Sac and Fox For carrying into effect the treaty with the Sac and Fox Indians, concluded October eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, two treaty. hundred and ninety-nine thousand five hundred and sixty-six dollars and thirty-four cents. with the Kan zas, &c. For defraying the expenses of a negotiation with the Kanzas Indians, Negotiation or other tribes on the waters of the Missouri river, for the purpose of obtaining a tract of land for the permanent and perpetual residence of the Sacs and Foxes, as stipulated in the second article of the treaty ratified February fifteenth eighteen hundred and forty-three, fifteen hundred dollars. And the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to pay out of the fund appropriated for "blacksmith's establishments," &c., by the act of the third March, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, the accounts due for blacksmith's work performed in pursuance of the treaty with the Six Nations, the sum of three thousand eight hundred and seventythree dollars and seven cents. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, to satisfy contracts entered into in the month of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, by Major General Thomas S. Jesup, then commanding the army in Alabama, with the Creek tribe of Indians, the sum of twelve thousand dollars be, and the same hereby is appropriated, to be paid under the instructions of the Secretary of War to the Creek chiefs, Hopoethle Yoholo, Little Doctor, Mad Blue, Tuckebatchee Micco, Jim Boy, and Salka Hadjo, for the benefit of the said chiefs, and that portion of their subchiefs and warriors who served in Florida. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of settling and closing the accounts of disbursing agents in the Indian department, which were unsettled on the first day of January last, the President of the United States is hereby authorized to direct transfers to be made from such balances of moneys heretofore appropriated to carry into effect certain Indian treaties, or for any other object of expenditure connected with Indian relations, as may be no longer required for the several objects for which they were originally made, to the credit of any other head of Indian expenditure, under which balances accruing previous to the above date, remain due: Provided, That no such transfer shall be made unless it satisfactorily appear that the balances from which such transfers are authorized to be made are not necessary for the specific purpose of their original appropriation. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That for the purpose of settling and closing the accounts in the office of the Second Comptroller, for the expenditure of sums appropriated by an act approved June twelfth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, entitled "An act making appropriations for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and for arrearages for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-seven," and also by an act approved March third, eighteen hundred and thirty-nine, entitled "An act making appropriations for preventing and suppressing Indian hostilities for the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine," the President of the United States is hereby authorized to direct transfers to be made from any balances remaining under any of the specific heads of appropriation in said acts, which are not necessary for the purposes of their original appropriation, to any other head of appropriation contained in said acts, under which a deficiency may exist. APPROVED, March 3, 1843. Blacksmiths' work under treaty with the Six Nations. 1839, ch. 71. Contracts with the Creeks. Settling acc'ts of disbursing Department. agents in Indian Settling acc'ts in 2d Comptrolexpenditure of appropriations and suppressing for preventing Ind'n hostilities. Act of June 12, 1838, ch. 97. 3, 1839, ch. 93. ler's office for Act of March 3 B STATUTE III. March 3, 1843. [Obsolete.] Act of Aug 31, 1842, ch. 257. Reissue of treasury notes authorized. Payment of sury notes. CHAP. LXXXI.—An Act authorizing the reissue of treasury notes and for other purposes. (a) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That when any outstanding treasury notes, issued in pursuance of the act of thirty-first August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, entitled "An act to limit the sale of public stock to par, and to authorize the issue of treasury notes, in lieu thereof, to a certain amount," or any previous act of Congress, shall, after the passage of this act, be redeemed at any time before the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fortyfour, the Secretary of the Treasury, should the wants of the public service require, may cause other notes, to the same amount, to be issued in place of such as may be redeemed, under the limitations and other provisions of the respective acts by which said notes were originally authorized and issued. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That, after maturity of the trea interest on treasury notes issued under the said act of thirty-first August, or of this act, interest may be paid thereon, in the same manner as on treasury notes authorized previous to the fifteenth April last, under the ninth section of the act approved on that day, entitled "An act for the extension of the loan of one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, and for an addition of five millions of dollars thereto, and for allowing interest on treasury notes due." 1842, ch. 26. Issue of stock in lieu of treasury notes authorized. Act of April 15, 1842, ch. 26. STATUTE III. March 3, 1843. Act of Aug.19, 1841, ch. 9. Bankrupt act repealed. Proviso. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That, in lieu of issuing the trea sury notes in the manner authorized by the first section of this act, the President, if in his opinion it shall be for the interest of the United States so to do, may cause any of said notes now outstanding, to be redeemed and cancelled as they become due, if the Secretary of the Treasury cannot redeem them out of the funds in the treasury, by an issue of stock of the United States, for the amount thus redeemed, in the same form, for the same time, and under the same restrictions, limitations, and provisions, as are contained in an act approved April fifteen, eighteen hundred and forty-two, entitled "An act for the extension of the loan of eighteen hundred and forty-one, and for an addition of five million of dollars thereto, and for allowing interest on treasury notes due," except that no commissions shall be allowed or paid for the negotiation of such business; and except also that said stock so to be issued, shall be redeemable at a period not longer than ten years from the issue thereof. APPROVED, March 3, 1843. 