Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-24

RReH enacted by the Senate and Hottse Of Represen
td,fges Of ths United States o. Anlericd IN congress
are hereby ap ro priated, out Of any In the
treasury not otherwise appropriated for the support
OF the my for the year ending June thirtleth,
eighteen hundred aud aeventy-fOur
For expenses of the commanding generals onlce,
i've thousand dollars.
For expenses Of recruiting and transportation of
recruits, one hundred and twenty-ons thousand
dollars,
FOR contingent expenses OF the Atjutant Generals
department, at the headquarters OF military diyls-
ions and dep imeois, i've thousand dollars.
FOR the expenses of The signal services OF the
army, purchase, equipment and repair tf dsid
electric telcgraphs and signal equipments, twelve
thousand u se hindred dollars.
For pay OF the army and for allowances to officers
of the army for transportation If Tn -mselvea and
their baggage when travelling on duty without
troops, escorts, or supplies aud fer compensation OF
witnesses while on court martial service; for trav-
elling expenses OF paymasters clerks; for payment
of postage on letters and packages, and cost of
teleRram5 received and sent by oilceTs OF the army
n public business, twelve million three hundred
For subsistence OF regular troops engineers, and
Indian scouts, two miliioA i've hundred thousand
dollars,
For regular supplies of the Quartermaster's de-
partInent, to wit; ror the regular supplies OF the
Quartermasterls department. consisting OF stoves
hr heating and cooking of fuel for officers. st-
ed men, guards, hOFplta s, store houses and offices
forage In nd for the horses. mules and Ten OF
the quart, rmasters department at the several posts
and u ions. and with tae srmies In the field; for
the horses OF the several reg mens of cayalry the
batteries OF artillery. and suLn compa ssof infant
ry aud scou, as may he mounted, ana for tn au
tho lied number ofilcers' horses including btd.
ding for tine animals; OF straw ior soldiers bed.
ding and OF stati merry, including blank books for
the Qu rte masters department. certi1cltes for
di.cnaTged soldiers, FLANK fOrbs for the Pay anu
Au, r eImt stet's departments, and for prutlIg OF
division ami dep rtment orders and rOporlr, four
miliOn nva hunured thousand dol ars.
Fur Incidental expenses, w: ror postage and
kilograms dispatches; xtra pay 10 soldiers en-.
poyed. under the dlfeclI III If the Quat masters
department, in the erecti Ii OF barracks, gu rlers,
$40 houses, AID hospitals, in the cOnsti uctUn of
n h1S, ~ lHef CUub hlt lAD r, Tor periods of
less than ten days, under the Ecs OF Ma ch second
eigh cen hundred aud hine teen and August ION IN
eighteen hund cd aud fifty four iuuuilng tnose
employed as clerks at division and department
headq ,aiters; expenses Of expresses to aud from
the from ,r posts am mics III the field, OF vscurs
To paym mast aud Other dsOufhlng Ulcers and TO
trains whers NJ litary csc rus mot be furni d
eApens, OF the internvnJ OF tflcers Killed In ac
tiOn, or who die VIII n IN duty In the d d or at
pO on the frontiers, or at TOSS and other places,
when ordered by the Secretary of War, aud pf nom
commissioned III ;eTs and AOdiers; authorized Of
ncs iurnlture hire OF laOOfera in the q arterlnss-
trs depart nenl, including tile hire OF interpreters
tples, and guides for the army; compensation oil
Clerks " officers OF the q iarteImaster's depart
ment; compensation OF for re and wagon masters
auth jrlzsd Uy the act Of July nth, eighteen hun
died md thiriy-elght; the apprehension OF de-
sertels. and the expense Incident to their pursui
and for tue following expet dltres aulr ed for the
several regnsnts OF viry, the batteries OF light
artillery, aud such cOmpAnte, Of inf nry and &C 1uts
as may De mount d. namely: the puryh Use II trlv-
ellng forgts Dlacksmths' ana shoeng to lls horse
aud mule shoes aud nas, iron and steel for shoe.
Ing, hira OF veterinary surgeons medicines for
horses of the corps named; also, grnerally, the
proper aud authorizt d expenses for the movement
and operations OF an army not Apressy assigned
10 any other department, one million three hundred
thousand dollars.
For purchase Uf orsea for the cavalry and aril.
lery and flr indian outs and for such infantry as
may be mounted, tlree hundred and nfty thousand
do lars.
For transportation of the army including bag
gage OF tue troops when moving either by and or
water OF clothing camp and garrison equlpage
from the dep Is OF Philadelphia ana Jeffersonvilt
TO the several posts and army depLts and from
those dep0ts 10 the troops in the fed; of horse.
