New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-24
iGENERAL NATrRE-No. 10
An act making appropriations for the

port of the army for the year ending Jun
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, and for other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and House o
Representatives Of the United States o
America in Congress assembled, That tht
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 thlrtieth, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-three:
For expenses of the Commanding Gen.
erals Office, five thousand dollars.
FOrexpenses Of recruiting and transporta-
Ct 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 and departments, five
thousand dollars
For the expenses of the signal service Of
dhe army, twelve thousand five hundred
dollars.
For pay Of the army, and for payment to
discharged soldiers for clothing not drawn,
twelve million one hundred and five thou
sand five hundred and ninetyone dollars
and thirty-two cents.
For allowances to officers of the army for
transportation of themselves and their bag
gage, when travelling on duty, without
troops, escorts or supplies two hundred
eand forty thousand dollars.
For general expenses, such as the com
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,
cone hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence Of regular troops, cngi-
neers and Indian scouts, two million seven
hundred and seventy thousand nine hun
lred and forty four dollars
For regular supplies of the Quartermas-
fer's department, to wit: For the regular
supplies of the Quartermasters 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,
at 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 infaI try
and scouts as may be mounted, and for the
authorized number of horses, including
bedding for the animals; Of straw for sol
diers bedding, and.of stationery, including
blank books for the Quartermaster's de-
partment, certificates for discharged sol
diers, 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
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 I
second, eighteen hundred and nineteen and |
August fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty
four, including those employed as clerks at
division and department Headquarters:
of expresses to and from the |
frontier posts and armies III the field; of es-
Corts to paymasters and other disbursing
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 i'll the field, or at posts
on the frontiers, or at posts and other places
when ordered by the Secretary of War.
and OF non-commissioned officers and sol
diers; authorized office furniture, hire Of
!aborers in the Quartermaster's department,
including The hire of interpreters, spies and
guides Tor the army; compensation of clerks
to officers of the Quartermaster's depart
Ment compensation of forage and wagon
masters authorized by the act Of July fifth
elgnteen hundred and thirty-elght: for the
apprehension OF deserters and the expenss
incident To their pursuit; and for the fol-
lowing expenditures required for tba saw
eral regiments of cavalry, the batteries of
light artillery, and such companies 1T n.
fantry and scouts as may Sc mounto5
namely: the purchase of travelling forces ys'
blacksmiths and shoeing tools, horse ana
mule shoes and nails, iron and steel for
shooting, hire of veterinary surgeons, medi.
cines for horses and mules, picket ropes.
and for shoeiDg the horses Of the CORPS
named; also, generally, the proper and au.
thorized expenses for the movement and
operations of an army not expressly as
signed to any other department, one million
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, three
hundred thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army, including
baggage of the troops when moving either
by laud or WATER of clothing, camp and
garrison equippage from the depots OF Phil
adelphia and Jetiersorville to the several
posts and army depots, and from those de- i
pots 70 the troops in the field; Of horse |
equipments and of subsistence stores from |
the places of purchase, and from the places
Of delivery under contract to such places |
is the circumstances of the service NAV re-
luire them to be sent; Of ordnance, ord i
nance stores and small arms from the fouR- i
Tries andarmories to the 8rsenals, tortifca- |
ions frontier posts and army depots |
reight, wharfage, tolls and ferriages; the
purchase and hire Of horses, mules oxen y
md harness, and the purchase and repair