Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-10-18

hundred and thirty eight; for the apprehension
Of deserters, and the expenses incident to tneir
pursuit; the various expenditures necessary 10
keep the FIRST and second regiments OF dragons,
the eight companies Of light artillery, and the
regiment Of mounted rlflemen complete, inclu-
ding the purchase OF travelling FORCES, black
smiths and shoeing tools, horse and mule shoes,
iron, hire Of veterinary surgeons, medicines Tor
horses and mules, three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
For the purchase OF horses required for the
hrst and second regiment Of Dragons, the eight
companies Of light artillery, and the regiment
Of mounted riaemen, one hundred thousand dol
lars.
For constructing, repairing, and ealarging
barracks, quarters, storehouses, hospitals, sta
bles, wharves and ways at the several posts and
army depots; for temporary environments, gun
houses for the protection Of cannon, including
the necessary tools and materials for the objects
enumerated, and for the authorized furniture for
barrack rooms Of non-co commissioned officers and
soldiers; rent Of quarters for officers barracks,
and hospitals for troops, where there are NJ,
public buildings for their accommodation, Cor
store horses IhoasesJ for the safe keeping of
military stores, and Of grounds for summer can
tonnents, three hundred thousand dollars.
For mileage, or the allowance made to offi-
GERS for the transportation Of themselves and
baggage, when travelling on duty without troops,
seventy five thousand dollars.
For transportation of the army, including the
baggage OF troops, when moving either by land
or water, Of clothing, camp: and garrison equip.
Phiiadelbtria to the seveA6s posts and army de-
pots; Of subsistence from the places of purchase,
and from the places OF delivery under contract,
TO such places as the circumstances of the SER
vice may require it to be sent, of ordnance,
ordnance stores, and small arms from the found.
fies and armories to the arsenals, Notifications
frontier posts, and army depots, one million five
hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence in kidd, in addition to one
hundred and eighty-six thousand seven hundred
and fourteen dollars and forty four cents in the
treasury, one million one hundred and twenty
seven thousand four hundred and twenty eght
dollars and ffty-six cents.
For medical and hospital departments, one
hundred and twelve thousand dollars.
For contingencies Of the army, twenty thou
san.i dollars.
For armament Of Notifications, 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,
one hundred thousand dollar.
For the manufacture Of arms at the national
armories, three hundred aud sixty thousand dol
lars.
For repairs, Improvements, and new machine
~ at Harper's Ferry armory, fifty-,hree thou
sand and ninety-on dollars.
For repairs. improvements and new machine.
Snfinuflpii O. t,i,f Al
dollars.
For arsanais, one hundred and thirty thousand
three hundred and thir'y-eight dollars.
For purchase Of land at Springfield. Massa.
chusetts, adjacent t. new arsenal and public
buildings, ten thousand dollars.
For purchase OF land at Springfield. Massa-
ehusets. to be flowed by raising dam at upper
water shop, five thousand dollars.
For expenses Of preparing drawings Of a
uaform system Of artillery, three thousand dol.
lar.
the line Of communication with Oregon, thirty
thousand dollars.
For arrearages Of the military and geopraph.
ical surveys west Of the Mississippi, twenty
Thousand dollars.
For arrearages on account of the appropria.
dons heretofore made for works Of fertilization
At Mobile point, fifty-nine dollars and ninety.
two cents; at the Rigolets, Louisiana, eight hun.
.dred and if'y-two dollars; and a, Fort Laf,y.
u4 F; nhgaAffsl aRA Banty f
amounts expended by Lieut.. Col. De Eussey
United States engineer, and admitted and allow
ell by the Comptroller Of the Treasury, but moi
credited to Lieut.. Cor. De Russey, owing to
the want Of appropriations for the aforesaid
works.
) ,. And be it further enacted, That the act
entitled can act TO authorize an in .ease of the
rank and file Of the army of the United States. -
approved May thirteen, eighteen hundred and
hrtv-six, be, and the same is hereby, repealed:
Provided, that the President of the United
States may, ty transfer from other regimets, in
crease the number Of privares. of no; more than
five regiments, to such number as he may think
discreet, not exceeding one hundred privates to
each Of the companies of sa d five regiments.
3. And he it further enacted, That any non
commissioned officer, musician, or private in the
regiment Of mounted riaemen. who has been in
service in Mexico. shall, on application, receive
IN honorable discharge from the service OF the
United States, and stand as if they had served
out their respective terms: Provided, That any
vacancy caused bv such discharge shall be filled
at the discretion Of the President of the United
States.
8 D. And be 1t further enacted. That the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury be. ard he is hereby,
authorized aud directed to pay to Captain John
Caldwell the sum oil six hundred and fifty seven
dollars. with interest thereon from the twenty
sixth Of June, eighteen hundred and forty seven,
being the amount expended by him in the pur-
chase Of blankets and clothing for the second
regiment OF Ohio volunteers, while acting as
sssistant qnartermaster for that regiment, in
Mexico; and that said sun be paid out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise appropri-
xted.
Approved iugust IL, lsis.
PuBLrc-No. 90
AN ACT supplementary to "An act to author
ize the Secretary of State to liquida.e certain
claims therein nentioned," passed eighteenth