Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-08-03

l e hundred and seventy five, and for other
purposes -, ,r.....< ,..,
be :. ,ss Tinted States Of Anlerfea in Congress
lipes5 That the following sums be, ana same are
temv annroprlated, out OF any moneys IN the Urea
heIep Ut otherwise appropriated for the support
slry lo' rny for the year ending June the thlr-
o. W. eighteen hundred and seventy 1--WE, as fol-
Tor expenses Of the commanding ueherai q oihce,
sye thousand dollars ,.,.., ...........,..,.y.
lar expenses of recruiting and transportation OF
rorriits one hundred and hye Thousand dollars Ana
Ieaney appropriated by this act shall be paid TO
nm ,a3 inc Army beyond the number OF twenty
a thousand enlisted men, including indian scouts.
Nehing however, IN this act snail DC construed TO
nme rs now organized under the authority OF the
Secre AIRY Oh wal o,,,onso. 80 tbo A1t,,o,,
- nnraIs Department ut the headquarters OF mil
var" divisions and departments three thousand dol
h i, ovnenses of the Signal Service OF the Army,
hase equipment, and repair of electric Held tele
Irr,nns and signal equipments, Twelve Thousand ve
hundred dollars -, -, TO-. oito,,o,oos q, 90,
ro ~ Tie army for transportation of themselves
ouI their baggage when travelling on duty without
onns escorts, supplies, and for compensation of
uW mnosers while on court martial service for tray
NM nynenses of paymastera' clerks; for payment
t nosare on letters and packages, and cost OF tel
yrnns received and sent by officers OF the army on
E,1," hrs,nees eleven million four hundred thou
la"d dolars PrOpided, That only actual travelling
rnrn les shall be allowed to any person holding en-
p6yncni or appointment nnuer lhe United states,
aV oSress of the amount actually paid are hereby
,1aclared illegal and no credit shall be allowed TO
anv nf Inc lishursing officers OF the United States
for payment Vi ulo"""Nea IA '0 Va '"iS p'o'i-
sion ,...o ., ro,,,ior troonu eno,naors a,d
Indian SCOUTS, lmo h"oh ioei 'iuii''i'' an" hii'e
Tnr regular supplies of the Quartermasters De-
nartlnenI to wit: For the regular supplies of the
i,larlermasters Department. consisting OF stoves
e. heating and cooking OF fuel for officers enlist
al men guards hospitals store houses, and offices
o forage in kind for tn horses, mules, and oxen OF
The unartermaster's Department, at the several
n"stsa and stations and with the armies in the field
o ihe horses of the several regiments OF cavalry,
the batteries OF artillery, anu sucn companies
NJ infantry and scouts as may be mounted, and for
,6r authorized number of officers horses including
ipdIinp Tor the animals OF straw for soldiers bed
ding: and OF stationery, including blank books for
The ounrte masters Department, certificates for
discharged soldiers blank forms for .the Pay and
Ouarterinasers Departments, and for the printing
o DIVISION aud department orders and reports four
mnlion two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
Iroriisd That three hundred thousand dollars thus
appropriated may be applied by the Commissary
,pnpral of subsistence p Tor TO the first day of July,
etnleen hundred and seventy four, to the purchase
of subsistence supplies intended for the posts sup
Piled through the Upper Missouri and for other dis
!. lor incidental expenses, to wit For postage and
kilograms or dispatches extra pay TO soldiers EN-
moved under tue direction of the Qunrtermasters
Department in the erection Of barracks, quarters,
store houses, and hospitals in the construction of
roads and other constant labor for periods of not less
lha ten days under the act of March second, eigh-
t,en hundred and nineteen, and August fourth,
eighteen hundred and nifty four including TIL sc
employed as clerks at division and department head
nlnrers expenses OF expresses to and from the
frontier posts and armies in the field OF escorts to
p,mastrs and other Disturbing officers, and TO
trains where military escorts cannot be Furnished
EXPENSES of the nterment OF Officers killed In action
or who die when an duty liz the field or at posts on
the frontiers, or when travelling on orders, and of
non.commlssioned officers and soldiers authorized
IA MIN nj
ters Department. including the hire of interpreters,
spies, and guides for the Army compensation OF
clerks to officers of the Quarternasters Depart
ment compensation of forage and wagon masters
authorized by the act of July nth, eighteen hundred
and thirty eight for the apprehension OF deserters
and the expense incident TO their pursuit and for
the following expenditures required for the several
regiment OF cavalry The batteries OF light artillery,
and such companies Of infantry and scouts as may
be mounted, to wit, hire of veterinary surgeons,
