Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-06


AN ACT making appropriations for the Mill
tary Service Of the United States, for the
year one thousand eight hundred and twen-
ty-six.
BE IT enacted by the Senate and House
Of Rehresensatives Of the United STATES
Of america in Congress assembled, Tha,
the following sums be, and the same are
hereby, respectively appropriated, for
the Military Service OF the United States,
tor the year one thousand eight hundred
and twen,y-six, to wit:
For pay Of the Army, and subsistence
oil officers, including the Military Acade-
my, nine hundred and ninety four thou.
sand four hundred and seven dollars and
seventy five cents.
For Subsistence, two hundred and
elgh,y-nlne thousand one hundred dol
lars.
For Forage for officers, ,hirty-five
thousand five hundred and twenty dol
lars.
For the Recruiting Service, in addi-
ton to an unexpended balance on the
thlrty-first Of December, one thousand
eight hundred and twenty five, Of six
thousand seven hundred and sixty nine
dollars, twelve thousand one hundred
and forty five dollars.
For the contingent expenses Of the
Recruiting service, in addition to an un-
expended balance on the the thirty first
of December, one thousand eight hun.
dred and twenty five. of seven thousand
dollars, two thousand four hundred and
fiity-seven dollars.
For the purchasing Department, in
addition TO materials ON hand, Of sixty
thousand dollars, two hundred ard two
thousand two hundred and 6fiy.one dol
lars and nineteen cents.
For one thousand complete suits OF
extra Clothing to be put in depot, and
for one additional pair Of Shoes to be al
lowed for each enlisted soldier per an
mum, fif,y-one thousand FIVE hundred and
two dollars and forly.five cents.
For the purchase OF Wollens, during
the year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty six, in advance for the year ore
thouoAnd eight hundred andtwenty seven,
twenty thousand dollars.
For Medical and Hospital Depart
ment, twenty live thousand and seventy
seven dollars.
For the Quartermaster Generals De.
partment, two hundred and eigh,y-four
thousand seven hundred and six dollars
and sixty-seven cents.
For Quartermas,er's supplies, trans
portation, stationary, outstanding debts,
repairs, chairs for examination, CRATES
and lightning rods, for the Military AGA.
denny at West Point, fifteen thousand
and FIVE hundred and forty.two dollars
and seventy-fo cents.
For articles required for the mathe-
matical, drawing, chemical, and mine
ralogical departments, additions to the
library, paving barracks parade, conduit
for supplying water, and for new quar-
ters, as recommended by tho yisiters for
the Military Academy at West Point,
nineteen thousand one hundred and eigh-
ty-seven dollars and seventy.6ve cents.
For the contingencies Of the Army,
ten thousand dollars.
For the National Armourics, three
hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For the current expenses Of the Ord
name e Service, sixty. five thousand dol
lars.
For Arsenals. twenty seven thousand
sew en- hundred dollars.
For arrearsges prior 70 the lst Of Ju-
y, one thousond eight hundred and If
teen. fifteen thousand dollars.
For arresrsges from the 6rst Of July,
ono thousand eight hundred and fifteen,
to the 6rsi Of Jsnuary, one thousand
eight hundred and seventeen, three thou.
send dollars.