Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-27
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
fassed at Third Session Of Fortisth Congres,
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AN ACT making appropriations for the support
Of the Srmy for the year ending JBae thir
uetn, elenee-n hundred and seyensy, and
for ether purposes.
BeH snsctrd ~ the Sesste and House af Repres,n
fcftJeS u tbS rfeI Stqtes f lsertca sa cono,.,s
assembled, THAT lie 4 Iiowiss sums ba ana ne
same are hereby appropriated, out OF any money
N Tie treasury not otherwise appropriated Tor
ne supEort OF theArny fer the wear p Rdiug tee
ihlrseth " Une. eighteen hundr-d ana seventy
for expenses OF recruiting aud transportaiiJn
Of recruits, fifty thOusaad dollars.
for pay OF ne army, eleven mIllion dollars.
fOr coInmutAtiOn of cfhcsrs' subsistence one
Hithon nye hundred thousand dollars.
for cOmmstailOn OF forage for officers
horses, tV enty thousand doKars.
For payment in keu CT cLsthIng fJr officers
servants, two hundred thOs and dOHsrs.
For payments to discharged soldiers for
cfothiBg Lot drawn, two hundred thousand
dollars.
For subsistence in kind for regular troops
and employ ees, four milfscn fve hr ndrsd thou
For contingencies OF the army, one hundred
tbousand dollars.
For medical and hospital department, two
hundred thousand dollars.
For army and medical museum, five thou
sand dollars.
For the purchase Of artificial limbs for Off.
Gers, soldiers. and sailors, forty thousand dol.
lars.
For medical and other necessary works for
the library of Surgeon Generals once, two
Thousand dollars.
For expenses Of commanding generals Office
five thousand dollars.
For expenses of the sigRal service of the
army, ffve thousand dollars.
For regular supplies TO the quartermasters'
department, 10 wit:
For the regular supplies OF the quartermas.
ters department, CONSISTING OF fuel for officers,
enlisted men, guards, hos spitals, storehous-s
and offices; Of forage IN kind for the horses,
mules. and oxen OF the quarter N asters' depart
ment al the several posts and stations, and with
the armies in the field, for the horses of the
several regiments of cavalry, the batteries of
artillery, ana such companies OF infantry as
may be mounted, and tor the authorized nun-
Der of officers horses when serving An the field
and At the outposts, including bedding for the
ANIMALS; of straw for soldiers bedding; and of
stationery. including blank books for the quar-
termasters department. certificates for dis.
chsrged soldiers, blank forms for the pay and
Quarterr a-ters' departments, and for printing
Of division and department. orders and reports,
i've million dollars.
For the general and incidental expenses of
the 9uartermasters' department, consisting Of
postage on letters and packets rec. lived and
sent by officers of the army on public service;
expenses of courts-martiaI. military commits
sions. and courts of inquiry, including the ad-
ditonal compensation of Judge ad vocates, re-
service. under the act of March sixteen, eixh-
teen hundred and two; extra pay TO soldiers
employed under the direction OF the quarter
masters department in the erection of bar
racks, quarters, storehouses, and hospitals In
the construction of roads, and other con ,tant
labor. for periods of not less than ten days, un
I'd
and nineteen, and August fourth, eighteen nun.
dred and fiity -four, including those empleyed
as clerks Al division and department head.
quarters expenses OF expresses to and from
the frontier posts and armies In the field; OF es.
corts 10 paymasters and other dIsbursing OH
ceis, and to trains where military escorts
cannot be furnished; expenses Of the inter-
ment Of officers killed in action or who
die when on duty in the field, or at posts
On the frontiers, or at pests and other
places, when ordered by the Secretary OF
od ON
soldiers; authorized once furniture; hire OF
laoorers in the quartermasters' department.
including the hire Of Interpreters, spies, and
guides for the army; compensation Of clerks 10
officers of the Quartermasters' department.
