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Secretary of Interior to make rules

to enable actual occupants to secure titles.

Regulations to

said New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company, through the action of a majority of its stockholders, has accepted the provisions of this act, and is satisfied that said company has accepted and agreed to discharge all the duties and obligations imposed upon the New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad Company by the act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, entitled "An act to incorporate the Texas Pacific Railroad Company, and to aid in the construction of its road, and for other purposes."

SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, in issuing patents for the lands conveyed herein, to establish such rules and regulations as to enable all persons who on the first day of December, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, were in the actual occupancy of any of the lands to which the New Orleans Pacific Railroad Company is entitled under the provisions of this act, and who are of the description of persons entitled to make homestead or pre-emption entry on public lands under the general laws of the United States, to secure titles to the lands so held by them, not to exceed in quantity one quartersection and not less than one-sixteenth of a section, on the payment to said company, in lawful money of the United States, at the rate of two dollars per acre, for the lands so occupied, at one-third cash, and balance in such equal annual installments as the Secretary of the Interior shall by regulations prescribe; it being the intention of this section to protect the settlers upon said lands, and to give binding force and effect to the Blanchard-Robinson agreement made with the New Orleans Pacific Company on the fourth day of January, eighteen hundred and eightytwo, and filed in the office of the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 5. That the Secretary of the Interior shall make all needful be prescribed by rules and regulations for carrying this act into effect, and shall have Secretary of the the authority to direct, if he shall think proper, and shall so declare in Interior. such regulations, that payments may be made for the lands held and occupied under the fourth section of this act in not exceeding four equal annual installments from the date of sale, with interest thereon not to exceed six per centum per annum.

ed.

Patents confirm

SEC. 6. That the patents for the lands conveyed herein that have already been issued to said company be, and the same are hereby, confirmed; but the Secretary of the Interior is hereby fully authorized and instructed to apply the provisions of the second, third, fourth, and fifth sections of this act to any of said lands that have been so patented, and to protect any and all settlers on said lands in all their rights under the said sections of this act.

Approved, February 8, 1887.

Feb. 9, 1887.

CHAP. 123.-An act to amend an act in relation to the immediate transportation of dutiable goods, and for other purposes, approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Bridgeport, Conn. States of America in Congress assembled, That section seven of the gen Privileges of im- eral statutes of the United States, chapter one hundred and ninety, aptation of dutiable proved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, being "An act to goods extended to. amend the statutes in relation to immediate transportation of dutiable Vol. 21, p. 174. goods, and for other purposes" (Statutes at Large, volume twenty-one, page one hundred and seventy-four), be, and the same is hereby, amended by inserting in line four of said section seven, after the word "Middletown", the word "Bridgeport;" so that the privileges of immediate transportation of dutiable goods extended by said act to certain cities. therein named shall be also extended to said Bridgeport, Connecticut. Approved, February 9, 1887.

CHAP. 124.—An act for the completion of a public building at Santa Fé, New Mexico.

Feb. 9, 1887.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treas- Santa Fé, N. ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to complete the public Mex. Public building. building already partly erected at the city of Santa Fé, in the Territory Completion of, of New Mexico, for the use and accommodation of the United States authorized. district court, surveyor-general, collector of internal revenue, and for other Government uses at the said city of Santa Fé, at a cost not exceeding the sum of fifty-two thousand one hundred and forty-eight dollars; and no plan for the completion of the said building, nor contract or expenditure in connection therewith, shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving any further expenditure than the sum hereinabove fixed as the limit of cost for the completion of the said building.

Approved, February 9, 1887.

Limit.

CHAP. 125.-An act for the erection of a public building at Jefferson, Texas.

Feb. 9, 1887.

Jefferson. Tex.
Public building.
Site.

Plans, etc.

Estimates.

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 district and circuit courts, and for accommodation of the post-office, revenue, and other Government offices, and for other Government uses, at Jefferson in the State of Texas. The site and building thereon, when completed upon plans and specifi cations to be previously made and approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, shall not exceed in cost the sum of fifty-thousand dollars; 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 cost the 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 expenditure exceeding the said sum of fifty 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, including Open space. 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 Texas 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.

