The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-06
GENERAL NATURE-No no,

AN ACT making appropriations for the SIM
port OF the army for. the year endin,. Jnna
thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy. thr,e
aud for other purposes. ''''''
Be it enacted IN the S ,aqts ma IE,,,.. :,
RpT sent tiyos Of He United States Of liz, ,.ieo
u Congr IS assembled, That the fulloL I" sir's
oe,and the same are hereby a9pro1ria, N ,ut ~
my moneys In the treasury not otlerv ise an
Jroprated. for the support of the army far t5a
year ending june thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy three.
For expenses of the Commanding Generals
! Office, five thousand dollars
iot, o expenses OF recruiting and tran'porta-
and q vascrtits, one hundred and twenty thoa-
For conti ,h}grssd and eighty dollars.
Generals denartmenffaa Uses of the Adjut1ut
military divisions and departui essss Of
| sand dollars.
the expenses of the signal service of the
army, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. I.l.
FOR pay of the army, aud for payment TO
discharged soldiers for clothi-g not drawn,
sWeise million one hundred aud five thousand
| two ceuts. ' ''1N '''''
For allowances to officers of tbs army for
transportation of themselves a nj ,ba;r a ,.,,,,e
| when travelling on duty, without ir,ons escnr,s
or supplies, two hundred aud tortv t6onsand
| dollars Wy '''o"''"1
For general expenses, such as tine eou,.,sa.
| tion OF witnesses while on eOurt-maltial SER
vice, and travelling expenses of paymaAvs
| clerks, aud postage on letters, and packages
and kilograms received and sent by Officers Of
| the army public basiness military cnn-
missions and courts of inquiry, one hundred
thousand lollars. a-
| For subsistence of regular troops, engineers.
aud Indian scouts, two million seeen hundred
| and seventy thousand nine hundred and forty
| four dollars.
For galar supplies of the Quartermaster's
| department, to wit: For the re salar supplies
| Of the Quartermaster's department, consisting
| of fuel for officers, enlisted men, guards hos
| StUr1lOuSeS. pf N
| kind Tor the horses, males, aud oxsn of tine
| Quartermaster's department. az the several
| posts aud stations, and with the armies IN the
| field; for the horses of the several regiments
of cava ry, the batteries of artillery, aud such
companies of infantry and scouts as may be
mounted, and for the authorized number of
officers horses, including bedding for the ami
| mails; of straw for soldiers bedding: and of
stationery, including blank books for tue Quar-
| termasteFs department, certificates for dis
| charged soldiers, blank forms for the Pay aud
| Quartermasters departments, and for printing
| uf division and department orders and reports
| four milllol dollaDs.
| For Incidental expenses, viz: For postage
aud tel grams or dispatches; extra pay to SOL
| diers employed, under the direction of the
Quartermaster's department, in the erection of
barracks, quarters, storehouses and hospitals, in
the construction of roads aad other constant
| labor for periods of net less than ten days, uu-
| der the acts OF March second, eighteen hundred
| and nineteen, and August fourth, eighteen hun
| bred aud fifty-fUur, including those employed
as clerks al iIyis.on AMI dep lrment he ldQuirtcrs
expen @es of expresses to and from he frontier posts
and lies in the field; OF TO pas masters and
other discussing officers, and to trains where nia-
ry escots cannot be uruished; expenses of the iu-
| ter ent of officer killedm iJu, or who die
| ON duty in the field, sts the frontiers, at
Jsts AM other places when ordered by tho Secreta
ry of War. an OF nJn-ecmlniSsi ma officers an
sOlliers aut orizeJ office furniture Lire o. ablrers
in the Qiartermasters depart nent, including the
hire Of fnterpre SPIES AMI guild for the army;
compensation of Gle ks to Offices OF the Quarter
| cOmpeuSl.1
| wagon masters authorized by the ACT Of July fifth,
eighteen hun Ire and thirty eight; a. preh
sion If deser ers an the expense mi lent cir
pursuit; and for he following exlen lures required
for The several GIN MS OF cavalry, IN bat cries
of light iillery, an such camp nies of infantry an
sc nts as may be M united, n ,mely: the purchl Of
travelling iorges bIacksmi his ami sh eng Iuos holse
AMI mule shoes uai 5, iro and eel fiE sa'e1hg,
mi veterinary .e3ns. medi i'm horses ana
mules, pcket-ropes, an tor shooting the hos Il sle
corps I'M d. alsJ, generally the prop and ad'hor-
zel expenses for tIe IN VEN m al oper Ii)ns Z IN
army not expressly assigned TO any olEer tie art
| mint, one mill N two hun red tn usand Il liars.
| For purchase of horse for the ry ami ar Ill
cry. and for Indian 'uis AMI tjr such mt y as
may be mounted, three h~nire thousan 10 lss.
II transpof attn Of army ilcu ling b. 9 we
OF the troops when moving ilher by lana or wa O.
of clothing. camp. and glr,ison eluipage Fl m tho
dco ts Phil delphia an Jeeisi Vile To tje seV-
eral posts and amy deiots, anu from those deros 10
the troo in the ted; Of I'rse equi ments aud Of
su5sis ence stores from the places of purchase, and
from the plac o delivery unier contract to such
places the circu stances OF the servise may ie-
quirs item to De seul + rinance, rdnane- stores
the senals fortiictii Ms, fl ntier Ios and my
depo.s; freight, Wharfage tolls AMI terri tgeS I,
pur, base ant hire f h. ses, mules, oxen, an htf-
ness, AMI he pu, chase ami repair u wagons car g.
drays, and OF ships an otlier a-goin vessels
AMI boats required for The transpor alton sup dies
an for g;u risn purlass; foi draya and carriage
al the several ists hi OF teanSters. trans 'er a.
