New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-06-21
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AN ACT making appropriations for the support 0
the army for the year ending June thirtieth
eighteen hundred nnd siGtY mine. and for otha

AN ACT making appropriations for the support Of
tine army for the year ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty nine, and for other
Be it enacted By the Senate and House of Rspre-
sentatives of the United States Of America in Con
gress assembled, That the following sums be aud
in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
support Of the army for the year ending the threth
For exp enses 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 thirty-three thousand four
hundred and thirteen dollars.
For o9mmutation, of forage for officers horses
For payments in lieu Of clothing for officers SER
wants, two hundred and nifty thousand dollars,
FOR payments to discharged soldiers for clothing
For contingencies OF the army, sixty thousand dol.
For medical and hospital department, two humid
red thousand dollars: Provided, That all sums that
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covered INTO the treasury at the close OF the current
For army medical museum, FIVE thousand dollars
For medical and other necessary works for the
library Of Surgeon Generals Office, two thousand
For expenses of commanding generals Office, five
Forregulsr supplies Of the quartermasters' depart
For the regular supplies of the quArtermastsrs'
department. consisting Of fuel for officers enlisted
men, guards, hospitals, storehouses and offices; Of
quarternasters' department the several posts and
stations, and with the armies in the field, for the
horses OF the several regiments OF cavalry, the bat
tories OF artillery and such companies of infantry as
may be mounted, and for the authorized number Of
outposts. including bedding for the animals; Of
straw for soldiers bedding; and of stationery incud
Certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms for
the pay and quartermasters departments, and for
reports, five million dollars
For The general and Incidental expenses of the
letters and packets received and sent by oficeTs
Of the army on public servicei expenses q courts.
Including the additional Commentaries q iuass sa
yooates recorders members. and Witnesses while on
cen hundred and two extra pay 70 soldiers employed
under the direction Of the quartermasters depart
houses and hospitals in the construction o. roads
and other constant labor for periods Of not less than
hundred and ninstssa, sbS August four, siehsssn
hundred and fifty four including those employed as
pensss of expresses to and from the fronter posts
and armies in the fed of escorts to paymasters and
tary escorts can not be furnishsd expenses Of the
interment Of oiBeeEs killed in action, who die
tiers at posts other places, whom ordered By
the seeretsry q War, and Of noncommasioned
hife Of laborers in the QuArtermasters department.
including tue hire Of interpreter spies ahd guides
the qnartermastefS department; compensation 81
tHFHse s1d wSgSR maisSTs 5 y re act Of
the Apprehension Of deserters and the expenses n.
cidsnt 70 their pursuit.; Epd for the folloWinR e..
peuditures required for the several regiments Of
cavalry, the batteries Of light artillery, and such
companies o. infantry may be mounted, VIZ: the
purchase Of travelling fQrEes, backsmiths and shoe
ing tools horse and mule shoes and nails iron and
steel for shoelnE, hife Of veterinary surgeons med
oine9 fer horses and mules picket ropes and fOr
shooting the horses 81 the corps named also gem
orally. the proper and authorized. expenses for the
Increment and operations Of army not expressly
easiened 70 any other departments, two million dol
lars, 1lN lIs lss
For mileage, or the allowances made to officers Of
the army, for the transportation Of themselves and
ther baggage when travelling on duty without
troops, escort, OF suppliss, tive halared thousand
For transportation Of the army, incindinr baeeara
OF the troops when moving either By land or water
q ciothinRi camp And garrison eQuipaFe, from fh6
eopol4 o. Flllnoelphia. Cincinnati, and New York
% the several posts and ary dopot1 and from thos5
depote to the troops ip the Held and Of eubsstenco
Stores from the places Of purchase and from the
places Of delivery under contrAct TO such BiaoeB a.
tne circumstances q the service may requifo them
70 ~ aenti Of ordnance, ordnance tlDrua and snail
arms IRON tn 4ounoGfiel and afmoriss 10 the arse
pas ulaetions lfPntier posts, and army dep0ts;
ifntus W1hFfage tells and fefraEeE; the purchase
aud hire q horeeA males oxen, and harness, and
the purchase ARD repair q Wagons. carte and draYa
and q ships and othor see gong Vasasla and boat
t-q gf9q Tor t4 transportation o. euppiioa and for
aarxleon purq9aesi teI dragAgo and carriage at the
s4fer4l poser hAEe % t4amlterq; T4llpoItattQu a.
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