INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

LADIES' SOLDIERS' MONUMENT SOCIETY.

Act to authorize the Secretary of War to donate to the, of Portsmouth,
Ohio, four condemned cast-iron cannon

LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.

Act authorizing the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company to
construct a bridge over the channel of,

(VI) 85

LAKES.

Appropriation for survey of northern and northwestern,

102

LAMPS.

(See REGULATIONS)

Announces allowance of, for guard-houses, post school-rooms, reading-
rooms, post libraries, post hospitals, and the authorized offices.
LAND-GRANT RAILROAD COMPANIES.

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80

Corrects paragraph 2055 of the Regulations, respecting payments to, for
transportation.-

19

LAND-GRANT RAILROADS.

Publishes, for the guidance of officers of the Quartermaster's Department,
act of June 30, 1882, respecting payment for Army transportation over
certain, (See REGULATIONS)_.

Deficiency appropriation for payment of Army transportation lawfully due
certain,

Announces five additional, under authority conferred by section 1101 of
the Revised Statutes, and assigns them to posts, with instructions that
they be filled to a minimum strength of sixty-five enlisted men, and
equipped as batteries of light artillery; the time of service off captains
with, shall be three years, commencing with January 1, 1883, and of
lieutenants two years.
(See DETAIL)--

Act to authorize the East Georgia and Florida Railroad Company to con-

93

99

72

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102

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96

126

-(V) 85

-(V) 119

Act to authorize the, to construct, own, maintain, and operate a railway
bridge over the Saint Croix River between the city of Calais, Maine,
and the town of Saint Stephen's, in the Province of New Brunswick,
Canada

MANSFIELD, OHIO.

(VIII) 119

Act to donate four pieces of forty-two pounder condemned cannon to the
mayor of the city of, for a specified purpose

MARINE CORPS.

Appropriation for the support, &c., of the insane of the,

(See ARMY TEAM)

MARKSMEN.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa.

Act granting condemned cannon, and so forth, to the city of,

MATCHES.

(XII) 59

102

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(I) 103

Directs the Subsistence Department to sell, to the Quartermaster's Depart-

ment for issue to troops, &c.-

MCPHERSON POST No. 73.

Act donating four condemned cannon to, of the G. A. R., district of Massa-

chusetts, for monumental purposes.

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-(III) 59

MEDICAL ATTENDANCE.

Corrects paragraph 2344 of the Regulations, respecting bills for medicines
or, for officers not on duty, for officers' families or officers' servants,
stating that such bills will not be paid by the United States.
(See MEDICAL OFFICERS)-

MEDICAL CORPS.

Amends paragraphs 2273, 2274, and 2275 of the Regulations, respecting
candidates for appointment in the,

Respecting the giving of certificates of disability by,

During the absence of commissioned, from military posts, on detached
service, the necessary medical attendance is to be performed by an acting
assistant surgeon or by a private physician temporarily employed for
that purpose. (See SCOUTING PARTIES).

MEDICINES.

(See MEDICAL ATTENDANCE)

Amends paragraph 2343 of the Regulations, respecting accounts for,
MERCER COUNTY BRIDGE COMPANY.

Act to authorize the, to build a bridge across the Mississippi River at or
near Keithsburg, Illinois_-

MESSENGERS.

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101

65

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72

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-(II) 51

Act announcing number and grade of, allowed the War Department and
its several bureaus.

MEXICO.

(See REPUBLIC OF MEXICO).

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91

Appropriation for traveling expenses of the First, prior to July 1, 1879
MILAN, OHIO.

_99

MICHIGAN CAVALRY.

Áct to donate four condemned cannon to the mayor of, for a specified

purpose-

MILEAGE.

-(IX) 59

Amends paragraph 2428 of the Regulations, respecting payment of, to con-
tract surgeons

Deficiency appropriation for, of officers of the Army when traveling under
orders.

Amends paragraph 66 of the General Regulations for the U. States, of 1877
Act making appropriations for the support of the, for the fiscal year-
Amends sections one and two of Article one of the General Regulations for
the United States,-

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77

Colonel Wesley Merritt, 5th U. S. Cavalry, announced as superintendent of
the, at West Point, and will relieve Brig. Genl. 0. O. Howard.
Appropriation for the new hospital at the, at West Point

78

102

MILITARY CONVICTS.

Appropriation for the care, clothing, maintenance, &c., of United States,
confined in State penitentiaries.

102

MILITARY DIVISION OF THE PACIFIC.

Announces the assignment of Major General John M. Schofield, U. S. Army,
to the command of the, and the Department of California from October
15, 1882

115

MILITARY POST.

The commanding officer of every, to enforce existing orders and regula-
tions on the subject of target practice, and, whenever practicable, will
encourage officers and men to hunt for game

MILITARY POSTS.
(See POSTS)

MILITARY RESERVATION.

