Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-05
BY Authority
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

AN ACT to supply Deficiencies in the Appropriations for s
Service Of the fiscal ending the trtsth Of june e
teen hundred and fifty eight.
Be enacted By tie Senate and HOWse Of Representatives Of
the United states Of AeicG W Congress asssJle5 That the
following be- and the are hereby, appropriated to
supply dehences in the appropriations for the service Of the ifs
cal year ending the thirreho june eighteen hundred fifty
eight Of any money the treasury not otherwise approp
For compensation Of the officers, clerks messengers, and 9TH
er and receiving annual salary. in the service Of the House
OF Representatives twenty third December, eighteen hundred
fy-s5ven three thousand hundred and thirteen dollars
For folding documents, including pay Of folders, wrapping pa
per, twine, and paste, twenty thousand dollars.
For furniture for speakers and COMMITTEES rooms clerks
Offices office door keepers rOom crpen-
ter's WORK, thirty thousand dollars
For newspapers, three thousand dollars
abOer, by resolution Of the House Of Representatives,
twenty third December eighteen hundred and thou
sand dollars.
For stationery carriages and saddle horses one thousand five
To enable John G. Rive to pay to the reporters Of the House
for reporting the debates Of the present session Of congress- the
usual additional compensation Of eight hundred dollars each,
four thousand dollars.
consisting Of fuel for os enlisted men, guard hospitals
orehouses and Offices forage in Kind for the horses mules and
the quaremaers department at the several posts and
stations and in the field for the horses of the
regiments Of Dragons the regiments Of cavalry the re
mounted rfemen the companies Of Light artillery and
such companies OF Infantry may BE- mounted and for the
horzed number Of officers horses when serving in the field and
OF the outposts of straw for soldiers bedding stationery.
including company aud other blank books for the army certificates
for discharged soldiers blank for the pay and qartmas
~ epartents and for the printing Of division and depart
ores army regulations and reports seven hundred and
For the purchase Of horses for the two regiments Of Dragons
the regiments OF cavalry, and such infantry it be
found Necessary mount at the frontier posts, two hundred AMI
fifty thousand dollars.
Tor the incidental expenses the quarermasers depsr men
consisting Of postage on letters and packages received and sent by
officers of the army public expenses Of
and courts Of inquiry including the additional Compensation to
service, under the o. March sxeen eighteen hundred and
pay soldiers employed under the direction OF the
quartermaster Departmental the erection or arra quarters
storehouse, and hospitals the construction Of roads, and other
acts Of March second eighteen hundred nineteen August
fourth, eighteen hundred and you including those employed
division and department headquarters expenses Of
expresses and from the frontier posts and armies in the ded
Of escorts to paymssrs, other dburng officers, and ins
Of commissioned officers and soldiers authorized oe
furniture hire Of labors in the quarternasters department.
including hire Of interpreters SPIES guides, the army
compensation Of clerks Ocer5 Of the quaTteHaser de-
the apprehension Ct deerers and the expenses incident to their
pursuit thefoIloEing expenditures for the two uents
Of davoos the two regiments Of cavalry the regiment OF noun
ted emen, and such companies Of infantry may be moun
the purchase Of travelling og Backsmihs and hceug
TOOLS horse and mule shoes ami nails L0eng,
hire Of veterinary surgeons, medicines for horses and mes
petropcs and shoeng the horses Ok those corps one hundred
Forconstructng barracks and other buildings posts which
may necessary occupy during the and for repairing
altering and euargng buildings at the established posts ncu
ing hire of communication Of quarters for officers on military duty
hire quarters for troops OF 9reonses for the sale keeping
military stores, and Of grounds for summer cantonmens for
campments and temporary frontier stations eighty thousand dol
For transportation the army, including the baggage Of the
troops when moving either by land water Of clothing
and garrison equpage from the depot at aeph9 70 me several
posts army depO horse equipments and 0fsusence from
tract such places the circumstances OF the
ouire Of ordnance ordnance stores and small arms,
from foundes and armOes to the aTsenals, f0rGc0
frontier posts army depots eights wharfage tolls and ferr
ages for purchase and hire Of horses mules, and
the purchase repair Of wagons, dr, ships, and other
and boats for the transportation % supplies and
for garrison purposes for dyage aud artage the several posts
Of transportation Of funds for the pag and other
discussing departments the expense Of sailing public transports
rivers the Gulf Of Mexico AMI the Atlantic and
Pacific and for procuring at such posts from their s
alton require that it be Brought from distance and for clearing
roads removing distinctions from roads aOs, and rivers
which may required for the actual operations
troops the froHer, i've million four hundre thousand
dollars.
For subsistence kind, million two hundred and twenty
thousand dollars
surveys military deences, geographical explorations
for military purposes, I'VE thousand uOl
lars
cutve building, for fuel light and REPAIRS one thousand
dollars.
For the erection Of stables aud conservatory at the Presidents
house to replace those 70 be taken down 20 make room Tor
the extension Of the treasury building three thousand nine hun
dred and five dollars.
For surveying public lands and private land claims in Cali
forua ncpnq expenses incident % the survey Of claims,
ana 10 be disburssd at prescribed By law for the different
kinds Of work being Of surveying liabilities incurred
BIZ the surveyor general during the fiscal year ending treth
June eighteen hundred and hseYeu over and above that 81