The Portland daily press., 1871-05-26

raV OITtTs, Unity |
Two hundred and nihety-our dollars ana fty cents.
For pay OF mechanics ami others, seventeen thou
sand our hundred and sixty two dollars and seven-
ty-ise cents.
For pay OF employees in the department of steam
epgiDery, for machnsts, boiler makers, end others,
eight thousand seven hu, DIR, and six, dolla's.
For repairs anu Improvement OF pdtlc buildings,
fourteen thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses, sixty-four thousand anu
eighty nine dollars. ... .I .....
MARINE CORPS
For pay and subsistence of officers OF the marine
eorts and for pay CT non-et MINI ,sioheu ono rs,
museums prvates. and oiheis OF tine corps, seseu
hundred thOu2and dollars:
For clothing, one hundred ard sixteen thousand |
eight hun ired and nineteen dollars.
For luel, twenty six thousand one hundred and |
sxty-nne dollars. |
For military sores namely, for pay Of mechan- |
les repair OF arms parehase OF acc o1tr. ments, ord
paI ce stores flags, drums. flies, and other msru-
menis, twel:e thousand dollars,
For transportation OF Officers and their servants,
and troops, and Tor expenses OF recruiting, twelve
thousand dollars
For re pairs bar aoks, and rent oil Offices VIII re
th.re are no public buildings, ten thousand dollars.
For con insencics. namely: Freight; leirase; Toll;
carriage; wharfage; purchase ana repair OF boats;
Labor house rent OF officers quA ters; burial OF de-
ceased marines; printing, stationery. postage. tele-
graphing; apprene OF oeserters; oil candles,
gas; repairs OF gas and water fixtures water rent,
forage, straw, barrack furniture; furniture tor
Officers qGartersi bed-saeks. wrapping paper, oil
cloth, crash, rope, Irvine, spades, shove's axes,
picks, Carpenter tools; keep OF hCrse for the
mes -enseri repairs to fire engines, purchase and
benches, tables hunks; repairs to public
ryall; purchase a, d repair of harness; purchase
| aud repair Of handcarts and wleelbarrows; scav-
engering; purchase aid repair OF gaileys cooktng-
stoves, ranges; Stoves where there are no gra es
gravel Tor pa ade grounds; repair OF p'mps brush
es, brooms, buckets paving and tor other purposes,
foftv thousand doIars; Provided, That the amount
OF fitty thousand dollars appropriated by section
niue OF act making appropriat ons for the esis-
l lnttr tive sns
eminent for the year ending the thirtieth OF June.
eighteen hundred and seventy zone, approved July
twelfth, eighleen hundred and seventy, to be ex-
pended under the direction OF the President in or
ganiZng and sending out expedition to the tn
POLE shall not be carried TO the surplus fund OR
| cred into the Treasury until the purpose OF SAID
appropriation hall have been completed, but may
be applied to expenses OF SAID expedition incurred
may be engaged on its duties.
SeC.2. That the Secretary OF the Navy is hereby
authorized to- have built, by Contract in some pri-
tie yard a floating dock, Tor The repair of naval
vessels on their stations and sum not exceeding
one million dollars is hereby appropriated tor this
purpose. And the said ontract shall only be made
| To The west responsible bidder and on plans and
specifications which khi be open tor the Inspection
OF bidders tor at least piney days before the day OF
letting said contract, after the public notice by adj
tiseMent for at least thirty days in at least
| daily newspaper pub ished in each of the cities OF
Boston, New York, aud Phadephi inviting sealed
bids for such contract, which bids shall he oJened
and the award OF the contract made public by the
Secret'ry OF the Navy. alta time and place to he
i
made tor dock under this ctipn at cost exceed
| ing one million dollars: Pr0cided. That Il it be
thought best, by board consisting OF chiefs OF the
| bur.als OF Construction and REPAIRS" "Steam En-
gineerIng," and ''Yards and Docks' that plans and
/ specifications shall be invited from responsible
builders engineers, and others outside of the Navy
| department. the Secretary Of the Navy may, by
public advertisement, provided In this section,
advertise tor such plans and specifications TO accom-
pany bids for The construction Of the dock act ord
ing to the same; in which case The Secretary of the
Navy shall refer all such plans land specifications
and bids and the bids on the plans furnished by the
Department to a board Of at least five experienced
officers, majority of whom shall be constructors
and engineers, and one OF whom may he an expert
enc ID civilian engineer. who shall consider and
port which OF all the bids is the lowest Tor the pur
poses of this contract. taking into consideration the
| plans and speeifcat ions which they respect
ively made ProUided ho,reDer, That il the contract
shall be rarded upon plans and specifications fur
nished by persons outside of the department, such
contract shall not be entered into unless the Con-
tIactOr shall furnish good and sufficient security In
atieast five thousand dollars IA addition to the
peled shall be portable and safe, and rhaii in all
respects the purposes for which it built.
SEC. 8. That no chiet OF a bureau shall make any
contra for supple hr the navy, to be executed in
foreign country except it be on first advertising
for at least thirty days in two daily new spapeIs OF
| hshiT the snppies desired. which bids shall be
opened in the presence OF the Secretary of the Ma
W. aod the heads of two bureaus; and contracts
shall in all cases be awarded to the lowest bidder
| and payn asteIs tor the navy on foreign stations
shall render, when practicable, with their accounts
l Or SeCiement, an OmC1al cerCi0ca from the resi-
| dent consul. commercial or consular agent OF the
United STATES, il there be one be furnished gra-
tutousiy. vorching that all purchases and expendi-
| tur.s made by said paymasters were made al the
ruling market prices ofihe port or place at the time
! Of purchase orr expenditure.
