CLAIMS ALLOWED BY FIRST AUDITOR AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS.

For expenses of collecting the revenue from customs prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, seventy-three thousand two nundred and twenty-six dollars and seventy-two cents.

For fuel, lights, and water for public buildings, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, sixty-seven dollars.

For lighting and buoying Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, thirty dollars. For furniture and repairs of same for public buildings, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, two dollars and fifty cents. For salaries keepers of light-houses, eighteen hundred and eightyfour and prior years, one hundred and seventy-six dollars and sixty

seven cents.

For relief of William J. Smith, late surveyor of customs, Memphis, Tennessee, two thousand and four dollars and ninety-nine cents.

WAR DEPARTMENT CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE SECOND AUDITOR AND SECOND COMPTROLLER.

For pay of two and three years' volunteers, eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, two hundred and fifty-one thousand two hundred and fifty-two dollars and eighty-two cents.

For pay of volunteers (Mexican war), eighteen hundred and seventyone and prior years, ten dollars and seventy-two cents.

For pay, and so forth, of the Army, eighteen hundred and eightyfour and prior years, fourteen thousand and fifty-two dollars and thirty-seven cents.

For bounty to volunteers and their widows and legal heirs, eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, two hundred and eightythree thousand nine hundred and fifty-six dollars and fifty-six cents.

For bounty act July twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sixtysix, eighteen hundred and eighty and prior years, fifty-one thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars and fifty-six cents.

For expenses of recruiting, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, seven dollars and seventy-five cents.

For medical and hospital department, eighteen hundred and eightyfour and prior years, sixty-seven dollars.

For traveling expenses of First Michigan Cavalry prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, three hundred and sixty-five dollars and eighty-two cents.

For traveling expenses of California and Nevada Volunteers prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, forty-nine dollars and forty-seven cents.

For contingencies of the Army, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, forty-nine dollars and ten cents.

For collecting, drilling, and organizing volunteers, eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, thirty-nine dollars and fifty

cents.

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT (INDIAN) CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE SECOND AUDITOR AND SECOND COMPTROLLER.

For contingencies of the Indian Department, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, for payment of the claim numbered. nine thousand one hundred and forty-seven in said Executive Document Number Nineteen, nine dollars and forty cents.

For support of Klamaths and Modocs, eighteen hund eighty-four and prior years, two hundred and sixty-nine dol For twenty per centum additional compensation, prior first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, two hundred and two dollars and eighty-three cents.

For pay of Indian agents, eighteen hundred and eighty-f prior years, three dollars and one cent.

For incidental expenses of Indian service in Oregon, eight dred and eighty-four and prior years, five hundred dollars. For support of Indian schools, eighteen hundred and eig and prior years, four dollars.

For support of Crows, eighteen hundred and eighty-four a years, one thousand one hundred and fifty-five dollars.

For transportation of Indian supplies, eighteen hundred and four and prior years, except the claim numbered nine thous hundred and one in said Executive Document Number Ninete thousand and seven dollars and forty-seven cents.

CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THIRD AUDITOR AND SECOND COMPT

INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

For Army pensions, eighteen hundred and eighty-four a years, three hundred and ninety-four dollars and eighty-thr For fees of examining surgeons, eighteen hundred and eig and prior years, thirty-nine dollars.

WAR DEPARTMENT.

For Signal Service, incidental expenses, eighteen hund eighty-five, two hundred and fifty-four dollars and eighty c For Signal Service, incidental expenses, eighteen hund eighty-four and prior years, four hundred and one dollars ar five cents.

For Signal Service, transportation, eighteen hundred and four and pr.or years, for the payment of the claims numbere nine thousand six hundred and forty-four, eighty-nine thou hundred and forty-three, and eighty-nine thousand and thir in said Executive Document Number Nineteen, forty-two do thirty-four cents.

For contingencies of fortifications, seven thousand three and four dollars and seven cents.

For gun-boats on western rivers, eighteen hundred and eig and prior years, twenty dollars and fifty-six cents.

For construction and operation of a line of telegraph on the settlements of Texas prior to July first, eighteen hundred an four, fifteen cents.

For expenses of minute-men and volunteers in Penns Maryland, and Ohio, fifty-four dollars and seventy-five cen For Rogue River Indian war prior to July first, eighteen and eighty-four, one thousand three hundred and nine do seventy-one cents.

For twenty per centum additional compensation prior to J eighteen hundred and eighty-four, one hundred and fifty-nin and sixty-six cents.

For pay, transportation, services, and supplies of Ore Washington volunteers in eighteen hundred and fifty-five,

hundred and fifty-six, and eighteen hundred and seventy-one and prior years, one thousand three hundred and ninety-five dollars and twenty-nine cents.

For refunding to States expenses incurred in raising volunteers, ninety-two thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars and seventytwo cents.

For subsistence of the Army, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, three thousand two hundred and fifty-seven dollars and forty-three cents.

For regular supplies, Quartermaster's Department, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, except the claim numbered eighty-one thousand one hundred and two, in said Executive Document Number Nineteen, one thousand three hundred and eighty-two dollars and thirty-one cents.

