4 What provisions SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That all the provisions of the former act of the said act, not hereby modified or changed, shall be and remain in force, and apply to this act. shall remain in Additional loan thorized. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the President of the of $5,000,000 au United States is hereby authorized to borrow an additional sum, not exceeding the sum of five millions of dollars, if, in his opinion the exigencies of the Government may require the same; which additional loan shall be made within the time and according to the provisions of said act, as modified by this. Treasury notes and those which to bear 6 per cent. SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That all Treasury notes due and unpaid, heretofore issued under the act entitled "An act to authorize may become due, the issuing of Treasury notes," approved the twelfth day of October, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and the acts subsequent thereto, and now outstanding and unredeemed, or which may hereafter be issued under and by virtue of the same, shall, if due and unpaid before the fifth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-two, bear interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum from that day; and when they may become due hereafter, or may have become due since the said fifth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-two, shall bear interest from the day of their so becoming due, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, until they shall be respectively redeemed: Provided, That such interest shall cease at the expiration of sixty days est to cease, when. notice, to be given at any time, by the Secretary of the Treasury in one or more of the principal papers published at the seat of Government, of a readiness to redeem the same. And the said interest shall be payable semi-annually at the Treasury of the United States, on the first days of January and July in every Proviso: inter Interest payable semi-annually. year. Approved, April 15th, 1842. receipts for the of lands entered nally paid by him CHAP. 27.-AN ACT for the relief of Clark Woodrooff. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Upon the sur- assembled, That upon the surrender to the Secretary of the Trearender of certain sury of the United States, by Clark Woodrooff, or his legal reprepurchase money sentatives, of the original certificates and receipts granted to him by C. Woodroof, by the land office in the St. Helena district, west of Pearl river, in the amount origi-he State of Louisiana, for the purchase money of certain lands entered at said office by the said Clark Woodroof, on the tenth and twenty-third days of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, in order that the same may be cancelled, the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to pay to the said Clark Woodroof, or his legal representatives, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the amount originally paid by the said Clark Woodroof upon the original certificates and receipts which he is hereby required to surrender, and upon which patents have been refused. Approved, May 10th, 1842. CHAP. 28.-AN ACT for the relief of the legal representatives of Aaron tled. [SEC. 1.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Accounts of A. assembled, That the proper accounting officers of the Trea- Vail to be revised, sury Department be, and they are hereby, authorized and di- adjusted, and setrected to revise, adjust, and settle the accounts of Aaron Vail, late consul of the United States at L'Orient, upon the principles of equity and justice: Provided, That in no event the amount allowed to said Vail shall exceed the balance now claimed by the Government against him. Approved, May 10th, 1842. Proviso: amount allowed not to ex ceed that claimed by Government. CHAP. 29.-AN ACT making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and forty-two. [SEC. 1.] 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 are hereby, appropriated to the objects hereinafter expressed, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, namely: No. 1. For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates from the Territories, in addition to the sum already appropriated to that object during the present session, two hundred seventy-three thousand seven hundred and twelve dollars. Congress-pay and mileage. No. 2. For pay of the officers and clerks of the Senate and Officers & clerks. House of Representatives, in addition to the sum already ap propriated to that object during the present session, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. penses. No. 3. For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental Contingent exand contingent expenses of the Senate, in addition to the sum already appropriated to that object during the present session, thirty-five thousand dollars. No. 4. For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, in addition to the sum already appropriated to that object during the present session, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of the sums appropriated for the contingent ex penses of either House of Congress shall be applied to any other than the ordinary expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, nor as extra allowance to any clerk, messenger or other attendant of the said two Houses, or either of them; nor as payment or compensation to any clerk, messenger, or other attendant of the said two Houses, or either of them, unless such clerk, messenger, or other attendant, be so employed by a resolution or order of one of said Houses. Proviso relative to the application of the same. No. 5. For printing and binding ordered by the Senate dur- Printing and binding the twenty-sixth Congress, and remaining unpaid, twenty- ing ordered by seven thousand two hundred eighty-two dollars and sixty-eight Congress. Preparing, &c., cents, or so much thereof as may be found due on auditing the account by the proper committee. No. 6. For preparing, printing, and binding documents ordocuments order dered by the resolutions of the Senate of second July, eighteen lutions of July 2d, hundred and thirty-six, and March second, eighteen hundred 1836, and March and thirty-seven, relating to the establishment of the seat of ed by Senate reso 2d, 1837. Government, reports, plans, and surveys, for improvements of harbors and rivers, roads and canals, (to be disbursed under the direction of the committee to audit and control the contingent. expenses of the Senate; this sum being for printing and engraving done in pursuance of said resolutions prior to July, eighteen hundred and forty), twelve thousand two hundred and Continuation of fifty dollars: but nothing in this appropriation shall authorize thorized hereby. the continuance of said work, unless Congress shall hereafter direct the same. said work not au Deficiency in appropriations for contingent expen No. 7. For a deficiency in the appropriations for the twentysixth Congress, on account of the contingent and incidental ses of the House. expenses of the House, namely: for printing, lithographing, binding, and books, ninety-eight