Act abolishing the, at Fort Abercrombie, Minnesota..
Act to provide for the disposition of the Fort Larned,.

53, 57

102

(VIII) 85
(III) 110

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

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-(IV) 110

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MILITARY RESERVATION-Continued.

Act to restore the Fort Benton, to the public domain.

Act authorizing the appointment of William H. Gill as a, in the Quarter-
master's Department

MINNESOTA.

-(III) 32

MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

Joint resolution to furnish the Governor of, tents, poles, and pins, for the
use of the Militia and Volunteer organizations of the State at their sum-
mer and fall encampment

-(IX) 79

Act authorizing the Rock Island and Southwestern Railway Company to
construct a bridge across the, at New Boston, Illinois_
Appropriation for surveys and gaugings of the,

-(II) 51
-(IV) 51

--(IV) 82
__102

Act to authorize the Upper Iowa and Mississippi River Railway Company
to construct and maintain a ponton railway bridge across the,.. (IX) 119
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

Appropriation for the salaries and traveling expenses, office expenses, and
reduction of work of the,; for continuation of surveys and gaugings of
the Mississippi River and its tributaries; for the permanent gauge-
stations and borings; and for publication of maps and results

MISSOURI.

Appropriation to refund to the State of, payments made to officers and
privates of the military forces for military services in the suppression of
the rebellion

MISSOURI RIVER.

102

99

Appropriation for the relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed
by the, and its tributaries.
Authorizes the use of hospital tents to furnish temporary shelter to the des-
titute people who have been driven from their homes by the present
overflow of the, and its tributaries..
Authorizes the use of steamers and other boats and vessels now employed
by the Government upon the, and its tributaries, in the transportation,
&c., of supplies for the sufferers from the overflow.
Appropriation for the relief of the sufferers from overflow of the,--(II) 41, (IV) 46
Act authorizing the construction of a bridge across the, at or near Keiths-
burg, in the State of Illinois, and to establish it as a post-road
(See REVISED STATUTES)

-(II) 32

--(VI) 32

-(VII) 32

Act authorizing the Hannibal and Southwestern Railway Company to con-
struct a bridge over the, at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri.

Act to authorize the Saint Louis, Hannibal and Keokuk Railroad Company
to construct a bridge across the,.

-(III) 46

MONMOUTH, N. J.

Act authorizing the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad Company to construct
and maintain a railroad bridge over the,.

-(I) 51

(V) 79

Act making an appropriation for the erection of a monumental column to
commemorate the battle of,

MONMOUTH BATTLE MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

--(II) 85

Act making an appropriation to aid the, in erecting a suitable monument
on the battle-field of Monmouth.

MONTANA VOLUNTEERS.

(II) 85

Appropriation for payment of, for services in the war with the Nez Perce
Indians in 1877

99

MONUMENT.

Act making appropriation for base and pedestal of a, to the late Rear Ad-
miral Samuel Francis Du Pont, U. S. Navy-

(See STATUE)

(I) 32
-(VIII) 32

Act donating condemned cannon and cannon-balls to be placed on a, in the
Topeka Cemetery, Kansas

Act donating cannon and cannon-balls for use and ornament about a suit-
able soldiers', at Portland, Maine.

(I) 59

-(II) 59

Appropriation for the erection of a suitable, or column on the grounds
known as Washington's Headquarters, in the State of New York
(See MONUMENTAL COLUMN, MONMOUTH).

Act in regard to a, to commemorate the battle of Monmouth, N. J.

MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

Act donating five condemned cannon and five cannon-balls to the, of Pick-
away County, Ohio.

MONUMENTAL COLUMN.

MOUND CITY, ILL.

-(V) 103

(II) 85

MOUND CITY NATIONAL MILITARY CEMETERY.

Act to construct a road from, to the Mound City National Military Cem-
etery

-(V) 82

(See MOUND CITY, ILL).

(See FIELD MUSIC).

MORTON MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

MUSIC.
MUSKETS.

-(V) 82

Joint resolution granting twelve condemned cannon and twenty-five can-
non-balls to the, for a statue of the late Oliver P. Morton...

-(XVI) 59

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NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA RAILROAD.

Grants the use of, &c., at the soldiers' reunion to be held at Grand Island,
Nebraska, in August, 1882.

Grants the use of, &c., at the encampment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public of the Department of Pennsylvania, on the battle-field of Gettys-
burg, in July, 1882.

-(IV) 41

-(V) 41

NATIONAL ARMORY.

NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

Amends paragraph 978 of the Regulations, respecting classification of the
several,

Appropriation for maintaining and improving,; for pay of seventy-five
superintendents of,

NATIONAL CEMETERY.

Act to furnish condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the, at Louisville,
Kentucky, for monumental purposes; also six condemned cannon and
twelve cannon-balls to the, at Memphis, Tennessee.
Announces the soldiers' lot in the Woodland Cemetery at Quincy, Illinois,
as a, of the fourth class

NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.

