Indiana Palladium, Volume 10, Number 31, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 16 August 1834 — Page 1

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; 1 1 1 1A1 SOX-s '- l ' rV--?!-. OF THE IT. STATES. BY AUTHORITY. laws of te uxited states, passed at the first SESSION OP THE TWENTY-THIRD CONGRESS. (Public Jv'o. 23.) AN ACT making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz: For compensation to the President and Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of Slate, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Postmaster General, sixty thousand dollars. For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, twenty thousand three hundred dollars. For clerks, machinist, and messenger in the Patent Office, five thousand four hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses of the Department of State, including the expenses of publishing and distributing the laws, and for carrying into effect the resolutions of the Senate of the twenty sixth of February, eighteen hundred and thirty three, and thirty first of March, eighteen hundred and thirty four in conjunction with the statistical inquiries set on foot by the late Secretary of Stale, Edward Livingston, and to reimburse the contingent fund the sum taken therefrom, in prosecution of same, thirty one thousand five hundred dollars. For contingent and incidental expenses of the Patent Office, two thousand one hundred and seventy five dollars. For the superintendent and watchman of the north east executive building, eight hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building including fuel, labor, oil, repairs of the buildings, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For completing the publication of the diplomatic correspondence of the United States from the peace of seventeen hundred and cighly three to the fourth of March, seventeen hundred and eighty nine,Jthirteen hundred and ninety two dollars and fifty two cents. For the documentary historv of the revolution. per act of March second, eighteen hundred and thirty three, twenty thousand dollars; and it shall he the duty of the Secretary of State, to examine the contract entered into by Edward Livingston, late Secretary of that Department, with Matthew St. Clair Clark, and Peter Force, for the collection nnd publication of the documentary history of the American Revolution, and make a special report thereon, to the next session of Congress, setting forth the nature and character of the melerials of which the work is to be composed, the progress made in the work, the number of volumes which will be required to complete it, and an estimate of the money which it may be necessary to appropriate for the fulfilment of the contract. For the erection of a fence of wood corresponding tvith that already enclosing the War and Navy buildings, to complete the enclosure of the northeast executive building, sixteen hundred dollars. For compensation cf an additional watchman of tho northeast executive building, three hundred dollars. For reimbursing the fund for the contingent expenses of the northeast executive building, including fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, for so much paid out of that fund for extra watchings during the year eighteen hundred and thirty three, three hundred and thirty seven dollars and fifty cents. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars, including one hundred and fifty dollars, additional compensation to the assistant messenger for extra labor. For compensation to tho first Comptroller of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the First Comptroller, nineteen thousand three hundred dollars, including two hundred dollars additional compensation to the assistant messenger for extra labor. For compensation to the Second Comptroller of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Second Comptroller, ten thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the First Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the First Auditor, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the Second Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Second Auditor, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the Third Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Third Auditor, twenty-three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Fourth Auditor, seventeen thouBand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Fifth Auditor of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. . For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Fifth Auditor, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars. For compensation to tho clerks and messenger in the office of the Treasurer of the United States, miz thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

For compensation to the Register of the Treasury three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Register of the Treasury, twenty four thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation to tho commissioner of the General Land Office, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, twenty thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Secretary to the Commissioners of the Sinking fund, two hundred and fifty dollars. For the expenses of stationery, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the several offices of the Treasury Department, the following several sums viz: For the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, including the expenses incurred in consequence of the burning of the Treasury building, ten thousand dollars. For the office of the First Comptroller, including the sum necessary to supply books and stationery lost in the conflagration, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For the office of the