The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-08-10

labor for periods less than days under
the act of March second eighteen hundred and nineteen in
headquarters expenses Of expresses and from the frontier
posts and armies in the field of paymaster other
be furnished expenses the inermcnt of commissioned
sioers and soldiers authorized Office furniture hire of Ia
Dorers IN the quartermaes department. including hire OF
interpreters SPIES and guides for the army compensation
OF clerk to officers of the department
act of July eighteen hundred and thirty for the a
pfehenson of deseres, and the expenses incident to their
pursuit the various expenditures required for the first and
second regiments of Dragons the companies of light ar
ery the regiment of mounted rdemen, and such companies
OF infantry as may be mounted viz horse equipments the
purchase ofraveIlng FORCES backsmths and shooting tools
horse and mule shoes and steel for hoeng hire of vete
nay surgeons purchase of medicines for horses and mules
hoeg horses of mounted corps and repairing draoon and
rifle equipments three hundred and eventy-tye thousand
three hundred and sixty eight dollars and thrtytwo cents
For constructing barracks and other buildings posts
which may be occupy during the year and for
posts including hire Communication of quarters for officers
re Of quarters for troops of storehouses for the sakepng
i military stores, and OF grounds for environments
for eneampmens and temporary frontier stations, six hun
bred aud twenty thousand dollars.
Portaon OF themselves and baggage, when travelling
duty without troops, hundred and twenty thousand dol
For transportation the army including the baggage
the troops when moving either by land water of clothing
depot Philadelphia to the several posts and army depots Of
from the places of purchase and from the places of
the service require it to be sent of ordnance ordnance
stores and small from the oundres and armories the
asena forhcations frontier posts, and army depots
eigbts tolls and ierrages for the purchase and hire of
horses mules wagons carts drays ships and other
and for garrison purposes for drayage and carriage at the
several posts hire of teamsers transportation of funds for
sailing public transports the various rivers the Gulf
Mexico and the Atlantic and Pacific and for procuring
water at such posts from their situation require that
sud dollars.
regiments of Dragons the companies of light artillery and
the regiment of mounted raemen hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
For contingencies of the army six thousand dollars.
For the medical and hospital departments, fy-one thou
sand two hundred and forty dollars.
For contingent expenses the Generals depart
men division and department headquarters four hundred
dollars.
For repair and preparation of the bridge train
be stored and kept in readiness for the field fifteen thousand
dollars.
For armament of Qualifications one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars
For ordnance, ordnance stores and supplies
thousand dollars.
For the expenses of the ordnance service,
For the manufacture of the national armories
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Propia That much
of military officers superinend the operations the
national arnore be- and the is hereby repealed and
the President the United States by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate to appoint competent and we'll
qualified civilian superintendent at each of said armocs
For repairs improy emens and new machinery Har
pers Ferry, thrty-ive thousand hundred dollars
dollars.
For the completion Magazine at Jefferson barracks, Mis-
souri,, twenty live thousand dollars.
For iron steamer 10 be used in the of the north
western lakes including Lake Superior, under the War De-
partment, nifty thousand dollars.
For military and geographical surveys west of the Mss
sippi, twenty-five thousand dollars
ern lakes, including Lake Superior fifty thousand dolar
For repairs OF instruments of the of Typographical
engineers, five thousand dollars;
For printing and distributing charts of lake surveys
thousand five hundred dollars
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the military academy at West Point, thousand dollars
For fuel and quarters for officers Of the army serving
light house duty the payment of which is longer made
sand and sixty three dollars and sixty seven cents
For continuing the explorations and surveys to ascertain
the best route for railway the Pacific for compe
ing the reports of surveys already made the Of hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
For fuel and quarters and for mileage transportation
for officers and enlisted soldier, of the army serving in the
in longer provided for by the quarter
masters department ten thousand dollars.
For arrearages prior July first, thousand eight
Auditor under act approved May the FIRST thousand
eight hundred and twenty in addition to balance of
undawn in the treasury the thirtieh of September
thousand eight hundred and yhree three thousand five
For fuel and quarters and for mileage transportation for
officers and enlisted soldiers of the serving in the coast
survey in longer provided for by the quarternas
ter's department ten thousand dollars.
For arrearages prior to July first thousand eight hun
under act approved May the first thousand eight
hundred and twenty in addition balance of thou
drawn in the treasury the threth of September
thousand eight hundred and fifty three three thousand five
hundred dollars
For purchase of site, and construction Of arsenal
Bencia California thirty thousand nine hundred and
eighty five dollars
For the sword ordered be presented Brevet Major
John E. Wool by the joint resolution approved January
twenty fourth eght[ecn hundred and fftyour thous
and five hundred dollars.
pa yment claims adiudicated by the board
officers appointed by the Secretary of War under the sixth
section Of the act of August thty-rs eighteen hundred
and fifty two, hundred and twenty thousand eight
hundred and eighty FIVE dollars and twenty three and half
| cents.
For the purchase of the best beech loading rifles in the
opinion of the Secretary of War, for the of the United
States army, ninety thousand dollars Propiaea That the
Secretary of War after fair practical test thereof shall
deem the purchase advisable and proper.
That the accounting officers of the treasury be- and
they hereby directed in the settlement Of the of
Captain Joseph L. Folsom, assistant quarermaster of the
burscnens BY him such assistant quartermascr in
lieu vouchers for such disbursements which destroyed
by the fire in the city of San Francisco the fourth of
May, DoHt, eighteen hundred and fifty and that
the accounts of said assistant ha be audited
and settled according to the principles of equity and justice
Prorded That the allowed shall exceed the balance
now due from said Folsom to the treasury.
sIIAwNEES
For the first instalnent OF interest five forty
thousand dollars for education per third article of the treaty
Of May tenth eighteen hundred and fifty four two thousand
dollars
For the first OF eight annual instruments of pay
ment for lands third article OF the treaty May tenth egh
teen hundred and fifty four hundred thousand dollars
the expenses setting
the surplus provided in the fifth article of the treaty May
tenth eighteen hundred and ftyfour nine thousand nine
hundred and thirty-six dollars.
For payment toI REIMBURSEMENT OF certain permanent ana
other annues and satisfaction for losses, damages, and
claims. MAY tenth, egi