Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-13

y 81 5aa- eco e
s'
JAMES K. Polk. President. Grower. NJ.
DALLAS, Vice President. JOHN w.
DAVIS, Speaker Of the House
Of Representatives.
CHAP. 176.-AN ACT making appropriate ms
for the Naval service for the year ending on
the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and for
ty-seven.
SEC. 1. Be il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the fol-
lowing sums be. and the same ae hereby appio-
prfa,ed for the naval service, for the year end
log on the thirteth June, eighteei, hundred and
For pay Of commission, warrant, and petty
Officers and seamei, including the engineer corps
OF the navy, three million FIVE hundred and sew
enty-oae thousand Sc EN- huntired and thirty -fve
dollars
Passed midshipmen performing the duties of
master, uader the authority Of the Secretary OF
the Navy, to receive the cohpe 1sation allowed
to such higher grade, while tctaally 50 employ
ed. RI
For provisions, including transportation,
cooperlge, and her expenses. eight haadi ed
and sixty nine thousand sesea hundred and
twelty-two dollars;
For ngeous' necessaries, s,antl appliances for
The sick and hurt OF the naval service, including
the marine corps, twenty lone thousand and
seventy two dollars;
For the increase, repais, armament, and
equipment OF the navy. ani'wear ald tear OF
vessels n COMMISSION, iiiciucsis coa for steam-
eis and ne np,oae mili.oa lilly iacusand dollars;
and the President IS hereby auth4lzed to Goa
ruct, by contract, any vessel or Aeamcr forthe
public service, when in his oSinoh the same can
De doae with equal eific ency,and pa tei ms more
economical than in the present navy yards. -
For ordnance and ordaaaae SIC. es, Including
al! incidental expenses, thres hlntfed and sew
en- y one thousand eight hand. ell and tweaiy
do lars;
For books, maps, charts; and, instruments,
binding and repairing the saae, aid all the ex-
pe.lses OF the photographed Office, thirty FIVE
thousand niae hundred dollars;
For coatinge expenses st:at may accrue for
the following purposes, viz. Fer freight and
traaatportatlo.; printing and stationery; books,
freeing mes, and for Neutrality-suspicious. ofsteam-
etgi,s IN yards; p chase and lmante ance OF
hof an xe /; = Is, Tab b eia. ami
~, slists oel,; ,jpsla-e OF 4eEyl.gs o. pubic
ssrgice; "a! I'D 5.iief fde5 sHd: oil and cahdles
for nayy Urls anI snofe station; nciienta la
b,f, not cadfgeabie to any otheE app opriaUon;
Ia ,or attending The delivery cf public stores AID
s,pi,l es on ioieigi stations; MARRIAGE, dockage.
stora e, and rent; travelling expenses o, Off
Gers; funeral expenses: coinnlssEoas. clerk hire,
sto GREAT; oihce-feni, statieneIy, and fiel TO
navy a2en,s aid storekeepes s., premiums, and
inc den al expenses OF recrnsti.lbs; experimenting
deserters; per ii EN- allowance I'd persons attend
ing courts martial aud courts of inquiry or other
services authorized by law. ooEpensation to
judge advocates; piiotage and towing vessels.
and assistant rendered TO vessels in distress, five
hundred and fifty thousand tloiidrs;
For contingent expenses fer Objects not here
inbefore enumerated, five Thousand dollars;
For the support Of the civil. establishment at
the several navy yards, the otlcdrs and others TO
be paid the annual compensation that was al
lowed to them severaliy in tie act making app
propriations for the naval service Ior the year
ending on the thirtieth June, eishsAen hundred
and iorty.slx, except as here, matter, provided:
AT KITsTERY, MAINE.
For pay OF storekeeper, naval constructor, in
spector OF timber, clerk to the yatd, clerk to
the commandant, Clerk to the stofekeeper, clerk
to the naval constructor, and porter. seven thou
Sand SIX hundred and fifty dollars.
AT CHARLESTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
For pay OF stoiekeeper, naval constructor,
Ineasurer and Inspector OF timber, clerk 10 the
yard, two clerks to the commandant, three clerks
to the storekeeper, clerk to the naval construc-
tor, keeper OF magazine, and porter, eleven
thousand one hundred and eighty dollars.
For repairs of the sheer wharf, Charleston
navy yard, twelve thousand dollars
AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
For pay OF storekeeper, naval constructor,
measurer and inspector Of timber, clerk to the
Yard, two clerks to the conina1dant, three
clerks to the stofekeeper, clerk to tie naval con-
structor, keeper of the magazine: and porter,
eleven thousand one and eignty doisars
AT PHILADELPHIA:
For pay OF storekeeper, naval constructor,
measurer and Inspector OF timber, clerk TO the
yard, clerk to the commandant, clerk to the
sioTeAeeper, clerk TO the laval constiactor, and
porter, sesea thousand seven hsintsred dollars:
rloI-eI, Tnat wnen the duties 81 the clerk to
lne yard and clerk TO the commabdant are per-
formed by the same person, he shall not receive
greater compensation than tWesye hundred
dollars per annum.
For pay Of storekeeper, measufes and inspec-,
tor Of TIMBER, clerk to the yard, two clerks to.
commandment, clerk to the slorekeepar, keeper OF
Inc dst magazine and porter, six thousaed SIX hun
AT GOSPORT, VIRGINIA.
FOR pay Of storekeeper, naval Constructor,
neasurer and inspector OF timber, clerk to the
yafd, TWO clerks to cOmmandant, three clerks to
ihe storekeeper, clerk to the naval constructor,
keeper Of the magazine and porter, eleven tnou-
sana one hundred aud eighty dollars.
AT PENSACOLA.
.,I rnr pay Of storekeeper, naval constructor,
clerk TO the yard, two clerks to the commandant,
y, clerks 10 the storekeeper, ard porter, eight
thousand and fifty dollars.
Al MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
,or pay OF storekeeper, clerk to the yard,
slefk 10 Tie commandant, and psrter, three
hohsand three hundred dollars: Provided, That
me secretary OF the Navy be, and he is he. eby
as epaD, when IN his opinion the public in
'elest VIII permit 1t, to scoutinse any Of The
s,sa officers and employment. le re il provided
~. - lle navy yards, orto disei<asEe The keep
~ = magazines and reqire lhe:f duty TO he
PsI,ol lnta BY gunners;
5of improvements ard necssSara repairs Of
hasy yards, VIZ. s s g.3r.gs Fl
Al kITTERY, A.4IEsE,
s,t ror wall Ter landing wharf al amtliery, and
dn ,Is n, one thousand seven lu;thad and five
collars and fifty cents;