Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-01-08

For wages Of instrument maker, Waterman, porter,
and aborers for keeping grounds in order for fuel
lights, eghts transportation postage for repairs
to buildings and enclosures, and contingent expenses
For pay Of four aids to be employed at the obsery
atory and Photographed Office, four thousand dol
lars ~
For wages Of watchmen and contingent Of
Naval Academy, twenty-five thousand seven hundred
and ninety -seven dollars 8Na I'll ase~s
For the pay OF mileage Of the visitors to the Naval
Academy, one thousand dollars.
For preparing for publication the American Fautica
Almanac, twenty-five thousand eight hundred and
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the nav Of
any captain OF the navy who SHALL in pursuance ofaw,
perform duty as chief Of q bureau IN the Nav De-
partment shall be the pay Of captain in the navy con
other duty, to take effect from the date of the Act
regulating the pay Of the navy" approved June one
Sec $: And Be 1t further enacted, That the pay Of the
clerks Of the navy yard and navy agency at Mare Is
agent, fifteen hundred dollars one clerk to the COM
mandant, fifteen hundred dollars; one clerk Of the
yard fifteen hundred dollars clerk to the paymas-
ter and inspector Of provisions, and so FORTH fteen
hundred dollars one clerk to the naval constructor,
nine hundred dollars; draughtsman to civil engn-
eer twelve hundred dollars one steward to
seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Sec. f. And be further enacted, That from and af-
ter the first day Of September, eighteen hundred and
sxy-two the spirit ration in the navy Of the United
sprituous liquors shall be admitted on board OF vessels
OF war except medical stores and upon the order
and under the control OF the medical officers Of such
vessels, and to be used only for medical purposes
From and after the said first day Of September next
there shall be allowed and paid to each person in the
navy now entitled to the spirit ration five cents day
in Communication and lieu thereof which shall be in adj
dltion to their present pay. @
sec s. And De it further enacssd, That the orders,
regulations, and instructions heretofore issued by the
Secretary Of the Navy be- and they hereby
nized as the regulations Of the Navy Department. SUBJ
ect however, such alterations as the Secretary Of
| ident Of the United States.
Sec. 9. AID be it further enacted, That the pay Of
t tase secretary Of commander OF squadron snal
| ton.
Sect. Aad be ii. further enacted, That chaplains in
the navy shall be no less than twenty.one more
than thrtyve years Of age at the time of their ap-
/ pontment as SUCH
Sec. 8. And be further enacted That the President
OF the United States be- and he hereby to
annually appoint ten acting mldshipman for education
the Naval Academy, who shall be selected from the
sons OF officers or soldiers who distinguished them.
| selves in the service Of the United States, from
the sons Of officers in the naval marine
vice Of the United States who have thus distinguished
Sec. Ind be it further enacted That the District
of Columbia shall be regarded for all the purposes
them appointment thereto t. BE- By
the President OF the United States from residents Of the
District
Chap. CLxv.-An Act for the Relief of Prsemptors on
the Home Reservation OF the Winnebagoes, in the
BIue-earth Region, in the State of Minnesota.
Whereas certain individuals have memorialized Con.
gress, setting forth that they bona fde actua
settlers, under the preemptlon laws of the United
States the tract OF country known the eighteen
mlle-square home reservation OF the Winnebagoes, il
the Blue-earh region, Minnesota, at period Of time
when the Indian title had been extngulshed anc
prior the setting apart by legal divisions Of the
SAID Indian home reservation, under the second art
Gle OF the treaty OF the twentyseventh Of February
eighteen hundred and ffty-hye, and that by reason
OF the setting apart of SAID home reservation they
were forced their settlements and subjected K
loss and damage by the destruction OF their improve
| ments therefore IS t4..zE
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Representa-
tires of the United States Of Amerct an Congress assem-
bled that shall and may be lawful for each of sucl
settlers within three months from and after the pas
sage of this to file his decaratory statement witt
the register and receiver descriptive OF the trae
so settled upon and improved and under such regula-
tons as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the In
terror said settler shall be permitted to establish h
claim by the production of testimony showing compl
with all the requirements of the preempton Law
up to the period when said settler osted by
OF the premises falling within the aforesaid IndaI
home reservation that the testimony required unde
this shall be the affidavit of the claimant himself
taken before the register and receiver and shall SHOW
the date of the and the period of con
tinuance of his Improvements, the extent Of the same
OF his habtaon the time and labor required in 1t
construction, extent of other Improvements, and thu
cost to him and value of the same, value of crol
derived from the same The affidavit to be corroborat
ed by disinterested testimony.
Sec 2. And be at further enacted, That upon the re
turn of such testimony to the department., 1t shall b.
the duty OF the Secretary of the Interior finally to ad
Judge the validity or nvaldity of each claim and II
regard to those shown to bona de under the preemp
law, to report list of the With all the testl
mony, Congress, stipuating such award as snou
be pad damage growing OF the loss and destruc
ton of such mproyementsb reason OF the appropra
ton of such settlements to the Indian reservation,
aforesaid PForded That the land Off ers of the ioca
land office herein mentioned shall any addi
tiona pay fees for the services hereby required
them.
! Approved, July Ia, 1862.