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of Michigan south of Lake Superior, at a rate not exceeding five dollars per mile, under the special direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, and such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, twenty thousand dollars.

For survey of private claims in Alabama, and their connexion with the adjacent public lands, at a rate not exceeding eight dollars per mile, being in addition to the appropriations made for a similar object by the acts of, and , one thousand five hundred dollars.

For the survey of detached tracts in Illinois and Missouri, in addition to the appropriation of the third of March, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, for that purpose, at a rate not exceeding six dollars a mile, and including office work, three thousand dollars.

For surveying in the State of Louisiana, as follows: At a rate not exceeding eight dollars a mile, to pay for the excess of the contracts over the amount heretofore provided and expended, twenty-one thousand six hundred and twenty-three dollars; at a rate not exceeding eight dollars a mile, for the correction of the surveys in the Greensburg district, under the, including office work, thirty-three thousand four hundred and eighty dollars; at a rate not exceeding four dollar a mile, and incidental expenses, being in addition to the unexpended balance of former appropriations, eleven thousand nine hundred and seven dollars.

For the survey of private claims in Florida, and their connexion with the adjacent public lands, at a rate not exceeding five dollars a mile, five thousand dollars.

Intercourse with Foreign Nations.―For salaries of the ministers to Great Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Austria, Spain, Mexico, and Brazil, seventy-two thousand dollars.

For salaries of secretaries of legation to the same places, sixteen thousand dollars.

For salaries of chargés des affaires to Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Belgium, Chili, Peru, Venezuela, New Granada, Texas, Naples, Sardinia, and Buenos Ayres, fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.

For salary of a minister resident to Turkey, six thousand dollars.

For salary of a drogoman to the legation to Turkey, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary Powers, ten thousand dollars;

For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse, in addition to the balance that may remain thirtieth June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, fifteen thousand dollars;

For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, fifteen thousand dollars.

For salary of the consul at London, two thousand dollars.

For salary of consul to Beyroot, five hundred dollars.

For outfits of the late and present ministers to Brazil and the minister to Mexico, and of chargés des affaires to Portugal, Sardinia, Chili, Texas, Belgium, and Buenos Ayres, fifty-four thousand dollars: Provided, That the appointment of a chargé d’affaires to Belgium be made during the present session of Congress.

For outfit of a minister resident to Turkey, six thousand dollars.

For outfit to D. Porter, late minister resident to Turkey, to be paid to his legal representatives, six thousand dollars.

For clerk hire, office rent, and other expenses of the office of the consul at London, two thousand eight hundred dollars.

For the relief and protection of American seamen in foreign countries, thirty thousand dollars.