Second Comptroller one thousand five hundred dollars. For the office of the First Auditor, eight hundred dollars. For tho office of the second Auditor, one thousand dollars. For the office of the Third Auditor, eight hundred dollajs. For the office of the Fifth Auditor, one thousand dollars. For the office of the Treasurer of the United States, one thousand dollars. For the office of the Register of the Treasury, three thousand dollars. For the office of the Solicitor of the Treasury, one thousand dollars. For the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, including eighty parchments, and cost of printing patents, eighteen thousand dollars. For compensation to the legal representatives of the late Wm. Wirt, Esq. in full for professonal services rendered the United Slates in suits relative to lands lying in Missouri, in Alabama, and in Florida, the sum of one thousand dollars. For additional clerk hire in the issuing of military land scrip, making out of patents for Virginia military surveys, and for private land claims and in adjusting the accounts of the surveyors general, four thousand dollars. For additional clerk hire in writing and recording not less than forty thousand patents at a price not exceeding fifteen cents each, six thousand dollars. For compensation to six additional clerks one year, to aid in registering sales of lands and adjusting the accounts of receivers of public moneys for districts recently created, and for opening tracts books, and making indexes, and bringing up other arrears, six thousand dollars. For translations and for expenses of passports and sea letters, three hundred dollars. For stating and printing the public accounts for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of superintendent and watchmen of the buildings occupied by the Treasury Department, two thousand one hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses of said buildings, fuel, labor, oil, and repairs, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of War, twelve thousand six hundred and fifty dollar?. For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of war, three thousand dollars. For books, maps and plans for the war Department one thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster General, four thousand six hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of 3aid office, three hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the Commissary General of Purchases, three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Adjutant General, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Quartermaster General, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, six hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the Commissary General of Subsistence, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, including, printing, advertisements, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of tho Chief Engineer, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars. For the services of a lithographer and the expenses of the lithographic press for the war department, seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Clerks in the Ordnance Office, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerk in the office of the Surgeon General, eleven hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses ofsaid office, four hundred dollars. For the salary of a clerk in the Topographical Bureau, one thousand dollars. For contingent expenses of the Topographical Bureau, one thousand three hundreJ and seven dollars and fifty cents.

For the salary of a clerk in the Clothing Bureau, seven hundred dollars. For the salary of the commissioner of Pensions, two thousand five hundred dollars. For salaries of clerks transferred from the office of the Secretary of War, four thousand eight hundred dollars. For salaries of additional clerks, ten thousand

s;x hundred dollars. For additional or temporary clerk hire for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four, in order to carry into effect the act of the ssventh of June, eighteen hundred and thirty-two, granting revolutionary pensions, fivo thousand dollars. For arrearages for salaries and clerk hire, printing, stationery, rent, expenses of procuring revolutionary records, and other contingences, for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-three, five thousand dollars. Fur printing, stationery, rent, expenses of procuring revolutionary records, and other contingencies in the office of the commissioner of pensions, six thousand five hundred dollars. For the salary of the superintendent and watchmen of the northwest executive building, twelve hundred and fifty dollars?. For contingent expenses of said building including fuel, labor, oil, furniture, repairs of building and improvements of adjoining ground, including arrearages for eighteen hundred and thirty-three, and the sum of one hundred and four dollars and seventeen cents for the rent of rooms occupied by the Bounty Land Bureau, three thousand two hundred and four dollars and seventeen cents. For fitting up the basement rooms of the executive building occupied by the War Department, six hundred dollars. For compensation of the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, twelve thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand seven hundred dollars. For compensation of tho commissioners of the Navy Board, ten thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the Secretary of the Commissioners of the Navy Board, two thousand dollars. For compensation to clerks, draughtsmen, and messenger in the office of tho Commissioners of the Navy Board, eight thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of the office of the Commissioners of the Navy Board, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For