The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-06-04
FFICI AL
Lars Of the United Statss, passed the Third
Session of The Foriieh Congrss.

OFFICIAL.
Lars Of tie United States, paused the Third
Session Of The FortielA CoHgrsn.
The army for the year ending Juno thirtieth,
eirhteen hundred and seventy, and for other
purposes.
m, n enacted bv tAs Senate and House Of Repre-
,,ntsiir,' Of tls g..d Siat H~ .nm. h. and
g.a e.,smbisd; Ihss 'n anppopriaisd ont Of any
%o,ev IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for he support Of the army for the year sndins
June thirtfeth, eighteen nunad ,p.nsoo,tsiin of
For expenses OF recruiting ano uAnsPon VI
~, nav OK the army, eleven million dollars
Por Communication OF omceI 'w .uos'''en'o' o"' A'
lion Ave hundred th0 ~ S. go FOR ooe horses.
Tos vment in lieu OF clothing for officers ser
wants, two hundred thousand dolisls .,.,,,,,
For psyments to discharged soldiers Tor ciotnins
IA ~ ~ two hundred thousand dollars.
nv " .nh.stence in kind for regular troops ana
smnioyees. four million nvo hundred thousand
oG FOR contingencies Of tho army one hundred
'' For medical and hospital department. two hun
or For 'n army medical museum, i've thousand dol.
Fcr tho purchase Of artificial limb: for officers,
.oiS,sr. and sailors, forty thousand dollars.
Enr medical and other necessary works for the
library Of Surgeon Generals ofiice' two thousand
oy for expenses Of mmsnding generals Office, five
PSr Of the signal service OF the army.
nI fOr regular supplies to the quartsrma'er de.
Var the regular supplies Of the quarterma,ters
department, consisting OF nsi lot omce a ene GU
ga In Mind for the horses. mules, and oxen OF
The ouartermasters' department NJ the several
posts and stations and with the armies In the neld
FOR the horses OF the several regiments Of cavalry
ina ntry As may DO mounted. and for the author.
iIed number OF officers horses when serving In the
6eld and nj the outposts, including bedding Tor
the animals, Of straw for SOLDIER oeaainsi anu
tsrmasters' department certificates for discharged
solder, blank forms for the pay and quartermas,
ters Departments, and for printing oil division ana
department orders and reports nve million aoi-
For tho general and incidental expenses OF Tho
ouartermastcr's department, consisting OF postage
on letters and packets received and sent by olnceIs
of the army on public service expenses Of courts
marital. military commissions, and courts OF In.
quiry, including the additional compensation OF
iudge advocates, recorders, members, ana w,,nesS
es while on that service, under the act OF Msicn
soldiers employed under the direction OF the quar-
termasters department In the erection OF barracks'
quarters, storehouses, and hospitals, in the con-
struction OF roads and other eons@ns iaoos, 'o ~,
March two, eighteen hundred and nineteen. ana
August fourth, eighteen hundred and hny.iour,
including those employed rs clerks NJ DIVISION
and department hesagasrte s esa ses sruie,
al.Sur.ins oaiseTs, and 70 train. where military
escorts cannot DO Furnished expense, OF tne ~,
on duty in the field. or at posts on the frontiers,
or at posts ana other places, when ordered by the
Secretary o. War. and Of nonccommlssioned ON.
Of laborers In the quartermasters department, In.
cluding the hire OF Interpreters, spies and guides
for the army compensation OF clerks 70 omoeIs y,
the quartermasters' department. compensation OF
forage and wagon authorised by act OF
July hfth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eighti ior
the apprehension OF deserters and the expenses IN
penditures required for the several regiments OF
cavalry the batteries OF light artillery, and such
companies Of Infantry rs may DO mounted, VIZ
the purchase OF travelling forges, blacksmius anu
shooting tools horse and mule shoes and nails, Iron
and steel for shooting, hire Of veterinary surgeons
medicines for horses and mules, picket ropes, ana
for shooting the horses OF The corps named also,
the proper AND %r nS moi
pressly assigned to any other department. one NIL.
lion dollars.
