Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-05-19
IPuBLIc.-No. l6.]


An ACT making appropriations for the support oil
The army for the year one thousand eight hun
dred and thirty-eight
b, il enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
,eatatres of The United States Of .4nlerica IN Con-
IRE. assembled. That the following sums be- and
the same are hereby appropriated to be paid out of
any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appro-
prated, for the support OF the army during the year
eighteen hundred and thirty -eight; that is to saw
For the pay of the army, one million and ninety
one thousand one hundred and ninety three dollars
For tire subsistence of officers, three hundred and
forty seven thousand seven hundred and lortv-nine
dollars
For forage Of officers horses, seventy thousand
nine hundred and eiyhty-seven dollars
For clothing for officers servants, twenty-six
thousand five hundred and fifty dollars:
For payments III lieu of clothing to discharged SOL
di.rs, thirty thousand dollars:
Far subsistence, exclusive of that Of officers sew
IN hundred and thirty thousand nine hundred and
twelve dollars and fifty cents
For clothing of the army, camp and garrison
couippage, cooking utensils, and hospital furniture
i6nr hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred
and ninety nine doIlars
For the medical and hospital department, thirty
nine thousand two hundred dollars:
For the regular supplies furnished by the Quar-.
iermasters department. consisting Of fuel, forage,
v.
three thousand dollars;
For barracks, quarters, storc-houses embracing
the repairs and enlargement Of barracks, quarters,
sore-houses, and hospitals, at the several posts !;
the erection of temporary environments at such posts
as shall be occupied during the year, and Of gun
houses for the protection Of cannon al the forts on
the seaboard; and the purchase of the necessary
tools and materials for the objects wanted, and Of
the authorized furniture for the barrack rooms rent
OlQuarters for officers OF barracks of troops at
poSts where there are no public buildings for their
accommodations of sore-houseS for the safe keep
ins of subsistence, clothing sc. and cfgrounds for
summer cantOnments, encampments, and military
practice nnety-fvc thousand dollars
For the allowance made to officers for the trans.
poration Of their baggage when travelling on duty
without troops, fifty thousand dollars.
For the transportation Of troops and supplies, viz
transportation OF the army, including the baggage
otroops when moving either by land or water
freight and ferriages, purchase or hire of horses
males, oxen, carts, wagons, and boats for the pur
pose Of transportation, for the Use Of garrison
drayage and carriage at the several posts; hire o
transfers. transportation of funds for the Pay de
partment; expense DISABLING public transport be
tween the posts onLhe Gulf of Mexico, and of pro
curing water al such posts as, from their situation
require it the transportation of clothing from tn
depot at Philadelphia to the stations of the troops
Of subsistence from the places of purchase and tn
points OF delivery under contracts, to such places
.ne circumstances OF the service may require it I
be sent; Of ordnance from the oundries and ARISEN
ais 10 the Qualifications and frontier posts. and {
lead from the western mines to the several arsenal
the sum OF one hundred and ninety-fvc thousan
dollars
rof Inc incidental expenses OF the QuartermaS
~r department, consisting OF postage on public lei
%rS and packets; expenses Of courts martial an
courts OF inquiry, including the compensation {
Judge, advocates members, and witnesses extr
pay 70 soldiers, under act of Congress of the Sc
cond OF March, eighteen hundred and nineteen eS
PchSes oil expresses from the frontier posts of III
necessary articles for the intcrment of non-comm
stoned officers and soldiers hire Of laLorers; con
Pnsaeon to clerks in the offices OF quartcrmastel
ana assistant quartermasters at posts where the
aut'eS cannot be performed without suth aid, an
temporary agents in charge of dismantled work
ana IN the performance of other duties, expend
lures necessary to keep the Two regiments Of dr.;
soohs complete, including the purchase of horses
'uppy the place of those which may be lost and b
ONE unit for SERVICE and the erection ofaddtion
"'aoes ninety-two thousand dollars
for two months extra pay to re-enlisted soldier
auu tor The contingent expenses of the Iecruitir
%fviee, twenty-f6ur thousand two hundred and 81
y-tour dollars
for the national annories, three hundred al
'NIy thousand dollars.
rof the Armament of the Notifications, one hu
u'sn thousand dollars
;aor The current expenses OF the ordnance servic
"1ety-elght thousand dollars
rof arsenals, one hundred and fifty thousand dc
NJ. ~ OF 50 much thereof may be sufficient 10 cor
ss The afsenas already commenced, and those
VIC western frontier
h, 40. Inc manufacture Of elevatng machines
lars. oa's'i''e Carriages, 1--WE thousand d.
afuHery, thirty-nine thousand ninr hnrdrsJ ana /
.,sliree dollars.
Ai rO' ae purchase Of gdnpOwdcr aud grape sh