For observing the movement, lodgment of, and obstructions by ice in Party expensesthe Delaware River, and noting the changes caused thereby in Cherry continued. Island Flats, two hundred dollars.

For examinations and resurveys on the Virginia coast from Chincoteague to Cherrystone, and especially at Cape Charles and in its vicinity, including triangulation, hydrography, and topography, five thou sand dollars.

To continue the surveys in the vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, and up the Cooper and Ashley Rivers to the head of navigation; and to continue the astronomical, latitude, and azimuth work, and, in connection therewith, the recovery and remarking of old triangulation stations, for their preservation, and the connection of some detached triangulation between Beaufort and the mouth of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina; and the connection of the Cape Fear River triangulation with the coast triangulation at Masonsborough, two thousand dollars.

To continue the primary triangulation from Atlanta toward Mobile, three thousand dollars.

For continuing the survey of the western coast of Florida from Cape Sable north to Cape Romano, and for hydrography off the same coast, six thousand five hundred dollars.

For continuing the survey of the coast of Louisiana west of the Mississippi Delta and between Barataria Bay and Sabine Pass, seven thousand dollars.

To make off-shore soundings along the Atlantic coast and current and temperature observations in the Gulf Stream, eight thousand dollars. For continuing the topographical survey of the coast of Southern California, ten thousand dollars;

For continuing the primary triangulation of Southern California, and for connecting the same at Mount Conness and Macho stations with the transcontinental arc, and for a primary base-line in the vicinity of Los Angeles, six thousand dollars;

For continuing the resurvey of San Francisco Bay and San Pablo and Suisun Bays and the strait of Carquinez, the examination of San Francisco Bar and entrance, and the mouths of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, five thousand dollars.

For continuing the survey of the coast of Oregon, including off-shore hydrography, and to continue the survey of the Columbia River from the mouth of the Willamette toward the Cascades, triangulation, topography, and hydrography, seven thousand dollars.

For continuing the survey of the coast of Washington Territory, nine thousand dollars.

For continuing explorations in the waters of Alaska, and making hydrographic surveys in the same, and for the establishment of astronomical longitude and magnetic stations between Sitka and the southern end of the Territory, ten thousand dollars;

For continuing the researches in physical hydrography relating to harbors and bars, including computations and plottings, three thousand dollars.

For examination into reported dangers on the eastern, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, one thousand dollars.

To continue magnetic observations on the Atlantic and Gulf slopes, five hundred dollars.

For continuing magnetic observations on the Pacific coast, at the Los Angeles Magnetic Observatory, one thousand two hundred dollars. For continuing the exact line of levels from Cairo westward, two thousand dollars.

For continuing tide observations on the Pacific coast, at Kadiak, in Alaska, and at Saucelito, near San Francisco, in California, two thousand three hundred dollars.

To continue tide observations on the Atlantic coast, at Pulpit Harbor, Maine, and at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, two thousand dollars.

Party expensescontinued.

Travelling expenses of Navy.

Urgent objects.

Ten per cent. interchangeable.

Repairs, etc. of vessels.

Pay of field offi

cers.

Superintendent.
Assistants.

Proviso.

To continue gravity experiments, at a cost not exceeding five hundred dollars per station, except for special investigations and experiments authorized by the Superintendent at one or more stations, the unexpended balance of the appropriation therefor for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty seven.

For furnishing points to State surveys, to be applied, as far as prac ticable, in States where points have not been furnished, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

For determinations of geographical positions (longitude party), three thousand dollars.

For continuation of geodetic work on transcontinental main line between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, nineteen thousand dollars.

To continue the compilation of the Coast Pilot, and to make special hydrographic examinations for the same, two thousand five hundred dollars.

For traveling expenses of officers and men of the Navy on duty, and for any special surveys that may be required by the Light-House Board or other proper authority, and contingent expenses incident thereto, three thousand dollars.

For objects not herein before named that may be deemed urgent, three thousand dollars.

And ten per centum of the foregoing amounts shall be available interchangeably for expenditure on the objects named; in all, for party expenses, one hundred and sixty thousand seven hundred dollars.

FOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF VESSELS: For repairs and maintenance of the complement of vessels used in the Coast and Geodetic Survey, twenty-five thousand dollars.

PAY OF FIELD OFFICERS:

For pay of the Superintendent, six thousand dollars.

For pay of two assistants, at four thousand dollars each, eight thousand dollars.

For pay of one assistant, three thousand six hundred dollars.
For pay of one assistant, three thousand two hundred dollars

For pay of two assistants, at three thousand dollars each, six thousand dollars.

For pay of two assistants, at two thousand eight hundred dollars each, five thousand six hundred dollars.

For pay of four assistants, at two thousand four hundred dollars each, nine thousand six hundred dollars.

