Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-20

armies in the field; of escorts to paymasters and
other dsbursing officers and trains where mill
airy escorts cannot be furnished; expenses of
the interment of officers killed in action or
who die when on duty in the field or at posts on
the frontier or other places where ordered by
the Secretary of War, and of non-commission-
ed officers and soldiers; authorized Office
furniture; hire of laborers in the Quartermas-
ter's department, including the hire of nterpre-
tiers, spies, and guides for the army compensa-
ton of forage and wagon masters; for the ap-
prehension, securing and delivery of diserters,
and the expenses incident to their pursuit
and for the following expenditures required for
the several regiments of cavalry, the batteries
| of light artillery and such companies of infan-
! try as may be mounted, namely, the purchase
of travelling FORCES, blacksmith's and shooting
| tools horse and mule Shoes and nails iron and
steel for shoeing, hire of veterinary surgeons
medicines for horses and mules, picket ropes
and for shoeing the horses of the corps above
named also, generally. the proper and au-
! thorized expenses for the movement and opera
| ton of the army not expressly assigned to any
other department, three hundred and fifty thou
| sand dollars. taads- 4 a.iiT l1s aupiIO s-z
| For hire of quarters for officers on military
duty hire of quarters for troops of storehouses
| for the safe-keeping Of military stores and of
| grounds for summer, cantonrnents construction
oftemporary huts, hospitals, and stabl,A, and
for repairing public buildings at established
posts. three hundred thousand dollars.
For the contingent expenses of the Office Of
the Quartermasters General, two thousand ave
hundred dollars.
Signal Ofice-Observation and report of
| storms: For expenses of the manufacture, pur-
chase, or repair of meteorological and other
necessary instruments; for telegraphing re-
| ports for expenses of stornl-signals announc-
| ing probable approach and force of storms for
| instrument shelters for hire and expense of Of
/ fees maintained for public use in cities or ports
receiving reports for maps, bulleting, to BE-
/ displayed in chambers of commerce and board
| of-trade rooms for books and stationery and for
| incidental expenses not otherwise provided for,
twenty-one thousand two hundred dollars !:
| Provided, That no part of this appropriation
| shall be expended for telegaphing at greater
rates than those which are or may be fixed by
the Postmaster General, in pursuance of sec
opd section of chapter two hundred and thirty
of the statutes of eighteen hundred and sixty
| six. ~''+'i
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE ARMT.
For annual repairs of the Presidents house.
three thousand nine hundred and four dollars
and eighty-four cents.
For refurnishing the President house. eleven
thousand four hundred and si1ty-four dollars
and eighty-nine cents. -
To make up deficiency in appropriation for
Capitol police for the fiscal year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and r. seventy-one,
eleven thousand five hundred and forty-four
dollars, as follows For one captain, two hun
bred and eighty dollars for two lieutenants, at
three hundred dollars each, six hundred dol
| lars for twenty-five priyates for twelve months,
at three hundred and eighty -four dollars each
/ per annum, nine thousand and six hundred dol
lars for three privates for eleven months, at
three hundred and eighty-four dollars each per
annum, one thousand and ffty-six dollars.
/ BUREAU OF FREEDMEN, REFUGEES, AND
4 II ABANDONED LAND.
i For pay of medical officers and attendants in
I Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum, at Wash
ington District of Columbia, five thousand dol
lars. 33Jei hfh iaF 80 ii.ii>., A-.ts
I. For medicine, medical supplies, and rations,
4 twenty-five thousand dollars. ,.,o, L,.5..,
/ For clothing two thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For collecting and payment of bounty and
other claims to colored soldiers, sailors marines,
or their heirs, forty thousand dollars. 4 5yf1 81
For rent of building, Outside of the District
of Columbia,) four thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For stationery and printing, five thousand
1 dollars. Is ielr..,,l Is. f..~.3-o.a- bio RI.
| For mileage and Transportation of officers and
agents four thousand dollars.
Il For telegraphing andipostage, one thousand
Il dollars. -. 80 : 'It1.4--v7isrg - t.f,- ~
II For unfulfled contracts for the erection and
4 repair of school buildings and asylums, forty
| thousand dollars.
| NAVY DEPA RTMENT
Bureau eff Provisions and Clothing: For pro-
visions for the officers, seamen, and marines OF
the navy, FIVE hundred thousand dollars,
Marine Corps; For clothing for 7comms-
stoned officers, musicians. and rpriyateS OF the
marine corps, fifty thousand dollars; for fuel,
ten thousand dollars. 49,
| TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON.
/ That there be. and hereby is, appropriated,
! for amount to pay expenses of legislative assem-
bly, Of Washington Territory, per diem and
mileage of members, pay of officers, and print
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, nine thousand
one hundred and twenty-nine dollars and nine
ty-one cents, or so much thereof as may be ne
cessary. GAa gs sGf
For deficiency in appropriation TO pay the
salary of governor, secretary and judges of tht
Territory of Dakota, for the year Year ending Jun,
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy, seventeen
hundred dollars, or so much of the same as shall
be necessary for that purpose.
For the payment during the fiscal year end
ing June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
! one of pensions under theact of February four
teen, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, grant
! ing pensions to certain soldiers and sailors o.
the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, an6
the widows of deceased soldiers and sailors, two
hundred and forty thousand dollars: Provided
That the provisions of the act of Congress en-
titled IAN act to define the duties Of pension
agents, to prescribe their manner Of paying pen
slOnS, ana IOr OLner purpOSeSi approved July
I eight, eighteen hundred and seventy, shall be
and the same is hereby, declared to be appli
Q cable to all pensions granted by virtue of til,
$ said act approved February fourteen, eighteen
? hundred and seventy-one. e 49,
n SEC 2. That there be, and hereby Is, appro
: priated, out of any money In the treasury no
otherwise appropriated, the sum of two millions
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, fo
7 the expenses of collecting the revenue from Gus
: toms, for each half-year from and after tn
4 thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred and
f seventy, and, in addition thereto, such sums a
may be received during said half-year from
/ fines, penalties, and forfeitures connected Will
9 the customs, ana from fees paid into the treas
: ury by customs officers, and from storage, cart
e age, arayage, labor and services; and the reso
: luton making appropriations for the expense
r of collecting the revenue from CUSTOMS" ap
q proved May three, eighteen hundred and sixty
|, Six, is hereby repealed. Z sreF God