New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-01

Of cavalry, the batteries of light artillery,
and such companies of infantry and scouts
as may be mounted, namely: The purchase
of travelling FORCES, blacksmiths' and shoe
ing tools, horse and mule shoes and nails
iron and steel for shooting, hire of veterinary
surgeons, medicines for horses and mules,
picket ropes, and for shoeing the horses of
the corps named; also, generally, the proper
and authorized expenses for the movement
and operations of an army not expressly
assigned to any other department, one mil.
lion three hundred thousand dollars.
For purchase of horses for the cavalry
and artillery. and for Indian scouts, and
for such infantry as may be mounted. three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For transportation of the army. including
baggage Of the troops when moving either
by land or water; Of clothing, camp and
garrison equipage from the depots of Phila
delphia and Jacksonville to the several
posts and army depots, and from those de-
pots to 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
as the circumstance Of the service may re-.
quire them TO be sent; Of ordnance, ord
nance stores, and small arms from the
founderies and armories to the arsenals,
AoA tihOdeioust AAouilCE pOot5. duU army ues
potts. freights, wharfage, tolls, and fer
riages; the purchase and hire of horses,
mules. oxen, and harness, and the 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 the several posts,
hire o. transfers, transportation of funds
for the pay and other disbursing depart
no. onpta
public transports on the various rivers,
the Gulf of Mexico, and the At
lantic and Pacific; for procuring water at
such posts as, from their situation, auire
it to be brought from distance; and for
clearing roads and removing Instructions
from roads, harbOrs and rivers to the extent
which may be required for the actual oper-
atoms of the troops in the field, four million
five hundred Thousand dollars.
For hire Of quarters for officers on mill
tary duty, hire of quarters for troops, OF
storehOuses for the safe keeping Of military
stores, offices, and of grounds for camps
and for summer environments, and for tenn
pOrary frontier stations; for the cOnstruc-
ton Of temporary huts and stables; and for
repairing public buildings at established
posts, and for establishing two new posts
between the Missouri river and Fort Ellis,
one million seven hundred thousand dollars
one hundred thousand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture of cloth.
ing, camp and garrison eGuipage, and for
preserving and repacking stock of clothing
camp and garrison eIuipage, and materials
on hand at the Schuylkill arsenal and other
depots, one million five hundred and TWEEN.
ty-three thousand five hundred and eight
when the new uniform is distributed 20 the
troops, the clothing OF the old style no Ion ger
20 be issued, incapable of alteration, shall
be sold by the Secretary of War at public
auction, after due public notice by adver-
tisement; and the gross proceeds of such
sales shall be covered into the treasury.
For establishing and maintaining na.
tiOnal military cemeteries. two hundred and
seventy-five thousand dollars: provided
titled IAN act to establish and protect ma
tional cemeteries approved February
twenty second, eighteen hundred and sixty.
seven. and the act amendatory thereof ap-
proved June eighth, eighteen hundred and
seventy-two, sha all be of durable stone and of
such design and weight as shall keep them
in place when set; and the contract tor sup
plying the same shall be awarded by the
Secretary of War, after sixty days adver.
tisement in ten newspapers of general cir
eulation, u some responsible person
or persons, whose samples and bids
shall in the greatest measure combine
the elements of durability. decency
and cheapness; and the sum Of one
million dollars is hereby appropriated FOX
said purpose out Of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated; and the
Secretary of War shall first determine for
the various cemeteries the size and model
for such hegdstones, and the standard of
of quality and color of the stone to be
used, and bids shall be made and decided
with reference thereto: and contracts may
be made. tor separate quantities OF such
headstones; and the contracts made under
this act shall provide for furnishing and
setting all the said headstones, and shall
not in the aggregate exceed the sum hereby
appropriated.
penses as are not provided for by other
estimates, embracing al! branches of the
of the military service, one hundred thou
sand dollars.
For purchase of medical and hospital
supplies, pay of private physicians en-
ployed in emergencies hire of hospital at
PENDANTS, expenses of purveying depots. OF
medical examining boards. and incidental
expenses Of the medical department, two
hundred thousand dollars: and the chief
medical puryeyor of the army shall have.
under the direction Of the Surgeon General.
supervision of the purchase and dlstrlbu.
Of all hospital and medical supplies.
For the Army Medical Museum and med
ical and other necessary works for the
library of the Surgeon Generals office. ten
thousand dollars.
New York, viz: Remodellng portions o!
bridge euuipage, and for current expenses
of the depot, purchase of engineering ma
teriai for use in instruction of engineer bat
TALON, and purchase and repair of instra
ments for general service of the corps OF en-
gineers, nine thousand dollars.
For trials with torpedoes for harbor and
! land defense. and to instruct the engineer
troops in their practical construction and
application, ten thousand dollars.
For the ordnance service required TO &c
fray the current expenses at the arsenals;
of receiving stores and issuing arms and
other ordnance supplies; OF police and office
duties: of rents, tolls, fuel. and lights: OF
| stationery and office furniture; of tools and
instruments for use: of public animals, tor
age, and vehicles; incidental expenses OF
| the ordnance service, including those at
tending practical trials and tests OF ORD
nance small arms, and other ordnance sup
niles. two hundred thousand dollars.
For manufacturing metallic ammunition
| for small arms, one hundred and twenty
| five thousand dollars.
For overhauling, preserving, and clean
| ing snew ordnance stores on hand IN the
| arsenals, seventy-fve thousand dollars. j.
For purchase and manufacture OF ord
! nance stores, to fill requisition OF troops
| and for sea coast cannon, and for carriage:
| for the same, two hundred thousand dol
| lars.
| For alteration of the carriages now il
use in seacoast forts, one hundred thou
| sand dollars.
For repairing ordnance and ordnance
| stores in the hands of troops. twenty five
| thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of War tc pro
vide Calling guns, of light calibre, for the