, 1859-11-25

An Act making Appropriations for the Support OF the
Army for the Year ending the thirtieth of June,
eighteen hundred and sixty
Be il enacted By the SENATE and Hous, Of Reprsssn-
iaiiUes Of The United States Of Amsriea IN C0ngress
asseusblsd, That the following sums BE- and the same
are hereby, appropriated, out Of any money in The
Of the army for the year ending the hrieth Of June
eighteen hundred and sixty.
For expenses Of recruiting, transportation Of re-
cruts, three months extra pay To noncOmmissioned
eighty-nne thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine
dollars
For pay Of the army, three million and ninety one
thousand seven hundred and eghty-four dollars.
For eommutatlon Of oflcens' subsistence nine hun
dred and ninetyeight thousand four hundred and
thiny-ionr dollars and fifty cents.
For oommutation Of forage for officers horses one
hundred and four thousand one hundred and twenty.
eight dollarS-
For payments to discharged soldiers for clothing
not drawn, ffty thousand dollars.
For payments In lieu Of clothing for officers ser.
wants, thirtynine thousand eight hundred and ninety
dollars
For Subsistence In kind, one million nine hundred
and siKtynine thousand five hundred and forty dol.
lar.
For clothing for the army, camp, and garrison
equipage, and Iron bedstsads for barracks, one mil
lion one hundred and tWenty-nne thousand eight hun
dred and nine dollars and seventy eight cents.
Il For the regular supplies Of the quariermasters de
partment, consisting Of fuel for the officers enlisted
men, guard, hospitals, sOrebOuses and Offices; Of for
age % kind for The horses, mules, and oxen, Of ID,
quartermasters department at the several posts anC
stations and with the armies in the ld for the horsei
Of the two regiments Of cavalry, the regiment Of
mounted rhemen, the companies Of light artillery
and such companies Of infantry as may be mounted
and for the authorized number Of officers horses Wher
serving In the field and at the outpOss including bed
ding for the animals; Of straw for soldies bedding
and OF stationery including blank books for the quar-
termasters department, certificates for discharged
soldiers blank forms for the pay and quartermaster
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Partment orders and reports, million and forty
thousand dollars.
For the Incidental expenses Of the quartermasteri
department. consisting OF postage letters and pack
cts received and sent by officers Of the army pub
lie servide; expenses OF courts martial and courts
enquiry, including the and additional compensation
OF Judge advocates recorders MEMBER and witnesses
while on that service under the set Of March six
teenth, eighteenth, eighteen hundred and two; extn
pay 10 soldiers employed under the direction Of thu
quartermasters department, in the erection Of bar
racks, quarters sorehouses and hospitals in the con
structiOn Of roads, and on other constant labor fol
periods OF not les than ten days, under the act
March second, eighteen hundred and nineteen, and
August fourth eighteen hundred and hftyfOur includ
ing those employed as clerks at division and depart
ment headquarters expenses Of expresses 70 anf
from the frontier posts aud armies in the field of Is
eorts 70 paymasters and other dsbursng officers aut
10 trains, where military escorts cannot be furnished
expense Of the interment Of officers killed in action
or who die when on duty In the field, at the post
on the irontiers and Of noncommissioned officers ant
soldiers; authorized office furniture; hire Of labore
In the quartermaster's department, including hire o
interpreter spies and gnides for the army compen
saton Of clerks Of the officers Of the quartermasier
department; compensation Of forage and wagon mas
ten, Authorised BY the act Of July hth, eighteen hun
dred and thiryeght for the apprehension Of deser
ters and the expenses incident 70 their pursuit an,
for the following expenditures required for the tw
regiments OF dragoons the two regiments Of cavalry
the regiment Of mounted raemen and such GONNA
nles Of infantry as may be mounted, viz; the purchas
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horse and mule shoes and nails iron and steel 10
shOelng, hire Of veterinary surgeons, medicines 70
horses and mules picket ropes, and for shoeing th
horses Of the corps named, four hundred and fft
thousand dollars PTovided, That the amount Of thi
appropriation below the estimates shall be dedncte,
from the amount estimated for pay Of laborers in th
quartermasters department.
For constructing barracks and other buildings a
posts which may be necessary 10 occupy during th
year; and Tor repairing, altering and enargng build
ings at the established posts including hire or com
mutation Of quarters for officers military duty; hin
o quarters OF troops Of stnrehouses for the safe keen
ing Of military Ftores and OF grounds for summer can
tonmen ana tpr temporary frontier stations, thre,
hundred thousand dollars: Prouidrd. That no Der
manent barracks and quarters shall hereafter be con
srueted, unless detailed estimates shall have beeI
previously submitted to Congress and shall have ap
proved BY special appropriation for the same
For mileage or the allowance made to officers o
the army Tor the transportation Of themselves anC
their baggage when travelling duty without troops
escorts. or supplies one hundred and TWENTY-FIVE thou
sand dollars: Provided, That mileage shall not 5,
allowed when the officer has been transferred or re
eved at his own request.
i For transportation Of the army including the bag
gage OF the troops when moving either 6y land OF
water; OF clothing camp and garrison equipage from
the depot at Philadelphia TO the several posts and ar
my depOt and from those depOts 10 the troops in the
hed oi morse equipments and Of subsistence from the
places OF purchase and from the places Of delivery IN
der contract, TO such places the circumstances Of
the service may require them 10 be sent Of ordnau e
ordnance stores, and small arms from the foundal
and armores, 70 the arsenas, fortRcatons frontier
posts and army depots; freights wharfage tolls and
ierageS Tor me purchase and hire Of horses mules
and oxen, and the purchase and repair Of wagons.
carts. and days, and Of ships and other seagoing
FeSses and oats required for the transportation OF
supplies and Tor garrison purposes for drayage and
carriage at the several posts hire Of teamsters trans
poratons OF funds for the pay and other disbursing
departments the expense OF sailing public transports
lantic 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
obstructions therein 10 the extent which NAV "a Se