INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

49

SECRETARY OF WAR-Continued.

demned cannon and four cannon-balls for Dahlgren Post, G. A. R., New
York City; and also four condemned cannon and twelve cannon-balls for
Englewood, Ill., G. A. R. Association.

-(VII) 103

Joint resolution authorizing the, to loan twenty-five wall tents to the
colony of Russian Hebrew refugees at Cimarron, Foote County,
Kansas.

(VIII) 103

Act authorizing the, to relinquish and turn over to the Department of the
Interior, for restoration to the public domain, the Fort Larned military
reservation

-(III) 110

(V) 119

(I) 122

Act directing the, to restore to the Secretary of the Interior the custody
and control of the military reservation at Fort Benton, Montana__. (IV) 110
Act authorizing the, to pay certain laborers employed by Day, Call and
Company in the improvement of the Lower Fox River, Wisconsin..
Act authorizing the, to deliver two condemned (and obsolete) mortars and
four cast-iron balls to the Post of the G. A. R. at Peru, Indiana; two con-
demned (and obsolete) mortars and four cast-iron balls to General Har-
rison Post of the G. A. R., at Kokomo, Indiana; one condemned cast-
iron cannon and carriage to the Post of the G. A. R. at Clarinda, Iowa;
two condemned cannon and cannon-balls to the Post of the G. A. R. at
Keosaugua, Iowa; four condemned cannon and four cannon-balls to the
Ladies' Monument Association of Mount Vernon, Ohio; four condemned
cast-iron cannon to the Charles Sumner G. A. R. Post, of Groveland, Mas-
sachusetts; and four condemned cast-iron cannon and four cannon-balls to
Post No. 183 of the G. A. R., at Rochester, Pennsylvania..
Act authorizing the, to deliver four condemned cast-iron guns to the Sol-
diers' Monument Association of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; four con-
demned cast-iron cannon and four cannon-balls to the Soldiers' Monument
at Lancaster, Pennsylvania; four condemned cast-iron cannon and four
cannon-balls to the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monumental Association of
Delaware, Ohio; four condemned cast-iron cannon to William Logan
Rodman Post No. 1 of the G. A. R., of New Bedford, Massachusetts;
four condemned cast-iron cannon to the Post of the G. A. R. at Fall
River, Massachusetts; and four condemned cast-iron cannon, with iron.
balls, to Post No. 82 of the G. A. R. at Marblehead, Massachusetts
Act authorizing the, to deliver four condemned cast-iron cannon and four
cannon-balls to the A. W. Drips Post No. 74 of the G. A. R., at Maquo-
keta, Iowa; four condemned cast-iron cannon and four cannon-balls to
the George Strong Post, G. A. R., at Fairfield, Iowa; and four condemned
cast-iron cannon and four cannon-balls to the G. A. R. at Lawrence,
Massachusetts..

-(II) 122

(III) 122

Act to authorize the, to furnish four condemned cast-iron cannon and four
cannon-balls to the Post of the G. A. R. at Peabody, Massachusetts; and
two condemned cast-iron cannon and four cannon-balls to George H.
Thomas Post, G. A. R., at Indianapolis, Indiana.

(IV) 122

(V) 122

-(VI) 122

-(VII) 122

Act to authorize the, to deliver four condemned cast-iron cannon and four
cannon-balls to Edward Pye Post No. 179 of the G. A. R., at Haverstraw,
New York

Act authorizing the, to deliver four cast-iron cannon to the selectmen of
the town of Hatfield, Massachusetts__

Act authorizing the, to furnish four condemned cast-iron cannon and
cannon-balls to Sergeant Thomas Ridge for soldiers' cemetery in Knox-
ville, Tennessee__

Act to authorize the, to donate two condemned cast-iron cannon and
twelve cannon-balls to the A. E. Burnside Post No. 109 of the G. A. R., at
South Chicago, Illinois_

Joint resolution authorizing the, to loan seventy tents to the Washington
Light Infantry of the District of Columbia.

Joint resolution authorizing the, to deliver to the 180th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry Association the blue regimental flag which belonged to said
regiment

--(X) 122

Joint resolution authorizing the, to deliver to the Society of the 51st Regi-
ment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteers the stand of colors presented to it
by the citizens of Norristown, Pennsylvania___

(XI) 122

4

-(VIII) 122

-(IX) 122

SECRETARY OF WAR-Continued.

