Mr. GRIMES. I have another amendment from the ComNavAffrs to come in as an additional section: inAgmw!idbsehiit/iniuio tnheinrethneac Navy Thoaftthmcid U.S shall be entitled Ito oneration or commutation therefor. Iliold in my hand a document that has been ublished at the present session and I so pose is on the desks of members, avery fullau very satisfactory report of the Board of Visitors that recently assembled at the Naval Academy for the examination of that institution. Among other things their attention was called to the subsnstence, quarters, and everything of that description furnished to the young men, and I beg leave to read to the Senate a letter written to the board at their request by pay master Ab bott. who was stationed at the Aca em, showing the amount of expenses that each of the young men at the Academy is compelled to undergo. He says: Pninsrrn’s Orricn, U.S. NAVAL Aciniuir. MNAPOLIB. MARYLAND, May%. 1866. Sin: To your letter of the lid instant, requesting intormntion for the Boardof Visitors in regard to the allowances.excnses.&c., of midshipmon. I respect fully reply as ollows: Midshipmen have no allowances in addition to their ycitrly pay. which is $500 and from which 50 dollars perannum is reserveduntil their graduation. Tnheecesstasateryment appendodwill acquaintyouwiththeir expensesfor the current academic year: Subsistence.‘49$2 "B month. is; sight montllinselit'i Washing (X) and mending (q) r! 8 month or months. 8 Room furniture. a 5 43 Servant.@ l2l centsilmonthJor eightmonths" I Barber,00 and one bath it week.hot or cold, (5) 81 i} month. 8 00 Cl0.liin|r 1% (It) TSetaxtti obnoeorkys. average, 2450 and druwm materials. 2) 00 pennant for band. cents 'il month. for 8 months. 4 00 $49055 There have been miscellaneousexpenses.among which incnding is included.)suchas ostuqe. entist and express.but these vary so much in individual caapspelisetahbaltentoo specifiedamount can bedesignatedas a I. Table iurniture is proVidedbytho commissriry Without expense to the piidshipmeu. I am.very respectfuller. [you obedient servant. I ARLES 4W.ABBOTT. Pal/master U.S. New. Lieutenant Commander S, B. Lucia. COIRHNHHILMIRi!dnlupmenN. aval Academy. Admiral Porter gives the expenses permonth for the 3 months spent at sea: NAVAL Acsnnv. ANNAPOLIS. MARYLAND.May as.1866. inSgi.n: In reply to your letter of the28thinstant, mak in hehalt'ofacommitteoof the Boardof Visitors. to be informed as to the duration of the cruisesof the practice vesselsin 1865 and the costof subsistence and other items paid by a midship mnn during that cruise. I have to statethat the midship rnen were cmbarkedon the 13th. and thattho practice vesscls sailed fromNewport.RliodoIsland. on the 20th of June and amrarikviendgat this place on the 12thof Septemberlust. a cruiseof 2 months and 25days, and that the costof subsistenceof each inidshipmun perday wns 49}cents or permonth of 31 (lnys.. $1542 Washing permonth. 3 00 Contribution permon 50 sis in This statement includesall disbursementsmadeby mthiedpshaiypminnesnters of the several practice vessels for the who performod the cruiseof 1865. I am. respectfuly. your obedientservant n n. PORTER Rear Admiral andSuperintendenIlt aoalAcademy. Surgeon D. Hanna. m'ledSlateslfuvu. Add that amount permonth for 3 months to the sum expended for their support during 8 months on shore, and you have $517 6'.) a year, which is $17 69 more than this Government allows them. Then out of this 3500 it is to be remembered there is reserved 50 dollars immediately upon their entering to cover any contingencies that may occur, such as their being sent away and being compelled to pay the expenses of their travel to reach their riends. Ca ling the 50 dollars which is reserved in the Treasury an expense, their expenses are {gully $07 69 more than the Government pays em. This amendment proposes to give them one ration, which is 30 cents a day, amounting to $109 50 a year, which will give these young men about 40 dollars a year more than their actual expenses. It will be observed that there is no deduction made here for pocket money or an thing of that kind. I have taken the trouble to 00k into the Way in which the larger item in this account, $198 for clothing, is expended, and I find that all the articles are obtained upon the most economical method possible;asuit of clothes is furnished complete to each of these lads at 46 dollars and charged against the $500 we allow them perear.