Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-05
PuHuc-No. 81

[PUHuC-NO. 81
AN ACT making additional appropriations for the
support Of the army for tho fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-tWos and APP
Preparations Of aErelEages for the fiscal year end
ing June thirtIeth, eighteen hundred and d1ty-
one
Be Il enacted by the Senate and House or Repre-
sentatiVes OF the United States Of America In Con-
gress assembled, That the following be and the
same are hereby appropriated out Of any money ia
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for thesu-
port OF the army for the year ending the thiFteth
OF June, eighteen hundred and stxty-tWO-
For expenses Of recruiting, transportation OF re-
eruits from the different rendezvous to general de
pots procuring Of medical ATTENDANCE and an other
expenses attending the raising Of twenty thou
sand two hundred and eighty-dve men, To be organ
lied into nine regiments OF infantry, regiment OF
cavalry and regiment Of artillery per general
orders number sixteen, dated War Department, Ad-
tutant Generals Once, Washington, May fourth.
eighteen hundred and Eixty-One, three hundred and
hfty-eight thousand dollars.
FOR purchase OF books Of tactics and Instruction
for the volunteers, hfty thousand dollars.
FOR pay Of the army, threa million nine hundred
and sixty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty.
eight dollars and eighty-sight cents.
For Communication OF OfceFS' subsistence, four hun
dred and seyentyeight thousand three hundred and
seventeen dollars and sixty cents.
For Communication Of forage for oficerS horses, Sow
enty-three Thousand and hffy.Si1 dollars.
FOR payments in lieu Of clothing for otieers ser
wants, hfty-seven thousand one hundred and eighty
dollars
For pay Of the three months volunteers, two mill
lion I'VE hundred and seven thousand dollaEs-
For pay Of the two and three years' volunteers hE
Ror subEistencO IN kind for regular troops tEorn-
lion four hundred and ninety-three thousand fOuI
hundred and ninety-seVen dollars and my eents.
For sabsistenes in kind for two and three years'
volunteers, tWenty-three million eEhty-iOur thous-
and two hundred and eIghty.four dollars
FOR the regular supplies Of the quartermAster do
partment consisting OF fuel for the Officers, enlisted
men guard, hospital stoTehouses aud Ufices; Of for
ago In kind for the horses, mules, and OF the
stations, and with the armies In the teldi for the
horses Of the regiments Of Dragons and for the
thorfEed number Of OfieeFs horses when serving In
the field and Al the oufposts including bedding for
the animals; Of straw for soldiers bedding; and Of
stationery, Including blank books for the quarter
masters department. certificates for discharged SOL
diers blank forms for the pay and quarteTmasteT's
department. and for printing az division and depart
ment orders and reports, fourteen million two hun
dred and sixty-hve th0usaad htty.nine dollars and
thirty-seVen cent?.
For the incidental expenses ofthe quartermaster's
department, consisting OF postage on letters and
packets received and sent by officers Of the army
public service; expenses Of and courts
Of inquiry, including the additional compensation OF
Judges advocate, recoriers members, and witnesses,
while that service, under the act Of eighteen hun
dred and two; extra pay to soldiers employed under
tho direction Of the quarteruasters department in
the e.ection Of barracks, quarters stOrehOuse, aud
hospitals In the construction OF roads, and Otherc
sant labor for periods Of not less than ten days,
der the acts OF second Of March, eighteen hundred
and ninteen, and Of fourth Of August eighteen hum
dre and ty0ur, iacluding those employed rs clerks
at division and department Headquarters; expenses
Of expresses TO and FROM the frontier posts aud
miles in the field; of escorts TO paymasters and other
Disturbing OflceTs and to trains wlere military
cnFts cannot lie furnished; Of the lnterment
al OfceTs Killed in action, or who die when on duty
In the field, or mt the posts on the fFOntierS at 9TH
eE posts and places, when ordered by the Secretary
II War and Of officers and soldierS
authorized Office furniture; hire OF labOTers Ia the
quarteruasters department, including the hire Of in
terpreteFs and guides for the army compensation of
clerks to officers Of the quArtermasteFs Department.
