Nebraska advertiser., 1863-05-07

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Be Il enacted By tee Senate etnd House Of Repre-
ssntatlUes Of The United States Of America IN Con
grsss asssaablsd, That the following sums be. ant
ths same are hereby, appropriated tor the object
hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year eading tn
%thirtisth Of jane, eighteen hundred and sixty -thrs,
viz:
For mileage and per diam compensation to wit
nesses, and other in: dentaI expenses of the Htgh
Court Of Impeachment in the cass of Wezs Il
Humphreys, judge of the District Court of the Uni
ted States fOFg THE Seate Of Tennessee, ten Thousand
dollars.
For laborers employed about the Hall Of Repro
fentatives, one THOUSAND dollars.
For repairing custom house and post efiee at Ban,
gOr, Maine. six thousand dollars.
For salary Of clerk to committee on public lands
authorized by resolution of the House OF Represen-
%tatives, of May " euty-scFenth, eighteen hundred
and slxty-tWo. eighteen hundred 1 liars, said salary
to eonlDenee wit tho date of sal resolution, and
the sum herein mentioned shall be the amount OF
his salary annually.
For painting iron fence aroun d Lafayette Square
and in front Of the Presidents House, one Thousand
GcIlars.
To enable the President to carry out the act of
congress FOR the emancipation Of the slaves in the
District Of Columbia. and to colonies those to be
made free by the probable passage of a confscatipn
bill, five hundred thousand dollars, to DO repaid to
the treasury out Of e9niiseated property, to be used
at tho discretion Of the President in securing the
righ' Of colonization Of said persons made free, and
In payment Of the necessary expenses Of their re-
nova.
For clerk hire in the consolidated land Office at
Des Moines; Iowa, to be disbursed by the register at
a rate not exceeding three dollars per day, from the
tGirty-hrst day Of December, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, to the thirtieth Of June. eighteen hun
dTed and sixty-threo, one thou sand six hundred and
thirty-eight dollars
t0-tbe pay Of a commissioner and incidental ex-
peases' under the Act for the coGiicatinn and re-
vision Of The laws Of the District of Columbia, - ap-
proved Nay twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, che sum of three Thousand dollars. And so
much of the above recited act As euthorises the ar
pOIntment of more than one commissioner be, and
the same Is hereby, repealed.
Sec. And be it fnrther enacted, That the ap-
preparations, heretofore made for furnishing the
Department Of State with Towards Reports If the
Supreme Court Of the United States, be applied to
Reports Of the Supuome Court of the United States
under whatsoever name published.
Sec. 2. And be it further enRcted, That the sal
airy OF the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury shall
be the same u the Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
to commence with the present gscal wear.
Se3. 1. And be it further enaceed That the fol-
lowing suns be, and the same are hereby, appropri-
ated for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the
year ending thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred
and 5ixty-two, viz:
For coal and fremen to warm the Library of Con
gress, on account ola deficiency sOr the fiscal year
ending Lune thirtieth; eighteen hundred and sixty
two, and for the present fiscal year, twelve hundred
dollars.
For tho fund of the Patent OFce. fftv thousand
eight hundred and and f~fty-five dollars and forty
nine cents, to supply a deficiency existing under
the act Of March second, eighteen hundred and
s~ixty-one, entitled, San act il addition to an act to
promote tho progress Of the useful arts" Provided,
That the fourteenth section of said act be, and the
sam0is hereby, repealed.
To supply deficiencies in the appropriation for
rent Of Surveyor-GentreI Office in California, fuel,
books; stationary, ard pay Of messenger, two thou
sand dollars.
For services on such Of the routes authorized by
the i" Act establishing additional post routes, +" as in
the opinion Of the Post Office Department may be
necessary, ten thousand dollars.
For expenses in marrying into effect the treaty
with Great Britain for the Impression Of the slave
trade, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, OF so
much thereof as may be necessary
Sec. D. And be it further enacted, That the Office
Of clerk in charge Of finished surveys in the Gencr-
al Land Office, under act Of tWenty-seeond January
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-three be,
and the same is hereby, abolished. and the duties
thereof shall be transferred to the principal draugLts-
man of the General Land Once, or such other cl&k
as the commissioner Of said oH.ce may Designate.
Sac. 6. Aud be it further enacted, That the sum
Of fifteen thousand dollars be appropriated, out Of
any money IN the treasury ne; otherwise apprOpria-
ted, for the purchase of artificial limbs for soldiers
and seamen disabled in the service of the United
States, to be expended under the digectien Of the
Surgeon General.
APPRovEE, July 6, 1852,
CHAP. CLXXXIH-An Act to establish and equalize
the Grade Of Line 0fieers of the United States
Navy.
BE It enacted BIZ tie Senate and House of Repre-
seHt1tiUss If tbs United States 81 Ancrica in Con-
gress assembled, That the active list of line officers
Of the United States navy shall be divided into nine
grades, taking rank according 70 the date Of their
commissions n each grade, as follows, viz:
First. Rear Adnirals.
Second. COmmollres.
Third. Captains.
Fourth. Commanders.
Fifth. Lieutenant Commanders.
Sixth. Lieuuena1ts.
Seventh. Masters.
Eighth. Ensigns.
Ninth. Midshipnen.
Sec 2. And be it further enacted That the num-
Der Of officers allowed to each grade shall not ex-
coed nine rear admirrls, eighteen commodores, thir-
ty-sil captains, seyenty-tw0 commanders one hun
bred and f~orty-four lieutenant commanders, one
hundred and f0rty-four lieutenants, one hundred
and f%orty-lour masters, and one hundred and forty
four ~ensigns.
See. 3. And be it further enacted, That the We
sells Of the United Stages navy shall be divided into
four classes, to be commanded, as near as may be,
as follows;
First rates, by cOInmodores.
Second rates, by captains.
Third rites, by command rs.
Fourth rates, by lieutenant canmlnders.
Lieutenant commanders may be assigned as first
heutenantS OF naval stations and u vessels not com
handed by lieutenant commanders.
Sec. t. And be 1t further enacted, That the Sc
crstary ct the Naval shall appoin5 an advisory board
of not less than three officers sem Tor to those to be
reported upon, VIII; shalt carefully s~crutinize the
active list of line officers above. and including the
gradient masters in the line of promotion, and re-
port 10 MIN IN writing those who, in the opinion IF
the board, are worthy Of furlh0r promotion in the
following words. We hereby certify that -
-b has the moral, mental, physical, and drofes-
sional qualifications to perform efficiently all his du-
tics both at sea anC on shore Of the grade to which
ne is to be promoted, and recommend MIN for pro-
motion.
Sec. ). And be il further enacted, That the off
GERS recommended shall be Immediately commits
stoned, according to their present senioaity, in the
following grades md numbers, viz: eighteen com
mOdOres, t~nirty-six captains, seventy-twO commands
ers, one hundred and forty-four lieutenants one
hundred and f~orty-four masters, and one hundred
and forty-1Our ensigns: Provided, That this mum
Der Of officers remain upod The active, list after the
acton OF the boaTl, otherwise so soon as the gradu-
ates from the naval Academy are available for pro
motion.
Sec. 8. Bn1 be it further enected That a SINH
lars advisory board shall De appointed at least once
IN every four years Provided; That the same OIL
GERS shall not be g j gible for two successive terms.
Sec. Z. And be 1t further enacted, That nine
rear admirals may be appointed --by the President,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,
who shall be selected, during war. from those officers
upcn the active list not below the grade of com
manders, who have distinguished themselves, or
shall hereafter most eminently distinguish them
selves by courage, sdil, and genius in their profess