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SEC. 3. That for the payment of the following claims, certified to be due by the several accounting officers of the Treasury Department under appropriations the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section five of the Act of June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year nineteen hundred and one and prior years, unless otherwise stated, and which have been certified to Congress under section two of the Act of July seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, as fully set forth in Senate Document Numbered Two hundred and eighty-nine, reported to Congress at its present session, there is appropriated as follows:

CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

For repairs and preservation of public buildings, five dollars and sixty cents.

For collecting the revenue from customs, twenty-eight dollars. For repayment to importers excess of deposits, nineteen dollars and six cents.

For Life-Saving Service, five hundred and thirty-seven dollars and eighty-five cents.

CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

For pay, and so forth, of the Army, fifty-one dollars and fifty-two

cents.

For subsistence of the Army, one hundred and forty-three dollars and forty-four cents.

For transportation of the Army and its supplies, seventy dollars and twenty-eight cents.

For pay, transportation, services, and supplies of Oregon and Washington volunteers in eighteen hundred and fifty-five and eighteen hundred and fifty-six, one hundred and seven dollars and eighty-five cents.

CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

For surveying the public lands, four thousand five hundred and seventy-five dollars.

CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE STATE AND OTHER
DEPARTMENTS.

STATE DEPARTMENT.

For pay of consular officers for services to American vessels and seamen, two hundred and fifty-six dollars and ninety cents. For relief and protection of American seamen, forty dollars.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

For pay of special assistant attorneys, United States courts, two hundred dollars.

CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDITOR FOR THE POST-OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

Additional claims.

Vol. 18, p. 110.

Vol. 23, p. 254.

Claims allowed by Auditor for Treasury Department.

Claims allowed by Auditor for War Department..

Claims allowed by Auditor for Interior Department.

Claims allowed by Auditor for State, etc., Departments.

Claims allowed by Auditor for Post-Office Department.

Eureka Insurance Company.

For limited indemnity for lost registered mail, five dollars. SEC. 4. For payment of a certain Treasury settlement heretofore certified to Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury, namely, settle- Treasury set - ment. ment numbered five thousand, in favor of the Eureka Insurance Com

Missouri.

Claim to be reopened.

Vol. 14, p. 38.

Texas.

Payment for expenses, Greer County.

New Jersey and Wisconsin.

Vol. 32, p. 1078.

pany, of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, William L. Jones, receiver, five thousand dollars, reported in Senate Executive Document Numbered Five, Fifty-third Congress, third session.

The accounting officers of the Treasury are hereby authorized and directed to reopen and adjust the claim of the State of Missouri, under the Act to reimburse the State of Missouri for moneys expended for the United States in enrolling and equipping and provisioning militia forces to aid in suppressing the rebellion, approved April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, on the basis of like claims of Indiana, Michigan, New York, Maine, and Pennsylvania.

To pay to the State of Texas as reimbursement to said State for. expenses incurred in maintaining a civil government, and so forth, in what was then. known as Greer County, Texas, now known as Greer County, Oklahoma, as shown by reports of the Secretary of the Interior contained in House Document Numbered Five hundred and seventy-one, Fifty-seventh Congress, first session, and House Document Numbered Five hundred and seventy-one, Part Two, Fiftyseventh Congress, first session, fifty thousand eight hundred and seventy-four dollars and fifty-three cents, and the acceptance of payment hereunder shall be in full for all claims, of the character herein provided for, by the State of Texas.

That the accounting officers of the Treasury be, and they are hereby, Adjusting claims of. authorized and directed to reopen and adjust the claims of New Jersey and Wisconsin, for which appropriation was made by Act of Congress approved March third, nineteen hundred and three, on the basis of like claims of Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Maine, and Pennsylvania, with the same force and effect as though appropriation therefor had not been made or accepted by the said States.

James D. Longstreet. Payment to widow. Chinese exclusion. Vol. 32, p. 176, amended.

Laws reenacted without limitation.

Vol. 25, p. 477.

