The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-07-16
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~. s,Jx.sa. Ann arHEA TROOPS.

yoLysrEEas AND orHER TROOPS.
The motion Of MIR. MeKAY having been agreed
70, the committee proceedeu 10 INC
me "nproprsons for the support Of yOlsn
te snd othef troops authorized be employ ed In the
Sro.ss1Oa Of the war with Mexico during the year
s snaias 'N' u''N''N v '
BE enacted W a.. sssan s.a iss .lp,si% Thai
q ~ Unutd sisis' IN ,hs ZANE are hereby appTopris
ms ionp~ns % ~ M mon.y in The Treasury for The sup
port and other troop. .uhO,.sd TO Ss s%
ployed the 81 NE war ana
the year ena"S "'' 1'''''N' y 's'~
'oI ~ r1 nv regular army viz
Forpay ofonicers and men, provided for BY the act Of
,hssnsand min. han,p.d and forty iour dollars;
subsistence Of said officers three thousand eight hun
For iorage Tor said officers horses thousand seven
hundred and forty four dollarsi ,,..,..1
For clothing lot SAID 0u'cs" servants INV
w ,ioS the rife regiment nine thousand Que hun
bred and eighty dollars
For clothing and camp squPage Tor sane "s"'' "'"'
h9usIha hhI aS ,ha,,sand 40 q hundred and
Al, four dollars ~
for volunteers ncluding officers SC authorized aes
passed the present session. sna their oPes0' on" '0''
VI t assrayy two hnnd1.a and twelve thousand and
ninstySis dollars
For subsstencs Of officers &C one hundred and hIyt"o
thousand seven hahaIeS az I ,honssnd three
h1ndyeJ and sir doil.r.i
For clothing Of ohcen servants thirteen thousand eight
~. tat
hoI pay &c &c :, haas,1a md SostS..S three mil
lion foar HUNDRED saa nnsty seven thousand dollars
For suhsstsHee 10 Kind one million hiysur thousand
and hSe hundred dolais S..a..A .o1 ,n,,, ,hon,aDd
dollars .a"' 'SNT's' ~
For m.e. and ho.p,si supplies forty five thousand 1--WE
hundred dollars ,., H..
For ordnance arms &C. three hundred ana '0IV'"u'
Sas soSis. t,n,pOrs,ion nc Of the quarermaster
d-parment six million three hundred and nine thousand
and twenty -ssysn dollars.
If, h. fall mn
amendment
and A. - 6,tI,, ,nae,,a rh., the proper accounting
officers be- and they srs hereby authorized and required 10
audit snd settle upon principles Of justice and equity &c
zoe srS Of ss Insd states s~sas The govern
t Sar ,si.iny any troon, under Trguaons OF the
President pay out OF any money in the
treur not otherwise appropriated
Mr.. MCKAY had only few words to say in ex-
PLANTATION OF this bill Congress had, by act OF 18Th
May, appropriated milions TO enable the Pres
ident TO employ volunteers not exceeding $4,000.
OF this sum, and three-quarer millions was a'-
piled to the naval service, leaving seven and quar-
. i ma,n1 SnS s IN an, os ooo 49, ''1I ~,
~, a.~.J =, 81, o. so ooo j., ILL b., III
MA .,,h. ss 900 nc ~ S,,.shss e 400 -
ma IT. I'D rissr,.n r. 49,
~ "yans.s Of M. nnnah.y Of OK 400 voL,n,.pss
~, ~ Is - .'..s', e 49, I5,;
"s "'So " P''' ,t~''. - ~ "
ofheers oil the regular army, he appointment OF
ring the present session these sums arc necessary
\, p. - rn.da go, I,,,l,;s,.n.. o. TO- ,ha "A
WIS !" p.o'oe Py, u,."oe, -, - 49,.
ditiona officers of the regular army, and for these
25 900 volunteers up TO the LIST Of July, l647, If the
,sn million, spprop,,s,ed by ACT of isth Nav. the
teh n'hon' oPPfoP'iasu Y eStVi io'h .uay, tne
arg regate to Al Sl2 OILS, were wanted to complete
tbe service of m. 6,csI wear IL the war he brngb
=, . 49, -. ~ -, - - Iii - -
10 close earlier, me money OF course VIII no, be
was the only explanation he had to make.
IA yo;c. al. hi. in add;,;o, ~ IN. tan ,,l