The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-03

dred and forty eight dollars each; seven sec
ond-class musicians, at three hundred dollars
each; two drummers and one ffer, (irst- class
at three hundred and forty-cight dollars each
in all, ffty-eight thousand five hundred and
seventy-six dollars.
For paw of watchmen and others, thirty
thousand six hundred and ffty.nine dollars
and fifty cents.
For pay of mechanics and others, seventeen
thousand four hundred and sixty lone dollars
and ninety cents
Forspay of employees in the department Of
Steam nginery, for machinists, boilor-ma-
kers, and others. eight thousand seven hun
dred and sixty dollars.
For repairs ard Improvements of public
buildings, aud for repairing the wall enclos-
ing the grounds of the academy, fourteen
thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses, sixty-four thous-
and dollars.
That from and after the thirtieth day of
June, eighteen hundred and seventy-three,
the term of the classes in the Naval Academy
at Annapolis shall be six years, instead OF
four, as now provided by law, and this pro
vision shall first apply to the class entering
the academy in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy-th1ee and to all subsequent clas-
ses.
Hereafter the course of instruction for cadet
engineers shall include two years of service in
naval sea-steamers in addition to the period
at the Naval Academy now provided by law !:
Provided, That engineer officers graduated
1T the Naval Academy shall take precedence
with all other officers with whom they have
relative rank, according to the actual length
of service 10 the navy. Chief engineers hav-
ing the same rank as medical and pay direc-
tors and inspectors shall, when at sea, have
the same pay; that naval officers subject to
examination before promotion to grade lin
tied in number by law shall rot be entitled
to examination in such a sense as to give in
crease Of pay until designated by the Secre-
tary ofthe Navy to ill vacancies iu the higher
grade; and officers eligible for promotion to a
grade not limited in number shall not be en-
titled to examination until ordered to pre-
sent themselves for examination or until
class, in which they are included, has been
SO ordered by the Secretary of the Navy.
MARINE CORPS.
For pay and subsistence Of officers of the ma.
rinc corps, and for pay of non commissioned
officers, musicians, and others of the corps.
three hundred and seventy-three Thousand
six hundred and thirty nine dollars
For pay and subsistence of two thousand
privates, three hundred and seventy-four
thousand dollars.
For provisions, one hundred and twenty
one Thousand six hundred and thirty-six
dollars and twenty five cents.
For clothing, one hundred and sixty seven
thousand six handled and thirty-six dollars
For fuel, thirty thousand eight hundred
and fifty six dolisrs
For military stores, namely: For pay Of
mechanics, repair Of arms, purchase Of ac-
couserments, ordnance stores, flags, drums,
flies. and other Instruments, teu thousand
dollars.
For transportation Of officers; and their
servants, and troops, and for expenses OF re-
cruiting, twelve thousand dollars:
For repairs of barrack, and rcns'of Offices,
where there are no public buildings,ten thou
sand dollars.
For forage for horses belonging to field and
staff officers, six thousand dollars.
For hire of quarters for officers where there
are no public quarters, sixteen thousand five
hundred dollars.
For contingencies, namely: Freight fer
riage, toll, carriage, wharfage, purchase and
repair of boats, labor, burial OF deceased ma
rines, stationery, telegraphing, apprehension
of deserters, oil, candles, gas, repairs Of gas
and water fixtures, waterfront, barrack fur
nlture, furniture for officers quarters, bed
sacks, wrapping paper, oil-cloth, crash, rope,
Irvine, spades, shoves, ages, picks, carpenters
tools, repairs to fre-engines, purchase and
repair OF engine hose, purchase oflumber for
benches, mess-tables, hunks, repairs to pub
lie carryall, purchase and repair Of harness,
purchase aud repair Of hand carts, and<whee-
barrows, scavengering, purchase and repair
Of galleys, cooking stoves, ranges, stoves
where there are no CRATES, gravel Tor parade
grounds, repair Of pumps, brushes, brooms,
buckets, paving, and for other purposes TWEEN
ty.fve thousand dollars Provided, That the
Secretary of the Navy be, and he hereby is,
authorized to make soundings between the
western coast of the United States aud Japan,
for scientific purposes, andfor the purpose Of
determining the praeticability of laying a
telegraph cable between those points; Pro-
vided, That no appropriation Of money shall
be made for such purpose J; And rroylded
further, That no money appropriated by this
act shall be expended on account Of vessels
or naval engines contracted for during the
war.
SEC. 2. That the Supreme Court may, if,
in its judgement, the purposes of justice re-
quire it, allow anyamendment, either in form
or substance, Of any appeal in prize cases,or
allow prize appeal therein, if it appears
that any notice Of appeal or Of intention to
appeal was fled with the clerk Of the district
count within thirty days next after the rem
dltion Of the fnat decree therein.
Sec. 3. That the act of Congress approved
December twenty first, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one, entitled; An act to further promote
the efficiency of the Navy" and the acs APP
proved June twentyAftth, eighteen hundred
and sixty four, entitled An act TO amend the
act Of the twenty-frst December, eighteen
hundred and sxty-otre. entitled, IAN act to
further promote the efficiency Of the Navy"
shall not be hereafter construed to retire
any officer before sixty-two years Of age.
Approved, March 3. 1873.
GENERAL NATURE--No. SOL
AN ACT making appropriations for the service
OF the PostOfhce Department for the wear endin q