Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-21

w. !, .noc,ed bp The Senate and House Of Representa-
bs ~ ths United States of Antericd IN Congress
tic's U" mat the following sums be, and the same
seg merahy Appropriated for the objects hereinafter
are ei for the fiscal year ending June thlrleh,
edIteen hundred and seventy-iVe, Namely
WAR DEPARTMENT.
,auoRIEs AND ARsENALs.
..pocp Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois !;
w FL ntinne work on the wood working and gun car
Iag9 snop for the arsenal, one hundred and fifty
ihoslnd dollars. ,,- , s a., -
oa ry ninety five thousand dollars.
hl1 s roofs floors doors, and windows, and other
vnrk for completing me iihisnihB shop, eiBhy thou-
sau r renars and completion of stone reservoras
,i p Nor water tght interior wall, floor, and
ronf i've thousand and one hundred dollars for
IUpi dr mines and laying the same, i've thousand
ma hiindred and fifty dollars for Rock Island
ssaer nower i've thousand and four hundred dol
II" rnr Rock Island bridge: For alterations and
,ors md additional machinery Qor draw OF the
bridge and for care anu preserva,lo' oweh,y tnree
which sum shall tbe reimbursed TO the Government
my The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
company. ,..,,,n,,, ,a,,, ,oois caro AMI ,.oso,
,tin, of water power, painting and care and pres
rvafon OF permanent buildings and bridges, build.
Ina fences and grading grounds. and repairs and
extensOn of the said railroad, twenty thousand dol
A For new machinery aud shop fixtures for Shops
fifteen thousand dollars.
"' VA sirInrleld armory, OF Springfield Massa-
o,nsetts; For repairs and preservation Of grounds
SaiMngs and the machinery, twenty thousand dol
"iTl or Beneca arsenal, California: For blacksmith
shop. thirty five thousand dollars; for transferring
annorbinpry from the present snop building TO the
new shop hnllulng, tWo uouS"h" 'iiieo "ui"ieu anu
Var repairing roads, buildings sewers, drains, and
railing grounds, ten thousand dollars.
VAR The continuing the boring of an arteaan WE'LL
ar If artesan water Is procured, for putting down
rrnanent iron pipes and turbine wheel, to he run
n, NM IN
IVA thousand and forty seven dollars.
For machinery for shop, for fences, and other Sim
liar neceSsarlcs, lour iho"ahhh eiphu hun"ich anu
For repairs Of arsenals; For repairs of smaller
ar.enals and to meet such unforeseen expenditures
at arsenas as accidents or other contingencies dur
INC the wears may render necessary, nity thousand
ro enable the Secretary OF War to provide for
constructing a military bridge across the North
platte River at or near Fort Laramie wyoming Ter
T0ry fifteen thousand dollars
TO enable the Secretary of War to purchase for the
rnitrl States of the owners thereof, the lot, and
landings theron, Immediately west of Winder's
hnlInr, on street, Washington Cltyand the house
and lot iii the rear OF and Immediately adjoining the
ARMY Medical Museum GA Tenth street, Washing
i'm iity thirty eight thousand i've hundred dollars
or so much thereof as may be necessary Tor the pur-
nose propfied That the cost of said lot adjoining
Winters building shall not exceed thirty 1--WE thou
sand dollars and the cost OF said property adjoining
the Army Medical Museum shall not exceed three
thousand five hundred dollars, and that payment
shall not he made for either lot until the title
thereto Is perfect and the property free OF lncum-
hrance, , .
Wuodawn Cemetery, in the city OF sElmira, in the
State of New York, occupied by the toldlefs graveb
shall lie deemed national cemetery so far only that
the lca-stones of said soldiers graves shall he re-
newel and maintained, and the graves cared FORUM
der The provisions Of the law applicable to national
cemeteries,
That sectlen second of an act entitled "An act
making appropriations for the support of the Army
for the fiscal year ending June thlrtleth eighteen
l.I al tt MI Ian MN
passed ut the present session, shall he construed TO
direct the Third Auditor of the Treasury to certify
1.-THE Secretary of the Treasury the sum necessary
IN the settlement of accounts for steamboats, and
other vessels, pending In his 0nlce, nnder the Joint
resolution approved December twenty third, elgh-
Teen hundred and sixty nine and March third eigl-
teen hundred and seventy one, and said sum shall
harertiied shall he excepted from the operation OF
tile said second section But nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to eject the present lurls-
lletlOn Of the Second Comptroller of the Treasury
in this class OF eases Prorided, That the Secretary
0t War Is authorized To employ not exceeding 1lr-
teen enlisted men for one year nthe Ordnance Bu-
reau
Iocnable the Secretary of War to begin the pub
catIOn Of the 0nlca records OF the war OF the re-
bei1n, both OF the Union and Of the Confederate
arinies the sum of fifteen thousand dollars. Aud
The Secretary Of War Is hereby directed to have
copied for the Public Printer all reports, letters,tel
esfanA, ami the general orders MT heretofore cop
redo printed, and properly arranged to chronology
cal order,
For continuing experiments with breech loading
cannon under tile direction of the Secretary of War
The sum OF ten thousand dollars is hereby approprl-
alri.
