The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-27

and carriage at the several postsj hire Of
pay and other discussing departments, the
expense Of sailing public transports on the
various rivers, the Gulf Of Mexico, and the
Atlantic and Pacific; for procuring water at
such posts as from their situation require II
TO be brought from distance and for clear
ing roads and removing distractions from
roads, harbors, and rivers, to the extent
which may be required for the actual opera
tions Of the troops In the field, six and one
half million dollars.
For hire or Communication Of quarters for
officers on military duty; hire Of quarters
for troops, of storehouses for the safe-kecp-
Ing Of military stores, and OF grounds for
summer cantonmentsj for the construction
Of temporary huts, hospitals, and stables,
and for repairing public buildings at estab.
lished posts, one million dollars.
For heating and cook stoves, fifteen
thousand dollars.
For the ordnance service, required to de-
fray the current expenses at the arsenals OF
receiving stores and issuing arms and other
ordnance supplies; Of police and office du-
tiesi Of rents, tolls, fuel, and lights; Of sta
tionery and office furniturej of tools and In
struments for use; Of public animals, forage,
and vehicles incidental expenses Of the ord
nance service, including those tending prac-
tical trials and tests Of ordnance, smnll-arms,
and other ordnance supplies, two hundred
thousand dollars; ProVided, That no money
appropriated by this act shall be used to
purchase any new cannon or small-nrms.
ron REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF ARMo-
RIEs AND ARsENALs.
For arsenal and armory OF Rock Island,
Illinois, one million dollars; Proyiicd, That
one-half of this amount shall be applied to
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Rock island with the cities Of Rock Island
and Davenport.
For Augusta arsenal, Augusta, Georgia,
one thousand dollars.
For erecting brick armory and smith
shop at the arsenal at Columbus, Ohio, If
teen thousand dollars.
For grading and draining public grounds
at said arsenal, five thousand dollars.
For Bcnocia arsenal, Bcnecia, California,
five thousand dollars.
For WATERFOWL arsenal, WATERFOWL, Mas
sachusetts, five thousand dollars.
For paving and curblng Taconey street,
opposite Frankford arsenal, Pennsylvania,
ono thousand three hundred and nncty-thrco
dollars and twenty cents.
For Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Com
fort, Virginia, one thousand dollars.
For Leavenworth arsenal, LcavcnwOrth,
Kansas, five thousand dollars.
For Pikcsyillc arsenal, Pikcsvlllc, Mary
land, five hundred dollars.
For contingencies ofarscnnls, ten thousand
dollars.
For the preservation and necessary repairs
of the Notifications and other works of de-
fence, two hundred thousand dollars.
For surveys for military defcnccs, two hun
dred thousand dollars.
And the Secretary of War Is hereby au-
thorizcd to have prepared and published the
report OF the results of the exploring expedi-
ton and survey of the line Of the forticth
parallel PrOvided, That the cost of the same
shall be betrayed out of existing appropra-
lions In the War Department: And prorided
further, That the lottcr-prcss work shall be
done at the public printing office.
For the purpose of cutting out road from
Du Luth to the Bols-fort Indian reservation,
In Minnesota, there is hereby appropriated
the sum Of ten thousand dollars, to be cX-
pended under the direction of the Secretary
OF War.
Sec. 9. Atd be u further enacted, That
there shall be no new commissions, no pro-
motions, and no enlistments in any infantry
regiment until the total number of infantry
regiments Is reduced to twenty-five; and the
Secretary of War Is hereby directed to con-
solidntc the infantry regiments as rapidly as
the requirements of the public service and
the reduction Of the number Of officers will
permit.
Sec. 3. And be u further enacted, That no
appointments Of brigadler generals shall he
made until the number is reduced to less than
eight; and thereafter there shall be but eight
brigadicr generals In the army.
Sec. 4. 4Rd be Il further enacted, That
hereafter the term Of enlistment shall be five
years.
Sec. 5. And be Il FURTHER enacted, That Of
the fifteen bands now In the service, organ
lied under the provisions Of section seven Of
an act entitled can act to increase and fix
the military peace establishment of the Uni
ted States, approved July twenty-elght, cigh-
teen hundred and sixty-slx, all, except the
band at the Military Academy, shall be hon.
orably discharged without delay, and shall
receive full pay and allowance to the date OF
such discharge; ProUided, That there shall
be enlisted In each regiment chief musician,
who shall be instructor of music, with n sal
AIRY OF sixty dollars month and the allow
ances Of a Quartermaster sergeant.
Sec. O. And Dc II further enacted, That
until otherwise directed by law there shall
be no new appointments and no promotions
In the Adjutant Generals department, In the
Inspector Generals department, in the pay
department, In the quartermastcrs' depart
ment, In the commlssary department, in
the ordnance department, In tho engineer
department., and In the medical depart
ment.
Sec. Z. And be Il further enacted, That
brevet rank shall not entitle an officer to pre-.
slgnment of the President, but such assign
ment shall not entitlc any officer to addi'
tlonal pay or allowances.
Apnrovad March 1870