The Arkansas banner., 1849-04-24

omeefeuI; NaitGneTY and iuet 10 navy sgoite and ore.keepers: flags, awnings, and packing -boxes; premiums and other expenses of IecI0iting; appre- hen'ng desefters; per diem pay topeTsons attending courts martial and courisof inquiry, og other service authorized by law pay 10 judge sdvocates piIotage and towsge Of vessels, sAA assistance rendered 10 vessels in distress. five hundred and eight thousand dollars;
 For support of the naval school al Annapolis. Maryland, twenty eight thousand txo hundred dol iATs;
 For transportation oi the United States mail be. tween New York and Liverpool; between New York And New Orleans, Havana, and Chagres; and between Panama and some point m the Territory of Oregon, eight hundred and seventy four thousand six hundred dollars;
 s For the Purchase of the right 10 use A. D. Bish- ops paien. portable boos-detriek for a government purposes, ten thousand dolsEs: Psorided, That said Bishop shall, within fifteen days from the passage Of this act. notify the Seere sFy of the Navy, in writing oT his acceptance Of said sum in fuIt com peosaion for said psen,-right, and all Improvements which he msy hereafter make upon the same. and so furnish full working plans and explanations lof the construction of said boom derrick;
 For testing the capacity and useiainess of the electro magnetic power, as mechanical agent for the purposes of navigation and iocomoiion and the probable cost of using the same, according to the invention of Professor Page, lhe sum ot twenty thousand dollars 10 be expended under the super vision of the Secretary of the Navy, in making practicable experiment of said invention, according io the plan 10 be proposed and conducted by Pro- lessor Page;
 For the construction, extension, and completion of the following objects and for the c1reat repairs, st the several navy yards, viz:
 fl Portsmouth.-For completing powder msga- zine and snithery l.; for constructing commanders quarters timber shed Ensaeer f~enty-eight, store house number thirty, dock-~aii west of timber sheds for paving timber shed number twenty seven, wharf, and filling in rear of number four; for pfich- house engine -hOnse, and filing in low grounds; and for repairs of all kinds fifty -four thousand six hundred and twenty dollars and filiy-thtee cents.
 .M Boston Towards construction of sail loft and cordage store; for stone wall and filling in sonih- west of ship house H; for coal-house near black smith shop, grading end paving avenue sxiy.thIee for anctof hoys and water tank; and for repais Of all kinds, one hundred and thiriylwo thousand two hundred and twenty -one dollars and hify cents
 At NsU Yoh.-For two officers houses, cob dock, dredging channels, filling in land purchased between navy yard and hospital, fence on Flashing a, enne, filling in Timber pond. paving and gutiers to aVeue, and fo repairs of all kinds, ninety five thousand holars.
 it Philadelcha.- tWo houses for officers; for foundation and slip of stip-hoase G; extension of wharves number one, two, aud three, to port war den's iine; tor timber shed D: for raising smiths shop and tor repairs Of all kinds, seventy six thou sand and twenty y-seven dollars.
 .h Washington For boiler and furnace for small steam hammer and boilers for sieaD-engnes num- bers one and three; for building stone wharf; for large slide lathes blaming machines shaiing, drums boring, sloting, aud drilling machines, and small tathes and repans of all kinds, lofty-our thousand i've hundred aud thirty doIIais.
 .at Nor6ok For slip numheT iorty.eight, con- iinHation of quay walls, digging oat timber dock, grading, paving gutters, flliIug low grounds brick stables, water cIsterns, engine. house tO smthrry coal house, and repairs of all kinds, one hundred ard five thousand eight hundred and loriy-feur dole lars.
 At PsnaeOla. For completing permanent wharf smith and machine shop, tim. shed and mould loit, water tank, ine-onse, paint shnp, dredging machine. and lighters, and yard beats; for bIlek kitchen to oicers houses, (eleven,) six fist class and six second class hOuses and tpaiis of all kils Two hundred ihoussnd and thirteen dollars and fifty five cents.
 .6t Memphis. For saw-miil cue wing of store house; to complete building for officers. backsmiths shop and joiner shop; for fire engine, excavation and en,hank uent. pLng river bank, wall to en' close yard, guard-house. aud enclosure to mandunt's house iuvements drains and gntters, and repairs ot all kinds. one hundred aud thirty. six thousand five hundred and tifly-iour dollars.
 6t Sscktffs HarJor. For stables aud fencing, and repairs of all kinds obe thousand five hundred dollars
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 At Bostoa.--For repairs to road, fences, wall, whitewasking. and genersl repairs, one thousand five hundred doIlars.
 .at Ner Yo,k For completing smallpox bull. ding, finishing sewer. drsd.house. grading, brick barn. and stable, and general repairs, eleven thou sand three hundred dollars
 -9t UssAiaeto".-for general repairs, hun dred and fifIv dollars.
 .af Nortoik For general repairs, one thousand dollars.
 Al Psasacoia For repairs of hospital buildings medical officers quarters buildings, fences and general repairs, one thousand seven hundred aud fifty dollar.
 For magazines. via:
 Al fSosioP. one hundred and ff,y dollars;
 .ft N'p Po'k, two hundred dollars;
 Al Washing on, one hundred and fifty dollars;
 Al Eorfois, one hundred and fifty dollars.
 For stone and floating dry-docks, viz:
 or completing the stous dFy-dock building at New York, four hundred and ninety thousand dollars;
 For the construction of the floating dry dock 10 be built at kittery, two hundred thousand dollars;
 For the construction of ihe floating dry dock 10 be built ai philadelphia. two hundred thousand dollars;
 For the construction of the floating dry-dock to be built al Pensacola, two hundred and fifty thou sand dollars --s--
 For improvements and superinlendence at naval depot near New Orleans. the sum of one thousand and seven hundred and fifty dollars.
 MaTiw Corpa.--Fsr pay of officers, non -commis- stoned officers, n.sic ms prIyaies- and servants, serving shore subsistence of officers, and pay for nndrawn clothing, is=o hundred aud aine thousand an twelve dollars Prossded That lhe President of the United Staies may substitute marines for lands men In The navy. as far as he may deem Il expedi- ent to promote the eficienoy of the service And that the officers of the marine corps affected by the fourth section of the act of Congress, approved March 9 lSl7, entiiled An act for the increase of the Harine corps of the United States, shall be pro- vided Tor in the that the officers of lhe old army who received appointments in the addi. iional regiments raised for the war with Mexico aDder the fourth section of te act of Congress approved Juy nnetees eighteen iu undreda md iprty eight, entitled '' An act supplemental 10 act titled An act providing for the prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the re- pablic of Mexico, aud for other purposes.'
 For provisions for marines, serving on shore, thirty thousand six hundrud and seveuiy -four Jol- lars and eighty centS.