The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-05

LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.

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yafI Sats Of Araica Gsvss sssbiS That the fol-
,i,g s,u,s he aud the hereby, appropriated
10 supply dedsences in the appropriations for the
ee Of the soai year ending the thireth Of June egh
teen hundred aud fifty eight out Of any money IN the
,as,,ry not otherwise appropriated, namely ~ q
For Compensation Of the officers, clerks mesengers
and others receiving annual sasry In the service OF
the House Of Representatives, viz Six messengers by
resolution Of the House Of Representatives twenty third
noauber eighteen hundred and fty-seven three thou
ana nine hundred and thirteen dollars. k&&4 48
For folding documents including pay Of folders, wrap
png paper twne and paste twenty thousand dollars
For furniture for Speakers room, and committee
rooms Clerks offices, Sergeant at arms Office Door
keeper. room, and carpenters work, thirty thousand
dolam.
For newspapers three thousand dollars.
For laborers by resolution Of the House of Represen
ntiyes twenty December eighteen hundred and
htty seven, two thousand dollars
For stationery, four thousand dollars.
For horses carriages and saddle horses thousand
five hundred dollars
To enable John G. Rives pay to the reporters of the
House for reporting the debates of the present session
Congress the usual additional compensation Of eight hun
ired each, four Thousand dollars.
ARMY
For the regular supplies of the quarernastcrs depart
ment consisting Of fuel for the officers enlisted men
guard hospitals storehouses and Offices forage in kind
for the horses, mules, and of the qulrtermasers
department at the several posts and stations, and with
the armies ia the field for the horses OF the two reg
mens OF dragoons the two regiments OF cavalry, the
regiment OF mounted rhemen the companies of light
artillery, and such companies Of infantry may be
mounted and for the authorized number Of officers horses
when serving In the field and at the outposts Of straw
for soldiers bedding, and OF stationery, including com
pany and other blank BLOCKS for the army, certificates
for discharged soldiers, blank forms for the pay and
quartemaster departments and for the printing Of d
vision and department orders, army regulations and
ports hundred and seventy eight Thousand dol
lars.
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dragoons the two regiments OF cavalry the regiment OF
mounted rHemen the companies of light artillery and
such infantry it may be found necessary to mount at
the frontier posts two hundred and fftytwo thousand
dollars
For the incidental expenses the quaternaster de-
pament consisting of postage letters aud packages
received and sent by officers OF the army public
vice expenses Of courts martial and courts OF inquiry
including the additional compensation to judge advocates
recorders members and witnesses while that service
under the act Of March sixteen eighteen hundred and
extra pay to soldiers employed under the direction
the quatermaster sdcpatment in the erection OF bar
racks quarters, atOrehonses, and hospitals the con
ucon 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 and fifty four including those employed
clerks ut division and department headquarters
penses Of expresses TO and from the frontier posts and
armies in the field OF escorts to paymasers other dis
burning officers and trains when military escorts cannot
be furnished expenses Of the internent of non-comns
hire of abores in tho quartermasters department. in
Guiding hire Of interpreters, spies and guides for the
army compensation Of clerk to officers of the quateruas
trs department; compensation OF forage and wagon
trs authorized by the act of July fifth eighteen hundred
and thirty eight for the apprehension Of dcserter and
the expenses incident to their pursuit; the following
expenditures required for the two regiments Of Dragons,
the two regiments OF cavalry, the regiment of mounted
rihemen and such companies of infantry AZ may be
mounted viz the purchase Of travelling forgcs black
smiths and shoeing tools, horse and mule shoes and
nails iron and steel for shocing hire Of veterinary
geon medicines for horses and mules picket ropes and
oeing the horses OF those corps hundred and ninety
thousand dollars
For constructing barracks and other buildings at posts
which it may be necessary to occupy during the year. and
Tor repairing altering and enlargng buildings at the
abhed posts including hire communication of quarters
for officers military duty hire OF quarters for troops
Of store houses for the safe keeping Of military stores and
ofgrounds for summer cantonments for encampments
and temporary frontier stations eighty thousand dollars
For transportation of the army including the baggage
Of the troops when moving either by land or water
clothing camp and garrison eqnpagc from the depot at
Philadelphia to the several posts and army depots horse
equipments and Of subsistence from the places of purchase
and from the places Of delivery under contract to suc
places the circumstances Of the service may require
to be sent OF ordnance, ordnance stores and small
arms from tho foundres and armories to the arsenas
otihcatons frontier posts, and army dcpots freights,
wharfage tolls, and ferriago; for the purchase and
hire OF horses, mules and oxen, and tho pur-
chase and repair Of wagons carts days ships and other
going vessels and boats for the transportation Of sup
Plies and for garrison purposes for dnyagc and cart
%e at the several posts hire Of tessers transporta
ton Of funds for the pay and other disbnrsing depart
ments; the expense OF sailing public transports on
the various rivers. the Gulf of Mexico and the At
anhe and Pacific; and for procuring water at such
posts as from their situation require that it be brought
from distance and for clearing roads and removing OBJ
suctons from roads, harbors and rivers to the extent
which may be required for the actual operations the
troops the frontier five million four hundred thousand
dollars. M fm en
twenty thousand dollars.
For surveys for military seionces, geographical expo-
E's and reconnoissanccs for military purposes, five
thousand dollars
~ MISCELLANEOUS
dollars
For the erection of stables and conservatory ut the
residents House, to replace those about bc taken
Wwn to make for tho extension Of the Treasury
ondng three thousand nine hundred and five dollars
For surveying the public lands and private land claims
Moa'orna, including office expenses incident to the
survey Of claims, and 10 bc disbused at the rates pre-
~noed by law for the different kinds Of work. being the
amount of surveying liabilities incurred by the surveyor
general during tho fiscal year ending thirtieth june
egn'een hundred and fifty seven, and above that
su,honsed under the appropriation of fifty thousand
dolars
ror payment to clerks temporarily employed in The
s' oncc Department account of the extraordinary
os connected with the lettings of contracts for
o @ term commencing the first July, eighteen hun
a and y-eight and the increase of business in the
peeon and depreciation office of said department We
hne cents