The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-02

For completing five pairs of command encinos
and accompanying boilers for the third-rete v4sses
Mai a tanuaiia, Swaara QuiLnebaug and Gale
sand dollars od anu ni'y 'hou-
0vi establishment at the navy-yard Portsmouth,
CIV hnnanp shire; For draughtsman one thousand
OLA INJURED dollars; clerk to chief engineer and
s.uLe erS, at one thousand four hundred dollars
each; and time-clerk one thousand two hundred
uoIarS; In ALL five thousand six hundred dollars.
, AT the navy yard, Charestown, Massachusetts,:
TOT uraughtSman one thousand six hundred dollars;
clerk to chsef engineer and store-cerk at one thou
sand four hundred dollars each; and imeclerk, one
thousand two hundred dollars; in ALL five hJusand
six hundred dollars,
At the navy-yard, Brooklyn, New York: For
draughsman, one thousand six hundred dollars;
clerk to chief engineer and store-elerk at one thou
sand four hunGren dollars each; and time clerk one
thousand two hundred dollars; in ALL five thousand
six hundred dollars.
At the navy-yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
For draughtsman, one Thousand six hundred dollars
clerk to chief engineer and storeclerk. at one thou
sand four hundred dollars each and time-clerk one
thousand two hundred dollars; in all, five thousand
At the navy-yard, Washington, District of Column
cia: Fir draught man, one thousand six hundred
dolars clerk 10 Chief engineer and store-cer mr. one
thousand two hundred dollars; in ALL five thousand
SIX hundred dollars.
AT the navyyard, Norf TX, Virginia: For draughts-
man, one thousand SIX hundred dollars; clerk to
Chief engineer and store-clerk, at thousand fur
hundred dollars each; and time clerk, one thousand
two hundred dollars; in all, five thousand six hun
dred dol airs.
AT the navy-yard, Pensacola, Florida: For clerk
Of store-houaes, one thousand two hundred dollars
AT the navy-yard, Mare Island, California: For
draughtsman. one thousand six hundreu dollars;
clerk to chief engineer and store-cerk one thousand
four hundred dollars each; and time-slern one thou
sand two hundred dollars; in ALL five thousand six
hundred dollars.
NAVAL ACADEMY.
For pay of professors and Others One professor of
mathematics, two thousand five hundred dollars;
four professors, namely, of mathematics assstant)
of French of chemistry. and of ethics and English
studies, at two thousand TWO hundred dollars each;
twelve assistant professors, namely four of French,
one of Spanish, three of ethics and English studies
one of mathematics, one of astronomy. and two of
drawing, thousand eight hundred dollars each;
sword-master, at one thousand two hundred dollars
and two assistants, at one thousand dollars each
boxing and gymnast, one thousand two hun
dred dollars; assistant hbrarian one thousand ur
hundred dUllas three clerks to superintendent,
at one thousand two hundred dollars one at enc
thousand dollars and one at eight hundred dollars;
clerk to commandment OF midshipmen and clerk to
paymaster at one thousand dollars EACH apothecary,
seven hundred and fifty dollars; commssary, two
hun ired and eishty-eight dollars; messenger to SUI
perintenent. six hundred dollars; cook three hun
dred and twenty-five dollars and fifty cents; armor
er, five hundred and twenty mine dollars and fifty
cents; quarter-gunner, four hundred and nine dol
lars and fifty cents; gunn9r's mate, four hundred
and sixty-nine dollars and fifty cents; cockswain,
four hundred and sixty-nine dollars and fifty nts;
three seamen in departments of seamanshp, at three
hundred and forty-nine dollars and fifty cents each;
band-maser five hundred and twenty-eight dollars;
forty elght dollars each; seven secOndclass must
Clans at three hundred dollars each; two drummers
and one fifer. (hrst-cass, at three hundred and
forty EIGHT dollars each in ALL ffy-e1ght thousand
five hundred and seventy-six dollars,
For pay Of watchmen and others, thirty thousand
six hundred and hfty-nne dollars and fifty cents:
For pay of mechanics and others, seventeen thou
sand four hundred and sixty-one dollars and ninety
cents.
Enginery, for machinists, boilermakers and others,
eight thousand seven hundred and sixty dollars:
For repairs and Improvements Of public buildings,
and for repairing the wall inclosing the grounds of
the academy, fourteen thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses, sixty-four thousand dol
lars.
