Kansas weekly herald., 1855-02-16
For contingencies of the army, six thOusal

For contingencies of the army, six thousand
dollars; ,sy =. 80 ~,
For the Medical and Hospital Department, fif-
ty-one thousand two hundred and forty dol
lars;a ~ -,
| For contingent expenses of the Aajutant- Gen
erals Department, as division and department
headquarters, four hundred dollars ;I--F +.
For repair and preparation of the Pohton-
Bridge train, to be stored and kept in readiness
| for the field, fifteen thousand dollars:
| For armament of Notifications, one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollaas;
For ordnance ordnance stores, and supplies,
seventy-fve thousand dollars; 't1iD 80 ~
For the current expenses of the ordnance ser
| vice, one hundred thousand dollars; .a
For the manufacture of arms at the national
| armories, two hundred and fifty, thousand dol
| lars: Provided, That so msch Of all laws here
tofore passed, which authorized the appoints
ment of military officers to superintead the OPP
Grafton at the national armoTies, be, and the
| same is hereby repealed; and from and after the
passage of this act, it shall be the duty Of the
President of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint a
competent and well qualified civilian as super
| intendent at each of said aTmories;
For repairs and improvements and new ma
| chinery at Harper's Ferry, thirty-fve thousand
one hundred dollars f
For arsenals, thirty-three thousand three hun
dred and ten dollars;
| For the completion of magazine at Jefferson
barracks, Missouri, twenty-five thousand dol
| lars;
For an iron steamer to be used in the survey
of the northern and northwestern lakes, includ-
| ing Lake Superior, under the War Department,
| fifty thousand dollars:
For military and geographical surveys west
of the Mississippi, twenty-five thousand dol
| lars:
For continuing the survey of the northern and
| northwestern lakes, including Lake Superior,
fifty thousand dollars;
For repairs of instruments of the corps of to-
biographical engineers, five thousand dollars;
For printing and distributing charts of lake
| surveys, one thousand five hundred dollars;
For the purchase of Barlow's planetarium for
the use Of the military academy at West Point,
| two thousand dollaJs;
| For fuel and quarters for officers of the army
serving on light house duty the payment of which
| is no longer made or provided for by the Quar-
tefmaster's Department, five thousand and sixty
| three dollars and siXty-seven cents;
For continuing the explorations and surveys
to ascertain the best route for a railway to the
Pacific, and for completing the reports of sur
veys already made, the sum OF one hundred and
| fifty thousand dollars;
For fuel and quarters and for mileage or trans
portation for officers and enlisted soldiers of the
army serving in the coast survey, in cases no
longer provided for by the Quartermaster's De-
partment, ten thousand dollars;
For arrearages prior to July first, one thousand
eight hundred and fifteen, payable through the
office Of the Third Auditor, under an act ap-
proved May the first, one thousand eight hundred
and twenty, i'll addition to balance OF seven
thousand six hundred and fifty-three dollars and
| five cents undraWn In the treasury on the thir-
| teth Of September. cne thousand eight hundred
and ffty-three, three thousand five hundred dol
! lars;
For purchase Of d site, and construction Of an
arsenal at Benicia, California thirty-three thou
| sand nine hundred and eighty-fivc dollars;
For the sword ordered to be presented to Bre-
vet Major General John Z. Wool, by the joint
| resolution approved January tyventy-fourth,
eighteen hundred and ffty-fOur, one thousand
five hundred dollars
For payment of claims adjudicated by the
board of army officers, appointed by the Secre-
tary of War, under the sixth section of the act of
August thirty-frSt, eightern hundred and fifty
two, one hundred and twenty-nine thousand
eight hundred and eighty-five dollars and TWEEN
ty-three and ha.f cent;
For the purchase of the best breech loading
rifles in the opinion of the Secretary of War,
for the use OF the United States Army, ninety
thousand dollars: PrOrided, That the Secretary
Of War, after fair practical test thereof shall
deem the purchase advisable and proper:
That the proper accounting officers OF the
treasury be, and they are hereby, directed in the
settlement OF the accoJAlts of Captain Joseph L..
Folsom. assistant quartermaster of the United
States army. to receive parol testimony of the
disbursements made by him as such assistant
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| bursements which were destroyed by the fire in
| the city of San Francisco, on the fourth of Nav,
ammo Donsini, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and
that upon the testimony taken, IL satisfactory
to the department, the accounts OF said assistant
QuaItermaster shall be audited and settled ac-
cordins to the principles of equity and justice
| Provided, That the sum allowed shall not exceed
| the balance now due from said Folsom to the
| treasury.
SaUnees.-For the first instalment of interest
| at five per cent. on forty thousand dollars, for
education. per third article OF the treaty OF May
tenth, eighteen hundred and ffty-four two thou
sand dollars;
For the first Of eight annual instalments of
money IN payment for lands per third article of
| the treaty May tenth, eighteen hundred and fif-
| ty-four. one hundred thousand dollars;
For the expenses of surveying the lands and
setting apart the surplus provided in the fifth
article of the treaty May tenth, eighteen hundred
and fifty-four, nine thousand nine hundred and
thirty-six dollars;
For payment for REIMBURSEMENT Of certain per-
manent and other annuities and satisfaction for
losses, damages, and claims, per eleventh article
Of the treaty OF May tenth, eighteen hundred and
fifty four, twentyseven thousand dollars.
Kasfas';ia and Peoria aad Yea and Piamleeshalc.
For the expenses of surveying the land as pro-
yided in the third and fourth articles OF the trea-
ty of May thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty
| four, five thousand three hundred dollars;
For payment OF the first of three instalments in
money of thirteen thousand dollars each, for
purchase of former permanent anhuities and re-
| iinquish.nent Of claims and damages per sixth
article of the treaty of May thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and ffty-four, thirteen thousand dol
lars;
For the first Of five instalments for support of
a blacksmith and assistant, per sixth article OF
the treaty thirtieth May, eighteen hundred and
ffty-four, seven hundred and twenty dollars;
For the first of five inStafments for the purchase
of iron and steel, per sixth articleof the treaty
OF thirtieth May, eighteen hundred and fifty
| four, two hundred and twenty dollars; fs,.f
For the erection OF smiths shop, and pur-
chase OF tools therefor, per sixth article of the
treaty of thirtieth of MAY, eighteen hundred and
fifty y-four, one hundred and twenty dollars. ~