1418 INDEX. lun Zum: Secretary of the Tnterior, (continued.) Secretary of the Navy, (continued.) to negotiate treaties with Indians as to make allowance of not over $60 each to boundaries, exchange of lands, &c., 792, to the sailors and marines in certain 793 naval actions in Hampton Roads, 376 to determine as to draws in structure duty under appropriation for completion along the Potomac Bridge, .. 805 of Stephens’s battery, . . 380 duty ot, under the act for the removal, may commute navy ration of coffee and &c. of certain Sioux Indians, . 819, 820 sugar, when, &c., .. 381 to grant portion of judiciary square for duty of, under act to punish fraud in irce library and reading-room for sol- making contracts, . , . 411, 412 diers, . 822 may contract for raising sunken vessels and for a home for destitute news- and other property of the United boys, . 830 States, ..,. 431 to distribute all public books and docu- duty and authority of', under act reorments, &c., 826 ganizing the navy department, . . .510-512 written approval to be obtained for loca- may prepare and pack the preserved tions ofline of telegraph in Washing- meat part of the navy ration, 561 ton, &c., 1). C., 827 orders, &c., oi, to be regulations of navy Secretaries of Legution, department, ... 556 appropriations tor, 20, 170, 335, 638 may receive from city of Philadelphia to Sardinia, and compensation, 40 title to League Island, if perfect, &c., 575 Secretary of the Nagy, to appoint board to survey, &c., for fitappropriations for office of the,.99, 140, 363, ness for navy yard at New London, 368, 690 and in the waters of Narragansett to authorize superintendent of insane Bay, .. 576 asylum to receive patients,. . 23 to appoint an advisory board on promoto appoint examining board for repair of tions in the navy, , , 584 vessels, .. . 1 80 may assign clerks and laborers attached to pay balance due E. K. Collins and to one bureau to duty in another, 587 others, 112 authority as to hours of labor and rates to construct seven steam screw sl00ps— of wages in navy yards, 587 oiiwar, .. . . 151 may cause contractors furnishing supto appoint a board of paymasters to plies to mark their goods, ... 596 determine qualitications of candidates duty of, under act for better government {br office of assistant paymaster, . . . . 258 of the navy, 600-610 to establish regulations for action of as to legal proceedings in prize such board, 258 cases, . 608 may procure preserved meats, pickles, may remit certain penalties for failure butter, and desiccated meats at his dis- to deliver steam machinery under cretion, 265 contracts, . ,... . 616 to expend balance of appropriation for may test plans, &c., for rendering ships printing sailingdirections, .. 268 invulnerable,. , . 617 authority, &c., ot) under act for tempo- to communicate to Captain David G. rary increase of the navy, ... 272 Farragut, &c., thanks of Congress,. . 622 temporary appointments of various 0Hi- may take captured vessels and property ccrs. and their pay ratiiied, .. 272, 273 for government use,. 759 to provide for exaniimuion as to qualili- to employ auctioneers to sell prizecations of applicants for commission goods, 759 in the marine corps, .. . . 275 may not employ agents or counsel for to prescribe duties of Assistant Secretary captors, . _. . 760 of Navy, . . 282 to approve of appointment of prize comto appoint a board in relation to iron or missioners, ,.. . 760 steel-clad ships, 286 duty of, as to proposed marine barracks to assemble a board to determine dis- at Mare Island, and floating dry-dock ability of certain navy officers,. . 289, 291 in New York, .. 816, 817 to cause additional enlistments for the to purchase flour for the navy, as he navy, ... . . 315 shall deem best, and contract for bakmay change the names of vessels pur- ing bread therefrom, ... ..818 chased icr the department, . . 316 to adjust and settle equitably certain to cause twelve small side—wheel steam- claims of certain contractors, 828, 829 ers to be constructed, .. 316 Secretary q/the Senaze, to appoint examiners of steam floating to be allowed for money paid on the battery at Hoboken, N. J., ., 328 order of the committee on the conduct to allow Charles T. James to test his of the war, . . ... 824, 825 projectiles for rfiled cannon,. 328 Secretary of State, duties under proclamation directing an appropriations for office oi.94, 136, 357, 685 increase ofseameniii the navy, Appendix, to send papers to the commission on 1260 claims against Paraguay, .. .. 16 to cause medals of honor to be pre- to expend the appropriation for the Jappared, 330 anese embassy, .,.. 115 may appoint additional clerks, . .. . . 333 to transmit papers to the commission on may cause to be constructed not over claims against New Grenada and Costwenty iron-clad steam-gunboats, 338 ta Rica, 145, 146
