March 26, 1888..

Appropriation funeral expenses of.

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CHAP. 42.-An act to provide for payment of the funeral expenses of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Morrison R. Waite. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the expenses necessarily incurred in the funeral of Morrison R. Waite, late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, to be disbursed by the marshal of the Supreme Court upon vouchers to be approved by the senior Associate Justice of said court.

Approved, March 26, 1888

March 26, 1888.

Washington, D. C. Premises for postoffice to be leased.

CHAP. 43.-An act to provide for the leasing of premises for the Washington City post-office.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Postmaster-General be empowered to lease suitable premises in the city of Washington for the purposes of the Washington City post-office. Approved, March 26, 1888

March 29, 1888.

Springfield, Mo.
Public building.

Estimates.

CHAP. 45.—An act for the erection of a public building at Springfield, Missouri. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to purchase or otherwise provide a site, and cause to be erected thereon a substantial and commodious building, with fire-proof vaults, for the use and accommodation of the United States courts, post-office, United States land office and the United States Signal Service, and for other Site, plans, cost, etc. Government uses at Springfield, in the State of Missouri. The site and building thereon, when completed upon plans and specifications to be previously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost the sum of one hundred thousand dol-lars; nor shall any site be purchased until estimates for the erection of a building which will furnish sufficient accommodations for the transaction of the public business, and which shall not exceed in costthe balance of the sum herein limited after the site shall have been purchased and paid for, shall have been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury; and no purchase of site, nor plan for said building, shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an ex-penditure exceeding the said sum of one hundred thousand dollars for site and building; and the site purchased shall leave the building unexposed to danger from fire by an open space of at least forty feet, in-cluding streets and alleys: Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended until a valid title to the said site shall be vested in the United States, nor until the State of Missouri shall cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes. except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein.

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Proviso.
Title.

Approved, March 29. 1888.

CHAP. 47.-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.

March 30, 1888.

appropriations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following Urgent deficiencies 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.

Treasury Department.

Public buildings.

FOR TREASURY BUILDING, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Washington, D. C. 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: Chicago, Ill. 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, Aberdeen, Miss. sidewalk, of approaches, in excess of the limit, four thousand dol

lars.

For post-office and court-house at Auburn, N. Y.: For completion, Auburn, N. Y. 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 Augusta, Me. 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 comple- Buffalo, N. Y. tion, 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. For post-office at Hannibal, Mo. : For completion, in excess of the limit, two thousand dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Jackson, Tenn.: For completion, in excess of the limit, one thousand dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Keokuk, Iowa: For completion, in excess of the limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Leavenworth, Kans.: For completion, in excess of the limit, in a fire-proof manner, including the erection of an iron stairway, seven thousand dollars.

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Carson City, Nev.

Charleston, S. C.

Concord, N. H.

Dallas, Tex.

Denver, Colo.

Detroit, Mich.

Fort Wayne, Ind.

Hannibal, Mo.

Jackson, Tenn.

Keokuk, Iowa.

Leavenworth, Kans.

For court-house and post-office at Louisville, Ky.: That limit. of Louisville, Ky. cost of building be exclusive of amount paid for site.

Lynchburgh, Va.

Manchester, N. H.

Montpelier, Vt.

Pensacola, Fla.

Port Townsend, Wash.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

Richmond, Va.

Rochester, N. Y.

Shreveport, La.

Springfield, Ohio.

Saint Joseph, Mo.

Syracuse, N. Y.

Terre Haute, Ind.

Toledo, Ohio.

Jefferson City, Mo.

Columbus, Ohio.

Nashville, Tenn.
Jersey City, N. J.

Mints and assay offices.

Boise City.
Wages.

Freight on bullion and coin.

Light stations.

Hell Gate, N. Y.

let's Point.

For court-house and post-office at Lynchburgh, Va.: For completion, in excess of the limit, two thousand dollars.

For post-office and court-house at Manchester, N. H.: For fireproofing and completion, in excess of the limit, forty-six thousand dollars.

