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 544 THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 91. 1850. disbursed by him beyond the sums which he disbursed under the laws making specific appropriations for the work. _ · Continuation Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the third section of the 0f *1 f°*m°* ”·°* act entitled *‘An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplo- §;ci8i§€’g1,,c;Zg1 matic expenses of government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, ing clerks, &c. eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and for other purposes," approved the tenth of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same is hereby, revived and continued in force for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and hfty-one. Sgcygtgyy ot Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treas. Tfwsufy ¤¤*b°’· ury be authorized and directed to adjust and settle the claim submitted resentatives of the United States navy, deceased, for a share of the proceeds of the R°b°'Y L sale of the schooner Oregon and cargo, seized and confiscated in the Browning` month of April, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, under the Presidents regulations of the first March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, at the port of Tampico, during the war with Mexico, and to pay the amount of said claim out_of any moneys in the treasury arising from military contributions collected in Mexico in pursuance of the regulations of Proviso. the President before referred to : Provided, That before any money is paid in this case, any claim submitted by the owners of the vessel before mentioned for remission of the penalty and payment of the proceeds under the confiscation shall first be duly examined aud decided by the Secretary of the Treasury, under the directions of the President of the United States. steamerDa11as Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the lying in the port of New York, together with the machinery placed therein, under and by virtue of a contract by and between R. J. Walker, late Secretary of the Treasury, and Ethan Campbell, dated August twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, to be appraised by one or more good and sutheient appraisers, and to sell (if the said Secretary shall think the public interests will be thereby promoted) the said steamer and machinery to said Campbell at said appraised value, and Proviso. to annul, by and with his assent, said contract: Provided, That the said Secretary shall, on selling said steamer and machinery to said Campbell, take from him a release or discharge of the United States from all claims and demands under and by virtue of said contract. Approved, September 30, 1850. Sept. 30, 1850. CHAP. XCI.-An .8ct making .8ppropriations for the current and contingent —-—-—-—#~——-— Expenses of the Indian Department, and for fuljitling Treaty Stipulations with various Indian Tribes, for the Year ending June the thirtielh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. _ _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ,°¢P§*:°£2:**%gf United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following pumem sums be, and they are hereby,. appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of paying the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, and fulfilling treaty stipulations with the various Indian tribes. Q For the current and contingent expenses of the Indian department, viz. : Superintendent For the pay of superintendent of Indian affairs at St. Louis, and the
 * €,;dc1£°m§'}1Q;;E\by the legal representatives of Lieutenant Robert L. Browning, late of
 * ° be ¤PP¤=¤`$*>d· Secretary of the Treasury to cause the revenue steamer Dallas, now
 * g;kgf°“‘s’ md several Indian agents, as provided by the acts of June thirtieth, eighteen

1834, eh. 162. hundred and thirty-four, and March third, eighteen hundred and thirty- git Seven, and of June twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and forty-Six, eighteen thousand dollars.