Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-04-25

&cfa6}ea, That the following sums be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated, out of any money IN the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the sup
port Of the army for the ending the thrtieth Of
June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty:
For pay Of the army, one million six hundred and
thirty-iive thousand five hundred and eighty-two
dollars;
For communication Of ofzcafs, subsistence, five
hundred and sixty-one thousand eight hundred doll
lars, including The additional ratons for commission
ed officers commanding ssarsenals'' or ssarmores,,
being separate and fixed permanent ssposts'' Of
lie Amy CT The United States;
For Communication Of forage for officers horses,
one hundred and four Thousand seven hundred and
thirty-six dollars;
For payments in lien Of clothing for officers SER
wants, thirty-six thousand two hundred dollars;
For expenses of recrLitng, thirty Eight thousand
and ifty-tWo dollars;
For three months' extra pay to uon-commis stoned
officers, musicians, and prvates, on re-enlis.men:,
ten thousand dollass;
For the regular supplies Of the Guartermaster's
department consisting of fuel forage in kind for the
authorized number of officers horses, mules and
Of the guartermaster department., az the several
military posts aad stations; and with the armies in
the field, and for four companies of light artillery,
and the regiment Of mounted riaemen; of straw for
soldiers. bedding, and OF stationery including
pany and other black books for the army tcates
for discharged soldiers blank forms for the pay and
Guaftermaster's department and for the the printing
Of division and department orders and army regula-
tlouS, iSe HGHlfeU IHOuSaHu
For the Incidental expenses of the quacsermaster's
department. consisting of postage on letters and
packets received and sent By officers public SER
vice; expenses OF courts of inauiry,includng the
donal compensation 10 judge advocates, recorders,
members, and witnesses, while on that service, un-
der nc act OF March sixteenth eighteen hundred and
two; extra pay TO soldiers employed in the erection
of barracks, quarters. storehouses, and hospitals,
the construction cfroads, and other constant labor,
under the direction Of the guartermasser's depart
- - .,
the act of second March, eighteen hurdseA and nine-
teen; expenses Of expresses to and from the from
tier posts and armies in the field OF escorts to pay
masters, other discussing officers, and trains, where
military escorts cannot be furnished; expense OF
the inteTrent of non-commisscned officers and
soldiers, hire OF iatorers in the Cuarermaster's e
partEcnt compensation Of clerks 10 TIE officers of
the quartsrmaster's department; compensation TO
wagon and forage masters authorized by the act Of
the fifth OF July, eighteen hundred aat thirtyeght;
for Tire apprehension OF leSeTters. ana The expenses
inciden. their pursuit; the various expenditures
necessary to keep the first and second regiment Of
dragons, the four companies CT light artillery and
the regiment OF mounted rifemcn complete. incud-
ing the purchase Of travelling FORCES, b.acksnliths
and shoeag tools, horse and mule shoes, iron, hire
OF veterinary surgeons. medicines for horses and
mules, two hundred and seventy five thousand dol
lars.
Fos .ha purchases of horses required for Inc FIRST
ard second regiments of dragons, the four compa-
MES OF light artillery. and the regiment Of mounted
rfemea. one hundred Thousand dollars;
Fer constructing, repairing and cnargng barracks
quarters. hospitals, ssorpAoGse, stables, wh2ives,
and ways, 81 tie several posts and army depots for
temporary environments. g.-hoGses for the protec
ton CT cGntn, including the necessary tools and
materials Tor TIE objects enumerated. ard for The
authorized furniture for barEacis .oons Of nor-con
a,isstonsG officers and soiders rcat Of quarters for
officers, barracks snd hospitals for troops, where
there are no public buildings for their accommoa-
ton; for store-heIses for the safekeepiEg ofmila
ry stores, ana, Of grounds for summer eaatonments
and encampments, three hundred thousand dollars;
For mileage. or thc allowance made to officers for
the transportation Of themselves and baggage, when
travelling on duty without troops, seveIty-fye thou
sand dollars;
For the trans ortaton of the army, including The
baggage of the troops when moving either by land
or Waters OF clothing, camp and garrison eqlipase,
and horse equipments. from the depots at Phiiadel
phis and New York TO The several posts and army
dsnois; Of subsistence, from the places Of purchase
and ironi the places Of delivery, under contract, to
such places as the circumstances Of the service may
require to be Sent Of ordnance, ordnance stores,
and small arms from the Ioandries and ariloiies 10
the arsenaIs, Notifications, frontier posts, and army
depos fr lights, tolls, and ferriages; the purchase
and hire Of horses. wagons, mules oSer drays,
ships, and other seagong vessels and boats, for the
transportation of supplies and fer garrison purro
ses; drayase and carriage at the several posts, hire
of team sters sporaton offunds tor the pay OF
other dishursing departments the expense Of sail
ing public transports the various rivers. the gulf
of Mexico, and in the Atlantic and Pac!fc and OF
procuring water at such posts as, from their stua
ton, require it, seven hundred ard fifty thousand
dollars;
For medical and hospital departments, lfty-two
thousand dollars;
For armament Of fortiicatons, one hundred thou
sand dollars;
For the purchase OF ordinance stores, and sup
plies, one hundred thousand dollars;
For current expenses Of the ordnance service lone
hundred thousand dollars;
For manufacture Of arms ct The national arnories
three hundred and sixty thousand dollars;
For the purchase of Colts revolving pistols. il the
Secretary of War should deem it advisable and pro-
per. fifty thousand dollars,
For repairs and improvements and new machine
~ at the Harpers Ferry arnory, sixty thousand
six hundred and twenty dollars;
For repairs and Improvements, and new machi.e-
ry at the Springfield armory, eighty-two thousand
five hundred dollars;
For arsenals, screnty-four thousand two hundred
and sixty-one dollars;
Fer purchase Of lot of ground at Harper's Ferry.
Virginia. contiguous 20 the public buildings, two
hundred dollars;
For purchase Of land at Springfield armory, to be
flowed by raising the dam It the upper shop, and OF
LOT the northwest corner of the armory grounds
nine thousand dollars;
For the purchase of site for magazine at s. Louis
arsenal,,at suitable point without the city, five
thousand dollars;
For surveys in reference to the military defences
of the frontier. inland and Atlantic, ten thousand
dollars;
For the purchase OF land adjoining the Frankford
arsenal, Pennsy!yania, twenty thousand dollars;
For erecting suitable buildings and machinery for
the manufacture Of percussion caps at the same
place, fifteen thousand dollars;
To defray the expense OF compiling, arranging
and supervising the publication OF new
edition Of the Ordnance Manual, Of fifteen hundred
cories six thousand dollars;