The true Democrat., 1855-08-07

the City of Washington, in the District of Columbla
 Monday the 4h day of December, 1854 and ended turday, the Sd day of March, le55
 FRANKLIN PIERCE, President. JESSE D. BRIGHT, Pre- sident of the Senate, tempore LINN BoYD Speaker of the House of Representatives.
 AN ACT making Appropriations for the Naval Ser
 vice, for the year ending the 30th of June, lS56.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con gress assembled, That the following sums be- and the are hereby, appropriated, to be paid of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the year ending the 30th of June lS56:-
 For pay of commission, warrant and petty officers, and seamcn, including the engineer corps of the navy S3,5l5,1l1: Provided, That the compensation of the chiefs of Bureau of Construction, Equipment. and Repair, and of Medicine and Surgery be the same as allowed to the other chiefs of Bureaus of the Navy Department, and that the deficiency be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise ap proprated
 For pay ofsuperntendents naval constructors, and all the civil establishments at the several navy yards and stations, Sl244So. And such further sum as may be necessary for paying to the clerks and others in the Washington navy yard the compensation thorized by the act approved April 22d 1854.
 That in lieu of $2.0oo per annum, the maximum of compensation now allowed by law to navy agents, there shall 5o allowed two per centum commission on the first Sl0O000, or under disbursed by them; and per centum on every succeeding $l00 ,0o0, der disbulsed by them until the compensation reaches the sum of $3o00 per annum. which amount shall be the maximum ofcompcnSaton for said agents: Provided, That the compensation named herein shall be in lieu of all compensation for services of every nature and description rendered by navy agents. by order of the Navy Department, from and after the passage of this act And provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to reduce the salary to which any navy agent is entitled under existing laws.
 For provisions for commission. warrant and petty officers. and seamen including engineers ami marines attached to vessel, for sca-service, SfS6.2OU.
 That the purser of the navy at Washington. Dis trict of Columbia shall from and at1er the passage of this act receive the same pay as is now allowed by law to the pursers at the navy yards at Boston. New York. Norfolk, and Pensacola: Provided I hat when purscrs of the navy shall be appointed insprc- tors of provisions. clothing, and small stores they shaI while so acting, receive the same compen-ation the pusers of the navy yard to which they may be attached.
 For surgeons neccssaries and appliances for he sick and hurt of the navy, including the marine corps, $34,325.
 For increase, repair, armament, and equipment of the navy, including the and tear of veeses iI. commission, fuel for steamers, and purchase of hemp for the navy, S2,sS950o
 To continue the construction of the SIX steam fri gates authorized to be built by act of the first sion of the thirty-thrd Congress 5000 ,000
 For Stevens war-steamer S250, 900: Provided That the Secretary of the Navy may at his discretion, ap ply the said sum- ill whole or i'll part, during the ifs cal year ending 30th June. 1855.
 To enable the Seceetary of the Navy to carry into effect the joint resolution respecting the Arctic cX petition. commanded by Passed Assistant Surgeon, h. $150,000.
 For ordnance and ordnance stores and small arms, including incidental expenses, s3490o0
 For preparing for publication the American Nautl- cal Almanac S2O.oo0.
 For the purchase of nautical instruments required for the of the navy for repairs of the same, and also of astronomical Instruments; and for the pur chase of nautical books maps and charts, and for backing and binding the same, $23000.
 For printing and publishing sailing directions, hy- biographical survey, and astronomical observations, $l0000.
 For models, drawing and copying postage, freight, and transportation, and for working lthographic press including chemicals, for keeping grounds Ill order for fuel and lights, and for all other contingent expenses of the hydrographical office and United States observatory, S7 500.
 For continuing the publication of the series of wind and current charts and for defrayng all the expenses connected herewith, SIS 900.
 For the wages of persons employed at the observa- tory and hvdrograyhical office, viz: one thographer neinstrunent maker, two watchmen, and one porter S3,160.
 salary of Professor James r. Espy, for the current fiscal year ending June 30th 1856, S2,OOO; the pay ment fo be made in the same manner and under the like control as former appropriations for meteoroogi- cal observations. ,
 For contingent expenses that may accrue for the following purposes, viz: Freight and transportation printing and stationery advertising in newspapers, books, maps, models, and drawings, purchase and repair of fire engines and machinery, repairs ol ana attending to eam-engineS Tn navy yards, purchase and maintenance of horses and oxen, and driving teams carts, timber wheels, and the purchase and repairs of workmens tools postage of public eters fuel oil and candles for navy yards and shore sta tiops pay of watchmen, and incidental labor, not chargeabe to any other appropriation, labor attend ing 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, commission and pay of clerks to navy agents and storekeepers, flags, awning, and packing ooxes premiums and other expenses of re- cruiting, apprehending deserters, per diem pay to persons attending court martial and courts o1 nqul ry and other services authorized by law pay to judges advocate pilotage and towage of vessels and assst to vessels in distress bills of health, and quar- antne expenses of the United States Navy in foreign ports, $S42, ,04S.
 For repair of buildings for the necessary addition and repairs to the works for heating the buildings, and support of the Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Maryland, s25,OH 22.
 For continuing the sea-wa along the northern water iront of the academy grounds, grading drain Ing, ana hllng in low grounds and for keeping the grounds in order, S23,000.
 For repalnting, caulking and for other repairs of the floating balance dry dock basin and railways at the navy yard; Pensacola, the sum of SlO OOOo
 And the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authoriz- ed to receive the said works: Provided That it shall appear from be certificates of the officers appointed by the government to superintend and direct in the construction thereof that the have been faith fully built according to the stpulations of the tract and that ship furnished by the contractors at their own expense, has been successfully docked and