The Arkansas banner., 1847-04-07


 the posts on the Gulf of Mexico. snd of pro curing water at such pests as, fran their situation. require it Of ciolhing frem the de- pot as Philadelphia to the stations of the troops; of subsistence from the placss of purchase, and from the places of delivery. under contracts. to such places as the cir cumstanees of the service may require t t6 be sent; of ordnance, ordnance stores. and small arms from the founlries and arEnories, io thes sssenals, feEti6cadons. and frontier posts, five million two hundred and forty three thousand three huudred dollars.
 Fer contingencies of lhs army. fifty ,hous- and dollars.
 For the medical and hospital 'department one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
 For the purchase of ordnance. ordnance stores, and supplies, three hundredland sixty seven thousand six hundred and twenty -nine dollars.
 For current expenses oG the ordnance service. one hundred ihousand dollars.
 For armament of forsi6eations, one hun dred thousand dollars.
 For manufacture of afms at the national armories, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
 For repairs and improvements, and new macbinary, at Springfield srmory, eighteen thousand five hundred dollars.
 For repairs and improvements. and new machinery, at Harper's Ferry armory, sev- enteen thousand seven hundred and seventy dollars.
 For arsenals, 6fty-one thousand four hun drtd and eighty dollars.
 For expenses of preparing drawings of a uniform system of artillery, five thousand dollars
 For surveys with armies in the field, twen- " thousand dollars.
 For providing for the comfort of discharg- ed soldiers who may be landed at New Or leans. or other places within the Uni,et. States, so disabled by disease or by wounds received in the service as to be unable 10 proceed to their homes, and for forwarding destitute soldiers to their homes. five hun dred thousand dollars said sum to he ap- piled and expended under the direction of the Secretary of War
 For the purchase of land, erection of bar racks for soldiers. and quarters for officers, laundresses, and for brick wall to enclose the grounds, and grading, and paving the river banks at Newport barracks, Kentucky, twenty-four thousand five hundred dollars.
 For contingencies of fortifica,ions, two hundred thousand dollars
 Sec 2 .and be # further enacted, Thai the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated. to supply deficiencies ID appropriations made for the service of the present fiscal year, under the following heads, viz:
 < For pay of volunteers. under resolution ol eighth August. eighteen hundred and forty- six. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
 For pay Of volunteers under act of ihir. teenth May, eighteen hundred and forty-six, one hundred and forly-shree thouand dol lars.
 For travelling allowance of volunteers, i've hundred thousand dollars.
 For transportation and supplies, &c.. in quariermas,er's department, four millions dollars.
 For service nf private physicians, includ- ing the purchase of medical md hospital supplies, six:y-tive thousand dollars.
 For pay, including subsistence and other allowance to officers of the ten regiments of regular troops. authorized during the present session, three hundred and eighty seven thousand nine hundred aud seventy-lhree dollars.
 For subsistence in kind for such regiments. two hundred and ,wenty-one thousand five hundred and seventy-one dollars and fifty two cents
 For pay of eleven regiments of volunteers recently called into service, one million three thousand one hundred and ten dollars
 For subsistence in kind, of said regiments Of volunteers, two hundred and eighiy-three thousand four hundred and eighteen dollars and eigh,y-fve cents.
 For expenses of recruiting, including boun,ies, two hundred and sixiy-two thous- and eight hundred and ninety five dollars.
 For ordnance. ordnance stores, and sup plies, four hundred and ffiy-two thousand five hundred and tif,v-ssren dollars 4'
 For the repairs snd construction of ssads and bridges for the use of armies in the field, ouC HdbuICu titOusduu uOit1rS-
 For deficiency of former appropriations for Notifications a. Oak Islank one thous- aud and thirty dollars and f;sy-nine cents.
 For deficiency of formsx Appropriations for the improvement of Csee Fear river, six hun dred and one dollargSand ninety-two cents.
 For deficiency ssf appropriation for re- moving the greatraft of Red rirer. made by the ae, approSed April twentieth, eighteen hundred as$ thirty-eight, seven thousand one hundred shd fifty dollars. being the amount adyanekd by Daniel T. Witlee. and others, ihrosgh the branch of the Real Esiate Bank of Washington, Arkansas, to Henry NJ. Shreve, government agent for such removal, and expended by him for that purpose
 Approved March 2, iS47
 Public-No, 9
 AN ACT Making appropriations for the supper, of the