New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-25

of wagons, carts and drays, and of ships
and other sea-gOing vessels, and boats re-
quired for the transportation of supplies and
Tor garrison purposes; for drayage and cart
age at the several posts, hire of teamsters,
transportation of funds for the pay and
other disbursing departments; the expense
of sailing pubic transports on the various
rivers, the gulf Of Mexico, and the Atlantic
and Pacific; for procuring water at such
posts as, from their situation, require it to
be brought from distance; and for clear
ing roads and removing distractions from
roads, harbOrs and rivers to the extent
which may be required for the actual opera
tions of troops in the field, four million dol
lars.
For hire of quarters for officers on mill
tary duty, hire of quarters for troops, of
store houses for the safe-keeping Of military
stores, of offices and Of grounds for camps,
and for summer cantonments, and for tenn
pOrary frontier stations; for the construc-
ton of temporary huts and stables; and for
repairing public buildings at established
posts, one million two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
For construction and repairs of hospitals,
one hundred thousand dollars.
For heating and cooking Stoves ten Ghouo
sand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture of cloth
ing, camp and garrison equipage, and for
preserving and repacking stock Of clothing,
camp and garrison equipage. and ma
terials on hand at the Schuylkill arsenal
and other depots, seven hundred and seyo
enty thousand dollars.
For the necessary expenses Of such sales
of stores or material belonging to the army
establishment as may be authorized by Iawo
ten thousand dollars.
For establishing and maintaining national
military cemeteries, two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
For army contingencies, qlameTv, such exc
penses as are not provided for by other esti-
mates, embracing all branches of the mill
tary service, seventy-tive thousand dollars.
For purchase of medical and hospital sup
plies, pay Of private physicians employed
in emergencies, hire of hospital attendants,
expenses of purveying depots, OF medical
examining boards, and incidental expenses
Of the medical department, three hundred
thousand dollars.
For providing surgical apparatus or ap-
pliances for the relief Of persons disabled
in the military and naval service Of the
United States, and not included within the
terms OF any law granting artificial limbs,
or other special rehet ten thousand dollars,
to be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of War; provided, that report
shall be made to Congress, at its next an
nuaI session, showing the name and resi-
uChCS VI CEGu pCJoOu 16Ii0bObs Gtlu tIlG udL-
ure and cost Of the apparatus provided.
For the Army Medical Museum and medis
cal and other necessary works for the lib
rary of the Surgeon Generals Office ten
thousand dollars.
Engineer department at WiIlettHs Point
For protection of pOntOn boats, remodel.
ing ponton material, and for current exs
penses Of depot, five thousand dollars.
For modification and repair OF buildings
For erection of new chapel, five thousand
dollars.
For repairs Of instruments fol. general
service Of the corps Of engineers, ten thou
sand dollars.
For purchase ofsiege and mining material.
and for simple Photographic apparatus for
copying maps. one thousand dollars
For expenses of trials with torpedoess fer
harbor and land defense, and material tor
same, ten Thousand dollars.
For the ordinance service required to de- |
fray the current expenses at the arsenals; |
Of receiving stores and issuing arms and |
other ordinance supplies; ofpolice and office |
duties; of rents, tolls, fuel and lights
of stationery and office furniture; of tools 7
and instruments for use; of public animals |
forage, and vehicles incidental expenses |
Of the ordinance service, including those |
practical trials and tests of ordo I
nance, small arms, and other ordnance sup.
plies, two hundred thousand dollars. |
For manufacturing metallic ammunition |
for smaIIarms, one hundred and twenty !
i've thousand dollars
For overhauling. preserving, and clean !
ng new ordnance stores on hand in the !
arsenals, seventy five thousand dollars
For sea-cOast cannon, and carriages for |
he same, one hundred and twenty fhoue
jand dollars.
For experiments and tests of heavy rifed !
two hundred and seventy thou
and dollars; provided, that this appropria-
ion shall be applied to at least three models
# heavy ordnance, to be designated BY
BOARD Of officers to be appointed by the
secretary Of War. which report shall in
Jude both classes, breech and muzzle load
ng cannon, and the powder and projectiles
necessary for testing the same shall be sup
died from stores on hand.
For constructing and testing MOffato5
,reech-loading field pieces, eight thousand
lollars; and for testing James Crockett's
and accelerating cartridge, and
or experimenting with patent metallic
artridge of Willis E, Moore, and other
in ammunition, i've thousand
ollars
For purchase and manufacture Of other
rdinance stores to fill requlsiti0n of troops,
fly Thousand dollars,
For manufacture of arms at the national
TmOry, one hundred and htUy thousand
ollars; provided, that no part of this APP
reputation shall be expended until a
reech-loading system for muskets and car.
ines shall have been adopted for the mill
airy service upon the recommendation of
he board to be appointed by the Secretary
f War, which board shall consist of not +
ess than five officers, as follows: one gen
raj officer, lone ordnance officer, and three
Ulcers of the line, one to be taken from the
avalry, one from the infantry and one
rom the artillery; and provided further,
hat the system, when so adopted, shall be
he only one to be used by the Ordnance
department. in the manufacture Of muskets
nd carbines For the military service; and
o royalty shall be paid by the govern
lent Of the United States for the use of
aid patent to any Of its officers or EN-
l0yes, or for any patent in which said off
ers or employees may be directly or indl-
ectly interested.
SEC. ,. That hereafter it shall be Illegal
0 brand, mark, or tattoo on the body of
ny soldier by sentence of court-martiaI
nd the word Corporal " shall be stricken
rom the forty fifth Of the rules and article
Dr. the government of the armies Of the
United States.
Approved, June 6, 1879.
ON. GENERAL NATURE-No. lI3
n act to continue the act to authorize the
settlement Of the accounts of officers of
the army and navy.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
f Representatives of the United States of
merica in Congress assembled, That the
ct to authorize the settlement Of the &C