The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-06-30
Bx AUrHoRITx.
of the United States,
IPrpLIc-No. 5I.1

IN ~ msIKIHB UTPTOpII ItTOHS y II sup
rort of the army for the year ending the
ihirtieth June, eighteen hundred aud fifty,
pine.
BE IL enacted Jv the Senate and HouSt
of Representatives of tie UniLed States
of America IN Congress assembled, That
the following sums be, and the same are
herebynappropriated, out of any money
in the treasury MT otherwise appropri
rted, for the support of the army for
the year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and ffty-niSo:
For expenses of recruiting, transpor
tation of recruits, three months extra
pay to nou-commissioned officers, musI-
clans, and privates on rs-eulistment, one
hundred aud ten thousand dollars
For pay of the army, three million
five hundred aud ninety-oue thousand
seven hundred and eighty-four dollars
For 20 amutation of officers sub
e:sieuce, nine hundred and ninety-eIght
thousand four hundred and thirty four
dollars and fifty cents Prortded, That
the superintendent of the military acad-
omy, while serving as such By appoint
ment of the President shall have a local
rank, the pay aud allowances of a Colo
irel of Engineers: that the commandant
= Oh 4Iu6 u COTHS " oduCNc a. H'A
academy while serving as such as by ap
pointmcnt of the President, shall have
the local rank, the ray aud allowances
of a Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers,
and besides his other duties, shall be
charged with tho duty of instructor
In the tactics of the three arms at said
academy; and that the senior assistant
Instructor in each of .heNrms of service,
viz !. of artillery, cava ry. and infantry,
shall severally receive the pay and al
lowances of the assistant professor Of
mathematics,
For Communication of forage for officers
horses, one hundred aud twenty four
thousand one hundred and twenty eight
dollars.
For payments to discharged soldiers
for clothing not drawn, fifty thousand
dollars.
For payments in lieu of clothing for
officers servants, thirty-niDe thousand
eight hundred aud ninety dollars.
For subsistence in kind, one million
three hundI ed and eighty thousand six
hundred and fifty two dollars and sixty
five ceuts.
For clothing for the army, camp, and
garrison ~cquippage. one million and six
fy.fwo thousand. Seven hundred and two
dollars and ninety-nine cents.
For the regular supplies of the quar-
termaster's department., consisting oil
fuel for the officers, enlisted men, guards,
hospitals, st~oIehouses, aud Offices of
fo.agesin kind for the horses, mules. aud
cxen, of the quartermaster's department
at tue several posts aud stations, and
with the armies in the field for the
two regiments of Dragons, the two re
giments of cavalry, the regiment OF
iDounted rifemen, the companies OF
light artillery, and such companies of III
fantry, as may be mounted. and for the
: authorized number of cfhcers' horses
when serving in the field and at the out
posts, including bedding for the animals;
of straw for soldiers bedding and OF
Stationery, including company and other
blank books for the army, certificates
for discharged soldiers, blauk forms for
the pay aud q-uartermasters department;
aud for the printing of division and de-
1,artment orders, army regulations, AID
reports, Que million seven hundred aud
forty-fve thousand dollars.
For the incidental expenses of the
quarternasters' department, consisting
Of postage on letters and packets re
ceived aud sent by tho officers of the ar
my on public service; expenses of courts
martial and courts of inquiry, including
: the additiotal compensation OF Judge
advocates, recorders, members, aud wit
uesses, while on that service, under the
act of March sixteenth, eighteen hun
dred and two; extra pay to soldiers EN-
lloyed under the direction, of the quar-
masters department, in the erection OF
barracks, quarters storehouses, hospitals;
In the construction of roads, aud other
constant labor, for periods of not less
thar ten days, under the act of March
second, Il ghteen bundred I'D nineteen,
and August fourth, eighteen hundred
and ffty-four, including those employed
as clerks at division and department
headquarters; expense of expresses to
and from the frontier posts aud armies
in the field of escorts TO paymasters
and other disbursiug officers, aud to
trains, where military CISCO. Is. cannot be
furnished expense of the intermeut of
officers killed in action, or who die when
on duty in the field, or at the posts on
the frontiers, and of non commissioned
Cmcef6 duu SolutcIc duIuOii1SU omOC
furniture ; hire of laborers III the quar-
fermaster's department.; compensation
of forage and wagoDmasters, authorized
by the act of July 6:th, eighteen hun
cred aud thirty-eight; for the appre-
hension of deserters, and the expenses
Incident TO their pursuit ; tie following
expenditures required for the two regi
ments of dragons, the two regiments of
cavalry, the regiment of mounted rife
men, aud such companies of infantry as
may be mounted, viz tho purchase of
portable forges, blac4 smiths and shoe
ing tools, horse and mule shoes aud uails,
iron and steel for shooting, hire of veter
mary surgeons, medicines for horses aud
~lauIes, picket ropes, and shoeing the
horse, of those corps, five hundred thou
sand dollars.
For constructing barracks and other
buildings at posts which it may be ne
cessary to occupy during the year; aud
for repairing, altering. and charging
buildings at the Established posts, in-
GLIDING hire or communication Of quarters
for officers on military duty hire of
quarters for troops, of storehouses for
The safe keeping of military stores, and
Of grounds for summer ~contouments
aud for temporary frontier stations, sew
en- hundred and ninety thousand dollars
For the repairs of the barracks at
Ration Rouoe I,ouisiana tho ann of