Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-17

OF the Cnited States over any railroad which.
Whole or IN part, vss constructed by ths "a
OF grant OF public land on the condition hat
such railroad should be "a public Highway Tor
the use OF the Government OF the unitei Sia.ss
free from toll or other charge" OF ueon an
Other conditions for the use OF such rod 10
- Gu transportation; nor shalt any allowance he
made cut OF any money apprcp lated BY thts
act for the transportation OF officers OF tle
Army over sny such road when Oa dutV aod
under orders ~ = military Officer OF tue L nttef
States. But nothing herein contained shall he
construed - preventing any such railroad from
bringing suit in the Court OF Claims Tor the
charges for such transportation, and recovering
Tor The same, N found entitled thereto Ny virtue
OF the laws IN force prior % the passage OF thus
act.
For hire OF quarters for officers on military
cuty hire Of quarters tor troOpS q store h. uses
fer the saft-keeping OF miIitsry stores oaioes-
and OF grounds Tor camps and sum mer- caaton-
ments, and for temporary frontier stations; tor
inc construction OF temporary huts and ftsbles:
aud for repairing public Buildings AT estsh,
dollars.
Tor construction and repairs Of hospitals, one
For purchase and manufacture OF CLOTHING.
camp and garrison eguipsge, and for preserv-
ing and repscking stock OF clothing, camp ana
garrison tquipAge, and materials on hand Al
the Schuylkin Arsenal and other depots ona
million four hundred and ffty thousand dol
lsrs; F'Fortdcd, That none OF the money hereby
Appropriated shall be used In the purchase Of
hats, unitcrm-caps, forsge-cspe. uniform -coats
uniform Jackets, flannel ssck-coats. aud un-
lined coats, which articles the QuartermAster's
Department shall issue from the supply now ON
hand, known a. the Old pattern; aud none OF
the articles above enumerated shall be pur-
chased until those now on hand are exhausted.
For preservation OF clothing and eguipaSe
from moth and mildew, thirty thousand dollars
For maintaining national military cemete-
ries, one hundred and city thousand dOIlars.
For Army contingencies not provided for by
other estimates, embracing all branches OF the
military service, one hundred thousand dollars:
I'D haN If.F
pTopriated shall be expended, directly or fndi-
rtctly, Tor any use BOt strictly necessary for
and directly connected with the military SER
vice OF the Government.
For purchase OF medical and hospital sup
pies, pay OF private physicians employed In
emergencies, hire OF hospital attendants. eN-
penses OF purveying dspOts, OF medical exam.
ming boards, And incidental expenses OF the
Medical department, two hundred thousand
dollars.
For the Army Medical Museum and for med
icsl and other necessary works Tor the library
OF the Surgeon Generals ONCE. ten thousand
dollars.
For engineer depot at winetts Point. New
York, namely, remodeling portions OF bridge
equipage, and for the current expenses of the
depot, purchase OF engineering materials tor
use In instruction OF engineer battalion, and
purchase and repair % instrum6 nts fOr general
service OF the Corps Of Engineers, nine thous-
For trials with torpedoes FOR harbor and land
deft Dse, and to instruct the engineer troops ia
their practical construction aud application,
ten thOurand dollars.
For the ordnance service required 20 defray
the current expenses at the Srsensls, OF receiV-
ing stores and issuing arms aud other ordnance
supplies; OF police aud Office duties; OF reuts
tOlls, fuel, and lights; of stationery and ONCE
furniture; OF tools and instruments for USE OF
public animals, forage, and vehicles; incidental
expenses Of the ordnance service, including
those attending practical trials and tests OF ord-
nance, small-arms, and other ordnance sup
piles, one hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars: PrOri6ed, That none of the money
hereby Appropriated shall be expended, directly
or indirectly, for any use not strictly necessary
Tor, and directly connected with, the military
service OF the Government; and this restriction
shall apply 20 the use Of public animals, forage.
and vehicles: lad pTogtdod farther, That none
OF the money hereby Appropriated shall be eN-
ings.
For manufacture Of metallic ammunition for
small arms, seyenty-hye thousand dollars.
For oVerhauling, cleaning, and preserving
new ordnance stores on hand NJ the arsenals,
fifty thousand GOllars.
For repairing ordnance aud ordnance stores
in the hand OF troops and Tor issue Al the arse
nails and depots, twenty i've thousand dollars.
Fer saddlers' tools, smiths tools and materi-
ais, tool bags, cavalry fOrges, with their tools
thousand dollars.
For purchase and manufacture of ordnance
stores, 10 MI acquisitions Of troops, and for al
iteration OF carriages now in use IN sea coast
forts, one hundred thousand dollars.
For infantry, cavalry, and artillery equip-
ments, consisting of yalises, hsversacks, can
teens, and great coat straps, and tor co gering
cavalry saGdles with lealher, and for manufac-
ture OF sEddie-bags and repairing horse equip
ments Tor cavalry troops, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For manufacture, az national armories. OF the
new MODEL breech loading musket aud cArbine
adopted for the military service on recOmmen-
dstiOn OF the board OF officers convened under
act OF June sixth, eight teen hundred and seven
ty-tWo, one hundred thousand dollars: Prorided,
Thst part OF this sum shall Ice eKDendei II
said aTmoTies in the perfection OF pstentable in
YentiOns IN the manufacture Of arms by officers
OF the Army otherwise compensated Tor their
services 10 the United States.
For the construction OF a post on the north
fork CT Doupe River in Nebraska, nifty thou
sand DOLLAR Pr0rided, That the cost of said
post shall not exceed the amount hereby APP
propristed.
SEC. 2. That all balances Of appropriations,
for whatever account, made for the service OF
the Departments OF the QuartermAster General
and OF the COmmissaTy General OF Subsistence,
prior to July fret, eighteen hundred and sew
enty-tvo, which on the thirtieth day of June,
eighteen hundred and seventy-fOur, shall re-
main on the books OF the Treasury, shall be car
ried TO the surplus fund, except such as the
Auditor OF the Treasury whose duty IL IL TO
settle accounts against such appropriations
shall certify TO the Secretary OF the Treasury 20
be necessary in the settlement OF such accounts
as have been reported TO him Tor payment by
the QusrteTmasters and the C0mmisssry be-
partments pending in his Office. And the Quar-
termaster General, COmmissary General, and
i bird Auditor of the Treasury shall continue
TO receive, examine, ard consider the Justice
and validity of such claims Is shall be brought
before them under the act OF July fourth, eigh-
teen hundred and siNty-fOur, and the acts
amendatoTy thereof; and the Secretary of the
Treasury shall make report Of each claim al
lowed by them, at the commencement 81 each
session OF Congress, TO the Speaker OF the HOUSE
OF Representatives, who shall lay the same be-