Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-06-09
BY AUTHORITY.
 Public Acts of the Thirty.FOurth Congress or the United States. First SoSSiOu

| Public Acts of the Thirty.FOurth Congress of the United States, First Session. AN ACT making Appropriations for the Naval Ser ', wee Tor the year ending the 3oth June. lS57 De IL enacted, etc, That the following sums be ana they are hereby appropriated to be paid out o any money Tn the treasury not otherwise appropriat- | ed: for the year ending the 30th of Jnne. 1857. For pay of commission. warrant and betty officers and seamen including the engineer corps of the navy | $3,42l,7lS. For provisions for commission warrant and nottv officers and seamen, including engineers and marine. attached to vessels for sea service, SS4O450 For increase, repair, armament and equipment ot the navy, including the wear and tear of vessels in commission, fuel for steamers and purchase of hemr | for the navy, S2 ,799, 800.
 For ordnance and ordnance stores and small arms 1 including incidental expenses, S22l 900. 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 re- | par of hre engines and machinery repairs of and attending to steam engines in navy yards purchase and maintenance of horses and oXen and Irawino teams, carts, timber wheels, and the purchase and repairs of workmens tools, postage of public letters 1uei oil and candles for navy yards and shore sta | tons, pay of watchmen and incidental labor not chargeable to any other appropriation transportation to- and labor attending the delivery of provisions and stores on foreign stations, wharfage, dockage and rent travelng expenses of officers and others under orders, funeral expenses, store and office rent sta tlonery fuel, commissions and pay of clerks to navy agents and storekeepers, flags awnings and packing boxes, premiums and other expenses of recruiting experimenting deserers, per diem pay to persons at tending court martial and courts of inquiry. and other services authorized by law pay to u a vo cate, piotage and towage of vessels, and assistance to vessels in distress, bills of health and quarantine expenses of vessels of the United States navy in for eign ports, 1859, ,75o: Provided, That the expendi lures under the foregoing appropriations shall be SC accounted for as to show the disbursements by eacf bureau, under each respective appropriation.
 To enable the Secretary of the Navy to publish the charts of the explorations of La Plata River, and the charts of the surveys of the Behring Straits Ex- | petition, $26 ,266.
 1 That each purser attached to sloop-of- war or other vessel smaller than afrgate shall be authorized to appoint clerk in lieu of the steward heretofore allowed. subject to the approval of the commandino officer of such vessel; aud such clerk shall have the | privileges allowed to the clerk of the commanding officer and his yearly compensation shall be S4OO and one ration per day.
 | Murine Coros.-For pay of the officers non com missioned officers, musicians and prvates. clerks messengers, stewards and servants, for rations and clothing for servants subsistence and additional ra tons for five years service of officers, for undrawn clothing and rtions bounties for re enlstments and pay for unexpired terms of previous service s328- 1 233 94.
 For provisions for marines serving on shore. $40. l 934 75.
 | For clothing, S55 26i.
 | For fuel SZo.io0 62.
 For military stores repairs of arms, pay of armo- Ter foraccountrcnents, ordnance stores flags drums ites and musical instruments 5000. For transportation of officers and troops and ex- | penses of recruiting Sl2.0oO.
 For the erection and petion of marine barracks at Brooklyn. New York. S96 900. | For the erection and mpleton of marine barracks at Pensacola. Florida. &6o 000
 For repairs of barra ks and rent of tempOrary bar racks and offices $ 900.
