Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-03

O. paymasters and other disbarsing on GERS, AMI
20 trains where military escorts cannot be fur
killed in action or who die when or dnty in
the field. or at post ON the frontiers. or At
posts and other places, when ordered by the
sSSre,ary c 2. "sr ana o. hInT ,S6einS
Office furniture; hire OF laborers la the
Quartermaster's department, including the hire
OF interIrcters, spies, and guides for the army,
compensation of clerks 10 officers OF the Qaar-
tSrmaster's department.; compensation OF forage
and wagon masters authoriE ed by the act OF
July fifth, eighteen hundred and thirtv-eight:
for the apprehension OF deserters and me ex-
pense incident 20 their pursuit; and tor the fol-
lowing eXpendtures required for the several
regiments Of cavalry, the batteries OF ght artil-
lery and such companies OF infantry AMI scents
as NAV be mounted, namely the purchase OF
travelling FORCES, biscksmiths' aih shooting
tools, horse aud mule shoes aud nails iron ant
steel for shoeing, hire OF veterinary surgeons
medicines for horses and mules, p.cket-ropes,
and for shooting the horses Of the corps named:
also, generally, the proper and authorized eN-
pensCs for the movement and operations OF any
army not expressly assgned 20 any other de-
partment. one million three hundred thousand
dollars.
For purchase OF horses for the cava nv AMI
artillery, and for Indian scouts, and Tor such
infantry as may be mounted, three hundred and
ffty thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the army, including
baggage Of the troops when moving estaer ~
land or water; of clothing. camp aud garrisoi
courage from the depots OF Philas elPhia ami
.lefiers0nville 10 the several posts and army de-
pots, and from those dcPotS To the troops in the
field; OF rse-equipments and OF subsistence
stores from the places OF purchase, and from
the places of delivery under contract, 90 such
places as the circumstances OF the service NAV
reqnire them 10 be sent, of ordnance, ordnance
stores, and small arms nom RE toIndcries and
arnorigs TO the aTsenals. fOrti cations, frontier
posts. and army depot; freights Wharfage.
tolls, and ferTiages; the purchase ana hire OF
horses. mules. oxen, and harness, and the pur-
chase ara repair Of wagons, carts, and draws.
and OF ships and other sea-going vessels, ant
boats required for the transportation Of sup
plies and for garrison purposes; iOr GEayaEs
and carriage at the several posts, hire OF team
sters, transportation OF funds for the Paw ami
other diseursing departments; the expense OF
sailing public transports on the various rivers,
the Gulf OF Mexico. and the Atlantic and Pa
cific: fer procuring water at such posts as. from
their situation, require Il 10 be brought from 4
distance; and for clearing roads and removing
distractions from roads. hsrbOrs, and rivers ID
the extent which may be required Tor The sc-
'ual operations OF the troops IN the held, iOUr
million I've hundred Thousand dollars.
For hire of quarters for officers on military
duty, hire of quarters for troops, OF stcrehou>es
for the safe-keeping OF military stores, offices,
ard OF grounds for camps and for summer cam
tonments, and for temporary frontier stations;
for the construction of temporary huts AMI
stables; and for repairing public buildings at
established posts. and for establishing two new
posts between the Missouri river aud Fort
Ellis, one million seven hundred thousand dol
lars.
For construction and repairs of hosIit one
hundred Thousand dollars.
FoI purchase and manufacture OF c,orling.
camp and garrison equipage, and for pr, serving
and req &C king stock OF clothing, camp snl gar
rison equipage, and materials on hand at the
SchGylkill arsenal and Others depOtS, one nil
lion i've hundred and twenty-three tlonsaisI
five hundred and eight dollars and eighty-ona
cents: Prorifcd, That when the new uu TORN IS
distributed 20 the tToors, the clothing of the
old STYLE no longer u be issued, incapable OF
alteration, shall be sold 10y the Secretary oI War
at public auction, afterdue pubhc notice BY ad-
vertse ment; and the gross proceeds of such
sales shall be covered into the treasury.
For establishing and maintaining national
military cemeteries, two hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars: Proriisd, That the head
stones required by an act entitled "Al at d
establish and protect national cemeteries, - aI-
proved February twenty second, eighteen hau-
dred and sixty -seyen. aud the act amendatOry
thereof, approved June eighth, eighteen hum
bred and seyenty-two. shall be of darab'e stone,
and of such design and weight as al keep
them in place when set; and the contract foe
supplying the same shall be awarded by ths
Secretary OF War, after sixty DAYS ADVERTISE
ment in ten newspapers OF general circulation,
to some responsible person or persons, whose
samples and bids shall in the greatest measure
combine the elements Of durability, decsncy.
and cheapness; and the sum OF one million dol
lars is hereby appropriated for said purpose out
OF any money in the treasury not otherwise an
propriated: and the Secretary of War - al first
determine Tor the various cemeteries The sizc
and model for such headstones, and the stand
ard OF quality and color OF the stone 20 be used,
ard the bids shall lie made and decided With
reference thereto and contracts NAV be made
for separate quantities of such healstoB.s; and
the contracts made under this act shall provide
for furnishing and setting all the sad head
stones, and shall not in the aggregate exceed
the sum hereby Appropriated.
For army contingencies, namely: such ex-
penses as are not provided for by other esti-
mates, embracir" all branches ofthe military
service, one hundred thousand dollars.
For purchase of medical and hospital snfl~
eIl.s, pay o. private pnys;sisus employed in
penses Of purveying -derots, of medical exam
lining boards, and incidental expenses of tue
Medical department, two hundred thousand dol
lars: and the chief medical purveyor OF the army
shall have, under the direction Of the : lrgeon-
General, supervision of the purchase and dis
tribution of all hospital and medical supplies.
For the Army Medical Museum and medical
and other necessary works for the library OF the
Surgeon-General's Office, ten thousand dollars.
For engineer depot at willett's point, New
York, viz: Remodelling portions OF bridge
equipage, and for current expenses OF the de-
pot, purchase OF engineering material Tor use
IN instruction OF engineer battalion, AMI pur-
chase and repair of instruments for gen raj SER
dollars.
For trials with torpedoes for harbor and lana
defence, and 10 instruct the engineer troops in
their practical construction and application.
ten thousand dollars.
For the ordnance service required TO defray
the current expenses at the arsenals; ofreceiyinS
stores and issuing arms and other or FINANCE
supplies; Of police and Office duties: OF rents
tolls fuel, and Lights; Of stationery and Office
public animals, forage, and vehicles; incidental
expenses OF the ordnance service, including
those attending practical trials and tests OF
ordnance, small arms, nd other ordnance sap
plies, two hundred thousand dollars
For manufacturing metallic ammunition for
small arms, one hundred and twenty-five thou.
sand dollars.
For overhauling, preserving, and cleaning
new ordnance stores ON hand in the arsenals
seventy-fve thousand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture of ordnance
stores, TO NIL requisition or troops, and for sea-
coast cannon, and for carriages for the same
two hundred thousand dollars.
For alterations OF the carriages now in use in
sea coast forts, one hundred thousand dollars
For repairing ordnance and ordnance stores
lars.
To enable the Secretary of War 20 provide
eating guns, OF light caibre, for the use OF the
army, sixty thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of .projectiles for heavy
guns, fifty thousand dollars. And the Secre.
tary Of War Is hereby authorized, In his dis
erection, to exchange the unserviceable and un-
suitable powder on hand for new powder.
For preservation Of clothing and eluipagd
from moth and mildew, two hundred thousand
xInIla IGlaU 1.an s1.lsr L.