Superintendent

foreign mails.

Transportation.

Balance due foreign countries.

OFFICE OF THE SECOND ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

For inland mail transportation, namely:

Inland transportation by star routes, five million eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

Inland transportation by steamboat routes, five hundred and seventyfive thousand dollars.

Mail-messenger service, nine hundred thousand dollars.

Mail-bags and mail-bag catchers, two hundred and sixty thousand

dollars.

Mail locks and keys, twenty thousand dollars.

Inland transportation, railroad routes, fifteen million five hundred and ninety-five thousand four hundred and thirty-two dollars.

Railway post-office-car service, one million eight hundred and eight thousand dollars.

Railway postal clerks, four million eight hundred thousand dollars. Necessary and special facilities on trunk lines, two hundred and ninety-one thousand dollars.

Miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.

OFFICE OF THE THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL.

For manufacture of adhesive postage and special-delivery stamps, one hundred and sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars.

For pay of agent and assistants to distribute stamps, and expenses of agency, eight thousand one hundred dollars.

For manufacture of stamped envelopes, newspaper-wrappers, and letter-sheets, five hundred and eighty-three thousand five hundred dol

lars.

For pay of agent and assistants to distribute stamped envelopes, newspaper-wrappers, and letter-sheets, and expenses of agency, sixteen thousand dollars.

For manufacture of postal cards, one hundred and eighty-eight thou sand six hundred dollars.

For pay of agent and assistants to distribute postal cards, and expenses of agency, ten thousand three hundred dollars.

For registered package, tag, official, and dead-letter envelopes, sixtyseven thousand two hundred dollars.

For ship, steamboat, and way letters, two thousand dollars.

For engraving, printing, and binding drafts and warrants, two thousand dollars.

For miscellaneous items, one thousand dollars.

OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF FOREIGN MAILS.

For transportation of foreign mails, three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars.

For balance due foreign countries, one hundred thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. That if the revenues of the Post Office Department shall be insufficient to meet the appropriations made by this act, a sum equal to Appropriation to such deficiency of the revenues of said Department is hereby appromeet deficiency in priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise postal revenues. appropriated, to supply the said deficiencies in the revenue of the PostOffice Department for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.

Approved, June 30, 1886.

CHAP. 574.—An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for tho fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other purposes.

June 30, 1896.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, Army appropria and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treas. tions. ury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the Army for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven:

PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE LINE.

For one Lieutenant-General, three major-generals, six brigadiergenerals, forty colonels, forty lieutenant-colonels, seventy majors, one hundred and thirty captains (mounted), three hundred captains (not mounted), thirty-four chaplains, forty adjutants, forty regimental quartermasters, one hundred and forty first lieutenants (mounted), three hundred and fifty first lieutenants (not mounted), one hundred and thirty-five second lieutenants (mounted), three hundred second lieutenants (not mounted), in all, two million eight hundred and sixty-eight thousand dollars.

Additional pay: For twenty-three aids-de-camp, one military secretary, and officers of foot regiments when mounted by proper authority, in addition to and payable with their current monthly pay, in all, eight thousand dollars.

For pay to officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, in all, seven hundred and sixty-seven thousand seven hundred and ninety-one dollars and fifty cents.

ENLISTED MEN.

For pay proper of the enlisted men of all grades, four million two hundred and seventy-six thousand five hundred and eighty-eight dol

lars.

For pay of one hundred and twenty-five men enlisted as general service clerks at Army, Division, Department, and District headquarters, at the headquarters of the general recruiting service, at recruiting depots, and at West Point, New York, as follows: ten clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; twenty-five clerks, at one thousand one hundred dollars each; and ninety clerks, at one thousand dollars each; said sums to be in full for all pay, commutations, and allowances; in all, one hundred and twenty-nine thousand five hundred dollars.

For pay of forty-five men enlisted as general service messengers, at the rate of sixty dollars per month each, in full for all pay, commuta. tions, and allowances, thirty-two thousand four hundred dollars. Service pay to enlisted men: For pay to enlisted men by reason of length of service, in addition to their monthly pay, and payable therewith, three hundred and sixty-eight thousand seven hundred and eightyfour dollars.

PAY OF THE GENERAL STAFF.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.-For one brigadier-general,

Pay.

Line officers.

Additional.

Longevity.

Enlisted men.

General service.

Post, p. 167.

General service

messengers.

Post, p. 167.
Service pay.

General staff.

Adjutant Gene

two colonels, four lieutenant-colonels, and ten majors, in all, forty-nine ral's Department. thousand five hundred dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of the officers in the Adjutant-General's De Longevity. partment for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, sixteen thousand dollars.

INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.-For one brigadier-general, Inspector Gen two colonels, two lieutenant-colonels, and two majors, in all, twenty eral's Department three thousand five hundred dollars.

Longer ity.

Corps of Engi

ucers.

Longevity.

Staff officers.

Ordnance partment.

Lorgevity.

Do

Quartermaster's Department.

Longevity.

Subsistence Department.

Longevity.

Medical Department.

Longevity.

Pay Department.

Longevity.

Judge-Advocate

Additional pay: For pay of the officers in the Inspector-General's Department for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, six thousand dollars.

PAY OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.-For one brigadier general, six colonels, twelve lieutenant-colonels, twenty-four majors, thirty captains (mounted), twenty-six first lieutenants (mounted), ten second lieutenants (mounted), and for additional pay to adjutant and quartermaster, in all, two hundred and thirty-nine thousand five hundred dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of officers in the Corps of Engineers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, sixty-six thousand eight hundred and sixty-four dollars.

PAY OF STAFF OFFICERS.

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT. - For one brigadier general, three colonels, four licutenant-colonels, ten majors, twenty-six captains (mounted), five storekeepers, and ten first lieutenants (mounted), one hundred and thirty-one thousand five hundred dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of the officers of the Ordnance Department for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, fortyone thousand five hundred and thirty-eight dollars.

QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.-For one brigadier-general, four colonels, eight lieutenant-colonels, fourteen majors, thirty captains (mounted), and five storekeepers, one hundred and forty-eight thousand five hundred dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of the officers in the Quartermaster's Department for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, fifty-one thousand eight hundred and seventy dollars.

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.-For one brigadier-general, two colonels, three lieutenant-colonels, eight majors, twelve captains (mounted), and additional pay for one hundred and forty acting commissaries, seventynine thousand five hundred dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of the officers of the Subsistence Department for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, twenty-two thousand two hundred and sixty dollars.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.-For one brigadier general, six colonels, ten lieutenant-colonels, fifty majors, ninety-five captains (mounted), three storekeepers, and thirty first lieutenants (mounted), four hundred and twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of the officers in the Medical Department for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, one hundred and sixteen thousand three hund red and forty dollars.

PAY DEPARTMENT.-For one brigadier-general, two colonels, three lieutenant-colonels, and forty-three majors, one hundred and twentynine thousand dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of the officers in the Pay Department for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, thirtyeight thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

JUDGE-ADVOCATE-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.-For one brigadier General's Depart- general, one colonel, three lieutenant colonels, three majors, and for additional pay for acting judge-advocates, in all, twenty four thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

Additional pay: For pay of the officers in the Judge-Advocate-General's Department for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, seven thousand dollars.

RETIRED OFFICERS.

For pay of officers on the retired-list, and for officers who may hereafter be placed thereon, nine hundred and two thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven dollars and thirty-eight cents.

Additional pay: For pay of officers on the retired-list for length of Longevity. service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, two hundred and forty-five thousand six hundred and seventeen dollars and fifty cents.

RETIRED LIST OF ENLISTED MEN.

Enlisted men on

For pay of the culisted men of the Army on the retired-list, thirty-six thousand four hundred and twenty-six dollars and eighty-thirce cents. retired list.

MISCELLANEOUS.

For pay of sixty-five contract surgeons, one hundred and sixty hos Contract pital matrons, and fourteen veterinary surgeons, one hundred and geons, etc. eleven thousand dollars.

sur

Paymaster's

For pay of forty-six paymaster's clerks, at one thousand four hundred dollars each per annum, thirty paymaster's messengers, and traveling clerks, etc. expenses of paymaster's clerks actually paid by them, in all, eightyeight thousand eight hundred dollars.

For expenses of courts-martial and courts of inquiry, and compensation of witnesses attending the same, fifteen thousand dollars. For additional pay to officer in charge of public buildings, and so forth, in Washington, District of Columbia, five hundred dollars. For additional pay to the officer commanding Military Prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, one thousand dollars.

Courts martial,

etc.

Charge of public buildings, Washington.

Military prison, Leavenworth,

Kans.

Commutation of

For commutation of quarters to commissioned officers on duty without troops at places where there are no public quarters, one hundred quarters. and fifty thousand dollars.

For allowances for travel, retained pay, clothing not drawn, and for interest on deposits, payable to enlisted men on discharge, in all, eight hundred thousand dollars.

For mileage to officers, when authorized by law, not to exceed one hundred and thirty thousand dollars: Provided, That in disbursing this allowance the maximum sum to be allowed and paid shall be four cents per mile, distance to be computed over the shortest usually traveled routes, and, in addition thereto, the cost of transportation actually paid, exclusive of sleeping or parlor car fare; making in all for pay of the Army, twelve million five hundred and forty-nine thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven dollars and twenty-one cents.