For pay of three assistants, at two thousand three hundred dollars each, six thousand nine hundred dollars.

For pay

of six assistants, at two thousand two hundred dollars each, thirteen thousand two hundred dollars.

For pay of six assistants, at two thousand dollars each, twelve thousand dollars.

For pay of ten assistants, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, eighteen thousand dollars.

For pay of nine assistants, at one thousand five hundred dollars each, thirteen thousand five hundred dollars.

For pay of three sub-assistants, at one thousand four hundred dollars each, four thousand two hundred dollars.

For pay of two sub-assistants, at one thousand three hundred dollars each, two thousand six hundred dollars.

For pay of four sub-assistants, at one thousand one hundred dollars each, four thousand four hundred dollars.

For pay of six aids, at nine hundred dollars each, five thousand four hundred dollars.

For pay of one aid, seven hundred and twenty dollars.

Total pay in field, one hundred and twenty-two thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars: Provided, That no new appointments shall Reduction of be made to the above force until the whole number of assistants, subassistants, and aids shall be reduced to fifty-two.

force.

For one accountant, one thousand eight hundred dollars.
For one accountant, one thousand four hundred dollars.

For one general office assistant, two thousand two hundred dollars.
For one draughtsman, two thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For one draughtsman, two thousand one hundred dollars.

For two draughtsmen, at two thousand dollars each, four thousand dollars.

For three draughtsmen, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, five thousand four hundred dollars.

For three draughtsmen, at one thousand four hundred dollars each, four thousand two hundred dollars.

For one draughtsman, one thousand three hundred and thirty dollars. For one draughtsman, one thousand two hundred and sixty dollars. For two draughtsmen, at one thousand two hundred dollars each, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For one draughtsman, one thousand one hundred dollars.

For one draughtsman, nine hundred and forty dollars.

For two computers, at one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars each, three thousand seven hundred dollars.

For one computer, one thousand four hundred and twenty dollars.

For one computer, one thousand three hundred dollars.

For one computer, one thousand two hundred and sixty dollars.

For one computer, one thousand one hundred dollars.

For one tidal computer, two thousand dollars.

For one tidal computer, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.
For one engraver, two thousand and sixty dollars.

For one engraver, two thousand dollars.

For one engraver, one thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.

For two engravers, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, three thousand six hundred dollars.

For one engraver, one thousand five hundred and sixty-five dollars.
For one engraver, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For one engraver, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For one engraver, nine hundred dollars.

For one contract engraver, contract not to exceed two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For one contract engraver, contract not to exceed two thousand one hundred dollars per annum, two thousand one hundred dollars.

For one contract engraver, contract not to exceed one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For one contract engraver, contract not to exceed eight hundred dollars per annum, eight hundred dollars.

For one electrotypist and photographer, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For one electrotypists' helper, five hundred dollars.

For one apprentice to electrotypist and photographer, five hundred dollars.

For one copper plate printer, one thousand seven hundred dollars. For two copper-plate printers, at one thousand three hundred and thirty dollars each, two thousand six hundred and sixty dollars.

For one copper-plate printer, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For two plate printer's helpers, at seven hundred dollars each, one thousand four hundred dollars.

For one chief mechanician, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For one mechanician, one thousand five hundred and sixty-five dol lars.

For one mechanician, one thousand three hundred and thirty dollars. For one mechanician, one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For one mechanician, one thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars.

For one mechanician, nine hundred dollars.

Pay of employees in office.

Pay of employees

in office- contin ued.

Office expenses.

For one mechanician, five hundred and forty-five dollars.

For one carpenter, oue thousand five hundred and sixty-five dollars.
For one carpenter, eight hundred dollars.

For one carpenter and fireman, five hundred and seventy dollars.
For one night-fireman, five hundred and fifty dollars.

For one map-mounter, one thousand and twenty dollars.

For one librarian, one thousand eight hundred dollars.

For one clerk, one thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.

For two clerks, at one thousand five hundred dollars each, three thou sand dollars.

For one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars.

For one clerk, one thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.

For two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each, two thousand four hundred dollars.

For two clerks, at one thousand dollars each, two thousand dollars.
For one clerk, nine hundred dollars.

For one clerk, one thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For one map-colorist, seven hundred and twenty dollars.

For one writer, nine hundred dollars.

For one writer, eight hundred and forty dollars.

For six writers, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each, four thousand three hundred and twenty dollars.

For one writer, six hundred dollars.

For one messenger, eight hundred and seventy-five dollars.

For one messenger, eight hundred and forty dollars.

For three messengers, at eight hundred and twenty dollars each, two thousand four hundred and sixty dollars.

For three messengers, at six hundred and forty dollars each, one thousand nine hundred and twenty dollars.

