The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-17


Ear medical aud other necessary
psfks FOR the library ef SargeOn 6ea-
erAi's ofhce, twa Thousand a8llars.
For expenses cf commanding gea-
.erals Office. FIVE thousand dollars
For.regular supplies OF the quar-
ternasteTs' department, to-wIt
For the regular supplies OF che
quartermasters department, consist
ing of fuel or officers, enlisted men,
guards, hospitals, storehouses, and
Offices, of forage IN kind for the
horses, mules, and oxen OF the quar-
termasters' department at the several
posts aud stations, and with the ar
mics in the field, for the horses of5he
several regiments of cavalry. the bat
tevies of artillery, and such comps
MES of infantry ss may be mounted.
aud for the authorized number of of
Gcers' horses when serving IN the
field and at the outp0sts, including
bedding for the animals, of straw for
soldiers bedding; and of stationery,
including blank books for the quar-
termasters department, certificates
for discharged soldiers, blank f0Fgas
for the pay and quartermasters de-
partments, .and for printing OF dIyss-
ion and department orders aud re-
ports. five million dollars.
For the general and incidental ex-
peLses Of the Quartermasters' De-
partmenf. consisting Of postage on
letters aud packets received and sent
By officers Of the army on public ser
vice; exposes of courts-martlai mil
itary commissions, and courts OF IN
quiry, including the additional eom-
pensation of Judge Advocates, re-
corders, members, and witnesses
while on that service, under the act
/ Of March sixteen. eighteen hundred
I and two: extra pay TO soldiers EN-
/ ployed under the direction of the
Ouartermasters Department in the
erection of barracks, quarters, store
houses, and HOSPITALS, in the con-
structiou of roads. aud other. con-
ssant labor fer periods of not less
than ten days, under the acts of March
two eighteen hundred and nineteen,
and August four, eighteen hundred
and fifty four, including those
empIoyed as clerks at division and
department headquarters; expenses OF
/ expresses to and from the frontier
posts aud armies in the field; of es
corts to paymasters and other dis
bursting officers, and to trains where
military escorts cannot be furnished
expenses of the interment of officers
killed in action, or who die when on
duty in the field, or at posts on the
frontiers, Or at posts and other places,
when ordered by the Secretary oil
War, and of non commissioned OH
GERS and soldiers: authorized Office
furniture hire Of laborers in the
quartermasters department, includ
ing the hire of interpreters, spies
and guides for the army; compensa
ton Of clerks to officers of the quar-
termasters department; compensation
4 Of forage and wagon master author
lied BY the act of July fifth, eighteeC
hundred aud thirty eight for the ap
/ prehension of deserters and the ex
penses incident to their pursuit; anC
, for the following expenditures re
! quired for the several regl
ments Of cavalry, the bate
ries Of light artillery, ane suel
J / companies of infantry as may b.
: mounted, viz. the purchase Of trav
| cling forges, blacksmiths' or shoellni
! tools, horse and mule shoes and nails
: iron aud steel for shoeIng, hire o
: veterinary surgeons, medicines to
horses and mules, picket ropes, an
: for shoeing the horses of the corp
, named; also, generally, the prope
: and authorized expenses for the move
: ment and operations of an army, no
expressly assigned to any other de
partment, two million dollars.
For mileage, or the allowance
made to officers of the army, for th
transportation Of themselves and tnei
r bsgga when travelling on duty with
e out troops, escort, or supplies, tw
q hundred thousand dollars.
r For transportation of the army, il
eInding baggage of the troops whe
d moving either by land or water, {
d clothing, camp and garrison equipag'
: from the depots Of Philadelphia, Gin
i eipnati, aud New York to the severs
|, lpasts and army depots, and froI
those depots to the troops II the telC
/, / aud Of subsistence stores from th
Le places of purchase, and from th
e. plaees of delivery under contract,
such places as the circumstances {
d the service may require them TO b
J. sent; of ordnance. ordnance store
and small-arms from the founderIe
a and armories to the arsenals. fortif
cations, frontier posts and arm
J. depots; freights. wharfage, tolls, an
d ferriages the purchase and hire {
4 horses, mules, oxen, harness, and th
purchase and repair of wagons, carti
1r ard drays, and Of ships and other ses
l. going vessels and boats require
for the transportation of supplies, an
lg for garrison purposes; for drayag
ID and carriage at the several posts; hir
OF teamsters; transportation of funC
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