 For contingencies. viz: freight fcrriage cartare and hartage compensation |" judges ad vocate> el diem for attending courts martial and courts of in qulry for constant labor. house rent in lien of omar ters. burial of deceased marines printing stationery postage apprehension of dcserters oil candles gas forage straw, furniture, bed sacks spades, shovels axes, picks carpenters tools. keep of horse for the messenger. pay of matron, wa.hcrwoman. and DOT ter at the hospital head quarters and for the build ! ing of two cisterns al head quarters, t32, 800 Navy Yards. | For the constructi' and completion of works and for the current repairs at the several navy wards viz l Pot7smouth. Neto Hum oshre. - For ompletine | launching ways of ship house number four pitcl house, tools for machinist and smiths, timber slip dredging, fences. completing the extension of ship house number four, repairs of all kinds, $7s 900. BoStm.-For stone wall and filling around machin, shop, battery and ordnance quay paving pile wharf gas pipes and burners for yard and officers quarters cleaning out timber dock braiding machine fitting. for hide cutter, bobbins frropewalk and strop gug ing machine for block shop, dry dock engines. def ciency completing shear wharf, engine for gun car riage shop, steam pump for watering ships and fo, repairs of all kinds, Sl2l 350
 Aem lwk.-For building and completing store house, building and completing coal house extending quay wall. launching ways in ship houses D and F. dredging channels, repairs of cob wharf dry docl paving and Tagging. permanent fix ures for heating saw mlll, improvement of new purchase for site o marine barracks and plng for tic same, if necessa " filling low places completing water pipes lghtnin. conductors. extending sewers, completing stearnins house and machinery. completing oakum picking machine and engine for the same. stable for com nn fuYT' hfr .I,,I ,1lI 422
 For deficiency for castings for engine house. sl 46 Fhaddelahia.-For steam house and stoves dredg ing channels. repairs of dock. basin and railway bull ling and completing guard houses building an, completing offices and repairs of all kinds S64 52l
 Ha~si"gtm.-For completing extension of boile shop. completing conversion of old ordnance to ma chlne shop. timber shed. paNements. drains and ont ters grading and filing dredging extension of irol foundry, machinery and tools, and for repairs of al kinds S22l.0Ss.
 For completing repairs of brass foundry. destroyec | by fire, Si.55O.
 | N~toik.For grading and draining iron raiIwa, and car~, dredging continuing quay wall tmbc landing and slipat "a mill. ma~ting shears engines tools, cranes and lighters. completing and cx,endi. saw mill. and for repairs of all kinds S2u6 300
 Ie"socIa--for completing permanent wharf decl basin ami dredging completing rail tracks complct ing removal of Snnlen cai>Son. completing extension Of granite wharf dredging and er- in front of basin iiidNt kltHtn to OftilDarN quarters dock, basin and railway, conn lleting wharves pain | shop, lightning conductors, and for repairs of al kinds, $l77.934.
 Sun frabcisco.- For four houses for offices steam box pitch kettles. wharf with stone wall saw mi artesian well, grading, completing snithery oiner- | shop and timber shed, storehousc and wharf S322 900.
 Hospitals
 For the construction and completion of works an, for current repairs of he several naval hospitals
 H'"t0n-tor building and completing surgeon house, and for repairs of all kinds, Sl6.7j0.
 Ae1o lnrk.--For brick building. machinery anc hXtures for warming and ventilating hospital, fo filling and grading cemetery repairs of laborator, | buildings, repairs of all kinds. go $50.
 earM Asylum. PhIadel phia.-For painting an, | repairing main building, governors and surgeon' houses iron railing for southwest wall, repairs o furnaces, grates, furniture. cleaning and whewash ing gas water rent, and miscellaneous repairs, SS, 900.
 Norto'k.-For repairs of all kinds ss ooo
 Ieasdcola For wall around burial ground steam boiler pump and reservoir draining and fillip, ponds and for general repairs, SIS 800.
 Magazines.
 For the construction and completion of works ant for the current repairs at the magazines
 POrtsmouM. Neec Hmpshtre For ordnance huild ing shell house for loaded shells gun skds and sho beds, $40 0O0.
 Bston.-For repairs of all kinds Sl ,ooo | Ae~ lmk.-For altering guuner's to store house shot beds skids, powder boat dredging and repair of all kinds, SlG000
 Washinqton.--For building and completing iroi shed for ordnance purposes. s22 900.
 Nmfnlk.-For re airs of wall at Fort Norfolk sho beds, gun skids and crane new machinery and tools | $ll 900.
 Pensdcnld.--For brick wall around shell house anc | for current repoi,s, E 500.
 For pay of superintendents, naval constructors and all the civil establishments at the several navy | yards and stations Sl25.7S2
 For the purchase of nautical instruments required for the use of the navy for repairs of the same ano also of astronomical instruments; and for the pur chase of nautical books, maps and charts and fol bac&ng and binding the same s2O .000 | For printing and publishing sailing directions hy- biographical surveys, and astronomical observations Sl5o0o: Provided, That the chart shall be sold wher completed and the instruments used be of Ameri can manufacture.
 For continuing the publication of the series O wind and current charts. and for deraying all tn, expenses connected herewith BIS, ,000.
 For models, drawings and copying. postage, freigh and transportation, for working Photographic press including chemicals. for keeping grounds in order fol fuel and lights and for all other contingent expense, of the United States Naval Observatory and hydro | prap mi inal off <