For one driver, seven hundred and thirty dollars.

For one packer and folder, eight hundred and twenty dollars.

For one packer and folder, six hundred and thirty dollars.

For two laborers, at six hundred and thirty dollars each, one thou

sand two hundred and sixty dollars.

For two laborers, at five hundred and fifty dollars each, one thousand one hundred dollars.

For one laborer, three hundred and fifteen dollars.

For one laborer, three hundred and sixty-five dollars.

For one janitor, one thousand two hundred dollars.

For two watchmen, at eight hundred and eighty dollars each, one thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars.

Total for pay of office force, one hundred and twenty-four thousand six hundred and five dollars.

OFFICE EXPENSES.

For the purchase of new instruments, for materials and supplies required in the instrument-shop, carpenter-shop, and drawing division, and for books, maps, and charts, nine thousand dollars.

For copper-plates, chart-paper, printer's ink; copper, zinc, and chemicals for electrotyping and photographing; engraving, printing, photographing, and electrotyping supplies; for extra engraving; and for photolithographing charts and printing from stone for immediate use, ten thousand dollars.

For stationery for the office and field parties, transportation of instruments and supplies, office wagon and horses, fuel, gas, telegrams, ice, and washing, six thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous expenses, contingencies of all kinds, office furni ture, repairs, and extra labor, and for traveling expenses of assistants and others employed in the office sent on special duty in the service of the office, three thousand five hundred dollars.

Total general expenses of office, twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.

FOR RENT OF OFFICE BUILDINGS: For rent of buildings for offices, work-rooms, and work-shops in Washington, ten thousand five hundred dollars.

For rent of fire-proof building number two hundred and five New Jersey avenue, including rooms for standard weights and measures; for the safe-keeping and preservation of the original astronomical, magnetic, hydrographic, and other records, of the original topographical and hydrographic maps and charts, of instruments, engraved plates, and other valuable property of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, six thousand dollars.

Rent.

PUBLISHING OBSERVATIONS.-For one computer, one thousand eight Publishing obhundred dollars; one computer, one thousand six hundred dollars; and servations. three copyists, at seven hundred and twenty dollars each; in all, five thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.

Subsistence not

That no part of the money herein appropriated for the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be available for allowance to civilian or other officers allowed to civilians in Washingfor subsistence while on duty in the office at Washington, or to officers ton, nor naval offiof the Navy attached to the survey; nor shall there hereafter be made cers. any allowance for subsistence to officers of the Navy attached to the Coast and Geodetic Survey.

MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS UNDER THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

Treasury, miscellaneous.

PAPER AND STAMPS: For paper for internal-revenue stamps, freight, Internal-revenue and salaries of superintendent, messengers, and watchmen, fifty thou- stamp paper, etc. sand dollars.

PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLATIONS OF INTERNAL REVENUE LAWS: For Punishing violadetecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty of vio- tions internal-revlating the internal-revenue laws, or conniving at the same, including enue laws. payments for information and detection of such violations, twenty-five thousand dollars; and the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall make a detailed statement to Congress once in each year as to how he has expended this sum, and also a detailed statement of all miscellaneous expenditures in the Bureau of Internal Revenue for which appropriation is made in this act.

Expenses of fis

CONTINGENT EXPENSES INDEPENDENT TREASURY: For contingent expenses under the requirements of section thirty-six hundred and fifty- cal agents. three of the Revised Statutes of the United States, for the collection, R. S., sec. 3653, safe-keeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public money, and for P.719. transportation of notes, bonds, and other securities of the United

States, seventy thousand dollars.

EXPENSES OF THE NATIONAL

CURRENCY: For paper, express

National curren

cy expenses. Distinctive pa

charges, and other expenses, six thousand two hundred dollars.
DISTINCTIVE PAPER FOR THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES: For
paper, including transportation, salaries of register, two counters, five per, etc.
watchmen, one laborer, and expenses of officer detailed from the Treas-
ury as superintendent, forty-five thousand dollars.

TRANSPORTATION OF SILVER COIN: For transportation of silver coin, Silver coin, transby registered mail or otherwise, fifty thousand dollars; and in ex- portation. pending this sum the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to transport from the Treasury or subtreasuries, free of charge, silver coin when requested to do so: Provided, That an equal amount in coin or currency shall have been deposited in the Treasury or such subtreasuries by the applicant or applicants. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall report to Congress the cost arising under this appropriation.

Proviso.

Recoinage, etc.,

RECOINAGE, REISSUE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF MINOR COINS: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the United States minor coins. mint at Philadelphia, for cleaning and reissue, any minor coins now in or which may be hereafter received at the subtreasury offices in excess of the requirements for the current business of said offices, and for expense of transportation for such reissue, four thousand dollars; and to