For the necessary expenses of officers while temporarily employed Expenses of officers, on ordnance duties at the proving ground and absent from their proper station, at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per diem while so employed, and the compensation of draftsmen while employed in the Army Ordnance Bureau on ordnance construction, eighteen thousand seven hundred dollars. For repairs of railroad tracks connecting the proving ground with the Central Railroad of New Jersey, six thousand dollars. For straightening railroad from Highland Beach, New Jersey, to proving ground, ten thousand dollars. WATERVLIET ARSENAL, WATERVLIET, NEW YORK. Track repairs. Railroad improve ments. Watervliet Arsenal. For alteration of cranes at seacoast gun factory, Watervliet Arsenal, Cranes. fourteen thousand dollars. SUBMARINE MINES. For the purchase of submarine mines and necessary appliances to operate them for closing the channels leading to our principal seaports, and continuing torpedo experiments, for the purchase of the necessary machinery, tools, and implements for the repair shop of the torpedo depot at Fort Totten, New York, and for extra-duty pay to soldiers necessarily employed for periods not less than ten days on work in -connection with the issue, receipt, and care of submarine mining material at the torpedo depot, three hundred thousand dollars. FORTIFICATIONS IN INSULAR POSSESSIONS. Submarine mines. Insular possessions. For construction of seacoast batteries in the insular possessions, Seacoast batteries. seven hundred thousand dollars. For the purchase, manufacture, test, and issue of seacoast cannon for coast defense for the insular possessions, including their carriages, sights, implements, equipments. and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Provided, That the Secretary of War is authorized to mount two twelve-inch and three ten-inch breech-loading rifles on a corresponding number of carriages for which appropriation was made for the insular possessions in the fortification Act approved April twenty-first, nineteen hundred and four, and in addition thereto two twelve-inch and two ten-inch rifles for the carriages for which estimates are now submitted, these guns being surplus on hand in excess of the number of carriages provided for emplacements in the United States. For purchase, manufacture, and test of ammunition for seacoast cannon, for the insular possessions, including the necessary experiments in connection therewith, and the machinery necessary for its manufacture at the arsenals, one hundred thousand dollars. Seacoast guns. Proviso. Ante, p. 237. Ammunition. ments. Range finders, etc. For purchase, manufacture, and test of inspecting instruments for Inspecting instruthe manufacture of cannon, carriages, and ammunition; range finders and other instruments for fire control at the fortifications in the insular possessions, and the machinery necessary for their manufacture at the arsenals, sixteen thousand dollars. Hereafter all estimates for fortifications for insular possessions of the United States shall be made and submitted to Congress showing amount proposed to be expended at each harbor in each insular pos session. BOARD OF ORDNANCE AND FORTIFICATION. To enable the Board to make all needful and proper purchases, experiments, and tests to ascertain, with a view to their utilization by the Government, the most effective guns, small arms, cartridges, pro Estimates required. Board of Ordnance and Fortification. Purchases, etc. 1 Vol. 25, p. 489. Per diem. Tests. jectiles, fuses, explosives, torpedoes, armor plates, and other imple ments and engines of war, and to purchase or cause to be manufactured, under authority of the Secretary of War, such guns, carriages, armor plates, and other war material as may, in the judgment of the Board, be necessary in the proper discharge of the duty devolved upon it by the Act approved September twenty-second, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight; to pay the salary of the civilian member of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification provided by the Act of February twentyfourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and for the necessary traveling expenses of said member when traveling on duty as contemplated in said Act; for the payment of the necessary expenses of the Board, including a per diem allowance to each officer detailed to serve thereon, when employed on duty away from his permanent station, of two dollars and fifty cents a day; and for the test of experimental guns, carriages, and other devices procured in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Ordnance and Fortification, ten thousand dollars, the expenditure of which shall be made by the several bureaus of the War Department heretofore having jurisdiction of the same, or by the Board itself, as the Secretary of War may direct: Provided, That before any money shall be expended Right to use inven- in the construction or test of any gun, gun carriage, ammunition, or implements under the supervision of the said Board, the Board shall be satisfied, after due inquiry, that the Government of the United States has a lawful right to use the inventions involved in the construction of such gun, gun carriage, ammunition, or implements, or that the construction or test is made at the request of a person either having such lawful right or authorized to convey the same to the Government. That all material purchased under the foregoing provisions of this Act shall be of American manufacture, except in cases when, in the judgment of the Secretary of War, it is to the manifest interest of the United States to make purchases in limited quantities abroad, which material shall be admitted free of duty. Proviso. tions. Purchases to be of American manufacture. Approved, March 3, 1905. March 3, 1905. [H. R. 17330.] [Public, No. 136.] tions. CHAP. 1403.