Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04
BY AUTHORITY.
Acts and Resolutions passed at the Second
Session of the ThirtiCth Congress.

the year ending the tbirtieth of June, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty.
Be 1T enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives Of the United States of Ameri-
ca in Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums be, and the same are hereby, apTro-
priated, out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, for the support of the
army for the year ending the thrtieth OF June,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty:
For pay of the army, one million six hun
dred and thirty five thousand five hundred and
eighty-two dollars
For Communication of officers subsistence,
five hundred and sixty-one thousand eight
hundred dollars, including the additional ra-
tons for commissioned officers commanding
arsenals" or "armories," being separate
and fixed or permanent "posts" of the army
of the United States;
For communication of forage for officers hor-
ses, one hundred and four thousand seven
hundred and thirty-six dollars
For payments in lieu of clothing for Off
GERS servants, thirty.six thousand two hun
dred dollars;
For expenses of recruiting, thirty ight
thousand and ffty-two dollars
For three months extra pay to non-com-
missioned officers, musicians, and privates, on
For the regular supplies of the quartermas-
ter's department, consisting of fuel, forage in
kind for the authorized number of officers
horses, and for the horses, mules and oxen of
the quartermaster's department, at the several
military posts and stations, and with the ar
mics in the field, and for the horses of the
first and second regiments of dragons, the
four companies of light artillery, and the regi-
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diers' bedding, and of stationery, including
company and other blank books for the army,
certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms
for the pay and quartermaster's department,
and for the printing of division and depart
ment orders and army regulations, five hun
dred thousand dollars
For the incidental expenses of the quarter
masters department, consisting of postage on
letters and packets received and sent by Off
GERS on public service; expenses of courts
martial and courts of inquiry, including the
additional compensation to Judge advocates
recorders. members, and witnesses, while or
that service, under the act of March sixteenth
eighteen hundred and two extra pay TO sol
diers employed in the erection of barracks
quarters, storehouses, and hospitals, the con-
struction of roads. and other constant labor
under the direction of the quartermaster's de.
partment, for periods of not less than ten days
under the act of second March, eighteen hun
dred and nineteen expenses of expresses Il
and from the frontier posts and armies IN thu
field, of escorts to paymasters, other dlsburslnE
officers, and trains, where military escorts can
not be furnished expense of the interment o
non-commssioned officers and soldiers, hir
OF la6orers in the quartermaster's department
compensation of clerks to the officers of tn
quartermaster's department; compensation tt
wagon and forage masters, authorized by th
act of the fifth of July, eighteen hundred ant
thirty-eight; for the apprehension of deser
tiers, and the expenses incident 10 their pur
suit; the various expenditures necessary Il
keep the first and second regiment of dragons
the four companies of light artillery and tn
regiment OF mounted riAemen complete, inclu
ding the purchase of travelling FORCES, black
smiths and shoeing tools, horse and mul
shoes, iron, hire of veterinary surgeons, medi
cines for horses and mules, two hundred an
seventy-five thousand dollars.
For the purchase of horses required fol tn
first and second regiments of dragons, tn
four companies of light artillery, and the regi
ment of mounted rifemen, one hundred thou
sand dollars;
For constructing, repairing, and enlargin
UdTIdCko3 QudItctS, utS plIdlo3 StuIcuOuS6Ss SD
bles, wharves, and ways, at the several pest
and army depots; for temporary cantonment
gun-houses for the protection of cannon, II
GLIDING the necessary tools and materials fc
the objects enumerated, and for the authorize
furniture for barrack rooms of non. comml;
stoned officers and soldiers rent of quarter
for officers, barracks and hospitals for troop
where there are no public buildings for the
accommodation for storehouses for the SAFE
keeping of military stores. and OF grounds IL
summer cantonments and encampments, thrt
hundred thousand dollars;
For mileage, or the allowance made to of
GERS for the transportation of themselves an
baggage, when travelling on duty witho'
troops, seventy-fv thousand dollars;
For the transportation of the army, incll
ding the baggage of the troops when movr
either by land or water; of clothing, can
and garrison equipage, and horse equipment
from the depots at Philadelphia and New You
to the several posts and army depots of SUI
sistence, from the places of purchase and fro
the places of delivery. under contract, to sue
places as the circumstances of the service ma
require it to be sent of ordnance, ordnan'
stores. and small arms, from the foundri
and armories to the arsenals, fortifcation
frontier posts, and army depots; freights, toll
and ferriages; the purchase and hire of no
ses, wagons, mules, oxen, carts, drays, ship