The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-21


CsAP. CLS XXI.-An act making appropriations
fol the naval Services for the Year ending the
thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty
one.
Be 1t enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
soataires of the Uaited States IF Americf IN Con
gress assembled, That the following suma be- aad
they are hereby appropriated, to be Paid out of
any money in the easuyy not otherwise appropria
ted for the year ending the thrtieth of june eigh
teen hundred and sixty-one:
For pay Of commission Warrant and petty officers
and seamsn, including the engineer corps of the
navy, four million FIVE hundred and seventy four
thousand seven hnndrei and twenty-five dollars
and ninety-SevCn cents. q
| For provisions foreQmmission, warrant, and pett1
officers AMI seamen, including engineers and mar
ines attached TO vessels for service, nine hun
bred aud lorty-One thousand seven hundred dollars
For surgeons necsssaries and appliances for the
sick ard hurt Of tie navy, including the engineer
and marine corps, thirty five thousand six hun
( dfed dollars.
For the repair and equipment Of vessels of the
navy, one million i've hundred and twenty-three
| thousand dollars Prorided, That not more than
| three thousand dollars shall be expended at any
navy yard in repairing the hull and spars of any
vessel, until the necessity and expediency of such
repair and the probable cost thereof be ascerained
and reported to the Navy Department by an ex-
| amining board, TO be composed Of ono captain, or
| commander 10 the navy, to be appointed by the
| Secretary of the Navy, the naval constructor of
| the yard where any vessel maybe ordered Cor
pairs and two master wofkwen Of sGch yard, or
one ma ster workman and an engineer of the navy,
according to the nature Of the repairs 10 be made
| said master workman and engineer to be designa-
ted by the head of the Bureau nf construction and
| Repairs; aad not more than ons thousand dollars
shall be expended in repairs thesails and rig
cling of any vessels until the expediency aud ne
aessity of such repairs, and the estimated cost
8hereof, have been aseertaned and reported to the
Navy Department by al examining board, to be
composed Of e1e naval officer 10 be appointed nv
the Secretary Of the Navy, and the master rigper
| and master sailmaker of the yard where such YES
sci may be ordered. PROCEEDED, That the Secre-
tary Of tho Navy cause a careful examination 10
be made by naval 6f6cers, engineers, and coustTue
tors, into the condition Of the sailing vessels of
the navy, ard the cost Of giving them, or any Of
them full steata pSwer, together with The expe-
dieuey of making such change in view Of the cost
condition, model, ar<l general character of such
vessels so altTed. and that the report Of such
officers, together with the Seeretary's views therson
be commute Gated 10 Congress at its next session.
For fuel for the navy, 70 be purchased in ths
mode prescribed by Law for other materials And
for the transportation thereof, eight hundred AND
forty thousand dollars.
For the purchase of hemp aud other materials
for the navy, three hundred thousand dollars
For ordnance stores and small arms, incIudin,
Incidental expenses three hundred and thirty-eigh
!, thousand dollars.
! For contingent expenses that may accrue for tn
: following purposes, via Freight and transporta
. ton, printing and stationery advertising in news
0 papers, books, maps, models, and drawings pur
chase and repair OF freengines. and msehinsry re
!, PAIRS Of and attending TO steam engines in navy
y yards purchase and maintenance Of horses and o.
o en-, and driving teams, carts, timber wheels an
n the purchase and repairs Of workmens tools pos
}. tare Of public letters fuel, oil and candies Il
d | navy wards and hore stations pay of watchme
IF and incidental labor not ehargsable to any othS
10 appropr atom transportation 70 aad labor after
ding the delivery provisions and stores on fpree