New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-24
TPuBLIo-No. s8.l

| AN ACT making appropriations for the support Of
| the army for the year ending June thirueth
eighteen hundred and sixty nine and for ot6ei
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives Of the United States Of America In Don
gress assembled, That tins, following sums be aud
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for nv
support Of the army for the year ending the threth
| of June, eighteen hundred and sixty. nine:
For expenses Of recruiting and transportation Of
/ recruits, one hundred thousand dollars
FOR pay OF the army, fifteen million dollars
| For Communication Of officers subsistence two mil
lion one hundred and thiriy-three thousand four
hundred and thirteen dollars
For commutation 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 SOLDIERS for clothing
not drawn, two hundred thousand dollars.
lars - : NS'
For medical and hospital department, two hund
red thousand dollars: Provided That ali sums that
have accrued to the credit If the medical and Nos,
piyal department from the sale Of medical and hos,
prlatlons made BY act OF March second, eighteen
hundred and sxty-sevan, are hereby directed 70 be
covered into the treasury at the close Of the ourrent
For army medical museum, Eve thousand dolarv
For medical and other Necessary works for the
library OF Surgeon Generals office, two thousand
For sSgsnsPs Of commanding generals ONCE, ave
teF Tegalar supplies Of the Guartermastsrs depart
For he regular supplies Of the quartermastsrs
men, guards, hospitals storehouses, and offices; 81
forage kind for the horses mules and oxen OF tie
quartermasters DEPARTMENT az the several posts and
Stations and with the armies in the deld, for the
horses Of the several regiments Of cavalry, the bat
tories Of artillery. and such eOmpaniesof infantry g
may be mounted, ana for the authorized number 81
otheers horses when serving IN the field and At the
etray for soldiers 6sddingi and Of incud
ing blank books for the qnartermasers' department
the pay and quartermasteFs' departments, and for
printing Of division and department. orders and
For the general and Incidental expenses Of the
quartermastere Department.. consisting Of postage
on letters and packets received and sent by officers
Of tho arms on public service; expenses of courts
martial military commissions and courts Of inquiry.
ihcludinG the additional compensation Of judge al.
yooatea, recorders members and Witnesses Whllo on
that service under the act of March sixteen, eight
cen hundred and two extra pay to soldiers employed
under the direction Of the qusEtsrmasters depart.
mont an the erection Of barracks quartera, store
and other constant abor for periods Of not less than
ten days under the aets q MARCH two eighteen
hundred and nifty four, tnsuding those empiol ed %
clerks az division and departmsst hsedquartsfs; e1
and armiesin the "a Of escorts 70 paymasters and
other diaoursng olhoers, and 20 trains where mii-
interms6t d ofHesrs killed n action. or WHO az
when on duty IN the field. a. pests on the fron.
tie ssclstarg 81 Wa. and of nor s namissScnsa
9iioelH and Boldleesi authorised oalce furniture;
lire - labcrors ~ the quarteEnasteFs department.
inoladlng the hire Of interpreter spies and guidas
tor the army compensation q clerks 70 oidcsf6of
f6raao And wagon MASTERS aafhofizod b the act 81
July rim, eighteen huudfsd and thirty.Oight, for
the apprehension Of desefters and the oxpenscs ID
oldent 70 their pursuits and for the folio wing en-
rondtufes required fer the several regiments ol
cavalry tho batteries ol haae artillery, and suoh
companies 81 infantry s. nay Be mounted, viz: the
pufchnse Of tfaFuling forGes bl1oksuithl And shoe
Ing laoI8 horse and mule shoes and nAiis iron and
ssel ler ahoeing, hire q veterinary surgeons medf
zines for horsee and mules, picket ropes and f0f
shooting the horses q the corps named also, gem
orally. the proper and authorized expenses fol- rlhe
movement and operation1 Of army. not axDlusalk
esslgned 70 any ether depaFtfaenf. two million dol
FermalssEe pr the sllowancss made 10 officers of
tno army for the transportation d themselves and
Them bnggaro when t1aVeling on duty without
iE9epa escort, Or eapplies, tvs hnudred thousand
For trdnspoftation Of he army. including barfsxt
Of the troops when moving either bs land % uai1a
o. ciothinf. camp and qaf4lson od1i1aFo hom ths
depota Of fhilaoeruial Gmeinur5l, sud New Iork
70 TIE several posts and AMY dspctg, and from those
depot1 3 the troops In The hsld nna o. tntislonct
ntofeq from he places 81 pufeha1e. ane from the
Places o. delivery uueef eertftet. % such n|acod A.
the oirtuAotau o. the service mag require them
10 b uauts q ordinances ordnance gyQft1 and EmhN
arms from The luuudeiiea ahd armofies 70 the arse
AAla l1flIdcateuA frontier p1sle Ard arms copotai
ffaeha, waaIiaaq tolls and taTihEua. the purlhase
And hike d horses, mules, oHan, and harness. aud
Tie purqna11 and repair Of wARu4E ohrla. 6ad drAta
and d ships and utner see Roing seslel and boAtt
f8oulDn for ne tr1n1Boftetiun Of supplies and for
FII1Ie1u Dufr1e4l; fQE dfafaFq and cartaFe al the
several poll1. HRS 81 teana4e11. transportation q
iandl lar the pay aul other dsbursna epsFtmonts;
he eEDenae Of ealing public transpofta On The