All the money hereinbefore appropriated shall be disbursed and accounted for by the Pay Department as pay of the Army, and for that purpose shall constitute one fund.

SUBSISTENCE OF THE ARMY.

Allowances.

Mileage.
Proviso.
Maximum allow

ance.

Subsistence sup

For the purchase of subsistence supplies; for issue as rations to troops, civil employés when entitled thereto, contract surgeons, hospital plies. matrons, military convicts at posts, prisoners of war (including Indians held by the Army as prisoners, but for whose subsistence, appropriation is not otherwise made) estimated for the fiscal year on the basis of nine million nine hundred and seventy-one thousand eight hundred rations; for sales to officers and enlisted men of the Army; for authorized extra issue of candles, and salt and vinegar for public animals; for issues to Indians visiting military posts, and to Indians employed with the Army without pay as guides and scouts; for payments for cooked rations for recruiting parties and recruits; for hot coffee, canned beef and baked beans for troops traveling when it is impracticable to cook their rations; for scales, weights, measures, utensils, tools, stationery, blank-books and forms, printing, advertising, commercial newspapers, use of telephones, office furniture; for temporary buildings, cellars, and other means of protecting subsistence supplies (when not provided by the Quartermas ter's Department); for bake-ovens at posts and in the field, and repairs thereof; for extra pay to enlisted men employed on extra duty in the

Subsistence Department for periods of not less than ten days, at rates fixed by law; for compensation of civilians employed in the Subsistence Department; and for other necessary expenses incident to the purchase, care, preservation, issue, sale and accounting for subsistence supplies for the Army; for the payment of the regulation allowances for commutation in lieu of rations, to enlisted men on furlough, to ordnance sergeants on duty at ungarrisoned posts, to enlisted men stationed at places where rations in kind cannot be economically issued, to enlisted men traveling on detached duty when it is impracticable to carry rations of any kind, to enlisted men selected to contest for places or prizes in department, division, and army rifle competitions while traveling to and from places of contest; in all, one million seven hundred and forty-five thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Civilian employ- Secretary of War; and not more than one hundred and five thousand dollars thereof shall be applied to the payment of civilian employés of the Subsistence Department.

ees.

Quartermaster's Department. Supplics.

Proviso.
Printing.

Incidental OX

penses.

Vol 5, p. 257.

QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Regular supplies: For the regular supplies of the Quartermaster's Department, consisting of stoves and heating apparatus, and repair and maintenance of the same, for heating barracks and quarters; of ranges and stoves for cooking; of fuel and lights for enlisted men, guards, hospitals, storehouses, and offices, and for sales to officers; of forage in kind for the horses, mules, and oxen of the Quartermaster's Department at the several posts and stations and with the armies in the field, including its care and protection; for the horses of the several regi ments of cavalry, the batteries of artillery, and such companies of infantry and scouts as may be mounted, and for the authorized number of officers' horses, including bedding for the animals; of straw for soldiers' bedding; and of stationery, including blank-books for the Quar termaster's Department, certificates for discharged soldiers, blank forms for the Pay and Quartermaster's Departments, and for printing division and department orders and reports, two million six hundred and seventyeight thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended on printing unless the same shall be done by contract, after due notice and competition, except in such case as the emergency will not admit of the giving notice for competition.

Incidental expenses: For postage; cost of telegrams on official business received and sent by officers of the Army; extra pay to soldiers employed under the direction of the Quartermaster's Department in the erection of barracks, quarters, and storehouses, in the construction of roads, and other constant labor, for periods of not less than ten days, and as clerks for post quartermasters at military posts; for expenses of expresses to and from the frontier posts and armies in the field, of escorts to paymasters and other disbursing officers, and to trains, where military escorts cannot be furnished; expenses of the interment of officers killed in action, or who die when on duty in the field, or at military posts and on the frontiers, or when traveling under orders, and of non-commissioned officers and soldiers; authorized office furniture; hire of laborers in the Quartermaster's Department, including the hire of interpreters, spies, or guides for the Army; compensation of clerks and other employees to the officers of the Quartermaster's Department; compensation of forage and wagon masters authorized by the act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight; for the apprehension, securing, and delivering of deserters, and the expenses incident to their pursuit; and for the following expenditures required for the several regiments of cavalry, the batteries of light artillery, and such companies of infantry and scouts as may be mounted, and for the trains, to wit: Ilire of veterinary surgeons, medicine for horses and mules, picket-ropes, blacksmith's tools and materials, horseshoes and blacksmith's tools for the cavalry service, and for the shoeing of horses and mules, and such