STATUTE 1. CHAP. LXX.—An Act authorizing the governor of the territory of Arkansas to April 20, 1832 lease the salt springs, in said territory, and for other purposes. [Obsolete.] Salt springs, reserved from sale. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the salt springs lying on &c. the Washita river, on Little river, and on Saline creek, in said territory of Arkansas, together with as many contiguous sections to each of said springs as shall be equal to one township, and every other salt spring which may be discovered in said territory, with the section of one mile square which includes it, shall be reserved for the future disposal of the United States, and shall not be liable to be entered, located, or appropriated, for any other purpose whatever. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the governor of said territory shall be, and is hereby, authorized to let out or lease said springs, for a term not exceeding five years; and the rents and profits arising from said springs shall be applied, by the legislature of said territory, to the opening and improving such roads in said territory, as said legislature may direct, and to no other purpose whatever. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the hot springs in said territory, together with four sections of land including said springs, as near the centre thereof as may be, shall be reserved for the future disposal of the United States, and shall not be entered, located, or appropriated, for any other purpose whatever. APPROVED, April 20, 1832. Governor au thorized to lease. Hot springs reserved. STATUTE I. CHAP. LXXI.-An Act making appropriations in conformity with the stipulations April 20, 1832. of certain Indian treaties. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of thirty-nine thousand and seventy-five dollars be appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be applied for the service of the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, to the several following objects specifically, namely : For payment of the permanent annuity to the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Pattawatamie Indians, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirtyone, sixteen thousand dollars. For the expense of salt for the same tribes, according to the treaty with them, one hundred and twenty-five dollars. For payment of the annuity to the Winnebago Indians, eighteen thousand dollars. For tobacco and salt for the same tribe, four hundred and twenty-five dollars. For the support of blacksmiths' shops, iron, and steel, three thousand dollars. For the purchase of oxen, cart, and services of a man, at the portage of Ouisconson and Fox river, according to treaty, three hundred and sixty-five dollars. For the transportation and other expenses of the annuities aforesaid, one thousand one hundred and sixty dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be further appropriated, to be paid out of any money not otherwise appropriated, the following sums, namely: For the payment of the missionary property, held by the Baptist denomination, at the St. Joseph's of Lake Michigan, as valued by agents appointed for that purpose in pursuance of the fifth article of the treaty of St. Joseph's, of twentieth September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, five thousand seven hundred and twenty-one dollars and fifty cents. VOL. IV.-64 2 U [Obsolete.] Appropriations for payment of annuities, &c., to certain Indian tribes. Payment of missionary property. Payment of the claims of the Cherokees for improvements. STATUTE I. April 20, 1832. District attor ney authorized to suspend pro ceedings, &c. Act of May 26, 1824, ch. 173. Act of May 8, 1830, ch. 90. Proviso. Proviso. Lands to be withheld sale. For payment of the claims of the Cherokees, for improvements abandoned under the treaty of eighth July, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, and the convention of twenty-seventh February, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, four thousand five hundred and sixty-eight dollars. APPROVED, April 20, 1832. CHAP. LXXII.—An Act providing for the postponement of the trial of certain cases now pending in the superior courts of Arkansas territory, and for withholding from sale or entry certain lands in said territory. (a) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the district attorney of the United States for the territory of Arkansas be, and he is hereby, authorized and required to postpone until after the expiration of the next session of the Supreme Court of the United States, all further proceedings in any case which has been tried, or now is pending for trial, in the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, upon which bills of review have been filed in said superior court on the part of the United States, under the provisions of an act, passed May the eighth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, entitled "An act for further extending the powers of the judges of the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, under the act of the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, and for other purposes." ." Provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be applicable to any of the aforesaid cases now pending for trial on appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States: And provided also, That nothing herein contained shall prejudice the rights of any of the parties: Provided, also, That no extra compensation shall be allowed said judges until after the termination of the next term of the Supreme Court of the United States, after which the judges shall proceed to dispose of said cases under the provisions of said acts, and then be allowed the additional compensation from said time, until the cases are disposed of, or tried, by the said courts of Arkansas. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President of the United from States shall cause all the lands, the titles to which are involved in, or dependent upon, the trial of said bills of review, which are claimed by purchasers after the rendition of the original judgment, to be withheld from sale until the further order of Congress. APPROVED, April 20, 1832. STATUTE I. CHAP. LXXIV.-An Act making appropriations for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, (a) Under the provisions of the act of Congress, passed 26th May, 1824, ch. 173, proceedings were instituted in the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, by which a confirmation was claimed of a grant of land alleged to have been made to the petitioner, Sampeyreac, by the Spanish government prior to their cession of Louisiana to the United States, by the treaty of April 3, 1803. This claim was opposed by the district attorney of the United States, and the court, after hearing the evidence, decreed that the petitioner recover the land from the United States. Afterwards the district attorney of the United States, proceeding on the authority of the act of Congress, May 8, 1830, filed a bill of review, founded on the allegation that the original decree was obtained by fraud and surprise; that the documents produced in support of the claim of Sampeyreac were forged, and that the witnesses who had been examined to sustain the same were perjured. At a subsequent term Stewart was allowed to become a defendant to the bill of review, and filed an answer, in which the fraud and perjury are denied, and in which he asserts that if the same were committed he is ignorant thereof; and asserts that he is a bona fide purchaser of the land, for a valuable consideration, from John J. Bowie, who conveyed to him the claim of Sampeyreac, by deed, dated the 22d October, 1828. On a final hearing the superior court of the territory of Arkansas, being satisfied of the forgery, perjury, and fraud, reversed the original decree. Held, by the Supreme Court of the United States, that those proceedings were legal, and were authorized by the act of May 5, 1830, ch. 90. Sampeyreac v. The United States, 7 Peters, 222. and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, viz: For pay and mileage of the members of Congress and delegates, four hundred and ninety-three thousand eight hundred dollars. For pay of the officers and clerks of both Houses, thirty-four thousand four hundred dollars. For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the Senate, twenty-five thousand dollars. For