, 1859-11-25


Of mounted rihemen and the companies Of light art
lery, two hundred thousand dollars
For contingencies Of the army, fifteen thousand dol
lars.
For the medical and hospital departments, ninety
For contingent expenses Of the Adjutantgenerals
department at department headquarters, five hun
dred dollars.
the office Of lie commanding general, two thousand
dollars.
For contingent expenses Of the ONCE Of the com
manding general, three hundred dollars.
For armament Of Qualifications two hundred thou
sand dollars DOT Of which fifty thousand are To be
used for experiments on heavy ordnance.
For ordnance, ordnance stores, and supplies, In
euding horse equipments for the mounted regiments
two hundrek thousand dollars.
For the current expenses OF the ordnance service,
including experiments in arms add ammunition, not
otherwise provided for, hundred thousand dollars
For the manufacture Of arms at the national armO-
ries, two hundred and ifty thousand dollars.
For the Allegheny arsenal. five thousand dollars.
For the Benicia arsenal, iifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Monroe arsenal, fourteen thousand dol
lars.
For New York arsenal, three thousand dollars.
For North Carolina arsenal, two thousand two hun
dred and thirty-hve dollars.
For Texas arsenal, twenty-one thousand dollars
For Washington arsenal, two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For WatertoWn arsenal, one thousand dollars.
For WEteryliet arsenal, twenty-five thousand dol
lers part OF which may be applied to the pur-
chase Of piece OF ground adjoining the arsnnal on
the south side east Of the Erie Canal
For contingencies Of arsenas, twenty thousand dol
lans.
For surveys Of military defenoes, geographical eE.
ploraons and reconnaissance for military purposes
and surveys with armies in the field, fifty thousand
dollars.
For purchase and repairs of instruments, ten thou,
sand dollars
For printing charts Of lake surveys, ten thousand
dollars.
For continuing the survey Of the northern and
northwestern lakes, including Lake SUPERIOR seventy
Eve thousand dollars.
For defrayng the expenses Of the recovery and the
restoration to their homes Of the children surviving
the massacre by Indians OF the emgant trains from
Arkansas in the fall Of eighteen hundred and fifty
seven, ten thosand dollars.
For the payment 10 the State Of Minnesota for ex-
Penses incurred by Captain James Starker's company
Of Minnesota volunteers called out by the governor
Of the Territory Of Minnesota In eighteen hundred
and ltyeyen to protect the settlers Of the valley Of
Sunrise River aginst the Chippewa Indans two thou
sand six hundred and thirtynine dollars or 80 much
thereof as may be necessary
| For the removal Of the Court Orielle band Of the
Chippewa Indians, on the Red Cedar and Menomonee
rivers, In Wisconsin, and providing a permanent home
for them among the ChippeWas Of Lake Superior or
the Upper Mississippi, ten thousand dollars.
| For repairs and Improvements and new machinery
at Springfield armory, Massachusetts, dfythree thou
sand nnce hundred and ten dollars.
/ For repairs and improvements and new machinery
at Harpers Ferry armory 6fty-fye thousand dollars
For printing revised edition Of the system OF IN.
structon for ned artillery horse and foot to be ster
eotyped, with engraved plates, now ready for the
press, and for procuring for distribution to the militia
Of the United States books Of tactical instruction ten
thousand dollars.
For the construction Of a military road from Fort
Benton to Wala.Walla, ono hundred thousand dol
lars.
Sec. 7. Ind Be It further snaeisd, That the Bee
retary OF War be, and he Is hereby authorized 10 re
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treasury not otherwise appropriated, moneys ad
yanced by that State for the payment OF six cOmpa
nies Of mounted volunteers called into service by Gen
eral Persior y. Smith, on the frst Of November
eighteen hundred and ittyfour, for three months
Providsd, That there shall be no greater pay or al
lowanoes 20 these companies than was given 10 SINH
lar troops In the service Of the United States.
| SIC. 5. dRd be if further enacted, That for the
purpose Of executing resolution approved May four
teehth, eighteen hundred and thinysix, entitled
resolution TO authorize the Secretary OF War TO re-
eeive additional evidence in support Of the claims Of
Massachusetts and other States Of the United State.
for the disbursement services and so forth during
the late war the Secretary Of the Treasury be- and
be Is hereby authorized and directed TO pay to Massa
chusets out Of any neneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum Of two hundred and TWEEN
tyseven thousand one hundred and seventy-six dol
lars and foryeight cents reported under said resolu
ton to be due TO said State by J. R. POinset late
Secretary Of Wvr, in report dated the twentythird
OF December, eighteen hundred and thirty-seyen
made 70 the House OF Representatives the twenty
seventh Of December, eighteen hundred and thirty
seven PROVIDED, That, In lieu Of payment in money
the Secretary Of the Treasury, may at his discretion
issue to said State United States stock bearing an in
terest Of hve per centum per annum and redeemabll
at the end Of ten years. or sooner at the pleasure
the President
Sec. 4. And be il further enacted, That the secont
section Of the act Of third March, eighteen hundre,
and hlty-one, entitled An act 10 fOnnd q militar
asylum for the relief and support Of invalid and dis
abed soldiers Of the army Of the United States be
amended as to reduce the number Of commissioner
authorized by that section to three and to consist
the cOmmissary general Of subsistence the surgeon
general and the adjutantgeneral, (any 10 OF whom
shall be quorum for the transaction Of business
whose dnty it shall be to examine and audit the &C
counts Of the treasurer quarteryearly and to visi
and inspect the military asylum at least in eae
month.
Sec. 8. And Be il further enacted, That the bene
fits of the said act be- and they hereby extende,
30 to include the invalid and disabled soldiers
hundred and twelve and Of all subsequent wars an,
that 50 much Of the act Of the third March, eGhteeI
hundred and hftyone, as is inconsistent herewith be
/ and the same Is hereby, repealed.
SEQ. 6. And be il further enacted That all pen
sioners account Of wounds disability incurred II
the military service shall transfer and surrender the
pensions 70 the Institution for aud during the tim
they may remain therein and Voluntarily continue \
receive It's benefits. -
Sec. 7. And be It further enaeted That the deduc
tions Of twenty-five cents per month"; from the pay
tue non-cOmfniasloned onlcefS, musicians, aTthcers
and privates In the army shall be reduced, from ant
after the thirtieth Of June next To twelve and hal
cents per MONTH and that the title Of the act be- ant
the same is hereby, changed from the Military Asy
lum" to that Of Soldiers Home !" And provided
further That all persons now In, that may hereal
ter be admitted into, the institution shall be- and an
hereby made subject TO the rules and articles Of war
and will be governed thereby in the same manner a
soldiers in the army.
ii Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted That the fol
lowing sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated
out Of any money In the treasury not otherwise ap
propriated, for the following Qualifications:
For fort at Hog Island Ledge, forty thousand dol
lars.
For Fort Knox, PenObscot Bay, twenty thousan,
dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East River, New York, twenty
thousand dollars
For Fort Richmond Staten Island, hfteen thousan,
4 dollars
Fort Fort Carroll, sollers' Point, forty THOUSAND
I dallars.
For Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain, ten thou
sand dollars.
1 For Fort Delaware, Delaware River seventy-hv
! thousaad dollars.
i For Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Virginia, sew
entyiVe thousand dollars
i For Fort Sumpter, Charleston, South Carolina
/ TWENTY-FIVE thouaaud dollarQ