lery two hundref and any thousand dollsrs
For mileage, or the allowance made 10 officers OF
the army for the transportation OF themselves and
their baggage, when travelling on duty without
troops. escorts or supplies, one hundred thousanu
dollars
For transportation OF the army. including bag
gage Of tho troops when moving either by land or
water, OF clothing. camp, and garrison equipage.
nom tho depOts OF Philadelphia, Cincinnat and
New York 20 the several posts and army depots,
and from those depOts to the troops In the Held
chase, and rom the place, Of delivery under con.
tract TO such places as tho circumstances OF the
service may require them TO DO sent OF ordnance,
ordnance stores. aud small arms from the foundres
srmories TO the arsenas, Publications, frontier
posts ana army depots freights, wharfage, tolls,
ferriages, the purchase and hire OF horses. mules,
oxen. and harness, and the purchase and repair OF
wagons, carts, and drays, and OF ships and other
seagoing vessels and boats required for the traDs-
portation OF supplies and for garrison purposes
Tor drayage and carriage at the several posts hire
OF teamsters transportation OF funds tor tho pay
and other disbursing departments tho expense OF
sailing public transports on the various rivers, the
Gull Of Mexico. and the Atlantic and Pacific for
ton require IL TO be brought from distance and
for clearing roads and removing distractions rom
roads, harbors, and rivers, TO tho extent which
may DO required for tho actual operations OF the
troops in tho field, six and one'half million dol
lars.
on military duty hire OF quarters Tor troops, OF
storehouses for the safe keeping OF military stores
and OF grounds for summer environments Tor tho
construction OF temporary huts HOSPITALS, and sta.
bles, and for repairing public buildings ct estab-
lished posts, one million dollars ,,..n ,ho,.and
collars fGS h'''"3 ana '''
FOR the ordnance service, required to defray tho
current expenses ut the atsenals OF receiving
,tores and Issuing arms and other ordnance sup
plies OF police and Office duties OF rents, tolls
iuel, and fights Of stationery and Office furniture
Of tools and Instruments for use OF public AMI
mails, forage, and vehicles incidental expenses Of
the ordnance service. including those attending
practical trials and tests OF ordnance, small arms,
and Sss, "ppo SSq
ated by this act shall DO used 10 purchase any new
cannon or smallarns.
For Repairs and Improvements of .frmories
and Arssnais.
For arsenal and armory at Rock Island. Illinois,
one million dollars Prertdtd. that one-hsf Of this
amount shall be applied to the construction Of the
bridge connecting Rock Island with the cities Of
Rock Island and Davenport.
For Augusta arsenal, Augusta, Georgia, one
For erecting brick armory and smith shop at
the arsenal at Columbus Ohio, hileen thousand
For grading and draining public grounds ut said
arscnal, Eve thousand dollars.
For lIenecia arsenal, Benecia, California, i've
thousand dollars.
For WATERFOWL arsenal, WATERFOWL, Massachu.
sets, Eve thousand dollars.
For paving aud curling Taconey street, opposite
FTankford arsenal. Pennsy lvania, ono thousand
three hundred and ninety three dollars and Nv, nty
cents.
For Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort, Vr.
yinia Que thousand dollars.
For Lsavenworth arsenal, Lcavenworth, Kansas,
Eve thousand dollars.
For Pikesvills arsenal, Pikesvillc, Maryland,
Ave hundred dollars.
For contingencies Of arsenals, ten thousand dol
lars.
For tho preservation and necessary repairs OF
tho Qualifications and other works Of defence, two
hundred thousand dollars.
For surveys for military defences, two hundred
thousand dollars
And the Secretary OF War Is hereby authorized
10 have prepared and published the report Of the
results OF the exploring expedition and survey Of
the line of tho fortieth parallel, PROVIDED. That
the cost OF the same shall DO betrayed out Of sx.
isting appropriations In the War Department
Ind prortdsd further, That tho letter-press work
shall be done Mt tho public printing ofEco.
For tho purpose Of cutting out a road from Du
Luth TO the Bois-ort Indian reservation. In Mime.
sofa, there is hereby appropriated the sum OF ten
thousand dollars. 10 be expended under the direc.
ton OF the Secretary Of War