That from and after the thirtieth day of June,
eighteen hundred and seventyth &C. the term Of the
classes in the Naval Academy ut Annapolis shall be
six years, instead of tOuu, as NV provided by law,
and this provision shall 1rst apply TO the class enter
ing the academy in the year eighteen hundred ami
seventy hree, and to all subsequ Mt classes
Hereafter the of instruction for cadet-engi-
shall include two years of service in naval sea-
envy provided by law: Provided, That engineer
officers graduated at the Naval Academy shall take
precedence with all other officers with whom they
have relative rank according to the actual length Of
service in the navy. Chief engineers having the
rank medical and pay directors and inspect
shall, when sea- have the same pay; thai naval
officers subject to examination before promotion TO
grade limited in number by law aball not be entitled
TO examination in such sense as to give increase Of
pay until designated by the Secretary CT the Navy to
ill vacancies IN the higher grade and officers eligible
for promotion to grade not limited in number shall
not be entitled to examination until ordered to pre-
sent themselves for examination until class in
which they are nclu led, has been SO ordered by the
Secretary Of the Navy.
MARINE CORPS.
For cay and subsistence Of officers OF the marine
corps, and tor pay of non-commissioued oiccsr, mu
scians, and others of the corps three hundred and
seyenty-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 twe.ty-one thou
sand six bundled and thrty-sx dollars and twenty
five cents.
For clothing one hundred and sixty-seven thou
sand six hunuled and thrty-six dollars
For fuel thirty thousand eight hundred and fifty
six dollars.
For military Stores namely: For ray of mechanics,
repair of arms, purchase of accouterments, ordnance
stores flags, ums, ffes, and other Instruments ten
! thousand dollars
For transporta ion of officers and their servants,
and troops, and for expenses of recruiting, twelve
| thousand dollars.
For repairs of barracks, and rent of Offices where
thore are no public buildings ten thousand dollar.
For forage for horses belonging to field and staff
officers. six Thousand dollars.
For hire of quarters for officers where there arc
pubic quarters, sixteen thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For contingencies, namely: Freight; ferriage toll
carriage; wharfage, purchase and repair of boats; la
Dor; burial OF deceased marines; etationery tele-
graphing; apprehension Of deserters oil, candles,
gas; repairs of gas and water fixtures; water-rent,
Darrack fnrniure furniture for officers quarters,
be i-sacks, Wrapping paper, oil-cloth crash rope,
Irvine, spades shoves, axes, picks carpenters tools;
gine-hose; purchase OF lumber for benches, mess
tables hunks; repairs to public carryai; purchase
and repair OF harness purchase anu repair Of hald
carts and wheei-bafrows; scayengering; purchase
and repair of galleys cookingstOves ranges, toves
where There are no grates grve for parade-grounds
repair OF pumps; brlshes, brOOms, buckets, paving,
and for other purposes twentsye thousand collars
! PTocided, That tie Secretary of the Navy be, and
he hereby is, authorized to make sonpdings between
| the western coast of the United States and Japan.
for scientific purposes and for the purpose of de-
termlning he practlcability of laying telegraph
cable between those points: Provided, That no ap-
PROF ration OF money shall be made for such purpose
| And proCided further, That no mo ey appropriated
by this act shall be expended account OF vessels
| naval engines contracted for during the war.
SEC. 2. That the Supreme Court may, if. in its
Judgment, the purposes of justice require it, allow
any amendment either in form or substance, OF any
appeal in rize cases. or allow prize appeal therein,
lf1e appears that any notice of appeal or of intention
to appeal was fled with the clerk of the district
| the final decree therein.
Der twenty-arst, eighteen hundred and sixty-one,
entitled San act to further promote the efficiency Of
the Navy" and the act approved June twentyiifth,
eighteen hundred and sxty-four, entitled AN act
to amend the act of the twelitsirst December eigh
teen hundred and sixryone, entitled An act to fur
Their promote the efficiency of the Navy" shall not
be hereafter construed to retire any officer before
sixty-two years of age.
Approved, March s. 1878.
j. G. BLAINE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
SCHUYLER COLFAX,
Pice-President Of the United States and President
~ the Senate.