Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-07


For contingent expenses Of the once
Of the commanding general . 400 q
For armament Of fortincations, out OF
which ffty Thousand dollars arctic
- be used for experiments on heavy
ordnance 100000 O
supplies, Including horse equip
mepts for the mounted regiments. 100000 o.
nance service, Including erperi-
ments in arms and ammunition
not otherwise provided for loo OO0 "A
For the manufacture Of arms at the
national armories... 100000
For the Allegany arsenal ............ 5000 O
For the Benicfa arsenal 50 600 o
For Fort Monroe arsenal..........-.-. 1i,0oO U
For New York arsenal ........... Loon o
For North Carolina arsenal. 9235 d
For Texas arsenal. ..................... n OOO q
for w dsnlngton arsenal................ 500 N
For WatertoWn arsenal :............. 900 U
For Watervliet arsenal; a part Of ...r
whic h sum may be applied to the
purchase of piece Of ground ad-
joining the arsenal on the south
side, east Of the Erie canal...... $4,000 O
rof contingencies OF arsenals...--...... $4,000 O
For surveys for military defences,
geographical explorations and re-
connoissanceS for military purposes
and surveys with armies in the field $4,000 U
For purchase and repairs of instru-
ments .,:-............-.......... 10000 O
For printing charts of lake SURVEYS lOOOJ u
For continuing the survey of the nor
tnern ana northwestern lakes, iu-
Guiding Lake superior. 5000 U
For defraying the expenses of the re-
covery and the restoration to their
homes of the children surviving
the massacre by Indians of the emit
grant trains from Arkansas, in the
fall OF eighteen hundred and ffty-
seven 10 600 IN
For the payment 70 the State Of Min
nesOta for expenses incurred by
Captain James Starkey's company
of Minnesota volunteers. called out
bv tie governor Of the Territory of
Minnesota In eighteen hundred and
hfy-seven to protect the settlers OF
the valley of Sunrise river against
the Chippewa Indians, or so much
thereof as may be necessay......... $3.50 on
For the removal Of the Court Orielle
band Of the Chippewa Indians, on
the Red Cedar and Menomonee
rivers, in Wisconsin and providing
permanent home for them among
the Chippewas of Lake Superior or
the upper Mississippi. 10 Oc0 N
For repairs and Improvements and
new mac hineTy at Spring field ar
mory, Massachusetts. SO eI0 N
For repairs and Improvements and
new machinery at Harpsr's Ferry
armory-........:... $1,000 o.
For printing a revised edition of the
system of instruction for field ar
tillery, horse and foot, to be stereo-
typed, with engraved plates, now
ready for the press, and for procu-
ring for distribution to the militia
ofthe United States books of tacti-
cal instruction; 10000 O
Fo~ the construction of a military
road fcon Fort Benton TO Walla-
Walla 100 coo u
To repay tue State of Texas moneys
advanced by that State for the paw
ment OF six companies of mounted
volunteers called into service by
General Persifer r. Smith on the
first of November, eighteen hun
dred and fifty-four, for three
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Indefinite
For the purpose Of executing a reso-
luton approved Nav fourteenth,
eighteen hundred and thirty-sx
entitled "A resolution to authorize
the Secretary Of War to receive ad-
ditional evidence In support Of the
claims OF Massachusetts and other
States of the United States, for dis.
bursement services, and so forth,
during the late wal" the Secretary
of the Treasury be, and he is here
by, authorized and directed to pay
to Massachusetts the sum reported
under said resolution TO be due to
said State by ]. II Poinsett, late
Secretary of War, in report dated
the twenty third of December, eigh.
teen hundred and thirty seven
made to the House Of Representa-
tlves the twenty seventh of De-
cember, eighteen hundred and thir-
ty-seven. ........................ 227,I76 a
For the following Notifications:
For Fort at Hog Island ledge. 40 600 N
FOR Fort knox, Penobscot bay...:... 20,0Oo u
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New
foIk..:.... ................. ...... 10000 u
FOR For RICHMOND, staten Island. 5000 U
FOR orr oarioii, S'iiers' Point. 10000 u
For Fort Montgomery, Lake Cham
plain. ............. ...... 1000 q
20 ttort Delaware, 'iaware river. 5000 N
For Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads,
Virginia. ......:...; ............ 5000 o
For Fort Sumpter Charleston, South
Carolina; ................ 25OUO u
Ior fort Sllnch, Florlds...... $500. 5000 q
For orr Point, California. ......... 50,0nO u
for orr Alcatrdz, California. 30,O0O u
For Fort Jefferson, Tortugas, Florida, a5.SO a
For Fort Taylor, Kew West. 7O,Hw @
For continuing the construction of
the work at Fort Gaines: 49,. $4,000 o
For contingent expenses CT for,inca-
lions and repairs. 10000 o