New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-12
lGENERiL NAruRE-No. II2.l

An act making appropriations for the sup
port of the army for the year ending June
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House OF
Representatives Of the United States Of
America in Congress assembled, mat the
following sums be, and the same are hereby,
appropriated, out Of any moneys in the
treasury not. otherwise appropriated, for
the support Of the army for the year endlng
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-three:
For expenses of the Commanding Gen
erals office, five thousand dollars.
Forexpenses Of recruiting and transporta-
taop of recruits, one hundred and twenty
thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Adjutant
Generals department at the headquarters
of military divisions and departments, five
thousand dollars.
For the expenses of the signal service OF
the army, twelve thousand i've hundred
dollars.
For pay of the army and for payment to
discharged soldiers Tor clothing not drawn,
twelve million one hundred and five thou
sand five hundred and ninety one dollars
and thirty-two cents.
For allowances to officers Of the army tor
transportation of themselves and their bag
rage, when travelling on duty, without
and forty thousand dollars.
For general expenses, such as the com
pensation of witnesses while on court-lnar-
Tial service, and travelling expenses of pay
masters clerks, and postage on letters, and
packages, and kilograms received and sent
nv officers Of the army on public business,
military commissions and courts OF inquiry,
one hundred thousand dollars
For subsistence of regular troops, engI-
neers and Indian scouts, two million seven
hundred and seventy thousand nine Aun-
dred and forty four dollars.
For regular supplies OF the Qqarterm2s-
ter's department. to wit: For the regular
supplies OF the Ouartermaster's department.,
consisting of fuel for officers, enlisted men,
guards, hospitals, stOrehouses and offices; OF
forage in kind for. the horses, mules and
oxen of the Quartermaster's department,
ct the several posts and stations, and with
the armies in the field; for the horses OF the
several regiments Of cavalry, the batteries
of artillery, and such companies OF intaLtry
and scouts as may be mounted and for the
authorized number of horses, including
bedding for the animals; of straw for sol
aiers bedding. and of stationery, including
blank books for the QuartermastGr's de-
partment, certificates for discharged sol
Siiers, blank forms for the Pay and Quarter
masters departments, and for printing OF
division and department orders and reports,
four million dollars.
For incidental expenses, viz: For postage
and kilograms or dispatches; extra pay to
soldiers employed, under the direction of
the Quartermaster's department. in the
erection of barracks, quarters, store houses
and hospitals, in the construction of roads, !
and other constant labor, for periods of not
less than ten days, under acts OF March
second, eighteen hundred and nineteen, and
August fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty
four, including those employed as clerks at
division and department headquarters;
expenses of expresses to and from the
frontier posts and armies IN the field; OF es-
corts to paymasters and other discussing
officers, and to trains where military escorts
can not be furnished; expenses of the in
terment of officers killed in action, or who |
die when on duty in the field, or at posts
on the frontiers, or at posts and other places |
when ordered by the Secretary OF War, |
and of nOu-cOmmlsslOned officers and sol |
diers; authorized Office fur itnre, hire Of |
laborers in the Quartermaster's department., |
including the hire Of interpreters, spies and |
guides for the army; compensation Of clerks |
to officers of the QuaTtermaster's depart !
ment compensation Of forage and wagon |
masters authorized by tue act of July fifth. |
eighteen hundred and thirty-eIght; for the |
apprehension of deserters aud the expense |
incident to their pursuit; and for the fol |
lowing expenditures required for the sew
eral regiments of cavalry, the batteries Of /
JiUbt artillery, and such companies OF in /
fantry and scouts 'as may be mounted, |
namely: the purchase of travelling FORCES, |
blackslniths' and shoeing tools, horse and |
rnuIe shoes and nails, iron and steel for
sboeinp. hire of veterinary surgeons, medI-
cipes for horses and mules, picket ropes |
and for shoeing the horses OF the corps |
named: also, generally, the proper and au |
tholized expenses for the movement and |
Of an army not expressly as
signed to any other department, one miuUn
two hundred thousand dollars,
, For purchase Of horses for the cavalry
and artillery, and for Indian scouts aud for
such infantry as may be mounted, thee
hundred thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army, including
baggage of the troops when moving either
by land or water: of clothing, camp and
garrison eouppage from The depots OF Phil
adelphia and JeifersoLville to the several
posts and army depots, and from those de
pots to the troops. IN the field; OF horse
sentiments and Of subsistence stores from
HE places Of purchase, and from the places
II delivery under contract to SUCH places
Is the circumstances of the service may re-
luire them to be senC of ordnance, ord
nance stores and small arms from the fouE-
Tries and arm0ries to the arsenals, tortltica-
iors, frontier posts and army depots
,reighti wharfage, tolls and ferriages; the
purchase and hire of horses, mules, oxen
ind harness and thn urrchase and reuair ]