66 CHAP. LXXXII.-An Act to repeal the bankrupt act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States," approved on the nineteenth day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-one, be, and the same hereby is, repealed: Provided, That this act shall not affect any case or proceeding in bankruptcy menced before the passage of this act, or any pains, penalties, or forfeitures, incurred under the said act; but every such proceeding may be continued to its final consummation in like manner as if this act had not been passed. APPROVED, March 3, 1843. com (a) Notes of the acts which have been passed authorizing the issuing of treasury notes, vol. 3, 766. STATUTE III. March 3, 1843. [Obsolete.] CHAP. LXXXIII.-An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the half calendar year beginning the first day of January and ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and for the fiscal year beginning the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Appropria sums be, and are hereby, appropriated, out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for the naval service for the half calendar year beginning on the first day of January and ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three; and for the fiscal year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fortythree, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. For pay of commission, warrant, and petty officers and seamen, including the engineer corps of the navy, for the said half calendar year, one million four hundred and ninety-six thousand five hundred and eighty-four dollars and fifty cents; and for the said fiscal year, two million seven hundred and fifteen thousand eight hundred and eight dollars. For pay of superintendents, naval constructors, and all the civil establishments of the several yards, for the said half calendar year, thirtysix thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars; and for the said fiscal year, seventy-three thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars. For provisions for the navy, including transportation, cooperage, and other expenses, for the said half calendar year, three hundred and sixtytwo thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars and fifty cents; and for the said fiscal year, six hundred and twenty-three thousand six hundred and fifty-three dollars. For clothing for the navy, including transportation and every other expense, to be reimbursed out of the sales of the clothing for the said half calendar year, three hundred and eighty thousand dollars. For surgeons' necessaries, and appliances for the sick and hurt of the naval service, including the marine corps, for the said half calendar year, fifty-one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, and for the said fiscal year, forty-two thousand eight hundred and forty dollars, and for arrearages of preceding years, under this head, fifty thousand dollars. For the increase, repair, armament, and equipment of the navy, and wear and tear of vessels in commission, for the said half calendar year, five hundred thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, one million dollars. For the support of Africans recaptured on the coast of Africa or elsewhere, and returned to Africa by the armed vessels of the United States, five thousand dollars. For improvements and necessary repairs of the navy-yards, namely: For Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for the said half calendar year, fifteen thousand five hundred and ten dollars and forty cents; and for the said fiscal year, twenty-four thousand nine hundred dollars and seventy-six cents; For Charlestown, Massachusetts, for the said half calendar year, twenty thousand nine hundred and ninety-two dollars and seventy-cents; and for the said fiscal year, thirty-four thousand three hundred and seventy-nine dollars; tions. Pay of officers cluding engineers. and seamen, in Pay of super intendents, &c. at yards. Provisions. Clothing. Surgeons' necessaries, &c. Repairs, &c. Recaptured Africans. Navy yards at Portsmouth. Charlestown. For Brooklyn, New York, for the said half calendar year, sixteen Brooklyn. thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, twenty-five thousand four hundred dollars: And the Secretary of the Navy is hereby directed to cause an examination to be made of the expediency, practicability and probable expense of constructing a dry-dock in the harbor of New York upon the plan of using as an elevating power, the water of the Dry-dock at New York. Dry dock at Pensacola. Navy-yards at Washington. Gosport. Pensacola. Hospitals at Charlestown. Brooklyn. Norfolk. Pensacola. Philadelphia. Magazines at Brooklyn. Washington. Norfolk. Ordnance, &c. on the lakes. Miscellaneous expenses. Croton aqueduct, and of sufficient capacity to rebuild or repair a seventy-four gun-ship, and to cause an examination of any other plan or plans of a dry-dock or floating-dock in said harbor, deemed worthy by the Secretary to be reported upon, and to report the result of such examination, with his opinion thereon, to the next session of Congress. And all further expenditures under the appropriations heretofore made for the dry-dock in said harbor shall be suspended until the first day of January next and the sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall be, and the same hereby is, appropriated for the construction of a floating dry-dock at Pensacola, of capacity sufficient for the repair of frigates of the smaller class, and upon such plan as the Secretary of the Navy shall approve. For Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the said half calendar year, one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars; and for the said fiscal year, two thousand and seventy dollars; For Washington, District of Columbia, for the said half calendar year, five thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven dollars; and for the said fiscal year, four thousand eight hundred and fourteen dollars; For Gosport, Virginia, for the said half calendar year, five thousand two hundred