salary of the superintendent of the southwest executive building, and the watchmen, eight hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labgr,oil, repairs of building, engine, and improvement of the" grounds, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the two assistant Postmasters General, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the clcks and messengers in the office of the Postmaster General forty-one thousand one hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For superintendency of the building3, making up blanks, and compensation to two watchmen and one laborer, sixteen hundred and forty dollars. For additional clerk hire for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-three, thirty-one thousand seven hundred and thirty-one dollars and forty-four cents. For the repairs of the buildings occupied by the General Post Office, three thousand three hundred and thirty-four dollars and thirty-one cents. For compensation to the Surveyor General in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said Surveyor, two thousand one hundred dollars. For additional clerk hire, in order to bring up the arrears, and transcribing the field notes ofsaid office, for the purpose of having them preserved at the seat of Government, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation of the surveyor in Illinois and Missouri, two thousand dollars. For compensation to clerks in the office of said Surveyor, four thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For additional clerk hire, in order to bring up the arrears, and for transcribing the field notes of said office, for the purpose of having them preserved at the seat of Government, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the Surveyor General in Arkansas, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to clerks in said office, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For additional clerk hire, in order to bring up the arrears, and for transcribing the field notes of said office, for the purpose of having them preserved at the scat of Government, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the Surveyor in Louisiana, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the cleiks in the office cf said surveyor, fifteen hundred dollars. For additional clerk hire, in order to bring up the arrears, and for transcribing the field notes ofsaid office, for the purpose of having them preserved at tne seatot uovernment, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Mississippi, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of said surveyor, two thousand seven hundred dollars. For additional clerk hire, in order to bring up the arrears, and fpr transcribing ihe field notes of said office, for the purpose of having them preserved at the sent of Government, two thousand three hundred dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Alabama, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerk and draughtsman in the office of the said surveyor, one thousand dollars each. For additional clerk hire, in order to bring up the arrears, and for transcribing the field notes of said office, for the purpose of having them preserved at the seat of Government, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the surveyor in Florida two thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the offico of said surveyor, three thousand dollars. For additional clerk hire in order to bring up the arrears, and for transcribing the field notes of said office, for the purpose of having them preserved at the seat of Government, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For enabling the respective surveyors general to furnish the several land offices, commencing under the credit system, with renewed township p?ats,under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, in cases where those previously furnished havo been defaced, or become materially injured by use, five thousand dollars. For compensation to the secretary appointed by the President to sign all patents fo"r land sold or granted under the authority of the United States, per act of second ofMarch, eighteen hundred and thirty-three including arrears of salary not paid for in eighteen hundred and thirty-three, the sum of two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Commissioner of the Public Buildings in Washington city, two thousand dollars. For purchase of books for the library of Congress, five thousand dollars. For salary of the principal and assistant librarians, and for contingent expenses of the library and pay of messenger, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the officers and clerk cf the mint, ten thousand six hundred dollars. For compensation to assistants in the several departments of the mint, and wages of laborers employed in tho various operations of the establishment, including one thousand dollars for tho salary of an anssistant assayer and one thousand five hundred dollars for his services and expenses during a visit to Europe on behalf of the mint, in orderto examine certain processes in the treatment of the precious metals, twenty thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses and repairs, cost of machinery, for allowance of wastage in gold and silver coinage of tho mint, twenty thousand and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Governor, Judges and Secretary of the Michigan Territory, seven thousand eight hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the Michigan Territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation and milage of the members of the Legislative Council, pay of the officers of the Council, fuel, stationery, printing, of tho Territory of Michigan, eleven thousand four hundred and forty-eight dollars.

