Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-01

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railways, of the dimensions aforesaid, at any
of the said navy yards; And provided further,
That the said Secretary shall also, by further
contract with said parties, enlarge the dimen-
slons of said works at each yard 10 a capacity
sufficient for docking war-steamers of the lar
gest class, at least three hundred and fifty feet
IN length, if the dimensions above mentioned
should not be found adequate for that purpose.
| SEC. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That the
sum of four hundred thousand dollars is here
by appropriated towards said works from any
money IN the treasury not otherwise appro-
pr1ated, which sum, together with the sums
that remain unexpended of the appropriations
made by said act of March third, eighteen
hundred and forty seven, for floating dry docks
at the three navy yards aforesaid, shall be ap-
Piled towards the payments TO be provided for
IN the said contracts, and be equally divided
between the said contracts for the said works
at the three navy-yards aforesaid
SEC. 5. And be 1t further enacted, That
hereafter the amount of money communication
allowed by law in lieu of the spirit ration shall
be increased to four cents
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That
when any master in the navy, or passed mid
shlpman, holding an acting appointment as
master from the Secretary OF the Navy, has
performed. or shall hereafter perform, the du-
ty of a lieutenant, under an order of the COM
mander of the vessel to which he was or shall
be at the time attached, to supply deficiency
IN the established complement of lieutenants
OF said vessel, whether belonging to a squad
ron or on seperate service, which order shall
have been subsequently approved by the Sec
rotary of the Navy, shall be allowed the pay
OF master for the period or periods during
which he shall have performed such duty.
SEC. 7. And be 1t further enacted, That in
calculating for the pay of surgeons in the ma
Wy, hereafter the time upon the graduated scale
of pay shall be reckoned from their original
entry into the service
SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Navy be and he is hereby d.
rected to report to Congress, at the commence
ment of the next session. the number of per-
sons IN the naval service flogged in each of
the years eighteen hundred and forty-six and
elgteen hundred and forty specifying
the name of the ship, the offence, the sentence,
and the number of lashes inflicted and it shall
be his duty to make a similar report for each
year thereafter.
SEC 9. lind be 1t further enacted, That, on
the application of the Secretary of the Navy,
the President of the United States be author
lied, when, in his opinion, the contingencies
OF the public service may require it, to trans
ter any portion OF the sum of one million five
hundred thousand dollars OF unexpended bal
ences of former appropriations, mentioned in
the first section of this act, from one head of
appropriation to any other head of the appro-
priations made for the naval service; and in
all cases of such transfer, special account of
the moneys transferred, and their application,
shall be laid before Congress at each session
previous to its adjournment
SEC. 10. lind be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Postmaster General,
under the direction of the President, t. cause
the nett ceipts of hostages collected on the
several lines of steamers from New York to
Liverpool. from New York 10 Chagres, and
from Panama to some point in the territory of
Oregon, stipulated for in contracts made with
the Secretary Of the Navy, to be deposited in
the treasury to the credit of the appropriation,
tor the annual compensation for the service to
be rendered under said contracts, or otherwise
apply the said postage in payment of the said
annual compensation.
SEC. IL. Ind be 1t further enacted, That so
much of the provso of the act of third March,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-,hree,
entitled AN act making appropriations for
the naval service for the half calendar year
beginning the first of January, and ending the
thIrtleth June, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-four,'' &C., as requires that materi-
ais of every name and nature for the use of
the navy be furnished by contract with the
lowest bidder, be and the same is hereby so
far modified, that it shall be lawful for the
Secretary of the Navy, hereafter, to enter in
TO contract for tobacco, from time to time as
the service requires, for period not exceeding
four years; and in making such contracts, he
shall not be restricted to the lowest bidder, I'M
less, in his opinion, economy and the best in
terests of the service will be thereby promo
ted
Sec. II. And be 1t further enacted, That
the number of professors of mathematics in
the navy shall not exceed twelve; that they
shall be appointed and commissioned by the
President of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall
perform such duties as may be assigned them
by order of the Secretary of the Navy, at the
naval school, the observatory, and on board
shlpS-ofwar, in instructing the milshipmen
OF the navy, or otherwise That when on
duty, the pay of professor of mathematics
shall be at the rate of fifteen hundred dollars
per annum, with ration and when on leave
Of absence or waiting orders, the pay shall be
at the rate of eight hundred dollars per an
mum.
Sec. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Secretary of the Navy be, and he is here
by, authorized 10 cause persons in the naval
service or marine corps, who shall become in
sane while in the service, to be placed in such
lunatic hospital as in his opinion Will be most
convenient and best calculated to promise
restoration of reason and that in addition to
the pay which may from time to time be due
to such person, he may, from the annual APP
preparation for the naval service, under the
head OF contingent enumerated, pay any def
cheney of reasonable expense provided, that
in each case it does not exceed one hundred
dollars per annum.
SEC. Ii. And be it further enacted, That
the proviso of the act OF August fourth, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-two, limiting the num-
Der of officers of the navy of the grade of
mdshipmen to the number that were in SER
vice on the first day Oh January, eighteen hun
dred and forty one, be and is hereby so mod
fled as to authorize the appointment of Off
GERS of that grade, to the number OF four hum
dred and sixty-four: Provided, That the ap-
pointments shall be made according 10 the d.
rection of the fifth section of the act approved
March third, eighteen hundred and forty-tive
entitled An act making appropriations for
the naval service for the year ending thIrtleth
June, eighteen hundred and forty six; and in
appointing from each State, hereafter, It's pro
proportion of officers of tl.at grade, the ap
ebol ha noarfy