The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-07

the new uniform is distributed to the troops
the clothing of the old style no longer to
be issued, incapable Of alteration, shall be
sold by the Secretary Of War at public auc-
ton. after due public notice by advertise
ment; and the gross proceeds of such
sales shall be covered into the treasury.
For establishing and maintaining nation
al military cemeteries, two hundred and
seventy five thousand dollars: Provided,
That the headstones required by act enti-
tied "An act to establish and protect ma
tsonal cemeteries" approved February
twenty-second, eighteen hundred and SIXTY
seven, and the act amendatory thereof, AZ :
proved June eighth, eighteen hundred and
s,venty-two, shall be of durable stone, and
of such design and weight as shall keep
them in place when set and the contract
for supplying the same shall be awarded
by the Secretary of War, after sixty days
advertisement In ten newspapers Of general
Circulation, to some responsible person r
ersons, 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 for
said purpose out of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated; and
the Secretary of War shall first determine
for the various cemeteries the size and
model for such headstones, and the stand
ard quality and color of the stone to be
used, and bids shall be made and decided
with reference thereto; and contracts may
be made for 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 here
by appropriated. III ggg
For army contingencies, namely: such
expenses as are not provided for by other
estimates, embracing all branches of the
military service, one hundred thousand doll
lars. .AlyaprgY .y,qgEy55} rg.t5sf
For purchase OF medical and hospital
supplies, pay of private physicians employ
ed in emergencies, hire Of hospital attend
ants, expenses Of purveying-depots, Of
medical examining boards, and incidental
expenses Of the Medical department, two
hundred thousand dollars; and the chief
medical purveyor of the army shall have,
under the direction Of the Surgeon-G General,
supervision Of the purchase and distribution
of all hospital and medical supplies.
For the Army Medical Museum and
medical and other necessary works for the
library of the Surgeon-G Generals Office, ten
thousand dollars. II a. sg.{ Il nas
y For engineer depot at Willett's point
New York, viz: Remodelling portions of
bridge equipage, and for current expenses
of the depot, purchase of engineering ma
terial for use in instruction of engineer bat
talon, and purchase and repair of instru-
ments for general service of the corps of
engineers, nine thousand dollars. ~
For trials with torpedoes for harbor and
defence, and to instruct the engineer troops
in their practical construction and applicn-
ton, ten thousand dollars. .,..,-a,....
For the ordnance service required to de-
fray he current expenses at the arsenals of
receiving stores and issuing arms and other
ordnance supplies of police and office
duties +; of rents, tools, fuel, and lights; of
stationery and office furniture of tools
and instruments for use of public ami
mails, forage, and vehicles; incidental ex-
penses of the ordnance service, including
those attending practical trials and tests Of
ordnance, small arms, and other ordnance
supplies, two hundred thousand dollars.
/. For manufacturing metallic ammunition
for small-arms, one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars.
For overhauling, preserving, and cleaning
new ordnance stores on hand in the arsenals
seventy-five thousand dollars. ~ 2a-.,r
For purchase and manufacture of
ordnance store. to fill requisition of 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-ooast forts. one hundred thou
sand dollars. SQ8th H .HW
! For repairing ordnance and ordnance
stores in the hands Of troops, twenty-five
thousand dollars. 81
To enable the Secretary of War to pro-
vide Gatling guns, of light calibre, for
the use Of the army, sixty Thousand dol
l rs.
For the purchase of projectiles for heavy
guns, fifty thousand dollars. And the
Secretary Of War is hereby authorized, in
his discretion to exchange the unseryiceable
and unsuitable powder on hand for new
powder. Ia, ..,., 49,.
For preservation Of clothing and equip
page from moth and mildew, two hundred
thousand dollars, which shall be available
for immediate use.
For infantry, cavalry, and artillery
equipments, consisting Of knapsacks, hav-
ersacks, canteens, and great-coat straps,
sixty thousand dollars.
For experiments and tests of two CAT
ling guns Of large calibre for flank defence
of Notifications, five thousand dollars, and
of the systems of heavy rified ordnance
recommended for trial by the board con-
vened under act of June sixth, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, and, in the dis
erection Of the Secretary, Of any other sys-
TENS for utilizing or improving the cast-iron
guns now in the service, fifty thousand dol
lars in addition to any unexpendsd balance
of appropriations made for the present fis-
cal year. -.-...,.,.s., 4 ,',-..---5
For manufacture of arms at the national
armory, one hundred thousand dollars. p
For improved machinery and instruments
for testing American iron and steel, twenty
five thousand dollars. ffHssstf
S Approved, March 8, 1878.