Joint resolution authorizing the, to send tents to be used at soldiers'
reunion to be held in Iowa in 1882

-(XII) 122

-(XIII) 122

Joint resolution authorizing the, to send tents to be used at soldiers'
reunion in the State of Illinois in 1882

Joint resolution authorizing the, to transfer one condemned cast-iron
cannon and cannon-balls to "Tip" Best Post No. 75, G. A. R

SHIP CANAL.

---(XIV) 122

Appropriation to be expended in completing the surveys of a, to connect
the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays

SICK LEAVE.

Respecting the abuse of, and the authority to go beyond the limits of the
department on the same, &c

Hereafter an officer who starts to join his station on expiration of, of
absence will be reported on the rolls and returns as en route to join station
from sick leave of absence for the time necessarily consumed in making the
journey to his post, and for the time thus necessarily consumed he will
be entitled to full pay as if on duty. Should he delay en route, or should
he take more time to make the journey than that necessary, &c., the
commanding officer shall require him to make a written explanation
thereof, &c.

SIGNAL CORPS.

(See REGULATIONS).

SIGNALING.

Revokes G. O. No. 26, of 1881, regulating the detail of officers for instruc-
tion in military,

SIGNAL OFFICE.

pro-

Act announcing number of clerks and messengers allowed in the, and
vides for the services of scientific experts, clerks, draughtsmen, copyists,
messengers, mechanics, laborers, and such other services as the Secretary
of War may deem necessary, in the office of the Chief Signal Officer, to
carry into effect the appropriations for the observation and report of
storms, &c..

SIGNAL SERVICE.

Appropriations for expenses of the, of the Army
(See REGULATIONS)

SIGNATURE.

(See ACCOUNT)

SIOUX CITY AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY.

Act authorizing the, to construct and maintain a railroad bridge over the
Missouri River

SOCIETY OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.

94

1

43

18

90

72, 102

108

.116

-(V) 79

-(VIII) 79

-(XI) 128

SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' ASSOCIATION.

SOCIETY OF THE FIFTY-FIRST REGIMENT PENNSYLVANIA VETERAN VOLUNTEERS.
Joint resolution to deliver to the, the stand of colors presented to it by
citizens of Norristown, Pennsylvania...

Joint resolution to furnish tents for the, at their annual meeting at Detroit,
Michigan, on the 14th and 15th days of June, 1882.

Act to donate four condemned cannon to the, of Bellaire, Ohio....
SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

-(V) 59

Act donating four condemned cannon to the, of Lycoming County, Pennsyl-
vania, for adornment of monument grounds.

Act donating four condemned cannon and four cannon-balls to the, of
Delaware, Ohio

(X) 59

SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' REUNION.

-(II) 122

SOLDIERS' CEMETERY.

Joint resolution to supply the, at Topeka, Kansas, to be held in September,
1882, with four pieces of artillery and such tents as can be conveniently
spared...

-(VI) 46

Act to furnish condemned cannon for the, at Gallipolis, Ohio

SOLDIERS' HOME.

(IV) 59

SOLDIERS' MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.

Amends paragraph 837 of the Regulations, respecting candidates for ad-
mission to the,

_73

Act donating four condemned cannon to the, of Birmingham, Connecticut (V) 50

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

SOLDIERS' MONUMENT ASSOCIATION-Continued.

Act donating four condemned cannon and thirty-six cannon-balls to the,
of Birmingham, Conn..

Act donating four condemned cannon, of 24 or 32-pounders, and spherical
shot, to the, of the city of Utica, New York

51

-(I) 82

-(VII) 103

Act donating four condemned cannon and four cannon-balls to the, of
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; also four condemned cannon and four
cannon-balls to the, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania

SOLDIERS' REUNION.

(II) 122

-(V) 41

Joint resolution granting the use of articles, tents, and so forth, at the,
to be held at Grand Island, Nebraska, in August, 1882
Joint resolution granting loan of certain tents to be used at the, to be held
at Belle Plaine, Iowa..

SPRINGFIELD ARMORY.

SOLDIERS' REUNION ASSOCIATION.

