Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-03-08


gulatious now in course Of preparation, thirty
thousand dollars.
For compensation of the clerk and messenger
in the Office of the commanding gcnerll, two
thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses Of the Office of the
commanding general, thres hundred dol.
lars.
For arrearoges prior to July frst, one thou.
sand eight hundred and fifteen, payable through |.
the Office Of the Third Auditor, under an act
approved May the FIRST, one thousand eight
hundred and twenty, in addition to the ba-
lance undrawn in the treasury, two thousand
dollars.
For the Capitol extension, three hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
To complete the road from Point Douglass,
on the Mississippi River, tho the mouth of tho
81. Louis River Of Lake Superior, in Wisaon
sin, thirty.four thousand two hundred and thir-
teen dollars and fifty cents.
Ia complete the road from Point Douglass to
Fort Gaines, now Fort Rirley, thirteen thou.
sand -four hundred and ninety-four dollars and
nine cents.
To complete the road from Swan River to
the Winnebogo Agency, two thousand FIVE hun.
dred and thjrtY.6yc dollars and thirty. nine
cents.
To complete the road from Nabashaw to
Mendoza, thirteen thousand eight hundred and
seycnty:one dollars and Scyenty.six tents. The
spd roOd to be completed under thq direction
of the Secretary of War.
IN oo,,pl %, tl,, vnnl rrn,, NfopI,tr Ia
Big SiouS River twcnty-seven tboisani four
hundred and seyenty-fyo dsllars aud six.y.oight
cents
That the sum of thirty.twO thousand dollars
be-, and the same ia hereby, appropriated, out
Of any moneys, in the treasury ntt otherwise
appropriated, to be expended under the direc.
ton Of Secretary Of WOr in the manner fo.
lowing, namely: Sixteen thousand dollars for
the improvement Of the road from Fort Union
to Santa Fe ten thousand dollars for the i'm
proyemcnt Of che road from Tccolotc to Albur.
QuorQnc, VIC Canon BlNnco and Cafon Carnue.
and six thousand dollar for the Improvement
Of horoad from C0hadn to AbiQuu: all tho
sad roods toing in the Territory Of New Me-
yico.
See. o And he it further enacted That the
bonrl of oIIcOrs APPOINTED under tn sixth sec.
ton Of the act moking appropriations for the
sun port of the army for the wear eidipg June
thrteh eighteen hundred and frt-three, ap.
proved AUGUST thirty first. eighteen hundred and
ffty two, is horchy abolished: ProviIed, that 1t
shall be lawful for the President orthe United
STATES TO appoint, during the recess ,f Congress
such Of the commissioned officers authorized
by this act below the grade Of field officer, as
mNy not be appointed during the resent ses.
sion whose commissions shall exIire on the
first dny of May, eighteen hundred and fifty
six.
See, 8, And be IL further enacted That the
provisions of an act entitled can &C for pay
mcnt Of the civil officers employed inthe Terri
tory of New Mexico, while under military 90
yornmont," approved Juvscvonteenth, eightcc,
. hundred and ffty.fOur, be and the same are he
reby, extended to embrace the case f Lieute
nart Colonel ]. N. Washington, deceased. lat
ortho army, for and during the period Of hi
appointment and service MS military Coveno
Of New Mexico. ex,oficio superintendent 0
Indian o!foirs, and commander of the troop,
r prior to the formation of the civil go7crnm
= ant.
p Sec, g. And belt further enacted, That tn
+, sum Of trty thousand dollars be, and the so
n me is hereby appropriated, to be expended ur
q der the direction of the War Department, In III
= purchase and importation Of camcs and lrC
, mCdarics, to be employed for military purpc
= res.
>, Sec, 3. And be it further enacted, That II
3. provisions of the first section Of the act entile
"An act making appropriations for the suppo
d Of the army for the year ending the thirticth
$ June, one thousand eight hundred and fift,
4 one" approved September twentvcght, eigl
g teen hundred and fifty, granting extra pay
t, the officers and enlisted men of the army SCI
wing in Oregon and California. be extended I
4 he officers and men composing tho garrison
the post of Fort Laramie, on the Oregon rout
!, for the same period of time as was allowed |
the sixth section Of the act [ofl third Marc
J. eighteen hundred and ffty-thrcc, to the Office
r aud men Of the two companies Of regiment
regiment Of mounted rifemen that garrison,
= Fort Laramie; and that the provisions Of Il
tame section of the same act be also extendt
S, to the officers and men composing the escort
the Mexican boundary commission, whilc tht
r were serving as such escort.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That Il
l. laws granting extra pay to officers and soidie
ID who had served in California, apply to ch
rlOins who were attached to the army in c
W lifornia during the period embraced by So
70 laws.
l. Sec, 7. And be it further enacted, That t
annual distribution of arms to the several Sta
c. under the act approved April tweniy-third, ei
L. hteen hundred and eight, entitled Gan act m
kin provision for arming and eqnipring {
o. whole body Of the militia Of the United States
shall be hereafter made according to the mi
es her Of ftheirreprcaentatives and senator's in Co
n gross. respectively, and that arms be distrit
il ted 10 the Territories and the District Of Cou
it biO, in such quantities and under such regu
A. tons rs ting President, in his discretion, m
nj prescribe: Provided, That the Secretary Of "
-, shall first cQuOli2e as for ms practicable,
of number of Nrmc heretofore distributed and n
ne in possession Of the several States, so that er
ot State which has received less than its pro RI
Ok nl,on 4 4.