The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-28
H NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 2 1919

For contingencies of the army, twenty thousand
dollars. aEa45 ~E
For purchase of ordnance, ordnance stores, and
supplies, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For current expenses of the ordnance service, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the manufacture of arms at the national armo-
ries, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For repairs, improvements, and machinery
at Harper's Ferry armory, ffty-three thousand and
ninety-one dollars. ..-ra s-~r -
For repairs, improvements, and new machinery at
Springfield armory, eighty-one thousand dollars.
For arsenals, one hundred and thirty thousand three
hundred and thirty-eight dollars.
For purchase of land at Springfield Massachusetts,
adjacent to arsenal and public buildings. ten
thousand dollars. .."
For purchase of land at Springfield, Massachusetts,
to be flowed by raising dam at upper water shop,
five thousand dollars. -
For expense of preparing drawings of uniform
system of artillery, three thousand dollars.
For the two contemplated military stations on the
line of communication with Oregon, thirty thousand
dollars.
For arreanges of the military and geographical
surveys west of the Mississippi, twenty thousand
dollars.
For arearages account of the appropriation here
tofore made for works of forfcation at Mobile point,
hfty-nine dollars and ninety-two cents; at the Rigo
lets Louisiana, eight hundred and ttytwo dollars
and at Fort Lafayette, New York, seven hundred and
twenty-six dollars and fortysix cents-the same be-
ing the amounts expended by 1t. COL De Russey,
the Comptroller of the Treasury, but credited
1t. Col De Russey, owing to the want of appropria-
tions for the aforesaid works.
Sec. 2. find be 1t further enacted, That the act
entitled San act to authorize increase of the rank
and file of the army of the United States," approved
May thirteen, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be,
and the same is hereby, repealed: Provided, That
the President of the United States may, by transfer
from other regiments increase the number of prvates,
OF not more than five regiments, to such number as
he may think discreet, not exceeding one hundred
privaes to each of the companies of said five regi
ments.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That any
commissioned officer, musician, private i'll the regi
ment of mounted rifemen, who has been in service
in Mexico, shall, application, receive honora-
BILE discharge from the service of the United States,
and stand as if they had served out their respec-
tive terms: PrOUided. That any vacancy caused by
such discarge shall be filled at the discretion of
the President of the United States.
Sec. 4. find be tt further enacted, That the Sec
retery of the Treasury be, and he is hereby author
lied and directed to pay to Captain John Caldwell
the sum of six hundred and ffty-seven dollars, with
interest thereon from the twentysX of June eigt
teen hundred and forty-seven, being the amount
pended by him in the purchase of blankets and cloth
ing for the second regiment of Ohio volunteers while
acting assistant quarteraster for that regiment in
Mexico; and that said sum be paid out of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved August ii, 1848.