” now 1 standing on the books of the treasury unexpended : Provided, That the authoiity to charge the expeiue on said balance is not an approval by Congress of the act of the territotial legis lature of Utali creating a board, for a term of years, to re port laws, from time to time, for the action of the legisla ture of said Territory. Washington Territory. For salaries of Governor, superintendent of Indian affairs, three judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dol lars. For contingent expense o of said Teuitory, including salary of clerk ot exeeuwve depaament, one thousand fivo hundred doilars. For compensation and mileage of the members of tho legislative assembly, officeis, clerks, and contingent expen ses of the arembiy, twenty thousand dollars. To reimburse the fund appropriated to defray the pay and mileage of memt 31s of the leg’slative assembly and the contingent expenses thereof, the amount fraudulently taken from said fund by Henry V. Colter, and to relieve Charles H. Mason, secretary o's said Teriitory, from his liability therefor, two thousand dollars. For compensation and expenses of commission to frame a code of laws for the Teriitory, two thousand five hund red dollars. That the Secretary of the Treasury by authorized to set tle and pay the commission to frame a code of laws for tho Territory of Washington; at the same rate per diem as has been allowed a similar board in. Oregon. Territory of Kansas. For salaiies of Governor, three judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Teriitory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the le gislative af'ernbly, officers, clerks, and contingent expen. of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. Territory of Nebraska. For salaries of Governoi, three judges, and secretary, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said Teriitory, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation and mileage of the members of the legislative assembly, office:s, clerks, and contingent expen se* of the assembly, twenty thousand dollars. For the purcha c of books for the territorial libranes of Minnesota, Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, Washington, Ne braska, and Kansas, five hundred dollars for each of said Territorie*, to be expended under the direction of the Se cretary of the Interior. JUDICIARY. For salaries of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Cour* and eight Associate Judges, :orty-one thousand dollars. For salaries of the district judges, seventy thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation of the distret judge of the southern district of California,commencing the twenty-third of Jan uary, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, four thousand and twenty-eight dollars and eighty-eight cen’s. For salaries ol the chief judge of the District of Colum bia, tne as-istant judges, and the judges of the ciiminal court and the orphans’ court, eleven thousand seven hund red dollars. I* or salaries of the Attorney-General, and the clerks and messenger in his office, twelve thousand three hundred dol lars. For contingent expenses of the office'of the Attorney- General, five hundred dollars. lor purchase of law books, and the necessaiy book cares, for the office of the Attorney-General, one thousand hve iiundred dollars. lor salary ol the reporter of the decisions of the Su preme Court, one thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation ol the district attorneys, nine thousand four hundred dollars For compensation of the marshals, eight thousand two hundred dollars. GEORGIA, Muscogee County.— Whereas, nnt J. Pniijpß applies lor letters of Guardianship of the pe ‘son and property o’ Jackson P. Crews, orphan under *-l years of age, of Hen hen J. Crews, dec’ll, late of Harris count): All persons concerned are hereby notified to shew cause, if they have, why letters of Guardianship as aforesaid should not be granted said applicant nt the Court of Ordinary lo be held in and for ihecounty ffg* aforesaid, on the first .Monday in April next- Given under tny hand, this s(h day of February, fehiS—w33d JOHN fOiINBUNt UrdifiMf/