Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-15

ment ot mounted riheinen, tho companies of liEht artillery, and such infantry it may be found ne ces>ary to mount at the frontier posts l9U GOO.
 For contingencies of the army. Sl3000.
 For the medical and hospital departments $l05 00O
 For contingent expenses of the adiutant- generals department at division and department headquarters S4gO
 Forcomrensaton of the clerk and messenger in the oFfGe ot the commanding general, s 900.
 For contingent expenses ofthe office of the com mandins general, $500.
 For armament of Notifications s300o00
 For ordnance, ordnance stores, and sup lies uclud ing horse equipments for the mounted regiments, S250,00O
 For the current expenses of the ordnance service | sl50,000.
 For arsenals including $5o,ooo for arsenal in Ca litoTnia, Sl37,250
 exceeding 752,75l square feet of ground adjacent to the Washington Arsenal and for the use thereof at prlcc not exceeding ten cents per foot. and for the purchase of the improvements npon sail ground and for the necessary draining of part thereof ESQ., 450 10.
 For continuing the experiment of sinking Artesian | wells upon the public lands to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, $l0o.Oo
 For relAIrS and new machinery at Springfield ar | mory, Massachusetts $6S.6s5.
 For the erection and completion of the water-shops at Slrlngheld armOly, S7U.9S5.
 For repairs and improvements and new machinery l at Harper Ferry S$4,970
 For finishing and furnishing the armory for the militia of the District of Columbia S7 S27
 For surveys for military defences geographical ex- | S75, ,000
 For purchase and repairs of instruments, sl5,ooo For continuing the survey of the northern and northwestern lakes including Lake Superior $50 0O0 For printing charts of lake surveys. S 900.
 For machinery. tools, and fixtures required for an arsenal of construction at Fayetteville, North Caro- lna including the cost of putting the machinery in place, S5o.35o.
 For repairs of the government bridge over mill creek. Old Font Comfort, Virginia. $SO0 For rebuilding the barracks at Carlisle, Pcnnoy- Vala, winch Were destroyed by fire ou the 22d J.lu ary. lS51. S2j ulh.
 For the purchase of stoves for the quarters of off ceIs and soldiers ot the army. S2o,uoJ. r. Io enable tho Secretary If War to settle the ac- counts of the three officers of the army who were sent to FroIe H. tllt year o55 to collect Information on military affairs Si.637 70.
 For the purpose of making further tests Of gun | metal for Ecay! cannon. $=5, ,1oo
 For completing the Point Douglas and Saint Louis River road $3l .445 50.
 l For completing tho Point Douglas and Fort Ripley 1 For repairing tho bridge over Cannon River i S2,2oo
 7. Thar there shall be added to the quarer1nas- ter deIarnent of the army five military storckeep- CTS Who snail gFe the bond and security required by | the existing law: and they and ali other military storekeePeIs shall have in kind, aul in kind only | the tue and quarters of fr- lieutenant of the army 3 That the master armorers it the national ar moFies shall receive Sl5u0 each Der unnum. | That tha provisions ot the act approved March 3d. lel9. entitled An at authorizng tie sale of 1 certain miIJaTI sites, be and they hereby ex- | tended to all military sites or to such pants thereof winch arg " may become useless for military Ilrpo- Ses: II0ttted, ",tethees That nothing in tfis act hoF IF te ct above meHd ned. shall be construed a1 t7 impair ln any wise thu right of tA. State within which any such site reservation may be situated to l impose taxes on the same. in like manner as upon other lands or property owned by indi iduuls within l the State atter such sale
 5 That there be appropriated for pay. subsis- tel!ce, and comm Ued allow aI!cc of six c,uIauics of volunteers called into the service of the United States | n New Mexico in the year 1855, $lI5 900: and for forage, transportation, camp and garrison equppage and incidental eNpeseS of said troops while in ser wee, s2500, and for reimbursement of the quarter master department, for the expenses of sly com pany, called into service by Brigadier- General Gar 1 land, in the year ls54 Sl0,5q0 6O
 o. hat the al proprutious contained in the Act making appropriations formprovinc certain military roads in the Territory of Minnesota" approved Fe. bruary ". 1855. shall be understood to appv and l are hereby male applicable. to the improlement of the said read as may be judged necessity bv the Se- cretary ot War, as well to the purpose of cutting 1 out the timber" aS specified in said act