compensation OF forage aud wagon masters, author
lied by the act Of nth July, eighteen hundred and
thFty-eght; for the apprehension Of deserteTs and
the expenses Incident to their pursuit; and for the
following expenditures required for the regiments Of
Dungeons and light artillery, viz: the purchase Of
and mules shoes and nails, iron and steel for soeing
hire OF veterinary surgeons medicines for horses and
mules picket ropes and for shooting the horses Ofthe
corps named, seven million six hundred and siXtysx
thousand six hundred and siXty-six dollars.
For the purchase Of drRgOon and artillery horses,
ten million 1--WE hundred and fourteen thousand hTe
hundred dollars.
for mileage, or the allowance made to oIicera Of
the army for Tie transportation Of themselves and
their baggage when travelling duty without troops
escorts or supplies, i've hundred thousand dollars
For transportation Of tho army, including the bag
gage Of the troops, when moving either by land or
Whter; OF clothing, camp and garrison equipage,
from the depot at Philadelphia to the several posts
and army depot and from those dePotsso the troops
chase and from the places Of delivery, under con-
traet 70 such places as the circumstances Of the
vice may require them to be sent; Of ordnance, ord
nnncr stores and email from the foundries and
aFmoTies to the arsenals Qualifications frontier posts
and army depots; freights wharfage tolls and fer
Fiages; the purchase and hire Of horses mules and
harness, and the purchase and repair of wagons
Carts and drnys; and OF ships and other sea-going
vessels and boats required for the transportation Of
supplies aud for garrison purposes; for drayage and
carriage at the several posts; hire Of Transfers;
transportation of funds for Thu pay and other dis
bursting departments; the expense Of sailing public
tran sports ON the various rivers the Gull Of Mex
co, and the Atlantic, and for procuring water at
such posts from their situation require It to be
@fnNNa and
removing distractions from roads, harbors, and riv
ers to the extent which may be required for the
tual operation Of the troops in the field, sixteen
million hundred and twenty thousand nine hun
bred and hfty-fOur dollars.
For gunboats on the western rivers, ono million
dollars
Hire Of quarters for troops; Of st6rehousos for
the safe keeping Of military stores; Of grounds for
summer environments and for temporary huts, one
million five hundred thousand dollars.
For clothing, camp and garrison equipage, thir-
teen million four hundred and sixteen thousand four
hundred and thirty en- dollars and two cents
For contingencies Of the army, two hundred thou
sand dollars.
FOR the medical and hospital departments, one
million two hundred and seyenty-One tlOusandeigh
hundred and fOrty-One dollars.
FOR armament Of Qualifications, four hundred and
fifty-soyen thousand ak hundred dollars,
Tor the current expenses Of the ordnance ser
vice, two hundred and six thousand two hundred
and nihety-tWO dollars.
For ordnance, ordnance stores, and supplies, In
Guiding horse equipments for all mounted troops,
two million three hundred aud sixty th0utand doll
For the manufacture of arms, two million avo
hundred and seyenty-three thousand three hundred
and ten dollars.
For Increasing the manufacturing capacity Of the
national armory, four hundred and tEenty-tWothou-
slndihVe hundred dollars. IN
For the purchase Of gunpowder and lead, four
hundred and hit5 zone thousand seven hundred and
eighty dollars.
FOR the purchase Of artillery horses two hundred
and seVenty-fVe thousand dollars.
For additions to and extensions Of the shoprooui,
machinery, tools aud fixtures At the different arsen
ais, one hundred and tWenty-six thousand six hun.
dred and ninety dollars.
For the following fortiheAtions:
Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain, New York,
twenty thousand dollars.
sand dollars.
Portion Hog leland Ledge, Portland harbOr, Maine,
FORT Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, I'VE
thousand dollars.
FORT TtlehmOnd, Staten Island, New York, ten
thousand dollars.