New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-23


expenses for the movement and operations
| OF an army not expressly assigned to any
| other department, three hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
Barracks and quarters: For rent or hire of
quarters for troops, and for officers on mill
tary duty; Of stOrehOuses for safe-keeping
of military stores. of offices; of grounds
for camps and environments, and for tenn
pOrary frontier stations; for construction
and repairs of temporary huts; of stables
and other military buildings at established
posts; for construction land repair of hos
pitfalls: and for repairs of buildings Occu-
pied By the army, six hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars provided, that here
after barracks and quarters, and all build
ings and structures whatever Of perma-
nent nature, shall be constructed upon
special authority, to be given by act of
Congress, except when constructed by the
troops: and no such structures whose cost
shall exceed twenty thousand dollars shall
be erected or continued in erection unless
by such authority SO specially granted.
Clothing and equipage: For purchase and
manufacture Of clothing, camp and garri-
son equipage, and for preserving and re
packing stock OF clothing, camp and garri-
son equlpage, and materials on hand at the
SchuylkiI arsenal and other depOts, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the preservation of army cloth
ing and equipage, fifty thousand dol
lars provided, that there shall
be no claim upon the United States
for the use Of any patent for the manner Of
or material for doing the same.
Ordnance and ordnance stores: For puT-
chase Of ordnance and ordnance stores, to
continue the armament Of certain southern
forts, one hundred thousand dollars.
For establishing and maintaining national
military cemeteries, fifty thousand dollars;
and the appropriations for collecting, drill
ling, and organizing volunteers, heretofore
considered as permanent appropriations,
are hereby continued ard made available
for the service Of the present fiscal year
only. so far as the same may be necessary
to pay the usual clerical service heretOfOie
paid out of said appropriation 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 ex-
penses contemplated and provided for in
and by the act approved July twenty
seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-Onp,
being an act to indemnify certain States for
expenses incurred by them in enrolling
equipping and transporting troops for the
defense Of the United States during the late
rebellion one million dollars.
Signal OHce-ObseTvatiOn and report of
stOrma: For manufacture, purchase or re-
pair of meteorological and other necessary
instruments; for telegraphing reports: for
expenses of storm signals, announcing prob
able approach and force of storms; for in
strument shelters; for hire, furniture and
expense OF Offices maiptained for public use
in cities or posts receiving reports: tor maps
bulletins, and so forth, to be displayed in
chambers of commerce and board Of trade
rooms, and for distribution; for books and
stationery; and for incidental expenses not
otherwise provided for, siXty-One thousand
and fifty dollars; provided, that no part of
this appropriation, nor Of any apprOpria-
ton for the several departments OF the gov
ernmenC, shall be paid to any telegraphie
company which shall neglect or refuse TO
transmit Geographic communications be-
tween said departments, their officers, gents
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 sixty-gix
and at rates OF compensation therefor to be
by the Postmaster General.
To furnish transportation to insane vol
unteeF soldiers at any time entitled to be
admitted into the government hospital at
one thousand dollars.
For expenses Of the board Of visitors at
the Military Academy at West Point, two
dollars.
Public buildings and grounds in and
around Washington, under the Chief of
Engineers Of the War Department.: For re- |
pairs and Improvements, viz: For survey |
and map in accordance with the provisions |
Of the joins resolution Of July fourteenth, |
eighteen hundred and seventy one thou |
sand five hundred dollars
For grading and paving circle at the in |
-eTs6CtiOn OF Vermont and Massachusetts, |
lVRDUag ttr fiscal Arntliprr INN
1eth. eighteen hundred and seventy. and |
lune thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
,nty-Onc, five thousand seven hundred and !
eighty-nine dollars and cighty-two cents.
F0r stationery for the office, one hundred /
md twenty-tCur dollars and tIUty-two
ents.
For repairs on the Executive Mansion,
en- thousand three hundred and iOrty-1ve /
.Ollas.
For additional compensation to the assist
mt dOor-keepeT al the Executive Mansion, |
or the fiscal year ending June thirtieth.
ighteen hundred and seVenty-twO, three
hundred and sixty dollars.
For the Executive avenue and adjacent
rounds, recently inclOsed, for grading,
avlng, and otherwise completing the work
uTing the fiscal year ending June thirtieth,
Eighteen hundred and sixty mine, and June
hIrueth, eighteen hundred and seventy.
twenty-five thousand two hundred and
ineteen dollars and twenty-five cent? |.
Contingencies of the army prior to July
rst, eighteen hundred and seventy: For
ees of attorneys at law employed by the
Var Department; expenses of suits incur
ed previous to act of June twenty.
ighteen hundred and seventy, creating |
he Department of Justice; the costs and
harges OF State, penitentiariPs for the care
nd maintenance of United States military
Dnvicts confined in them; the pay of detect
res and scouts; and for compensation of |
rOYOst narshals employed by the Secre-
Try of War in eighteen hundred and sixty
yO, fifty thousand dollars.
trGedmeus hospitals and asylum: To re-
1burse tee IOmmissary department for
lppIies furnished to the fTeedmeu's bureau
'tOr to yune thirtieth, eighteen hundred
Id scventy-one, thrty-fouT thousand dol
rs.
Military convicts at State peniteutiaries;
Or payment of costs and charges of State
,nitentiaries for the care, clothing main
nance and medical attendance Of Cuited :
ates military cOnyicts confined in them.
Il thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of War TO pay 7
r additional clerical services heretofore p
nployed by him in the investigation and
ttIement Of accounts for abandoned and !
ptured property, one thousand dollars. :
NAVY DEPARTMENT. Y
NAVAL ESTABLISHMENT. !
Marine Corps: For rent of quarters for |
icers, where there are no public quarters, +
e thousand five hundred ana tLirtv-nine
liars and thirteen cents.
For forage for horses belonging to field 2
d staff officers Of the marines, one thou \
nd four hundred and fUrty-sevcn dollars t
d thirty-fOur cents. i
For Indispensable miscellaneous articles s
: the use of the marine barracks at Brook
D. New York and nther nnsts s.ren INN