National Republican., 1874-07-07
WAR DEPARTMENT, }
ADJuTAST GENERALS OFFICE,

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tIssis S In su Of mileage for Ooers o.
the army and their Baggage when travelling on
duty undHr orders without troops, escorts or sup
piles, and the! travelling expenses Of paymasters
clerks during the fiscal year commencing July /
1874 Will in accordance with the act OF June 10
1914 making appropriations Tor the support OF the
Ermy t0J be. cSr6hed to ''actuaI travelling eX
pensesg usual and essential 10 the ordinary com
Tort Of traYsleFs which will embrace the follow
ing Items Of expenditure only, VIZ; % ,..L ..
l. Fares upon raffroada steamboats,, packets OF
other usual mod es' OF conveyance. Also, the hire
Of special transportation, either by lnnd or water
when there are no regular means Of conveyance
and when they cannot be obtalnedfrom the quar-
termAster's department. Charges for ferrlsge,
tolls and housekeeping when transportation 1;
hired.
II SIecplng-car fare for one double berth fol
each person, or customary stSteroon secOmmodS-
tion on boats, steamers, &C, and lodging IN no.
When delays at hotels are incident to, and
necessary for, the performance Of tho duties fol
which the travel Is ordered charges for hotel ex.
penses will be allowed, net extending beyond
seven days at any one place, and not exceeding
No charge Win Be allowed for hotel bills whom
the detention is unnecessary for the execution Of
the orders under which the journey Is performed.
Meals furnished on cleaners, or other means oi
conveyance which are included In the charge for
fare Will not, Of course, be made an extra charge.
Whenever special expenditures are made for
meals they will be allowed, but for no other items
ofrefreshment than the ordinary food provided
for travellers
iii. Street-car or omnibus or transfer-cOa ach
fare TO and from depots and hotels, and, when
there are no such eonYeyances, moderate and
necessary hack hire not exceeding the legal rates
and baggage fees TO porters.
". Every otiiceT or other person attached 10
the Army who is travelling under orders without
troops will keep memorandum of the e1pendi.
lures herein allowed, noting each item uponits be-
ing made, and the certificate or afhd6vit upon the
voucher will set forth that the different charges
in detail therein have been taken from and Yeri-
ned by his memorandum, and that they are cor,
rect and Just. The memoranda will be retained
by those who have been reimbursed, and will be
exhibited If called for BY proper authority.
Whenever It is practicable officers and others
entitled to travelling expenses under the proVis-
ions Of this order Will apply to ofieers OF the
Quartermaster's Department for transportation
orders, and thus avoid difficulties that might
arise with those Immigrant railroads that under
the law are forbidden to receive any fare from
officers or others travelling on duty. Should cir
cumstanoss render Il impracticabls to procure
transportation orders from quartermasters, those
travelling will pay their own fares, which will be
reimbursed in the same manner as other expsRd-
itures; but this viii not authorize any payments
to the roads that are forbidden BY law TO receive
The fact that transportation has been furnished
will be indorsed by the qudrtermaster on the
order authorizing the journey, indicating the por-
tiOn of the route thus provided for.
The Pay Department will pay the accounts OF
officers, civilian, witnesses on Courts MartIals,
masters clerks on the Off1cers' Certificates, set
ting forth the correctness Of the accounts as per
attached memorandum, and containing the essen
tial restrictions aud obligations hsreinbefOre i'm
piled, to wit: that the journey was performed un-
der orders. (eopy anneXed,) with all practicable
dispatch, by the shortest usually travelled route,
in the customary reasonable manner; that the
amount charged for subsistence was actually
paid, and that the number Of days for which the
same is charged was necessarily consumed in un-
aVoda BILE delays incident to travel and n the per-
fOrmancs Of the duty ordered.
All vouchers for actual expenses Of travel must
be accompanied BY the original order for the jour-
ney or by copy thereof land all Endorsements
thereon certified by commissioned officer other
than the payOr and the party to the order.
When unusual routes or expensive means oi
transportation are charged for, explanatory GER
tihcates setting forth the necessity for the same
will accompany the accounts, and If approved by
tho chief Of the Bureau, and the accounting off,
GERS Of the Treasury, will be allowed; but pay
ments made onvOuchers found not satisfactory
The transportation Of the field allowance Of
officers changing stations Will be allowed in the
accounts for actual travelling expenses.
The remainder Of the allowance Of baggage for
officers when changing stations should be turned
over to the Quartermsster's Department for tran.
sportation by freight lines.
Oficers and others travelling with troops, escorts
or supplies entitled only - transportation pro-
yided by the Quartermaster's Department.
Oficers and others travelling TO and from at
tendance on civil courts will receive their CON-
pensstiOn or relmbursements from the civil Ru-
IhOrities. o. ...
The foregoing rules and allowances for tran.
sportstion will be applicable to all civilian en-
ployees OF the army when travelling under orders
from competent authority in the execution Of their
legitimate duties and to civilian witnesses in the
employ Of the United States when subpenaed 10
attend courts martial, boards, &C., except when
the civilian employee Is In receipt Of ration
from the United States, I'M which case, instead Of
the item for subsistence allowed herein he will be
paid commutation Of Subsistence at the usual
rates. ~ a. L...|.. ..
Citizens, not employees Of the United States,
witnesses before military courts, viii continue 10
be paid rs heretofore Judge Advocates, in their
certificates Of attendance, will discriminate be-
tween citizen Witnesses, gpecifyinR those who are
and those who Ers. net: employees Of the United
States; snd their accounts auth entieated by their
atdavts similar TO the csrtineates prescribed for
officers and the certincate of an ofhcer that the
journey and services We're performed on duty, will
be paid by the same dlsbursinR oficers and from
the appropriations as prescribed by existing rsgu.
latiOns.
Other existing rules and regulations regarding
the transportation and payment Of officers and
others which GO not conflict with the requirements
Of this order will remain in force =
|. BY order Of the Secretary OF War:
L. d. TowHsEND, AdJutant General. o.