-An Act Making appropriations for the payment of invalid and other pensions of the United States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Pensions appropria- States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the payment of pensions for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes, namely: Invalid, etc., pensions. Provisos. Navy from naval fund. Accounts. Examining sur geons. Fees. For army and navy pensions, as follows: For invalids, widows, minor children, and dependent relatives, army nurses, and all other pensioners who are now borne on the rolls, or who may hereafter be placed thereon, under the provisions of any and all Acts of Congress, one hundred and thirty-seven million dollars: Provided, That the appropriation aforesaid for navy pensions shall be paid from the income of the navy pension fund, so far as the same shall be sufficient for that purpose: Provided further, That the amount expended under each of the above items shall be accounted for separately. For fees and expenses of examining surgeons, pensions, for services rendered within the fiscal year nineteen hundred and six, seven hundred thousand dollars. And each member of each examining board shall, as now authorized by law, receive the sum of two dollars Provisos. No fee unless serv Disabilities to be for the examination of each applicant whenever five or a less number shall be examined on any one day, and one dollar for the examination of each additional applicant on such day: Provided, That if twenty or more applicants appear on one day, no fewer than twenty shall, if practicable, be examined on said day, and that if fewer examinations be then made, twenty or more having appeared, then there shall be paid for the first examinations made on the next examination day the fee of one dollar only until twenty examinations shall have been made: Provided further, That no fee shall be paid to any member of an examining board unless personally present and assisting in the exam- ice rendered. ination of applicant: And provided further, That the report of such Rating. examining surgeons shall specifically state the rating which in their judgment the applicant is entitled to, and the report of such examining surgeons shall specifically and accurately set forth the physical con- fully described. dition of the applicant, each and every existing disability being fully and carefully described. The reports of the special examiners of the Bureau of Pensions shall be open to inspection and copy by the applicant or his attorney, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: And provided further, That no pension Pension attorneys, attorney, claim agent, or other person shall, be entitled to receive any compensation for services rendered in securing the introduction of a bill or the passage thereof through Congress granting pension or increase of pension; and any person who shall, directly or indirectly, Penalty for receivcontract for, demand, receive, or retain any compensation for such curing special legislaservices shall be deemed guilty of an offense, and upon conviction tion. thereof shall, for each and every such offense, be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding two years, or both, in the discretion of the court. Inspection of re ports. etc. ing, etc., pay for se For salaries of eighteen agents for the payment of pensions, at four Agents' salaries. thousand dollars each, seventy-two thousand dollars. For clerk híre, four hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That the amount of clerk hire for each agency shall be apportioned as nearly as practicable in proportion to the number of pensioners paid at each agency, and the salaries paid shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. For rents, ten thousand six hundred dollars. For stationery and other necessary expenses, including fuel and lights, thirty thousand dollars. For examination and inspection of pension agencies, as provided by the final provision of the Act of August eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, amending section forty-seven hundred and sixty-six, Revised Statutes, two thousand five hundred dollars. Approved, March 3, 1905. Clerk hire. Proviso. Apportionment. Rents. Stationery, fuel, etc. Inspection of pen- sion agencies. CHAP. 1404.