The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-05


foreign country In the discharge OF his duty,
there shall be paid to his widow, or, II no widow
survive him, then TO his heirs at law, sum OF
money equal to the allowance now made to such
officer for the time necessarily occupied In max
Ing the transit from his post OF duty to his
residence In the United states. 10 meet the
expense of this provision, there is hereby APP
proprlated for the year ending June thirty,
eighteen hundred and seventy-fOur, n sum not
exceeding 1--WE thousand dollars.
SET. 0. mat no consular officer of the United
states shall hereafter grant certificate for
countries adjacent to the United States, which
shipment.
Approved, February ~, 1873.
No. bI.--AN ACT making appropriations for
the support of the army for the year ending
June thrtlcth, eighteen hundred and seventy
four.
BE i enacted ghe Senate and House W. Repre-
scntdtiqcs Qf the United States If america IN Con-
gross assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby, appropriated, out OF any
moneys IN the treasury not otherwise approprl-
atcd, Tor the support OF the army for the year
ending june thlrtleth, eighteen hundred and
scvcnty-fOur:
For expenses of the commanding generals
Office, 1--WE thousand dollars.
For expenses Of recruiting and transportation
of recruits, one hundred and twcnty-0ne thou
sand dollars.
For contingent expenses of the Adjutant
Generals department, ut the headquarters of
military divisions and departments, five thou
sand dollars.
For the expenses OF the slgnsl-scrvlcc OF the
army, purchase, equipment, and repair of field
electric tcegraphs and signal equipments,
twelve thousand i've hundred dollars
For pay OF the army and for allowances to Of
iccis of the army for transportation OF them
selves and their baggage when travelling on
dutS without troops, escorts or supplies, ana
for compensation of witnesses While on court
martial service; for travelling expenses of pay
masters clerks for payment OF postage on let
trlS ana packages, ana cost OF kilograms re-
cciNcd and sent by officers of the army on pub
lie business twelve million three hundred thou
sand dollars.
For Subsistence of regular troops, engineers,
and Indian scouts, two million five hundred
Thousand dollars.
For regular supplies OF the Quartermaster's
departments TO wit: For the regular supplies
OF The QuartcrlnustCrs department. consisting
Of stoves for heating and cooking, of fuel for
officers cplStcd men, guards, hospitals, store
houses, and Offices OF forage In Kind for the
horses, mules, and oxen OF the Quartermaster's
department at the several posts and stations
and with the armies IN the Held for the horses
Of the several rcgilnent5ol cavalry, the batteries
OF artillery and such companies of infantry and
scouts as may be mounted, and for the author
TED number of UiliccrS' horses, including bed
ding Tor the animals of straw for soldiers bed
ding ana OF stationery, including blank books
for the QuartCrmastcr'sd department, certificates
for discharged soldiers blank forms for the PAY
and QWrtermastcr's departments, and for
printing ul division and department orders and
lars.
For incidental expenses, viz: For postage and
telcgrans or dispatches extra pay to soldiers
employed, under the direction OF the Quarter
masters department., In the erection OF bar
racks, quarters, StOre-hOuscs, and hospitals in
the construction OF roads, and other constant
labor for periods of not less than ten days, un-
der the acts OF March second, eighteen hundred
and nineteen, and August fourth, eighteen hum
dred ana ilitS-four, including those employed
as clerks at division and department headquar-
tcrs; expenses of expresses to and from the
frontier posts and armies In the field, of escorts
TO paymaStcrs and other dsburSng officers, and
TO trains where military escorts cannot he
niShed: expenses Of the interment OF officers
Killed In action, or who die when on duty In the
held, or AT post on the frontiers, or at posts and
other places, when ordered by the Secretary OF
War, and OF non-commissioned officers and SOL
dlcr5 authorized Ollice-furniture; hire OF labor
cl'S IN the Quartermaster'S department, includ-
ing the hire of interpreters, spies, and guides
for the army; compensation OF clerks to officers
Of the Quarternasters department; compensa-
tlOn OF forage ana wagon masters authorized
by the act of july NTH, eighteen hundred and
thirty-clght; for the apprehension of desertcrs,
ana me expense incident to their pursuit and
for the following expenditures required for the
several regiments of cavalry, ana batteries OF
light artillery, and such companies of infantry
and scouts as may be mounted namely: the
purchase OF travelling forgcs blacksmiths' and
shooting tools, horse and mule shoes and nails
iron and steel for shoeing, hire OF veterinary
surgeons, medicines for horses and mules,
piciet-ropcs, and for shoeing the horses OF the
corps named also, generally, the proper and
authorized expenses for the movement and oper-
atlons OF an army not expressly assigned to any
other department, one million three hundred
thousand dollars.
