Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-03


dollars and fifty cents.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
settle the accounts Of disbursing officers and
agents for expenditures of the Freedmen's Bu-
reau already made under orders of superior Off
GERS, which will not involve any actual expend-
iture, transfer on the books of the treasury
of seventy-hye thousand dollars is hereby au-
tboriZed.
For compensation to designated depositaries
under the fourth section of the act of August
sixth, eighteen hundred and forty six, for the
collection, safe keeping, transfer, and disburse-
ment of the public revenue, ten thousand dol
lars, for the fiscal years ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and seventy two and eighteen
hundred and seventy-three.
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Office Of the Qnartsrmdster- Generdl.-Contin-
gent: For stationery, Office furniture, repairs,
and SD forth, for the fiscal year eighteen hun
bred and seventy three, two thousand dollars.
Military acknowledgements de-
partment:
Regular supplies: For stoves for heating and
cooking; fuel for officers, enlisted men, guards,
hospitals, stOrehOuses, and Offices forage for the
horses, mules, and oxen of the Quartermaster's
department at the several posts and stations,
and with the armies in the field, and for horses
of the several regiments of cavalry and batteries
of artillery. and such companies of infantry and
scouts as may be mounted, and for the author
lied number of officers horses, including bed
ding for the animals, straw for soldiers bedding,
stationery, including blank books for the Quar-
termaster's department, certificates of dis
charged soldiers, blank books for the Pay and
Quartermasters departments, and for the print
ing of division and department orders and re
ports, each item being for the service OF the
fiscal year eighteen hundred and severity-two,
three hundred and ten thousand dollars.
For stoves for heating and cooking, fuel for
officers, enlisted men, guards, hospitals, store
houses, and Offices, for fiscal year eighteen hun
dred and seventy-three; forage for the horses,
mules, and oxen of the Quartermaster's depart
ment at the several posts and stations, and with
the armies in the field, and for the horses of the
several regiments of cavalry and batteries of
artillery, such companies of infantry and scouts
as may b., mounted, and for the authorized
numoer of officers horses. including bedding
for the animals, straw for soldiers bedding,
stationery including blank books for the Quar-
charged soldiers, blank forms for the Pay and
Quartermasters departments, and for the
printing OF division and department orders and
reports, each item being for the fiscal year
eighteen hundred and seventy three, five hun
dred and ninety thousand dollars.
For incidental expenses, consisting of postage
and kilograms or dispatches received and sent
on public business, extra pay to soldiers en-
ployed under the direction of the Quartermas-
ter's department in the erection OF barracks
quarters, ore-houses, and hospitals; in the
construction of roads and other constant labor,
for periods not less than ten DAYS, including
those employed as clerks at division and de-
partment headquarters, and hospital stewards
on clerical duty; expenses of expresses to and
from the frontier-posts and armies in the field
of escorts TO paymasters and other discussing
officers, and to trains, where military escorts
of officers killed in action, or who die when on
duty in the field or at posts on the frontier OF
other places, when ordered by the Secretary of
War, and of non commissioned officers and SOL
diers; authorized Ofice-furnlture; hire of labor
in the Quartermaster's department, including
the hire OF interpreters, spies, and guides for
the army; compensation of clerks for officers of
the ouartermaster'sd department.; compensation
OF forage and wagon masters; for the apprehen-
sion, securing, and delivering of deserters and
the expenses incident to their pursuit, and for
the following expenditures, required for the
several regiments of cavalry, the batteries OF
light artillery, and such companies OF infantry
and scouts as may be mounted, viz: the pur-
chase OF trayelling-fOrges. blacksmlths' ani
snoelng tools, horse and mule shoes and nails,
iron and stee! for shooting; hire of veterinary
surgeons; medicines for horses and mules;
Pleket-ropes; and for shoeing the horses of the
corps named; also, generally, the proper and
authorized expenses for the movement and 0pe-
Tations OF the army not expressly assigned to
any other department, for fiscal year eighteen
hundred and seventy-two, two hundred thOus-
and dollars.
For incidental expenses. as above set forth,
for fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy
three, one hundred thousand dollars.
Army transportation: For transportation OF
the army, including the baggage of the troops,
when moving either by land or water, of
clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, from
the dePots at PHILADELPHIA and Jeffersonville to
the several posts and army depots, and from
these depOts TO the troops in the field; of horse
equipments and Of subsistence stores from
delivery, under contract, to such places as the
circumstances OF the service may require them
TO be sent; OF ordnance, ordnance stores, and
small a. ms, from the fOunderies and armories
to the arsenals, Notifications, frontier posts,
and army depots; freights, wharfage, tolls, and
ferriages; the purchase and hire of horses
mules, oxen, and harness, and the purchase
ana repair OF wagons, carts, and drays, and OF
ships and other sea- going vessels, and of boats
required for the transportation of supplies and
lot garrison purposes; for drayage and carriage
2ff h0 nj ,.ss-to- l.
tatiOn of funds for the Pay and other disbursinp
departments; the expense of sailing public
transports on the various rivers, the Gulf of
Mexico, the Atlantic, and the Pacific; for
procuring water at such posts as from their
situation require that it be brought from dis
lance; and for cleaning roads and for removing
otstuctions from roads, harbOrs, and rivers, to
the extent viii CHI may be required for the
actual operations of troops in the field for fiscal
year eighteen hundred and seyeuty-two six
hundred thousand dollars.
Fol transportation Of the army, including the
items as above set forth, for fiscal year eighteen
hundred and seventy-three, five hundred thou
sand dollars.
Barracks and quarters: For rent or hire of
quarters for troops, and for officers on military
duty; OF stOre-hOuses for safe-keeping of mill
tary stores; of offices; OF grounds for Camps and
environments, and for temporary frontier sta
tions; for construction and repair Of temporary
huts, OF stables and other military buildings at
established posts, and for repairs OF buildings
occupied by the army, for fiscal year eighteen
~ anu Evenly tuIc0, Two nuQureu and
fifty thousand dollars.
Clothing and equipage: For purchase and
manufacture Of clothing, camp and garrison
equipage, and for preserving and repacking
stock Of clothing, camp and garrison equipage.
and materials on hand at the Schuylklli arsenal
and other depots, for fiscal year eighteen hum
dred and seventy-three, one hundred and thirty
thousand dollars.
Pay ACKNOWLEDGMENT expenses of Pay
master-General's Office:
For postage on letters and packages and tele-
grams received and sent by officers of the army
on public business; the additional compensation
Of judge advocates, recorders, members, and
witnesses, while on cOurt-nartial service, and
the travelling expenses of paymasters' clerks,
for fiscal year eighteen hundred and seventy,
two, six Thousand dollars.
For postage on letters and packages received
and sent by officers Of the army on public ser
vice; cost or kilograms; compensation of citizen
witnesses attending upon conference.-the mill
tary commissions, courts Of inquiry, and travel
ing expenses of paymaster's clerks, for fiscal
year eighteen hundred and seventy-three.
seventy five thousand dollars.
Mileage, Paymaster-General's Office: For al
lowances made to officers Of the army for trans
portation ofthemselves and their baggage when
travelling on duty Without troops escort, or sun
plies, for fiscal year eighteen hundred and
seventy three, scventy-fve thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of War to pay certain
Indebtedness incurred by the officer in charge