Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26


sond officers musicians, and prvates engaged in the mill
ary service of the United States in the war with Mexico,
under the act entitled An act 10 amend the act entitled An
act supplemental entitled An act providing for the
prosecution Of the existing between the United States and
the republic of Mexico and for other purposes approved
Juy nineteenth eighteen hundred and forty eight three mil
liois Of dollars.
For the regular supplies Of the quartemasters department.
consisting OF fuel forage in kind for the authorized number OF
officers horses and for the horses mules and oxen of the
qartemasers department the several military posts and
saons, and with the armies in the field and for the horses
the first and second regiments OF dagoons the eight
Ianies of light artillery and the regiment of mounted rifle
OF straw for soldiers bedding, and Of stationery ncud
company and other blank books for the army certificates
discharged soldiers, blank forms for the pay and quarter
masters department and for the printing of division and de-
partment orders and army regulations six hundred thousand
dollars.
ment consisting of postage letters and packets received
and by officers public service expenses of courts
martial and courts Of inquiry including the additional COM
Pensaton to judge advocates recorders members and wat
while that service under the act of March six
teenth, eighteen hundred and pay to soldiers
poyed in the erection Of barracks quarters stdrehouse and
hospitals the construction OF roads and other constant labor
under the direction OF the quaermasters department. Tor
RODS Of not less than ten days. under the act Of second March,
eighteen hundred and nineteen expenses OF expresses to and
from the frontier posts and armies in the field of escorts to
paymasers, other disbursng officers and rain where mill
tay escorts cannot be furnished expenses Of the intemen
OF commissioned officers and soldiers hire OF aborers
compensation Of clerks to the officers Of the quartermase
department compensation wagon and forage masters
thozed BY the act of the fifth of July, eighteen hundred and
thirty eight for the apprehension OF deserter and the ex
penses incident their pursuits the various expenditures
cessary keep the first and second regiments Of dragons
the eight companies of light artillery, and the regiment of
mounted emcn completes including the purchase OF travel
ling FORCES, backsmhs and shoeng TOOLS horse and mule
Shoes on hire OF veterinary surgeons medicines for horses
and mules, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
fha of first nd
cond regiments OF dragoon the eight companies OF light ar
lery, and the regiment OF mounted femen one hundred
thousand dollars.
For constructing repairing, and enlaIgng barracks
ers sorehouses hospitals stables wharves and ways at the
several posts and army depos for temporary environments,
gunhouses for the protection of including the neces
say tools and materials for the objects enumerated and for
the authorized furniture for banack-rooms OF non-commis-
racks, and hospitals for troops, where there public
buildings for their accommodation, for sorehouses for the
saiekeeping Of military Stores and of grounds for summer
cantonments three hundred thousand dollars
For mileage the allowance made to officers for the trans
poraon of themselves and baggage, when travelling duty
without troops, sereny-five thousand dollars
For transportation Of the army including the baggage Of
troops when moving either by land water OF clothing,
camp and garrison equipage, and horse equipments from the
depot Philadelphia the several posts and army depo
Of subsistence from the places Of purchase and from the places
of delivery under contract such places the circumstances
of the service may require to be sent of ordnance, ord
stores and small from the foundes and armoes
to the asena Notifications, frontier posts, and army depols,
one million five hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence in kind, in addition to hundred and
eghtysx thousand hundred and fourteen dollars and
oy-our the Treasury million hundred and
twenty thousand four hundred and twenty eight dollars
and fifty six cents.
For medical and hospital departments one hundred and
twelve thousand dollars.
For contingencies Of the army, twenty thousand dollars.
For armament Of Notifications, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For purchase of ordnance, ordnance stores and supplies
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
For expenses Of the ordnance service, hundred
thousand dollars.
For the manufacture of the national aoIes three
hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For repairs improvements, and new machinery at Harper
Ferry armory, yhiee thousand and ninetyone dollars.
For repairs improvements, and machinery at Spring
field armory, eighty lone thousand dollars.
For asena, hundred and thirty thousand three hun
drcd and thirty weight dollars.
For purchase Of land Springfield, Massachusetts, ada
arsenal and public buildings, thousand dollars.
For purchase Of land Springfield, Massachusetts, to be
flowed by raising dam al upper water shop five thousand
dollars.
For expenses Of preparing drawings Of uniform system
Of artillery, three thousand dollars.
For the contemplated military stations the line of
with Oregon, thirty thousand dollars
For arreaages Of the military and geographical surveys
west Of the Mississippi, yenty thousand dollars
For arearages account Of the appropriations heretofore
made for works Of fertilization Mobile point fifty mine dol
and ninetytwo the Rgoets, Louisiana, eight
hundred and ffy.two dollars and Fort Lafayette, New
York, seven hundred and twenty six dollars and forty
rents-the being the expended by Lieut. Col
DE Russey, United States engineer and admitted and allowed
by the Comptroller Of the Treasury, but credited 10 Lieut.
COL De Russey, owing to the Of appropriations for the
aforesaid works.
Sec. .. And be IL further enacted That the act entitled
An 10 authorize increase Of the rank and file Of the
army Of the United States" approved May thirteen eighteen
hundred and forty sir, be and the Is hereby repealed
POrded That the President Of the United States may, by
transfer from other regiments increase the number Of pvae
OF not than FIVE regiments such number be may
think discreet not exceeding one hundred prvaes each Of
the companies Of said five regiments
Sec 3. And be Il further enacted, That any noncom-
mssoned officer, musician, private in the regiment Of
mounted rhemen who has been in service in Mexico SHALL
on application receive honorable discharge from the
Of the United States and stand they had served their
respective terms Prorded That vacancy causedby such
discharge shall be filed at the discretion Of the President Of
the United States.
Sec 4. And be further enacted, That the Secretary Of
The Treasury be- and he is hereby, authorized and directed TO
pay 10 Captain John Caldwell the sum Of six hundred and
hy dollars with interest thereon from the twenty
Of Jrne, eighteen hundred and being the amount
expended by him in the purchase Of blankets and clothing for
The second regiment Of Ohio volunteers while acting
assistant quartermaser for that regiment in Mexico and that
said be paid out Of any money the Treasury other
wise appropriated.
Approved, August IL, ls4s.
TPUBLIc--No. 96.1
AN ACT supplementary can act TO authorize the Sec
Rotary Of State qudate certain claims therein MENTION
cd, passed eighteenth Of April thousand eight hun
dred and fourteen.