The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-03-29
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws OF the United states.
PASSED Ar rHE SECOND SESSION OF THE
TWENTY FOURTH CONGRESS.
[PunIII.--No. .l2.l

AN ACT making appropriations for the sup.
port Of the army for the year 1887, and for
.o,hor purposes.
Be ii enacted Jy The Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United States Of imeri-
ra, IN Congress assembled, That the following
Gums DO, and tae same arc hereby, appropriated
TO bo paid out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the support of
the army. during the year ono thousand eight
hundred and thirty that is to say
For tho pay of the army, one million ninety
thousand one hundred and thirteen dollars
For the subsistence of officers, thrco hun
drcd and tn rty-two thousand six hundred and
thirty y.eigbt dollars.
For forage of officers horses, seventy thou
sand nine hundred and cighty-soven dollars;
For clothing for officers servants, twcnty-s six
thousand five hundred and fifty dollars;
For payments in lieu of clothing to dis
charged soldiers, thirty thousand dollars;
For subsistence exclusive of that of officers,
nine hundred and thirteen thousand four hun.
dred and forty-ivc dollars, including the sum of
three hundred and five thousand three hundred
and seven,y.;wo dollars, for the subsistence of
the volunteers and militia called out for pre-
venting or suppressing Indian hostilities
For clothing of the army, camp and garrison
equipage, cooking utensils and hospital iurni-
turc, two hundred and six thousand nine hun.
drcd and forty dollars.
For the medical and hospital department,
thirty thousand five hundred dollars.
For the regular supplies furnished by the
Quartarnaster's Department, consisting of
fuel, forage, straw. stationery, aud printing,
two hundred and eight thou sand dollars
For barracks, quarters, store houses, en-
bracing the repairs and enlargement Of bar
racks quarters, s,orc.houscs, and hospitals, at
the several posts The erection of temporary
caEtonmcnts at such posts as shall be occupied
during the year, and Of gun-houseS for the
protection of the cannon az the forts on the
seaboard, the purchase of the necessary tools
and materials for the objects wanted, and of
the authorized furniture for the borrack- rooms;
rent Of quarters for officers; of barracks for
troops at posts where there are no public build.
ings for their accommodation of slore-houscs
for the safe.keeping OF subsistence, clothirg,
&c. and of grounds for summer cantonmcnts,
.encampmcnts, and military practice, ninety
five thousand dol lars.
For the allowance made TO officers for tho
transportation Of their baggage, when travel
ling on duty without troops, the sum of fifty
thousanu dolldfs.
For the transportation'oftro troops und supplies,
viz. transportation Of the army, including the
baggage oftrcops when moving either by land
,or water freight and ferriagcs purchase or
hIc OF horses, mules, oxen, carts, wagons and
boats, for the purs ose of transportation, or for
the use Of garrison drayage and carriage at
tho several posts I; hire of teamstors iranspor.
tstion Of funds for the pay department /; ox-
pcnse OF sailing public transport between the
posts on the Gulf Of Mexico, and of procuring
water at such posts ss, from their situation,
require The trspsportation of clothing from
inc depot at Phila. elphia to the stations of the
troops oil subsistence from .he places of pur-
chase' ana The points Of delivery under con.
tracts to such places as, the circumstances Of
"e service may require II TO be sent Of ord.
fortiiiestion and frontier posta,and Of lead from
ihs western mines 10 the several arsenals, the