Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-10-23
Ipuruc-No. 81

IPUBuc-So, e.
AN ACT making additional appropriations for tho
support Of the army for the fiscal year ending June
thirtioth eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and ap
preparations of arTearages for the fiscal year end
ing June thirtieth. eighteen hundred and sixty
lie it enacted by the Senate and House OF Repre-
scutatlves OF the United States of America in Con-
Grcss assembled. That the following sums be and the
same hereby appropriated out of any money ia
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for the sur
port of the army for the yenr ending the hrtietl'
OF June, eighteen hundred aud siXty-two
For expenses of recruiting. transportation oil re-
cruits from the different rendezvous to general de
pots procuring Of medical attendance, and all oticr
expenses attending the raising oil twenty louF thuh
sand Two hundred and cghty-iive men, to be organ
lied into nine regiments OF Infantry one regiment "i
cavalry. regiment of artillery as per general
orders number sixteen, dated War Department AL
jutant Generals Office, Washington. Iay fourth;
eighteen hundred and stNty-one' three huhuFeu anu
| Gfty-ci.,ht thousand dollars.
For purchase of books OF tactics and instruction
for the volunteers. fifty thousand dollars
and S:Stv-niuc thousand eight hundred and forty
| eich; dollars and lightweight cents.
For commCtN,ipu 4 officers subsistence Tour nun
dred and seven. y-oght Thousand three hundred Rui
seventeen dollar-.snd sixty ceGts.
For communication III forage for officers horses, sew
| cnIy-thIee Thousand and tifty-sN dollars
t1E payments ~ lieu Of clothing for officers ser
wants. ffty-scven thousand one hundred and eighty
dollars.
For pay Of the three months volunteers Two mil.
lion I'VE hundred and seven thousand dollars.
For pay ~ the two and three years volunteers ft-
For sub-iste,ee m kind for regular troops twomiI
lion four hundred and nnety-three thousand fonI
hundred and niuc'v-scven dollars and fifty cents.
For Subsistence III kind for two and three years
volunteers, twcnty-three million eEhty-tour thous
hundred and eiGhty-four dollare
For the regular supplies Of the quarteT1nastcrs de-
partment consisting OF fuel for the officers, enlisted
men, guard. hospital storehouscs and Offices Of for
age in kind for the horses. mules, and oxen OF tlr
quartcrmasers department ut the several posts and
stations, and with the armies in the field; for the
horses Of the regiments of DRAGONS and fer the uu-
n when serving
the field and at the outpOsts, including bedding for
the animals; of straw tor soldiers bedding; and vi
stationery including blank books for the quarter
masters department certificates for discharged sol
diers blank forms for the pay and quarterInasteIs
department and for printing "i DIVISION ana depart
orders and reports, fourteen million two hun
drcd and sixty-fvc thousand hity-nine dollars AMI
| thiTty-seven cents.
For the incidental expenses of the quarternasters
| department. ssting of postage on letters and
packets received and sent by officers OF the army on
inhiic srryice EXPENSES of cuurtsnaral and courts
Of inquiry, including the additional compensation OF
judges advocate, recorders, members, and witnesses
while that service, under the act Of eighteen hun
bred and two; extra pay to soldiers employed under
the direction Of the quaTtermasTers department III
the lection VI barracks quarters, stOrcIOuses, and
Hospitals i'll the construction of roads, and othercon
slant labor for periods Of not less than ten days nm
| der the acts of second of March, eighteen hundred
and ninteen, and Of fourth of August eighteen hun
dre and fit yfouT, Including those employed as clerks
at division and department headquarters: expenses
Of expresses to and from the frontier posts and
mics the field; Of escorts to paEmastcrS and other
dsLur,iug officers aud 10 trains where military
cyrts cannot lie furnished: expenses Of the inieTent
of officers killed in action. or who die when duty
in the field or the posts the frontiers at u
posts and places, wien ordered 10y the Secretary
Of War md OF noIl-conmisscuei officers and soldiers
authorized Office furniture; hire Of aDorers in the
quHrterItstcr7 department uciHanS me LIlre oil i'll
terprctC- and guides for the army: compensation OF
clerks officers of the Iuartermasters department:
| compensation OF forage aud wagon masters, author
lied by tile act Of filth Jnly. eighteen hundred and
thin weight; FOR tlc apprehension Of descrtcrs and
the expenses incident 10 their pursuit; and for ia"
following expenditures required for the regiments of
dragons and light artillery viz: the purchase "t
travelling tuTges. haC k-nhs and sncg tools horse
and mules shoes and nails iron and steel IUrsOeing
hire OF veterinary surgeons. medicine for horses and
mules cket ropes and for slueing the horses of the
corps named, seven million six hundred and siXty-siN
| Thousand six hundred and siNty-siN dollars.
