Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-13
az the Thir1y-seveuth Con.
70 A 81 the United states.

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-. .ct, of the Thirty-seveuth oo"-
rh' gress OF the UNTO" S''s'''
aud .,,sion Which loas begun and he'd
sgsi 2, w. ~ Washington ia me disir'et@ oonH,o1-
sts sIS IRE second day Of December, a. ~ ,o1i'
eS,,isti on TSHrSdoA ne sepe"'ee""' "'y '"'S'
IR 1867, ,-..-,..,.,,. g.,
cxXXIII. An Act making ApPropra.uIGi,nlss iSo
sAq 1877 of the Army tor the Year ehdlhs the
be bulpVt Inre eighteen hundred ana slNty"thtes
Sv'tti;tonal Appropriations Tor the e9r .hunl'
100 w of Juna, eighteen hundred ana S'N'y"VNo
I for other d. ny Ssnnie and House Of Represna-
~ Iaitsd States Of america ~ congress as
That the following sums PC anu ~. NJ nasnr
y appropriated Out o. any sl nv sSport of the army
s var ending the thrtieth of june eighteen nun
.d aud slxty-thfee "a "a ar,rv namely, For
XXI ne recruiting service OF the amy ,l }atian.
y. ,ist,nent OF recruits, for quarters, iue ee'u
lsn,ra,V hostage hunks, compensation 70 aHheu sui
g., for medical attendance, transportation I'm ~, ~,
oss 10 depots, and all other expenses unSh PUN uS
.,rh to join regiments, one huhare' anu ''sN'
d"rcbase Of books Of tactics and instructions for
tts ~ City thousand dollars, sg,-, -,
Nss nav Of the army, eight million nino hunoreu anu
t.y.,ppas,nd three hupdred and eighteen dollars
.r of bhcers subsistence, one million
tSrnarea and seventy-four thousand one hundred
w ASshty ak dollars and fifty cents. s -..5.
~ dissemination Of forage for officers horses, two
,dssred and eighty-three thousand four hundred ana
q n
sarsen DOLLARS. ,;..ho,uoa .o,a;.,a ,or c,othino not
, ~, ono hundred and fifty thousand dollars
o. rayuents in lieu Of clothing for officers servants,
,.srty-cne thousand six hundred and thirty dollars
Var nav Of volunteers under acts oil twenty,secoho
I,uenty fifth Of July, eighteen hundred and sixty
s as two hundred and twenty-six million two hundred
eS1sighty-threc thousand two hundred and eighty
solais; PROVIDED. That the President shall not be
Nori1ed TO appoint than forty heterogeneous,
wy more than two hundred brigadier-generals And
NJ ~ authorizing greater number OF major ana
-rsdisr-generals than are above provided for are
hereby repealed. ,,ox.
scy oight million three hundred and eighty-slx
SSssind ak hundred and forty dollars and eignty
eeb ...o..o,, A.
D.rment consisting OF fuel for the officers, enlisted
sp guard hospitals storehouses, and offices; OF ior-
rs u kind for the horses, mules, and oxen, OF the
osstermaster's department at the several posts ana
sstous, and with the armies in the field Tor ne
bors Of the several regiments Of cavalry the batteries
oNtllery, and such companies OF infantry as may DC
counted. and for the authorized number o. oineers
h0r when serving in the field and at the outposts IN
cdins bedding for the animals OF straw for soioers
edins and Of stationery, including blank books Tor
hs auSrtermastcr's department, eerthcates ior as
Asrsed soldiers blank forms for the pay aud quarter
naser's departments; and for the printing OF uvisoh
I'd department orders and reports thirty-six million
uno hundred and twelve thousand dollars.
Fot the incidental expenses Of the quar,ernaster
lcrtmcut consisting Of postage letters and pack
rsssixad and lent by officers OF the army on paohs
sryoe expenses OF courts-martial ana courts % m
,ury including the additional compensation OF udss
syocates recorders, members, and witnesses, whie OF
IA, service under the act of March sixteenth eighteei
hundred and two extra pay to soldiers empower ui
Asr the direction OF the quartermasters department.
