The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-13


For erection improvement and repairs Of buildings and
grounds and support of the Naval Academy AZ Annapolis
Maryland forty-wo thousand three hundred and seven
dollars and twenty-five cents.
For preparing for publication the American Nautical
Almanac twentysx thousand eight hundred and eighty
dollars.
For preparing for publication the surveys of the late eI
petition To the North Pacific Ocean and BherDgs Straits
and for finishing the publication OF the Charts made BY the
expedition for the exploration and survey of The river
La Plata and tributaries six thousand hundred and
sixty dollars Provided that the whole expence shall not
exceed the sum hereby appropriated
For the reappropraon OF this carritd TO the sur
plus fund being the amounts due Thomas Banum OF Con-
nectcut for prize money appears from the prize list OF
the Erie Squadron file in the Office OF the Fourth Audi
tor of the Treasury hundred and fourteen dollars and
SEC And be IL further enacted That TO enable the Sec
rotary of the Navy useful nvenons and discoveries
applicable and designed advance the efficiency of the
Navy the thousand dollars is hereby appropra-
ted oany monies in the Treasury not otherwise appro
prated and the same is subject to bis control
SEC And be Il further enacted that hereafter 1t shall
be lawful for the Secretary of the Navy to place the super
vision Of the compilation and publication Of the Nautical
Almauach in charge of any officer professor OF Mathe
mates OF the Navy Of competent qualifications Provided
that such officer professor when employed shall re-
ceve no higher pay than the duty pay to which bis grade
| shall entitle him.
SEC And bsa further enacted that the acts making
appropriations for the naval service of the fifth of Angus
eighteen hundred and fyour and OF the third OF March
eighteen hundred and yfve shall be SO construed as to
allow the Boatswains gunuers sailmskers and carpen
of the Navy when shore duty the per centage
for service as is allowed to them when on sea duty
SEC An belt further enacted that the Secretary of the
Navy be- and he is hereby authorised be
structed for the United States Navy AT early day
practicable consistently with due regard for economy
and efficiency five sloops of war to be provided with
propellers and properly armed aud equipped seYy,cp
said vessels and machinery to be built or coptract or in
the Navy Yards uc SECRETARY Of he NAVY
may think most ror the public interest and that
there De- ana creby appropriated to be expended under
the Of the Secretary Of the Navy for the purpose
oove specified the sum of million dollars cut Of any
money IN the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
SEC and Be further enacted that the Secretary Of
the Navy hereby authorized TO sell at public auction the
wharf the Naval Asylum at Philadelphia and also the
plat Of ground cut CT from the Asylum by Shipper street
fin his opinion fair price can Be obtained for n the pro-
ceeds to be carried to the credit Of the Naval Hospital fund
| from which fund they were purchased.
SEC And be Jafthef enacted That the creary Of
Navy be- and be is hereby directed to have prepared
and to report 10 Congress at its session for its APP
prevail code of regulations for the government of the
navy which shall embrace such general orders and forms
for the performahce OF all the necessary duties incumbent
on the Officers thereof both ashore and aoat including
rules for the government of courts martial and courts Of
inquiry as well az to establish the rank and eiehce u
each grade OF officers in the line of promotion and the rel
ative rank and precedence ashoe and aoat between
them and nonAcombatahW and between officers and petty
offers OF All Efhdes not in the line Of promotion.
SEQ And De further enacted that the of seventy
one thousand dollars be and the is hereby ropa
ted out Of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap
proprated to be applied N carryiug out the prov Of
the third section OF the act to amend act entitled IAN
act to promote the efficiency of the navy granting
duty pay the dropped officers who shall not be
to the Navy and that all of said dropped officers shall be
entitled to receive the same forthwith, and if restored to
the Navy the amohut received under this provision shall
be deducted from the pay to which they will be entitled
under the sixth section of the sad amend the ac
promote the efficiency Of the Navy
SEC. Ind be IL further tdcfsH that the Secretary Of
the Navy be- and he Is heby authorized be
tended and completed the exploration of Parana and
the tributaries Of the Paraguay river Propida that the
expense thereof shall exceed twenty-five thousand dol
lars which hereby appropriated M that purpose out Of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
ri SEc To- And 3, enacted that the Secretaries OF
War AMI the Navy be authorized under the dire ction
the President TO employ such officers Of the Army and
Navy as may be necessary for the purpose make expo
ration and vcrfcaton OF the surveys already roade Of
ship canal near the Ishmus of DArep 10 connect the
of the Pacific and Atlantic by the Arato and Tu-
rando risers Pfopd that the expense shall exceed
Twenty-Five thousand dollars which hereby appropria
ted therefor out of any in the Treasury other
i, wise appropriated.
SEC III And be rter enacted that for preparing ar
history brought home by the North Pacific exploring and
surveying expedition and for reporting the same Congress
with the appropriate drawings and catalogues the
fifteen thousand dollars be and the is hereby appro
priat out of money in the Treasury otherwise
appropriated subject the control of the Secretary of the
Navy
SEC H. 4ad be IL further snaetcd that the surviving
officers Of the Navy OF the Republic Of Texas who
duly commissioned such the time of annexation shall
be entitled TO the pay OF officers of the like grades when
waiting orders in the Navy of the United States for five
years from the time of said annexation and sufficient
make the payment hereby appropriated out of any
nony in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated Prov
died. that the acceptance the provisions of this
the said officers shall be full reliu punishment and
nera,on of all claim his part any further compensa
ton this behalf from the United States government
and any position in the Navy Of the United States
Approved March 3. 1857