Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-12

company or their legal representatives under the order
OF the Secretary OF War, upon the production OF such
proof satisfies him the identity Of said officers and
soldiers, and that they have not been paid.
Il For bridges and establishing communications between
Fort Leayenworth and the Republican Fork of the Kansas
river, eleven thousand seven hundred and twenty
dollars,
For fuel and quarters for officers Of the army serving
on lighthouse duty, the payment Of which is no longer
made by the quartermaster department. four thousand
and hfty-three dollars and eighty-seyen cents.
For fuel and quarters and for mileage transporta-
ton for officers and enlisted men Of the army serving on
the coast survey in longer provided for by the
quarermaster department, ten thousand dollars Iro
Vde That the annual survey report shall be sub
mtted to Congress during the month OF December in each
year. and shall be accompanied by general chart Of the
whole coasts OF the United States large scale
convenient and practicable, showing practca-
BILE the conguraton Of the coasts and showing, by nes
the probable limits Of the gulf stream and showing by
lines, the probable limit which the soundings of the
coast will extend and showing by the Of coors and
explanations, the exact portions of coasts ofwhich
complete charts have been published by the Coast Survey
Also showing such other parts Of the coasts of which the
triangulauon the topography, and the soundngs have
been completed but not published and ALSO such parts
OF the coasts of which the tanguaion and Typography
or the trangulation only, have been completed
Sec z fnd be ii further enacted That the proper
counting officers of the Treasury Department be and they
are hereby authorized to adjust and settle tire claims Of
the State of Florida for the services Of her troops under
the act OF February twenty eighteen hundred
and by the provisions stated for the settlement
OF the claims Of the State of Georgia for like services
eighteen hundred and fftytwo entitled An act making
appropriations for the support of the army for the year
ending thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty
three and that the Secretary Of War be authorized to-
the provided for by the Of Congress of
aightaan hundred and .ieha aha $500 o.
ing to her representation in Congress-
SEQ o. And be IL further enacted, That the Secretary Of
War be directed to report to Congress whether in his
opinion, it would not be economical proper, and
advisable to cause all the of the United States to be
made by contract
Sec. And be further enacted That such portion Of
the Of seventy five thousand dollars appropriated for
the discharge of claims for preventing and suppressing
Indian hosties in Florida by the act of twenty
February, eighteen hundred and fty-one, shall remain
unexpended the thrtieth of june eighteen hundred
and hereby reappropated for that purpose
Sec. g. Ind bet further enacted That the provisions of
the seventh section Of the approved August thirty
eighteen hundred and ftytwo, entitled An act making
appropriations for the support of the army for the year
ending the thrteth day of June thousand eight huns
bred and ythree shall be construed to extend to all
persons who engaged receivers of military contr
buttons in Mexico California, during the with
Mexico
Sec 6. And belt further enacted That the provisions of
the first section of the act entitled An making APP
preparations for the support of the army for the end
ing the threth of june thousand eight hundred and
fifty one approved September twcnty-eght, eighteen
hundred and fifty granting extra pay to the officers and
enlisted men of the army serving Oregon and California;
be extended to the officers and of the two companies
of regiment of mounted remen that garrsoned the post
of Fort Laramie Oregon route during the time they
cupied said post and the amount which may be found
due them under this act shall be paid out of moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
Sec. 4 lind further enacted That the Secretary of
War 70 be paid out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated to Richard b. Lee late COM
missary of the Pacific division Of the army, the Of
eleven hundred and seventyfve dollars, with interest
from the ninth Of june eighteen hundred and fifty being
for money lost in being transported from Honolulu to San
Francisco, under his charge, and for which he has
counted the department, and which includes the
expenses incurred in efoyts to recover the same.
Sec. g. And be further enacted That for the settlement
of the remaining unpaid claims Of the States Of Georgia
and Alabama for advances made in suppressng Indian
hoses the Secretary of the Treasury pay to the State
of Georgia her claims remaining unpaid for
paid by the State in suppressng hostes of the Chero
kee Creek, aud Seminole Indians in the year eighteen
hundred and thrtyve and SINCE upon proof that the
paid by the State and that the provisions of
the Congress relative the settlement the claims
of Georgia for military services approved March third
eighteen hundred and be extended to the pay
to be made under this act And that the Secretary
of the Treasury pay to the State of Alabama, under the
provisions Of the acts Of Congress Of sixteenth August
eighteen hundred and fortytwo and the twentysixth
january eighteen hundred and forty mine, the balance
due the said State growing of the Greek Indian hos
tties of eighteen hundred and thirtysix and eighteen
hundred and thirty Prouidd proof is made that
said State advanced in good faith the amount claimed
Sec .. And be IL further enacted, That whenever any
lieutenant Of the of engineers corps Of Topographic
cal engineers ordnance corps shall have served four
teen years continuous service lieutenant he shall be
promoted to the rank of csptans Prorded That the
whole number Of officers in either of said corps shall
be increased beyond the number fixed by law And
those who rank him in his corps.
Sec TO- 1nd be 10 further enacted That the Secretary
of War be and he is hereby authorized under the drec
ton Of the President Of the United States employ such
portion Of the corps Of typographical engineers and such
other persons he may deem necessary, make such
explorations and surveys he may deem advisable, to
ascertain the most practicable and economical fer
railroad from the Mississippi river TO the Pacific ocean,
and that the Of hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars much thereof may be necessary be and the
same hereby appropriated out Of money in the rea
sury otherwise appropriated deray the expense of
such explorations and surveys
Sec IL. lind Be further enacted That the engineers
and other persons employed in said explorations and
veys shall be organized in many distinct corps there
routes be surveyed and their several reports shall
be laid before Congress before the first Monday in
February eighteen hundred and ffty-four.
Sec L. And be further enacted That in the adjust
Of the account OF the State Of Virginia urder the
twelfth section Of the act approved thirty first August
eighteen hundred and ftytwo the Secretary Of War be
and he is hereby directed follow the provisions Of the
second Of June eighteen hundred and
amounts expended by them in raising regiments Of youn
teers for the Mexican
Sec Is. Ind be further enacted That the lot Of land
in the Of Newcastle in the State Of Delaware UPON
which arsenal has been erected and the said arsenal
be and the hereby reconveyed and granted
the trustees Of the said town and their successors
Sec. H. And bet further enacted That for the purpose
Of enabling the commissioners of the military asylum to
purchase suitable site with the view of establishing
hereat Western military asylum the Of thou
sand dollars in addition the in the hands Of the
commissioners, Is hereby appropriated out Of money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated
Approved, March B. 1853.
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