-An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six. PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT. For pay of seven professors, twenty-three thousand dollars; For pay of one associate professor of mathematics (major), in addition to pay as captain, five hundred dollars; VOL XXXIII, PT 1-54 March 3, 1905. [H. R. 17984.] [Public, No. 137.] Military Academy appropriations. Permanent estab lishment. Provisos. Associate professor of mathematics." Master of the sword. Cadets. Extra pay for offi cers. Longevity. Entised men. Band. Provided, That hereafter the associate professor of mathematics shall have pay and allowances of a major, and the position shall be filled by the detail of an officer from the Army at large; For pay of one chaplain, two thousand dollars; For pay of the master of the sword, two thousand dollars; Provided, That the master of the sword shall have the relative rank and shall be entitled to the pay, allowances, and emoluments of a captain mounted; For pay of cadets, two hundred and forty thousand dollars; In all, for permanent establishment, two hundred and sixty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. For extra pay of officers of the Army on detached service at the Military Academy: For one commandant of cadets (lieutenant-colonel), in addition to pay as captain, not mounted, one thousand two hundred dollars; For pay of one instructor of practical military engineering (major), in addition to pay as captain, mounted, five hundred dollars; For pay of one instructor of ordnance and science of gunnery (major), in addition to pay as captain, mounted, five hundred dollars; For pay of eight assistant professors (captains), in addition to pay as first lieutenants, not mounted, four thousand dollars; For pay of five senior instructors of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics, ordnance and gunnery, and practical military engineering (captains), in addition to pay as first lieutenants, not mounted, two thousand five hundred dollars; For pay of six assistant instructors of cavalry, artillery, and infantry tactics (captains), in addition to pay as second lieutenants, not mounted, three thousand six hundred dollars; For pay of one adjutant, in addition to pay as second lieutenant, not mounted, six hundred dollars; For pay of one treasurer and quartermaster and commissary of cadets, in addition to pay as captain, not mounted, seven hundred dollars; For pay of one line officer on duty in Quartermaster's Department, in addition to pay as first lieutenant, mounted, four hundred dollars; For pay of one associate professor of modern languages (major), in addition to pay as captain, five hundred dollars; For additional pay of professors and officers (and officers on increased For pay of the Military Academy Band, field musicians, general army service, cavalry and artillery detachment, and enlisted men on detached service, and extra pay for enlisted men on special duty: For pay of military band: One band sergeant and assistant leader, six hundred dollars; Twelve enlisted musicians, at thirty-four dollars per month, four thousand eight hundred and ninety-six dollars; Twelve enlisted musicians, at twenty-five dollars per month, three thousand six hundred dollars; Sixteen enlisted musicians, at seventeen dollars per month, three thousand two hundred and sixty-four dollars; Additional pay for length of service, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight dollars; Clothing on discharge, one thousand two hundred dollars; For interest on deposits of enlisted men on discharge, three hundred dollars; For pay of field musicians: One sergeant, with pay of first-class Intisician, four hundred and eight dollars; One corporal, one hundred and eighty dollars; Twenty-two privates, three thousand four hundred and thirty-two dollars; Additional pay for length of service, ninety dollars; Travel allowance to enlisted men on discharge, seventy-five dollars; Seven sergeants, one thousand five hundred and twelve dollars; Eight corporals, one thousand four hundred and forty dollars; One hundred and fifty-seven privates, twenty-four thousand four hundred and ninety-two dollars; Additional pay for length of service, nine thousand four hundred and sixty dollars; Clothing on discharge, three thousand four hundred and ninety-five dollars; Interest on deposits of enlisted men, one thousand one hundred and four dollars; For travel allowances due enlisted men on discharge, one dollar and ninety-six cents; Cavalry detach For pay of cavalry detachment: One first sergeant, three hundred ment. dollars; Five sergeants, one thousand and eighty dollars; Two cooks, four hundred and thirty-two dollars; Five corporals, nine hundred dollars; Two trumpeters, three hundred and twelve dollars; Two farriers and blacksmiths, three hundred and sixty dollars; One saddler, one hundred and eighty dollars; One wagoner, one hundred and sixty-eight dollars; Eighty-one privates (cavalry), twelve thousand six hundred and thirty-six dollars; Additional pay for length of service, two thousand one hundred and eighty dollars; Clothing on discharge, one thousand eight hundred dollars; Travel allowances to enlisted men on discharge, eight hundred and twenty dollars; Interest on deposits to enlisted men, one hundred dollars; For pay of artillery detachment: One first sergeant, three hundred dollars; Four sergeants, eight hundred and sixty-four dollars; One cook, two hundred and sixteen dollars; Three corporals, five hundred and forty dollars; One farrier and blacksmith, one hundred and eighty dollars; One saddler, one hundred and eighty dollars; One wagoner, one hundred and sixty-eight dollars; Two trumpeters, three hundred and twelve dollars; Forty-six privates, seven thousand one hundred and seventy-six dollars: Additional pay for length of service, one thousand two hundred dollars; Clothing on discharge, one thousand two hundred dollars; Interest on deposits due enlisted men, one hundred and twenty-five dollars: Travel allowances to enlisted men on discharge, six hundred and fifty dollars; For extra pay of one ordnance soldier as draftsman and lithographic printer, at fifty cents per day, one hundred and forty-three dollars and fifty cents; Artillery detach ment. Extra pay, enlisted men. |