The weekly standard., 1870-08-17


dollars.
For transportation of the army, including bag
gage of the troops whenunoying either by land
or water, of clothing, camp, and garrison equ-
mage from the depots of Philadelphia, Cincinna-
Ii, and New York TO the several posts and army
depots, and IRON those depots to the troops in
the field and OF subsistence stores from the pla-
ces of purchase, and from the places OF delivery
under contract, to such places as the circum-
stances OF the service may require them to be
sent !; of ordnance, ordnance s.ores. and small
arms from the iounderies and armories TO the ar
sepafs, tortitcations, frontier posts, and army
depots freights, wharfage, tolls, and erriages
| the purchase and hire OF horses, mules, oxen,
| and harness and the purchase and repair OF wag-
| urs, carts, and drays, and oil ships and other
| sea going vessels, and boats required for the
| transportation Of supplies and for garrison pur-
| poses for drayage and carriage at the several
posts, hire of teamsters, transportation OF funds
| funds for the pay and other disbursing depart
| ments, the exyense of sailing public transports
| on the various rivers. the Gull OF Mexico, and
| the Atlantic and Pacific Tor procuring water at
such posts as, from their situation, require it to
brought from distance ; and for clearing roads
| and removing distractions flom roads, harbors,
and rivers to the extent which may be required
| for the actual operations of the troops i'll the
| field, five million dollars.
| For hire or commutation of quarters for Off
GERS on military duty, hire of quarters Tor troops
| OF storehouses for the satekeeping OF military
| stores, and Of grounds for summer environments;
for the construction OF temporary huts, hos.
| piials, and stables; and for repairing public
buildings at established posts, seven hundred
| and fifty thousand dollars.
For tho ordnance service required to dcfray
| the current expenses at the arscnals, OF recciv-
| ing stores and issuing arms and other ordnance
| supplies, OF police and office Duties of rents
tolls, luel ands lights; of stationery and office
! furniture; of tools and instruments for use; of
| public animals, forage and Vehicles: incidental
| expenses of the Ordnance service, including
those attending practical trials and tests of oid-
| nance, small arms, and other ordnance supplies,
| one hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Pro-
Tided, That no money appropriated by this act
shall be used to pay for any new cannon or
small arms.
For establishing and maintaining national
SeIneterics. three Shundred thousand dollars
n Pfotidcd, That twenty thousand dollars OF THIS
amount be expended in planting and cultivating
| trees and shrubs in the several cemeteries
Sec. 2 And be it further enacted, That the
President be, and he is hereby, authorized and
| directed, on or before the first day OF July,
| eighteen hundred and sevcnty-one, to reduce
the number OF enlisted men in the army to
thirty thousand, and thereafter there shall be no
more than thirty thousand enlisted men in the
army at any one time, unless otherwise author
ized by law.
Sec g. Aud be it further enacted, That the
| President be- and he is hereby, authorized, at
his discretion, honorably to discharge from the
service OF the United States officers of the army
| who may apply therefor on or before the first
of January next; and such officers so discharged
| under the provisions OF this act shall be enti-
tied to receive, in addition to the pay and allow.
| ances due them at the date of their discharge
one years pay and allowances.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That the
President be, and he is hereby, authorized, al
his discretion to place on the retired list of the
army, on their own application, any commission
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and the officers who may b; retired by virtue OF
this section shall be entitled to the same pay
| and cmOluncLts as are now allowed, or may bt
hereafter allowed to officers retired from active
| service.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the
proviso OF the sixteenth section of the act ap
proved August three, eighteen hundred and
siXty-one, limiting the number of officers or the
| retired list to seven per centum of the whole
number OF existing officers, be, and the same is
hereby, repealed; and hereafter the number Of
| officers who may be retired in accordance witt
existing laws sial. be in the discretion of tn,
| President provided, That the whole number
on the retired list shall at no time exceed three
| hundred.
Sec And be it further enacted, That tht
offices OF General and Lieutenant General of tn,
Army shall continue until u vacancy shall occul
in either OF said offices, immediately thereupor
all laws aud parts oil laws creating said office
shall become imperative, and shall, by virtue
OF this act, from thcnceioi ward be held TO bt
repealed.