stationery, fuel, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the House of Representatives, one hundred thousand dollars. The said two sums last named to be applied to the payment of the ordinary expenditures of the Senate and House of Representatives, severally, and to no other purpose. For the library of Congress, five thousand dollars: and also for repairs and furniture for the library of Congress, three thousand dollars, to be applied under the direction of the library committee. For salary of the principal and assistant librarians, two thousand three hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of the library, and pay of messenger, eight hundred dollars. For alterations and repairs of the Capitol, five hundred dollars. For improving the grounds, including the gardener's salary, two thousand dollars. For compensation to the President and Vice President of the United States, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Postmaster General, sixty thousand dollars. For clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of State, nineteen thousand four hundred dollars. For clerks, machinist, and messenger, in the patent office, five thousand four hundred dollars. For incidental and contingent expenses of the Department of State, including the expense of publishing and distributing the laws, twenty-five thousand dollars. For contingent and incidental expenses of the patent office, fifteen hundred dollars. For the superintendent and watchmen of the north-east executive building, eight hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labour, oil, repairs of the building, three thousand three hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the For compensation to the first comptroller of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the first comptroller, nineteen thousand one hundred dollars. For compensation to the second comptroller of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the second comptroller, ten thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the first auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the first auditor, thirteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the second auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars. Congress. Library. Capitol. Public grounds. President, &c. Department of State. Contingent ex penses. -Treasury Department.. Comptrollers. Auditors. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the second auditor, sixteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For compensation to the third auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the third auditor, twenty-one thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the fourth auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the fourth auditor, seventeen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the fifth auditor of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the fifth auditor, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the Treasurer of the United States, three thousand dollars.. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the treasurer of the United States, six thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the register of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the register of the treasury, twenty-four thousand two hundred dollars. For compensation to the commissioner of the general land office, three thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the commissioner of the general land office, twenty thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the solicitor of the treasury, three thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the solicitor of the treasury, three thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For compensation to the secretary to the commissioners of the sinking fund, two hundred and fifty dollars. For the expenses of stationery, printing, and all other incidental and contingent expenses of the several offices of the treasury department, the following several sums, viz: For the office of the Secretary of the Treasury, including advertising and extra copying, and the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars applied from this fund for clerk hire and other expenses incident to the issuing of revolutionary bounty land scrip, six thousand five hundred dollars. For the office of the first comptroller, one thousand dollars. For the office of the third auditor, one thousand dollars. For the office of the fourth auditor, one thousand two hundred dollars. For the office of the treasurer of the United States, seven hundred dollars. For the office of the register of the treasury, three thousand dollars. For the office of the commissioner of the general land office, nine thousand dollars. For compensation for extra aid, during one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, in the issuing military land scrip, and patents founded on Virginia military surveys, and on private claims, making indexes, and writing and recording patents for lands sold, six thousand six hundred dollars. For the office of the solicitor of the treasury, twelve hundred dollars. For translations, and for expenses of passports and sea letters, three hundred dollars. For stating and printing the public accounts for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, one thousand four hundred dollars. For compensation of superintendent and watchmen of the south-east executive building, eight hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, including two thousand dollars for repairs of building, and also the sum of one thousand three hundred dollars, applied out of the appropriation for the contingent expenses of the Treasury Department, for clerk hire in the general land office, in relation to revolutionary land scrip, six thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For defraying the expenses of enclosing the grounds attached to the Treasury Department, one thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of War, twenty-two thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of the office of the Secretary of War, three thousand dollars. For books, maps, and plans for the War Department, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the paymaster general, four thousand and six hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks and messenger in the office of the commissary general of purchases, four thousand two hundred dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars. War Depart ment. Paymaster general's office. Commissary general's office. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the adjutant general, Adjutant genetwo thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the commissary general of subsistence, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, two thousand five hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the chief engineer, two thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingencies of the topographical bureau, including the purchase of books and maps, and the repairs of instruments, one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, one thousand dollars. For the services of a lithographer, and the expenses of the lithographic press, of the War Department, seven hundred and fifty dollars. ral's office. Commissary general's office. Chief engineer's office. Topographical bureau. Lithographer. For compensation to the clerks in the ordnance office, two thousand Ordnance office. nine hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, eight hundred dollars. For compensation to the clerk in the office of the surgeon general, Surgeon geneeleven hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, four hundred and twenty dollars. For compensation to the clerks in the office of the quartermaster general, two thousand one hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, six hundred dollars. For the salary of the superintendent and watchmen of the north-west executive building, eight hundred and fifty dollars. For contingent expenses of said building, including fuel, labour, oil, furniture, repairs of building, and improvement of adjoining ground, three thousand six hundred dollars. ral's office. Quartermaster general's office. N. W. executive building. Navy Depart For compensation to the clerks and messengers in the office of the Secretary of the Navy, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty ment. dollars. For contingent expenses of said office, three thousand dollars. |