The true Democrat., 1855-04-24

That the non commissioned officers musicians and prvates of the United States marine corps shall be entitled to, and receive the pay and bounty for re-ensting as are now or may hereafter be allowed to the non commissioned officers musicians, and pri yates in the infantry of the army;
 ss4 75; '''~0 O'' w For clothing, S52Oe4:
 For fuel, $14,194 50:
 For military stores, repairs of arms, pay of armor CT; for accoutrements ordnance stores, flags drums hfes, and musical instruments, SS, 900;
 For transportation of officers and troops, and penses of recruiting, Sl2 OOO;
 For repairs of barracks, and rent of temporary bar racks and offices, S6 O0O
 For contingencies viz: freigbt ferriage carriage and wharfage; compensation to judges advocate; per diem for attending courts martial and courts of en- qury; for constant labor, house in lieu of quar- ters burial of deceased marines printing advertising stationery forage, postage, pursuit of deserters oles, ol straw furnture bed sacks, spades shoves, axes, pcks and carpenters tools expense of horse TOT messenger, pay of matron, washerwoman and porter, for the hospital and headquarters $25 0O0
 For the reappropriation of the following sum car red to the surplus fund under the provisions of the tenth section of the act entitled An act making ap- propriatons for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government for the year ending the 30th of June 1853, and for other purposes approved 3lst of August, 1852, to be applied to the payment of all expenses incurred prior to the 1st day of Juy lS52 for carrying into effect the provisions of the act pro viding for the prosecution of the war between the United States and the Republic of Mexico $26 l56 50
 $ ,. And be it further enacted That the provi- slons, contained in the act of the 22d April 1854, ad ding per cenage to the pay of the clerks employed at the navy yardn in Washington city, be construed so as to include the clerks and messengerin the office of the Navy Agent for said yard and the messenger III the C0mmandants office.
 5. And be 1t further enacted That all the grounds and appurenances thereunto belonging. known as the Memphis Navy Yard, in Shelby county, Tennessee, be and the same is hereby ceded to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Memphis for the use and of IHoty hat +bo G. {l,1 Navy order the commandant of said Navy Yard at Memphis, to surrender to the Mayor of Memphis said property: Provided, That the accounting officers of the treasury in settling the accounts of the late Navy Agent at Memphis. shall not deduct the sum of $2- 964 59 already received by him and passed to his dit on the books of the Treasury Department, from his salary as acting purser provided for by an act making appropriations for the naval service of the country Tor tie for the year ending the 30th of June 1853.
 $ I. And be it further enacted, That the two Gc- neral orders of the Secretary of the Navy dated Au gust 3lst 1S46 and May 27th, lS47, upon relative rank. shall have the force and effect of law.
 ). And be it further enacted, That the pay of the 6oatSwans, gunners, carpenters, and sailnakers of the navy. shall be follows:
 On leave, waiting orders, per annlIr $500 shore duty. @10Q; sea service, $500. An addition of two per centum upon the foregoing for every years sea service and addition upon pay of ten per centum when serving in ships with 400 men, and twenty per centum, when serving ill ships with 900 men.
 Approved. August 5 1854.
 AN ACT to carry into effect d Treaty between the
 United States and Great Britain, igned on the 9th 1 of June, 1854.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- taveS of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever the President of the Unit cd States shall receive satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain an,l the Pro- Ylnclal Parliaments of Canada New Brunswick Nova | Scotia, and Prince Edwards Island have passed laws their to f1ll to of+ +ba treaty between the United States and Great Britain. singed on the 9th of June last he hereby authorized to issue his proclamation declaring that he has such evidence. and thereupon from the date of sJcn pro 1 clamation, the following articles. being the growth and produce of said provinces of Canada New Bruns wick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edwards Island; to wit:
 Grain. four. and breadstnffs of all kinds; animals of all Fnds fresh smoked, and salted meats: cotton- woo seeds and vegetables undried fruits dried frits fish of all kinds products of fish and all other crea- tureS living in the Water poultry; eggs: hidcs turs skins or tails undressed; stone marble in its crude or unwrought state; slate: butter cheese tallow lard horns manures; oers of metals Of all kinds; coal; pitch. tar, turpentlne ashes; timber and lumber ot all kinds, round, hewed and sawed. unnanutactured in whole or in part; tire-wood. plants. shrubs. and trees: pets; wool; fish oil rice broonl-c and bark gypsum. ground and unground; hewn wrought or unwrought burr or grindsOnes estutfs fax hemp and tow, unmanutuctuled; unmunutactuled tobacco rags |
 Shall be introduced into the United States free of duty so long the the said treaty shall remain in orccsubicct, however. to be suspended in relation to the trade with Canada the condition mentioned in the fourth article oi the said treaty. And all the other provisions oi the said treaty shall go into effect and be observed on the part of the Unted States.
 ,. And be it further enacted, That whenever the island of Newfoundland shall give its consent to the application ot the stpulatons and provisions of the said treaty to that Province. and the Legislature thereof and the Imperial Parliament shall pass the necessary laws for that purpose, the above enuerat l cal articles shall he admitted free off tbatl Province into the United States. from and after the date of proclamation by the President of the United States declaring that he has satisfactory evidence that the said Providence has consented in due and proper manner, to have the provisions of the treaty extended it. and allow the United States the full benefits of all the stpulations therein contained. Approved August ,, 1854. AN ACT making Appropriations for the Service of the Post Office Department during the fiscal year | ending the 30th of June, 1855.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rpresen- tativeS of the United States of America in Congress assembled That the following sums be, and the same hereby, appropriated for the service of the Post Office Department for the year ending 3oth of June, s55 out of any moneys in the treasury arising from the revenues of the said Department, in conformity | to the act of the 2d of July. 1886 For the transportation of the mails, $5,275 ,O0O;
 For compensation to postmasters, S2,ooo'o00; l For ship. steamboat, and way letters, $25,000; For wrapping paper, S55, 900; l For office furniture in the post-ofices SS 900; l For ,dvertisng, SS5,oOO;
 | For mail bags, $55,0OO;
 | For blanks, $65,000 | For mail locks, keys and stamps, s25,OOo
 For mail depredations and special agents, s6O ,Oo0
 For clerks in the offices of postmasters, s56O ,0OO; For postage stamps and stamped envelopes, s55,- 1 900;
 | For miscellaneous items $120, ,000;
 For compilation of post routes, contained in the bill passed at the present session of Congress estab | fishing routes. $1 900; pactar fO oboco tho patent of the clamshell paddock should he be of opn ion the public service requires it, the of S50oo; | For compilation of post-routes as contained in | the bill passed at the present session of Congress | tabshng routes, $1 ,O00; To enable the Postmaster General to purchase the patent of the clamshell paddock should he be of opn ion the public vice requires it, the of 5000;
 2. And be it further enacted, That there be, and is hereby appropriated out of any money in the trea sury not otherwise appropriated, not exceeding $2,3 AGA, to supply any deficiency that may arise in the of the Post Office Department to meet the foregoing appropriations for the year ending the | 30tb of June 1855.