Joint resolution granting use of tents at a soldiers' reunion to be held by
the, of Illinois_

Joint resolution granting the use of tents at the, to be held in the State of
Iowa

-(VI) 51
--(XII) 122

-(XIII) 122

-(III) 109

43, 135

(See REGULATIONS)

43.

(See REGULATIONS).

STAFF CORPS.

STAFF DEPARTMENT.

Amends paragraph 641 of the Regulations, respecting, by Chiefs of, or
Corps, of officers or enlisted men belonging thereto on duty peculiar to
their own staff department or corps, &c..

(See OFFICERS) –

STATES.

86, 131

Act authorizing the Secretary of War to issue, on requisitions of governors
of, bordering on the sea or gulf coast, and having a permanent camping-
ground for the encampment of the militia not less than six days annually,
two heavy guns and four mortars, with carriages and platforms, &c____(III) 58
STATE, WAR, AND NAVY BUILDING.

Assignment of a certain portion of the, to the War Department.

STATIONERY.

Corrects paragraph 1882 of the Regulations, respecting the yearly allow-
ance of, to ordnance sergeants on duty at posts not garrisoned by troops-
Amends paragraph 1875 of the Regulations, respecting issues of,

STATUE.

Appropriation to aid in the erection of a, or monument to General James
A. Garfield

90

45

_62

-(VIII) 32

(VII) 32

(See SECRETARY OF WAR).

-(II) 79

STEAM TUG.

(See SECRETARY OF WAR).

-(II) 79

STOREKEEPERS.

Amends paragraph 2607 of the Regulations, respecting buttons for, uniform.
STOVER POST No. 1.

137

STORES.

(See APPROPRIATIONS)

Act to turn over to, of the G. A. R., of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, six
condemned cannon

The, at Fort Union Arsenal to be distributed between the Lowell Ordnance
Depot and the Rock Island Arsenal

STOVES.

(See CIVILIAN EMPLOYÉS)

ST. TAMMANY WATER WORKS COMPANY.

(See RIGHT OF WAY).

SUBSISTENCE.

(See EXPENSES) –

-(XI) 59

8

71

13

(II) 110
4

SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.

Amends paragraph 2204 of the Regulations, respecting sale to officers and
enlisted men of articles purchased by the, -

Corrects paragraph 2125 of the Regulations, respecting the purchase of sub-
sistence supplies by officers doing duty in the,

The, to keep, at recruiting depots, suspenders and handkerchiefs for sale
on credit to recruits who have pay due them.

Respecting the sale of matches by the, to the Quartermaster's Department
for issue to troops.

Respecting the purchase from the, of subsistence stores by civilians em-
ployed with the Army

Appropriations for the, for the fiscal year..

Joint resolution authorizing the payment of employés engaged in the, in
the investigation of claims under the act of July 4, 1864, and the necessary
expenses of such investigations, for that part of the current year ending
July 20, 1882

To pay commutation of rations to no persons except enlisted men; modi-
fies the statement of the account in form No. 12 of the,
SUBSISTENCE STORES.

(See CIVILIAN EMPLOYÉS).

16

25

34

34

.50

72

-(X) 85
_104

..4

Respecting the purchase of, from the supply departments by topographical
assistants and employés; corrects paragraphs 1215 and 2220 of the Regu-
lations, respecting the sale of, on credit, to officers and enlisted men
Act making appropriations to be used in the purchase of, to aid in the
relief of destitute persons in the district overflowed by the Mississippi
River and its tributaries

25

-(II) 32

Appropriation for the purchase and distribution of, to the sufferers from the
overflow of the Mississippi River.

--(IV) 46

Respecting the purchase from the Subsistence Department of, by civilians
employed with the Army.

Regulations to govern in the sale of, to officers of the Army.

Amends paragraphs 1212 and 1220 of the Regulations, respecting sale of,
and tobacco to officers, retired officers, and enlisted men of the Army

SUBSISTENCE SUPPLIES.

Amends paragraph 2162 of the Regulations, respecting the disposition to be
made of, furnished for sale to officers and enlisted men, accumulated at
posts in excess of the wants for that purpose.
SUPERINTENDENT.

Announces assignment of Colonel Wesley Merritt, 5th Cavalry, as, of the
Mounted Recruiting Service, and Colonel Wm. R. Shafter, 1st Infantry,
as, of the General Recruiting Service..

