The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-18
NUMBER 50.


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partmen for periods of less than days. under the
act Of second March, eighteen hundred and nineteen
1 penses Of expresses to and from the frontier posts and
armies in the field of paymasers other disburs-
ing officers and trains. where military be
furnished expenses of the ihermen of
officers and soldiers; hire OF ahorers compensation of
clerks 10 the officers of the quariermasers department
compensation TO wagon and forage masters authorized by
the act OF the fifth of July eighteen hundred and thirty
eight for the apprehension Of deseres and the expenses
incident to their pursuit the various expenditures
to Keep the first and second regiments of dragoons the
eight companies Of light artillery, and the regiment of
mounted remen complete including the purchase of travel
ing forges, backsmhs and shoeng TOOLS horse and mule
shOes on hire of veterinary surgeons medicines for horses
and mules three hundred and my thousand dollars.
FOR the purchase OF horses required for the first and
second regiment of dragoons the eight companies Of light
artillery, and the regiment of rhemen one hundred
thousand dollars
For constructing repairing, and charging barracks,
quarters siorehouses hospitals stables, wharves and
al the several posts and army depots for temporary
comments, gun-houses Tor the protection including
the necessary ools and materials for the objects
ted, and for the authorized furniture for barrack
non-commssoned officers and soldiers quarters for
officers barracks and hospitals for troops where there
nd public buildings for their accommodation store horses
thouses for the safekeepng of military stores and Of
for summer canonments three hundred thousand
dollars.
transportation of themselves and baggage, when travelling
on duty without troops, seventyfve thousand dollars
For transportation Of the army including the baggage Of
troops when moving either by land water of clothing,
camp, and garrison equipage, add horse equipments from
the depot Philadelphia the several posts and army de
pos of subsistence from the places of Purchase and from
the places of delivery under contract such places the
circumstances of the service may require be of
ordnance ordnance Stores and small from the found
res and armores to the arsenas Notifications frontier
posts, and army depots one million five hundred thousand
dollars.
For subsistence in kind in addition to one hundred and
eghysx thousand hundred and fourteen dollars and
and
twentyseven thousand four hundred and twenty dol
lars and ffty-six cents. i'a..eM4
For medical and hospital departments one hundred and
twelve thousand dollars.
For contingencies Of the army, twenty thousand dollars
For armament Of fortihcatons, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For purchase of ordnance ordnance stores and supplies
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For current expenses OF the ordnance SERVICE hundred
Thousand dollars. m
For the manufacture of arms at the national armores
three hundred and sixty thousand dollars. -age
For REPAIRS Improvements, and machinery at Har-
pers Ferry armory, fhy-three thousand and nney-one
dollars t.rE ser-
For repairs, improvements, and machinery Spring.
field armory, eighty-onc thousand dollars. .-,-.
For arsenas hundred and thirty thousand three hun
dred and thirty-eight dollars.
For purchase of land Springfield Massachusetts ada
cent TO new arsenal and public buildings, ten thousand
dollars
For purchase of land Springfield Massachusetts to be
flowed ny raising dam at upper water shop FIVE thousand
dollars.
For expenses of preparing drawings of uniform system
of artillery three thousand dollars.
For the two contemplated military stations the line Of
communication with Oregon, thirty thousand dollars.
For arrearages of the military and geographical surveys
west of the Mississippi, twenty thousand dollars.
OF
dollars and nnetytwo cents the Rgoets, Louisiana
eight hundred and ffywo dollars; and at Fort Lafayette
New York hundred and twenty dollars and forty
six cens--the being the amounts expended by Lieut.
COL De Russey United States engineer and admitted and
allowed by the Comptroller of the Treasury but not credited
to Lieut. Col De Russey owing the of appropria
tons for the aforesaid works.
SEC. g. find be 1t further enacted That the act entitled
An act to authorize increase of the rank and file of the
army othe United States approved May thirteen eighteen
hnndre and orysx, be- and the hereby repealed
Propided That the President of the United States may
transfer from other regiments increase the number of pr
vntes of not than five regiments to such number
he may think discreet exceeding hundred prvaes
each Of the companies of said five regiments.
Sec g. find be further enacted That any non-commis
stoned officer, musician private in the regiment Of mount
ed rAemen who has been in service in Mexico, SHALL
pcaon receive honorable discharge from the service of
the United States, and stand they had served their
respective terms Provided That any vacancy caused by
such discharge shall be filed at the discretion Of the Pres
dent of the United States
SEC. A. find be further enacted That the Secretary of
the Treasury be- and he hereby authorized and directed
to pay Captain John Caldwell the of six hundred
and fy-seven dollars with interest thereon from the twen
tysxth of june eighteen hundred and ortyseven, being
the amount expended by him in the purchase of blankets
and clothing for the second regiment of Ohio volunteers
while acting assistant quarernste for that regiment
Mexico and that said sum be paid out Of any money the
treasury otherwise appropriated.
APPROVED August Ia, l649.
tPUBLIC-No 96l
AN ACT supplementary to {" An act to authorize the
Secretary of State to qudae certain claims therein
toned" passed eighteenth of April, thousand eight
hundred and fourteen.
BE enacled by the Senate aud House of Repres enfaipes Of
the United States of fn.rca in Congress assembled That the
Secretary of State be- and he hereby directed examine
according principles Of equity and Justice the claim of
Joseph De la Franca for advances made for the and
benefit of the United States prior and since the taking Of
in the approved eighteenth April eighteen hundred and
foureen) which this supplement- included within
the limits of the State of Louisiana the Mississippi
tory by the United States and that such of money
he may nd be Justly due to the said De Ia Franca be
paid him, his legal representatives out of any moneys
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
APPROVED August A. l846