Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-20
CPuBLIc-No. 81

IPuBIc-No 81
AN ACT making additional appropriations for the
support of the army for the fiscal year ending juno
thirtieth eighteen hundred and siXty-tOgo, and ar
preparations of arrearaEes for the fiscal year emf
ing June thirtieth. eighteen hundred and SIXTY
one.
he it enncteh by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Con-
reas 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 thirtietI
of June, eighteen hundred and EiSty-two
For expenses of recruiting, transportation oi re-
cruts from the different rendezvous TO general DE-
pots procuring of medical attendance aud all other
expenses attending the raising Of twenty-fuu thou
sand two hundred and eighty-hve men, to be organ
lied into nine regiments al lianITS' one regiment I"
cavalry and one regiment Of artillery per general
orders number sixteen, dated War Department All
jutant Generals Office, Washington, May fourth
eighteen hundred and sxty-One, three hundred and
ifty-eight thousand dollars.
For purchase Of books Of tactics and instruction
for the volunteers, fry thousand dollars.
For nav Of the army, three million nine hundred
and stXty-nine Thousand eight hundred and forty
eight dollars and lightweight cents.
For Communication Of officers subsistence, four hun
dred and seventy-eight thousand three hundred and
seventeen dollars aud sixty cents.
For Communication of forage for officers horses,
cnty-three thousand and fifty-siN dollars.
Tor payments IN lieu of clothing for officers
wants, ffty-seven thousand one hundred aud eighty
For pay of the three mouths volunteers, two mil
lion five hundred aud seven Thousand dollars.
ty-fvc million dollars.
For subsistence in kind for regular troops twomiI-
lion four hundred and minety-three thousand fouI
hundred and ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents.
For Subsistence in kind for two and three years
volunteers, twentylree million eiShty-iour thous-
and two hundred nud eighty-four dollars.
For the regular supplies Of the de-
partment consisting OF fuel for the officers, enlisted
men. guard hospital. stOrehouses and Uitces of for
age in kind for the horses mules, and oxen of the
department at the several posts and
stations. and wihthe armies in the field: for the
horses of the regiments of Dragons and fer tile au
thOriZed number Of officers horses when serving III
the field and at the UutpOsts, including bedding for
the animals; of straw tor soldiers bedding; and OF
stationery, including blank books ihr tie quarter
masters department. certificates for discharged SOL
diers. blank forms for the pay and quarterlnasiers
department and for printing nf division and depart
ment orders aud reports fourteen million two nun
bred aud siXty-tive thousand hity-nne dollars AMI
tIIirtS-scvcn cents.
For the incidental expenses of the qunrtcrmaster's
department, consisting of postage on letters and
packets received and sent by officers OF the army On
Of inquiry including the additional compensation OF
Judges advocate. recorders members and witnesses.
while oil that service, under the act of eighteen hun
drcd and two; extra pay To soldiers employed under
the direction Of the lunTtcTnasIers department in
the erection Of barracks. quarters. storeluses and
hospitals. i'll the construction OF roads, and other con-
st;nt labor for periods Of not less than ten days
der the acts of second 81 March, eighteen hundred
and nintet. and uf fourth of August, eighteen hun
drel and lift yOuT Including lhuse employed AS clerks
At division aud department headquarters; e~pcnse~
Of expresses and from the frontier posts and
nie- the field; Of escorts To laymasters and other
Disturbing officers and To trans where military cs-
c. rts cannot he turnshed; expenses of she nterment
Of officers killed ia action. who die when duty
in the field or at the posts the frontiers. 9TH
err posts aud places, when ordered by the Secretary
ii War and Of noI.cUmulissiOnc officers and soldiers:
authorized Office furniture: hire of laborers in the
Iuarterasturs department.. Including the hire of lit
terpreters aud guides Tor the army; compensation OF
clerks Ia officers Of the TuIrtcrIlsers department;
compensation Of forage and wagon IilISters author
lied 10y the Of fifth July. eighteen hundred AMI
tlrty.cght for tile apprehension of desertcrs AMI
the expenses incident TO their pursuit; and for the
following expenditures required for the regiments OF
dragons and light artillery, viz: the purchase al
travelling f1rgcs bCksmiihs and EhGC!ng tools horse
and mules shoes and nails, iron AMI steel Tor shooting.
hire Of veterinary surgeons, medicines for horses and
mules, picket ropes and for shOeng tile horses Of the
corps named, seven million six hundred and siStysiX
thousand six hundred and siXty-six dollars.
For the purchase of dragoon and artillery horses.
million five hundred and fourteen thousand live
hundred dollars.
For mileage Or the allowance made ia officers Of
the army for the transportation of themselves and
their luggage wien travelling "n duty without troops,
escorts ~ supplies five hundred thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army, including the bag
gage of the troops. when moving either 10y land or
water; of clothing. camp and garrison cluipage,
from the depot at Philadelphia to the several posts
and army deots and from these dcpos to the troops
in the field and subsistence from the places OF puT
chase and from the places Of delivery, under con-
tract to such places Us the circumstances Of the ser
vice may require them to be sent; Of ordnance ord
stores. and email ARMS from the fnumries and
IrOries the HrsGuals. fOrGcaiUns frontier posts.
and army dcpnts frciGhts wha Iugc, tolls, and fer
riages; The purchase and hire of horses. mules and
harness. and the purchase and repair OF wagons.
carts, AMI ,r9ys; aud OF ships and other seI-guiug
vessels aud boats required Tor the portal 81
supplies and for garrison purposes; for drayage and
carriage at the several posts: hire of tcsIustcrs;
transportation of funds for the pay and other dis
bursting d, partments the expense Of sailing public
transports on tile various rivers the Cult of Next
CO. and the Atlantic, and for procuring water at
such posts from their situation require it to BE-
brought from distance. and Tor clearing ruas AMI
removing obstructuns from roads hHrbOrs, and riN-
to the extent which may be required for the
imal operation of the troops in the field, sixteen
million two hundred AMI tNcnty thousand nine hum
.iTCd aud lift y-fuur dollars.
For gunboats on tile western rivers, million
dollars
Hire OF quarters for troops; Of storehouscs for
the keeping Of military stores: Of grounds for
summer environments and for temporary huis, one
million five hundred thousand dollars.
For clothing camp and garrison equipnge tlr-
teen million OGrhundred and sixteen thousand four
hundred aud thirty.scren dollars and two cents.
For contingencies of the army, two hundred thou
sand dollars.
For the medical and hospital departments one
million hundred and scventy cne thousand eight
hundred aud forty-ou. dollars.
Forarmament of Notifications. four hundred and
fifty.seyen thousand six hundred dollars.
For the current expenses OF the ordnance
vice, two hundred and six til Ousand two hundred
and ninety-t dollars.
For ordnance, ordnance 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
and ten dollars.
Por increasing the manufacturing capacity of the
national aTmory, four hundred and twenty two thou
sandIive hundred dollars.
For the purchase of gunpowder and lead, four
hundred and fity-one thousand seven hundred and
eighty dollars.
For the purchase of artillery horses two hundred
and scVenty-fve Thousand dollars.
For ADDITIONS to and extensions of the shop-roon,
machinery, tools and fixtures the different
ais one hundred and twenty-sx thousand six hum
dred and ninety dollars.
For the following Qualifications:
Port Montgomery. Lake Champlain, New York,
twenty thousand dollars.
Fort Knox, PenObseot river, Maine, twenty thou
sand dollars.
Fort Hog Island Ledge, Portland harbor, Maine,
fifteen thousand dollars.
Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island, five
thousand dollars.