Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-01


: that there was nothing specific in IT.; ans
that he wanted to know what those words
t "incidenfal vrpenses" ni..a4 lie saws h,
. does not understand what they rlt.a:l, m,
the committee does not in ,,rnn i.i,n VIA
: they mean | would like IT, know w!,otl,e,
, he has read the bill because, il he has. il
: is a marvel to me that ii lookine At the If
, tieth line he did not discover whss the in.
ctdentM expenses" covered This claus,
) of the bill states:
'.For the incidental expenses Of the quar-
ter masters department, consisting of pest
age on letters and packages received and
sent by officers Of the army on nuli; sar-
vice expenses Of coirts-ln.rta ana courts
LOT inquiry, including the additional conpan-
lsation to Judge advocates, recorders, mem
bers, and witnesses. while on that service
under the at Of March is, 1909; extra pay
to soldiers employed under the direction Of
the quartermaster's department, in the cree
ton Of barracks, 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
1919, and August 4, 1851, including those
employed as clerks at division and depart
ment headquarters; expenses OF expresses
to and from the frontier posts and armies in
the field Of escorts to paymasters, other
Idisbursing officers, and Trains, when military
escorts cannot be furnished exp nse the
iinterIncnt Of non-conlmissioned and officers
.sollierS: authorized Office furniture; hire of
Iaborcrs in the qasrtcrmastcr's department.,
including hire of interpreters, spies, and
gti.ies is'r the army; compensation Of clerk
to uiic rs .! tacilnart, -rrn.ssters department !;
comp Ihs;.tinn ~ forage anl wagon masters,
aut',nriz,si by The act Of July 5, 1888: for
The apprehension ii dsserters. and the ex-
peu>ca i,icidunt g ;h;ir pursuit.; the follow
Jag exp n>iitures required; for the two regi-
smcnts u dragons, the tso regiments of
cavalry. the regiment Of mounted ri1emen,
iisuo'i sonlpaslics oflnss,stry IS may be mount
It, uanialy. Thu purchase If travelling forges,
ibl;schslni!hs' and shoclng tools, horse and
male shoes and nails, iron ard steel for
fshoeing, hire Of veterinary surgeons, nedi-
Icines for horses and mules, picket ropes and
shoeing the horses Of those corps, $780,
'IUUo."
i The items are set ont clearly and distinct
lily. The gentleman will see at once that it
would be impossible to furnish the specific
Eamounts required to cover each one Of them.
Then when these Incidental expenses are
imalntalnea', they are Incidental expenses
(which eau be ascertaned from this bill, on
reference to i, e. ply or items the necessity
for VII c every me nb,r can judge of for him
self If the incidental expenses shall not
iamount 70 the sum shercji specified, then
the balance will re,llaia, not to be expcnd-
led under that clause
/ Now, sir, are the provisions Of this bill,
$50 for as the army is concerned, less or more
Specific than the provisions of former bills
I'm regard to the same subject? Tiny friend
from Ohio Mr.. SHERMAN knows Of a soli-
Itary instance in which bill of appropria-
Itions for the army has been more specific in
Its terms than the bill reported by as,
should be glad to know when such a bill
was brought here, By whom brought here
and when it was considered by this House
Mr. SHERMAN, Of Ohio. I shoull like
to ask the gentleman a question.
Mr.. LETCHER I think the gentleman
Eobjected to giving me an extension Of time,
land | cannot now yield to him. In this con-
nection, gentleman on the other side Of
the House, with an air of very great con-
fidence, rose yesterday ia his place. al
lude to the gentleman from Pennsylvania,
[Mr. Grow and told us that the price of
. soldier twenty years ago was $3.50, and
that in the year 1853 it is 81 400 Will
furnish him with a table that viii show him
exactly the cost per man, and which is a
little over half Of the gentcman's estimate
Of yesterday:
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