50

55

100

70

The, of the U. S. Military Academy, and in his absence the next in rank,
shall have the immediate government and military command of the
Academy, &c

77

Announces Colonel Wesley Merritt, 5th U. S. Cavalry, as, of the Military
Academy at West Point, to relieve Brig. Gen. O. O. Howard.

78

SUPERINTENDENTS.

Appropriation for compensation of the, of the six buildings occupied by the
War Department, and one, of building occupied by the Surgeon General ----90
SUPERINTENDENTS (of National Cemeteries.)

Regulates monthly pay of,

39

Appropriation for pay of seventy-three,

_102

SUPPLIES.

Corrects paragraph 1760 of the Regulations, respecting the transfer of,
from one bureau of the service to another. (See APPROPRIATIONS)__
Appropriation for amount required to pay for, lost in the service of the
United States in the war with the Nez Perce Indians.

25

99

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

Publishes decision of the, in the case of the United States vs. Richard W.
Tyler, respecting the ten per centum increase of pay to retired officers
Publishes opinion of the, in the case of John A. Mason, tried for attempt to
kill Charles J. Guiteau.

40

_61

SURGEON GENERAL.

Act announcing number of clerks, anatomists, engineers, messengers,
watchmen, superintendent of building, and laborers allowed in the office
of the,; appropriation for contingent expenses, &c.

90

SURGEON GENERAL'S OFFICE.

(See RENT)

INDEX OF SUBJECTS.

Appropriation for medical and other works for the library of the,

SURVEY.

Appropriation for, of northern and northwestern lakes. (See MISSISSIPPI
RIVER)

SURVEYS.

Appropriation to be expended in completing the, of a ship canal to connect
the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays; for examination or, or both, between
City Island and New Rochelle Harbor, New York, and including the
channel around Glen Island; for survey of a canal from a point on the
Illinois River at or near Hennepin, by the most practicable and conve-
nient route, to the Mississippi River, with a branch canal or feeder; for
survey of the Illinois and Michigan canal connecting the Illinois River
with Lake Michigan at Chicago; and for, of rivers and harbors.............
SUSPENDERS.

Authorizes sale of, to recruits who have not been paid and who have pay
due them

SUSPENSIONS.

(See PAYMENTS)

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER.

Authorizes the Secretary of War to use the unexpended balance of the
appropriation for the improvement of the, above and below Havre de
Grace, in the construction of the channel and breakwaters of the
"Fishing Battery" below Havre de Grace.

TARGET FIRING.

(See NEVADA TROPHY).

TARGET PRACTICE.

53

(V) 32

_72

__102

94

34

116

(V) 32

52

Existing orders and regulations on the subject of, to be enforced. (See
ARMY PRIZES)

53

Gives detailed instructions respecting a uniform system of,; the main object
of the, is to make expert marksmen of men on horseback. (See AMMUNI-
TION, REPORTS.)

57

Amends paragraph 481 of the Regulations, respecting allowance of ball-
cartridges for,

89

(See AMMUNITION, RETURNS OF MUSKETRY PRACTICE)

TARGETS.

97

Amends paragraph 486 of the Regulations, respecting, aiming-stands, &c
TEAMSTERS.

._87

(See EXPENSES)

TELEGRAMS.

Requires all officers to prepay cost of, sent by them on public business,
except when sent in pursuance of special instructions, or in answer to a
telegram from superior authority

30

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.

Publishes order of the Postmaster General, with subjoined list of, who
have filed their acceptance of the provisions of the act of Congress ap-
proved July 24, 1866

83

(See HOSPITAL TENTS)

TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS.

Publishes order of the Postmaster General fixing rates of pay for,
TELEGRAPH LINES.

TENTS.

83

Appropriation for the construction, maintenance, and repair of military,

_102

(VI) 32

Grants the use of, &c., at the encampment of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lic of the Department of Pennsylvania on the battle-field of Gettysburg in
July, 1882

-(IV) 41

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

-(V) 41

Certain, to be supplied to the soldiers' and sailors' reunion at Topeka,
Kansas...

--(VI) 46

Authorizes the furnishing of, to the State of Indiana on the occasion of
an encampment of State troops, &c

--(VIII) 46

Joint resolution granting loan of certain, to be used at the soldiers' reunion
to be held at Belle Plaine, Iowa.

-(VI) 51