Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-08-23
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AN ACT making additional appropriations for the
support of the army for the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and siXty-two and APP
Ironratiolls of arrenrages for the fiscal year end
ing June thirtieth. eighteen hundred and sixty
Re it enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
scntatfve 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 THIRTEEN
Of June. eighteen hundred and siNty-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 twenty-four tho"-
sand two hundred and eghty-fve men. to be organ
lied into nine regiments OF infantry one regimen OF
cavalry, ana ono regiment !l a II 10 lst ~
orders number sixteen, dated Var Department Az
jutant Generals Office, Washington May fourth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one, three hundred ana
ffty-eight thousand dollars.
For purchase OF books of tactics and instruction
for the volunteers. fifty thousand dollars
For nav Of the army. three MILLION nine hundred
and siSty-nine thousand eight hundred and forty
eight dollars and lightweight cents.
FOR Communication of officers subsistence fonr hun
dred and seventy-cight thousand three hundred ana
seventeen dollars and sixty cents.
For Communication of forage for officers horses sew
eutv-thrce thousand and fifty six dollars
For payments in lieu of clothing for officers ser
wants fifty-seven thousand one hundred md eighty
For nav of the three months volunteers, two mil
Iinn tivc hundred and seven thousand dollars
For pay Of The two and three years volunteers, ff-
ty-fve million dollars.
For subsistence in kind for regular troops two mil
lion four hundred and ninety-three thousand tonl
hundred and niuety-seYen dollars and fifty cents.
| For Subsistence in kind for two and three years'
volunteers, twenty-three million eghty-tour thous-
and two hundred and eighty.four dollars
For the regular supplies of the QuartcfmasfcEs de-
partlnent consisting Of fue for the officers enlisted
men guard hospital sorehOuscs and Offices; OF for
age IN kind for the horses, mules, aud oxen OF the
quar- ernasters department at the several posts and
stations, and with the armies in the field; for tie
horses Ct the regiments Of Dragons and the "u-
thorized number Of officers horses when serving IN
the field aud az the outpostF, including bedding Tor
the animals; OF straw tor soldiers bedding; and OF
stationery, including blank books Tor the quarter
ma5ters department. certificates for discharged SOL
ders blank forms for the pay and quartarnastcrA
de,nrtmrnt and for printing If division and depart
ment orders aud reports. fourteen million two hun
drcd and sixty-Iive thousand htty-nne dollars and
| thirty-seyen cents
For the incidental expenses of the qunrtermasteISs
| department, sistDg Of postage on letters and
packeta received and sent by officers OF tue army on
public service; expenses OF cours-nartla courts
Of inquiry including the additional compensation OF
Judges advocate, recorders members and witnesses,
while on that service under the act of eighteen hun
dred and two; extra pay to soldiers employed under
the direction of the quartermasJer's department in
the erection of barracks. quarters, storchOuSes ahd
hosptals in the construction OF roads, and other
slant labor for periods Of not less than ten days nm
der the acts of second Of March. eighteen hundred
and nuteeu and Of fourth of August. eighteen hut
bred and ty -four Including those employed rs clerks
at division and department headquarters; c"penses
OF expresses 10 and from the frontier posts and ar
the field: of cscnrts to Daymasters and ether
disbursiug officers and I" trains where military "S-
rts cannot be furnished; expenses of the nternent
of officers killed in action. or who die when on duty
in the field the posts the frontiers. OF at 9th
or posts and places. when ordered by the Secretary
ii War and OF non-commssioned officers and soldiers;
authorized Office furniture: hire OF laborcTs IN tile
quartermasters department intending the hire Of i'll
tcrpreiers and guides for the nrmy compensation Of
clerks to officers of the QuartermRsters department;
cC!Iprnsation of forage and wagon masters, author
lied by the of filth July. eighteen hundred and
Till tyeiGht; for the apprehension Of descrters aud
the expenses incident their pursuit: and for the
following expenditures required for the regiments Of
dragons and light artillery, viz: the purchase .:
travelling FORCES, backsis and shoeing tools horse
and mules shoes ana nails iron and steel lor shoenE
hire OF veterinary surgeons medicines for horses aud
mules picket ropes and for shoeing the horses Of the
CORPS named, million six hundred aud siXty-sX
Thousand six hundred and siXty-six doar4.
For the purchase of dragon and artillery horses
ten million five hundred AMI fourteen thousand tivo
hundred dollars.
For mileage or the allowance made TO officers of
tho army for the transportation Of themselves and
their baggage when travelling on duty without troops
escorts supplies five hundred thousand dollars
For transportation Of the army including the bag
gage OF the Troops when moving clheF ny lahu OF
wafer; OF clothing, camp and garrison e9uipaBe
from the depot Mt Philadelphia to the several posts
and army drols and from those dep0ts 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
vice NAV reGuTu them 10 be sent: Of ordnance, ord
nance stores and small arms from the ioundres and
aroriCs the arsenals, foriicatons, frontier posts
| and army depots freiEhts wharfage, tolls. and fer
riages; tho purchase and hire of horses mules, and
harness, and the purchase and repair Of wagons,
CARTS, and drays; and of ships and other sea-going
supplies and for garrison purposes; for drayaGe and
caTtuge the several posts; lire of ic3nlaers;
transportation OF funds for the pay and other dis
bursing purtments; the expense of sailing public
tran sports the various rivers. the Cult OF Next
, CO, and the Atlantic. and for procuring water at
such posts from their situation require ii to be
brought from distance, and Tor cletrir roads and
removing obetI tOnS from roads. haTbOrE and riv-
ers to the extent which may be required for tho
tuaI operation of the troops in the field, sixteen
million two hundred and twenty Thousand nine hun
dred and fiityfour dollars
lion
dollars
Hire of quarters for troops; of stnrehouses for
the safe keeping of military stores of grounds for
summer environments and for temporary huts, on"
million five hundred thousand dollars.
+ For clothing, camp and garrison eGuipa2e, 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 aud hospital departments, one
million two hundred and Seventy-one thousand eight
hui. bred and iOrty-one dollars.
, For armament Qualifications, four hundred and
fifty-seYen thOusn nd six hundred dollars.
For the current expenses of the ordnance ser
vice. two hundred and six tn OusAnd two hundred
and niuety-two dollars.
For ordnance, uid nance stores, and supplies, Ill
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 seventy-three thousand three hundred
and ten dollars.
Per increasing the manufacturing capacity Of the
national Rrmory. four hundred and twenty-five thou
rand!ive hundred dollars.
For tho purchase Of guupowdeT and lead. four
hundred and ffty-one thousand seven hundred and
eighty dollars.
For the purchase of artillery horses, two hundred
and scventy-fve thousand dollars.
For additions 20 aud extensions Of the shop-room,
machinery. tools and fixtures at the different aTsen-
aIs ono hundred and 'weny-six thousand six h'in-
dred aud ninety dollars
For the following fortittcations:
Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlain, New York,
twenty thousand dollars
Fort Knox, Penobscot river, Maine, twenty thou
sand dollars.
Fort on Hog Island Ledge, Portland harbOr, Maine
fifteen thousand dollars
Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, Ave
Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York, ten
thousand dollars.