Delaware State reporter., 1856-06-27

longing to the cnstor-house building, Norfolk,
Virginia one thousand dollars.
For transportation of officers and for fuel and
quarters, the payment of which is no longer
made by the quaTter-master's department, two
thousand one hundred and twenty-seYen dollars
and twelve cents.
For contingencies Of the army, Eve thousand
dollars.
For the regular supplies of the quartermas.
ter's department consisting Of fuel, forage in
kind for the horses, mules, and oxen Of the
uuartcrmaster's department, at the several MILF
tary posts and stations, and with the armies in
the field /; for the horses of the first and second
regiments Of dragons, the companies Of light
artillery, the regiment of mounted ritiemen, and
such companies of infantry as may be mounted,
and also for the authorized 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 quarter.
masters departments and for the printing Of
division and department orders, army regula-
tions and reports, four hundred and sixty thou
| sand dollars.
For tie incidental expenses Of the quarter
masters department, consisting of postage on
letters and packets received and sent by officers
Of the army on public service: expenses of
courts martial and courts of inquiry. including
recorders, members and witnesses, while on
that service, under the act of March sixteenth,
eighteen hundred and two: extra pay to sol-
ders employed, under the direction of the quar-
| tcrInasters department, in the erection Of bar
racks, quarters, storehouses, and hospitals; the
construction of roads and other constant labor
for periods Of not less than ten days, under the
acts Of March second, eighteen hundred and
nineteen, and August fourth eighteen hundred
r. Il. = Av4n1
clerks at division and department headquarters;
expenses Of expresses to and fom the frontier
posts and armies In the field: of escorts to pay
masters, other disbuTsing officers, and trains,
when military escorts cannot be furnished
expenses of the interment Of non commissioned
officers and soldiers; authorized Office furni-
ture; hire Of lahorers i'll the quartermaster'S
department including the hire Of interpreters,
spies, and guides for the army; compensation
Of clerk to officers Of the equartermaster depart
nent; compensation OF forage and wagonmas-
ters, authorized by the act Of July fifth, eigh-
/ teen hundred and thirty.tight; for the appre-
htiisi0n Of deserters, and the expenses incident
to tlieir pursuit the various expenditures re-
ouired for the first and second regiments OF dTa-
goons, the companies of light artillery, the re-
Igimcnt of mounted rif1emen, and such CONF
panies Of infantry as may be mounted viz:
for the purchase of horse equipments. as saddles,
brides, saddle blankets, nose-bags iron combs,
cnrry-combs, and spurs and straps; of travel.
! ling forges, blacksnliths' and shoeing TOOLS,
horse ana mule shoes, iron and steel for shoeing,
! hire Of veterinary surgeons, purchase Of medi.
cines for horses and mules, shoeing horses Of
! mounted corps and repairing dragoon and rife
! equipments, one hundred and eighty thousand
dollars.
. For TRANSFORMATION oe the earrny, including the
d baggage of the troops when moving either by
S land or water: of clothing, camp and garrison
l. corinape and horse euuinments from the denot
at PHILADELPHIA TO the several posts and army
3 dcpos: Of subsistence from the places of pur.
chase, and from the places Of delivery under
r, contract 10 such places as the circumstances Of
= the service may reopire II to be sent Of ord
!, nance, ordnance stores and small arms from
!, Tie foundiirs and armories to arscnals, fortif
cations, frontier posts and army depots; freights
Wharfage. tolls. and ferriagcs for the purchase
and hire Of horses mules and oxen and the
J. purchase and repair OF wagons, carts, draws
Ships and other sea. going vessels and boats fol
al the TRANSFORMATION Of supplies, aud for garrison
I'D purposes for dravage and carriage at the seye
raj nosts. hire Of feamsters: TRANSPORTATION q
u funds for tbe nav aud other disbursing depart
ne ments the eynense of sailing public transnort
rs on the various rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, ant
the Atlantic and Pacific; and for procuring
~ water al such posts as from their situation re
nd miro that Il lie fronoht from a distance nm,
i5r clearing roads and removing obstruction
rs, frnm roads harIors and rivers. 10 the exien
o. which may be required for the actual operation
of the troops on The frontier, one million dollar
i've For dcfraying the expenses of the Suprem
nd circuit, and district courts Of the United State
including the District Of Columbia also, fc
he jurors and witnesses in aid Of the funds aIisln
rec from fines. penalies, and forfeitures incurred
RS the fiscal ytar ending the thirtieth of jun
eighteen hundred and tiity-six, and prcyior
ro- years and likewise for deiraying the expense
cd Of suits III which the United States arc concern
ca. and of prosecutions for offences colnmittt
he against the United States and for the safe kee,
ed inc Of prisoners, two hundred thousand dollar
nd For ihe collection Of agricultural statistics. i,
yestigations Tor promoting agriculture and rui
1t, economy. and the procurement and distribute
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