FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 172. 1872. 129 For the preservation of army clothing and equipage, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That there shall be no claim upon the United States No claim for for the use of any patent for the manner of or material for doing the the use <>¤° ¤¤>' same. patent. Ordnance and ordnance stores: for purchase of ordnance and ordnance Ordnance and stores, to continue the armament of certain southern forts, one hundred ordnance storesthousand dollars. For establishing and maintaining national military cemeteries, fifty Nmivnalmiiithousand dollars ; and the appropriations for collecting, drilling, and organ- tagpgygrggggggn izing volunteers, heretofore considered as permanent appropriations, are for cnllstiing, hereby continued and made available for the service of the present fiscal &¢g ipolunteei-S year only, so far as the same may be necessary to pay the usual clerical §,°;a:0;{yl3r€S€°t service heretofore paid out of said appropriations in the W'ar Department. . Miscellaneous. -- For payment of any balance due, or to be found due, 1l¥;Fi:i‘iiii;idS· during the present fiscal year, to any State, for costs, charges, and ex- $*2*65 M €“'°u‘ penses contemplated and provided for in and by the act approved July c"m°°pS’ twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, being an act to indemnify 1861,__ch. 21. certain States for expenses incurred by them in enrolling, equipping, and V§;’€’?é&§·€{6• transporting troops for the defence of the United States during the late 228, § 2, ’ ` rebellion, one million dollars. POS!. P- 542- Signal Office. -— Observation and report of storms: For manuiac- S; nn; Onion ture, purchase, or repair of meteorological and other necessary instru- Odssrvation, ments; for telegraphing reports ; for expenses of storm-signals, announcing &°‘# of “°"“s‘ probable approach and force of storms; for instrument—shelters; for hire, furniture, and expense of offices maintained for public use in cities or posts receiving reports; for maps, bulletins, and so forth, to be displayed in chambers of commerce and board of trade rooms, and for distribution; for books and stationery; and for incidental expenses not otherwise provided for, sixty-one thousand andfifty dollars: Provided, That no part of No part to_be this appropriation, nor of any appropriation for the several departments of fd *° °“*”‘¤ . . . . elegraph comthe government. shall be paid to any telegraph1c company wnich shall n,,nn,,_ neglect or refuse to transmit telegraphic communications between said de- 1866, ch- 230, §2· partments, their officers, agents, or employees, under the provisions of the V°1‘x“" l"221‘ second section of chapter two hundred and thirty of the statutes of the United States for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and at rates of compensation therefor to be established by the postmaster-general. To furnish transportation to insane volunteer soldiers at any time enti- Insane Vninn. tled to be admitted into the government hospital at Washington, one thou- tw Soldiers sand dollars. For expenses of the board of visitors at the Military Academy at WVest _ Board of Vis- Point, two thousand dollars. 3E;?;? W est Public buildings and grounds in and around Wasliington, under the Public buildchief of engineers of the War Department: for repairs and improve- ¥{§S»h&°·; i¤ ments, viz. : for survey and map in accordance with the provisions of the joint resolution of July fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, one map. _ thousand five hundred dollars. VO · XVL P· 389* For grading and paving circle at the intersection of Vermont and Mas- _ Grading, Src., sachusetts avenues for fiscal years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hun- °“°l°· “·&°· dred and seventy, and June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine dollars and eighty-two cents. For stationery for the office, one hundred and twenty-four dollars and Stationery- thirty-two cents. For repairs on the executive mansion, ten thousand three hundred and Executive mansion and forty-five dollars. gmundg For additional compensation to the assistant door—keeper at the executive mansion, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, three hundred and sixty dollars. VOL xvn. Pnn.--9