ton Of finds f5r The pay AMI Other isbursins de
! garments; tie expense Of ling public rams ort
On the various rivers, the Gulf \ Mexico, AMI tI
Atlantic an r9ee Ir pr esrns T " b. ~ ro S"g
from a distance: anu cCaIins roaGs aud r,1nov
Z in obStrued MS fOm ads,. harbors. an llVe $
; th; extent which may be required fr ne &C, ua
operations Of the lronps the field, four million do
For hire of qulrters for officers on military duty
hire o, qu arteIs troo s. Of s.0re-h. for IT,
IS 81 e-kee ing military stores OF Offices, ami
groun Is y camps ana iol Summer enlon st
tim 1 TEN orary huts and stables; AMI fr rspal
ing public Ill ings at esta5is g osts, one miii
. two hundrcl AMI hity thousand doll Is.
For nsruetiou AMI repairs Of hJspiias, one Al
dred thoustnd dollars.
For h atns anu cooking stoves, ten thousand do
Fir pureha % IN | manu1ac uye Of clc.'-ing, cam
and gar ism iuplge, and fJr pres irving ~ =
packing sc. ok IF clatlin camp, and gaTrsnn equ
page, and materials on hand AZ the >eh ~ ki alsen
ami cth.r depols, seven hundred and seventy thol
F,,r he necessary expenses of such SHE'S of stnr
or material s.onging 20 The army es.abl ment
| may lie authorized by law ten thous md dolius.
For esta olisl ing ai intaining national miital
cemeteries, twl h,n,iIe AM fifty thousan% dol
, For army M ngen les, namely, such eXl ems
| ar. tr videti for by other esiim ties, tmbrdciI
all benches nf tie military service, seven y-h,
or purchase Of medical and hospital supplies, pa
OF private pilficldns enphyed in emefgtnti ;, 10
Of Hospital t,nd nts exIens $ ,fpTyoy.ng dect
ses Of the Melic lie artment, three hundred thou
sand dollars.
the IL ief OF persons disabled in the mil ary au
naval ser ice OF the I'm ed States, and mt hclud,
within the terms q any law Z anting ifici imb
or other special lief, en- fiiJus;t.li dullurs 10
expen lei un er NJ I, direction of the Secretary
| gross at its next annual SESSION. s. owing TIE nan
! an residence of each person ieved anl the N
| | TUE anu cost "f the ail,aIatu proviued.
| For the rmy Medical Museum aud medical al
other necessary works 10. the lib AIRY Of the Surge,
Generals Office, 1 N ii us mud oil rs.
Engineer depar ilent AT Wil,eti's point;
For prbt,cti II at pOnt n-boats reno, cling d mt,
material, and FIR current expenses of 1epot, ii
thousand dollars.
For modification and repair of buildings, Eve tho
sand dollars.
For repairs Of ms rumens for .tne nj service
the corls of engineers, ten bonsand liars.
For purchase of suge an mining m ttrial, and &
simple hJtagraphic apparatus for copying maps, 81
. 1 tn Ilsan. dollals
For expens.s trials with tcrpedoes for harb
au lnd defense, anil material for same, ten tho
= For In, or nance sery ce required to defray II
curren expenses ut the arsenas; II receiv ng ssor
anu issuing an OIL er O. DIN me SUPPLIES; OF T.
lice f.n oihce dulies of rem $, ills fuel, aud liz
of sliionery and office furufturc; ~ tools anu
struu,eu : for ise; OF l'ubc .nimas, forage, an v
| hicLs Ill ,oiteutai expenses the ordnance rvit
nciu Ing III attten log practical trial. and ter
u r N nee. smal II ms, ant ether Cr'Ihahte su
bliss Two hu dred thcusIn dClEs. -.
Il, / manu- aett ring metalii; ANN milton for snIa
arms one I'M re ant sw-ntY-fVe nous m Il llls
Fnr oy rhau n! IRE aeryns, an cle amin !: dv,
riur,tee stores on hand in the aFsenals, seyeP
thousand lnliais. ne same
Er ssl.coast cannon, and CARR ges for
| one hundred ami wen y thousand d7ly flied ord
For governments and tests of lesssa,d dnlarS
name. two undred an seventy EaIl be all 10 II
Prooided. That this tpIropfia'm;n me 10 be ,,sig
| at least three moLeis Of heavy 10 I,on Ell by III
mated by board OF -eficers @Srt Shall include boil
Secretary OF War, hichs loading cannon, and th
nnwder an, lIroie c sJe+ =, w IN tand.
shlii Ue supp led and testing NJ mars hre en-'o t
fU c9nstrucf n hit lhoas nd 90 lars; anu er ~
iig he q iiefScTck ett's grlou in2 an ace'Ie'"sl'
in9 mes II tr ex etim ntiug with i lSht i i
cartri gc, 10, Of Willis L. Moore, ant glheI III
tac essnts in ammun ion five thous 'nd q II -, ~
pr w%~,rc5ase an M ufleCure u nher oru i ~
rcs n iii requs ii IN OF troops, hity 'h'uS'n" ~"
~ ytrs- ., Dt orp,s Mt the ma Dual arm r..
r'hnnd ed and fifty thousand doluSE xV.ni =,
osS ma part Of This appropri' n sti 90 AID ca
In " h ercl,-loa, ing system M shgs 80, ,vic
an ssholI have been aio tie for the nlliinS - nv
pl les ,he rec ,min enda ion OF Inc paI" w al
upon ID Nv the ecreiaryo War, whlen oT.S on,
of not ess than five OFFICERS, as r.
eonsis VI ecrr one ordnance officer, ana WI an