Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04
PuRLIc Aor--No. SIS.


description specified in the Law passed at this session
Congress. [Approyed, August 81, 1852.
i PUBIC Acr-No. SIS.
AN ACT making appropriations for the support Of the
army, for the year ending the thirtieth Of june
thousand eight hundred and ffty-th
BE enacted BY the Senate and House Of Representatives o.
the United States Of america Congress assembled That the
following be and the hereby appropriated
of any money in the treasury not otherwise approp
aed for the support of the army for the year ending the
thrteth Of june thousand eight hundred and fifty
| three,
For pay of the army, million three hundred and
| fifty three thousand two hundred and six dollars.
For Communication of officers subsistence five hundred
and seyentysix thousand nine hundred and forty -four
| dollars
For Communication of forage for officers horses one hun
dred and FIVE thousand five hundred and four dollars
For payments in lieu of clothing for officers servants
thirty-six thousand two hundred dollars.
For expenses of recruiting hirtytw thousand eight
hundred and ortyeght dollars and hiry-two cents.
For three months extra pay for commissioned Of
hcers musicians, and privates reenlstmen ten thou
sand dollars
For subsistence in kind, one million and forty-seven
thousand hundred and eighty five dollars Provided
That the Commissary department may in advance Of
regular appropriation for the fiscal year ending hir
tieh Of June, thousand eight hundred and tyfour
hundred and seventy five thousand dollars of said
for said fiscal year.
For clothing for the army camp and garrison equipage
and horse equipments two hundred and three thousand
one hundred and eighty dollars and eighty three
For the regular supplies of the Quarermasers depart
ment consisting Of fuel forage in kind for the horses
mules and oxen of the department the
several military posts and stations and with the armies
the Held for the horses of the first and second regiment
Of Dragons the companies of light artillery the regiment
OF mounted rfemen, and cornPuncs OF infantry
may be mounted and also for the authorized number Of
ofcers horses when serving in the field and at the
posts Of straw for soldiers bedding and Of stationery
including company and other blank books for the army
certificates for discharged soldiers blank forms for the
nav and II
ing Of division and department ORDERS army regulations
and reports one million hundred and sixty thousand
dollars.
For the incidental expenses Of the de-
partment consisting OF postage letters and packets
received and sent by officers of the army on public
expenses Of courtsmartal and courts Of inquiry in
GLIDING the additional compensation to Judge advocates
recorders members and witnesses while that service
under the act OF March sixteenth eighteen hundred and
two extra pay to soldiers employed under the direction
OF the department in the erection Of
racks quarters storehouses and hospitals the consruc
on OF roads and other constant labor for periods of not
less than ten days. under the act of March second egh
teen hundred and expenses of expresses and
from the frontier posts and armies in the field of escorts
to paymasters other discussing officers and trains when
military escorts cannot be urnished expenses of the in
terment of non-commissioned officers and soldiers
thorized Office furniture hire of aborers in the Quar-
termasters department. including hire of interpreters
spies and guides for the army compensation of clerks to
ofcers Of the Quarermaster department compensation
OF forage and wagon masters authorized by the act of
july eighteen hundred and thirty for the appre
henson of deserers and the expenses incident to their
pursuits the various expenditures required for the first
and second regiments of Dragons the companies of light
artillery the regiment of mounted rifemen and such
companies OF infantry may be mounted including the
purchase of travelling orges blacksmiths and shoeing
TOOLS horses and mule Shoes ron hire of veterinary
and medicines for horses and mules two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for fuel and quarters for Of
fcers of the army serving the survey the pay
ment Of which no longer made by the Quartermasters
department, four thousand i've hundred dollars
For constructing repairing, and enarging barracks,
quarters hospitals, storehouses stables wharves and
at the several posts and army depos for tempo
rary environments and the authorized furniture for bar
rackrooms of oncommssioned officers and soldiers gun
houses Tor the protection Of cannon including the
say tools and materials for the objects enumerated and
for rent of quarters and Offices for officers and barracks
and hospitals for troops where there public build
ngs for their accommodation for sorehouses for the
safe keeping of military stores, and of grounds for
mer environments and eucampments four hundred thou
sand dollars.
For mileage allowance made to officers for the trans
portaton OF themselves and baggage when travelling
dollars
For transportation Of the army including the baggage
OF the troops when moving either by land water Of
clothing camp and garrison equpage and horse equip
ments from the depot Philadelphia the several posts
and army dpot Of subsistence from the places of pur
chase and from the places Of delivery, under contract
such places the circumstances of the service may re-
qulre 1t to be sent of ordnance ordnance stores and
small arms from the foundries and armores to the ar
senals, fortifcaons frontier posts and army depots
relghs tolls and ferriages for the purchase and hire
OF horses mules, wagons, carts drays ships and
other seagong vessels and boats for the transportation
OF supplies and for garrison purposes for drayage and
carriage at the several posts hire of trans
portaton or funds for the pay and other disbursng
partments the expense Of sailing public transports on
the various rivers the Gulf Of Mexico and the Atlantic
and Pacific; and for procuring water at such posts as
from their situation require that il be brought from
distance million FIVE hundred thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of horses required for the first and
second regiments Of Dragons the companies Of light
ulery the regiment Of mounted riAemen and such
panies Of infantry may be mounted hundred and
seventy thousand dollars
FOR the medical and hospital departments ffty-one
thousand SIX hundred and seventy dollars
For armament OF Publications fifty thousand dollars
FOR ordnance stores and supplies follows for pro.
curement OF sidearms and accoutrements for artillery
infantry cavalry, and rhemen material for and prepar-
alton Of siege and field ammunition; wages of mechanics
engaged in making carriages implements equipments
harness. &c; and for purchase Of miscellaneous supplies
Of ordnance stores for issue to the army thou
| sand dollars.
For the current expenses Of the ordnance service one
1 hundred thousand dollars
For the manufacture Of arms at the national arnories
/ two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For repairs and improvements and new machinery ut
arpers Ferry, tweny-eght thousand nine hundred and
/ fifty dollars.
For repairs and improvements and new machinery
at Springfield armory, thirytwo thousand FIVE hundred
i dollars.
For arsenals sixty-six thousand nine hundred and
eighty FIVE dollars.
For continuing the typographical and hydrographica
survey Of the Delta Of the Mississippi with such nyest
cations may lead determine the practicable plan
for securing it from nundation, fifty thousand dollars