Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-01
IPUBLIC-No. 8.

[PUBLlc-NO. 6.
An ACT making additional appropriations for the
support Of the army for the fiscal year ending JUNE
thrtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and al
preparations of arrearagcs for the fiscal year end
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
one.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives OF the United States Of America in Con-
gross assembled That the following sums be and the
same are hereby appropriated out Of any money III
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the sup
port Of the army for the year ending the thirteth
Of June, eighteen hundred and stxty-tWo
For expenses of recruiting, transportation OF re-
cruts from the different rendezvous to general dr
pots procuring of medical attendance and all other
expenses attending the raising OF twentyiour thou
sand two hundred and eighty-five men, TO be orga
lied into nine regiments OF infantry one regiment Of
cavalry and regiment OF artillery as per genera
orders number sixteen, dated War Department, Adj
iutnnt Generals Office, Washington May fourth,
eighteen hundred and siXty-one, three hundred AMI
ffty-eiEht thousand dollars.
For purchase Of books of tactics and instruction
for the volunteers, fifty thousand dollars.
For pay of the army, three million nine hundred
eight dollars and lightweight cents.
For Communication of officers subsistence four hun;
dred and seventy-Gight thousand three hundred AMI
seventeen dollars and sixty cents.
For Communication of forage for officers horses, sew
enty-three thousand and my. six dollars.
For payments in lieu of clothing for officers SER
wants, hfry-seven thousand one hundred and eighty
dollars.
lion FIVE hundred aud seven thousand dollars.
For pay ofthe two and three years volunteers fit
ty-iiVc million dollars.
For subsistence in kind for regular troops twomil-
lion four hundred and uinety-three thousand foui
hnndredand ninety-sCven dollars and fifty cents.
For subsistence IN kind for two and three years
volunteers twenTythree million eighty-iour thous-
and two hundred and eighty-fOur dollars.
the regular supplies Of the quartcrmaster de,
men, guard hospital stOrehOuses and offices; OF Tor
age in kind for the horses mules, and oxen OF the
unarteruRsters department Mt the several posts ami
stations and with the armies in the field for til"
horses of the regiments of dragons, and fer the "ii-
thorized number Of officers horses when serving III
the field and Mt the Outposts, including DedolnS iOr
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 quartermastcr's
DEPARTMENT and for printing of division and depart
ment orders and reports fourteen million two hun
dred and siNty-hve thousand htty-nine dollars AMI
thirty-seven cents.
For the incidental expenses Of tile quarterInHsters
department, consisting OF postage on letters anu
packets received and sent by officers oil the army on
public service expenses OF courtSmartial and courts
Of inquiry, including the additional compensation Of
judges advocate recorders members, aud witnesses,
while on that serYce, under the act of eighteen hun
dred and two; extra pay to soldiers employed under
the direction of the quartermasters department IN
the lection of barracks, quarters, storehouses AMI
hcspis in the construction Of roads, and other con-
stant labor for periods Of not less than ten days. u
der the acts of second OF March, eighteen hundred
and ninteen, and of fourth Of August eighteen hun
dred and fit your including those employed as clerks
division and department headquarters; expenses
OF expresses aud from the frontier posts and ar
mics IN the field: Of escorts To paymasters and other
Disturbing officers, and TO trains where military
cannot be nrnished expenses 0i the lnterl1et
Of officers killed in action, OF who die when on duty
in field at the posts the frontiers, urat 9th
or Iosts and places. when OricrCa by the Secretary
If NaE, aud al led ufCeTs and sOld:es
authorized Office furniture; hire of laburcrs in tlc
quarefinasers department. including the hire Of iii
tCrpTcteis and guides for the army compensation of
clerks to officers of the punrtorm>ters ieParm
compensation of forage and wagon masters, aUtl,r
lied by hc of fifth july. eighteen hundred and
thir weight for the apprehension Of de-erters anil
the expense iHCielt l" their pursuit; and for TIL"
following expenditures required fol- the regiments ot
Dragons aId light artillery, VIZ: the purchase ~
travelling FORCES. lacksmits and socnE tools horse
and Iulc shoes AMI nails, iron and steel InrshOciuS
hire OF veterinary surgeons medicines for horses aud
mules picket ropes and for shocing the horses of the
corps named. million six hundred ard siXty-sX
thousand six hun'!red and siXty-six dollars.
For the purchase OF Dragon and artillery horses
million five hundred aud fourteen thousand Iive
hundred dollars
For mileage. or the allowance made to officers OF
the army for tlc transportation of themselves ami
their baggage when travelling duty without troops
escorts or supplies, five hundred thousand dollars
For transportation Of the army including the bag
gage of the troops, when moving either by land ar
water; Of clutEing, camp and garrison equipnge.
from the depot at Philadelphia to the several posts
and army depOts, and from those depots to the troops
in the field and subsistence from the places of pur
chase and from the places of delivery, under con-
tract to such places the circumstances of the SER
may require them to lie scnt Of ordnance, ord
stores, and shull arms from the toundrcs and
armOries to the nrsenas Qualifications, frontier posts
and army deputs; freiEhts, wharfage, tolls, and fer
rages lie purchase and hire of horses, mules. and
harness, and the purchase and repair Of wagons,
CARTS and dTRys; aud of ships and other sca-gOing
vessels and boats required TOR the transportation Of
supplies and for garrison purposes for drayRge and
caItage at the several posts; hire of teamstcrs;
transportation of funds for the pay and other dis
bursting departments; the expense of sailing public
transports the various rivers, the Gull of Next
CO. and the Atlantic and for procuring water at
such posts from their situation require it to lie
brought from distance, and for clearing roads and
removing obstructions from roads. harbOrs and riv
to the extent which may be required for the
tuRl operation of the troops in the field. sixteen
million two hundred and twenty thousand nine hun
| 'Ired and fifty-four dollars.
For gunboOts on the western rivers, enc million
dollars.
Hire Of quarters for troops: of storehouscs for
the safe keeping of military stores; of grounds for
summer cantOnments and for temporary hutR, one
million five hundred thousand dollars.
For clothing. camp and garrison eIplpage, thir-
hundred and thirty seven dollars and two cents.
For contingencies of tho army. two hundred thou
sand dollars.
For the medical and hospital departments,
million two hundred and seventy.one thousand eight
hundred and forty-one dollars.
For armament % Notifications, four hundred aud
fRy-seven thousand six hundred dollars.
For the current expenses OF the ordnance ser
vice, two hundred and six tn ousand two hundred
| and ninety-two dollars.
For ordnance, ordnance stores, and supplies, in
Guiding horse equipments for all mounted troops,
two million three hundred aud sixty thousand dol
lars
For the manufacture of arms, two million five
hundred and Feventy-three thousand three hundred
and ten dollars.
For increasing the manufacturing capacity of the
national armory, four hundred and twentytwot lInn
sandIive hundred dollars.
For the purchase of gunpowder and lead, four
hundred and fifty-one Thousand seven hundred and
eighty dollars.
For the purchase of artillery horses, two hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars.
For additions to and extensions of the shop-rocm,
machinery tools, and fixtures at the different arSc'
ais, one hundred and twenty-six thousand six hum
dred and ninety dollars.
For the following Notifications:
Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain, New York,
| twenty thousand dollars.
Fort Knox, PenObscot river, Maine twenty thou
| sand dollars.
Fort on HogIsland Ledge, Portland harbOr. Maine,
| fifteen thousand dollars.
Fort Adams, Newport hnEbor, Rhode Island, five
! Thousand dollars.
Fort Richmond, Staten Island, New York, ten