Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-11-06
[pCBLItc-No. 81


AN ACT making additional appropriations for tho
support of the army for the fiscal year ending juno
thirticth eighteen hundred and sNtY-two, and APP
preparations of arrerages for the fiscal year end
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatiVes OF the United States OF America in Con-
gress assembled That the following sums be and the
same are hereby appropriated out of any money IN
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for The sup
port of the army for the year ending the thirteth
Of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
For expenses of recruiting, transportation OF re-
cruits from the different rendezvous to general de-
pots procuring of medical attendance. and all other
expenses attending the raising of twentytour thou
sand two hundred and eighty-fve men, to be organ
lied into nine regiments OF Infantry one regiment ct
cavalry and oe regiment of artillery us per general
orders number sixteen dated War Department, Ad
infant Generals Office, Washington. May fourth;
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, three hundred AMI
ffty-eght 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
and siXty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty
eight dollars and Lightweight cents.
For communication of officers subsistence four lull-
hrel and seventy-eight thousand three hundred and
seventeen dollars and sixty cents
For communication of forage for officers horses sew
cuty- three thousand and hflysiN dollars.
FOR payments in lieu of clothing for officers ser
wants iiffy-scven thousand hundred and eighty
dollars. .r-.
lion five hundred and seven thousand dollars.
FOR pay Of the and three years volunteers, ft-
ty-tYe million dollars.
For subsistence in kind for regular troops, twOml-
lion four hundred and ninety-thrce thousand toul
hundred and nnety-scven dollars and fifty cents.
For Subsistence IN kind for two and three years
volunteers. twenty-;hrce million cightyiour thons
and two hundred and eighty-iour dollars.
For the regular supplies of the quartcrmlstcr's dc
lrIuent consisting vi fuel for the officers, enlisted
men, guard, hospital, storchuuses and oihccs OF for
age in kind for the horses, mules and oxen of the
quart ernasters department at the several posts and
stations, and with the armies in the field; Tor the
horses Of the regiments of Dragons, and f-r the au-
thurHcd number of officers horses when serving III
the field and at the Outp1sts, including bedding for
the animals; OF straw Tor soldiers bedding; ana oil
stationery. including blank books for the quarter
masters department. certificates for discharged SOL
lierI blank forms for the pay and quartermister's
icutr tncnt, and for printing of division and depart
nleut orders and reports. fourteen million two hun
tlTrl and sNty-tTe thousand htty-nlnc dollars anu
thirty-scvcn cents.
For the incidental expenses of the quartermaster's
department consisting of postage Oh letters ana
packets received and sent by officers of the army on
public service; expenses OF cuurtsmartiaIan courts
If inquiry including the additional compensation OF
Judges advocate, recorders, members and witnesses,
while on that service, under the net of eighteen hum
bred and two; extra pay to soldiers employed under
the direction Of the Iuartermastcrs department IN
tile lection of barracks quarters storehouses, and
Hospitals ia the construction OF roads, and other con-
slant labor for periods of not less than ten days.
der the acts of second of March, eighteen hundred
and niutccn and Of fourth Of August, eighteen hum
red and tyiour Including those employed as clerks
at division and department headquarters; expenses
Of expresses To ami from the frontier posts and ar
mics in the field; of escorts to paymastGrs and other
Disturbing officers. and 10 trains where military es-
Z rts cannot he furnished; expenses nf the nerncnt
Of officers killed in action, or who die when ON duty
i'll the field the posts the frontiers or ut 9th
rr posts and places when ordered by the Secretary
If War and ed officers and soldiers;
authorized Office furniture; lire OF aborers i'll the
quart crs department. including the hire OF ill
terpretcrs and guides for the army; compensation OF
CcI KS to officers of the l;rteTnstcr department;
commentator of forage and wagon masters author
lied by the of fifth July. eighteen hundred and
tlittyeight; for the apprehension of deserters and
Hair The
following expenditures required for the regiments OF
dragons and light artillery. viz the purchase of
travelling FORCES, OaCksmths and shocing tools, horse
aud mules shues and nails iron and steel forshoeinE
hire veterinary surgeons, medicines for horses and
mules picket ropes and for shooting the horses of the
corps named, seven million six hundred anu siXty-sN
thousand six hundred and sXty-s dollars.
For the purchase of 'lragoun and artillery horses
ten million five hundred aud fourteen thousand five
hundred dollars.
For mileage or the allowance made to officers OF
the army for the transportation of themselves and
their language when travelling on duty without troops
escorts or supplies. five hundred thousand dollars
For transportation OF the army, including the bag
gn.c "f the troops, when movin either by land "r
wafer: al clothing, camp and garrison epuiRage,
from the depot AT Philadelphia to the several posts
and army lclnts and from those dcpOtstO the troops
in the field and subsistence from the places Of pur
chase and from the places of delivery undor coll
tract. to such places the circumstances Tf the SER
vice may require them tn he sGnt: of ordnance, ord
nance stores and EIa; AIMS from the fOmndres and
arnrieS To the ar,enais notifications frontier posts
and army dcpus; fregltS. wharfage tolls, and fer
lie lire OF mules.
! harness. and the purchase and repair Of wagons,
carts. and drays; and OF ships aud other ScI-gUing
vessels and boats required Tor tie transportation of
supplies and for garrison purposes; for tlrayagc and
cnrtage at the several posts; hire of tCanIstCrs
transportation of funds for the pay and other dis
bursting d, ptrtments: the expense of smiling public
transports the various rivers. the Gull OF Next
! CO. nnd the Atlantic, and for procuring water at
such posts from their situation require it be
brought from distance and tor clearing roads and
removing Ohstructi"ns from roads, harbOrs and riv
eIs. the extent which may he required for the
tunI operation of the troops in the field, sixteen
million two hundred and twenty thousand nine hun
| tired and fiity-iuur dollars.
| For gunb6ats on the western rivers. million
| dollars
| lire of quarters for troops; of stOrehOnses for
| Tie safe keeping Of military stOrcs of grounds for
summer cantor rnents and for temporary huts. one
million five hundred thousand dollars.
| For clothing. camp and garrison eQuipneC, thir-
teen million four hundred and sixteen thousand four
hundred and thirty seven 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 scvCuty-One thousand eight
! hu' bred and fOrty-one dollars.
| For armament of Notifications, four hundred and
! in$-sevcn thousand six hundred dollars.
| For the current expenses of the ordnance ser
vice, two hundred and six thousand two hundred
/ and nincty-two dollars.
| For ordnance, ordnance stores. and supplies, in
| Guiding horse equipments fer all mounted troops,
! two million three hundred aud sixty thousand dot
lars.
FOR the manufacture of arms two million five
hundred and scvcnty-thrce thousand three hundred
/ and ten dollars.
| For increasing the manufacturing capacity Of the
national arnory. four hundred and twemt y-two thou
Sand;five hundred dollars
For the purchase of gunpowder and lead. four
hundred and fifty-onc thousand hundred and
eighty dollars.
For the purchase of artillery horses, two hundred
and seventy-fve thousand dollars.
For additions to and extensions of the Shnp.room
machinery. tools and fixtures Mt the different
ais, one hundred and twcnty-six thousand six hun
bred and ninety dollars.
For the following Notifications:
Fort Montgomery, Lake Champaign, New York.
twenty thousand dollars.
Fort Knox, Ponobscot river, Maine, twenty thou
sand dollars.
Forto Hog island Ledge, PortIan'lhorRor, Nloinc
| fifteen thousand dollars
Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, five
thousand dollars.
Fort Richmond, Staten Island, New York, ten
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