Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-10-11


quarter masters department, including hire Of
interpreters, spies, and guides for the army,
compensation Of clerk to officers Of the quarter
masters department, compensation Of forage
and wagonmasters authorized by the act Of
July, eighteen hundred and thirty eight; for
the apprehension of desefters, and the expen.
SOS Incident to their pursuit, the various ex.
pendltures required for the frst and second 70.
glments Of dragons the companies Of light ar
tiilery, che regiment Of mounted riaemen, and
such companies Of infantry as may be mount.
cd, including the purchase Of travelling forges,
blacksmiths and shoeing tools, horse and mule
shoes, iron, hire Of velerlnarp sur cons, and
medicines for herses and mules, three hundred
thousand dollars.
For constructing repairing, and en.argng
barracks, quarters hOspltais, storehouses, sta-
bIes, wharSes, and ways, at the several posts
and army depStO, Tor temporary cantonments,
ms OF non-commlssioned officers and soldiers,
gun houses ior the protection of cannon, nclu.
dlng tue necessary tools and materials for the
obj,o. enumerated, and for rent Of quarters
and UihceS Tor officers, and barracks and hospi-
tas lor troops, where there are no public bu
ildiugs tor their avcommo odatlon, for storehou.
ses tor the safe keeping of military stores, and
oil Sfounds for summer canlonnents and en-.
caWpments, three hundred thousand dollars.
For erecting oaracks and quarters at the
Republican Fork Of the Kansas River, sixty
i've .nOusand dollars.
For erecting barracks and quarters for mi :.
itary posi- On Minnesota River, forty thousand
dollars,
For mileage or allowance made to officers for
the transportation Of themselves AMI baggage,
when travelling on duty without troops, one
hundrel and twenty thousand dollars.
For Transportation VI the army, including
the baggage of the troops, when moving either
hy land or water, OF clothing, camp and garri.
son eql'page, aud horse equipments fram the
depot AZ Philadelphia, to the several posts and
nfny depOls, Of subsistence from the places Of
pufonase, anu from the places of delivery. un-
der contract, TO such places as the crcumstan-
ees OF Tie service may require it to be sent, Of
ordnLuce, ordnance stores, and small arms,
from the foundrles and armories to the arse
mas, fort hcatOns frontier posts, and army de
pets, frelghts, tors, and ferrages, for the puf-
chase anu hire Of horses, mules, oxen, wago-
MS, carts, d:ays, ships, and other sea going
vessels and boats, foi the transportation Of sup.
pies, ana Tor garrison purposes, for drayage
and carriage at the several poets, hire Of team.
sters, transportation Of funds for the pay and
other dlsbursing departments, the expense of
sGning public transports on the various rivers,
The Gulf Of Mexico, and the Atlantic and paci.
lie, and for procuring water at such posts us
from their situation require that il be brought
from distance, one million five hundred thou
sand dollars,
For the purchase of horses required for the
hrst aud second regiments OF Dragons, the
conmnies of ugqt Arullery, The regiment Of
mounted rt.emon, aud such companies of in
family IL, may be mounted, one huadree aud
el-h,y G.0usaud dollars.
tor the medical ann hospital departments, 6f.
ty Two thousand dollars.
Fol cannon gun carriages, and pr0jectlles for
sea coast defence, two hundred thousand dol.
lars.
For dnance, ordnance stores, and supplies,
one huodred thousand dollars.
For the current expenses Of the ordnance
service, one hundred thousand dollars.
For the manufacture Of arms at the national
armoros, Two hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars.
10 make good damages at IIaTpers Ferry,
caused by the uood Of nineteen and twentieth
OF Apui, eighteen hundred and fifty two, TWEEN
ty lhou and dollars.
Fol repairs and improvements and new ma
chuefy at llarper's Ferry, forty three thousand
five nuadred dollars.
For repalrs and improvements and new INA
chlnery at Springfield Armory. forty six thou.
SAM anu ninety four dollars: Provided, That
from and after the first day Of July next, the
ac. of Cong s approved August twenty third
eighteen huudred and forty two, be SO modified
that iile President may, If in his opinion the pu-
bic interest demands it, place over any Of the
armofles superintendent who does not belong
to the army, and in order 10 enable him to dc.
eide to his satisfaction, he Is hereby authoris-
I'd to oause the necessary and proper inquiries
te he instituted, through the medium OF com.
mission VI civilians and military meu, with a
view VI ascerta,ning which Of the two systems
is the mpre economical, efficient and safe, for
Tue management VI the puOiiO tfmOrlee, tnNt
formerly existing under the superinteudence of
tl,ll Oincers, or that now existing under the su-
porinteudeCe Of officers Of the ordnance depart.
ment.
For arsenals forty one thousand and seventy
one dollars, and that the Secretary Of War be
and is hereby authorized ia abolish such of the
arsenals Of the Cnited States as in hisjudgment
NAV &C useless or unnecessary.
For arrearages prior TO Jnly first, eighteen
hundred and fifteen, payable Though the Office
Of the third auditor, under an act approved May
first, eighteen hundred and twenty, in addition
to an unexpended balance Of seven thousand
four hundr,d and twenty SIX dollars remaining
in the treasury on the thirtieth Of September
one thousand eight hundred and fifty two, three
thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For arrearageslof pay, subsistence, and clio.
thing due to Captain Richard McRae's compa-
ny Of Virginia volunteers, which served in the
war with great Britain iu eighteen hundred and
twelve ami thirteen. the sum Of ten thousand
three hundred and thirty four dollars and thr.
ty one cents, to be paid out to the officers and
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