Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-03-22

res, and back, two hundred and two thousand three
I hundred and seventy eight dollars and twcnty-one
For transportation the mails from Panama To Cali
lrla and Oregon, and back, two hundred and forty
ine Thousand two hundred and fOrty-two dollars and
( tNo cents.
SEC. II. find Be further enacted. That the follow
ing sums be- and the are hereby Appropriated for
Tue service OF the Post Office Department for the year
ending the thrtieih OF June. eight hundred
and nifty ve out Of any moneys in the treasury arising
from the revenues Of said department in conformity
the act of the second OF July, thousand eight hun
/ dred and forty-six
For transportation of the mails. in two steamships
from New York, by Southampton, % Bremen ard back.
at hundred thousand dollars Tor each ship. and in
two steamships from New York, by Cowes. Hayre.
and back. At seYentyve thousand dollars for each Ship
under the contract with the Ocean Steam Navigation
Company OF New York three hundred and my thousand
! For transportation OF the mails between Charleston
and Havana under the contract with NJ c. MOrdeea hfy
/ thousand dollars.
For transportation mails across the isihmus
ct Panama, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars
Approved March 3, 1856.
Public Gal
AN ACT making appropriations Tor the support of the
army for the year ending the thrtieth Of June.
thousand eight hundred and % six and for other pur
BE IL enacted 5E the Senate and Ionxo Of Resreseufa
tires Of the United States Of America Congress
seBbIed, That the following be- and the same
hereby, appropriated, out Of any money the treasury
not otherwise appropriated for the support the army
for the year ending the thirieh OF June thousand
eight hundred aud ifly-siX
~.
sand eight hundred and six dollars.
For pay supplies, and travelling expenses Of six com
panes OF Texas volunteers called into service by the
governor of eNas, and mustered into the service Of
the United States hundred aud thiriyseven thou
sand hundred and h five dollars and thirty eigh
( cents
For Communication of officers subsistence six hundred
and twenty eight Thousand one hundred and sixty
/ eight dollars.
For communication Of forage for officers horses. one
hundred and four Thousand eight hundred and ihy~
dollars.
For payments in lieu OF clothing FOE officers SER
wants. thiry-siN thousand three hundred aud fly dol
lars.
For expenses Of recruiting transportation Of recruits
three months extra pay To non-eommssiOned officers
musicians, and Privates- re-enstneni one hundred
thousand dollars.
For subsistence In kind Que million three hundred
and eghy-c thousand and sixty -eigh dollars and
enty-hv cents.
For clothing for the army camp and garrison equip
age, five hundred and seventy -four thousand eight
bred and seveniy-sx dollars and hfly-nine cents.
For the regular supplies of the qnartermasier' depart
ment- consisting OF fuel forage ia kind Cor the horses,
mules aud Of the quartemaster's department,
the several military posts and stations and with the ar
mics in the hcld for the horses of the first and second
regiments OF Dragons. the companies Of light artillery
the regiment of mounted rinemen AMI such companies
Of infantry may be mounted. aud also for the author
lied number of officers horses when serving the field
and at the ouposts Of straw for soldiers bedding. aud
II stationery including company aud other blank books
for The army certificates for discharged soldiers blank
forms for the pay and quarermaser departments aud
for the printing of div ison and department orders,
regulations, and reports, eight hundred and ninety thou
sand dollars.
For the Incidental expenses Of the quartermAser's de
piment. consisting of postage letters and packets
ceiyed and sent BY officers the army public
expenses OF conference.-the and inquiry neu
ding the additional compensation To judge-advocaes,
corders, members, aud Witnesses while thai service
under the act Of March sixteenth, eighteen hundred
two pay Of soldiers employed. under the direction
OF the quarennaser's department, in the erection
barracks quarters st0rehouses and hospitals: the con
strucon Of roads, and other constant labor for periods
of not less than ten days. under the OF March second
eighteen hundred aud nineteen, and August fourth. eig
teen hundred and nfy-foar including those employed
clerks al division and department headquarters expen
of to and from the frontier aud
In the field; of escorts to paymasiers. other dsbursns
officers and trains, whom military escorts be- fur
nshed expenses of the intermen OF n0ncommisslonec
officers and soldiers authorized office furniture hire a.
laborers In the quarermasters department. ineludn,
hire of interpreters, SPIES and guides the army com
pensation of clerk officers OF the Quareasers depart
Inent compensation of forage and wagonmasters
rzed by the act Of July , eighteen hundred and thirty
eight; for the apprehension Of descers and the expen
incident their pursuit. the various expenditure
required for the r and second regiments Of dragons
the companies of light artillery, the regiments
ted rhemen, and such companies OF infantry may be
mounted, viz for the purchase Of horse equipments
saddles brdles saddle blankets nosehags iron combs
enrrycombs, and spurs and straps; oftraveng forges
backsmths and shooting tools, horse aud mule shoes
iron and steel for shoeng hire Of veterinary surgeons
purchase medicines horses and mules shooting hor
SEES Of mounted CORPS and repairing dragoon and rim.
equipments, three hundred and seventy five thousand
three hundred and sixty dollars.
