Squatter sovereign. [volume] (Atchison, Kan. Terr.) 1855-1858, 1855-05-08
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws OF the United State
Public 65.1

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AN ACT making appropriations for the naval
service for the year ending thirtieth June, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-six
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Re-
representatives. Of the Uuited States in Congress
ss.mbled, That the following Sums be, and
the same hereby, appropriated to be paid
out of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the wear ending thirtieth of
June, one thousand eight hundred and fiftv-six:
Fo9 pay of commission, warrant and petty
officers and seamen, including the engineer
corps of the navy three million FIVE hundred
and fifteen thousand one hundred and eleven
dollars: Provided, That the compensation of
the chiefs of Bureau of Construction. Equip
nent and Repair, and of Medicine and Surgery
be the same allowed to the other chiefs
of bureaus of the Navy Department, and that
The deficiency be paid ont of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated.
For pay Of superintendent, naval coHstruc-
tors, and all the civil establishments ~ the sew
cral navy yards and stations. one hundred and
twenty-four thousand four hundred and eighty
dollars. And such further sums as NAV be
necessary for paying to the clerks and others
in the Washington nGvy-yard the compensation
authorised by the act approved April twenty
second, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. That
in lieu of two thousand dollars per annum the
maximum of compensation now allowed by
law to navy agents; there shall be allowed two
Der centum on the first hundred thousad dollars.
under, disbuTsed by them, until the compen-
sation reaches the sum of three thousand dol
lars per annum, which amount shall be the
maximum Of compensation for said agents :
Provided. That the compensation named herein
shall be in lien of extra compensation for SER
vices of every nature and description, rendered
by navy agents, by order of the Navy Depart
Elent, from and after the passage of this act
And provided further, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to reduce the salary
to which any navy agent is entitled under eX-
listing laws.
For provisions for commission, warrant and
petty officers and seamen, including engineers
and marines attached to vessels for sea service.
six hundred and eighty-six Thousand two hun
dred dollars.
That the purser of the navy at Washington,
District of Columbia, shall, from and after the
passage of this act, receive the same pay rs is
now allowed by law to the pursers at the navy
yards at Boston, New York. Norfolk. and Pen
sacola Provided, That when pursers of the
navy shall be appointed inspectors Of provisions
clothing and small stores, they shall, while so
acting, receive the same compensation as the
purseFs Of the navy-yard to which they may
be attached.
For surgeons recessaries and appliances for
the sick and hurt of the navy, including the
marine corps, thirty-tour thousand three humid
red and twenty-five dollars.
For increase, repair, armament. and eouir-
meat of the navy, including the wear and tear
cf vessels In commission, fuel for steamers, and
purchase of hemp for the navy, two million
seven hundred and ninety-nine thousand five
To continue the construction of the six steam
frigates authorised to be built by an act of the
first session of the thirty-third Congress, three
million of dollars.
For SteVens's war-steamer two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars: Provided. That the Sec
rotary of the Navy NAV, at his discretion an
ply the said sum in whole or in part. during the
fiscal year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hun
dred and fftv-fivc.
TO enable the Secretary Of the Navy to carry
into effect the :. pt
Arctic expedition, commanded by Passed AS
sistant Surgeon, +. X. Kane" or so much there
OF as may be necessary, one hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores and small
arms, including Incidental expenses, five humid
rcd and fifty Thousand dollars.
For preparing for publication the American
Nautical Almanac, twenty thousand eight hun
tred and eighty dollars.
For the purchase of nautical Instruments re-
CURED for the use of the navy, for repairs of
the same, and also OF astro monica instruments;
and for the purchase Of nautical books, maps,
and charts, and for backing and binding Che
same, twenty-three thousand dollars.
For printing and publishing sailing direc-
lions, photographed survey, and astronomical
observations, ten thousand dollars
For models, drawing and copying, postage,
freight, and transportation, and for working
photographic press, including chemicals, for
Keeping grounds in order, for fuel and lights,
and for all other contingent expenses of the
Autographed office and United States Observ-
atory, seven thousand six hundred dollars.
For continuing the publication of the series
of wind and current charts, and for defraying
all the expenses connected Herewith. eighteen
Thousand dollars.
TO enable the Secretary of the Navy TO pay
the salary of Professor James p. Espy, for the
current fiscal year ending June thirtieth, cigh-
teen hundred and fifty-siX, two thousand dol
lars; the payment to be made in the same man
ner and under the like control as former appro-
priations for meteorological observations.
For contingent expenses that may accrue for
the Following purposes, viz: Freight and trans
portation, printing and stationery, advertising
IN newspapers, books, maps, models, and draw
lngs, purchase and repair of fire engines and
machinery, repairs Of and attending to steam
engines in navy-yards, purchase and mainte-
nance OF horses and oxen, and driving teams
carts, timbar-wheeis, and the purchase and re-
pairs OF workmcn's tools, postage OF public
letters, fuel, oil, and candles for navy-yards
and shore stations, pay of watchmen and inci-
dental labor, not chargeable to any other appro-
priation, labor attending the delivery of stores
On civil stations, wharfage, dockage, and rent
travelling expenses of officers and others under
orders, funeral expenses. store and office rent
stationery, fuel, commissions and paw of clerks
To naYy-agents, and store-keepers flags, avn
inSs, and packing boxes, premiums and other
expenses of recruiting, experimenting deserters
pes diem pay to persons attending courts-mar-
tial and courts of inquiry, and other services
'4S't ~ law, pay 10 Judges advocate. pr
otage aud towage of vessels and assis.ance tc
vessels IL distress, bills and quarantine ex.
penses Of the United States navy in foreign
ports, eight hundred and forty-two Thousand
and forty-eight dollars.
For repair of building and grounds, for IL:
necessary additions and repairs to the work,
for heating the buildings, and support Of TIA
Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Mary Iand thirty
thousand and forty-four dollars and twenty 1--we
cents.
For repair OF buildings for fine necessary ID
ditions aud repairs to the works for heating tn,
buildings, md support of the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, Maryland, twenty five thousand
and forty-two dollars and twenty-five cents
For continuing the sea-waIl along the northern
water front of the academy grounds, grading
draining, and filling in low grounds, and 70
keeping the grounds in order, Twenty-Five
thousand dollars
For repainting, caulking and other repairs o
the floating balance dry-docK. basin and rail
way, at the nayy-yard, Pensacola, the sum o
ten thousand dollars.
And the Secretary of the NAVY ia hereby an