The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-19


[PUBnc--No. Is
IAN ACT making appropriations for certain fortid-
cations Of the United States for the year ending
vi on the thirteth Of June, thousand eight hun
\ dred and forty-seyen.
II Be snaei,d BY the Senate and House Of Rsprs,en-
sipss Of The United States Of 4ntrea in Congress
\ I<mblsd That the following sums be, and they are
Hereby appropriated, TO be paid out Of any unap-
ropnated money in the treasury, for the Preserva-
hon, repairs, and construction OF certain forthca-
HONS for the year ending the thrtieth day Of June,
|One thousand eight hundred and forty-seven'
D For defensive works and barracks near Detroit,
Michigan thirty thousand dollars;
I'll For defensive works and barracks near Buffalo,
New York, twenty five thousand dollars;
III For repairing and rebuilding barracks and store
'Ihouses al Fort Niagara, New York, FIVE thousand
I i've hundred dollars;
i For Fort Ontario, at Oswego, New York eight
thousand dollars;
For Notifications at the outlet Of Lake Champlnin,
New York, forty live thousand dollars;
For fort at the narrows of the Penobscot river,
! rear Bucksport, Maine, thirty-fve thousand dol
4 lars;
For repairs of Fort Prebe, Portland harbor,
Maine, ten thousand dollars;
u For repairs at Fort Scanned Portland harbor,
Maine, twenty-five thousand dollars
III For repairs Of Fort McClary, Portsmouth harbor
New Hampshire, including the purchase Of land for
Extension Of site, six thousand dollars;
For repairs Of Notifications on Governors island,
Boston harbor, Massachusetts, thirty thousand dol.
ars
For fort Warren, Boston harbor, Massachusetts,,
Ubry-hve thousand dollars;
For Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island,
fifteen thousand dollars;
Fer rebuilding Fort Trumbul Now London har-
Dor, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars;
ENr Gel. .ylar E.af fnrtp
thousand dollars;
For repairs Of Fort Wood, and sea-wall Of Bed
bv's island, New York, forty thousand dollars;
/ For repairs of Fort Hamilton, New York, thirty
thousand dollars;
! For repairs of Fort Madison, Annapolis harbor,
Maryland, ten thousand dollars;
N For repairs Of Fort Washington, Potomac river,
!, Maryland twenty-six thousand dollars;
For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads, Virginia,
ssventy-hve thousand dollars;
II For preservation Of the site of Fort Caswel.
mouth Of Cape Fear river, North Carolina, fifteen
Thousand dollars;
For preservation OF the site of Fort MouItrie,
Charleston harbor, South Carolina, fifteen thousand
ydollars;
y For dixie to Drunken Dick sheal, Charleston
harbor, South Carolina, thirty-fve thousand dol
; lars
u For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor, South Caro-
lima, forty-fve thousand dollars;
For Fort Pulaski, Savannah river Georgia, twen-
y.fve thousand dollars;
For repairs of Fort Jackson, Savannah river,
Georgia, fifteen thousand dollars;
For Fort Pickens, Pensacola harbor, Florida, ten
thousand dollars;
For Fort Barrancas, and the erection of barracks
thereat, Pensacola harbor, Florida, fifty thousand
dollars;
For repairs of Fort Morgan, Mobile Point, Ala
hama, forty thousand dollars;
For repairs of Fort Pike and preservation of site,
louisiana, thirteen thousand dollars;
For repairs of Fort Wood, Louisiana, six thou
sand FIVE hundred dollars
For repairs of Battery Bienvenue, Louisiana, five
For repairs of Fort Jackson, Mississippi river,
louisiana. twenty-five thousand dollars;
For repairs of Fort St. Philip, Mississippi river,
Louisiana, thirty thousand dollars;
For Fort Livingston, Grand Terre island, Barra-
taria bay, Louisiana, forty thousand dollars;
For Notifications on the Florida reef, two hundred
thousand dollars;
For contingencies of Notifications, fifty thousand
dollars;
For the armament of Notifications, three hundred
thousand dollars.
Src 9. find be il further enacted, That the Presi-
dent of the United States may, in his discretion,
direct the expenditure of any of the foregoing ap-
propriations at any time after the passage of this
ia
JOHN w. DAVIS,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
G. M. DALLAS,
Vice President Of the United States
and President of the Senate.
JAMES X. POLK.
ArraovEp, May 18th, 1876.
[PuBLIc-No. 161
| AN ACT for the organization of company OF
sappers, miners, and pontoners.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Rspresen,
iaipss Of the United States Of amersa In Congress as
smbisd, That there be added to the corps Of engi-
nlers, to be called engineer soldiers; which company
shall be composed Of ten sergeants, or master work,
men, ten corporals, overseers, two musicians
thrty-nne privaes Of the first class, or artlfcers
and thrtynine prvates Of the second Glass; or labor
ers; in all one hundred men.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That the pay
and rations OF the sergeants, master workmen OF
said company, shall be the same as those now al
lowed by law to the master worSmen employed by
the ordnance department, excepting that the engi-
neer sergeants shall receive one ration only per
day, instead one ration and half; Of the corpo-
rails, overseers, the those now allowed by
law TO the armorers, carriage makers, and black
smiths employed by the ordnance department, ex-
cephng that the engineer corporas shall receive
ration only per day, instead Of ration and half
OF the prlvates Of the first class, arfcers the
same as those now allowed by law to the arti6cers
emp'oyeu py the ordnance departments OF the prl'
vateso OF the second class, laborers the same as
those now allowed by law to the laborers employed
ny the ordnance department; and Of the musicians
the same az those allowed by law to the musicians
Of the line OF the army the said non-commssoned
officers, priyates, and musicians being respectively
entitled to the same clothing and other allowances
as are granted by law to non-commissioned officers
prvates, and musicians Of the artillery in the army
Of the United States.
Sac. 3 .fnd be IL further enacted That the said
engineer company shall he subject to the rules and
articles Of war; shall be recruited in the same man.
ner, and with the limitation and shall be en-.
hted to the same provisions, allowances, and bene
hts, in every respect, as arc allowed to the othe
troops constituting the present military peace estsb
hshment.
SEC. A. find be further enacted, That the said en-
gineer company shall be attached to, and compose
part Of, the corps If engineers, and be Differed b.
othcers OF that corps, at present organized The,
Shall be instructed in and perform all the duties
sppers, miners, and pontoniers, and shall aid il
giving practical instruction in these branches at tn
Military Academy. They shall, moreover, under tn
orders Of The chief engineer, be liable to serve, b.