OIL purchase, ana from the aces Of delivery under
CONTRACT to sucn places the circumstances of the
service may require them TO be sent; OF ordnance
ordnance stores, and small fr m the fOundTiea
aud aTmoTies 10 the afsenals, fOrtincatiens from.
tier posts, and army depOts; freignts, wharfage,
tolls and ferriages tide purchase anu hlIe Of horses
mules oxen, ald Sss, and the purchase and re.
pair OF wagons, carts and drays, aud Of ships and
other sea going vessels, aud boats require Tor tile
transportation OF supplies and for garrison pur-
pChes Tor dray age aid carriage at tho several posts
hlre OF leamsteri, transportation Of funds Tor the
Pay and other disOursing departments; the EXPENSE
OF sailing public transports the various rivers,
the Gun OF Mexico, aud the Atlantic and Pacific;
Tor procuring water at eucn pests from their sill
uation, acquire 1t to be brought from a distance;
tni fer clearing r. ads and removing obstruc IONS
from rOaus, harbOr-, and rive to the extent which
mty be required for the actual operations Of he
troops In the Held, four million i've hundred tnous
For hire II quarters for officers on military duty,
hire Of quarters Tor troops OF store houses for the
saee Keeping Of military stores, ON ea, and OF
aud for temporary frontier statiuns TOr the con
htiuction Of temporary hutS and stables: and fer
repairing pubic bulldogs at -stablh he'd posts, and
for establishing 10 new posts between he Missouri
Iiv,r and orr Ellis, one million seven huLd e1
thousand dollars
For construction and repairs Of HOSPITALS, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For purchase aud manufacture OF clothing, camp
ana garrison equlpAge, and Tor preserving and re.
packing STOCK u clOJning camp and garrison quip
age, and materials on hand at the SchuylE arsenal
and other depOts, one milton nve hundred and
lwentJ. three thousand five hundred and eight dol
lars and elghty-one eents Provided, hat when the
new uniform is distributed 10 the troops the cloth.
ing Ot The old style no longer be issued inCapa-
De ol ALTERATION, shall be- sold by the Secretary OF
War at pubic auction. after Que puOlic notice by
advertisements and the gross pTOcei DIS OF such
salt 3 shall Oe covered into tha treasury.
For establishing and majntainng national militia
~ cemeteries, Two hundred Id seventy -tve thouE-
anu dollart Provided. That the heahstCnps required
by an act entitled act to establish ald protect
national cemeteries" approved February twenty
second, eighteen hundred and sixty -spVen and the
ACT hmendat0ry thereof, approved June eight ;,
raDle stone. and Of such dhssn and weight as shall
Keep them In place when set; and the contract for
supplying me same hall be awarded 10y the SECRETARY
OF WAR alter sAtJ day. advertisement In ten news
papers OF genral circulation, TO some responsible
person Or persons, whose sample and bids shah IN
the greatest INT Bsure combine the elements of du-
Facility, decency and cheapness; and the sum Of
Gne mlllion OF dollars is hereby Appropriated for
said purpose out OF any money in ihe treasury not
otherwise appropriated; and the Secretary u War
shall nrst deteTmine Il the various cemetu ries the
size and models for sucn head stones, and the
standard Of quality ana color Of the stone to be
nAed and bids snail be made and decided with re-
e.ence thereto; and contracts may he mede for
separath quantities Of such headst once; and the
contracts made under this act sha prOVlds for fur
nlshlhg and setting ali the aid lie IdstOnes and
shall not Ia The aggregate exceed the sum h,reDy
appropriated.
For army contingencies, namely: such expenses
as are hot provided III by other estimates eInbraC
ihg all branches Of the military service, one hunrrtd
Thousand dOilaTs.
For purchase OF MEDICAL and hospital supplies,
pay OF pr Vate physicians employed In emerg ncies,
hlre OF hospital attendants, expenses OF pnryeling
dep ID, q medical eX XImning hOards, aud inciden-
lai eApeIses OF the Medical departm mt, TWO nun
urea thousand collars; nud the chief medical pur
FeyOt VI tS army shall have, under the direction
OF the su geOn General, supervision Of the pur-
chase and asttiJ Julon Uf al hospital aud medical
supplies.
rvr the Army Medical Museum aud medical and
other necessary works for the library Uf the Sur |
geUn Generals Otfice, ten thousand dollars.
For engnUe- deISt at WIletts point, New York. |
VIZ: RemUddelling portions OF bridge equpage, and
for current expenses Of the depot purchase OF en-
gineef1ng material for In instruction OF engineer
battalion, and purchase and Repair OF insrumtn nts
Tor general service Of lhe corps Of engineers nine
Thousand dollars.
For trials wi h torpedses for harbor and land de-
practical construction and appica ion, ten thousand
dollars
tUi the ordnance service required to defray the |
current expenses a. the arsenals; of receiving |
stores and issuing arms and other ordnance sup
plies; OF police ard office duties OF rents tolls
iuel, and lights: OF stationery and Jfilce furniture
OF tOOB ana instruments for use; OF public animals
forage, and vehicles; incidental expenses Of the |
ordnance servee including those attending praoti-
cal tr nd