GENERAL LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES. FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION IN THE YEAR 1874. CHAPTER 6.—An act relating to the limitation of steam pressure of vessels used exclusively for towing and carrying freight on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. January 6, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 2. Steam pressurg Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions allowed to be carof an act entitled "An act to provide for the better security of life on ried by freight and vessels propelled in whole or in part by steam," &c., approved Febru- tow boats on Misary twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, (1) so far as sissippi River. they relate to the limitation of steam pressure of steamboats used exR.S., § 4420. clusively for towing and carrying freight on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, are hereby so far modified as to substitute for such boats one hundred and fifty pounds of steam pressure in place of one hundred and ten pounds, as provided in said act for the standard pressure upon standard boilers of forty-two inches diameter, and of plates of one-quarter of an inch in thickness; And such boats may, on the written permit of the supervising in- may be above spector of the district in which such boats shall carry on their busi- standard, by perness, be permitted to carry steam above the standard pressure of one mission, &c. hundred and ten pounds, but not exceeding the standard pressure of one hundred and fifty pounds to the square inch. [Approved, January 6, 1874.] NOTE. (1) By § 11, par. 3, of the act of 1871, Feb. 28, ch. 100 (16 Stat. L., 445), subsequently appearing in R. S., § 4418, one hundred and ten pounds was fixed as the standard pressure. By 1871, Dec. 20, ch. 2, and 1872, Dec. 17, ch. 4, § 9 (17 Stat. L., 23, 400), temporary provisions similar to those of the above act of 1874, ch. 6, were made. The last, though it expired Dec. 17, 1873, was incorporated into R. S., $4420. The above act makes these provisions permanent. CHAP. 7.-An act to so amend the laws relative to internal revenue as to allow distillery warehouses to be continued in use after changes have occurred in the management of the business. January 8, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 2. Distillery ware Be it enacted, &c., That when from death or from any other cause there shall be a change in the person, firm or company engaged in the houses, how may business of distilling at any distillery, and the person, firm or company be used by succesthat by reason of such change ceases to carry on said business at such sor in business. distillery has at the time of such change spirits in the distillery ware- R. S., § 3271. house, it shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, upon the written consent of the surviving principals and sureties SUP R S-1 1 Spirits belonging to former occu pant to be separated by partition. R. S., § 3293. 1880, May 28,ch. 108, § 4, post, p. 285. interested, and under such rules and regulations, and upon such other conditions, as he may prescribe, to permit the succeeding person, firm or company to use the distillery warehouse on the premises in the same manner as if it did not contain distilled spirits belonging to the original person, firm or company after setting apart and separating, by a secure and unbroken partition such portion of it as may be necessary for the storage and safe-keeping of the spirits distilled by the original person, firm or company, during the period allowed by law for the removal of distilled spirits from distillery warehouses, or until said spirits are removed, and the tax paid thereon within that time: Lien for tax not Provided, That nothing herein contained shall impair or in any impaired; but way affect the lien existing at the time of such change under section bond of successor. one of the internal revenue act of July twenty eighteen hundred and may be approved notwithstanding. sixty-eight, as amended, or other liabilities under any internal reveR. S., § § 3251, nue law, but the existence of such lien shall be no ground for refus3260, 3262. ing to approve the bond of the succeeding person, firm or company, anything in section eight of the said act of July twenty, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, as amended, to the contrary notwithstanding. (1) [January 8, 1874.] NOTE. (1) The provisions of the act here referred to, 1868, ch. 186, §§ 1, 8 (15 Stat. L., 125, 128), and the amendments to the same, are incorporated into Revised Statutes in the sections noted in the margin. January 20, 1874. CHAP. 11.-An act repealing the increase of salaries of members of Congress, and other 18 Stat. L., 4. officers. Repeal of law inBe it enacted, &c., That so much of the act of March third, eighteen creasing salaries; hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act making appropriations restoring former for legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government compensation. 1873, March 3, for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventych. 226 (17 Stat. four," (1) as provides for the increase of the compensation of public L., 486). officers and employees, whether members of Congress, Delegates, or others, except the President of the United States and the Justices of the Supreme Court, be, and the same is hereby, repealed, and the salaries, compensation, and allowances of all said persons, except as aforesaid, shall be as fixed by the laws in force at the time of the passage of said act: [The remainder of this act is temporary and executed.] * [January 20, 1874.] 14 C. Cls. 78. 1875, March 3, ch. 130, § 2, and note (8), post, p. 75. * * * NOTE.-(1) The act here referred to and repealed, 1873, ch. 226 (17 Stat. L., 486), is incorporated into the Revised Statutes in the numerous provisions which set forth the salaries of different officers as there established. In the second edition of the Revised Statutes (1878) tables are printed on pages 1093-1097, showing the salaries affected by this act, so far as they appear on the books of the First Comptroller, with the amount of each before and after its passage. To these should be added the Capitol police, who are paid out of the contingent funds of the two Houses of Congress, in accordance with appropriations made from year to year. R. S., §§ 1821, 1822. 