Squatter sovereign., 1855-05-15
ny AUTHORITY.
Laws st the United States.
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sums be- and the same are hereby, appropriated,
ont OF any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the support of the army for
the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thous-
and eight hundred and hfty-six.
For pay OF the army, two million SIX hund-
red thousand eight hundred and six dollars.
For pay, supplies, and travelling expenses of
six companies of Texas volunteers, called INTO
service by the governor of Texas, aud mustered
into the service of the United States, one h,nd-
red and thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and
fiftv-hve dollars and thirty-eight cents.
For commutation of officers subs; Silence; six
hundred and twenty-eight thousand one hundred
anA sixty-eight dollars.
For Communication of forage for officers
horses one hundred and four thousand eight
hundred and thirty-two dollars.
For payments in lieu of clothing for officers
servants, thirty-six thousand three hundred and
ffty dollars.
For expenses Of recruiting, transportation of
recruits, three months extra pay TO non-eom-
,nissioned officers, musicians, and priyates, on
re-enlistment. one hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence in kind, one million three
hundred and eighty-one thousand and sixty
eight dollars and seventy-hve cents.
For clothing for the army, camp and garrison
eguipage, five hundred and seventy-four thous-
aud eight hundred and seventy-sx dollars, and
fifty-nine cents.
For the regular supplies of the quartermas-
ter's department, consisting of fuel, forage IN
kind for the horses, mules and oxen OF the
quartermaster's department, at the several mill
tary posts and stations, and with the armies IN
the field for the horses Of the hrst and second
regiment of dragons, the companies of light
artillery. the regiment of mounted riilemeT. and
such companies of infantry as may be mounted
and also for the authorised number OF officers
horses when serving in the field and at the out
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 pay and qiarter-
masters departments, and for the printing of
divisions and department orders, army reguld-
tons, and reports, eight hundred and ninety
Thousand dollars.
For the Incidental expenses of the quarter
masters department, consisting of postage on
letters and packets received and sent by officers
Of the army public service; expenses of
courts-martiai and courts OF inquiry, including
the additional compensation TO Judge advocates
recorders, members and witnesses, while on
that service, under the act of March sixteenth
eighteen hundred and two; extra pay of soldiers
emploved under the direction of the quarter
master department, in the erection of barracks
quarters, storehouses, and hospitals; the con-
struction Of roads and other constant labor, for
periods of not less than ten days, under the acts
of March, eighteen hundred and nineteen, and
August fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four,
including those employed as clerks at division
and department head quarters; expenses of eX-
presses 20 ana from the frontier posts and ar
mics IN the fieG; of escorts to paymasters,
other disbursing officers, and trains, when mil
itary escorts cannot be furnished; expenses Of
soldiers; authorised office furniture; hire OF Ia
borers in the q;Iarter-Inaster's department, in
ending hire of Interpreters, spies, and guides,
for the army; compensation OF clerk to officers
of the quarter-naster's department.; compensa-
ton of forage and WagoHnasters, Authorised
bY the act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and
thirtv-eight; for the apprehension of deserters,
and the expenses incident to their pursuit; the
various expenditures required for the first and
second regiments of Dragons, the companies
of light artillery, the regiment Of mounted rifle
men, and such companies Of infantry as may be
mounted, viz. for the purpose OF horse equip
lnents, saddles. brides, saddie-banlets,
nose-bags, iron combs, curry combs, and spurs
and straps; of trav cling foTges blacksmith s
and shoe tools, horse and mule shoes, iron and
steel for shoeing, hire of veterinary surgeons,
purchase of medicine for horses and mules,
shoein5 horses OF mounted corps and repairing
dragoon and rifle equipments, three hundred
and seventy-live thousand three hundred and
sixty-eight dollars.
For constructing barracks and other build
ines at posts. which il may be necessary to oc-
cupy during the year. and for repairing, alter
ing aud charging buildings at the established
posts, including the hire Communication of
quarters for officers on military duty; hire of
quarters for troops, OF StorehouSeS for the
safekeeping of military stores, and of grounds
for summer environments; for encampments and
temporary frontier stations, four hundred and
ninety thousand four hundred and eight
dollars.
For mileage to officers of the army. for trans
portation of themselves and baggage when trav-
cling on duty without troops escorts, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For transportation of the army, ircludina
the baggage of the troops when moving either
by land or water; of clothing, camp and garri-
son equipage, and horse equipments, from the
depot at Philadelphia to the several posts and
army depots; of subsistence from the place OF
purchase, and from the places of delivery under
contract, to such places as the circumstances
of the service may require it to be sent; of ord
nance, ordnance stores and small arms, from
the foundries and arInories to the arsenals for
tifcations, frontier posts, and army depots
freights, wharfage, tolls and ferrages; for the
purchase and hire of horses, mules and oxen
and the purchase and repair of wagons, carts
draws, ships, and other sea-roing vessels ant
boats for the transportation of supplies and fol
garrison purposes; for dravage and carriage al
the several posts; hire of teamsters; transeor.
tation OF funds Tor the pay and other disburs.
lug departments; the expense of sailing publit
transports the various rivers, the gulf Of
Mexico, and the Atlantic and Pacific; and fol
procuring water from such posts as from theiI
situation require should be brought from dis
tance. and for clearing roads and removing o6
structions from roads, harbors and rivers t.
the extent which may be required for the actua
operations of the troops on the frontier, on
million two hundred thousand dollars.
For the purchase of horses for the first anc
second regiment of Dragons, the companies o.
light artillery, the mounted rilemen, and sucl
infantry as the commanding officers at the from
tier posts may ind it necessary to mount, t,y,
hundred Thousand dollars
For contingencies of the army, six Thousand
dollars.
For the medical and hospital departments
hfty-two thousand Eve hundred dollars
For contingent expenses of the adiutant gen
cTaFs department, ar division and department
headquarters, four hundred dollars.
For armament of Notifications, one hundret
and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For ordnance, ordnance stores, and supplies
one hundred thousand dollars.
For the current expenses of the ordnanc
service, one hundred thousand dollars
Fer the manufacture of arms ar the nationa
armories, two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For repairs and Improvements and new ma
chinery at Harper's Ferry. thirsv-two thousan
six hundred and seventy-three dollars.
For repairs and improvements and new ma
chinery at Springfield armory, ffty-four thous
and dollars.