Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-09-15

eoosss he eDcers ssamen and masan.. - oen.,
sesosaso Who wsre lost IN eeid soop = oar 49,
-. Ds Ssessss insiSd;.o captains svt aad asss-
q any mousy n the treasury uot oshsee ,e aungcpr
steo sum equal 10 twelve Donths nay Of tSrir re-
ssscsive decsasd relations ssoressn In addition "a
ne pay que 10 the deceased a. the date Of the 49, ~
san ysseeD respectively.
SEC .. And be il fnrfhw enscts1, fha, the nro-.
er accounting ofcers Of thu Treasury Department b.
and hereby are suthozsd and directed 10 settle the
sIsoauss % Nixoa white iate purser in the navy
accounds and vouchers for expendit ures and paw
ments Dads BY ham and with all thu money stores
ana supplies procured for the use Of said vessel and
10 allow him credit for whatever sum appears 70 b.
due from him on the books 81 thu department
SEC I. And Be Il further enaclsd That the men.
sions and payments made 10 the proper repreaent.
tsves tas prov'd-d for IN ths sc Of Passed Mdshp-
man William X Bridge who vas tn comma nj . a
acting lieutenant d the brig Porpoise when she "a.
lost and Of the other passed nidshipmen who xere
on board the Pordoise when she Was lost uuder =, !
defs from the Navy Department as acting Lieutenant.
as well IS their pay from the time Of their oiun0
said vessels shall pe the as though they were
then duly commissioned and act uaily holding ssd
rank OF Lieutenant.
SEC. 6. And be II further enacted, That Tor the
purpose OF fixing the time " which the paw of
Midshipman William G.. Smith shall be allowed IN
arst day Of MAJ thousand eight hundred and afy
one shall be deemed and taken TO be the day %
I which said Smith was lost at sea
Approved August ], 1856
Public AL
AN ACT " amend an sct entitled An act to estsb.
isn court Tor tn INVESTIGATION u Claims agains,
the nited States" approve February twenty.
fourth eighteen hundred aud Afty-nYe
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rem.
resenfdfires Of the United States of America In
Congress assembled, That any two III the Jndgs y
the Court II Claims authorized by the act 10 Sh,ch
thus is an amendment approved the twenty -f,urtr
day Of February eighteen hundred any fifty Ave shs
constitute quorum and may hold a court for 4, !
transaction OF business and the court NAV apnoin,
mmissioners 10 take testimony in the Insnner n,e
scribed la the said act.
! SEC. 2. And be nftr1her enacted, That AL ,ss;..
tant shall b. appointed by the President by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate whose dutv !,
shall be to aid the solicitor in the performances of mo
duties mentioned N the said act and shall take IN
oath 70 support the const,i utn of the United
and discharge faithfully the duties of his once nm
ne shall receive salary of three thousand i've hun
dred dollars per annum aud shall hold his once for
period OF four years unless sooner removed by the
President And the solicitor of the Unte,i S,ate.
mentioned IA the act To which this Is an amendmon t
shall have power and he is hereby authoriz- to en-
ploy deputy who shah receive salary of two thou-
sand FIVE hundred dollars per annum and whose duty
II shall be - aid the said solicitor the performance
OF the duties mentioned in said act in such vav A.
| the said solicitor shall direct.
SEC. 3 Aud be IL further enacted That the eler,
Of the said court shall be and he is hereby auhoized
to disburse under the direction of the said can't t
contingent fund which may hereafter be Ammonia
ted fro IN time to time 10 the Of the sand c.ur
| Provided, He shall hrst give bond in such an
| amount aud in such form and with such security
Provided further, That his accounts shall be scttled
by the proper accounting officers or the treasury n
the same way a. the accounts Of otner disbur-ine
agents OF the government are nov settled And from
and after the first day OF April enc thousand civb,
hundred and fifty SIX the salary OF the said cierl
shall be three thousand dollars per annum and IN,
assistant clerk shall be two thousand dollar. prr
annum
Approved, Augusta 1856