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abolished. The Washington Gas Light Company after December 31, 1860, shall not receive over 35 cents per 100 cubic feet of gas, furnished to consumers. In the selection of seeds and cuttings for distribution, regard shall be had to the purposes of general cultivation and the rural interests of all parts of the United States; and no part of the appropriation therefor shall go as a commission, or in any way to any person receiving a salary or wages, under the federal government, nor to any partner, employé, or member of the family of a person so employed. The contract with Gales & Seaton for the continuation of the "American State Papers" is modified, as to the payment of the expenses of the compilation, indexing, printing, and binding, &c., which are to be borne by the publishers. The whole cost shall not exceed $340,000. The volumes shall not average less than 1,000 pages. June 25, 1860.

No. 78. Ch. CCXII. An Act making further Appropriations for the Service of the PostOffice Department during the fiscal Year ending June 30, 1860. $13,635,153.72 are appropriated. Contractors who failed to perform their contracts between March 3, 1859, and April 1, 1860, in consequence of the inability of the Department to pay the amount due them, shall be relieved therefrom. June 25, 1860.

No. 79. Ch. CCXIII. An Act to establish two Indian Agencies in Nebraska Territory, and one in the Territory of New Mexico. In Nebraska, there shall be an agency for the Poncas, and one for the Pawnees. The salary of the agents in the three agencies shall be $ 1,500 each. June 25, 1860.

No. 80. Ch. CCXIV. An Act to grant to the Parish of Point Coupee, Louisiana, certain Tracts of Land in said Parish. The grant is on condition that the land shall be held for the use of the Catholic congregation, now occupying it for public worship and as a burying-ground, saving all adverse rights. June 25, 1860.

PUBLIC RESOLUTIONS.

[The omitted numbers are private resolutions.]

No. 1. A Resolution giving the Consent of Congress to Captain William B. Shubrick to accept a Sword presented to him by Captain General and President Urquiza of the Argentine Confederation. February 24, 1860.

No. 2. Joint Resolution making an Appropriation for Inaugurating the Equestrian Statue of Washington. $10,000 are appropriated. The statue is by Mills. February 24, 1860, No. 4. A Joint Resolution for the Relief of the Contractors of the Post-Office Department. The accruing revenues of the department may be used in part payment of contractors, mail agents, &c. March 28, 1860.

No. 5. Joint Resolution constituting Macon, Georgia, a Port of Entry for the Time being for the Purposes therein specified, and for other Purposes. Macon is made a port of entry, in order that goods imported for exhibition at a fair may be exempted from duty, April 6, 1860.

No. 6. A Resolution in Regard to the Minister from Japan. $20,000 are appropriated to defray the expenses of the Japanese Embassy at Washington, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of State. April 19, 1860.

No. 7. A Resolution to allow Credit to certain Disbursing Officers therein mentioned. They are officers who disbursed certain appropriations for certain river improvements. April 19, 1860.

No. 9. A Resolution authorizing Captain William L. Hudson and Joshua R. Sands to accept certain Testimonials awarded to them by the Government of Great Britain, The pies ents are a snuff box and medal in memorial of their connection with laying down the Atlantic cable. May 9, 1850.

No. 12.

A Resolution authorizing the Enlargement of and Construction of a Branch lo the Louisville and Portland Canal, May 24, 1860.

No. 18. A Resolution for Supplying the Choctaw, Cherokee, and Chichesum Nuitons with

such copies of the Laws, Journals, and public printed Documents as are furnished to the States and Territories. June 15, 1860.

No. 19. A Resolution in Relation to the Works of the Exploring Expedition. One copy to be given to Switzerland and one to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. June 15, 1860. No. 20. A Resolution providing for the Observation of the Eclipse of the Sun which will occur on the eighteenth day of July next. The Superintendent of the Coast Survey is directed to procure and equip a suitable vessel to carry not over five astronomers and their assistants, to the most suitable point on the eastern coast of this continent, for observing the eclipse; the United States to be at no other expense, and to furnish their observations for the use of the Coast Survey, without charge to the Government June 15, 1860.

