The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-06

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~ thousand dollars.
For transportation Of troops and supplies, yiz.--
transportation Of the army and baggage freight and
ferriages, purchase or hire VI horses, mules oxen,
carts, wagons and boats for purposes Of transpora
ton or garrison use drayage and carlage hire Of
tcamsters; transportation Of funds for the Pay de-
Partment; expense OF transport vessels and of pro-
curing water at such posts as from their situa-
tons require IL transportation Of clothing from
the depot at Philadelphia to the stations Of the
troops OF subsistence from the places Of purchase
and delivery under contracts to such points the
circumstances OF the service may requires Of ordnance,
ordnance stores, and small arms from the foundries
and armores, to the arsenas Notifications, and from
tier posts for said fiscal year. one hundred and
~ thousand dollars.
For the current expenses Of ordnance service for
the said fiscal year, eighty thousand dollars.
For ornaments Of Notifications including compen-
sahon OF competent person to superintend the man
ufacture of cannon, for the said fiscal year,
hundred thousand dollars.
For ordnance and ordnance stores, for the said fs
cal year, seventy-fy thousand dollars.
For manufacture Of at national armores
for the said fiscal year. three hundred thousand dol
lars.
For repairs, improvements, and new machinery at
Springfield armory, for the said fiscal year, twenty
six thousand five hundred dollars
For repairs, improvements, and new machinery, at
Harpcrs Ferry armory, for the said fiscal year, thir
" thousand hve hundred dollars
For arsenals for the said fiscal year. ninety thou
sand dollars.
For purchase of saltpetre and birthstone for the
said fiscal year, forty thousand dollars.
For completing the principal buildings of the arse
nal at Charleston, South Carolina for the said fiscal
year, thirty-two thousand dollars.
For expenses Of preparing drawings of artillery
for the said fiscal year, one thousand two hundred
dollars.
For surveys in reference to the military defences
oil the frontier, inland and Atlantic for the said fs-
cal year, including survey Of the direct comuuni-
cation from Albemarle sound to the Atlantic ocean,
with view to reopen a ship channel fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For military and geographical surveys west of the
Mississippi, for the said half calendar year, FIVE
thousand dollars; and for the said fiscal year. fifteen
thousand dollars
For continuation of the surveys of the Northern
and Northwestern lakes of the United States for the
said fiscal year. thirty thousand dollars.
For medical and hospital department, for said half
calendar year, nine thousand five hundred dollars
and for the said fiscal year, twenty thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the meteorological observations at
the military posts Of the United States under the d.
recton of the Surgeon General for said fiscal year,
twv thousand dollars.
For the continuation of improvements on the Mis-
souri,, Mississippi, Ohio and Arkansas rivers for said
half year, fifty thousand dollars and for said fiscal
year, one hundred thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. find be it further enacted That the follow
lowing sums be, and the same hereby, appropria
ted, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the
military academy for the half calendar year iand for
the fiscal year aforesaid.
For pay Of officers instructors, cadets, and musi-
clans, for said half calender year, thirty thou
sand two hundred and ,hirty-two dollars; and for
the said fiscal year, sixty thousand four hundred
and sixty-four dollars: Provided, That, hereafter
IN all cases Of appointments of Cadets to the West
Point Academy, the individual selected shall be an
actual resident of the Congressional district of the
State or Territory, or District of Columbia from
which the appointment purports to be made find
prorided further, That the number Of Cadets by APP
pontments hereafter to be made shall be limited
the number of the representatives and delegates in
Congress, and one for the District of Columbia and
that each Congressional and Territorial district and
District of Columbia, shall be entitled TO have one
Cadet at said Academy Propided, That nothing in
this section shall prevent the appointment of ad
dltlonal number OF Cadets, exceeding ten to be
appointed at large, without being confined to selec
ton by Congressional districts.
For Communication of subsistence, for said half ca
lendar year, nineteen thousand eight hundred and
seventy-thrce dollars and eighty cents and for the
said fiscal year, forty thousand and seventy-seven
dollars.
For Communication Of forage for officers horses for
said half calendar year, two thousand five hundred
and ninetytwo dollars; and for said fiscal year, FIVE
thousand one hundred and eighty -four dollars.
For Communication OF clothing for officers servants,
for said half calendar year. two hundred and ten dol
lars and for said fiscal year. four hundred and TWEEN
ty dollars.
For the various current and ordinary expenses Of
the academy, other than pay and subsistence, for
said half calendar year. eleven thousand eight hun
drcd and five dollars and ten cents and for said fs-
cal year, twenty -four thousand nine hundred and
forty-one dollars and twenty cents: Prorided That
hereafter there shall not be board of visiters APP
pointed to visit the West Point Academy unless 9TH
erwse ordered by Congress.
For Increase and expense of library for said hall
calendar year, six hundred and fifty dollars and for
said fiscal year thousand three hundred dollars
For construction of barracks for cadets for said
fcal year, thirty thousand dollars.
Approved, March LIST, l643.