New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-23
LPUBI1c--No. 8s.l

AN ACT making appropriations for the support Of
eighteen hundred and sixty nine, and for other
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-.
sentatives Of the United States Of America in Con,
gress assembled, That the following sums be and
the same are hereby appropriated out Of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
support Of the army for the ending the thrieth
Of june, eighteen hundred and sixty ntne
For expenses of recruiting and transportation OF
recruits, one hundred thousand dollars
Far pSy 0t tSs army a5sesa million dollars
lion one hundred and thirty'three thousand four
hundred and thirteen dollars.
For oommutaton Of forage for officers horses.
For payments in lieu Of clothing for officers ser
wants, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For payments TO discharged soldieTs for clothing
not drawn, two hundred thousand dollars.
lars.
For medical and hospital department, two hund-
have accrued to the credit of the medical and hos.
ptal department from the sale of medical and hos
ptal stores from any other source except appro.
priations made by act OF March second, eighteen
hundred and siEtys are hereby directed to be
covered into the treasury at the close of the current
For army medical museum. five thousand dollarz
For medical and other necessary works for the
library Of Surgeon Generars ONCE, two thousand
For expenses of commanding generals ofaoe, h,s
thousand dollars.
For regular supplies Of the quarermasters depart
For The regular supplies Of the quArtormasters'
department, consisting Of fuel for officers enlisted
men, guards, hospitals, etorehouses, and othces Of
foFaKein kindior the horses mules, and oxen OF the
qSsFteTmasters department the several posts and
horses q the several reensnts Of eaSAry the bat
teries Of artillery and such comp mes Of infantry
officers horses when serving in the field and at the
ou.posts. including bedding for the animals Of
ing blank books for the q1arterma5ters department
certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms for
printing Of division and department orders and
rsports five million dollars,
quartermasters department., consisting Of postage
letters and packets received and sent by officers
martial military commissions, and courts of inquiry,
including the additional compensation Of judge ad'
that service under the act Of March sixteen, eight
cen huqdred and two; extra pay 70 soldiers enplosed
Bent in the erection Of barracks, quarters, store
houses and hospitals ia the construction Of roads
ss Says adsr ne acts II March two, sshtssn
hundred and nineteon, and August icar, eighteen
clerks Al division and Department. headquarters; ex
pensea o. expresses 70 and fro the frontier posts
other disbursing officers, and TO trains where Mill
tary escorts can net b iurnlshsd expenses Of the
when on duty in the held or al pests on the fron-
tiers a. posts and other places, when ordered BY
ofIicsrs And soldgers; authorized once fuTnitura
hire Of laborers IN the quartermastsEs Department.
loF the army; compensation Of clerks 70 ofosrs 81
the qpArIermasters departmentj eonpeasasion o.
July hfth eightesu hundred and thirty light; for
the apprehension Of desertsrg and the expenses IN
cident TO their pursuit; and for the following sx.
penditurea required for the several regiments 81
cavalry the batteries Of light artillery, and such
JOaapaniee Of infantry - may be mounted, viz: the
purchase OF travelling forge1 biacksmiths and shob
ing tools horaa and mule shoes and mails. iron ard
aleei Tor shoeng hire Of veterinary sureeons msdl'
cinsg for homes and mules picket ropes, and for
shooting the horses Of tho corps namedi also, gen
orally, be proper and Authorized expenses for the
mugeineut and operations Oi an army not expressly
qsaisnsd 70 any other Department. two million dol
Formneags, or the allowances made 70 oaioeFs Of
ne army. for the transportation Of themselves and
their baE9uft when travelling on duty Withoul
troops, escort or sapplies tive huHdfed tnonsand
For transporlation Of ne army Ineiading baggage
Of the troops When moving either b. land Or water,
q clothinf camp and qafrI1on equipagg, from the
dePots Of Philadolphia, Ciuoinnau. ane NeH YORK
to the several posts and 1I epotss ano nom those
dsp0tg 70 the troops IN tho nea eud Of subsistence
stores from the places q purcna9e enQ from tbs
places Of delivery under c0ntFaot, 20 such places a
the circumstances o. tho oerFice TanE require them
70 81 cent; OF ordnance, orduanco 5toFtH aud small
nfHIs from the f8undsrieq and 4fosiee 70 tho afse
uais forihcations frouttar posts ano army depota,
ffd41s whliage. tolls, ard fsrfia9es tue pure has
and HRS Of norssa, mules oxen. ana harness Aad
the pQTe1laa and rap4r Of Naeons eArtl, and dfaya
and Of ships and dth4F 49, g9ina vessels Apq 1oatl
required for the tRanspoEtAton Of sppvlieahnd fcE
lalernl polt1 hire q lr4meefs; transportation a
the expense Of sailing uublie Transports on thu