778 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. Ill. Ch. 41. 1899. and munitions of war and military supplies and property over such aided railroads, shall be paid out of the moneys appropriated by the foregoing provision only on the basis of such rate for the transportation of such troops and munitions of war and military supplies and property as the Secretary of War shall deem just and reasonable under the foregoing provision, such rate not to exceed fifty per centum of the_ compensation for such Government transportation as shall at the time be charged to and paid by private parties to any such company for like and similar transportation; and the amounts so fixed to be paid shall be accepted as in tull ior all demands for such service, twelve million two hundred and ninety-four thousand two hundred and twenty-tive dollars. ciqnmig. qemp mia Clothing, and camp and garrison equipage, namely: For cloth,woolens, ‘“'"“°“ °q““’“g°‘ materials, and for the manufacture of clothing for the Army, for issue and for sale at cost price according to the Army Regulations; for altering and iitting clothing, and washing and cleaning when necessary; for equipage and for expenses of packing and handling and similar necessaries; for a suit of citizen’s outer clothes, to cost not exceeding ten dollars, to be issued upon release from confinement to each prisoner who has been confined under a court-martial sentence involving dishonorable discharge, six million four hundred and one thousand six hundred and fourteen dollars. M¤·1i¤¤1D¤p¤r¤=m·=¤¤- mEmcAL DEPARTMENT. S¤m>li¤¤. ·¢¤- For the purchase of medical and hospital supplies, including disinfectants for general post sanitation, expenses of medical-supply depots, pay of employees, including civilian nurses, medical care and treatment of officers and enlisted men of the Regular and Volunteer armies on duties at posts and stations for which no other provision is made, for the proper care and treatment of cases in the armies steering irom contagious or epidemic diseases, two million three hundred thousand dollars. Siem S¤¤‘i¤~>· SIGNAL SERVICE. MiHr¤ry¤¤1¤sr¤i·1·¤. For the installation, operation, and maintenance of military tele- °‘°· graphs and cable lines, one hundred and seventy-four thousand dollars. E¤r<=¤¤·=¤- For the expense of the Signal Service of the Army, as follows: Purchase, equipment, and repair of field electric telegraphs, signal equipments and stores, binocular glasses, telescopes, heliostats, and other necessary instruments, including necessary meteorological instruments for use on target ranges; war balloons; telephone apparatus (excluding exchange service) and maintenance of the same; electrical installations and maintenance of military posts; maintenance and repairs of military telegraph lines and cables, including salaries of civilian employees, supplies and general repairs, and other expenses connected with the duty of collecting and transmitting information for the Army by telegraph or otherwise, thirty-tive thousand dollars. m;{;l¤¤¤¤¤ D*v*¤· onnnmcm DEPARTMENT. <J¤¤·r•>¤¢ ¤=i>¤¤~<*¤- For current expenses of the ordnance service required to defray the current expenses at the arsenals; of receiving stores and issuing arms and other ordnance supplies; of police and office duties; of rents, tolls, fuel, and lights; of stationery and office furniture; of tools and instruments for use; incidental expenses of the ordnance service, and those attending practical trials and tests of ordnance, small arms, and other ordnance supplies, including payment for mechanical labor in th? office of the Chief of Ordnance, one hundred and fifty thousand do lars. Ammunition fw For manufacture of metallic ammunition for small arms and ammu- “'“"““'“‘ nition for reloading cartridges and tools for the same, including the cost of targets and material for target practice; ammunition for burials
