New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-26
GENERAL NArURE-No. 1l2.1


&In act making appropriations tor the sup
sport 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 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, fo1
the support of the army for the year ending
eJune thlrtieth, eighteen hundred and sew.
G5nty-three:
For expenses of the Commanding Gen.
erals office, five thousand dollars.
For expenses of recruiting and transpOrta,
plUn of recruits, one hundred and twenty
ahousand 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 tile signal service of
She army, twelve thousand five hundred
dollars.
For pay of the army, and for payment to-
discharged soldiers for clothing not drawn,
Gwelve million one hundred and five thou
sand five hundred and ninety-one 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
and forty thousand dollars.
For general expenses, such as the COM
GensatiOn of witnesses Willie on cOurt-mar-
tial service and travelling expenses of nav
masters clerks. and postage on letters. and
Daclxapes and teleprams received and sent
dy officers of the army on public business
military commissions and courts OF inquiry.
one hundred thousand dollars.
For subsistence of regular troops engi-
7,eers ana Indian scouts. two million sayen
i IL. 4
aired and forty four dollars.
For regular supplies of the Ouartermas
Gers DEPARTMENT to wit: For the regular
suDpIies of the Ouartermaster's department
consisting of fuel for officers. enlisted men
guards. hospitals. storehouses and Offices: of
gorage in kind for the horses, mules and
oxen of the Ouartermaster's department..
at the several posts and stations. and with
She armies in the field; for the horses of the
several regiments of cavalry the batteries
Qof artillery and such companies of infantry
and scouts as NAV be mounted, and for the
authorized number Of horses, including
bedding for the animals: Of straw for sol
oilers bedding, and Of stationery, including
blank books for the Ouartermaster's de-
Dartment certificates for DISCHARGED SOL
oilers blank forms for the Paw and Quarter
enaster's departments. and for printing of
division and department orders and repGrts
Gour million dollars.
For incidental pXOppSPS viz For Y(OsE Ia un
and telegrams or disnatches. extra nav 70
soldiers employed. under rhe direction of
che Ouartermaster's department. in the
erection Of barracks. quarters. store honses
and hospitals, in the construction of roads
and other constant labor. for periods of NOT
less than ten DAYS, under acts of March
second, eighteen hundred and nineteen. and
August fourth. eighteen hundred and fifty
four, including those employed as clerks al
division and department headouartars.
EXPENSES of expresses TO and from +be
frontier posts and armies In the field: of es-
ecorts TO paymasters and other disbursinu
Officers. and to trains where military escorts |
Gan NOT he furnished: expenses Of The in |
terment OF officers killed in action. or who |
,dieswhen On duty in the field. or at nosts |
on the frontiers. or at posts and other places /
when ordered bv the Secretary of War
and Of non.commfssioned officers and sol.
oilers; authorized Office furniture. hire of
laborers in the Ouartermaster's department
including the hire Of Interpreters. spies ana
guides for the army: COMPENSATION Of clerks
to officers of the Ouartermaster' depart-
ment; compensation Of forage and WAGON
masters authorized by the acf Of ,JuIv fffb
eighteen hundred and thirtv-eIght: for the
apprehension of deserters and the eyneusa
incident to their pursuit; and for the f,i-
lowing expenditures required for the sew.
eral regiments OF cavalry, the batteries of
light artillery, and such companies OF in