,be erection of barracks, quarters sorehouses anf
hspitals in the Construction OF roads and on osne
onstant labor, for periods OF not less than ten Gays
,naer the acts Of March second eighteen hundred am
ninetsen. and August fourth, eighteen hundred an
eftyfour including those employed as clerks at divls
lon and department. headquarters; expenses q eS
prses TO and from the frontier posts and armies IN IN
sd of esoorts TO paymasters and other discussing o
Ioer and to trains whore military escorts oahhot
furnished; expenses of the interment oil oneers kIie
N action, who due when on duty IN me nela, OF
nots on the frontiers or other posts and places whe
ordered BY the Secretary Of War, and OF non-eomml
stoned officers and soldiers authorized ofhce iurnitur
hire Of laborers in the quartermasters department,
GUIDING the hire Of interpreters, spies, and gides
he ary compensation Of clerks OF the officers OF u
ouarterinaster's department; compensation OIL iofsl
ana wagon masters authorized by the act OF July MT
ighteen hundred and thirty-eight, for the apprene
Sen of de,erters and the expenses incident to the
pursuit. and for the following expenditures iequn
r the several regiments of cavalry, the hatteriss
light artillery, and such companies OF infantry as
nonntal viz. the purchase OF travelling FORCES, blae
smiths and shoeing TOOLS horse ana mule shots -
nsils iron and steel for shoeing hire OF vernary 81
geons medicines for horses and mules, plekes iol
and for shoeing the horses of the corps named; AZ
generally, the proper and authorized expenses iOr
movements and operations OF an army NOT ehpie g
assigned 70 any other department twenty ulLlion t
fifty dollars. .s,,, h.as. Z
million four hundred thousand dollars
For mileage, or the allowance made to ofhoefs Oh
army for the transportation OF themselves anu VI
baggage when travelling on duty without troops,
eorts or supplies. one million two hundred ana n'ne
one thousand six hundred dollars.
For TRANSFORMATION Of the army, including the o
gage Of the troops when moving, either by lana OF
ter; of clothing, camp and garrison equipaSe, hoi
depsts at Philadelphia and New ork 10 the sew
posts and army depots, and from those depots 70
troops in the ield and subsistence from the ph.ce
purchase and from the places of delivery under
tract such places the circumstances oil the ser
may require them to be sent; Of ordnance, ordha
stores, and small arms, from foundel1es ana al y
to the arsenals Qualifications, frontier posts ata .
depots freghts wharfage, tolls, and ferrlagesi ior
purchase and hire of horses, mules, oxen, and harm
and the purchase and repair Of wagons, carts
draws, and Of ships, and other sea-gong vessels,
boats required for he transportation OF supplies
ior garrison purposes; for drayage and carriage a.
several posts; hire of toasters; transportation OF II
or the pay and other dishursing department the
pense Of sailing public transports on the ynfies
the Gulf Of Mexico and the Atlantic and the IA
aud for procuring water at such posts as rom theli
uation require that it be brought from disiancei
for clearing roads, and removing oostrusii91nS
roads harbors, and rivers TO the extent Whlch ma
required for the actual operations OF the troops IL
deld, forty million dollars.
For hire or Communication Of quarters Tor oflcer
military duty; hire Of Quarters for troops; OF
houses for safe-keeping of military stores OF GROUND
summer cantonments, for the construction OF tenn
~ huts hospitals, and stables, ana LOT pairing
buildings at established posts, four mdhon TWO
dred and thirty-four thousand dollars 81,
For heating and cooking stoves, ninety tho'
dollars.
For maintenance OF gunboHt feet proper, two m
one hundred and sixty thousand dollars,
For maintenance Of steam rans, one hundre'
eighty thousand dollars.
For contingencies Of the army, five hundred I
aud dollars.
For clothing for the army, camp and garrison 9
sge, and Cor expenses Of offices and arsenale,
nine million three hundred and twenty-five tho
ave hundred aud thirteen dollars and twent
cents.
For constructing and extending the telegrap
military purposes, and for expenses III operaur
same, five hundred thousand dollars.
For the medical and hospital department, Incl
pay OF private physicians, purchase and repair OF
cal instruments, purchase of extra hospital be-
clothing, ice pay of male citizens as hospital
dants; the maintenance of sick and wounded so
placed in private houses or hospitals; and other
cary comforts for the sick and convaleseing in thu
Gus military hospitals, FIVE million seven hundrt
i've thousand nine hundred and eighty-four dolls
For contingent expenses Of the adjutant-ge genera
partment al department headquarters two tho
dollars.
For supplies, transportation, and care Of priso
war three million three hundred and seventy
thousand seven hundred and twenty EIGHT dollar
For armament of Notifications, one million six
thousand five hundred dollars.
For the current expenses of the ordnance :
seven hundred and thirty-two thousand six HI
dollars.
For ordnance. ordnance stores, and supplies, i
ing horse equipments for all mounted troops
million three hundred and eighty thousand doll;