 z. That for the construction of barracks and quarters at military post to be established in the northern part of Minnesota Territory for the protec ton ot tle settlements the Red River of the North ! sl5ooo be appropriated, in addition to the sum of s".ooo approp lated ny the act entitled An act for the erection ot military post on or near the Penn I ona AiNcr, III the Territory of Minnesota. and for other lurI approved the l7th of February s55:
 
 rcclon oi thc Secretary ot War. the location to be at sNlH pom as he shall deem best adapted for the pro- te ton of Naa settlement; and much of the a1vre- ssud art. approx ed February IT, Io55 as dicate the 1 location ot saId pest, is hereby repealed | $. ! .at the words non commissioned officers musicians. alld IrNateS. iii the first section of the
 ct entitled An act to increase the pay Of the rank ana Hle ut the army and to encourage enlistnesn approved August h. l>54 shall be construed 10 in S."de all enlisted men of the army ot tie United
 E. That the Secretary of War be and he is here l by authorized and required to bay to the State of Arkansas out ot any money in the treasury not other Nist alIf pIIated such sums of money aS were pmd oy Sid State under tine authority of the act of the le2lS"tue ot that State, approved January 5h IS4g ~ ~ Ie nem9'i county mHtI4 called into service by 1 Colonel W. k. Ogden in July, Is46. under reGnisi uon of thc governor ot that state resist incursons of the Cherokee Indians: PeorleG that tLp nrr,,It 1 50 to pe Iald shall not exceed the sum of i2I2
 lV; nat the Secretary ot War be and he is here | ny authorized and directed to abolish the Western Military Asy lum. located at lIarrotsburc Kentllcky ana under the direction o tile President If ha uited states to sell the said site fixture and other rroprtv belonging to the same. such time and in such man. her as ma! seem best and the amount arisiuy ont of l Fund '--' l II. That the Secretary of War be and he is here ny authorized and required to cause to be audited and Stlrd tht accounts of the State of Florida against the United States for money advanced by that State m payment oi volunteers called into service for the suppression of Indian hostilities in lS4q and lS:o. Iot~$d' It shall be satisfactorily shown that said claniS have been actually allowed and paid by the | State. ~ 1 I2 That the Secretary of War be and he is here oY authorized and directed to settle the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the militia called into service Ill the Territory of New Mexico by artino Go vernon Messervey. in the year 1884 to !nrrr1ss In dian hoslhtles n said territory upon the presenta- ton by the governor of said territory to the said Sc efeI"ry iuil, accurate, and detailed statement or estate ot the actual and necussary expenses incur Ictl tN Stu mlIltla accOIQDaneI by ana satisfactory proof of the correctness thereof authenticated in conformity with the llsapes of the department, and that the sum of S2500O be and the same Is hereby appropriated, cut of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to carry the pro- visions ot his section into effect: I1urdd That the said secretary shall be first satisfied that the caIInc defence of the territory.
 l5 That the secretary of War be authorized and Ii.e'ttu 'o !t 10 tne colnnSsioners appointed by nm HtcI the provisions of the llth section of an act making appropriations for certain civil expcnses 9t the government for the year ending the 8oth of June lS'': approved August lSth ls56, such sums 9l money Tor tolr services and expenses IS he may deem reasonable and just. provided the sum does not exceed in the aggregate the sum of SIP o0U Pro- ttded that such of these commissioners as were off eels in the army hc not paid in both capacities the joint resolution entitled Joint resolution direct ing the payment ot certain volunteers and militia under the limitations therein prescribed" approved August sth. lei6, so much money as will be suff- not exceeding $4 U00.
 l5. That for payment of the arrearages of salary due |" theate clerk of the Board of Army officers appointed under the act of 3 st Auou>t S52 at tbe | time it was dissolved S2 4S5.
 l6. That the join' resolution. approved February 10, loo3, authorizing the President ot the United states 10 confer the title of lieutenant general by breyet." shall be construed from and afer March 2'th lS47 iii favor of the brcvet lieutenant general appointed under said act. while exercising command aGcoidins to that rank. as to entitlc him to the paw allowances and staff specified in the 5th section of the act, approved May 2o, l19S authorizing the President lo raise provisional army" and also the allowances described in the 6th section of the act ap proved August z5 le42 granting additional rations to certain oihcers:" Iyorded halereg aud H ts heye Y dectdfed That the brevet lieutenant general shall not, except in time of war be entitled to more than