CHAPTER 14. AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SUN- January 22, 1874. DRY CIVIL EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE THIRTIETH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR, AND FOR OTHER PUR- POSES," APPROVED MARCH THIRD, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE. Debates of Congress to be printed under direction of Joint Committee on Printing. Be it enacted, &c., That the act entitled "An an act making appropri- Debates of Con- ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other Joint Committee purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, on Printing. be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to the proviso (1) in the 1873, Mar. 3, ch. clause of said act relating to the public printing and binding the follow- 227. ing words: "and of the House of Representatives." [January 22, 1874.] AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE PRINTING OF THE BIENNIAL REGISTER COMMONLY January 23, 1874. CALLED THE BLUE BOOK. Biennial Register; 1,500 copies to be printed. Be it enacted, &c., (Sup.) [That in lieu of the number of copies of the Biennial Register now authorized by law to be printed, the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, directed to cause to be printed fifteen hundred copies of the said work.] [January 23, 1874.] Provided, (Sup.) [That from and after the passage of this act a sum Pay for report- the direction of the respective Houses; and all laws inconsistent here- Superseded 1874, AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. Be it enacted, &c., That the office of Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, made vacant by the death of General B. J. Sweet, be, and the same is hereby, abolished; and that the Secretary of the Treasury may, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, designate one of the two remaining deputy commissioners as First Dep- ty. uty Commissioner, who shall perform the duties and be paid only the R. S., §§ 235,322. salary prescribed for the office of deputy commissioner hereby abolished. AN ACT AUTHORIZING COINAGE TO BE EXECUTED AT THE MINTS OF THE UNITED Coinage for foreign countries may be executed at United States mints. Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be lawful for coinage to be executed at THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT. Telegraph lines between Capitol and Departments Be it enacted, &c., That the lines of telegraph, connecting the Capitol Departments to be with the various Departments in Washington, constructed under and under supervision by virtue of the act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hun- of officer in charge dred and seventy-three, entitled "An act making appropriations for of public build- sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 1873, ch. 227 (17 thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, placed under the supervision of the officer in charge of the public buildings and grounds; and that the said officer be authorized and empowered to make rules and regulations for the how conducted. And the Secretary or Head of each Executive Department, and the February 9, 1874. AN ACT CHANGING THE TIMES FOR HOLDING CERTAIN DISTRICT COURTS OF THE [SECTION 1], That instead of the times now fixed by law, the terms of At Council Bluffs on the fourth Monday of March and the fourth Monday of September, in each year. SEC. 2. That all causes, processes, suits, and proceedings now pend- said ing or commenced for said terms of court, or hereafter to be commenced, shall be continued or returned in and to said courts at the several times AN ACT TO AMEND THE ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REMOVAL OF February 11, 1874. THE FLATHEAD AND OTHER INDIANS FROM THE BITTERROOT VALLEY, IN THE TERRITORY OF MONTANA," APPROVED JUNE FIFTH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND [SECTION 1], That the time of sale and payment of pre-empted lands Pre-emption lands NOTE. (1) The time allotted by the act here referred to, 1872, ch. 308 (17 Stat. L., 226), was "within 2317. twenty-one months from the date of settlement, or of the passage of this act," which act was passed [SECTION 1], That all the tract of land embraced in what is known as SEC. 2. That the Commissioner of the General Land-Office is hereby directed to have said lands surveyed, and to cause to be executed to the Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to [SECTION 1], That from and after the passage of this act the title of first assistant engineer shall be changed to passed assistant engineer, gineers in Navy: and that the title of second assistant engineer shall be changed to 1394, 1476, 1556. Cadet-engineers; SEC. 2. That from and after the thirtieth day of June eighteen hun- dred and seventy-four, the course of instruction at the Naval Academy Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is station at Nayatt hereby, authorized and directed to withhold from sale the site of the old [SECTION 1], That all that portion of the Territory of New Mexico lying south of the principal base line of said Territory shall constitute Mexico; location a separate land district, to be called the La Messilla land-district, the office of which shall be located at such place in said district as the President of the United States may direct, which may be changed from SEC. 2. That the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, a register and receiver of public moneys for said district, and said officers shall reside in the place where said land-office is located, and they shall have the same powers, perform the same duties, and receive the same emoluments as are or may be prescribed by law in relation to land offices of the United States in other Territories [March AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF CLERK OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT TO SIGN REQUI- SITIONS ON THE TREASURY DURING THE TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF THE SECRE- Secretary of War may authorize chief clerk to sign requisitions, &c., in his absence. may authorize tary of War is temporarily absent from the War Department, he may chief clerk to sign authorize the chief clerk of the Department to sign requisitions upon in his absence. the Treasury Department, and other papers requiring the signature of AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIFTEENTH SECTION OF AN ACT APPROVED JUNE EIGHTH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO REVISE, CONSOL- IDATE AND AMEND THE STATUTES RELATING TO THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.” Be it enacted, &c., (1) That section fifteen of the act "to revise, consoli- date and amend the statutes relating to the Post Office Department," by Postmaster Gen- approved June eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, be amended eral and all per- "SEC. 15. That before entering upon the duties, and before they shall receive any salary, the Postmaster General, and all persons employed in the postal service, shall respectively take and subscribe before some magistrate or other competent officer authorized to administer oaths by the laws of the United States, or of any State or Territory, the follow- "I, A. B. do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be,) that I will faithfully perform all the duties required of me and abstain from everything forbidden by the laws in relation to the establishment of post-offices and post-roads within the United States; and that I will honestly and truly account for and pay over any money be- longing to the said United States which may come into my possession or control; And I also further swear (or affirm) that I will support the Constitution of the "And this oath or affirmation may be taken before any officer civil or military holding a commission under the United States, and such officer cer may be taken. is hereby authorized to administer and certify such oath or affirmation." into the Revised Statutes in § 391. 66 AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO DISCONTINUE THE Secretary of the Treasury may use revenue-cutter Relief as a boarding station in district of Mobile. March 5, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 20. Be it enacted, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and is here- Sec'y of Treasury R. S., § 2758. AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY THE OPERATORS OF THE GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH CONNECTING THE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE TWO HOUSES OF CON- Telegraph be- That said lines of telegraph shall be for the use only of Senators, |