National Republican., 1874-07-07
aatioual 8epabIiFSp
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
FORTN-THIRD CONGRESS-
IGENrRA1. NATURE-No. e. ]

tOhl 1hD NO4NN4A4@'A5-
GENERAL NATURE-No. A.
AN ACT making appropriations 1Or the supper
of the Army for the fiscal year ending jun
thirtietb. eirhtccn hundred and seVenty-fYe
and for other purposes.
BE il enacted 5y the Senate and House Of Rep
ysseRfqfig.s Of he United States Of America IN
CougrcSS assembled, That the following sums be,
and the same are hereby, appropriated OUT q
any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise EP-
propriated, for the support of the Army IOI
the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen HUN-
dred and seventy-fye, as follows: c.-.,,.
For expenses of the Commanding UenetSi
office, five thousand dollars.
For expenses Of recruiting anu u eL,Sa,5
ton of recruits, one hundred anu Hte
dollars. And no money aPpfoP y 'Ha9 IN
act shall be paid for recruiting ~ tIe ~ ~
yOnd the number of twenty-five uOHSetL S%HiS-, en
listed men, including Indian Scout " =. "a
however, in this act shalI p9 LIT -,
minish the Signal Service, WhCh sllalt oe u alu
.taiped as now orranized under the authority Of
the Secretary OF War - 1s.,,.-.
Generals DsDartment at the headquarters oi
military divisions and departments, three thou
For oTn.nses of the Signal Service of the
Army. purchase, equipment and repair Of cleo
tric fpfdtelcgraphs and signa[eqUipments,
twelve thousand five hundred dollars.
For nav of the Army, aud for allowances to
officers OF the Army for transportation Of them
selves and their baggage when travelling on
duty without troops, escorts, or supplies, and
for CONDENSATION Of witnesses while on court
martial service; for travelling expenses of pay
masters clerks: :Or payment Of postage on let
ters and packages, and cost OF kilograms re-
ceyed and sent by officers OC the Army on pub
lie business, eleven million four hundred
thousand dollars: Pr0gided, That only actual
z17nl1 ha aA TO- arnNvT
son holding employment or appointment under
the United States, and all allowances for mile
ages and transportation in excess of the amount
actually paid are hereby declared Illegal; and
no credit shall he allowed to any of the dis
bursinG officers OF the United States for pay
meut or allowances in violation Of this pro-
vision.
For subsistence Of regular troops, engineers,
and Indian scouts two million four hundred
and nine thousand dollars.
For regular supplies OF the Cuartermaster's
department, 10 WIT: For the regular supplies
OF the guargrnastcr's department, consisting
Of stoves Tor heating and cooking; OF fuel for
officers, enlisted men, guards, hospitals, store
houses and Offices: OF forage in kind for the
horses, mules and oxen Of the quaTtermGSter's
department at the several posts and stations,
and with the armies in the field; for the horses
of the several regiments Of cavalry. the bat
teriCs Of artillery, and such companies Of in
fantry and scouts as may be mounted, and Tor
the authorized IGmOgT Of officers horses, ln-
-cludnr bedding !F the animals; Of straw for
soldiers bedd.n-: and Of Stationery, including
blank books for he QuaT.ernaStCr's depart
ment, certificates for DISCHARGED soldiers, blank
forms for the pay and qUarsermasteT'S depart
Ilents, and tCr printing Of division and depart
Inent orders and reports four million two hun
drcd and fifty tLC"saud dollars: PrOvi0Cd, That
three hundred thousand dollars thus appTO-
Priated may be applied by the COmmissaty
General of Subsistence prior TO the first day of
July, eighteen hundred and seventy-fUur, to
the purchase Of subsistence supplies intended
for the posts supplied through the upper Mis-
souri,, and for other distant posts.