For constructing barracks and other buildings posts
which il may he necessary occupy during year
and for repairing, aering and ENHANCING buildings a
r ireas Tor Of ro" ON hrs S nrs OF quarter
~ stores, and Of grounds for summer canOnments
for eneampments and temporary frontier stations, foul
hundred and ninety thousand four hundred and ffiy
For mileage to officers OF the army for Transports
ton of themselves aud baggage when travelling on
duty without troops escorts, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For transportation of the army, including the baggage
efthe troops when moving either by land or water o.
clothing, camp aud garrison equipuge and horse equip
no la
and army depos Of subsistence from the places pur
chase and from the places of delivery under contract
such places the circumstances OF The service NAV re
qure be OF ordnance, ordna.ce stores ans
small arms, from the fcundries and arse
nails Publications, frontier ,,,sis, and army depOis
freghts, wharfage olls erriaes; FOR the purchass
and hire of horses. mules, and aud the purchas,
and repair q wagons CARTS drays, ships and other
goin ,essels aud boats for the ranspoon Of supplies
and for garrison purposes: for drayage and carriage
, the several posts hire OF Transfers; transportation
funds for the pay and other dsbursng departments
The expense OF sailing public transports ON The various
rivers the Gulf Of Mexico, and the Atlantic and Pcife
and for procuring water at such posts from their stn
alton, require that II be brought from distance, aud fo
4 clearing roads and removing distractions from roads
the actual operations Of the troops frontier
4 one million two hundred thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of horses for the first and second reg
mounted rnemen and such infantry the commanding
officers at the frontier posts may hnd II necessary Il
j mount, two hundred thousand dollars.
: For contingencies OF army, thousand dollars.
For the medical aud hospital departments, nny-twc
= thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses Of the adinlant generals de
A hundred dollars
For armament Of forincaOns, one hundred aud weni,
FIVE thousand dollars.
For ordnance ordnance Stores and supplies. hun
n bred thousand dollars.
For the current expenses Of the ordnance Service on,
Y hundred thousand dollars.
For the manufacture the national armories
d two hundred and ifiy thousand dollars
C For repairs and Improvements aud new machinery a
Harper's Ferry, hiry-iwo thousand six hundred ans
seyenty-three dollars.
For repairs and improy emenis and new machinery a
: Springfield srnoy, nity -four thousand dollars.
= For new machinery al Harpers Ferry arInOry twenty
thousand dollars.
For repairs, preservation and contingencies arse
. mails, fifty thousand dollars.
And for continuing the construction OF the arsenal d
" Beniea, California, forty thousand dollars. Aud
hereby provided, that The annual compensation TIA
civil superlnendens 0f The national armOries be ~
thousand five hundred dollars without perQusiles al
iowanees, additions of any kind quarters excepted
and that the same be paid out Of money la the Urea
sury not otherwise appropriated
For continuing the survey Of the northern and north
4 western lakes, including Lake Superior, nfiy lhousaR
dollars
For surveys for military defnees Of the sea and milan
a frontier, fifteen thousand dollars
N For printing new system Of lyhi infantry and rin
A tieties To be stereotype with engraved lates and IA
e procuring for distribution 10 the militia OF the Unite
States books of tactical instruction. Including systet
OF regulations in course Of preparations thirty thou
, For compensation OF the clerk and messenger /
the Office Of the commanding general two thousand DO
~ lars
For contingent expenses 81 the Office of the command
o. ing general three hundred dollars
For arrcaTsges prior 10 July first thousand eei
a hundred and fesn payable through the Office u,
r Third Auditor. under act approved May the dr.
T. thousand eight hundred and twenty, Ia additio
e TO the balance undrawn IN The treasury two ihou>an
| dollars.
For the Capitol extension. ihree hundred aud twenty
| five thousand dollars
a To complete the Rad from Point Douglass. ia
Mississippi river Ia the mouth of The -. Louis rise
81 Lake Superior. in Wisconsin. ihny-iour thousand ~
= | hundred and thirteen dollars aud nfty
!. To complete the from Point Douglass To- r."
" Gaines now For Ripley. thirteen thousand four hut
dred ana mnei, fur dollars and nine cents.
10 complete the road from Swami river TO Ninnehag
Al agency. thousand I've hundred and thirty,e 10
h. lars and ihny-nine cents
h. To complete the road from Wahashaw 10 Mendoi.
As thirteen thousand eight hundred aud dolia
a. and The said rssd cotnliei
y under the direction of the Secretary at War.
To complete the rad from Mendoia 10 The Big Siou
II river twenty thousand four hundred and
81 i've dollars aud SIXTY eight
u That the at thin thousand dollars IL. ani
her.l,N al any tnoneK. n