Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04

See l6 And be 0tAer enacted That the salary Of the
chief clerk in the Office Of the assistant treasurer Of the
United States New York be and the same is hereby in
creased to sixteen hundred dollars per annm and the
salary OF each OF the other clerks in the said Office in
creased TO twelve hundred dollars per be paid
out Of any money in the treasury otherwise appro
priated
See IL, Ind belt further enacted ThatifA Boyd Hamil-
tom the present contractor for executing printing Of
the Senate and House Of Representatives shall file with
the Secretary OF the Senate and Clerk Of the House Of
Representatives his written to renquish his
tracts in the premises the said Secretary and Clerk and
the clerk OF the Printing Committee, hereby autho
rzed and required to settle and pay his accounts for all
work done and all work ordered his hands in pro-
cess Of completion according his contract prices with
such proportion of fifty thousand dollars in addition there
to as the amount Of the work performed by him bears to
the amount Of work done by the printer for the thirty
first Congress- when estimated under his prices
Sec 10 And be further enacted, That person here
after who holds or shall hold any Office under the Govern
men OF the United States whose salary annual
pensaon shall amount to the sum of two thousand five
hundred dollars shall receive compensation for dscharg
ing the duties of any other Office
Approved, August 81, 1852.
[PuBLIc-No. a.
AN ACT making appropriations for the naval service for
the year ending the thrtieth Of June, thousand
eight hundred and ffty-three.
BE enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
cfthe United States Of Amea in Congress assembled, That
the following be and they hereby appropriated
to be paid out Of in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated for the year ending the theth Of june
one Thousand eight hanar-d airy -.hraa
For pay Of commission, warrant and petty officers ana
seamen including the engineer corps Of the navy, two
million hundred and seveny-one thousand six hum
bred and nnety-eight dollars Pouid, That frsm and
after the first day Of July, eighteen hundred and nifty
two the salary Of the secretary of the naval academy at
Annapolis shall be twelve hundred and fifty dollars per
annum and the proper accounting officers Of the Treasury
be and they hereby authorized and directed to allow
and ont Of money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated the officers petty officers, seamen and
of the United States navy and to the officers and
of the revenue service who served IN the Pacihc
the coast of California and Mexico since the
twenty-eghth day of September eighteen hundred and
fifty the increased additional compensation as
has been by law directed be paid to the officers and
soldiers Of the army who served in California and the
several officers who served the late Arctic Expedition
in search Of Sir John Franklin SHALL in addition to the
pay with which they have already been credited be al
lowed for the period during which they served the fol-
lowing compensation respectively namely; The commando
of the expedition the pay Of commander the passed
mdhipmen the pay of eutenants the passed assistant
surgeon the pay feet surgeon the assistant surgeon
the pay of surgeon; and the midshpmen the pay OF
passed midshpmen all service and that there
be allowed the officers and to the petty officers
and that composed the Of the vessels employed
that expedition, extra pay equal to the regular pay
with which they have been credited for their services the
said expedition and pay ofchapains in the navy shall
be thousand dollars on leave, waiting orders, and
fifteen hundred dollars while on duty.
For pay Of superintendent, naval constructors, and
all the civil establishments at the several navy yards and
stations ninety thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars
and the navy agent Memphis for the time during which
he has performed may perform the duties Of purser In
addition his own shall be allowed and paid the annual
salary of purser duty at navy yards of the second
class which shall be in addition to his commissions
lieu thereof and the salary OF the assistant to
for the navy yard at Kittery, Maine who also dis
charges the duties Of clerk and steward shall be
hundred and fifty dollars and the pay Of the first clerk
the commandant at the navy yards at Norfolk, New
York, and Boston shall be at the rate of thousand
dollars per annum and that the second clerk to the
commandan" the yards shall be at the rate OF
eight hundred dollars per annum from and after the pas
sage Of this act
For provisions for commission warrant, ayd petty Off
and seamen including engineers and marines attach
ed to vessels for SERVICE six hundred and
much Of the approved March third eighteen hundred
and fftyone entitled An act making appropriations for
the naval service Of the year ending the threth of june
one thousand eight hundred and fftytwo, provides
that commutation of rations shall be allowed, except
to officers and their attendants and for the spirit part Of
the ration" be and the same is hereby repealed
For scientific investigation and experiments upon the
character Of amenay substances used subsistence in
the navy and prevent their deterioration,
thousand five hundred dollars to be expended under the
direction Of the Secretary Of the Navy.
For surgeons necessaries and appliances for the sick
and hurt Of the navy including the marine corps thirty
seven thousand six hundred dollars.
For repair of vessels in ordinary and for and tear
Of vessels in commission, including fuel and purchase Of
hemp, million three hundred and sixty five thousand
dollars And the Secretary Of the Navy be and he is
hereby authorized and required have completed with
the least possible delay the steamer contracted for
with Robert L. Stevens in pursuance Of act Of Con-
gress approved April fourteenth thousand eight hun
dred and orytwo and the balance Of the appropriation
heretofore made which has been carried the credit OF
the surplus fund.- shall be used for that purpose And
the Secretary Of the Navy may, il he deem it proper
cause to be applied practicable to more
Of the steam vessels belonging to the United States any
steam condenser which may found best calculated for
the purpose for furnishing fresh marine boilers
and for the Of the crews.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, and small arms, in
GLIDING incidental expenses, hundred and twenty-five
| thousand dollars.
For preparing for publication the American Nautical
i Almanac nineteen thousand four hundred dollars.
For the purchase and repair of nautical instruments
required for the Of the navy, ten thousand five hum
| bred dollars.
For the purchase Of all the books maps and charts
qured for the Of the navy, eight thousand two hun
bred and fifty dollars
For backing and binding the same and for printing
and publishing sailing directions photographed surveys
and astronomical nine thousand two hundred
dollars
For models, drawings and copying postage, stationery,
working photographic press including chemicals keep
ing grounds and buildings in order for repairing and pro-
tectng from further depredatons brick wall east,
SOUTH and west sides Of the grounds For pay Of porter,
gardener, watchmen instrument maker; for fuel, lights,
and all the unenumersted contingent expenses of the hy
biographical Office and national observatory eleven thou
sand FIVE hundred and twenty dollars.
For continuing the publication of the wind and current
charts and for deang all the expenses connected there
with, ten thousand dollars
For the repairs and erection Of buildings at the United
States naval academy Annapolis, Maryland twenty
eight thousand dollars To complete the quarters for the
students and professors of the naval academy MT Annapo