Title: Relief of certain officers of the Army. Letter from the Secretary of War, submitting an item of legislation for incorporation in an appropriation bill, as follows: "Provided, that the payment for rent of offices heretofore used in the District of Columbia for the Board of Ordnance and Fortification and the payments heretofore made for rent of such offices are hereby authorized"
Subjects: Fortification, Soldiers, Lease and rental services, Billeting