New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-11

Representatives of the United States oil
America in Congress assembled, That
from and after the thirtieth day of June
eighteen hundred and seventy, Rear Admi
rails on the retired list of the navy, who
were retired as captains when the high
est grade in the navy was captain, at the
age Of sixty-two years, or after forty-five
years service, and who, after their retire
ment, were promoted to the grade of Rear
Admiral and performed the duties of that
grade in time of war; shall, when not on
duty, be entitled to and receive the pay of
Rear Admirals on the retired list.
Approved June 5, 1872.
lGENERAL NATURE-NO. ll2
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, That 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 ending
June thIrtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-three
For expenses Of the Commanding Gen
erals office, FIVE thousand dollars.
ForGxpenses of recruiting and transporta-
thousand five hundred and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Adiutant
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 five hundred
dollars.
For nav of the army, and for payment to
discharged soldiers for clothing notdrawn,
twelve million one hundred and five thou
sand five hundred and ntnety.one dollars
and thiFt 5T55Tca e0 f. of,ioors n
transportation of themselves and their Moo
gage, when travelling on duty, witbSTt
troops escorts or supplies, two hundtsd
and forty thousand dollars.
For general expenses, such as the conf
pensation Of witnesses while on court-mar-
tial service, and travelling expenses Of pay
masters clerks, and postage on letters. and
packages, and kilograms received and sent
by officers Of the army on public business,
military commissions and courts OF inquiry.
one hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence of regular troops. enpi-
neers and.lndian scouts, two Elill0n seven
hundred and seventy thousand nine hun
dred and forty four dollars.
For regular supplies of the Quartermas-
Ier's department., to wit: For the regular |
supplies ofthe Quartermaster's department. |
consisting Of fuel for officers enlisted men, |
guards, hospitals, storehouses and offices: Of |
toERge in kind for the horses, mules and |
oxen of the Qaartermaster's department. |
at tie 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 infa1 try
ana scouts as may be mounted, and for the |
authorized number of horses incIudiup
beading for the animals; OF straw for sol
GlefsA bedding, and of stationery, including
BLANK hooks for the Quartermaster's de-
partment, certificates for DISCHARGED sal
diers, oIa9k forms for the Pay and Quarter
master departments, and for printing of
diFlsIon ana department orders and reports.
four million dofars. ~
For incldehtal Expenses, viz: For POSTAGE
ah4 kilograms or dispatches; extra pav to
s,D4@leEs employed, lpder the direction of ,,
tHe SiuaFteTnaster department., in the ,
erection OF barracks, Quarters Store horeag
and hospitals, in the consumption Of roaJs
and other constant labor, for periods Of. not !
TESS taan ten days, under tcfs Of March
second, eighteen hundred and lipe+ean and l
August fourth, eighteen hundred ana tiItvs
our including those employed asnIer7Ts = 4 I
liNislon and department headq9arters. q
,APeGses or expresses to and from the 4
ronuer posts and armies IN the field: or ~ T.
,Orts to paymasters and other dishurst i
Ulcers, and to trains where military psno,stE !
an not be furnished; expenses Of the III
Of officers killed in action, or who
lie when on duty in the field OF at posts
u the frontiers, or at posts aud other places A
hen ordered BY the Secretary Of War.
nd of non-commissioned officers and sol
iers; authorized Office furniture, hire of
,borers in the Quartermaster's department, o
lcluding The hire OF interpreters, spies and
lides fer the army; compensation Of clerks a
officers of the QuaTtermasters depart q
ent; compensation of forage and wagon n
asters authorized BY the act Of July fifth, 4
ghteen hundred and thirty-elght; for the Il
)prehension of Geserters aud the expense ei
cIdent to their pursuit; and for the fol 10
wing expenditures required for the sew
al regiments of cavalry the batteries Of
int artillery, and such companies OF in
ntry and scouts as may be mounted
meIv: the purchase of travelling FORCES, A.
acksmjths' and shoeing tools, horse and
Ile shoes and nails, iron and steel for
oeing. hire Of veterinary surgeons, medi-
les toF horses and mules, picket ropes,
d for sh0eing the horses OF the corps
med; also, generally, the proper and au
,uzed expenses for the movement and
sratlons of an army not expressly as Re
ned 70 any other department, one million Al
, hundred thousand dollars. The
or purchase of horses for the cavalry ST.
artillery, and fer Indian scouts aud for or
b infantry as may be mounted, thee Gus
dred thousand dollars ent
or transportation OF the army, including sea
gage of the troops when moving either the
land or water; of clothing, camp and win
ison equippage from the depots Of Phil tioI
phia and Jeffersonville to the several 'tsd
/ and army depots, and from those de- tim
to the troops in the field Of horse said
pnlents and of subsistence stores from reas
places Of purchase, and from tbeplaces his
5lively under contract to such places pert
Il circumstances OF the service may re pers
, them Ia he sen6 Of ordnance, ord regJ
e stores and small arms from the four In Il
and arnlories to the arsenats, t0rtifiea- the
frontier posts and army depots prov
III. wharfage. tolls and. ferriages; the cont
Iase and hire Of horses, mules. oxen vislo
arraas. and The purchase and repair 6E