The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-03-24

[Public--No. s3.l

AN A'tI making npprop iatiOns LOT eerta'n 'ot-
iifcations Of the United STATED for the year emil
ing the thi,tielh Of juno, one thousand eight
hundred anil fifty.
n a .aartsd b. Inc Ssnote and House Of Repre-
ssafafirss Of The United Sfafss Of Aaeriea ia Com
gross assembled, Thar The following sania be and
they are hereby sppropria ed 70 be paid eut Of any
money in III treasury not othcrwise pfopriahd'
for tho preservation. repairs, ni construction u GER
tain frfcstions for The year ending tbs thifsth Of
Iuns. one thousand eight hundred snd fifty
Fur defensive wo KS and barracks nssr Detroit,
twenty thonsand dollafs.
For E,rs,6ca.ions at outlet Of Lake Chainplain,
tweaty thou anil dollars.
For defensive works and barracks at narrows Of
Pen,bscos river Maine twenty thousand dollars.
For repairs Of For Scanned, Portland hsroor'
Maine. Eve thousand dollars.
For repsi,s Of fortfca ions on Governors Island,
BOSTON harbor, ten th usanj dollars
n, Fort w aren, Dos on harbor, thirty thousand
For,epsirs Of Fort Independence, Boston harbor,
tan u,anj dollars.
ror Fort Adams, Newport hafbor, Rhode l-land,
ana narmanent quarters and barracks thereat forty
T,r bn;lding Fort T,umbull, New London. Con.
n,c,icut ten thousand dollars.
For Font Schuyler, Long Island Sound ten thou
sand dollars.
FIR rapairs OF Fort WoOu, unu cea-Wau W
,,v,. 1.Iand fftssn thousand dollars.
''w ~, ,sns;,s Of For, Hamilton New York, ten
For Fort Richmond on Staten Island, thirty thou
For reosi,s Of Fort Lafayette, Eve thousand dol
lsr 81
For Fort Delaware, on Pea Patch Island. my
thousand doll RS
Far repairs OF Fort Madison, five thousand
dollars
Fol for, on soler'a Point fit, Baltimore harbor,
forty thousand dollars
For Fort Monroe. Hampton roads, Virgni,
twenty thousand dollars.
For preservation OF site 81 Fart Caswell, Nor
G aroli ID, fifteen thousand dollars.
For preservation Of site at Fort Macon, North
Carolina, five THOUSAND dollars.
For dixie 10 Drunken Dick shoal, Charleston har-
Dor, South Carolina ten thousand dollars.
For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor, South Car,
olna twenty five thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Jackson, Savannah river, fl
tern thousanl dollars.
For Far. Barrancas Pensacola hsrbor, Florida,
and barracks ,hersat ,hirty.fve thousand dolllra.
For repairs Of Fort Morgan, Mobile point, Ala
barna fifteen thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Jackson, Mississippi river,
fifteen thousand dollars
For repairs Of Fort 81. Phiip Mississippi, river.
thirty thousand dollars
For repairs Of Fort Pike, Louisiana, ten thou
sand dollars.
For repairs Of Fort Wood, Louisiana, ten thou.
sand dollars
For fertilization on Florida reef, Key West, sew
eniy five thousand dollars
For fortifcs,ion on Florida reef Garden Key,
ffty thousand dollars,
For renars OF sea.wa st. Augustine, five thou
Sand dolarr,
For contingent expenses OF engineer officers en-.
eaeel ia an examination Of the coast Of the Uni
ted States on The Pacific ocean. in reference to the
defence Of the same, six thousand dollars
Approved March ., ls49.
[Pubic-No. "a
AN 1c'r making an appropriation for the naval
service for the year ending the thirlieth Of June,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
Bea enacted bp he Senate and House Qf Represen-
fatires of the United States Of America ~ Congress
assembled That the following sums be and they are
hereby appropriated, out OF any money IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for The naya
service for the year ending the thftieth Of June one
thousand eight hpndred AMI fifty.
For pay of commission. warrant, and petty Off
GERS and sealnen, including the engineer corps o.
the navy two million four hundred and sixty two
Thousand Eve hundred dollars.
For pay Of superntendents, naval constructors
and all the civil cstahi hmenis at tho several yards
and stations seventy three thousand nine hundred
and sixty dollars
For provisions for commission. warrant. and
petty officers, and feamen, including engineers and
marines attached To vessels for sea-service, six hun
drsi and eighty sir thousand two hundred dollars.
For surgeons necessities and appliances for the
sick and hurt Of the navy, including marine corps
thirty eight thousand five hundred dollars.
For repairs Of vessels in ordinary. and for wca
and d ar Of vessels In commits sion including fuel fo
steamers, AMI the purchase of hemp. one million
fonr hundred and thirty six thousand dollars.
Fur the construction at the national observatory
Of magnstic clock, under the superintsndence o
DR., Lock. and to pay him for the free use by Ihf
United states Of his invention Of said clock and o
and all improvement, that he may make lhorcto
ten thousand dollars.
For paying tie uns1tishsd demands upon the fun!
fir niinuing the survey Of the soast on the Gul
Of Mexico, from ApaIachicola bay to tn, Miss
issppi four thousand and seventy dollars TO be Ia
ken out Of the balance Of the fund appropriated TO
that Purpose by the Of the third Of March, cigh
teen hundred and forty one, and which has beer
carried to the credit Of the surplus fund.
For the surveys Of the reefs, shoals, keys, ant
coasis Of South Florida by the superintendent o
the .coa:t survey" tnd for which the Secretary 0
the Navy is hereby authorized to provide the requi
OtuceIS Stnreis niiu Sf1wo " enAu e"oct ses'sys
the sum of thirty thousand dollars.
FIR ordnance and ordnance stores and SINAI
arms, including incidental expenses, two hundre
and 6fy seven thousand dollars.
For nauticalbooks, maps, charts, instruments, AM
NIL other expenses Of the hydrographical office. fiji
eight thousand two hundred aud sixty dollars
PRovInEn. That competent officer Of tho navy
no. below the grade Of lieutenant be charged wit
the duty Of preparing the Nautical Almanac for pub
lcation; and that the Secretary Of the Navy may
when in bis opinion the interests Of navgatio
would be promoted thereby, cause any nautcs
work that may from time 10 time be published b
the photographed Office 10 be sold at cost, an
the proceeds arising .herefrom be placed In III
treasury Of the United State
For contingent expenses that may accrue for III
following purpose viz freight and transportation
printingiand stationary; advertising in newspapers
books, maps, models, and drawings; purchase an
repairs Of fire engines asd mach nary; repair o
md attending on rten,n -enpiues in Yards purchas