For arrearages for compensation and milage of the members of the Legislative Council, of Michigan Territory, pay of officers of the Council, fuel, stationery, printing for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-three, four thousand seven hundred and twenty-five dollars and thirty-five cents. For compensation to the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Arkansas Territory, including additional compensation to the Judges, under the act of twentieth of April, eighteen hundred and thirtytwo, at eight hundred dollars each, from the sixteenth of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, to thirty-first December, eighteen hundred ond thirty-four, thirteen thousand five hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents. For incidental expenses of the Legislative council of said Territory, per act of twenty-fourth May, eighteen hundred and twenty-eighi, omitted last year, seven hundred and twenty dollars. To defray the expenses of compilng and printing the laws of tho Territory of Arkansas, under the direction and superintendence of the governor ofsaid Territory, three thousand dollar?. For contingent expenses of Arkansas Territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the Governor, Judges, and Secretary of the Florida Territory, including additional compensation per act cf twenty-sixth May, eighteen hundred and thirty, of eight hundred dollars to the Judge of the superior court of the eastern district ofsaid Territory, eleven thousand three hundred dollars. For additional compensation for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-three, to the judges of the superior courts of the eastern and southern districts of the Florida Territory, one thousand six hundred dollars, in lieu of an appropriation of last year, of one thousand six hundred dollars, fur" additional compensition of two of the said Judges" of the Florida Territory. For contingent expenses of the Florida Territory, three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation and milage of the members of the Legislative Council of Florida, pay of officers and servants of the Council, fuel, stationery, and printing, nine thousand and scventy-lhrco dollars and twenty-four cents. For arrearages for the compensation and milage of the members of the Legislative Council of Florida, pay of officers and servants of the Council, fuel, statienery, printing,' ond the distribution of the laws for the year eighteen hundred nnd thirty-three, two thousand seven hundred and nineteen dollars and fifty cents. For allowances to the law agent nnd assistant counsel, under the nets for the settlement of private land claims in Florida, including arrearages, nine thousand eight hundred and seventv-fivo dol lars. For compensation to tho Chief Justice, the Associate Judges, and district Judges of tho United States, eighty-one thousand four hundred dollars. For the expenses of printing the records of the Supreme Court of the United States for the term of eighteen hundred and thirty-four, thieo thousand dollars. For the salaries of Chief Justice nnd Associate Judges of the District of Columbia, and of the Judges of the Orphan's Courts of the said District, nine thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the Attorney General of the United Stales, four thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerk in tho offico of the Attorney General, eight hundred dollars. For a messenger in said office, five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office,fivc hundred dollars. For compensation to tho reporter of the decisions of the Supreme Court, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the District Attorneys and Marshals as granted by law, including those" in the several Territories, twelve thousand seven hundred dollars. For defraying the expenses of the supreme, Circuit and district courts of the United States, including the district of Columbia; also for jurors and witnesses, in aid of the funds arising from fines, penalties, and forfeitures, incurred in tho yearj

eighteen hundred and thirty-four, and preceding years; and likewise for defraying tho expenses of suits in which tho United States arc concerned, and of lire prosecutions for offences committed against the United States, and for tho safe keeping of prisoner?, two hundred and sixty thousand doh lars. For tho payment of sundry pensions granted by the special nets of Congress, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For ihe support nnd maintenance of light-houses, floating lights, beacons, buoys and stHkeages includingthc purchase of lamps, oil, keepets1 salaries, repairs and improvements, and contingent expenses, two hundred nnd fifty-one thourand seven hundred and twenty-six dollars and seventy-nine cents. For the sal-tries of registers and receivers of land offices whero there are no sales, three thousand five hundred dollars. For surveying the public lands, and for establishing a permanent and conspicuous land mark on tho