For post-office and court-house at Montpelier, Vt.: For completion, in excess of the limit, twenty thousand dollars.

For fire-proofing building, fifteen thousand dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Pensacola, Fla.: For completion, in excess of the limit, two thousand dollars.

For custom-house and post-office at Port Townsend, Wash.: For completion, in excess of the limit, thirty-eight thousand dollars.

For post-office at Poughkeepsie, N. Y.: For completion, in excess of the limit, five hundred dollars.

For custom-house at Richmond, Va.: For completion, in excess of the limit, thirty-three thousand dollars.

For court-house and post-office at Rochester, N. Y.: For fire-proofing and completion, in excess of the limit, fifty thousand dollars.

For post-office and court-house at Shreveport, La.: For plumbing and completion, in excess of the limit, two thousand dollars. For post-office at Springfield, Ohio: For completion, in excess of the limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

For fire-proofing building, twenty-three thousand dollars. For post-office at Saint Joseph, Mo.: For unforeseen expenditure, resulting from settling of the building and occasioning tearing down, strengthening foundations, and rebuilding, forty thousand dollars.

For post-office and court-house at Syracuse, N. Y.: For granite work for approaches, and completion, in excess of the limit, and for extension of building on the north side thereof fifteen feet and one story high, which extension is hereby authorized, sixty-five thousand dollars.

For post-office at Terre Haute, Ind.: For completion, in excess of the limit, thirty-two thousand dollars.

For custom-house and court-house at Toledo, Ohio: For completion, in excess of the limit, seventeen thousand dollars.

For court-house at Jefferson City, Mo.: For completion of the building, three thousand dollars.

For court-house at Columbus, Ohio: For elevator, eight thousard dollars.

For custom-house at Nashville, Tennessee: For the construction of an elevator, four thousand dollars.

Post-office at Jersey City, New Jersey: For necessary extension of the building, twelve thousand two hundred dollars.

MINTS AND ASSAY OFFICES.

For wages assay office at Boise City, one thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars.

For wages assay office at Boise City, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, three hundred and thirty-five dollars.

For wages assay office at Boise City, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-five, three hundred and thirty-five dollars.

For freight on bullion and coin, mints and assay offices, five thousand dollars.

LIGHT-STATIONS.

HELL GATE LIGHT-STATION, NEW YORK: For use of the ground Rent of site at Hal- Occupied as a site for the light-house and fog-signal established at Hallet's Point near Hell Gate, New York, from April first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and

eighty-eight, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to remove the property of the Government from said ground on or before June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight.

In addition to the amount appropriated by the act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government, approved August fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, for the establishment of a light-house and fog-signal at Castle Hill, Rhode Island, the sum of five thousand dollars.

HUNTING ISLAND LIGHT-STATION, SOUTH CAROLINA: For the removal and re-erection of the light-house at Hunting Island, South Carolina, including the purchase of a safer site therefor, fifty-one thousand dollars.

LAKE BORGNE LIGHT-STATION, MISSISSIPPI: For establishing a light and fog-signal to guide into Lake Borgne, Louisiana, instead of Saint Joseph's Island light-station, eight thousand dollars.

NORTHWEST SEAL ROCK LIGHT-STATION, CALIFORNIA: For continuing the construction of a light-house on Northwest Seal Rock, off Point Saint George, California, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

TENDER FOR THE GULF COAST: For a tender for service upon the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, twenty-seven thousand dollars.

COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY.-Office expenses: For copperplates, chart-paper, printer's ink, copper, zinc, and chemicals for electrotyping and photographing; engraving, printing, photographing, and electrotyping supplies; for extra drawing and engraving; and for photolithographing charts and printing from stone for immediate use, six thousand dollars.

TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS.

