Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-10-05

such Of the officers and sodis Of our .my IN our late war
with Mexico fell in battle, died in and around said city,
and for the ntsrment Of American citizens who have died
die in said city to be expsd under the direction of the
President Of the United States. VEN thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army including the baggage Of
the troops when moving either land o. water Of clothing
camp and garrison equPsge. and hor equipments from the
dsPos at PhiadePha and Nsv York to the several posts
and army depots OF subsistence from the places purchase
and from the places Of delivery under contract to such places
the circumstances OF the service require it to be sent
of ordnance, ordnance stores and small arms from the oun
dries and the armorss to the arsens focatons frontier
posts, and army depots feights tos and erriages the
purchase and hire of horses wagons mules oxen CARTS
dys ships and other going vessels and boats for the
of supplies and garrison purposes drayage
and carriage at the several posts hire Of tsasers trans
Portaton Of funds for the pay and other disbung depart
mens the expense Of sailing public transports on the various
rivers, the Gulf of Mexico and in the Atlantic and Pacific
and Of procuring such posts from their situations
require it million hundred and fy-two thousand
and forty-two dollars 81
For medical and hospital departments sxtytwo thousand
For armament of Notifications, hundred thousand
dollars.
For purchase of ordnance ordnance stores and supplies
one hundred thousand dollars.
For current expenses OF the ordnance service hundred
thousand dollars Provided That the principal assistant in
the ordnance bureau Of the WaI Department shall receive
compensation not less than that Of the person employed
the foundres under the fifth section Of the approved
twenty third of August, eighteen hundred and forty two
from and after the date thereof
For manufacture Of the national armories, three
hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
For repairs and improvements and machinery the
Hpers Ferry armoy, fifty thousand five hundred and sixty
dollars.
For repairs and improvements and machinery at the
Springfield amoy, City thousand six hundred dollars.
For arsenals one hundred and thousand five
hundred and eghysix dollars and that sixteen thousand
u"lsio " hsraby eppropriaea shs be applied 10 the
completion of the arsenal ettsvie North Carolina &C
cordng % the intent Of the law authorizing its construction
For purchase of lot Of ground at Springfield, Massachu-
setts adjoining the armory grounds the hill and the
new arsenal, eight thousand five hundred dollars
For surveys in reference the military defences Of the
frontier, inland and Atlantic, fifteen thousand dollars.
For military and geographical surveys west Of the Mss
spp, twenty thousand dollars.
For compensation draughtsman employed in the Bureau
OF Typographical Engineers map of the Western Terri
tory OF the United States and Of the northern port Of Mexico
which made under order Of the Senate Of the United
States, thousand and sixty dollars
Sec. O. And be it further enacted That the sum Of six
hundred and eight thousand two hundred and eighteen dollars
and cents being the unexpended balance n
the Treasury Of the appropriation made by Congress the
fourteenth OF August eighteen hundred and forty eight
account of the army subsistence for the fiscal year ending
the threh Of June eighteen hundred and forty nne be and
the is hereby reappropated for the army subsistence
the fiscal ending the hrteth Of June eighteen hundred
and fifty -one.
Sec 8. And be further enacted That the moneys which
sales Of subsistence military stores and other supplies, be
and they hereby exempted from the operation Of the act
Of the third Of March, eighteen hundred and forty nne
titled An act requiring all moneys received from the
toms and all other to be paid into the Treasury with
out abatement reduction"
Sec 4. And be further enacted That the military store
keeper at Little Rock Arsenal Arkansas be allowed from the
FIRST day of October eighteen hundred and forty two the
twenty fifth day of October eighteen hundred and forty. nine
The same compensation is authorized by the act Of the
twenty Of August, eighteen hundred and forty two to
paid to the stoekepers at the Washington Psburg and
Waervie arsenas and that there be paid military store
David Butler twenty dollars per month for and during
he time he has performed the duties of c0mmssay aud assist
INT commissary of subsistence and quartermaster
Sec. 5. And be further enacted, That it shall be the
luy Of the Secretary Of War order the discharge Of any
soldier of the army Of the United States, who the time Of
enlistment under the age of twenty-one years. upon
evidence being produced him that such enlistment was with
,ut the consent Of his parent or guardian.
Sec g. And be further enacted, That the Secretary of
be and he hereby authorized pay the pended
balance OF the appropriation made by an act of March third
eighteen hundred and forty nne for publishing edition
# the Ordnance Manual, to the officer Of the United
States army employed in compiling, arranging, and supervs
the publication of the same provided by the Of
aid act Approved, September %, 1850.
[PUBLIc-No. 63.]
AN ACT making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic
expenses of the Government for the year ending the th
ieh Of June eighteen hundred and fifty and for other
purposes.
Be enacted By the Senate and House of Representatives
# the United States of America Congress assembled
That the following be and hereby appropriated out
# any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
or the objects hereinafter expressed for the fiscal year end
Dg the thrieh Of June, eighteen hundred and fyone,
namely:
LEGISLATIVE.
For compensation and mileage of Senator'S members of
he House Of Representatives and Delegates four hundred
md sixteen thousand three hundred and dollars
md is hereby declared that according to the true nterpre
alton of the third section of the entitled An act allow
ing compensation to the members Of the Senate members of
he House of Representatives Of the United States and to
he Delegates Of the Territories and repeating all other laws
that subject approved twenty January eighteen
hundred and eighteen all certificates which may have been or
be granted by the presiding officers of the Senate and
House oRepresenatves, respectively of the of
oensaon due the members Of their several Houses to
,uch Delegates, and ought be deemed, held and
aken and hereby declared to be conclusive upon all
Departments and officers Of the Government of the United
States.
For compensation Of the officers and clerks Of both Houses
Of Congress- thousand nine hundred and thirteen
dollars and twenty six cents.
For stationery, fuel, printing, and other contingent
penses of the Senate including publishing proceedings and
1ebates one hundred thousand dollars.
For stationery, fuel printing, and all other contingent
penses of the House Of Representatives hundred and
For addition to the contingent fund Of the Heue Of Rep
resentatives, thirty thousand dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-
For compensation Of librarian assistant librarians and
four thousand five hundred dollars
For contingent expenses of said library eight hundred
dollars.
For purchase Of books for said library five thousand dollars
For purchase Of law books for said library, thousand
dollars.