No. 25. Joint Resolution in Relation to the Public Printing. All the printing and binding authorized by the Senate and House, the Executive and Judicial Departments, and the Court of Claims, on and after March 4th, 1861, are to be executed under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Printing, who is for this purpose authorized to contract for the erection or purchase of the necessary buildings, machinery, and materials, at a price not over $ 150,000, and to employ all necessary persons, and to report to Congress at each session the number so employed. A foreman of printing is authorized with a salary of $1,800, and a foreman of binding at a salary of $1,500; each to be a practical man, acquainted with his trade. The Superintendent shall be responsible for all manuscripts and copy, and all matter, whether for printing or engraving or the binding for all paper and materials required for public use; and to keep a faithful account of the same. For the payment for work and materials the Secretary of the Treasury shall make advances to the Superintendent, such advances at no time to exceed two thirds of the penalty of his bond, and he not to be allowed for payments for services at higher rates than in the private printing establishments in Washington. The printing of the 36th Congress shall be executed by the printers of the Senate and House as now authorized. The standard of paper for congressional documents to weigh not less than fifty pounds to the ream of five hundred sheets of twenty-four by thirty-eight inches, is to be fixed by the Joint Committee on Printing; and the Superintendent shall furnish samples of the paper, and each year, for sixty days before July 1st, advertise for proposals in the principal cities for said paper; the contract thereupon to be awarded to the lowest bidder. The Superintendent shall see that the contract is faithfully performed; any difference between the Superintendent and contractors to be settled by the Joint Committee. If the contractor is in default, the Superintendent may contract with the next lowest bidder under the latest proposals, or may advertise anew for proposals, and award the contract as above; and during the interval may purchase paper in open market, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, the defaulting contractor and his sureties to be responsible for any increase of cost over the contract price. The Superintendent shall keep an account of the amount of paper used, and how used, and report annually to the Secretary of the Interior at the end of each fiscal year. He shall furnish estimates in detail for the expenses of his office, and report annually to Congress the exact condition of the public printing, binding, and engraving, the amount and cost of paper, statements of bids, &c. He shall, under the direction of the Committee, procure charts, drawings, &c., needed to illustrate any public document. He shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, in any publishing or printing or engraving, or in any contract or purchase connected with the public printing, under the penalty, upon conviction, of imprisonment not less than one nor more than five years, and a fine of $500. If he corruptly colludes with any person to defraud the United States, and the United States thereby suffers loss, he shall, upon conviction, forfeit his office and be imprisoned not less than three nor more than seven years, and be fined $3,000. June 23, 1860.

No. 26. A Resolution explanatory of the Eighth Section of the Act of Congress, approved February 28th, 1859. June 25, 1860.

No. 27. Joint Resolution to Reduce the Price of Public Printing. The price for "composition, press-work, folding, stitching, and inserting maps and plates," is reduced forty per cent. The resolution takes effect from its passage. June 25, 1860.

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X. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE.

1. Statement of Duties, Revenues, and Public Expenditures, during the Fiscal Years ending June 30, 1858, and June 30, 1859.

[From Reports of the Secretary of the Treasury, Dec. 6, 1858, and Dec. 22, 1859.]

The receipts into the Treasury were as follows:

From customs, viz.: —

During the first quarter, ending
During the second quarter,
During the third quarter,
During the fourth quarter,

Total customs,

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Dec. 31,

Sept. 30, $18,573,729.37 $13,444,520.28 6,237,723.69 9,054,228.60

Mar. 31,

7,127,900.69 12,786,252.19

June 30,

9,850,267.21 14,280,823.31

41,789,620.96 49,565,824.38

From sales of public lands,

3,513,715.87 1,756,687.30

From miscellaneous sources,

1,254,232.76 2,082,559.33

Total receipts, exclusive of loans, &c.,

Treasury-Notes, under act Dec. 23, 1857,

46,557,569.59 53,405,071.01 23,716,300.00 9,667,400.00

Loan under act of June 14, 1858,

Total means,

18,620,000.00

Balance in the Treasury, July 1, 1857 and '58, 17,710,114.27 6,398,316.10

The expenditures, exclusive of trust funds, and treasury-notes funded, were as follows: :

87,983,983.86 88,090,787.11

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* Deducting a repayment of $ 1,884.51, gives $1,391,407.91 as the total of foreign inter

course.

† Deduct from this, repayments of $131,130.79, and there remains $1,035,860.02 as the true total of foreign intercourse.

In this is included the expenditure for the Pacific Coast, which, prior to 1858, was paid from the revenue from customs, and $100,000 paid July, 1, 1858. but belonging to the expenditure for June. 1858. So that this actual expenditure for 1858 was $ 3,632,424.64; for 1859, $3,327,810 26; the difference being $304,614.38.

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