For the relief of Helen D. Longstreet, widow of General James Longstreet, the sum of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. SEC. 5. That section one of the Act of Congress approved April twenty-ninth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled "An Act to prohibit the coming into and to regulate the residence within the United States, its Territories, and all territory under its jurisdiction, and the District of Columbia, of Chinese and persons of Chinese descent," is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

"All laws in force on the twenty-ninth day of April, nineteen hundred and two, regulating, suspending, or prohibiting the coming of Chinese persons or persons of Chinese descent into the United States, and the residence of such persons therein, including sections five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, thirteén, and fourteen of the Act entitled 'An Act to prohibit the coming of Chinese laborers into the United States,' approved September thirteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, be, and the same are hereby, reenacted, extended, and continued, without modification, limitation, or condition; and said laws shall also apply to the island territory under the jurisdiction of the United States, and prohibit the immigration of Chinese laborers, not citizens of the United States, from such island territory to the mainland territory of the United States, whether in such island territory at the time of cession or not, and from one portion of the island territory of the United States to another portion of said island territory: Provided, however, That said laws shall not apply to the transit in insular possessions. of Chinese laborers from one island to another island of the same group; and any islands within the jurisdiction of any State or the District of Alaska shall be considered a part of the mainland under this section."

Proviso.
Transit

permi.ted

Approved, April 27, 1904.

CHAP. 1758.-An Act To provide for the temporary government of the Canal Zone at Panama, the protection of the canal works, and for other purposes.

April 28, 1904. [S. 5342.] [Public, No. 190.]

Canal Zone at Panama.

ized.

Post, p. 2038.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is hereby authorized, upon the acquisition of the property of the New Panama Fossession and ocCanal Company and the payment to the Republic of Panama of the cupancy of, authorten millions of dollars provided by article fourteen of the treaty between the United States and the Republic of Panama, the ratifications of which were exchanged on the twenty-sixth day of February, nineteen hundred and four, to be paid to the latter Government, to take possession of and occupy on behalf of the United States the zone of land and land under water of the width of ten miles, extending to the distance of five miles on each side of the center line of the route of the canal to be constructed thereon, which said zone begins in the Caribbean Sea three marine miles from mean low-water mark and extends to and across the Isthmus of Panama into the Pacific Ocean to the distance of three marine miles from mean low-water mark, and also of all islands within said zone, and in addition thereto the group of islands in the Bay of Panama named Perico, Naos, Culebra, and Flamenco, and, from time to time, of any lands and waters outside of said zone which may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of the said canal, or of any auxiliary canals or other works necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and protection of said enterprise, the use, occupation, and control whereof were granted to the United States by article two of said treaty. The said zone is hereinafter referred to as "the Canal Zone." The payment of the Payment to Panama. ten millions of dollars provided by article fourteen of said treaty shall be made in lieu of the indefinite appropriation made in the third section of the Act of June twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and two, and is hereby appropriated for said purpose.

Post, p. 2034.

Post, p. 2038.
Vol. 32, p. 482.
Appropriation.

Powers of temporary government vest

Post, p. 1246.

SEC. 2. That until the expiration of the Fifty-eighth Congress, unless provision for the temporary government of the Canal Zone be ed in the President. sooner made by Congress, all the military, civil, and judicial powers as well as the power to make all rules and regulations necessary for the government of the Canal Zone and all the rights, powers, and authority granted by the terms of said treaty to the United States shall be vested in such person or persons and shall be exercised in such manner as the President shall direct for the government of said Zone and maintaining and protecting the inhabitants thereof in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property, and religion. Approved, April 28, 1904.

CHAP. 1759.-An Act Making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes.

April 28, 1904. [Ĥ. R. 13521.] [Public, No. 191.]

Postal service appro

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, priations. and they are hereby, appropriated for the service of the Post-Office Department, in conformity with the Act of July second, eighteen hundred and thirty-six, as follows:

OFFICE OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

For advertising, five thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items in the office of the Postmaster-General, two thousand dollars.

Vol. 5, p. 80.

Postmaster-General.

Advertising.
Miscellaneous.

Delegate to Postal Congress.

First Assistant Postmaster-General.

Postmasters.

Salary and allowance division.

ters.

For compensation and expenses of United States delegate to the Universal Postal Congress, to convene at Rome, Italy, five thousand dollars.

