For the Supreme Court of the United States, five thousand dollars; For the supreme court of the District of Columbia, one thousand dollars; For the Court of Claims, fourteen thousand dollars; And no more than an allotment of one-half of the sum hereby appropriated shall be expended in the two first quarters of the fiscal year, and no more than one-fourth thereof may be expended in either of the two last quarters of the fiscal year, except that, in addition thereto, in either of said last quarters, the unexpended balances of allotments for preceding quarters may be expended. To enable the Public Printer to comply with the provisions of the law granting thirty days' annual leave to the employees of the Government Printing Office, one hundred and ninety thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; to pay pro-rata leaves of absence to employees who resign or are discharged (decision of the First Comptroller), fifteen thousand dollars; in all, two hundred. and five thousand dollars. For a new engine and boiler, including the cost of erecting the same, twelve thousand dollars. For the construction of an additional story to the south center fire-proof main building of the Government Printing Office and the removal of the electrotype foundry to the same, sixteen thousand dollars. Approved, October 2, 1888. [PUBLIC-No. 327.] An act making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eightyeight, and for prior years, 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 be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eightyeight, and for prior years, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely: STATE DEPARTMENT. SALARIES FOREIGN MINISTERS: To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers on account of salaries of ministers, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, five thousand six hundred and sixty-one dollars and four cents. SALARIES, CHARGES D'AFFAIRES AD INTERIM: To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers on account of salaries of charges d'affaires ad interim and diplomatic officers abroad, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two thousand and fifty-three dollars and twenty-nine cents. SALARIES, CONSULAR OFFICERS NOT CITIZENS: To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers on account of salaries of consular officers not citizens, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, two thousand five hundred and ninetyseven dollars and twenty-two cents. To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers on account of salaries of consular officers not citizens, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, two thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven dollars and forty cents. To pay the balance of compensation due A. B. Keün, vice-consulgeneral at Teheran, while in charge of the consulate-general of the United States at that place from June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, to November twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eightysix, being deficiencies on account of the fiscal years eighteen hundred and eighty-six and eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, as follows: For the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, two hundred and thirty dollars and seventy-seven cents; for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, one thousand five hundred and sixty-five dollars and twenty-four cents. CONTINGENT EXPENSES UNITED STATES CONSULATES: To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers on account of contingent expenses of United States consulates, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, five hundred and nineteen dollars and forty-four cents. SALARIES, CONSULAR SERVICE: To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers of the Treasury on account of salaries, consular service, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, six hundred and fifty dollars. To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers on account of salaries, consular service, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, two thousand five hundred and twenty-two dollars and fifty-three cents. ALLOWANCE FOR CLERKS AT CONSULATES: To reimburse Robert J. Stevens, United States consul at Victoria, British Columbia, for amount paid for clerk hire at that consulate from May first, eighteen hundred and eighty four, to March thirty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, four hundred dollars. LOSS ON BILLS OF EXCHANGE, CONSULAR SERVICE: To pay amounts found due by the accounting officers on account of loss on bills of exchange, consular service, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, one thousand three hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty-seven cents. FRENCH SPOLIATION CLAIMS: For procuring additional evidence relative to the French spoliation claims, one thousand dollars. STANDARD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: To enable the Secretary of State to meet the proportionate part which the United States is asked to bear of the deficit in the revenues provided for the first period of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures established under the Convention of May twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, two thousand one hundred and thirty dollars and thirty-three cents. To pay, out of humane consideration and without reference to the question of liability therefor, the sum of two hundred and seventysix thousand six hundred and nineteen dollars and seventy-five cents to the Chinese Government as full indemnity for all losses and injuries sustained by Chinese subjects within the United States at the hands of residents thereof. EXPENSES OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFERENCES: To pay S. Dana Horton for additional services as delegate of the United States to the International Monetary Conference, of eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, and secretary to the Commission in and about the preparation of the document of said conference, known as Senate Executive Document Number Fifty-eight, Forty-fifth Congress, third session, and for additional services as delegate and secretary to the Monetary Conference of eighteen hundred and eighty-one, in and about the preparation of reports of said conference, and for services in said year relating to the proposed Monetary Conference of eighteen hundred and eighty-two, six thousand dollars. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. That the act approved February twenty-third, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An act to amend an act to prohibit the importation and immigration of foreigners and aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor in the United States, its Territories, and the District of Columbia," be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury, in case he shall be satisfied that an immigrant has been allowed to land contrary to the prohibition of that law, to cause such immigrant within the period of one year after landing or entry, to be taken into custody and returned to the country from whence he came, at the expense of the owner of the importing vessel, or, if he entered from an adjoining country, at the expense of the person previously contracting for the services. That the act approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled "An act to prohibit the importation and migration of foreigners and aliens under contract or agreement to perform labor in the United States, its Territories, and the District of Columbia," be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to pay to an informer who furnishes original information that the law has been violated such a share of the penalties recovered as he may deem reasonable and just, not exceeding fifty per centum, where it appears that the recovery was had in consequence of the information thus furnished. INDEPENDENT TREASURY. Compensation of special agents to examine the books, accounts, and money on hand at the several sub-treasuries and depositories, including national banks acting as depositaries, under the act of August sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, one hundred and ninetythree dollars and ninety-one cents. To reimburse the Treasurer United States for balance of loss on recoinage of fifteen thousand dollars in uncurrent silver coins transferred to the mint at San Francisco from the sub-treasury at San Francisco by transfer order number fourteen thousand three hundred and fifty-five, of May fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, being a deficiency for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eightyseven, sixty-three dollars and ninety-six cents. To reimburse the Treasurer United States for balance of loss on recoinage of uncurrent fractional silver coin transferred from the subtreasuries at Boston, Chicago, and Baltimore, in April, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, per transfer orders numbers fifteen thousand seven hundred and forty-nine, fifteen thousand seven hundred and sixty, and fifteen thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, two hundred and seventy-five dollars and forty-six cents. CONTINGENT EXPENSES INDEPENDENT TREASURY: For contingent expenses under the requirements of section thirty-six hundred and fifty-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, for the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public money, and for transportation of notes, bonds, and other securities of the United States, twenty-five thousand dollars. CONTINGENT EXPENSES, ASSAY OFFICE AT HELENA: To reimburse Spruille Braden, assayer in charge, for charges for transportation of supplies, included in voucher thirteen June, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, there being no funds available for payment, one dollar. To pay Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company for transportation of public property in March, eighteen hundred and eightyseven, forty cents. To pay Northern Pacific Railway Company for transportation of public property in March and April, eighteen hundred and eightyseven, eighteen dollars and sixty-three cents. GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORIES. TERRITORY OF DAKOTA: For salaries of two additional associate justices of the supreme court of said Territory provided for by the act approved August ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, from date of qualification in office at the rate of three thousand dollars each per year, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO: For salary of the additional associate justice of the supreme court of said Territory, provided for by the act approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and eightyseven, from date of qualification in office to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, eight hundred and forty-one dollars and sixty-seven cents. COLLECTING INTERNAL REVENUE: For salaries and expenses of agents and surveyors, for fees and expenses of gaugers, for salaries of store-keepers, and for miscellaneous expenses, ten thousand dollars. HEATING APPARATUS: For heating apparatus for public buildings, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, four thousand six hundred and ninety-two dollars. POST-OFFICE AND COURT-HOUSE, PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: To pay the account of George O. Hart and Son, of Paducah, Kentucky, for sundry articles furnished for use in and upon the post-office and court-house building at Paducah, Kentucky, thirty-two dollars and twenty cents. FOR POST-OFFICE AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA: For approaches complete and for an additional elevator, eleven thousand five hundred dollars. FOR CUSTOM-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE AT PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON TERRITORY: For completion, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. COURT-HOUSE AND POST-OFFICE AT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY: For continuation of building, fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, ten thousand dollars. COURT-HOUSE, POST-OFFICE, AND SO FORTH, AT WACO, TEXAS: TO pay the amount found due by the accounting officers of the Treasury to John Moore, contractor, for extra labor and materials supplied and expenses incurred in connection with his contract of August twentyfirst, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, for the construction of a court-house, post-office, and so forth, at Waco, Texas, two thousand eight hundred and seventy-three dollars and eighty-eight cents. PUBLIC BUILDING AT CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: For fitting up the attic story; for curbing for approaches, and for other incidentals necessary to finish the building, six thousand five hundred and ninety-four dollars. PLATE PRINTING, BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING: To pay Elizabeth R. Millegan, executrix, and others, the amount found due by the accounting officers, being a deficiency on account of the appropriation for plate printing, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, four hundred and eight dollars and three cents. PAYMENT TO F. W. ANGELL FOR LEGAL SERVICE: To pay F. W. Angell for services and expenses under authority of the Secretary of the Treasury in the suit brought by William Lockwood and E. H. McClintock against W. H. Robertson, collector of the port of New York, in a certain injunction proceedings against the disinfection of a cargo of rags imported in the ship Vigilante from Japan, allowed by the First Auditor, June eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six (report number ninety-seven thousand five hundred and nine), but suspended by the Commissioner of Customs for want of authority of law to pay the same, five hundred dollars and fifty-five cents. |
