New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24

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rivers, the gulf of Mexico, and the Atlanti
and Pacific; for procuring water at sue
posts as, from their situation, require it t
be brought from a distance: andfar clear
ing roads and removing Instructions from
roads, harbors and rivers to the exten
which may be qured for the actual opera
tons of troops III the field, four million dol
lars.
For hire Of quarters for officers on mill
tary duty, hire Of quarters for troops, o
store houses for the safe-keeping Of military
stores, Of offices and of grounds for camps
and for summer can tOnments, and tor TEN
pOrary frontier stations; for the cOnstruc
ton of temporary huts and stables; and fol
repairing public buildings at establish {
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 thou
sand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture Of cloth
| ing, camp and garrison equipage, and fol
! 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 sev-
enty thousand dollars.
For the necessary expenses of such sales
Of stores or material belonging to the army
| establishment as may he authorized by law,
ten thousand dollars.
For esta blishing and maintaining national
military cemeteries, two hundred ard fifty
thousand dollars.
For army contingencies, namely, such ex-
penses as are not provided for by other esti-
mates, embracing all branches of the mill
tary service, seyenty-fye 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-
planes for the relief Of persons disabled
in the military aud naval service of the
United States, and not included within the
terms Of any law granting artificial limbs,
or other special relief, ten thousand dollars,
to be expended under the direction of the
Secretary OF War; provided, that a report
shall be made to Congress, at its next an
nual session, showing the name and resi-
dence OF each person relieved, and the nat
ure and cost Of the apparatus provided
For the Army Medical Museum and medi.
cal and other necessary works for the lib
rary of the Surgeon Generals Office ten
thousand dollars.
Engineer department at Willett's Point.
For protection Of pOnton boats, remodel
ing ponton material, and for current ex-
penses of depot, five thousand dollars.
For modification and repair OF buildings,
five thousand dollars.
For erection Of new chapel, five thousand
dollars.
For repairs of instruments for general
service ofthe 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 tOrpedOesO for |
harbor and land defense, and material for
same, ten Thousand dollars
For the ordinance service required fO de- 7
tray the current expenses at the arsenals; |
Of receiving stores and issuing arms and |
other ordinance supplies; of police and Office
duties; OF rents, tolls, fuel and lights;
II stationery and office furniture; of tools
and instruments for use; of public animaIso
forage, and vehicles; incidental expenses
Of the ordinance service, including those
practical trials and tests of ord
nance, slnall-arms, and other ordnance sup ;
llies, two hundred thousand dollars.
For manufacturing metallic ammunition
or smallarms, one hundred and twenty.
i've thousand dollars.
For oVerhaullng, preserving and creano
ng new ordnance stores on hand in the !
lrsenals, seventy five thousand dollars.
For seacoast cannon, and carriages for
he same one hundred and twenty thou
aud dollars.
For experiments and tests Of heavy gjaed
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 a
oard Of officers to be appointed by the
ecretary Of War which report shall in
Jude both classes, breech and muzzle load
IL cannon, and the powder and projectiles
ecessary for testing the same shall be sup
lied from stores on hand.
For constructor and TESTING Motfaq'4
reech-loading tield-pieces, eight thousand ,,
ollars; and Tor testing James Cr0cketts !
raduating and accelerating cartridge, and :
II experimenting with patent metallic
lrtridge of Willis E. Moore, and other !
improvements in ammunition. five thousand ! {
Ollars.
For purchase and manufacture OF other : .,
,dinance stores to fill requisition OF troops q
-tY thousand dollars.
For manufacture of arms af the national ! +
'm0ry, one hundred and fifty thousand :,
)llars; provided, that no part of this ap- q
'oprlation shall be expended until a
ech-ioading system for muskets and carr
mes shall have been adopted for the mill q
ry service upon the Recommendation Of 4
e board to be appointed by the Secretary S
War, which board shall consist Of not S
So than five officers, as follows; one gene q
al officer, ,one ordnance officer and three ?
icers of the line, one to be taken from the a
valry, one from the infantry and one s
om the artillery; and provided further, v
at the system, when so adopted. shall be .
G only one to be used BY the Ordnance q
apartment in the manufacture of muskets A
d carbines for the military service; and Is
royalty shall be paid by the govern u
INT of the United States for the use Of Is
id patent to any of its officers or en- '
Dyes, or for any patent in which said Off n
rs or employees may be directly or indie y
,tly interested. 81
SEC. ?. That hereafter it shall be illegal II
brand, mark, or tattoo ON the body of g
J soldier by sentence of court-martiaI, n
d the word corporal shall be stricken III
IN the forty-ffth Of the rules and article tt
the government Of the armies Of the
lited States. g
June 6, 1872, n
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