Approved, February 9, 1887.

Limit.

Proviso.
Title.

CHAP. 126.-An act for the erection of a public building at Charleston, South Carolina.

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 post-office and the circuit and district courts of

Feb. 9, 1887.

Charleston, S. C.
Public building.

Site.

Cost.
Plans.

Open space.
Proviso.
Title.

Post-office property to be sold.

Appropriation.

the United States, and for other Government uses, at the city of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina. The site of the said building shall not exceed in cost the sum of one hundred thousand dollars; and the 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 two hundred thousand dollars; and no purchase of site, nor plan for said building, shall be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury involving an expenditure exceeding the said sums of one hundred thousand dollars for the site and two hundred thousand dollars for the building; and the site purchased shall leave the building unexposed to danger from fire by an open space of at least forty feet, including 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 South Carolina 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.

SEC. 2. That as soon as the said building shall have been erected and occupied for the uses of the Government the Secretary of the Treasury shall advertise for sale, and shall sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, the site and building now used and occupied as a postoffice in the city of Charleston, and damaged by the recent earthquake shock in that city; and the proceeds of such sale shall be covered into the Treasury.

SEC. 3. That the sum of three hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.

Approved, February 9, 1887.

Feb. 9, 1887.

tions.

CHAP. 127.-An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and for other

purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Army appropria- States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight.

Pay.

Line officers.

Additional.

Longevity.

Enlisted men.

Service pay.

FOR PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE LINE.

For pay of officers of the line, two million eight hundred and sixtyeight thousand dollars.

Additional pay for twenty-three aides-de-camp, one military secretary, and officers of foot-regiments when mounted by proper authority, additional to and payable with their current monthly pay, in all eight thousand dollars.

For pay of officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, in all eight hundred and twelve thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars.

FOR PAY OF ENLISTED MEN.

For pay proper of the enlisted men of all grades, four million two hundred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred and eight dollars.

For service pay of enlisted men by reason of length of service, in addition to their monthly pay and payable therewith, three hundred and eighty-one thousand three hundred and sixty dollars.

For general-service clerks and messengers, to the number and at the General-service rate now fixed by law, one hundred and sixty-one thousand nine hun- clerks and messendred dollars.

FOR PAY OF THE GENERAL STAFF.

gers.

General staff.

Adjutant-Gener

longevity.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: For pay of the officers in the Adjutant-General's Department, as now authorized and provided by law, al's Department; forty-nine thousand five hundred dollars; for additional pay to such of ficers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, sixteen thousand dollars; in all, sixty-five thousand five hundred dollars.

INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: For pay of the officers in the Inspector-GenerInspector-General's Department, as now authorized and provided by law, al's Department; twenty-three thousand five hundred dollars; for additional pay to such longevity. officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, six thousand dollars; in all, twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars. THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS: For pay of the officers in the Corps of Engineers, as now authorized and provided by law, two hundred and neer; longevity. thirty-nine thousand five hundred dollars; for additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, seventy-three thousand seven hundred and forty dollars; in all, three hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and forty dollars.

PAY OF STAFF OFFICERS.

ity.

Corps of Engi

Staff officers.

Ordnance De

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT: For pay of the officers in the Ordnance Department, as now authorized and provided by law, one hundred and partment; longevthirty-one thousand five hundred dollars; for additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, forty-two thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars; in all, one hundred and seventy-four thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.

Quartermaster's

QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT: For pay of the officers in the Quartermaster's Department, as now authorized and provided by law, Department; lonone hundred and forty-six thousand five hundred dollars; for additional gevity. pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, forty nine thousand six hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and ninety-six thousand one hundred dollars.

Subsistence De

ity.

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT: For the pay of the officers in the Subsistence Department, as now authorized and provided by law, seventy partment; longevnine thousand five hundred dollars; for additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, twentyone thousand six hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and one thousand one hundred dollars.

