New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-11

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thereof as may be necessary
Mining statistics; For collecting statistics
OF mines and mining, to be expended under
the direction of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For salary and commissions of the regis
ter and receiver of the land Office at Susan
vile, California, three thousand dollars.
For Incidental expenses of said office, five
hundred dollars.
! GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
! To supply the deficiency in t he appropri-
alton. to pay salaries and wages for the
month of June, eighteen hundred and sew
enty, and outstanding bills due June thirty,
eighteen hundred and seventy, three thou
sand five hundred dollars.
To supply the deficiency in the appropria-
ton for support of the hospital for the cur
rent year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy-one, twenty-five
thousand dollars.
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The following sums are hereby appro-
priated for the service of the Postotfice
Department, out of any moneys in the trea-
sury arising from the revenues Of said De-
partment:
For mail-loeks, keys and stamps ffty-five
thousand dollars; for advertising, twenty
thousand dollars: Provided, That hereafter
the lettings of mail contracts in Maryland
and Virginia shall be published in one news
paper only.
For additional pay of nine temporary lab
orers, two tiremen. and one watchman at
one hundred and twenty dollars each. one
thousand four hundred and forty dollars:
Provided, That their entire pay for the year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and
seventy-One is thereby not increased above
seven hundred and twenty dollars each per
annum.
For eight temporary clerks for two
months, at one hundred dollars per month,
one thousand six hundred dollars.
For temporary clerks, to be employed
as occasion may require, ten thousand dol
lars.
For preparation of the Postoffice Direc-
tory for eighteen hundred and seventy,
twelve hundred dollars.
And so much of the first section of the act
approved July twelve, eighteen hundred
and seventy, as states the total sum of the
appropriations, tor compensation of the
Postmaster General, assistants, superin-
tendents, chiefs of division, chief clerks,
clerks, messengers, assistants, folders, fire.
men, watchmen and laborers, is hereby con-
neeted, and, in lieu of the sum there stated,
declared to be three hundred and fifty four
thousand eight hundred dollars, which is
the true total sum of the specific apprOpria-
lions for the above recited purposes. more
fully set forth in said act, and shall be SO
construed.
To supply deficiencies in the revenue of
the Postotfice Department for the fiscal
year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred
and seventy-one, payable out of any
money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, four million six hundred
and eighty-fve thousand and thirty
two dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary: Provided, That no
part of the money hereby appropriated
shall be applied to the payment of what is
known as the Chorpennlng claim.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Fer the purchase of horses for the cavalry
and artillery and Indian scouts, two hun
dred thousand dollars.
For the purchase and manufacture OF
clothing for the army, and for camp and
garrison equipage, two hundred thousand
dollars.
For contingencies of the army, to enable
the Secretary of the Treasury to settle the
accounts of disbursing officers for expendi-
lures already lawfully made, transfer of
other balances on the books of the treasury
to this account is hereby authorized to the
amount of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
To pay fees of attOrneys-at law employed
by the War Department; expenses OF suits
incurred previous to act of June twenty
two, eighteen hundred and seventy, creating
Department of Justice; the costs and
charges of State penitentiaries; the care and
m lintenance f United State m t; r ! C, n
vets confn ID III them; the pay of detectives
and scouts; and for compensation of provost
marshals employed by the Secretary of
War in eighteen hundred and sixty-twO
the appropriation for the fiscal year eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine and eighteen hun
dred and seventy having been exhausted,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For the purchase of medical and hospital
supplies, pay of private physicians EN-
ployed in emergencies, hire of hospital at
PENDANTS, expense of purveying depots, of
medical examining boards, and other Incl
dental expenses Of the Medical department,
one hundred thousand dollars.
To pay the costs and charges of State
penitentiaries for the care, clothing, main
tenance, and medical attendance, and like
necessaries of Uni6ed States military con-
victs confined therein, thirty thousand dol
lars.
For repairing and putting new roof on the
cadet quarters at West Point, recently de-
stroyed by fire, forty thousand dollars, or so
much thereof as may be necessary.
PAYMAsTER GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
Pay of the army For pay to officers, nine
hundred and eight thousand three hundred
and thirty-th dollars and thirty-three
cents.
Mileage: For allowance paid to officers
of the army while travelling on duty
without troops, two hundred thousand
dollars.
Clothing to discharged soldiers: For pay
ment to discharged soldiers for clothing not
drawn, nine hundred and nine thousand
four hundred and eighty-three dollars and
twenty cents.
QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS DEPARTMENT.
For extra pay to soldiers employed under
the direction of the Quartermaster's De
partment in the erection of barracks, quar-
tiers, storehouses and hospitals; in the con-
struction of roads and other constant labor
for periods of not less than ten days, in
Guiding those employed as clerks at division
and department headquarters; expenses of
expresses to and from the frontier posts
and armies in the field; of escorts to pay
masters and other disbursing officers,
and to trains where military escorts
can not 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-commissioned officers and soldiers; au-
thorized office furniture: hire of labOrers IN
the Ouartermasters Department, including
the hire of interpreters, spies, and guides
for the army; compensation to clerks TO
officers of the Quartermaster's Department;
compensation of forage and wagon masters;
for the apprehension, securing, and delivery
of deserters, and the expenses incident to
their pursuit; and for the following expendi..
lures required for the several regiments Of
cavalry, batteries of light artillery, and
such companies of infantry as may be
mounted, namely, the purchase OF travel
ing FORCES, blacksmith's and shoelng tools,
horse and mule shoes, and nails, iron, and
steel for shoeing, hire, OF veterinary sur