For the purchase Of dr7'goom and artillery horses
ten million five hundred and fourteen thousand five
| hundred dollars.
For mileage or the allowance made to officers OF
the army for the transportation of themselves and
their baggage when travelling on duty without troops,
escorts o. supplies five hundred thousand dollars.
For transportation OF the army, including the bag
gage # the troops, when moving either by land or
water: of clothing. camp and garrison eIuilagc,
from the depot Philadelphia to the several posts
army dcpOts. and from those GepOts 20 the troops
in the field and Subsistence from the places of Pur-
chase and from the places of delivery. under con-
tract 10 such places .s the circumstances of the ser
vice may require them be sent; of ordnance ord
nance" and small arms from the nundries and
armorics to the arsenas Qualifications frontier posts.
and army depots: frcshs, wharfage, tolls. and fer
riREca lie purchase and hire OF horses. mules ami
harness. aud the purchase and repair of wagons.
vessels aud boats required Tor the transportation "t
supplies aud for garrison purposes; for drayaEe and
carriage at the several posts; hire of teanstcrS;
transportation Of funds for the pay and other dis
bursting de paTtments; the expense of sailing public
transports the various rivers. the Gull ui MeAI-
| co. and the atlantic and for procuring water at
such posts from their situation require il To Ice
brought from distance, and Tor clearing roads and
reuUyinp, distractions from roads harlors and rfv
ers. to the extent which may bc required for the
tual operation of the troops in the field. sixteen
million two hundred and twenty thousand nine hun
| drrd and hfty-fOur dollars
For gunhoAts on the western rivers, one million
lollars.
Hire of quarters for troops; Of stnrehouses for
the safe keeping Of military stores; of grounds for
I summer cantor rerts and for temporary huts one
million five hundred thousand dollars.
! For clothing. camp and garrison eqUipace thir-
teen million four hundred aud sixteen thousand four
hundredand thirty seven dollars and two cents.
FOrconting cIcieS If the army, two hundred thou
| sand dollars.
For tile medical a:.d hospital departments. one
million hundred aud -evcnfy -one thousand eight
hu:.,lred and fort -on- dollars.
| For armament of fnrtihcations four hundred AMI
| iny-scyen thousand six hundred dollars.
For abe current expenses If the ordnance SER
vice, two hundred and Elk thousand two hundred
and ninety -twod6liirs.
For ordnance, ordnance stores. and supplies. in
Guiding horse equipments for ali mounted troops.
two million three hundred aud sixty thousand dol
lara
For the manufacture of arms, two million five
hundred and suvcnty-thr thousand three hundred
| and ten dollars
For increasing; tile manufacturing capacity of the
national aruury four hundred and twcnty-tw thoi.
sandSfvu hundred dollars
For the purchase of ,;unpovvder and lead, four
hundred and nGty-One thousand seven EUudrcd and
eighty dollars
For the purchase Of artillery horses two hundred
and seventy-tive thousand dollars.
For additions to aud extensions Of the shOp-room,
machinery tools. and fixtures ut the different Rrscm-
als, one hundred and twenty-sX thousand six hum
dred and ninety dollars.
| For the following Notifications:
! Fort Montgomery, Lake Champlaiu, New YORK,
twenty thousand dollars.
Fort Knox, Peuobscot river, Maine, twenty thou
sand dollars.
Fort on Hog Island Ledge, Portland harbor, Maine,
| fifteen thousand dollars.
Fort Adams, Newport harbOr, Rhode Island five
| thousand dollars.
Fort Richmond Staten Islnnd. Now York. ton