The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-03
BY THORITY.

BY AUTHORITY.
Public Acts
Passsd during the first session qf tie Thirty, first
Congress.
fPuBLIo-No. 45.]
AN ACT making appropriations for the support of
the Army for the year ending the thrteth Of
June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
Be IL enacfsd by The Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiUes Of The United States of America in Con
grsss assembled, That the following sums be- and
the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any mo-
ncy in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for
the support OF tho army for the year ending the
thirtieth Of June, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty-one
For pay Of the army, one million seven hundred
and hity nine thousand eight hundred and forty
two dollars; Pyovided, that the pay and emolu-
ments OF the superintendent of the United States
Military Academy shall in no be less than the
pay and eInoluments Of the Professor of Natural
and Experimental Philosophy.
For Communication of officers subsistence five hun
dred and fifty thousand six hundred and seventy
nine dollars, including the additional rations for the
the commissioned officers of ordnance command
ing arscnas or armOries, being fixed or permanent
posts OF the army of the United States; and the ad
ditional ratiOns for the commissioned officers of
gineers, commanding separate and fixed or per-
manent posts OF the army of the United States.
For extra pay to the commissioned officers and
enlisted men Of the army OF the United States
serving in Oregon or California, three hun.
dred and twenty five thousand eight hundred
and fifty four dollars on the following basis, to
wit: that there shall be allowed to each commits
stoned officer, as aforesaid, whilst serving as
aforesaid, per diem, in addition to their regular
pay and allowances, OF two dollars each, and to
each enlisted man aforesaid, whilst serving
aforesaid, per diem, in addition to their present
pay and allowance equal to the pay proper each
as established by existing laws; said extra pay Of
the enlisted men to be retained until honorably
discharged. This additional pay to be continued
until the first of March, eighteen hundred and ff-
ty-twO, until otherwise provided.
For commutation of forage for officers horses.
one hundred and three thousand seven hundred and
seventy-six dollars.
For payments in lieu of clothing for officers
wants, thirty-fve thousand seven hundred and
twenty dollars.
For expenses of recruiting, fftysix thousand six
hundred and sixteen dollars.
For three months extra pay to non commissioned
oficers musicians and privates, on re-enlistment,
ten thousand dollars.
For clothing and camp and garrison equipage,
and horse equipments, one hundred and two thou
sand eight hundred and seventy one dollars.
For the regular supplies of the quartermaster's
department. consisting Of fuel, forage in kind for
the authorized number of officers horses, mules,
and oxen, of the quartcrmaster's department, at
the several military posts and stations, and with
the armies in the field, and for the horses for the
first and second regiments Of Dragons, the eight
companies Of light artillery, and the regiment Of
mounted rihemcn, of straw for soldiers bedding,
and Of stationery, including company and other
blank books for the army, certificates for dis
charged soldicrs, blank forms for the pay and quar-
tcrmastcrs department, and for the printing Of di-
vision and department orders and army regua-
tions, eight hundred and fifty thousand and sixty
one dollars.
For the incidental expenses of the quartermas-
ter's department, consisting of postage letters
and packets received and sent by officers public
service, expenses Of courts martial and courts of
inquiry, including the additional compensation to
judge advocates, recorders, members, and witness
nnAe he acf nf Ma rrh
the sixteenth, eighteen hundred and two extra pay
to soldiers employed in the erection Of barracks,
quarters, storehouscs, and hospitals, the construc-
ton Of roads, and other constant labor under the
direction Of the quartermaster's department., for
periods of not less than ten days, under the act Of
the second of March, eighteen hundred and nine
teen expenses of expresses TO and from the frontier
post and armies in the field, of escorts to paymas-
ters, other disbursing officers and trains, where mil
itary escorts cannot be furnished expense of the in
terincnt of non commissioned officers and soldiers,
hire OF laborcrs in the quartermasers department.;
compensation to wagon and forage masters, au
thorized by the act Of the fifth Of July, eighteen
hundred and thirty eight; for the apprehension OF
deserters, and the expenses incident to their pur
suit; the various expenses necessary to keep the
first and second regiments of dragons, the four
companies OF light artillery, and the regiment OF
mounted riflemen, complete, including the pur-
chase OF travelling forges, hlacksmiths and shoeing
tools, horse and mule Shoes iron hire of veterinary
surgeons, medicines for horses and mules and hire
of guides, interpreters and spies four hundred and
ffty-fou thousand nine hundred and sixty seven
dollars.
and second regiments Of dragons, the eight com
Panies Of light artillery, and the regiment OF
mounted rifiemen, one hundred and seventy thou.
sand nine hundred and twelve dollars.
For constructing, repairing, and enlnrging bar
racks, quarters, hospitals, storehouscs, stables,
wbarves, and ways at the several posts and depots,
ior temporary cantonments, gun houses for the
protection of cannon, including the necessary tools
materials 10 ennpa ated md IN
the authorized furniture Of barrack rooms Of nom
commissioned officers and soldiers of quarters
for officers, barracks and hospitals for troops when
there arc no public buildings for their eccommoda.
ton, Tor storehouses for the safe keeping OF military
stores, and Of grounds for summer cantonments and
cncampments, four hundred and sixty five thou
sand one hundred and one dollars: Provided, That
eighteen thousand eight hundred dollars Of said
sum shall be expended in the erection Of a guard
house. powder magazine, repairs and enlargement
oil the barracks, the construction Of culvcrts and
snks the grading of the drill and parade grounds,
and the construction OF stone wall on the Licking
river side, for the protection and Of the
public property, at the military post at at Newport,
in the State [oll Kentucky.
For mileage, the allowance made 10 officers for
the transportation Of themselves and baggage when
travelling on duty without troops, one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars.
To supply deficiency in the appropriation for the
expenses OF the vistcrs to the Military Academy at
West Point, one thousand and ninety -four dollars
and eighty three cents.
For purchasing, walng, and dtchinga piece Of
land near the city Of Mexico for cemetery burial
ground for such Of the officers and soldiers Of
my in our late with Mexico fell in battle or
died in and around said city, and for The intcrmcnt
OF American citizens who have died, or may die in
said city, 10 be expended under the direction Of the
President Of the United States, ten thousand dol.
lars.
For transportation of the army, including the
baggage of the troops when moving either by land
or watex, Of clothing, camp, and garrison equpago,
and horse equipments. from the depots at Phadcl-
pbia and New York, TO the several posts and army
depots; OF subsistence, from tho places Of purchase
and from the places of delivery, under contract TO
such places ss the circumstances OF the services
may require IL TO be sent; of ordnance, ordnance
stores, and small arnis from the fouuderies and the
nrmorics TO the arscnals, fortfcations, frontier
poets, and army depots; freights, tolls, and erri-
ages the purchase and hire of horses, wagons,
mulcs, oxen, carts, drays ships and other go
ing vessels and bosts for the transportation of sup
riics; and tor garrison purposes, draysgc and cart
age at the several poets; hire ofteamsters anspor-
tstion Of funds for the pay and other dsbursng de-
psrtments, the expense Of sailing public transports
tho various rivers, the Gull of Mexico, and in
the Atlantic and Pacific, and of procuring water a,
sr,ch from their situations. reoulre IL on.