For incidental expenses, Quartermasters' Department, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars and fifty-two cents.

For transportation of the Army and its supplies, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, except the claims of the Central Pacific Railroad Company, certified in said Executive Document Number Nineteen, twenty thousand and sixty-three dollars and seventy-five cents."

For fifty per centum of arrears of Army transportation due certain land-grant railroads, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, six thousand five hundred and fifty-one dollars and eightyfour cents.

For barracks and quarters, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, thirteen thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven dollars and seventy-one cents.

For construction and repair of hospitals, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, three thousand one hundred and eightyfour dollars and eighty-nine cents.

For clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, one thousand four hundred and fifty-four dollars and sixty-three cents.

For horses for cavalry and artillery, eighteen hundred and eightyfour and prior years, three thousand nine hundred and sixty-four dollars and fifty-one cents.

For commutation of rations to prisoners of war in rebel States and to soldiers on furlough prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, nineteen thousand five hundred and fifty-nine dollars and forty-four cents.

For horses and other property lost in the military service prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, one hundred and seven thousand six hundred and ninety-three dollars and seventy-two cents.

NAVY DEPARTMENT CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE FOURTH AUDITOR AND SECOND COMPTROLLER.

For pay of the Navy prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, nine thousand seven hundred and ninety-two dollars and forty-three cents.

For pay, miscellaneous, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, one hundred and forty-four dollars and ten cents.

For pay, Marine Corps, prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, seventy-five dollars and sixty-two cents.

For extra pay, Pacific Squadron, act March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, three hundred and thirty-nine dollars and ninety

one cents.

For equipment of vessels, Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, four hundred and sixty-three dollars and thirty cents.

For contingent, Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, three hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty-six cents.

For construction and repair, Bureau of Construction and Repair, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, two thousand one hundred and forty-five dollars and eighty-four cents.

For provisions, Navy, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, two thousand and ninety-five dollars and thirty-one cents.

For Medical Department, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, five dollars.

For indemnity for lost clothing prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, seven hundred and eighty-eight dollars and

seventeen cents.

For payment on account of clothing or bedding destroyed by order for sanitary purposes in preventing the spread of contagious diseases, one hundred and eighty-nine dollars and five cents.

For bounty for the destruction of enemies' vessels prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, three hundred and ninetythree dollars and thirty-four cents.

For enlistment bounties to seamen, prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, two thousand one hundred and forty-four dollars and fifty cents.

For the payment of claims for difference between actual expenses and mileage, allowed under the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the case of Graham versus United States, eighteen thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars and twenty three cents.

SEC. 3. That for the payment of a portion of the claims certified to be due by the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post-Office Department under appropriations, the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section five of the act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-four and prior years, and which have been certified to Congress under section two of the act of July seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, as fully set forth in House Executive Document Number Thirty-two, Fiftieth Congress, first session, there is appropriated as follows: For compensation of postmasters readjusted under act of March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, payable from deficiency in postal revenues, eighteen hundred and eighty-five and prior years, one hundred and sixty thousand two hundred and eighty-six dollars and five cents

For deficiency in postal revenues, eighteen hundred and eightyfive and prior years, except the claims designated as A 1, A 2, and A 3 and the claims numbered eight thousand six hundred and fortysix and nine thousand four hundred and ninety-five in said Executive Document Number Thirty-two, forty-nine thousand eight hundred and fifty-four dollars and seventy-nine cents.

Approved, February 1, 1888.

[PUBLIC-No. 27.]

An act to provide for certain of the most urgent deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and prior years, namely:

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

FOR TREASURY BUILDING, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: For completion of silver vault, one thousand dollars. For new freight elevator, two thousand dollars.

For repairs to Treasury building, four thousand dollars.

FOR CUSTOM-HOUSE AND SUB-TREASURY AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS : That the balance of appropriations for "iron tie rods" and "repairing stone work" be made available for custom-house and sub-treasury repairs.

For court-house and post-office at Aberdeen, Miss.: For iron fence, sidewalk, of approaches, in excess of the limit, four thousand dollars.

For post-office and court-house at Auburn, N. Y.: For completion, in excess of the limit, thirty thousand dollars.

For fire-proofing building, twelve thousand dollars.

For post-office and court-house at Augusta, Me.: For completion in excess of the limit, thirty-five thousand dollars.

For fire-proofing building, twelve thousand dollars.

For custom-house and post-office at Buffalo, N. Y.: For completion, in excess of the limit, five hundred dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Carson City, Nev.: For completion, in excess of the limit, thirty-six thousand dollars.

For custom-house wharf at Charleston, S. C.: For extension and completion, in excess of the limit, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand dollars.

For post-office and court-house at Concord, N. H.: For completion, in excess of the limit, eleven thousand dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Dallas, Tex.: For completion, in excess of the limit, eleven thousand dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Denver, Colo.: For extension and completion, in excess of the limit, sixty thousand dollars.

For marine-hospital at Detroit, Mich.: For boiler and enginehouse, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Fort Wayne, Ind.: For completion, in excess of the limit, sixteen thousand dollars.