OFFICE OF THE FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

For compensation to postmasters, twenty-three million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

SALARY AND ALLOWANCE DIVISION: For compensation to assistant Assistant postmas- postmasters at first and second class post-offices: Two, at three thousand five hundred dollars each; twenty, at three thousand dollars each; five, at two thousand five hundred dollars each; five, at two thousand dollars each; sixteen, at one thousand nine hundred dollars each; twentyfour, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each; forty, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each; ninety-two, at one thousand six hundred dollars each; one hundred, at one thousand five hundred dollars each; one hundred, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; one hundred and sixty-five, at one thousand three hundred dollars each; three hundred, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; three hundred and fifty, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; three hundred and five, at one thousand dollars each; fifty, at nine hundred dollars each; forty, at eight hundred dollars each; and forty, at seven hundred dollars each; in all, two million and thirty-seven thousand eight hundred dollars.

Clerks. etc., com

pensation.

At $3,200 each.

At $3,000 each.

At $2,700 each.

At $2,600 each.

At $2,500 each.

At $2,400 eacn.

At $2,200 each.

For compensation to clerks in first and second class post-offices: Superintendent of delivery, superintendent of mails, superintendent of money order, and superintendent of registry, four, at three thousand two hundred dollars each, twelve thousand eight hundred dollars; Auditors, superintendent of delivery, superintendent of mails, superintendent of money order, and superintendent of registry, six, at three thousand dollars each, eighteen thousand dollars;

Cashiers, chief stamp clerks, night superintendents, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of inquiry, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, and superintendents of second-class matter, seventeen, at two thousand seven hundred dollars, forty-five thousand nine hundred dollars;

Cashiers, chief stamp clerks, night superintendents, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of inquiry, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superin tendents of registry, and superintendents of second-class matter, twenty-one. at two thousand six hundred dollars each, fifty-four thousand six hundred dollars;

Superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, and superintendents of stations, six, at two thousand five hundred dollars each, fifteen thousand dollars;

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, auditors, bookkeepers, cashiers, chief stamp clerks, finance clerks, night superintendents, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of inquiry, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, twenty-five, at two thousand four hundred dollars each, sixty thousand dollars;

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, bookkeepers, cashiers, chief mailing clerks, chief stamp clerks, finance clerks, night superintendents, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents

of delivery, superintendents of inquiry, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, twenty-nine, at two thousand two hundred dollars each, sixty-three thousand eight hundred dollars;

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, chief mailing clerks, chief stamp clerks, night superintendents, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of inquiry, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, sixteen, at two thousand one hundred dollars each, thirty-three thousand six hundred dollars;

At $2,100 each.

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant At $2,000 each, superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, bookkeepers, cashiers, chief mailing clerks, chief stamp clerks, examiners of stations, finance clerks, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, seventy-seven, at two thousand dollars each, one hundred and fifty-four thousand dollars;

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant At $1,800 each. superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, assistant superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, cashiers, chief mailing clerks, chief stamp clerks, examiners of stations, finance clerks, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, sixty, at one thousand eight hundred dollars each, one hundred and eight thousand dollars;

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, assistant superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, cashiers, chief mailing clerks, chief stamp clerks, examiners of stations, finance clerks, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, one hundred and nineteen, at one thousand seven hundred dollars each, two hundred and two thousand three hundred dollars;

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, assistant superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, cashiers, chief mailing clerks, chief stamp clerks, examiners of stations, finance clerks, foremen of crews, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents of registry, superintendents of second-class matter, and superintendents of stations, one hundred and five, at one thousand six hundred dollars each, one hundred and sixty-eight thousand dollars;

Assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of delivery, assistant superintendents of mails, assistant superintendents of money order, assistant superintendents of registry, assistant superintendents of stations, bookkeepers, cashiers, chief mailing clerks, chief stamp clerks, examiners of stations, finance clerks, foremen of crews, private secretaries, superintendents of carriers, superintendents of delivery, superintendents of mails, superintendents of money order, superintendents

At $1,700 each.

At $1,600 each.

At $1,500 each.

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