Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-01


 u value of the ten acres of land heretofore belong ing to the naval hospital estate at Chelsea Massaebu setts. and ceded by the sixth section of An aet making appropriations for the civil and diplomatc Serlce of the government" approved the Sd March. ieoo. Tor the purposes of marine hospital for the district ot Boston and Charlestown And the Sec felary of the Treasury shall pay the so ascertuned ~ ehe sad ten acres, out of any money in the .eaafy not otherwise appropriated to the credit of tne naval hospital fund, out of which the original puienase 9i the property ceded was made.
 ,d i'e@ a~h;-,For completing heating apparatus, ana fepars or buildings and fences sl3 oO5 fAa"at Asylum, PAiladelohig. g.-For g.tero, ona @ ilon gale on ohlppen street. and road from same: fepairs to furnaces grates end ranges nant;nc man ouiaaing ana lodges; brick floors in governors and surgeons houses; cleaning and wbifewasb ".a ,,aa tax water tax. furniture for the asylum and oa s"' and for general repairs, $S, ,500 NF"'-'i
 For support of benefciaries at the asvlum sos 392 ~ 'i 'iu"'' s-o,-
 1 yolF.-F For repairs of buildings and apnurten- ances, Sll 900, PP' 'on-
 Pensac?la. For draining and filing ponds. and repairs of buildings and grounds, SIS TOO
 Magazines.
 for the construction and completion of works and zines: nov q" in"s"- -, fortsos0nHh Aeo Ham0SAire-For gun carriage shop and storehouSe, boiler room, engine and ma chinery ahd repairs of all kinds S46 500
 60ston.-tor repairs of all kinds sl 800
 le~ lork.--For dredging channel to Ellis, ;slard and repairs of all kinds s6 500. '''"lN'
 fMe@detPn,a. ss, repairs of all kinds s,l00o.
 t:."I"'@'-Io complete ordnance building, contIn- uson of sea wall at magazine and for iron crane at Fort Norfolk $6l .265. --' "'
 pensaeola-For repairs of all kinds, 1000.
 hare Afand. Cdtgornia.-For shell house. mapa zine zine keepers house and grounds, tank house and nilhg room railway and cars to transport powder to and from magazine, shot beds, cleaning and pilino shot and shells Sll45 NN p''Ns
 For pay of superintendents, naval constructors. and all the civil establishments at the several navy yards and stations, sl39,232.
 For the purchase of nautical instruments raor;-od TOT Che use or the navy; for repairs of the same and also oi astronomical instruments; and for the pur chase ol nautical books, maps, and charts and for backing and binding the same SIS OO0
 For printing and publishing sailing directions bv orograPmcai surveys, and astronomical observations Ill addition to the balance on hand s50OO
 TOT continuing the publication of the series of wind ana current charts and for defraying all the expenses connected herewith SIS O00 ~
 Q enable the Secretary of the Navy to pav the saiiy or Professor James P. Epsy s2 900: the pay mehf to be made in the same manner and under tbe nNe eontroi as 1rmer appropriations for meteoroo- glcal observations: Prorided, That the emnIovment ot meteorologst, under the contract of the Sa.rn tary or the Navy shall cease ou and after the o0tb day of June. 1859 ~ ~ 0O'h foL models, drawings. and copying; for postage, lrelght and transportation: for kcepinp prounds in order; for fuel and lights and for all o her optn,ot eHPenes' ana Tor the wages of persons employed at the United States Naval Observatory onG Hydro sfaPhlcI Othce, viz: one instrument maekr. two waLchmen, and one porter, S5.l6O: P,orjJa9 That tne com PeiSaflon of the watchmen emnlovd ot tLo Gmted states Observatory and Hylro6raEhicol Of nee shall he the snme as that paid 10 the several watchmen employed in the ey.cpti va do,t,+1 ~, .' 'e the government F i VI
 For improvement and repairs of bnildinos and grounds, and support of the Naval Acedcmv at Ar naroils, Maryland, S45.67l 22
 ror preparing for publication the American Nan hcal Almanac. $26 Sso ~
 For nVe steam sloODs authoyizal l- .a, Q I ,t, 1857. Sl.35o .00O v l'' 0H daich
 To enable the Secretary of the navy 10 pav for the preparation ot code of regulations for the govern ment of the navy as directed in the seventh sec+nr of the act entitled An act maI,in, nn,onr;sti Tor the naval service for the year cndrg the 80tb f June ls3S,' approved Sd March 1852. s3 GOO. Pro e~ea, That the provisions the 7th section of the naval appropriation bill approved March 8d 1s57 directing the Secretary of the Nav to have ana to report to Congress this session for it an ProVa', code of regulations for the government of the navy etc., be extended to the next session of Con gress. N H
 To enable the Secretar, of the Navy +o nov, .ho expenses ct courts of inquiry 70 investigate the Cases oi certain officers afecte by the act entitled An act to amend an act entitled An act to promote the eiligeGcy of the Navy,m approved l6th January, , For completing the publication of the charts of he ate expedition for the exploration of the River La Plata and its tributaries s5O0O.
 hat Che supennlendent of public printing be- and | Io trailSleT to the Bureau of Ord nance ana Hydrography the plates from which the
 ustFa!ions and charts of the late Japan Expedition were printed. ~
 7. hat rom and after the lst day of July 1856. the eerkS ana messengers at the navy yard and ma rine barracks at Washington shall be entitled to ra ceiVe the compensation authorized by the acts of April 22d, 1854, and August 5th, 1854. for the nav menu or winch, such sum may be necessary be. ana Ihe same Is hereby appropriated out of any mo- ney In the treasury not otherwise adnronriated'
 B. That it shall be lawful to enlist bows for ser wee HI .e uhlted States marine corps, with the con S1U oi their parents or guardians, not being under
 @ oNTr years or age to serve until they shall
 arrive at the age of 2 yers; the boys so enlisted to reeeiVe the same pay, rations clothing etc. now re- GlNtu py ooNS enlisted Tn said corps, under the au- thorlty ol the Secretary of the navy
 $ f. That to defray the expenses and comnensatior o' commissioner to the republic of Paraguay. Snou'd It ne deemed proper by the President to ap point one in execution of the joint resolution of the pltIenI SesSion for the adjustment of dhcultie. with the Republic of Paraguay slO u00 or so mncb thereof as may be necessary: Pr0yGIed, That the compensation, hereby allowed shall not exceed the rate of Si i,3oo per annum for the time employed. v $ ?. Ihat all the Sfeamsl ps of the navy of the JhIea otates now hndng. or hereafter to be built snai De named by the Secretary of the Navy under the direction of the President of the United States according to the following rue namely: All those of '0rCF guns or more shall he considered of the first ana Sh De called after the States of the Union lnse or twenty guns and under forty shall be con- sdered as o1 the second class and be called after the rVers and principal towns or cities and all those of less than twenty guns shall be the third class and named by the Secretary of the Navy as the President may direct, care being taken that no two vessels in the navy shall bear the same name.
 o. lhat the Secretary of the Navy cause to be constructed, as speedily as may be consistent with ne puoc interests. seven steam screw soops of war; Wlth fuii steam power, whose greatest draught of water snail not exceed fourteen feet which ships small combine the heaviest armament and greatest speed compatible with their character and tonnage, ana a one side-wheel war steamer, whose greatest draught shall not exceed eight feet armed and pro slded Tor service in the China seas and that there be- and is hereby appropriated to be expended nnder the direction ot the Secretary of the navy for the PufPose4 above specified the sum of sl200 900 out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropria-
 APPROVED, June 12, 1s5S