14 C. Cls., 78. January 22, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 5. Debates of Congress to be printed CHAP. 14.-An act to amend the act entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-three. Be it enacted, &c., That the act entitled "An act making appropriunder direction of ations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year Joint Committee ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for on Printing. other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sevR. S., § 78. enty-three, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding to the proviso (1) in the clause of said act relating to the public printing and binding the following words: "and of the House of Representatives. [January 22, 1874.] 1883, March 3, Res, No. 24, post, p. 422. 1884, March 31, ch. 18, post, p. 423. NOTE. (1) The proviso here referred to in the act of 1873, ch. 227, (17 Stat. L., 510), is incorporated into Revised Statutes, § 78. CHAP. 18.-An act to abolish the office of Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue. (1) January 29, 1874. 18 Stat. L., 6. Be it enacted, &c., That the office of Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue, made vacant by the death of General B. J. Sweet, missioners of InTwo deputy combe, and the same is hereby, abolished; and that the Secretary of the ternal Revenue Treasury_may, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of only :-one to be Internal Revenue, designate one of the two remaining deputy com- designated First missioners as First Deputy Commissioner, who shall perform the R. S., §§ 235, 322, Deputy. duties and be paid only the salary prescribed for the office of deputy 323. commissioner hereby abolished. [January 29, 1874.] NOTE.-(1) R. S., § 235, provides that there shall be in the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, two deputy commissioners at $3,000 a year each, to be employed under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, and R. S., § 322, that there shall be in this office "a Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue," at $3,500 a year to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The above act contemplated the existence of three prior to the recent death of one incumbent, and appropriations had been made for this number, one at $3,500 a year and two at $3,000, for several preceding years (16 Stat. L., 238, 482; 17 Stat. L., 68, 494). In two subsequent years appropriation was made for one at $3,500 and one at $3,000, neither being designated as "First Deputy Commissioner" in the appropriation acts (18 Stat. L., 92, 351). By 1875, March 3, ch. 130, $2, post, p. 76, (see note 8, post, p. 75), it is provided that there should be a "deputy commissioner" at $3,500 and " one deputy commissioner" at $3,000. But in 1876, Aug. 15, ch. 287 (19 Stat. L., 151), appropriation is made for but one deputy commissioner at $3,200. This has continued up to 1891, March 3, ch. 541 (26 Stat. L., 921.) CHAP. 19.—An act authorizing coinage to be executed at the mints of the United States for January 29, 1874. foreign countries. 18 Stat. L., 6. at United States R. S., SS 3495, Be it enacted, &c., That it shall be lawful for coinage to be exe- Coinage for forcuted at the mints of the United States for any foreign country ap- eign countries plying for the same, according to the legally prescribed standards may be executed and devices of such country, under such regulations as the Secretary mints. of the Treasury may prescribe; and the charge for the same shall be equal to the expenses thereof, including labor, materials, and use 3516. of machinery, to be fixed by the director of the mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, That the manufacture of such coin shall not interfere with the required coinage of the United States. [January 29, 1874.] CHAP. 22.-An act in relation to the lines of telegraph connecting the Capitol with the February 4, 1874. various Departments of the Government. 18 Stat. L., 14. Telegraph between Capitol and Be it enacted, &c., That the lines of telegraph, connecting the Capitol with the various Departments in Washington, constructed under and by virtue of the act of Congress approved March third, Departments to be eighteen hundred and seventy-three, entitled "An act making appro- of officer in charge under supervision priations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal of public buildyear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and ings, &c. for other purposes," be, and the same are hereby, placed under the 1873, March 3, supervision of the officer in charge of the public buildings and ch. 227 (17 Stat L., grounds; and that the said officer be authorized and empowered to R. S., § 1797. make rules and regulations for the working of said lines. 519). 1874, Mar. 7, ch. And the Secretary or Head of each Executive Department, and 50; June 23, ch. the Congressional Printer, are hereby authorized to detail one person 461; post, pp. 5, 46. 1879, March 3, from their present force of employees to operate the instruments in ch. 182, par. 5, said Departments and printing office, and each House of Congress post, p. 251. may provide for the employment of an operator in their respective operation of, wings of the Capitol, at a compensation not exceeding one hundred how conducted. dollars per month, during the sessions of Congress. [February 4, 1874.] CHAP. 24.-An act changing the times for holding certain district courts of the United February 9, 1874. States, for the State of Iowa. Be it enacted, &c., That instead of the times now fixed by law, the terms of the district courts of the United States for the district of Iowa, to be held in the city of Keokuk and the city of Council Bluffs, shall commence 18 Stat. L., 15. District courts in Iowa, terms of. R. S., § 572. 1880, Jan. 4, ch. 120, post, p. 190. |