line dividing the Stato of Indian and Hindi at some suitable point near lake Michigan, in addition to the unexpended balance offuimur appropriations, sixty thousand dollars. For surveying a portion of the public lands in the Southwestern part of the State of Missouri, to which the Indian title was extinguished in eighteen hundred and thirty two, twenty thousand dollars . For the sularici of tw o keepers of tho public archives in Florida, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the recorder, two cemm'ssioncrs,aml translators, for the final adjustment of private land claims in Missouri, per net tf eighteen hundred and thirty two, which net and a ";'piemental act of second March, eighteen hundred nnd thirty three, aro hereby continued in force for one year, from the first of October next, inelu ding an une xpended balance of former nppropiiv lions of eight hundred nnd ninety two doll v,s u.d seventy two tents, tho sum of "five thousand c;ij bundled i.d seven dollars and twenty eight cents. For contingent expenses and office rent ofsaid board five hundred dollars. For contingent expenses ofsaid board for eighteen hundred and thirl y-fuur. including romnensa-

tiontothe agent employed to convey annurd report of the board to the seat of Government, including also expenses incurred by commissionc-is in inking testimony, nnd fur payment of balanci 3 .f claims admitted indue course of settlement at the Tircs ury, one thousand nine hundred end thirty-eight dollars and sixty-two cents. For stationery nnd books for the office of commissioncrs of loans, one thousand two hundred dollars. For registers for ships and vessels, tnd lists of crews, two thousand three hundred dullai. For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims against the United States, not otherwise provided for, as slnll be ascertained and r.driMn d in duo course of settlement at tho treasury, tw ho thousand dollars. For the salaries of tho Ministers of the United States to Great Britain, France, Spain and Kusda, thirty-six thousand dollars. For the salaries of the secretaries of legation to the same places, eight thousand d llurr. For salaries of the Charges des A Inures to Portugal, Denmark, Sweden Holland, Tuikcy, Belg. ium, Brazil, Buenos Ayrcs, Chili, Peru, Mexico, Central America nnd New Granada, fifty eight thousand five hundred dollars. For the salaiy of the Drogomr.n to the legation of tho United States to Tuikey, end for contingent expenses of that legation, six thousand five hundred dollars. For outfiis of a Minister of tho United Sr.tt 3 to Russia, ond n Charge des Allans to Buenos Ayrcs, Chili, and Brazil, twenty-uvo housund fivo hundred dollars. Fur contingent expenses of tdl the Missions abroad, thirty ihousmd doll n. For the salaries r,f the agents f r claims at London and Pari?, four thousand doii.-.is. For tho expenses of inu-icMirso uliji tie Mediterrauean Power?, twenty.fbur thousand four hundred dollars. For the relief and protection of American senman in foreign countries, thirty thousand dollar. For the contingent expenses of fcreWn intercourse, thirty thousand dollars. For compensation nnd expenses of an agent to Havana, to procure tlm archives of Florida, fcur thousand five hundred doll ars. For compensation to th Jtulges of the NYsfe rn d Middlo districts of FJcridj. under ihr acfsiif an eighteen hundred and Jwenty c ight, for the year eighteen hundred and ihiny-threc sixteen hunJicd dollars. To defray tho cos's of certain ruit? decided against the United Stntt s, as directed in tho 1 ci of May twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and twentyeight, nno thousand doll irs. or balance duo to Lucius Lyon, enrwmscinner appointed to ascertain and tomy the northern boundary of tho Slate ef Illinois, p r net of gee ond Mutch, eighteen hundre d and limt-Cii!c,e.no thousand and sixty.eight dollars and twelve cent. For additional p nm.'nt for tho statuo of Washington, five thousand dolkus. Fhr payment of the b:.,ne.e fonifd to ho d:in 0:1 settlement at the Treusurv,to the legal representatives of John V. Smith", d Ci sed, Ute special ngentin relation to the sale f property in New Orleans, formerly belonging to Fdward IJiiugston, nine hundred and ten dollars and twcnty-luur cents. For survey of hn coasts of tho United States, thirty thousand dollars. For tho erection of tho custom husc nt New London, in the Stale of Connecticut, in addition to an unexpended balance cf forwtr appropriations, nine thousand dollar. For the erection of the enstom-honso at I'ddb.town, in the State of Connecticut, in iiddirifi loan unexpended hahnco of former appropriations, six thousand de liar. For the erection ofa custom house at New Bedford, in the Stato ofMassachust'ti?, in addiiio i to an unexpended bahmco of former appropriations, eight thousand two hundred doll:. 1.4. For the erection of h cntom-houso at Ncwburyport.in tho State of Massachusetts, in addition to an unexpended balanco of firmer appropriation eight thousand two hundred dollars.