Sec. Z. And be il further euacted, That no ap
pointment to the grade OF major general shal
be made until the number OF officers of that grad,
is reduced below three, after which the number
of major generals shall not exceed three.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That no alp
pointment to the grade OF brigadier genera
shall be made until the number of officers o
that grade is reduced below six; after whicl
the number of brigadier generals shall not ex
ceed six.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That tn,
grade of regimental commissary in the severa
cavalry regiments is hereby aboished and til,
leutenants now holding the appointments o
regmental commissary may be assigned 10
duty to companies of their regiments, and sial
fill the first vacancies that may occnr in thci
respective grades OF first or second lieutenan
in the regiments to which they now belong
and nothing herein contained shall affect thei
relative rank with other licutenants of thei
grdae. -,
grades of regimcntal commissary sergeant ant
4 regimental hospital steward are hereby abolished
n The number of corporals in each company o
cavalry, artillery, and infantry shall bc reduced
10 four; and the said non-cOmmissioncd ofic
ers shall have the privilege OF receiving an hon
orable discharge, with full pay and allowances t,
the actual date thereof, if they shall so elect, il
preference to remaining in the service in sucl
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Secretary OF War.
Sec IL And be it further enacted, That tn
General of the Army and commanding ofli03
ui the several military departments of theiah
shall, US soon as practicable after the passageU
this act, furwar,. to the Secretary of War Ms
of officers serving in their respective command
deemed by them unfit icr the proper discharg
of their duties from any cause except injurie
incurred or disease contracted in the lire OF thei
duty, setting forth specifically in each case th
cause of such untitness. The Secretary OF Wa
| is hereby authorized and directed to constitute
board to consist of one major general, ON
brigadier general and three colonels, three o
said officers to be secctedfrom among those ap
pointed TO the regular army on account of dis
tinguished services in the volunteer force during
the late war, and on Recommendation OF sucl
board the President shall muster out of theser
vice any Of the said officers so reported, will
one years pay; but such muster-out shall no
be ordered without allowing such officer II hear.
ing before such board to show cause against il
Sec. r. And be it further enacted, That th
President is hereby authorized to transfer officer
from the regiments OF cavalry, artillery, and in.
fantry to the list of supernumeraries; and al
vacancies now existing, or which may occu
prior to the first day OF January next, in th
cavalry, artillery, or infantry by reason OF sucl
transfer, or from other causes, shall be filled il
due proportion by the supernumerary officers
having reference TO rank, seniority and fitness
as provided in existing law regulating promo
tions in the army. And if any supernumcrar,
officers shall remain after the first day OF januar
next, they shall be honorably mustered out o
the service with one years pay and alOwaned il
Provided, That vacancies now existing in til
grade of second lieutenants, or which may occu
prior to said date, may be filled by the assign
ment of supernumerary first lieutenants, or Off
GERS of higher grades, who, when so assigned
shall rank as second lieutenants, providing [pro
vdedl such officers shall prefer to be so assign
cd. instead Of being mustered out under the pro
visions OF this section and officers SO assigned
shall take rank from the date of their origna
entry into service: And provided further Tha
no chaplain be appointed to posts or regiment
until those on waiting ordors are assigned.
SEC. ID. And be it further enacted, That tn
professors OF the United States Military Acade
my, whose service in the army and at the acade
my exceeds thirty-fiye ) cars, shall have the pa
OF colonel, and those whose like service is les
than thirty-Hve, but exceeds twenty-five years
shall hayet the pay of lieutenant colonel; and al
other professors shall have the pay OF major
and hereafter there shall be allowed and paid Il
said professors ten per centum of their currcn
yearly pay for each and every term OF five years
u continuous service: Provided, That such addi
n ton shall in no case exceed forty per centum Q
Snid yearly pay; and said professors are hereb
placed upon the same footing as regards retire
ment fropf active service as officers of the army
SEC. IA. And be it further enacted, That til
pay and allowsnres OF the enlisted men of til
| army shall remain as now fixed BY law until tn
! thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and seventy
one; and it shall be unlawful for any officer t
use any enlisted man as . servant in any cas-
| whatever.
| Sec. Is And be it further enacted, That sec
tioh two of the act entitled &c An act making ap
propriations tor the support of the army ior tn
year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred an
sixty-rlght, and for other purposes" approve,
March two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven
DC, and the same is hereby, repealed
SEC. IL And be it further enated, That here
after no officer shall be entitled to wear while Of
duty any uniform other than that of his actua
rank, on account OF having been brevetted no
shall he be addressed in orders or official ,om
muncations by any little other than that of hi
actual rank.
SEC. II. And be it further enacted, That tn
/ President ukine United States he, and he is here
! by, authorized TO drop 1ruIn the rolls of th