The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24
MORNING.

Te supply dsfcicncy ial the ap1FopEiatisn ef | the third of March, eghtees hundred and forty- 1 seven, for two buoy bosis, ose 0n the eastern end Of Tnckernuek shoai, aud tle other the cad of 1 Great or Sandy Rip shoaI, tko huRdsed aud five l dollars and 6fiy-thres cents; e e~tee
 For meieoroleg cal obnerv aions, to be conducted under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, l two thousand dollars.
 SEc. 2. And bs It further etacted, That the Sec- Fetary o the Navy be directed 10 detail three suita bIe vessels of the navy in tetliag new routes and perfectng the discoveries made by Lieutenant Maury tn the eoarse of hIsiRveslrstions of ihe winds and currents Of the osean; aad to cause the vessels of the navy 10 eO-op,rzte in procuring ma- teraIs for such investigations, In % lar as said operation may not Dc incompatible with She public interests: Py0pided, That tte ssnle be accoiIE- plished without any additional expense. SEC 2 And be It further enscied, That ths Seere- taFy of War be, and he Is hereby, authorised and directed, in conformity win the recommendation contained In his aun1al report, to transfer 10 the Navy Department sach vesses now belonging 10 inc Wsr Department as, In hi- jadgment, will Psouzose the public interests. sEc l. And be 1t further enacted. That in Iien of the pay allowed by law. parser, when by crder of the Secretary of the Navy attached to and doing duty at the naval station oI California shall receive ihe same nay as h attached to fagaie in commits eioa for sea service Progided, That not more than
  the said station, on general or special duty.
 SEC. 5. And be It fuVther enacted, That the Feten- ton ol one dollar per month fram the pay Of the musicians and privstes of the msrne corps directed by the sct of second March, eighteen ha ndred and thirty three, be extended, as in the of the rnuscssns and pFivstes of the army, 10 the whole term of their enlistment. l SEc. 6. And be it further enacted. Tha, the en- gineers in the navy shall hereafter receive the ol lowing pay. viz:
 Chief engineers on duty, first five years, fifteen hundred dollars;
 Chief engineers oh duty. after five years. two l thousand dollars;
 Chief engineers sn leave, first i've years, twelve hundred dollars;
 Chief engineers on leave, after five years. four teen hundred dollars;
 First assistant engineers, nn duty, one thousand dollars;
 First assistant engineers, on leave, eight hundEed and fifty dollars;
 Second assistant engineers, on duty, eight hun dred dollars;
 Second sssis,an, engineers, on leave, six hundred dollars;
 Third assistant engineers, on duty, six huaared dollars,
 Third assistant engineers, on leave. four hundred dollars.
 SEC. :. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary o ihe Navy be, and hereby is, authorized i WI s' uUiift tue ittfp " "bh E. K. Collins and his associates tor the transPoita- lion oi The maIis between New York and Liver pool, under direction of the act of Congress ap- proved March ihini, eighteen hundred and ioriy- seven. as to postpone the commencement of the mail service stipulated 10 be performed until the first day of June, eighteen hnndred and hfNv. with out. in other respects, imParing tue coLdtton or obligations Of the said contract. i SEC. S. And be 1t further enacted, That, from and ai,er the passage of this act. all ptize money. arising from captures made by the vessels ot the navy of he United States, received by the marshal ssAa shall make sale Oi sneh prizes, shall. within sixty days after such sale deposite The nett pro. ceetls, after paying ail charges. provided by aw, into the treasury oi the United States, and all money now in ,he hands of prize agents shall also be deposited in the treasury o be distributed as now provided by law; such 2sri thereofss may belong to fhs officers aud of the v-sspls of the BsvT shall he paid To them under the direction of the Secretary oi The Navy. and the law authorizing the appointment of rrize agents is hereby repealed.
 APPROVED, March 3, lSl9