For the purpose of testing Mr. Lees breech loading
gun under the direction of the Secretary OF War,
The sum of ten thousand dollars Is hereby approprl-
aiul.
10 enable the Secretary of War to alter certain
Stone buildings and make the proper walls and con-
sirrilons around the same,tD NJ them for military
Prison. al Fort I.eavenw0rth, Kansas, tile sum OF
twenty i've thousand dollars.
signal OFFICE.
observation and report of stormt; For expenses
u observation and report Of storms by telegraph
and signals, for the benefit Of OF commerce and
agriculture throughout the United states Tor man
larilre, purchase, and repair of meteorological ana
olher necessary instruments for telegraphng re-
ports for expenses OF storm signals, announcing
probable approach and force OF storms for contin-
amy tile establishment AMI connection of stations
At NE saving stations and light houses; for nsirl
Offices maintained for public use in cities or ports
Receiving reports for river reports for maps AM
bulletins TO 90 dsplayeg In chambers OF commerce
anu boards OF trade rooms and for distribution Tor
BOOKS and stationery and II Incidental expenses
nnt Otherwise provided for, three hundrvd and nity
1--WE thousand three hundred and twenty i've doi
lars.
To enable the Secretary OF War to extend the line
81 military Telegraph from Prescott to camp Ver't
and Camp Apache in Arizona, four thousand dollars
ir0udei That the Secretary OF War be- and he il
hefehy authorized to pay the expenses OF operating
Al keeping IN repair the telegraph lines construct
el ami operated by the War Department IN said Ter
lllOry ont Of any moneys received for dispatches
senl over said lines; any balance remaining aftel
,,e PAYMENT OF such expenses to he covered lnl'
w treasury as miscellaneous receipts the mon
ulsreceveu IN any one fiscal year to be user onl,
inlaymont for the expenses for that year. And
ull report OF the receipts and expenditures IN con
uerlOn with the said egraph lines shall he nlau
quarterly to tge Secretary of War through the Chie
slgnal Oficer. And the chief Signal 0nlcer shal
nave charge AMI control of the said lines OF tce
gtalhn The construction, repair, and operation o
Tue same.
For this amount, or so much thereof Us may b
necessary, for the erection of winter quarters 10
uVuls stationed near the Bed Cloud and Whetston
''uah agencies thirty thousand dollars.
NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES.
n rVr continuation OF the survey of northern an
,iIprllWestern lakes, one hundred and seventy Nv
snousali dollars and the ilneXpended balances
APPROXIMATIONS for "surveys for military defen5es
unhllng June thirtieth, eighteen hundred ana sew
rnly three. be, aud the same are hereby, continue
"l rendered available for the service of the iisci
,"aI ending June thlrteth eighteen hundred an
seventy i've.
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS
vnuplofI OF Freedmens Hospital and Asylum Z
Washington, District of Columbia Pay OF medci
oucers and attendants; medicines, and modici
"i,li,es, anu ratlons; clOthlng rent OF hospltl
tpu,i.ungs luel and lights repairs and transpo
%T.on my thousand dollars j.. Opeded, Thai att
Wu lllrlleth, eighteen hundred and seventy lou
sh s Ieedmens Hospital in the District OF Column
ti a, until otherwise ordered by Congress be COZ
uuuell under the direction of the Secretary OF I'll
a tvl.or, who shall make all estimates and pass q
ftSS',si ana shall be accountable to the lreasu
N N, 'ne uhltee States for all expenditures, and
pTOIcitSi including hospital and quartermaster
ofa pelahglng to said hospital, and now IN chaIt
INV mg Mar Department, he also transferred TO u
"ileilpr Department.
co n1t one clerk OF the first class, to keep the
ioi n,S ol inc Congressional Record, as required
",nt res0ln0 OF Congress-.
fdI ~" tne National Association for the Relief of q
hmI," " omen and Children OF the Distrlct OF l