656 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 571. 1898. prior to the said remission, two hundred and twenty-eight dollars and fifty cents. Bg¢¤¤5¤3¤¤i1> "¤¤·¤¤ REFUND OF FrNE, Bmrrsu STEAMSHIP CosTn_R1cAN; To refund ntillna cram. to the collector of customs at New Orleans, Louisiana, for repayment by him to the person or parties entitled to receive the same, the sum of one hundred and fourteen dollars and ninety-one cents, being that portion of a fine of one hundred and thirty·uine dollars and ninety-one cents imposed in the case of the British steamer Costa Rican, for viola- 1; s., sw. zum, p. tion of section twenty-eight hundred and nine of the Revised Statutes, 5** since remitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, the original sum having been covered into the Treasury prior to the said remission. F==!k1¤n·1I¤1¤¤d¤- REIMBURSEMENT T0 THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT OF THE FALK—
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Islands the sum of seventy-five pounds, or three hundred and sixty- four dollars and ninety-nine cents, for expenses incurred at the request of the United States consul at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, in the employment of a diver to investigate a wreck, which proved to be the City of Philadelphia, a vessel owned in the United States, but concerning which no definite tidings could be obtained, three hundred and sixty-four dollars and ninety-nine cents. hggcpheu A- Engel- REFUND TO STEPHEN A. ENGELHAED: To refund to Stephen A. p,,g,,,.,,,W,_ Engelhard, out of the appropriation for interest ou the public' debt, funded loan of nineteen hundred and seven, the sum of seventeen dollars erroneously paid by him and covered into the Treasury to the credit of said appropriation, seventeen dollars. g§Y;_jH§g;f¤- PAYMENT T0 01.1vEE SMITH: To pay to Oliver Smith, of Saint °Helena, California, for supplies and clothing furnished by him to certain destitute members of the crew of the sealing schooner C. G. White, . wrecked on the coast of Alaska in April, eighteen hundred and ninety- five, one hundred and eleven dollars and eighty cents. gt;—>·j·¤l;1a:—*g,¤¤§ic_ INTERNAL REVENUE: To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to Creerylpay to Wayman C. McCreery, of Saint Louis, Missouri, amount due 1’*>‘m°'“ *°- him from the United States for services as collector of internal revenue, first district of Missouri, from March fourth to March ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, inclusive, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, seventy-five dollars. hlinr pgnlishiug viu- For detecting and bringing to trial and punishment persons guilty "°““° "‘ of violating the internal-revenue laws, ten thousand dollars. br£`3S$¤_;s:¤¤¤F¤¤i¤ That gaugers employed in gauging fruit brandy, and gaugers spe- °` cially detailed for special duty under the direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, may be paid, at the discretion of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, either by fees to be determined by the quantity gauged, or by a daily compensation not to exceed five dollars per diem while actually employed; and in calculating the daily compensation of all gaugers paid by fees, the quantity gauged for which tees are paid may be determined by dividing the aggregate gallons of spirits gauged by the number of days on which the gauger was actually employed during the month. 1¢`¤r¤i¤¤r¤ mi rt- FURNITURE AND REPAIRS OF FURNITURE: For furniture and repairs pm"` of same and carpets for all public buildings, marine hospitals included, under the control of the Treasury Department, and for furniture, carpets, chandeliers, and gas fixtures exclusive of personal services, except for work done by contract, twenty-tive thousand dollars. And all furniture now owned by the United States in other buildings shall be used, as tar as practicable, whether it corresponds with the present regulaticn plans for furniture or not. Qlf§·‘;*·;;¤g>;{;J*g,.t';___ Posr-OFF1cE BUILDING, YVASHINGTON, D. C.: To enable the Secremmliang. tary of the Treasury to provide the new post-office building, Washing- F¤¤¤¤¤¤‘¤·¤¤·>»—f··¤‘- ton, District of Columbia, with furniture, including gas and electric light fixtures, carpets, awnings. window shades, and so tbrth. one hun- _ _ _ dred and twenty-tive thousand dollars; and to enable the same official ,_,',fl"efQf""'"“ ’"""‘ to furnish the old Post-Otiice Department building, when vacated by
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