The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-28
GPuBLIC-No. 1871

An Act making appropriations for the support of the
army for the year ending the thirtieth of June
thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House @ Representa-
tires of the United States Of 4merica IN Congress
bled, That the following sums be, and the are
hereby APPROPRIATED out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the
army for the year ending the hirtieth of June,
thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
For the pay of the army, one million six hundred
and thirty y-four thousand three hundred and eighty
two dollars.
For communication of officers subsistence five hun
dred and fty-fve thousand three hundred and fifty
one dollars.
For commutation of forage for officers horses, one
hundred and four thousand two hundred and fftysiX
dollars.
For payment in lieu of clothing for officers servants
thirtysix thousand hundred and seventy dollars
For expenses of recruiting, forty thousand five
hundred and sixty dollars.
For three months extra pay to non-commssioned
officers, musicians, and pTivates, re-enlistnent,
twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For three months extra pay to the officers, non
commissioned officers, musicians, and prlvates,
gagged in the military service of the United States
the with Mexico, under the act entitled" An
to amend the act entitled An supplemental an
entitled An act providing for the prosecution of
the existing war between the United States and the
republic of Mexico, and for other purposes, - ap-
proved July nineteenth, eighteen hundred and forty
eight, three millions of dollars.
For the regular supplies of the quartermaster's de-
partment, consisting of fuel, forage in kind for the
authorized number of officers horses, and for the
horses, mules, and oxen of the quartermaster's de-
partment the several military posts and stations,
and with the armies in the field and for the horses
OF the first and second regiments of dragons, the
eight companies of light artillery, and the regiment
of mounted rifemen of straw for soldiers bedding,
and of stationery, including company and other blank
books for the army, certificates for discharged SOL
diers. blank forms for the pay and quartermaser's
department, and for the printing of division and de-
partment orders and army regulations, six hundred
thousand dollars.
department. consisting of postage n1etters and pack
cts received and sent by officers on public service
expenses of courts martial and courts of inquiry, in
cuding the additional compensation to judge-advo-
Gates, recorders, members, and witnesses, while
that SERVICE under the act of March sixteenth eigh-
teen hundred and two extra pay to soldiers employed
in the erection ofbarracks quarters, sorehouses, and
hospitals tho construction OF roads, and other constant
labor, under the direction of the quartermasters de-
partmen for periods of less then days, under
the act of second March, eighteen hundred and nine
teen expenses of expresses to and from the frontier
posts and armies in the field of escorts paymasters
other disbursing officers, and tains where military
escorts cannot be urnished expense of the nterment
Of non-commissioned officers and soldiers; hire of
aborers compensation of clerks TO the officers of the
quartermaster's department; compensation to wagon
and forage masters, authorized by the act of the fifth
of July, eighteen hundred and thrtyeig ght; for the
apprehension of deserters, and the expenses incident
to their pursuit; the various expenditures necessary
to keep the first and second regiments Of dragoons,
the eight companies of light artillery, and the regi
ment of mounted rihcmen complete, including the
purchase of travelling forges, backsnths and shoe
ing TOOLS horse and mule Shoes iron hire of veteri
nary surgeons. medicines for horses and mules three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For the purchase of horses required for the first
and second regiment of dragons, the eight compa-
MES of light artillery, and the regiment of mounted
rifemen, one hundred thousand dollars.
For constructing, repairing, and enlarging barracks,
quarters storehouse hospitals stables, wharves and
ways, the several posts and army dePots for tenn
porary cantonmens gun-houses for the protection of
cannon including the necessary tools and materials
for the objects enumerated, and for the authorized
furniture for barrack of non-commisioned off,
GERS and soldiers ront of quarters for officers bar
racks, and hospitals for troops, where there are no
public buildings for their accommodation, for store
horses houscs for the safekeeping of military stores
and of grounds for summer cantonments, three hun
dred thousand dollars.
For mileage, the allowance made to officers for
the transportation of themselves and baggage, when
duty without troops, seventy-ve thou
sand dollars. ..
For transportation of the army including the bag
gage of the troops, when moving either by land or
water; of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, and
horse equipments, from the depot Philadelphia to
the several posts and army depots of subsistence
from the places of purchase, and from the places of
under contract, to such places the cir
cumstances of the service may require it be sent
of ordnance, ordnance stores, and small arms for
the oundries and armories the arsenals fortica-
tions, frontier posts and army depos, one million
five hundred thousand dollars. IA
For subsistence in kind, in addition to one hun
1red and eghtysix thousand hundred and four
teen dollars and orty-four cents in the treasury one
million one hundred and twenty thousand four
hundred and twentyeght dollars and ffty-six cents
For medical and hospital departments, one hundred
and twelve thousand dollars.