thousand three hundred thirtyfive dollars and eighty-five cents, or so much thereof as may be found necessary, on auditing the accounts by the appropriate committee; fifty-two thousand three hundred and forty-three dollars and forty-six cents of this amount being for books ordered by the House of Representatives, at the second session of the twenty-sixth Congress, to be distributed to the members of that body. Secretary. Clerks, &c. Contingent expenses. No. 8. For the salary of the principal and two assistant librarians, and the messenger of the library, three thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. No. 9. For contingent expenses, for carpet and repairs to the furniture of the library, one thousand eight hundred dollars. No. 10. For purchase of books for the library of Congress, five thousand dollars. No. 11. For purchase of law books for the library of Congress, one thousand dollars. No. 12. For the salary of the President of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars. DEPARTMENT OF STATE. No. 13. For the salary of the Secretary of State, six thousand dollars. No. 14. For clerks and messengers in his office, twenty thousand three hundred dollars. No. 15. For incidental and contingent expenses of the Department of State, including publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That the job Printing, stationery, and bind- printing, stationery, and binding, of each of the Executive Detive Departments, partments, shall, until otherwise directed by law, be furnished cont furnished by by contract, proposals for which shall regularly be advertised in the public prints. The classes, character, and description, of the ing of the Execu contract. printing being specified in each advertisement as far as that can be done, and it being made a condition in all cases, unless otherwise specifically stated in the advertisement, that the work shall be done in the city of Washington; and the contract shall in each case, so far as the proposals and acceptance shall enable the contract to be made, be given to the lowest bidder, whose bid shall be accompanied with proper testimonials of the ability of the bidder to fulfil his contract. For amount due, in addition to former appropriations, for Biennial Register. compiling, printing, and binding the Biennial Register, one thousand four hundred and sixty-six dollars and forty-nine cents. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. No. 16. For the salary of the Secretary of the Treasury, six thousand dollars. No. 17. For compensation to clerks and messengers in his office, twenty thousand and fifty dollars. Treasury Department. Secretary. clerks, &c. No. 18. For the salary of the First Comptroller, and the 1st Comptroller, compensation of the clerks and messengers in his office, twenty, &c. two thousand six hundred dollars. 2d Comptroller, No. 19. For the salary of the Second Comptroller, and the compensation of the clerks and messenger in his office, fifteen &c. thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. No. 20. For the salary of the First Auditor, and the compensation of the clerks and messenger in his office, eighteen thousand nine hundred dollars. No. 21 For the salary of the Second Auditor, and the compensation of clerks and messenger in his office, twenty thousand nine hundred dollars. No. 22. For the salary of the Third Auditor, and the compensation of clerks and messengers in his office, thirty-five thousand and fifty dollars No. 23. For the salary of the Fourth Auditor, and the compensation of clerks and messenger in his office, eighteen thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. No. 24. For the salary of the Fifth Auditor, and the compensation of clerks and messenger in his office, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars. No. 25. For the salary of the Treasurer, and for the compensation of clerks and messenger in his office, thirteen thous and three hundred and fifty dollars. 1st Auditor, &C. 2d Auditor, &c. 3d Auditor, &c. 4th Auditor, &c. 5th Auditor, &C. Treasurer, &c. No. 26. For the salary of the Register of the Treasury, and Register, &c. the compensation of clerks and messengers in his office, twenty seven thousand two hundred dollars. of the General No. 27. For the salary of the Commissioner of the General Commissioner Land Office, and the compensation of the recorder, solicitor, Land Office, &c. draughtsman, assistant draughtsman, clerks, messengers, and packers in his office, ninety-eight thousand five hundred dollars. Solicitor of the Treasury, &c. War Department. Secretary. Clerks, &c. Commissioner No. 28. For the salary of the Solicitor of the Treasury, and compensation to clerks and messenger in his office, seven thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. DEPARTMENT OF WAR. No. 29. For the salary of the Secretary of War, six thousand dollars. No. 30. For clerks and messengers in said office, thirteen thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. No, 31. For the salary of the Commissioner of Indian Afof Indian Affairs, fairs, and the compensation of clerks and messengers in his office, seventeen thousand nine hundred dollars. &c. Commissioner of Pensions, &c. Offices of the Commanding General. Adjutant General Quartermaster General. Paymaster Gen eral. Commissary Ge No. 32. For the salary of the Commissioner of Pensions, and the compensation of clerks and messenger in his office, sixteen thousand six hundred dollars. No. 33. For the compensation of clerk in the office of Commanding General, one thousand dollars. No. 34. For the compensation of clerks in the office of the Adjutant General, seven thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. No. 35. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Quartermaster General, seven thousand three hundred' dollars. No. 36. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the office of the Paymaster General, seven thousand one hundred dollars. No. 37. For compensation of clerks and messenger in the neral of Purchases office of the Commissary General of Purchases, four thousand and forty dollars. Commissary General of subsistence. . Chief Engineer. Burgeon General. Colonel of Ordnance. Topographical Engineers. Navy Department. Secretary. Clerks, &c. Navy Commis sioners. No. 38. For compensation of clerks in the office of the Commissary General of Subsistence, three thousand eight hundred dollars. No. 39. For compensation of clerks in the office of the Chief Engineer, five thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. No. 40. For compensation of clerk in the office of the Surgeon General, one thousand dollars. No. 41. For compensation of clerks in the office of the Colonel of Ordnance, eight thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. No. 42. For compensation of clerks in the bureau of Topographical Engineers, three thousand four hundred dollars. NAVY DEPARTMENT. No. 43. For the salary of the Secretary of the Navy, six thousand dollars. No. 44. For compensation of clerks and messengers in his office, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. No. 45. For salaries of the Commissioners of the Navy Board, ten thousand five hundred dollars. |