NAVY.

102

-(XV) 59
84

Appropriation for the support of the,; announces names of the managers
of the,; all pensions and arrears of pensions payable or to be paid to
pensioners who are or may become inmates of the, to be paid to the
treasurer of said home, to be applied as provided by law, &c. (See INSANE)_102

Appropriation for the support, &c., of the insane of the,-

NEBRASKA, (STATE OF.)

Act to compensate members of Company "B," 14th Infantry, for private
property destroyed by fire on the, on August 18, 1869, and to charge the
amount to said railroad company

-(III) 119

Act to fix the compensation of the master armorer at the, in Springfield,
Massachusetts

(III) 109

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102

(See INDIAN HOSTILITIES)

NELSON POST No. 194.

(IV) 79

Act donating four condemned cannon to, of the G. A. R., at Newport, Ken-
tucky.

-(V) 103

(See INDIAN HOSTILITIES).

NEVADA, (STATE OF.)

"NEVADA TROPHY."

-(IV) 79

Announces to the Army the result of the competition for the handsome,;
publishes tabulated record of competition for the same, and directs the
commanding general of the Department of the South to order the cap-
tain or a commissioned officer of the battery to which it is awarded
(Battery K, 3d U. S. Artillery) to repair to Washington and report in per-
son to the Adjutant General of the Army, who will deliver to him the
trophy won by this battery.

Scores for the, to be certified by a commissioned officer,; publishes form of
certificate for that purpose; modifies paragraph 3 of G. O. No. 45, of 1881,
respecting monthly record of best target firing for the,-.

NEVADA VOLUNTEERS.

Appropriation for traveling expenses of, prior to July 1, 1879_

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99

NEWBURGH, N. Y.

INDEX OF SUJBECTS.

Joint resolution making an appropriation for the erection of a monument
or column on the grounds belonging to the State of New York, and known
as Washington's Headquarters, in the city of, and the centennial celebra-
tion in connection therewith.

NEW ORLEANS AND NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD COMPANY.

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(VIII) 82

Act authorizing the, to construct bridges over the channels of Pearl River
and Lake Pontchartrain

NEW YORK AND CANADA BRIDGE COMPANY.

-(VI) 85

Joint resolution to authorize the, to construct and maintain a bridge across
the Saint Lawrence River..

NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

99

-(X) 119

Amends the Regulations respecting employment of, under section 1287,
Revised Statutes.

NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTED INFANTRY.

Authorizes the Secretary of War to place the name of Alexander Jones
upon the rolls of Co. “ E," Second, to date September 1, 1863.
NORTHWESTERN MISSOURI AND SOUTHWESTERN IOWA VETERAN SOLDIERS' Associ-

ATION.

Act to loan to the, such tents, poles, and pins as may be necessary for its
accommodation at its annual encampment in 1882, at Council Bluffs,
Iowa

OAKWOOD CEMETERY.

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-(I) 41

--(I) 85

OBSTRUCTIONS.

Act to furnish four condemned cannon and twenty-five cannon-balls for the
soldiers' burying ground in, Hyde Park, Illinois

-(XV) 59

OATH.

Corrects paragraph 767 of the Regulations, respecting the, to be adminis-
tered to recruits

48

OBITUARY

Of Brevet Major General George D. Ramsey, brigadier general, U. S. Army
(RETIRED).

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Appropriations for the removal of, in East River, at Hell Gate, New York (I) 58

Amends paragraph 2204 of the Regulations, respecting sale to, and enlisted
men of articles purchased by the Subsistence Department
Revokes G. O. No. 26, of 1881, regulating the detail of, for instruction in
military signaling

Who refund money to the Government by payment to an Army paymaster
will be furnished receipts in duplicate by the latter for the amount paid,
and will forthwith forward one of the receipts, with a letter of transmit-
tal showing his address, to the Paymaster General.

(See APPROPRIATIONS, SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT, SUBSISTENCE STORES)-
(See SICK LEAVE) –

Hereafter all, are required to prepay cost of telegrams sent by them on
public business except when sent in pursuance of special instructions or
in answer to a telegram from superior authority.
Deficiency appropriation for mileage of, of the Army when traveling under

Amends paragraph 1857 of the Regulations, respecting sale of fuel to, of
the Army, and paragraph 1895 of the Regulations, respecting forage is-
sued or sold to, of the Army-

Regulations to govern in the sale of subsistence stores to, of the Army
Publishes the names of the, which have received the recommendations of
the staff of the U. S. Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Virginia, made in
pursuance of the requirements of paragraph 32 of the Regulations of
the school

All, of the U. S. Government should indorse upon official telegraphic mes-
sages transmitted by them the words "Official Business," and should re-
port to the Postmaster General any charges in excess of the prescribed

rates

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