1068 rvrnrrrrirrn ooxcnnss. ssss. 111. cn. 423. 1899. _M.i1itnry informa- For pay of a clerk attendant on the collection and classification of
- ‘°“· °*°"" military information, one thousand five hundred dollars. _
Exnwrt •¤w¤¤¤~¤=- For pay of expert accountant for the Inspector-Gen eral’s Department, ‘ two thousand five hundred dollars. mieagememem. For mileage to omcers and contract surgeons, when authorized by rymgcm. law, five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That hereafter the maxi- ’*‘““" mum sum to be allowed and paid to any officer of the Army shall be seven cents per mile, distances to be computed over the shortest usually jrnvei tn_ ima. traveled routes: Provided further, That when any officer so traveling
- ‘;f"'· °“·· "“*"‘“‘*'· shall travel in whole or in part on any railroad on which the troops and
supplies of the United States are entitled to be transported tree of charge, or over any of the bond-aided Pacific railroads, or over the railroad of any railroad company which is entitled to receive only fifty per centum of the compensation earned by such company for tran sportation services rendered to the Ulpited States, he shall be furnished with a transportation request b the Quartermaster’s Department for such travel; and the co t of the transportation so thrnished shall be gaghartgg ggainstp the omtgefs mileage account for such travel, to be uc y the aymas rwho pays the account, at rates paid by the ryan; per_.¤e·¤c¤¤ general public for travel over such roads: Provided_/hrther, That offimm, ,0* °'QQ§,,}"f,‘,§ cers who, by reason of the decision of the accounting officers of the ¤¤¤r¤· Ttre€iasury,ths;._v;¢;1bee'i1 compelled to pa? flroémlgcheir owniimeans one-lialf ’ o ecos o cir rave are over rar ro s nown as er cen um railroads, shall be reimbursed the same by the Pay Depgrliment, and paymasters against whom disallowances have been made by the accounting otllcers of the Treasury under such decision shall have the amount m.§:¤;¤_;1¤=rw¤<;:::;· so disallowed passed to their credit: Promded further, That actual °°"°°' enpegses only_shall bphpaidl to pllicefislwheidn traveling to and from our is an possessions in e an ic an aci c oceans. Civi¤=·¤ vl¤y¤*¤i¤¤·· For traveling expenses and commutation of quarters for civilian physicians employed by the Surgeon-General, one thousand dollars. cesmamgwm. thFor fsué- lhundred contract surgeons, seven hundred and twenty ousan dollars. Bug? pay, Astor For two months’ extra pay to the enlisted men who served in the " ’· Astor Battery, and who have been honorably discharged therefrom, two thousand eight hundred and thirty-four dollars and forty cents. Amuuug. All the money hereinbcfore appropriated, except the appropriation “for mileage to officers when authorized by law,” shall be disbursed and accounted for by the Pay Department as pay of the Army, regular and volunteer, and for that purpose shall constitute one fund. Subninwnce Derm- · SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT. ment. g¤ug°vg;l_ Suixsrsrmten or run Anurq-Purchase of subsistence supplies: For issue as rations to troops, civil employees when entitled thereto, hospital matrons and nurses, general prisoners of war (including Indiansheld by the Army as prisoners, but for whose subsistence appropriation is not otherwise made), estimated for the iiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, on the basis of sixty-two million seven hundred and sixty-one thousand seven hundred and nfty rations; for sales to officers and enlisted men of the Army; for authorized issues of candles; of toilet articles, barbers’, laundry, and tailors’ materials, for use of general prisoners confined at military posts without pay or allowances, and recruits at recruiting stations; of matches for lighting public fires and lights at po ts and stations and in the field; of flour used for paste in target practice; of salt and vinegar for public animals; of .issuesto Indiansvisiting military posts, and to Indians rsymem. employed with the Army, without pay, as guides and scouts. For pay- ments for meals for recruiting parties and recruits; for hot coilee, 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
