The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-08-30

of Representatives, Of me Uaittd States Of
lmeridd in CmgrfSs assembled;
That the following sums be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated out of any moneys
in the treasury not Otherwise appropriately for
The suppor Of tht army for the wear ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
three.
For expenses of the Commanding Generals
0nle, livc thousand dollars.
For expenses of recruiting and Transports
ton 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 anddepartments, five thoi-
sand dollars.
For The expenses Of he signatscrvite of
the army, tWevc thousand Ave hundred dol.
lars.
Fnr pay Of the army, and for ravment to
discharged soldiers for clolhing not drawn,
twelve mi lion one hundred and five thousand
five hundred and ninety one dollars and
thirty-two cents,
For allowances to officers of the army for
= transportation Of themseye, and their baggae,
when travelling on duty, without troops, es-
corts or supplies, Two hundred and forty
thousand dollars.
For general expenses, such as the compen-
salon Of witnesses while OH eenrtmartial
service, and travelling expenses of paymas-
ters' clerks, and postage on letters, and pack
ages, and kilograms received and sent by
officers Of the army on public business mill
tary commissions and courts of inquiry, one
hundred thousand dollars
For subsistence Of regular troops, engi-
neers and Indian saouts, two mi llon seven
hnndre AMI seventy thousand nine hundred
and IOrty-fom dollars.
For regular supplies of the Quartermas
ter's department, TO wit For the regular
supplies Of the Quariermaser's department.
consisting OF fuel for officers, enlisted men,
guards hospitals, stnrehUllSes, and Offices OF
forage in kind for The horses, mules, and
oxen Of tie Quartermaster's department, at
the several posts and stations, and with the
armies In The field; for the horses II the sew
eral regiments Of cavalry, the batteries of
artillery,and such companies Of infantry and
scouts as may be mounted, and for the all-
thorized number of officers horses includ.
ing bedding for the animals; Of straw for
soldiers bedding; and Of stationery, includ-
Ing blank books for the Quartermasters tie
parlment, certificates for discharged soldiers.
blank forms for the Pay and Quarteunasier's
departments, and for printing or division anl
department orders and reports four million
dollars.
For incidental expenses, viz: For postage
and kilograms or dispatches; extra pay 10
soldiers employed, under the direction of the
Qnarternasters department, in the erectlon
OF barracks, quarters, storehouses, and hos
pitals, in the construction of roads, and other
constant labor, for periods Of not less than
ten days, under the acts of March second,
eighteen hundred and nineteen, and August
fourth, eighteen hundred and iiily-four, in
GLIDING those employed as clerks at division
and department headquarters expenses of
expresses to and from the frontier posts anil
armies in the field; of escorts to paymasters
and other disburslng officers, AMI to trains
where military escorts cannot be furnished |
expenses Of the interment of officers killed in |
action, OF who die when on duty in the field, |
or at posts on the frontiers, or ut posts and |
other places when ordered by the Secretary |
OF War, and Of non-c0mmiSson officers and |
soldiers; authorized Office furniture, hire of |
laborers in the Quartelmaster's department, |
including the hire of Interpreters, spies, and |
guides Tor the army; compensation of clerks |
to officers ofthe Quarter1naster'sd 'sdelartment |
compensation of forage and wagon masters |
authorized by the at Of July fifth, eighteen |
hundred and thirty for the apprehen-
sion Of tleserers, and the expense incident to |
their pursuit; and for the following expendi ,
turcs required for the several regiments of |
cavalry, the batter les Of light artillery, and |
such companies of infantry and scouts as may |
DC mounted, namely: the purchase Of travel |
ing fnrges, backsmIths' and shOcing tools. |
horse and mule shoes and nails, iron and Stctl |
Tor shoeing, hire Of veterinary surgeons,
medicines for norses and mules, picket-ropes,
and for shoeing the horses Of the corps named;
also, generally, the proper and authorized
expenses for the movement aud operations of
an army not expressly assigned to any other
department, one million two hundred thou
sand dollars.
For purchase Of horses for the calvary and
artillery, and for Indian scouts and for
euch Infantry as may be mounted, three hun
dred thousand dollars
For transportation of the army, including
baggage Of the troops when moving either
by land or water; of clothing, camp, and
garrison eqnipage from the depotS Of Phila-
delphia and Jeifcrsonvllle to the several posts
AMI army depOts, and from those depots to
the troops in the lleld; OF horse equipments
and Of subsistence stores from the places of
purchase, and from the places Of delivery un-
der contract to such places rs the circumstan.
ces OF the service may require them to be
sent; Of ordinance, ordinance stores, and
small-arms form the founderies aud arm0ries
to the arsenals fortffcations, frontier posts,
and army depots; truight wharfage, tolls,
and ferriages; the purchase and hire Of horses,
mules, oxen, and harness, and tho purchase
and repair OF wagons. carts, and drays, and OF
ships and other sea-going vessels, and boats
required for the transportation of supplies
and for garrison purposes; for drayage and
carriage at tho several posts, hire Of team
sters, transportation Of funds for the pay and
other dlsbursing departments the expense Of /"
sailing public transports on the various rivers,
the Gulf of Mexico, and the Atlantic and
Pacific; for procuring water at such posts as,
tr2m their situation, require 1t to be brought
from distance; and for clearing roads and
removing 0bstrllctiOns from rOalls, harbOrs,
and rivers to The the extent which may be
required for the actual operations OF the
troops In the field four million dollars.
For hire Of quarters for officers on military
duty, hire Of quarters for troops, of store
houses for the sale-keeping Of military stores,
OF offices, and oil grounds for camps, and for
summer cantonments, and for temporary
frontier stations; for the construction OF tenn
porary huts and stables; and for repairing
public buildings at established posts, one mil
lion 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 clothing,
camp and garrison oquipage, and for preserv-
ing and repacking st0Ck OF clothing, camp,
anil garrison equipage, and materials on hand
at the S1huylklll arsenal and other depots
seven hundred and seventy thousand dollars.
FOR the necessary expenses Of such sales Of
stores or material belonging to the army es
tablishment as may be authorized by law,
ten thousand dollars.
For establishing and maintaining national
military. cemeteries, two hundred and flfty
th0osald dollars.
For army contingencies, namely, such ex-
penses as are not provided for BY other estl-
mates, embracing all branches of the military
service, seyenty-hve thousand dollars.
For purchase Of metliSal and hospital Rup.
plies, pay Of private physlcians employed IL
emergencies, lvv hospital attendants 3 xpenses
Of pnrveying depOts, ofmedlcal examining
boards, and incidental expenses Of the meil-
ical department, three hundred thousand dol
lars.
For providing surgical apparatus aud ap-