Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

SEc "a. find be further enacted, The provisions OF
this act 10 take effect from and after the threth Of June
next; any law laws of the United States TO the central
~ Notwithstanding.
Approved March l, 1855.
Public Co.
AN ACT making appropriations for the naval service
for the ending the thrteih Of Jane thousand
BE IL enacted bg the Senate and Houseof ReprsseHfG
tires the Uaifed States Of America IN Congress
sembIed That the following sums be- and the same are
hereby, appropriated 10 be paid out Of money the
treasury Otherwise appropriated, for the year ending
the hirteth of June, thousand eight hundred and
hty-sx:
For 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 Pr0rded, That the compensation
Of the chiefs of Bureua of Construction Equipment and
Repair and of Medicine and Surgery be the same Is
allowed the other chiefs of bureaus OF the Navy
Department. and that the deficiency be paid Of ans
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
For pay Of superntendents, naval constructors, and
all The civil establishments at the several navy and
Stations hundred and twenty four thousand four hun
dred and eighty dollars And such further sums may
Washington yard the compensation asi,.zaa 5e
the act approved Apriliweniy second eigeen hundred
and hfy -four. That in lieu OF two srsand dollars per
anDaIn the maximum CONVERSATION now allowed Inv
law TO navy agents; tGrc shall. be allowed two per
centum ON The rs nIdred thousand dollars under,
discussed bs mem, and per centum on every sue
eeed-< One hundred thousand dollars under, dis
ersed by them, until the compensation reaches the
OF three thousand dollars per annum, which amount
shall be the maximum of compensation for said agents
Pr0vided, That the compensation named herein shall
be in lieu of all extra compensation for services of every
nature and description rendered by navy agents, by
der Of the Navy Department. from and amer the
OF this act. Hd BTorided further That nothing herein
contained shall be construed To reduce the salary
which any navy agent is entitled under existing laws.
For provisions for commission, warrant and petty Off
GERS and seamen including engineers and marines at
tached To vessels for seaseryce six hundred and eighty
six thousand two hundred dollars.
That the purser of the navy at Washington, District OF
OOiunlDla- SHALL The passage OF this
receive the same pay allowed by law To the
pursers at the navyyars at Boston, New York. Norfolk,
shall be appointed inspectors of provisions, cloth
ing and small stores, they shall while acting receive
the same compensation n the pursers OF the navy
10 which they may be attached.
For surgeons necesares and appliances for the sick
and hurt of the navy, including the marine corps thirty
four thousand three hundred and twenty-five dollars
For increase repair, armament, and equipment at the
navy including the and tear of vessels in commits
sion, fuel for steamers, and purchase OF hemp for the
navy, two million seven hundred and ninety thou
sand five hundred dollars.
To continue the construction Of the six
authorized Ia be built by act Of the first session OF the
hirty-third Congress, three million of dollars.
For Sievens'- steamer, hundred aud hy thoH-
sand dollars Prerded, That the Secretary Of the Navy
may al ms discretion, apply the said sum, In whole
in part, during the fiscal year ending hirielh June
eighteen hundred and hfiy five.
To enable the Secretary of the Navy carry into effect
the joint resolution respecting the Arctic Expedition
commanded by Passed Assistant Surgeon, T.. X. Kane =
or so much thereof as may he necessary, hundred
and my thousand dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores and small arms in
Guiding incidental expenses, five hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
For preparing for publication the American Nautical
Almanac, twenty thousand eight hundred and eighty
dollars.
For the purchase Of nautical instruments required for
the of the navy repairs the same and also OF
astronomical Instruments and for the purchase of na,-
tNal books. MAPS and charts and or hacking aud bind
ing the same. twenty three thousand dollars
For printing and publishing sailing directions. hydro
graphical survey, aad astronomical observations
Thousand dollars.
For models, drawing and copying, postage. freight.
and transportation, and working photographic pres
including chemicals, for keeping grounds in order
fuel and lights, and tor all other contingent expenses OF
the photographed Office of the United States oservaio-
~. seven thousand six hundred dollars.
For continuing the Publication oi the series OF wnd
and charts, aud for detrying all the expense.
connected herewith, eighteen thousand dollars.
an, sIr ,hs @ag5 OF pr@", spoysa at ne Sssr ae
srument maker Two waichmen, and one porter, three
thousand one hundred and sixy-dollar-.
To enable the Secretary ct the Navy the salary
of Professor James r. E>py the fiscal year
ending June hrelh, eighteen hundred and ly six Two
thousand dollars the payment 10 BE- made in the
and under the like control former appropra-
tons for meteorological observations.
For contingent expenses thai may accrue for the fol-
lowing purposes, viz Freight and transportation, print
Ing and stationery. advertising In newspapers, books
maps, models and drawings, purchase and repair of fire
engines aud machinery, repairs ofand attending To steam
engines In navy-yaris, purchase and maintenance OF
horses and and driving teams. carts. timber
wheels, and the purchase aud repairs workmcn's
tOOts. lhci, pl,
navy-yars and slorc stations, pay Of wachmen, aud
incidental labor ehareabe To any other appropra-
ton, labor attending the delivery of civil sta
tons, wharfage, dockagc, and rent travelling expenses
of officers aud Others under orders, funeral expenses
store and Office REM. stationery, fuel, commissions and
pay Of clerks and storckeepers, hai,s,
awnings. and packing boXes, premiums and other eN-
penscs Of recruiting experimenting dcscrers, per diem
pay persons attending couris-manal and courts Oi in
quiry. and other services authorized by law, pay o
Judges advocate potage and Iowage of vessels and
sstance vessels In distress bills Of health and quar-
ranine expenses OF the United States navy In foreign
ports eight hundred and forty thousand and forty
eight dollars.
For repair OF buildings and grounds, necessary
additions aud repairs 10 the works for heating the build
ing, and support the Naval Academy Annapolis,
Maryland thirty thousand and forty-fonr dollars and
twenty-five cents.
For repair Of buildings for the necessary additions
and repairs the works for heating the buildings and
supor of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Maryla
twenty five thousand and forty dollars AMI twenty
two cents, for continuing the seawa along the northern
water front Of the academy grounds, grading draining,
and filling in low grounds, and keeping the grounds
In order, twenty -three thousand dollars.
For repaniing eaulking, and for other repairs OF the
floating balance drydock basin and railway, AT the na
vyyard, Pensacola, the of ten thousand dollars.
receive the said works: Proridsd. thai II shall appear
FROM the certificates Of the officers appointed by ha gov
eminent superniend and direct In the construction
thereof that the have been faithfully built aecoId-
ing to the spulaons Of the contract. and that ship fur
ned BY the contractors al their expense, has been
successfully locked aud hauled on and o the land by
the railway equal greater eight