dollars; and for the said fiscal year, nine thousand three hundred and ten dollars; For Pensacola, Florida, for the said half calendar year, three thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, four thousand and forty-seven dollars; For necessary repairs of hospital buildings and their dependencies, namely: For Charlestown, Massachusetts, for the said half calendar year, one thousand five hundred dollars; and for the said fiscal year, one thousand three hundred dollars; For Brooklyn, New York, for the said half calendar year, eight thousand eight hundred and thirty-two dollars; and for the said fiscal year, fifteen thousand dollars; For Norfolk, Virginia, for the said half calendar year, two thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, two thousand dollars; For Pensacola, Florida, for the said half calendar year, one thousand five hundred dollars; and for the said fiscal year, two thousand four hundred and forty-eight dollars and twenty-five cents; For Philadelphia naval asylum, for the said half calendar year, nine hundred and forty-five dollars; and for the said fiscal year, three hundred and sixty-six dollars; For necessary repairs of magazines, namely: For Charlestown, Massachusetts, for the said half calendar year, five hundred dollars; and for the said fiscal year, one thousand dollars; For Brooklyn, New York, for the said half calendar year, three hundred and fifty dollars; and for the said fiscal year, three hundred and fifty dollars; For Washington, District of Columbia, for the said half calendar year, two hundred and fifty dollars; and for the said fiscal year, two hundred and fifty dollars; For Norfolk, Virginia, for the said half calendar year, three hundred and fifty dollars; and for the said fiscal year, three hundred and fifty dollars; For ordnance and ordnance stores for the navy and armed vessels on the northern lakes, for the said half calendar year, forty-eight thousand four hundred and twenty-two dollars and ninety-seven cents; and for the said fiscal year, ninety-six thousand eight hundred and forty-seven dollars and ninety-three cents; For defraying the expenses that may accrue for the following purposes, viz. For freight and transportation of materials and stores of every description; for wharfage and dockage; storage and rent; travelling expenses of officers and transportation of seamen; house rent to pursers, when duly authorized; for funeral expenses; for commissions, clerk hire, office rent, stationery, and fuel, to navy agents; for premiums and incidental expenses of recruiting; for apprehending deserters; for compensation to judge advocates; for per diem allowance to persons attending courts martial and courts of inquiry, or other services authorized by law; for printing and stationery of every description, and for working the lithographic press; for books, maps, charts, mathematical and nautical instruments, chronometers, models, and drawings; for the purchase and repair of fire engines and machinery connected therewith, and for other machinery for the repair of steam engines in navy-yards; for the purchase and maintenance of oxen and horses, and for carts, timber wheels, and workmen's tools of every description; for postage of letters on public service; for pilotage and towing ships of war; for assistance rendered to vessels in distress; for incidental labor at navyyards, not applicable to any other appropriation; for coal and other fuel, and for candles and oil for the use of navy-yards and shore stations, and for no other object or purpose whatever, for the said half calendar year, three hundred and thirty thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For contingent expenses for objects not enumerated for the said half calendar year, one thousand five hundred dollars; and for the said fiscal year, three thousand dollars. Contingent expenses. Printing navy regulations. Expenses of hemp agencies. Proviso: ma navy, &c. to be furnished by contract. For printing and publishing the code of rules and regulations for the government of the navy, prepared by the Secretary of the Navy and Attorney General, in obedience to a resolution of the last session, in case the same should be ratified by Congress, one thousand dollars. For defraying the expenses of the agencies for the inspection of hemp, authorized by a joint resolution of Congress, approved eighteenth Feb ruary, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, four thousand dollars: Provided, That all provisions and clothing, hemp, and other materials for the terials of every name and nature, for the use of the navy, and the transportation thereof, when time will permit, shall hereafter be furnished by contract by the lowest bidder as follows: the Secretary of the Navy shall advertise, once a week, for at least four weeks, in one or more of the principal papers published in the place where such articles are to be furnished for sealed proposals for furnishing such articles, or the whole of any particular class of articles, specifying in such advertisement the amount, quantity, and description of each kind of articles to be furnished, and all such proposals shall be kept sealed until the day specified in such advertisement for opening the same, when they shall be opened by or under the direction of the officer making such advertisement, in the presence of at least two persons; and the person offering to furnish any class of such articles, and giving satisfactory security for the performance thereof, under a forfeiture not exceeding twice the contract price in case of failure, shall receive a contract for furnishing the same; and in case the lowest bidder shall fail to enter into such contract and give such security within a reasonable time, to be fixed in such advertisement, then the contract shall be given to the next lowest bidder, who shall enter into such contract and give such security; and that all such bids or proposals shall be preserved and recorded, and reported to Congress at the commencement of every regular session; and the same shall contain a true and faithful abstract of all offers made, embracing as well those which are rejected as those which are accepted; the said abstract shall embrace the names of the party or parties offering, the terms proposed, the sums demanded, and the length of time the agreement is to continue. And in case of a failure, to supply the articles or to perform the work, by the person entering into such conVOL. V.-78 3B2 |