Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-22
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An ACT to sapply deficiencies in the appropria-
tions for the service Of the fiscal year ending
the thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred and
sixty-fOur, and for other purposes.
BE 1t enacted by he Senate and House Of Rep
resentatiUes Of Me United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled, That the following sums be and
the same are hereby appropriated to supply de-
ciencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year
ending the thirtieth Of June, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, out of any money in the Trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated:
For contingent expenses of the southeast exc
cutiVe building, including the extension, viz -
For fuel. labor, light, and miscellaneous items,
thirteen thousand three hundred and five dollars
For supplying q deficiency in the current ex-
penses of the branch mint at Denver for the cur
rent fiscal year, eighteen thousand three hundred
and seventy-seven dollars and sixty nine cents.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
For compensation of return clerks, from jan
uary first to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, six hundred dollars.
For compensation of the surveyor general of
Illinois and Missouri to the thirty first of 0cto-
ber, eighteen hundred and sixty three, when the
office closed, one thousand six hundred and sixty
eight dollars and forty-eight cents.
For compensation of the surveyor general of
Arizona, and the clerks in his office, four thou
sand two hundred and fifty dollars.
10 supply deficiencies in the Department of
Agriculture for the current year, as follows:
For the purchase of sorghum seed, two thou
sand dollars
For rebuilding shop in the propagating garden
eight hundred dollars.
For postage, thirteen hundred and twenty
dollars
For carpets, furniture, and cans for fruit,
three hundred aud fifty dollars.
For fuel, three hundred dollars.
WAR DEPARTMENT..
For supplying deficiency in the appropria-
tions for the payment OF the clerks, messengers,
topyists, and laborers in the office of the Quar-
termaster General, one hundred and ffty-six
thousand six hundred and ffty-one dollars and
sixty-six cents.
For salary of an additional Assistant secre-
tary of War, fifteen hundred dollars.
To supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the purchase and manufacture of arms for VOL
untCers and regulars, ordnance and ordnance
stores, seven million seven hundred thousand
dollars.
To supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the manufacture Of arms at the national armory,
seven hundred thousand dollars.
To supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the Surgeon Generals department, to wit:
For medical instruments and dressings, one
For hospital stores, bedding, and so forth, one
million tHo hundred thousand dollars.
For hospital furniture and field equipment,
three hundred thousand dollars
For books, stationery, and printing, thirty-six
thousand dollars.
Fer ice, fruits and other comforts, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For hospital clothing, forty thousand dollars.
For citizen nurses, thirty-eight thousand dol
lars.
For sick soldiers in private hospitals, seven
teen thousand dollars.
For artificial limbs for soldiers and seamen,
sixteen thousand dollars.
For citizen physicians and medicines furnished
by them, one hundred and oighty-five thousand
dollars
For hire Of clerks and laborers In purveying
depois, twenty FIVE thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the medical de
partment, five thousand dollars
For medicines and medical attendance for me-
gro refugees, commonly called ''contrabands," I"
thirty.three thousand dollars.
For washing and washing machines for hOspi-