The Portland daily press., 1872-11-11

schuylki'l arsenal and other depots, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For the preservation of army clothing and equi-
page fifty thousand dollars Provided, That there
shall be no claim upon the United States for the of
any patent for the manner OF or material for doing
the same
Ordnance and ordnance stores: For purchase Of
ordnance and ordnance stores, to continue the arma
ment of certain southern FORTS hundred thousand
For establishing and maintaining national military
cemeteries fifty thousand dollars; and the appropia
tons for collecting, drilling, and organizing voun
teers heretofore considered as permanent appropria
tons, are hereby continued and made available for
the service OF the present fiscal year only far as
the same may be necessary to the usual clerical
service heretofore paid out of said appropriations in
the War Department
MISCELLANEOUS.
For payment of any balance due, or to be found
DUE during the present fiscal year, to any State, for
costs charges, and expenses contemplated and pro-
vided for in and by the act approved July twenty
seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, being an
act to indemnify certain States for expenses incurred
by them in. enrolling, equippng, and transporting
troops for the defense of the United States during
the late rebellion, one million dollars,
SIGNAL and report Ofstorms:
For manufacture, purchase, repair of meteorolog
cal and other necessary instruments; for telegraph
ing reports; for expenses of stormsign ann0unc-
ing probable approach and force of storms; for in
strument-shelters for hire, furniture and expense
OF offices maintained for public in cities or posts
receiving reports; for maps, bulletins and 50 forth,
to be displayed in chambers of commerce and board
of trade rooms and for distribution for books and
statonery and for incidental expenses not otherwise
provided for sxty-one thousand and fifty dollars:
ProDtded That no part of this appropriation nor OF
any appropriation for the several departments OF the
government, shall be paid to any Geographic compa-
ny which shall neglect refuse to transmit tie egrap-
ic communications between said departments, their
officers agents. or employees, under the provisions OF
the second section of chapter two hundred and thirty
OF the statutes of the United States for the year
eighteen hundred and sixtysx and at rates OF COM
pensaion therefor to be established by the Postmas-
ter General
To finnish TRANSFORMATION tn insane volunteer SOL
diers at any time entitled to be admitted into the
government hospital at Washington, one thousand
For expenses of the board of visitors at the Militia
ry Academy at West Point, two thousand dollars
Public buildings and grounds in and around W ash
ngton under the Chief of Engineers of the War De-
| partment: For repairs and improvements, viz: For
survey and map in accordance with the provisions OF
the joint resolution of July fourteenth eighteen hun
bred and seventy, thousand five hundred dollars
For grading and paving circle at the OF
ending June thrtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
and June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
olIe five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine
| dollars and eighty-two CENTS
For stationery for the Office, one hundred and
| twenty-four dollars and tbirty-two cents.
For repairs on the Executive Mansion, ten thou
| saud three hundred and forty-fve dollars.
For additional compensation to the assistant door
keeper the Executive Mansion, for the fiscal year
ending June thirtieb eighteen hundred and seventy
| two, three hundred and sixty dollars
| For the Executive avenue and adjacent grounds,
recently incosed, for grading paving, and otherwise
|
June thirteth eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, and
June thirteth, eighteen hundred and seventy, TWEEN
ty-five thousand two hundred and nineteen dollars
| and twenty-five cents.
Contingencies Of thearmy prior to July first, eight
cen hundred and seventy: For fees of attorneys at
| law employed by the War Department; expenses Of
suits incurred previous to act of June wentysecond
eighteen hundred and seventy, creating the Depart
ment OF Justice; the cost and charges of State peni
| tentiaries for the and maintenance of United
States military convcts confined in them the pay OF
detectives and scouts; and for compensation Of pro
vost-marshals employed by the Secretary Of War in
eighteen hundred and sixtytwo, fifty thousand dol
| lars.
| Freedmen's hospitals and asylum: 70 reimburse
| the Commissary department for supplies furnished
the Freedmens bureau prior to June thireth, eight
sen hundred and seventy-one, thirty-four thousand
| dollars.
Military convicts at State penitentaries: For pay
ment of and charges of State pententares for
the care, clothing MANI enance, and medical attend
OF United States military convicts confined in
them, ten thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of War to pay for addition
al clerical services heretofore employed by him in the
| investigation and settlement of accounts for aban-
doned and captured property, one thousand dollars