The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-03-06

lt SHOULD he placed, III tue INTERESTS oi cou-
,nerce demand il; third, if the Thing pro-
posed he not the most suitable, whether IL
is expedient to make any other kind Of inn
| provemenf; fourth, whether the proposed
light has any connections with other lights,
and if so, whether il cannot he SO located
as TO subserve both the general and the To-
cal wants of trade aud navigation; and fifth,
whether there he any, and IL any, what 9TH
or facts of importance touching the sub
Iject.
SEC. 5. find be IL further enacted, That
all such reports shall, speedily as may
he, he laid before the Secretary of the
Treasury, and it such rs 10 authorize the
work withou, further legislation, he shall
forthwith proceed with il, otherwise such
reports shall be laid before Congress, at the
next ensuing session; hut in all cases where
such person as the Secretary OF the Irea-
sury shall designate does not report such
! preliminary examination as eXpetlienf, the
provisions Of this act shall without delay he
carried into execution.
SEC. 6. find bc it further enacted, That
hereafter all buoys along the coast, or in
/ bays, harbors, sounds, or channels, snail be
colored and numbered, so that passing up
the coast or sound, or entering the bay, har-
bor, or channel, red buoys with even num-
bers shall be passed on the starboard hand
black tuoys with uneven numbers on the
port hand, and buoys with red and black
stripes ON either hand. Buoys in channel
ways to be colored with alternate white
and black perpendicular stripes.
Sec. 7. find be it further enacted, That
there shall be allowed to collectors, when
acting as superintendent of light houses,
beacons, light boats and buoys, the same
rate of commission on the disbursement OF
the aforesaid appropriations, as were al
lowed and paid for the year ending fourth
March, eighleen hundred and forty
Provided, tha, no collector shall receive for
his services as superintendent aforesaid,
over the sum of four hundred dollars per
annum: find provided further, that the Sec
retary Of the Treasury shall assign TO the
collectors the superntendence Of such iighI
houses, beacons, light boats and buoys as
he may Judge best and most convenient for
the public interest.
SEC. 8. .4nd be it further enacted, Tha,
there be, and hereby is, appropriated the
sum Of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars to purchase a steamer to he employed
in the coast survey upon the Pacific coast,
and used if deemed exped,ent in designa-
ting the sites Of the several lighthouses pro-
vided for in California.
! SEC. 8. find be it further anacted, That
the SUM- Of two thousand dollars is hereby
appropriated to pay The balance due to Nj.
Lapont, of Paris for the light at Saneoty
Head, Nantucket.
Approved September 90, 1850.
CHAP. 7s.-AN ACT making appropriations for the
support of the for the ending the thirtett
of June, one thousand eight hundred and hty-one.
[SEc. IL BE 1t enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives. Of The Uni
ted States of .4naertca in Congress assem-.
6led, That the following sums be, and the
same are hereby appropriated, out of any
money in the treasury NOT otherwise apprO-
priated, for the support of the army for the
year ending the thIrtieth Of June, one thou
sand eight hundred and fity-one.
For pay OF the army, one million seven
hundred and ifty-nine thousand eight hun
dred and foriytwo dollars, Provided, thai
the pay and emounentS of the superInten.
dent of the United States Military Academy
shall in no case be less than the pay and
etnoluments of the Professor of Natural and
Experimental Philosophy.
For communication Of officers subsistence
five hundred and fifty thousand six hundred
aud seventy nine dollars, including The addi.
tlonal rations for commissioned officers OF
ordnance, commanding arsenalS or armo-
ries, being fixed or permanent posts OF the
army Of the United States, and The addition
al ratons for the commissioned officers o
engineers commanding separate and fixed
orpermanent posts of the army Of the Uni
Ted States.
For extra pay TO the commissioned Off
GERS and enlisted men of the army of the u
nited States, serving in Oregon or Califor.
mia, three hundred and twenty-five thousand
eight hundred and fifiy-four dollars, on the
following basis, to wit: that there shall bt
allowed 10 each commissioned officer as
aforesaid, whilst serving as aforesaid, per
diem, in addition TO their regular pay and
allowances of two dollars each, and to each
;. enlisted man as aforesaid, whilst serving as
aforesaid, a per diem, IN addition TO THEN
present pay and allowances, equal TO the
pay proper of each as established by exist
ing laws, said extra pay Of the enlistend
men to be retained until honorably dis.
charged-rhis additional pay to he contin-
dred and fifty-two, orr iuntil otherwise pro-
vided.
For communication for forage of officers
horses, one hundred and three thousand
seven hundred and seventy-six dollars.
/ For payments in lieu Of clothing for
officers servants, thirty-fiye thousand
seven hundred and twenty dollars.
For expenses of recruiting, fifty-six
thousand six hundred and sixteen dol
lars. .- ..
For three months extra pay to nom
commissioned officers, musicians and
privates, on re-enlistment ten thousand
dollars.
For clothing and camp and garrison
equipage, and horse equipments, one
hundred and two thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-one dollars.
For the regular supplies of the quar-
termaster's department, consisting OF
fuel, forage in kind for the authorized
number OF officers horses, mules, and
oxen of the quartermaster's department,
at the several military posts and stations,
and with the armies in the field and for
the horses for the first and second regi-
,nents of dragons, the eight companies
of light artillery, and the regiment Of
mounted riflemen, Of straw for soldiers