The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-08
Approved, March 3, lS45.
TPUBLIc-No. 25.1


AN ACT making appropriations for the support of
the army, for the year ending on the thirtieth Of
June, eighteen hundred and lorty-sir.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
tires Of the United States Of imertea in Congress
bled, That the following sums be, and the same are
hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money IN
the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the sup
port of the army for the fiscal year ending on the
thirtieh of June, eighteen hundred aud forty-six
For pay of the army one million three hundred and
twenty eight thousand nine hundred and slxty.six
dollars;
Fo- Communication of officers subsistence, four
hundred and sixty-th thousand nine hundred and
thirty -four dollars
For Communication of forage for officers horses,
sixty four thousand dollars Provided, That general
and field officers shall not be entitled, in time of
peace, to draw forage or money in lieu theresa, for
more than three horses each to be owned and actually
kept in service; officers Of the regiments of Dragons
below the rank OF field officers for two horses each ;
and all other officers entitled to forage, for
horse EACH to be owned and actually kept in service;
For payments in lieu of clothing for discharged
soldiers and officers servants, twenty thousand
eight hundred and ninety dollars;
For subsistence IN kind three hundred and six
thousand and ninety seven dollars and fifty GEMS;
For clothing for the army, camp and garrison
equpage, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars;
For expenses of recruiting, twenty four thousand
eight hundred and twenty dollars and eight dol
lars;
For three months extra pay TO non commissioned
officers, musicians and privates, twelve thousand
nine hundred and six dollars;
For the regular supplies OF the quartermaster's de-
partment consisting of fuel, forage in kind for the
authorized number of officers horses, and for the
horses, mules, and oxen belonging to the luarermas-
ter's department at the several military posts and
stations and the horses of the two regident, of
Dragons, and the four companies of light artillery
of straw for soldiers bedding and of stationery, in
GLIDING company and other blank books for the army
certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms for
the pay and quar,ermaster's departments, and the
printing of department orders, army regulations, gen.
era regulations, one hundred and fortyseven thou
sand dollars;
For the incidental expenses Of the quarterm asters
department, consisting OF postage on letters and pack
cts received by officers on public service expenses
of courts martial and courts OF inquiry including the
additional compeBsatip to Judge advocates, members
and witnesses while on that service under the act Of
the sixteenth of March, eighteen hundred and two !;
extra pay to soldiers employed in the erection of bar
racks and quarters, the construction of reads, and
other labor for period of not less than ten days,
under the act Of second of March, eighteen hundred
and nineteen; expenses of expresses from the from
tier posts of escorts to paymasters of the necessary
articles for the intermen of non ommissoned Off
GERS and soldiers hire of aborers compensation to
clerks to the officers of the quartermastcrs depart
without such aid and compensation agents in charge
of dismantIed works, and to such wagon and forage
masters il may be necessary to employ under the
act of the fifth of july eighteen hundred and thirty
eight; various expenditures necessary to keep the
two regiments Of dragons and the four companies of
light artillery complete, including the purchase of
horses to supply the place Of those which may be lost
and become unfit for service; shooting horses; and
the apprehension OF deseers, and the expenses Incl
dental to their pursuit, ninety thousand dollars;
For repairing and enIargng barracks, quarters,
houses aud hospitals al the several posts for
erecting temporary environments at such posts as may
be occupied during the year. and gun-houses for the
protection of the at the several posts and mill
ary works, including the necessary tools and mate
rails for the objects enumerated and for the author
lied furniture for the barrack rooms of non-comms-
stoned officers and soldiers building and repairing
stables for Dragons and light artillery; for rent OF
quarters for officers barracks for troops posts where
there are public buildings for their accommodation,
and of houses for the keeping of subsistence,
clothing sc. and of grounds for summer canton
ments and encsmpments for military purposes, one
hundred and seventy thousand dollars;
For transportation of officers baggage, when ira
yelling on duty without troops, forty thousand dol
lars;
For transportation Of troops and supplies Of the ar
nv includnglthe baggage of troops when moving Ell
Their by land or water freghis and ferriages the
purchase or hire of horses, mules oxen, carts, wa
CONS and boats, lot the transportation Vi suppHes
and for garrison purposes drnyage and carriage al
the several posts hire of Transfers transportation
of funds for the pay department; the expense o
sailing public transports between the posts on the
Gulf of Mexico, and Of procuring water at suct
posts as from their situation, require OF clothing
from The depot at Philadelphia to the stations OF the
troops Of subsistence from the places OF purchase
and from the places Of delivery, under contracts,
such places the circumstances Of the service MAJ
require il to be sent; of ordnance ordnance stores
and small arms, from the foundres and armorles t.
the arsenas, Notifications, and frontier posts, one
hundred and forty thousand dollars;
Z For medical and hospital department, twenty-sev
en- thousand eight hundred dollars;
For the contingencies of the army, FIVE THOUSAND
dollars;
= For continuing the meteorological observations a
the military posts Of the United States under the d
rection Of the surgeon general the sum Of two thou
sand dollars;
i For purchase Of ordnance, ordnance stores, an
supplies, eighty thousand dollars
For current expenses Of ordnance service, one hur
ldred thousand dollars;
For manufacture Of arms at the national armorie
three hundred and sixty thousand dollars