National Republican., 1883-01-17

engines and machinery of wooden ships whore
the estimated cost of such repair shall exceed
80 per centum of the estimated cost of new en-
gines and machinery Of the same character
and power.
For completing in accordance with the rec
concentrations of the naval advisory board
the engines and machinery of the double-tur-
reted irOnClad monitors which said board
may advise to be first completed by
new contract, or otherwise, as the Sec
retary may think best for the interests OF the
government, $i5O,OO0; but tho execution of
no contract for the completion Of either Of
these vessels shall be entered into until tho
terms thereof shall be approved by board
consisting of one line officer, one naval con-
structoT, and one engineer, who Shall approve
Only such contracts as may be TO the best
advantage of the government, and fair
and reasonable, according TO the lowest
market price for similar work, from re-
.sponsiblo and competent bidders, and at
total cost not to exceed the amounts estimated
by tho advisory board, in its full report, re-
quircd by the act Of Aug 8, 1882; and the sec
rctary of the navy shall take possession of
the double-turrotcd irOnclads, and, II he
thinks best, remove the same TO the govern
mcnt navy yards and he shall determine the
amounts which ought to be paid to the con-
tractors sovcrally for the use and occupation
of their yards with said ships and for the
care thereof, and report the same to congress
For the construction of tho steel cruiser Of
not less than 1000 tons displacement now
especially authorized by law, two steel cruisers
of not moro than three nor less than two thou
sand five hundred tons displacement each,
and one dispatch boat,a recommended by the
naval advisory board in its report of Dec. 20,
1882 100000 and the secretary the navy Is
authorized TO construct said vessels at a total
cost for each not exceeding the amount esti-
mated by the naval advisory board in said re-
port, the same to he built or contracted for
only with the advice and assistance of the
naval advisory board, and inE all respects
in accordance with the provisions of the act
of Aug 8, 1882, except as they are hereby
modified, and the authority to construct the
same shall take effect at once, and the secrc-
tary of the navy may, in addition to the ap-
preparation hereby made, apply to the con-
structing and finishing of the vessels in this
clause referred to any balance of tho apprOpri-
alton made to the bureaus Of construc-
tion and repair and steam engineer
ing for the current fiscal year or in
the present act which may remain available
fOr that purpose Provided, That he shall util-
i2e tho national navy yards, with the ma
chncry, tools, and appliances belonging to
| the government there in use, in the building
of said ships or any parts thereof, us fully and
| to as great an extent as the same can be done
with advantage to the government
For investigating and testing the practica'
bility of defective armOr, $4,000.
For pay of professors and others in the
naval academy, S53,SlT.
| For pay of watchmen and mechanics at the
| academy, I1032.
For necessary repairs of public buildings,
&c, Mt Annapolis, $4,000.
| For pay of officers on the active list of the
marine corps S174,000.
| For pay of officers on the retired list of the
marine corps 25,SOO
For pay of commissioned officers, mu-
| scans, and privates, S3S9,0O0.
For miscellaneous expenses, $4,000.
For provisions, 100000.
For clothing, $1,000
For transportation of troops and for ex-
penses of recruiting, $4,000.
For the purchase Of forage, Si,6S0: Pro-
Uidcd, That no commutation for forage shall
he paid.
For the naval asylum, Philadelphia, Penn.
| $59S00.
Tho following is section 9: "That here.
after no officer of the navy shall be employed
on any shore duty unless the secretary of the
navy shall determine that the employment
of an officer on such duty is required by the
public interests, and shall so state in the order
of employment, and also the duration of such
services, beyond which time it shall not con
| tinuc"
NoTE Total amount Of estimates for 1884
S23,3SS, ,SS7.5i; total amount recommended IL
this bill for 1884, $l5,209, ,l00.23 total amoun
appropriated in law for 1883, Sli S30,476,S0
increase, $3iS, ,623,43.