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Act of Congress Authorizing Construction of the Old Naval Hospital

Signed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 14, 1864

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For mapping, in eases pending in the supreme court of the United States, nine thousand dollars.

Light-house establishment.

To supply deficiency in the appropriation for the support of the lighthouse establishment, fourteen thousand one hundred and fifty-six dollars and sixty-five cents.

For rebuilding light-house at Cape Charles, Virginia, twenty thousand dollars.

Stationery.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for stationery in the treasury department, twenty thousand dollars.

Ordnance, and etc. in the navy department.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for ordnance, ordnance stores, labor, and contingent expenses in the bureau of ordnance of the navy department, two million seven hundred and forty thousand dollars:

Proviso.

Provided, however, That no money shall be paid under this item of appropriation except for deficiencies actually existing upon contracts made by the navy department.

Naval hospitals and asylum.

Post, 341.

For erecting naval hospital at Kittery, Maine, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Post, pp-466, 467.

For extending naval asylum at Philadelphia, seventy-five thousand dollars.

For erecting naval hospital at Washington City, District of Columbia, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Capitol police.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for capitol police for the Senate, four thousand and three dollars and seventy-five cents.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for stationery for the Senate, six thousand dollars.

Miscellaneous, for Senate.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for miscellaneous items For Senate, twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That hereafter no (Payments from contingent, how alone made.) payment shall be made from the contingent fund of either house of congress, unless sanctioned by the committee to audit and control the contingent expenses of the Senate, or the committee on accounts of the House of Representatives, respectively; and no transfer of balances of appropriations shall be made from one fund to another, except by law.

Officers, and etc. of the House of Representatives.

To supply a deficiency in the appropriation for compensation of the officers, clerks, messengers, and others receiving an annual salary in the employ of the House of Representatives, seven thousand three hundred and sixty-five dollars and nineteen cents.

To enable the librarian of Congress to employ an additional laborer from February first to the end of the current fiscal year, two hundred and eight dollars.

For contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, viz: For clerks to committees, and temporary clerks in the office of the House of Representatives, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six dollars.

For folding documents, forty thousand dollars.

For fuel and lights, including pay of engineers, firemen, and laborers, repairs and materials, six thousand five hundred dollars.

For furniture, repairs, and packing-boxes for members, eight thousand fire hundred dollars.

For laborers, eight hundred and thirty-two dollars and seventy-eight cents.

For stationery, nine thousand dollars.

Transfer of balance for engraving, and etc.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the remainder or unexpended balance of twenty-one thousand two hundred and seven dollars and fifty- six cents, for engraving, electrotyping, and lithographing, be, and the same is hereby, transferred to the miscellaneous item of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives.

Additional assistant secretary of the treasury.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President shall appoint, in the treasury department, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an additional assistant secretary of the treasury, whose salary shall be three thousand dollars per annum, who shall perform all such duties

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