The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-03-11

BE hendcted by the Senate and House of Rrpres-
sntatires of the United States of america in Con-
gresS assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby approprlaes to be paid out of
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropria-
ted, for the support of the army for the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirty -fve-that is TO
say:
For the pay of the army, nine hundred and eigh-
ty-seven thousand and forty-fve dollars.
For subsistence of officers, three hundred and
fourteen thousand eight hundred and ninety nine
dollars.
For forage of officers, sixty thousand three hun
dred and thirty-one dollars.
For clothing for officers, servants twenty four
thousand eight hundred and ten dollars.
For subsistence, exclusive ofthat of officers in ad-
dition to unexpended balance of sevcny-fve
thousand dollars, the of three hundred and forty
one thousand seven hundred dollars.
For clothing of the army, camp and garrison
equpage, cooking utensles, hospital furniture, &c.
&c one hundred and fifty -four thousand three hun
dred and cighty-seven dollars.
For the medical and hospital department, thirty
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For various expenses in the quartermaster's de-
parment, viz fuel forage straw, stationary, blanks
and printing, repairing and charging barracks,
quarters storchousc, and hospitals at the various
posts; erecting temporary cantonments at such
posts as shall be occupied during the year, including
huts for the dragoOns and clubhouse ut the Allan
tic posts, and those on the Gulf of Mexico, with the
necessary tools and materials providing materials
for the authorized furniture of the rooms of nom
commissioned officers and soldiers rent ofquartcrs
barracks and sorehouSes, and of grounds for sum-
mer cantonmcnts and encampments, including n
farm at Fort Monroe for military practice; postage
OH public letters and packets; expenses of courts
martial and courts of inquiry, including the COM
pensation of Judge advocates, members and witness
ses extra pay to soldiers, under act of the
ond March eighteen hundred and nineteen, cxpen-
of expresses from the frontier posts, of
paymasters hire of laborers, compensation to extra
clerks, i'll the officers of the quartermastcr general,
and in the offices of the quarermasers aud assistants
at posts where their duties cannot be performed
wi hout such aid, and TO temporary agents in charge
of dismantled works and in the performance of 9TH
er duties, collins and other articles necessary at the
int rment of non commissioned officers and soldiers,
and purchase of horses, and various other expendi-
lures necessary to keep the regiment of Dragons
complete, in addition to an uncXpcnded balance of
twenty thousand dollars, the of three hundred
and twelve thousand dollars.
! For the allowance made TO the officers for the
transportation of their baggage, when travelling on
duty without troops and allowances TO officers on
typographical duty and experimenting working par
ties, fiftv-hree thousand dollars.
! For transportation of clothing from the depot at
Philadelphia to the stations of the troops of subsis-
tence from the places of purchase and points Of de-
livery under contracts, to the posts where they are
required be uscd of ordnance from the foundrlcs
and arsenals, to the frontier posts and the forfca-
tons and lead from the Western mines the several
arsenals transportation of the army, including of
fcers, when removing with troops either by land or
water, freight and crriages, purchase hire ofhor-
ses oxen, mules, carts wagons and boats for trans
poration of troops snd supplies, and for garrison
purposes drayage and carriage at the several posts,
hire of eamsters transportation offunds for the pay
department, the expense of sailing public trans
port between the several posts on the Gufof McXI-
co, and procuring water at such posts as from their
situation require it, the sum of one hundred and
thirty eight thousand dollars.
For contingencies of the army, ten thousand dol
lars.
Forthe national armories, three, hundred and thirty
thousand dollars
For armament of new fortifcations, one hundred
thousand dollars
For arsenal, nincty-four thousand three hundred
: and thirty flour dollars.
For the current expenses of the ordnance service
sixty-eight thousand four hundred dollars.
For arrearages prior to the first of July, eighteen
hundred and fifteen, payable through the office ofthc
Third Auditor, in addition to an unexpended balance
of three thousand two hundred and sevcnty-fou
r cents the sum of two thousand dollars.
For arrearages between the first of July, eightceT
hundred and fifteen and the first Of January eighteer
hundred and seventeen. payable through the office o
, the Second Arditor, thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For payments IN lieu of clothing to discharged
: soldiers, thirty thousand dollars.
Sec. =. dHd be further enacted, That Of tn
balance Of thlry-eight thousand three hundred
seventy-nine dollars and iiftytwo cents, which nov
stands to the credit of "bounties and premiums o
the looks of the Treasury, appropriated for the ser
vice of cghten hundred and thiry-three, and whic
is moi wanted for that object, in consequence of tn
change made in the mode of enllsting by the act
r second March eighteen hundred and thirty-threc
. the sum of fifty-four dollars be, and the same
hereby directed TO be transferred to the credit
Z 1.-TWO months extia pay, per act, second Marcl
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