For incidental expenses, to wit: For postage
and kilograms or dispatches; extra pay to SOL
diers employed under the direction of tho
QuArtermas.er's Department, in the erection
of barracks, quarters, stOrehOuses and hosp!-
tails; in the construction of roads and other
constant labor, for periods Of not less than ten
days, under the acts Of March second, eighteen
hundred and nineteen, and August fourth,
eighteen hundred and ffty-four, including
those employed clerks al division and de-
partment headquarters; expenses OF expresses
to and from frontier posts and armies in the
field; Of escorts to paymasters and other dis
bUrsing officers, and to trains where military
escorts CannO. be furnished; expenses OF the
interment of officers killed in action, or who
die when on duty in the field, or at posts on
the frontier, or when travelling on orders, or OF
nOu-cOmmissiOurd officers and soldiers; author .
lied Office furniture, hire Of labOrers in the
QusTtermasters Department, including the
hire Of interpreters, spies and guides Tor tue /
army: compensation Of clerks to officers OF the !
QuarlcrmasJer's Department; compensation of
forage and wagon masters authorized by the
act Of July fifth, eighteen hundred and thirty |
eight: for the apprehension Of dcscTterS and /
the expense incident 70 theirpursuit; 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, to wit: hire OF
veterinary surgeons, medicines for horses and
mules, picket ropes, and fer shOCinE the horses 4
Of the corps named; also, generally, the proper
and authorized expenses for the movement and I
operations Of the army not expressly assigned
to any other department, one million two hun
dred thousand dollars.
For purchase Of horses for the cavalry and
artillery, and for The Indian scouts, and for
such infantry IS may be mounted, three hun
dred thousand dollars.
For transports alton Of the Army, including
baggage Of the troops when moving either by
land or water: Of clothing, camp and garrison
equipage from the depOts OF Philadelphia and
Jefiersouvillc to the several posts and army
depOts, and from those depOts TO the troops in
the field; OF horse equipments and OF subsist-
enCe stores 1IOm the places Of purchase, and
IRON the places Of delivery under contract ts /
such places as the circumstances of the service /
may require them 70 be sent; Of ordnance, /.
ordnance stores and small arms from the foun-
deries and arInories 10 the arsenals, fortiica- .
tions, frontier posts and army dePo:s; freights,
wharfage, tolls, ard teTriages; the purchase /
and hire of horses, mules, oxen and harness, /
and the purchase and repair Of wagons, carts ,
and dTays, and OF ships and other sea-going /
vessels and boats required for the Transports ,
IT.
drayage and carriage at the several posts; hire /
OF teamsters, transportation Of funds for the /
pay and other disbUrsing departments; the eX-
Pense OF sailing public transports on the var- J
GUS rivers, the Gulf Of Mexico and the Atlantic /
and Pacific: for procuring water at such posts |
as from their situation require it to be brought .
from a distance; and afOr clearing roads, and /
for removing oGstTuctions from roads, harbors, (
and rivers to the extent which may be required
for the actual operations Of the troops in the /
field, four million dollars.
That no part OF She money appropriated by |
this act shall Je pGld 70 any railroad company
for the transportation OF any property or troops |
of the United states over any railroad which, /
in whole or IL par, was constructed by the
aid Of . grant Of pubic land on the condition .
that such railroad should be "a public high
way for the use OF the Government Of the !
United States Tree from toll or other charge -
or upon any other conditions for the use Of
buCn TOauJ LOT slCu transportation; nor shall /
any allowance be msde out Of any money ap-
PrOpristed by this act for the transportation Of
officers of the army over any such road when
on duty and under orders as military officer
of the United States. But nothing herein
contained shall be construed as preUenting any
such railroad from bringing 4 suit in the Court
of Claims for the chsTEcs for such traTspo ia
tiOn, and recovering lOr the same, il found en-
titled thereto by virtue Of the laws in force
prior to the passage Of this act.
For hire Of quarters for officers on military
duty; hire Of quarters for troops: of store
houses fOr the sale-keeIing Of military Stores
Offices and Of grounds for camps and summer
can.Onments, aud for temporary frontier sta
tlOns; for the Construction OF temporary huts
and stables; and Tor repairing public buildings
at established posts, one million four hundred
thousand dollars.
For construction ard repairs Of hospitals, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture Of clothing,
camp and garrison equipage, and for preserv-
ing and repackiE- stock Of clothing, camp and
garrison equ!Eage, and materials on hand at
the SchuylEiI! arsenal and other depols. one
million four huEdrcd and ff;y tbousand dol
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