med me for horses and mules picket ropes, and for
slpcug tae horses Of the corps named; also, gem
erls the proper anu authorized expenses Tor the
movement and operations Of the army not expressly
assigned to any other department. one million two
hundred thousand dollars
For purchase of horses for the cavalry and artillc
ey, and for the Indian scouts, and for such infantry
as may be mounted. three hundred thousand dol
lars
For transportation OF the army, including bag
gage Of the troops when moving by land or water;
Of clothing, camp and garrison equlphge from the
dep0ls Of Philadelphia and Jeifersonyle TO the sew
era posts and army depOts, and from depots to the
troops IN the Held OF horse equipments and OF sub
ssteilce stores from the places of purchase, and
from the places Of delivery under contract to such
places as the circumstances OF the service may re-
qlre them to be sent; Of ordnin ordnance
stores, and small arms from the foundeies and ar
mores to the arsenals, forfcations frontier posts,
aud army dep0is frelghts, wharfage, tolls, and fer
fapes; the purchase and hire OF horses, mules
oxen aud harness, and the purchase and repair OF
WAGONS cars,ani drays; and OF ships and other sea
gong vessels and boats required for the transporta
uOn VI supplies and for garrison purposes; for
lTayage AMI carriage al the several posts hire of
h'1gs transportation o. FUNDS for tne pay ana
olheI usDuIslg departments; the expense OF sail
ny public transports on the variOis rivers, the
Gull Of Mexico, aud the Atlantic and Pacific for
procuring water at such posts as from their situa-
ton require II to be brought from distance and
iOrclearlng roads, and for removing distractions
from roads har9ors, and rivers to tie extent which
may e required for the actual opera tons of the
H09ls III tile HELD four million dollars
llaI no part OF the money appropriated by this
Nv shal nc pald to any railroad company for the
transportation OF any property or troops Of the Uni
ci states over any railroad which, in whole In
part was construed by the aid of grant of public
aau on the condition that such railroad should be
amMlc highway for the use of the Government
~ tne nted States free from toll or other
ehargc Ot upon any other conditions for the use OF
Sicll road Tor such transportation; nor shall any
heebe made out of any money appropriated
" 'ls ati Tor the transportation of Officers of the
army over any such road when on duty and under
orders as military olliGer of the United States
pul hollhg herein contained shall be construed rs
Ilr,chthg any such railroad from bringing suit in
,ne eouIl 81 Claims for the charges fof such trans
au thereto by virtue OF the laws in force prior to
inc passage Of this act
ron hlre Of quarters for officers on military duties;
e ol quarters for troops of store houses for the
sAe Accepting OF mill airy stores, Offices, and of
eounls lof camps aud summer cantOnments and
ciloIary frontier stations for the construction
, w uH,hpoIaIy nuts and stables and orrepairing
4 puole buildings at established posts one million
'oHi hundred thousand dollars
uTeil thousand dollars
ror purchase and manufacture of clothing camp
"p saiilsun equlpage, and for preserving and re-
% ',ns slovh OIL clothing, camp and garrison equip
~ anu materials on hand at the Schuylklll ARISEN.
NM H" ouler uepols, one million four hundred and
my, N tnolsahd dollars Provided, That none of the
nuley hereby appropriated shall be used In the
mg"ase OF hats, uniforms caps, forage caps uni
MIN e9as uniform Jackets flannel sack coats AMI
Drnayt, voats which articles the Quartermasters
tahrI t snail issue from the supply now oil
t'e nnowh as the old pattern and none of the ar
n those no, a. enumerated shall he purchased unit
'" Wy now on hand are exhausted
p rm preservation of clothing and euupape from
'4I Pr h ,ila lnlldew, thirty thousand dollars
n hunlrah 'qinhg national military cemeteries, on'
W. e eu, anu MY thousand dollars
a.iht contingencies not provided for by othe
serniles embracing all branches of the military
Tha, |e, one hundred thousand dollars Pr uided
be- exnon G ~ NE money hereby appropriated shal
strictly aiecty or Indirectly for any use no
II n'iaty service OF the government
nav NJ nr,se Oh medical and hospital supplies
bire nt hmate physicians employed in emergencies
lepots ~ 'splta attendants, expenses of purveyn
eyne,,s u medical examining boards, and incidental
hduaanG 81 lue Medical Department, two hundre
ca ror the Army Medical Museum and for med
of ,h aliu other necessary works for the Librar
Il lars ' surgeon Generals ONCE, ten thousand do
nad, lgneer depot at Wlllett's Point New Yorl
t"r Ivy Iemodelng portions of bridge. onipape an
enr,, uuIrehl expenses of the depot purchase
gineer in,ss materials for use in instruction of eI