No. 6-Statement exhibiting the quantity of land patented to the several States under the acts of Congress approved September 28, 1850, and March 12, 1860, and also the quantity certified to the State of Louisiana under act approved March 2, 1849. Total........ 314, 577. 85 657, 500. 58 30, 988. 39 28, 871.71,1, 886, 961. 04 43, 204, 775.84 ㄓ * 157,931.60 acres of this contained in indemnity patents under act of March 2, 1855. No. 7.-Condition of bounty land business under acts of 1847, 1850, 1852, and 1855, showing the issue and location from the commencement of the operations under said acts to June 30, 1866. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, General Land Office, September 20, 1866. SIR: I have the honor to submit here with estimates of the appropriations required by this branch of the public service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868: 1. The estimates of salaries for this office include the number of clerks authorized by the several acts of Congress, the amount estimated being the same as that called for and appropriated last year, with the "twenty per cent. additional to messengers, watchmen, and laborers," in virtue of the seventh section of the general appropriation act approved July 23, 1866. 2. Estimates of contingent expenses of this office. 3. Estimates of salaries and commissions of district land officers and incidental expenses of district land offices. On account of an increase of business at some offices, and the reopening of other offices, it will be perceived that an excess of $6,700 is shown over the estimate of 1867. 4. Estimates for the surveying department on account of compensation of surveyors general, their clerks, and incidental expenses of the offices. 5. Estimates for surveying the public lands and boundary lines of States and Territories. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Hon. O. H. Browning, JOSEPH S. WILSON, Estimates of appropriations required for the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868. For salary of three clerks of class four, per act of March 3, 1853, (10 Laws, p. 211, sec. 3). For salary of three principal clerks of public lands, of private land claims, and surveys, per act of July 4, 1836, at $1,800 each, (5 Laws, p. 111) 2,000 5,400 5,400 36,800 56,000 48,000 For salary of twenty-three clerks of class three, per same For salary of seven laborers, per joint resolution of Au- For salary of seven night watchmen, per same resolution and same acts.... For salary of one day watchman, per act of June 2, 1858, act June 25, 1864, and sec. 7 act 1866... Total Additional appropriations under military act of 3d March, 1855, and heretofore provided per act of 18th August, 1856, making appropriations, &c, and subsequent appropriation laws. Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior, at his discretion, shall be, and he is hereby, authorized to use any portion of said appropriation for piece-work, or by the day, week, month, or year, at such rate or rates as he may deem just and fair, not exceeding a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum. NOTE.-The "twenty per cent. additional" to messengers, watchmen and laborers, which was omitted last year by limitation of the act of June 25, 1864, is included in the present estimates, by virtue of the 7th section of general appropriation act of 1866; hence the increase of salary estimates over last year. Estimates of appropriations required to meet contingent expenses of the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868. |