LEGISLATIVE EXPENSES, TERRITORY OF MONTANA: For the extraordinary session of the fifteenth legislative assembly, begun August twenty-ninth and ending September fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, twelve members of the council, seventeen days, eight hundred and sixteen dollars; mileage, members of the council, seven hundred and sixty dollars and eighty cents; twentyfour members of the house, seventeen days, one thousand six hundred and thirty-two dollars; mileage, members of the house, one thousand three hundred and ninety-seven dollars and eighty cents; presiding and subordinate officers, nine hundred and twenty-three dollars; rent of halls and committee rooms, four hundred and eightyfive dollars; fitting up halls, removing furniture, two hundred and fifty-five dollars; new furniture, carpets, and repairing, two hundred dollars; stationery for legislative assembly, three hundred and fifty dollars; fuel and lights, legislative halls, two hundred and ninety-five dollars; temporary clerk, secretary's office, four hundred dollars; printing bills, laws, and journals, three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; in all, eleven thousand two hundred and sixty-four dollars and sixty cents.

MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS.

TREASURER'S OFFICE: For the purchase of additional presses and separating machines for the use of the office of the Treasurer of the United States in printing seals upon United States notes and silver certificates, and in separating the same, and for repairs to the presses now in use, ten thousand four hundred dollars.

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Hunting Island, S. C.

Lake Borgne, Miss.

Northwest Seal Rock, Cal.

Tender for Gulf coast.

Coast and Geodetic
Survey.
Office expenses.

Territories.

Montana.

Legislative expenses.

Miscellaneous.

Treasurer's office.
Presses, etc.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES, TREASURY DEPARTMENT: To supply a Contingent expenses deficiency in the appropriation for contingent expenses, Treasury

Department, miscellaneous items, four thousand dollars.

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For freight, expressage, telegrams, and telephone service, two thousand dollars.

PLANS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS: For books, photographic materials, and in duplicating plans required for public buildings under control of the Treasury Department, one thousand dollars.

EXPENSES OF COLLECTING THE REVENUE FROM CUSTOMS: To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for expenses of collecting the revenue from customs for the fiscal year ended June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two hundred and thirty thousand dollars.

BUREAU OF THE MINT: For an encaustic tile floor for the laboratory connected with the Bureau of the Mint, five hundred and forty dollars.

That so much of the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, entitled "An act making appropriations for the payment of claims reported allowed by the Commissioners of Claims under the act of Congress of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one," as appropriates the sum of seven hundred and twentyfive dollars to Joshua Everhart, .be, and the same is hereby, repealed.

BUILDING CORNER SEVENTEENTH AND F STREETS: For cleaning and kalsomining the rooms in the building corner of Seventeenth and F streets, to be vacated by the War Department offices, one thousand dollars.

For carpets, matting, oil-cloth, furniture, shelving, and so forth, for said rooms, including labor and other necessary expenses of removal from the rented buildings now occupied by the Second Auditor's Office, five thousand five hundred dollars.

For fuel, lights, and other necessary expenses of said building from March first to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eightyeight, one thousand five hundred dollars.

That such balance of the appropriation made by the act of March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, for salaries of employees of the building corner of Seventeenth and F streets as shall remain unexpended at the time of the vacation, as required by said act, of the offices of the War Department therein, is hereby authorized to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the building placed under his control.

SUPPRESSING COUNTERFEITING AND OTHER CRIMES: For continuing the investigation of certain claims of Indian soldiers and their heirs for arrears of pay and bounty, two thousand dollars.

FISH COMMISSION: For salary of the Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries from date of qualification in office, February eighteenth to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, at the rate of five thousand dollars per annum, one thousand eight hundred and forty dollars and sixty-eight cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary.

PAY OF ASSISTANT CUSTODIANS AND JANITORS: For pay of assistant custodians and janitors, including all personal services in connection with public buildings under the control of the Treasury Department outside of the District of Columbia and including the reinstatement of so many of the persons discharged or suspended since February first, as may be absolutely necessary, and for such new buildings as may be completed and ready for occupancy within the current fiscal year, fifteen thousand dollars.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

For salary of janitor of the Amidon School building, from July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, inclusive, five hundred dollars."