Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-27


the hihagaphlc press; and for books, maps,
ohafis, mathematical and nautical instruments, (
chrouomeiers, models, and dmHngs; for The pur-
chase ard repair Of fre-oHgines and machinery,
ard ior toe repair Of steam engines IN nayy yards
for toe purchase and maintenance Of oxen and I
horses, and for carts, timber wheels, and work. /
mems tools Of every description; foT postage Of
letters on pubic service foT plloiage and towing
ships 81 war COZ taxes and assessments on pub
lie property, lQf assistance rendered to vessels
IN distress, for incidental labor ai navy yards, no.
applicable 10 any other appropriation; for coal and
other fuel. and lor candles aud Oh for the use Of
navy yards and store stations, ierrepars Of ma
gaines OF poadefhou,es; and for no other pur
pose whatever, four hunGfed and fifty thousand
dollars
For contingent expenses (or objects not here
inbefofe enumerated, three thousand dollars;
For pay Of the officers, non-commIssloned Of
hcors, musicians and pnyales, and subsistence
Of the officers Of the marine corps, one hundred
and seventy. flour thousand three hundred dollars;
For the provisions iof lhe non.commissIoned
officers, musicians and priyates, serving On shore,
servants and wasberNomen, lony-iive thousand
and fifty dollars
For clothing, forty three thousand six hundred
and sixty dollars;
For fuel, sixteen thousand two lsindred and se-
yenly dollars,
For keeping the present barracks in repair un-
I'll new ones can bo erected, and for the rent of
temporary barracks at New York, ten thousand
dollars
For the transportation Of officers. non commas
stoned officers, musicians nn1 pnvates, aud ex-
penses q recruiting, six thousand dollars;
For medicines, hospital stores, surgical Instru-
mcbis, and pay of molron, four thousand one
hundred and ihlty.nine dollars,
For contingent expenses Of said corps, freight
lerrage, toll, Wharfage, and Carriage per dem al
lowmce Tor attending courts q inquiry, compen.
saiion to Judge advocates, house leni where there
are no public quarters assigned, incidental labor
IN the quarcrmastel's department, expenses Of
burying deceased persons belonging TO the ma
rIne corps, printing, stationery, forage, postage
on public letters, expenses IN pursuing desouers
candles and OH iof the different stations, suaw,
lur lhe mrn, barack furniture bed.snek~, spades,
nxes, shoyels, picks, and carpenters tools, Sc
ventcon thousand nine hundred aud soyeny.scyon
dollars
For military stores, pay Of amorers, keeping
arms IN repair drums, flies, flags announcements,
aud ordnance stores, two thousand dollars;
For completing the hospital al New York,
twenty thousand dollars;
For conveying SchuylkilI water 10 tho naval
asylum NJ Philadelphia, aud for all necessary re-
pairs, nine thousand seven hundred and stay jol-
lars;
For current expenses Of the hospital and its
dependencies near Norfolk, one thousand live
hundred dollars;
For completing tho hospital buildings at PEN
socole, md building wharf sof landing the sick,
four tho, sand dollars
Sec. 2. And be Il further enacted, that il shnll
BIO the duty Of the Secretary Of the Navy under
the direction Of the President, TO make pcpara-
tous for, and TO commence, the construction Of
three steam vessels Of war, On such models as
shall be most approved, according to the hes, ad-
vices they can obtain, or TO complete the con
stfucuon Of one such vessel Of wal, upon mo-
| del so approved as in the opinion Of the PfesI-
dent shall be best for the public interest and most
conofmabo 10 the demands Of the public sel-
vice; and that TO enable the Department to carry
INTO elect this requirement. pat of the sum al
the navy equal to tho sum Of three hundred and
thirty thousand dollars, shall be, nuL IS hereby,
directed to be subject 10 tho disposition of the
Department for this object, in case that amount
can be diverted from that appropriation without a
y'alaon OF existing con'iacts, and II that can
not be done consistently with the rights Of con
tractors and the public interests, then so much Of
the sad sum Of three hundred and thirty thou.
sand dollars us can DO so diverted to this object,
from the appropriation referred To, shaIl be sub.
ject to the disposition Of the Secretary Of the
Navy for this purpose, aud the residue Of the
said sum Of three hundred and thirty thousand
dollars shall be, and the same is hetcbyNpproprl.
ated, aud shall be paid out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated: and the
SAID sum Of three hundred and thirty thousand
dollars, 10 be expended IN The manner IN this sec.
ton prescribed, shall be in addition TO any mate
rails now on hand, applicable 10 the construction
OF the SAID steam vessels OF war.
Approves, March Sd 1899.