compensation OF forage and wagon masters.
authorized by the act of July NTH, eighteen
hundred and thirty -eight; for the apprehe sion
Of teserters and the expenses incident to their
pursuit; and for the folio wing expenditures
the batteries of light artillery, and such COM
panies of infantry as may be mounted, viz the
purchase Of travelling fOrges, blac smiths $ and
shoeing tools, horse and m ule shoes and nails,
iron and steel tor shoeing, hire of veterinary
surgeons, medicines for horses and mules,
picket ropes, and for shOeing the horses of the
corps named; also, generally, the proper and
authorized expenses for the movement and
operations OF an army, not expressly assigned
10 any other department, one million dollars.
For the purchase of horses for cavalry ana
artillery, two handred and nry thousand dol
lars
Fer mileage. or the allowance made TO officers
OF the army for tne sportation OF themselv yes
and tner baggage, when travelling on duty
without troops. escorts, or supplies, one hun
dIed thousand dollars.
For transportation of the army, including
baggage Of the trooDs when moving either oy
LAID or water, of clothing. camp, and garris On
eqnipsge, from the depots of Pniladelphia,
Cincinnati, and New York TO tee several posts
ano army depOts, and from those depols 10 the
troops in the field; and of subsistence stores
from the places of purchase, and from the
places Of delivery under contract, TO suca
require them 10 be sent; Of ordnance, rdnance
stores and small-arms from the foundries aud
aImorIes 10 the ars-Erls, fOrti ihcatIons frontier
posts, and army depOts; freight, wharfage,
tolls, pnd ferrl4ges; the purchase and hare of
hOrsss, mules, oxen, and harness, and the pur-
chase and repair Of wagons, carts, and crays,
and OF ships and other sea-gomg vessels, ana
boats required for the transportation OF sup
plies and for garrison purposes; for drayage
ana carriage al the several posts; hire of team
s;ers; transportation Of funds TOR the pay aud
other disDarsiGg departments; the expense of
sailing public transports on the various rivers,
TIE Gulf OF Mexico, and the Atlantic and Pa
cine; for proc water a, such posts as from
their situation require II 10 be brought from u
dIstan nee; and for cleSring roads aad removing
oosIuctlOns from roads, harbors. and rivers,
10 the extent which may be required FIR the
actual operations of he troops in the field, six
and one half million dollars.
For the Commutaflon of quarters tor officers
on military duty; hire of quarters for troo,.s,
CT storehOuses for the safe ping of military
stores, and of grounds for summer cautou-
mems; for the construction of temp Jrary huts-
hospitals, and stables, and for repairing puo-
hc buildings at established posts, one million
dollars.
For heating and cook stoves, fifteen thous-
and dollars
For the ordnance service, required TO defray
the current expenses at the arsenals of rec-iv-
ing stores ana issuing arms and other ordnaacs
supplies; of police aud otlce duties; of rents,
tolls, fuel, and lights of stationery and ON lCe
furniture; of tools and instr ruments for use; OF
public aEImais, forage, and SenIcles; IncIden-
tai 1penses of the ordnance service, including
these attending practical trials and tests OF
ordnance, small arms, and other ordnance sup
plies, TWO hundred thousand dollars: PrOrited,
That no money appropriated by this act snail
De used 70 purchase any new cannon or small
arms.
ZOE REPAIRS AND INPROvENENTs OF ARMo-
RIBs AND ARsESALs.
for arsenal and armory at Rock Island, ILL.,
nols, one million dollarr: PrOrlied, That one
half OF this amount shall be appiied TO the con.
sruction Of the bridge connecting 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
az the arsenal AZ Columbus, Ohio, fifteen thou.
sand dollars.
For grading and draining public grounds ar
said arsenal, i've thousand dollars
For Benecia arsenal, BenecIa, California n We
thousand dollars
For Waertown arsenal. Watertown, Massa
chusstts, hye thousand dollars.
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