SEC. 4. That the President be, and be Is hereby,
authorized to accept the resignation OF any officer in
the navy until the number OF officers 10 tle grade
which such officer shall belong is reduced TO the
| number authorized by law whose resignation shall
take effect or before the rsday OF January next,
and any officer SO res gning shall be entitled to one
years sea pay in addition TO tue pay due such officer
at the date when his resignation take effect Pro-
| cided, That tls section shall not apply when the
| number OF officers shall have been reduced to the
| number allowed by law. ...t..- ~
SEC. 5. That the officers OF the medical corps on
| the a;tiye list of the navy sh all be as follows:
Fifteen medical directors, who shall have the rel
ative rank of captain. .......
Fifteen medical inspectors who shall have the
| alive rank of commander. ls.s
lieutenant commander or lieutenant; and each and
all Of the above-named officers of the medical corps
shall have the pay of surgeons in the navy now
| provided and medical directors and inspectors on
duty at sea, shall receive the pay of fleet surgeons
One hundred assistant surgeons, who shall have
the relative rank OF master ensign, with the pres
ent pay of assistant surgeon in the navy Provided,
that assistant of three years service, who
| have been found qualified for promotion by
medical board OF examiners, shall have the pay of
past assistant surgeons, now provided; and past
assistant surgeons shall have the relative rank of
lieutenant or master; and no person under twenty
one or over twentysix years of age, shall hereafter
be appointed an assistant surgeon in the navy.
PAY CORPS.
Sec. g. That the officers of the pay corps on the
| active list of the navy shall be as follows:
| Thirteen pay directors, who shall have the rela-
Thirteen pay inspectors who shall have the rela-
| tive rank of commander; and
Fifty paymasters, who shall have the relative rank
| of lieutenant commander or lieutenant
And each and all of the abOve-named officers of
the pay corps shall have the pay OF paymasters in
inspectors on duty at sea shall receive the pay of
fleet naymasters.
Thirty passed assistant paymasters who shall have
| the relative rank of lieutenant MASTER with the
pay of passed assistant paymasters in the navy as
now provided.
Twenty assistant paymasters, who shall have the
relative rank of master or ensign, with the pay of
assistant paymasters as now provided: Pr0Uided,
hoWeUer That all laws and regulations relating to
the bonds of paymasters shall continue in full force
and application, and the issuing of new appoint
ment and commission to any officer of the pay corps
under the provisions of this act shall not affect
annul any existing bond, but the same shall remain
| in force, and apply to such new appointment and
commission.
SEC That the officers of the engineer corps on
Ten engineers who shall have the relative rank of
| captain. ....- r--
ri1leen chief engineers who shall have the relative
rank of commander; and
Forty-five chief engineers, who shall have the rel.
alive rank Of lieutenant commander or lieutenant
And each and all of the above-named Off
GERS of the engineer corp shall have the pay Of
| chief engineers Of the navy as now provided.
One hundred first assistant engineers, who shall
have the relative rank of lieutenant or master and
One hundred second assistant engineers who shall
have the relative rank of master ensign and the
said assistant engineers shall have the pay of first
and second assistant engineers of the navy respect
ively as now provided.
SEC. 8. That no person under nineteen or over
twenty-six years of age, shall be appointed second
assistant engineer in the navy; shall any person
be appointed promoted in the engineer corps I'M
til he has been found qualified by DO I'D of compe-
tent engineer and medical officers designated by the
Secretary of the Navy, and has complied with ex-
listing regulations.
Sec. 8. That of the naval constructors two sh,ll
have the relative rank OF captain, three OF co a.
mauder, and all others that o. lieutenant commando
er or lieutenant; and assistant naval constructors
shall have the relative tank of lieutenant or mas
teri four chaplalns shall have the relative rank of
| captain, seven lhat or commander. and not more
| than seven that Ut lieutenant commander or lien,
tenant; and hat the President OF the United STATES
is hereby authorized In his discretion TO determines
ana Xix the reiative rank OF civil engineers: Pro-
r'"ed That the pay Of said officers shall not be in
SEC. 10. That the foregoing grades, hereby es
tabshed for the staff corps of the navy, shall be
filled by appointment from the highest mum bers in
each corps, according to seniority and that new
commissions shall be issued to the officers so ap-
pointed, in which commissions the titles and grades
herein es abiisbed shall be inserted; and no exist
ing commission shall DO vacated the seye raj staff
corps, ept hoy the issue of new commissions re-
CURED by the provisions OF this act and officer
snail be reduced in rank or lose seniority in his own
corps by any change which may be required under
the provisions OF this act, and the officers of the
STAFF corps of the navy shall take precedence in
their several corps, and in their several grades and
with officers of the line with whom they hold rela
tive rank, according to length of service In the ma
Wy: PT0Utded That in estfma ting thu length of SER
vice for this pnrpOse the several officers of the staff
eIai gcades and with those who have been in the
naval service six years longer than such officers 81