Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-06
CHAP. GAN ACT

Making appropriations for the support of the
army for the year ending on the thlrleth
June, eighteen hundred and forty-seven.
TSEc. IL Be IL enacted By the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the United States q
.qneric0 in Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be, and the same are hereby, appro-
priated for the support of the army for the
wear ending on the thirtieth June, eighteen
hundred and forty-seven:
| For pay of the army, one million three hun
dred and twenty-nine thousand three hundred
and seventy-four dollars.
For Communication Of officers subsistence,
four hundred and sixty-fve thousand eight
hundred and thirty-two dollars.
For communication of forage for officers hor-
ses, including arrears since commencement OF
hostiIties, one hundred and thirty-one thou
sand six hundred and three dollars.
For payment in lieu Of clothing to officers
servants, twenty-eight thousand eighthundred
and thirty dollars.
For subsistence in kind, four hundred and
sixty eight thousand one hundred and ninety
three dollars and sixty-seven cents.
For clothing for the army, camp and garrI-
son equipage, two hundred and thir'y-one
thousand dollars.
For expenses Of recruiting, twelve thousand
and twenty-five dollars.
| For three months extra pay 10 non-commis-
stoned officers, musicians, and privates, six.
teen thousand dollars.
For regular supplies of the quartermasters'
department, consisting of fuel, forage in kind
for the authorized number of officers horses,
and for the horses, mules, and oxen belonging
to the quartermaster's department at the sever
al military posts and stations, and for the hor-
ses of the two regiments of dragons, and the
four companies of light artillery; of straw fol
soldiers bedding and of stationery, including
company and other blank books for the army,
certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms
for the pay and quartermasters' departments,
and the printing of Department orders, army
regulations, and general regulations, two hun
dred and five thousand dollars.
For the incidental expenses of the quarter
masters department, consisting OF postage on
letters g. packages received by officers on pub
lie service; expenses ofcourts-martlal & court:
of inquiry, including the additional conipen
sation to Judge advocates, members, and wit
nesses, while on that service, under the act o.
the sixteenth of March, eighteen hundred and
two; extra pay to soldiers employed in the e.
rection of barracks and quarters, the eonstruc
ton of roads, and other constant labor, for pc
RODS of not less than ten days, under the ac
of second of March, eighteen hundred and
nineteen; expenses of expresses from the iron
tier posts; of escorts to paymasters; of the
necessary articles for the interment of non
commissioned officers and soldiers; hire Of la
borers compensation to clerks to the officer:
of the quartermaster's department, at post:
where their duties cannot be performed with
out such aid; and compensation to agents il
charge of dismantled works, and TO such wag
on and forage masters as it may be necessary
to employ, under the act Of the fifth of July
eighteen hundred and thirty-eight; various