Medical Depart

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT: For the pay of the officers in the Medical Department, as now authorized and provided by law, four hundred and ment; longevity. twenty-six thousand seven hundred dollars; for additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, one hundred and eight thousand eight hundred dollars; in all, five hun

dred and thirty-five thousand five hundred dollars.

PAY DEPARTMENT: For the pay of the officers in the Pay Depart- Pay Department ment, as now authorized and provided by law, one hundred and twenty. longevity. six thousand five hundred dollars; for additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, thirtyseven thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; in all, one hundred and sixty-four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: For the pay of the Judge-Advocateofficers in the Judge-Advocate-General's Department, as now authorized General's Departand provided by law, twenty-seven thousand dollars; for additional pay ment; longevity. to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, seven thousand dollars; in all, thirty-four thousand dollars.

Officers on the

RETIRED OFFICERS.

For pay of officers on the retired-list, and for officers who may be retired list; lon- placed thereon during the current year, nine hundred and eighteen gevity. thousand five hundred and forty-four dollars and sixty-five cents; for additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, two hundred and seventy-one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine dollars and ten cents; in all, one million one hundred and ninety thousand three hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents.

Enlisted men on retired list.

Contract-surgeons, etc.

Paymasters' clerks, etc.

Proviso.

RETIRED ENLISTED MEN.

For pay of the enlisted men of the Army on the retired-list, fifty-six thousand two hundred and forty-one dollars.

MISCELLANEOUS.

For pay of not exceeding sixty-five contract-surgeons, not exceeding one hundred and sixty hospital-matrons, and not exceeding fourteen veterinary surgeons, in all one hundred and two thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars and ninety-four cents.

For pay of not exceeding forty-six paymaster's clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each, not exceeding thirty paymasters' messengers, and traveling expenses of paymasters' clerks, in all, eighty-three thousand eight hundred dollars: Provided, That the maximum sum to be Maximum trav- allowed paymasters' clerks when traveling on duty shall be four cents elling allowance. per mile, and, in addition thereto, when transportation cannot be furnished by the Quartermaster's Department, the cost of same actually paid by them, exclusive of sleeping or parlor car fare and transfers.

Courts martial, etc.

For expenses of courts-martial and courts of inquiry, and compensation of witnesses attending the same, ten thousand dollars.

Charge of public For additional pay to officer in charge of public buildings, and so buildings, Wash- forth, in Washington, District of Columbia, five hundred dollars. ington.

Commutation of

quarters.

Allowances, etc., enlisted men.

Mileage to officers.
Proviso.

ance.

For commutation of quarters to commissioned officers on duty without troops, at places where there are no public quarters, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

For allowances for travel, retained pay, clothing not drawn, and for interest on deposits, payable to enlisted men on discharge, in all eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

For mileage to officers traveling on duty without troops, when authorized by law, not to exceed eighty-five thousand dollars: Provided, Maximum allow- That in disbursing this amount the maximum sum to be allowed and paid to an officer shall be four cents per mile, distance to be computed over the shortest usually traveled routes, and, in addition thereto, upon the officer's certificate that it was not practicable to obtain transportation from the Quartermaster's Department, the cost of the transportation actually paid by the officer over said route or routes, exclusive of sleeping or parlor car fare and transfers: And provided further, That when any officer so traveling shall travel in whole or in part on any railroad on which the troops and supplies of the United States are entitled to be transported free of charge, he shall be allowed for himself only four cents per mile as a subsistence fund for every mile necessarily Total appropria- traveled over any such last-named railroad; making in all for pay of the tion for pay. Army twelve million six hundred and sixty-one thousand nine hundred and eighteen dollars and sixty-nine cents.

Subsistence sup

plies.

All the money herein before appropriated shall be disbursed and accounted for by the Pay Department as pay of the Army, and for that purpose shall constitute one fund.

SUBSISTENCE OF THE ARMY.

For the purchase of subsistence supplies; for issue as rations to troops, civil employees when entitled thereto, contract-surgeons, hospital