For purchase of horses for the cavalry and ar
tillery, and for Indian scouts, and for such in
1antry as may be mounted, three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
For transportation of the army, including bag
gage OF the troops when moving either by land
or water; OF clothing, camp and garrison equi-
page from the dcpots OF Philadelphia and JET
fersOnvilc to the several posts and army de-
pots, and from those depots to the troops In the
Held Of horse-equipments and OF subsistence
stores rom the places of purchase, and from the
"A ~ n tnl nj
as the circumstances of the service may re-
| quire them to be sent; OF ordnance, ordnance
armOrIeS TO the arSenalS, ortications, frontier
posts, and armo depotS; freights Wharfage,
tolls, and ferrlageS; the purchase and hire OF
horses, mules oxen, and harness, and the pur-
and OF ships and other sea-going vessels, and
boats required for tibet transportation or supplies
and for garrison purposes Tor drayage pnd car
lage ut the several posts, hire OF transfers,
transportation OF funds for the Pay and other
dsbursng departments; the expense OF sailing
| public transports on the various rivers, the
| Gull Of Mexico, and the Atlantic and Pacific
| loS procuring water ut such posts as from their
| situation, require 10 to be brought from dis
| lance; and for clering roads and removing OBJ
| structons from roads, harbors, and rivers to the
| extent which may be required for the actual
| operations OF the troops in the field four million
| i've hundred dollars.
| For hire of quaitess for officers on military
duty, hire OF quarters Tor troops OF store-houses
| for the safe-kceplng ri military stores, Offices
| and of grounds Tor camps and for summer can
| comments, and for temporary frontier stations
| for the construction OF temporary huts and
| stables ana FOR repairing public buildings at
| established posts and fol establishing two new
| posts between the Missouri river and Fort Ellis,
one million seven hundred thousand dollars.
FOR construction and repairs OF hospitals one
hundred thousand dollars
For purchase and manufacture of clothing,
camp and garrison equipage and for preserving
and rcpacking stock OF clothing, camp and gar
risOn equipage, and materials on hand at the
Schuylklll arsenal and other depots, one million
| hve hundred and twenty-thrce thousand fve
hundred and eight dollars and eighty-one cents;
Propidcd That when the new uniform is distrlb,
uted TO the troops, the clothing OF the old style
shall be sold by the Secretary OF War at public
auction, after due public notice by advertise
mcnt; and the gross proceeds of such sales shall
be covered into the treasury.
For establishing and maintaining national
military cemelerles, two hundred and seventy
I'VE thousand dollars: Frorided, That the head
stones required by an act entitled "An act TO
establish ana protect national cemeteries" APP
proved February twenty second, eighteen hun
drcd and siXty-scvcn, and the act afnendatory
thereof, approved June eight, eighteen hundred
and scyenty-two, shall be OF durable stone and
OF such design and weight as shall keep them
IN place when set; and the contract for supply
Ing the same shall be awarded by the Secretary
OF War, after sixty days advertisement In ten
newspapers of general circulation, to some re-
spohsble person or persons, whose samples and
bds shall IN the greatest measure combine the
clements OF durability, decency, and cheapness;
aud the sum of one million dollars is hereby APP
popriated for said purpose out of any money in
me 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 standard 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 FOR separate guam
llllcS of such hcadStOneS; and the contracts
made under this act shall provide for furnishing
ana setting all the said hcadstones, and shall
not In the aggregate exceed the sum hereby APP
prOprlatcd.
For army contingencies. namely: such ex-
pcnseS as are not provided for by other esti-
mates, embracing all branches of the military
SERVICE one hundred thousand dollars
For purchase of medical and hospital sup
plies, pay OF private physicians employed In
emergencies, hire OF hospital attendants eX-
penScs of purveying-depots, OF medical exam
lining boards, and Incidental expenses OF the
Medical department, two hundred thousand
dollars; and the CHIEF medical puiyeyor OF the
army shall have, under the direction OF the Sur
geon-Gcnera supervision OF the purchase and
dist liluItipu of IA hpspitnl