MINERAL OIL.

Ordnance sergeants at ungarrisoned military posts may be furnished
with,

MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

CIRCULAR (II) 5

Act making appropriation for continuing the improvement of the,.
(See APPROPRIATION).

Appropriation of $125,000 for the relief of sufferers by the overflow of the,

and its tributaries

21

23

Amends act approved March 3, 1875, authorizing the construction of a
ponton wagon-bridge across the, at or near the city of Dubuque, Iowa__(III) 50
Joint resolution reappropriating an unexpended balance for the relief of
the sufferers by the overflow of the, and its tributaries
(See BRIDGES).

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION.

Appropriation for pay, &c., of the,

MISSOURI RIVER.

(See BRIDGE)

MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION.

(11) 72
(VII) 96

70

-(I, II, V, VIII) 96

Act authorizing the President to appoint a commission to be called the,;
names the pay of the commission and prescribes its duties

Decision respecting, to officers transferred to or from light batteries

77

CIRCULAR (III) 9

CIRCULAR (II) 1

CIRCULAR (I) S

CIRCULAR (II) 2

51

CIRCULAR (II) 9

-(IV) 96

-6

70

Act authorizing the city of, to construct and maintain a free bridge and
approaches thereto, over the Cumberland River

NATIONAL CEMETERY.

(See CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY)-

NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

Appropriations for,

Amends paragraphs 944-947, inclusive, of the Regulations, respecting,;
officers serving under the orders of division and department comman-
ders, to be relieved from all duties connected with the care of,

NATIONAL HOME FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEER SOLDIERS.
Appropriation for the support of the, -

NATIONAL PARK.

Act providing that the proceeds of the military reservation lands sold on
Bois Blanc Island near Fort Mackinac military reservation shall be
set apart as a separate fund for the improvement of the, on the Island
of Mackinac, Michigan.

NEBRASKA CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY.

136

70

--(III) 72

Act authorizing the, to construct a bridge across the Missouri River_-----(I) 96
"NEVADA TROPHY."

Announces to the Army the result of the competition for the, had during
the target year of 1883__

Amends paragraph 270 of the Regulations, respecting the military control
of, of the general staff at posts not occupied by troops

NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF OFFICERS.

Decision that the, of the Army can only draw bread from the post bakery
the same as other enlisted men

NORTH HERO, VT.
(See BRIDGE)

OATHS.

Act amending the Revised Statutes in respect to official,

CIRCULAR (I) 9

(V) 96

-(III) 47

OFFICE OF PUBLICATION OF RECORDS OF THE REBELLION.

(See CLERKS, RENT).

OFFICER.

Authorizes each, of the Army to purchase six corn brooms and three scrub-
bing brushes per annum at the prices specified in the annual price-list of
clothing and equipage_

69

49

1

30

51

65

74

92, 99

CIRCULAR (I) 1

(See LEAVE OF ABSENCE, TRANSPORTATION)
Respecting, transferred to or from light batteries. (See MOUNTED PAY)--

CIRCULAR (II) 1

Rescinds the instructions of December 28, 1863, (published in Circular
No. 1, c. s.) that transportation be furnished by the Q. M. Dep't to, return-
ing to the depot from conducting recruits
Decision respecting, who are ordered to duty while on leave. (See IMPOR-
TATION OF BOOKS) -

Amends paragraph 2380 of the Regulations, respecting, pay accounts.----
(See REGULATIONS)

(See OVERCOATS)

Respecting the action to be taken when it is discovered that an officer has
been overpaid or is indebted to the Government.

CIRCULAR (I) 7
CIRCULAR (III) 8

112

116

117

127

Decision respecting the report to be made to the Adjutant General on the
death of,

Amends paragraph 680 of the Regulations, respecting monthly reports by
certain,

Joint resolution making an appropriation for the purchase and distribu-
tion of subsistence stores, clothing, and other necessary articles to such
destitute persons as may require assistance in the district overflowed by
the, &c.

Joint resolution making further appropriations for the relief of destitute
persons in the districts overflowed by the, and its tributaries.

An unexpended balance of the appropriation for the relief of the sufferers
by the overflow in the, is reappropriated to be used to aid in the relief of
destitute persons in the district over flowed by the Mississippi River and
its tributaries.

OKLAHOMA LANDS.

(See PROCLAMATION)

ORDERS.

Regulations respecting the issuing of,.

ORDERS FOR PAYMENT OF TROOPS.

ORDNANCE.

7

8

-(II) 72

..83

68

CIRCULAR (II) 4

Amends paragraph 272 of the Regulations, respecting the duties of,.

36

The number of, is limited to 112 and are selected from the sergeants of the
line of the Army

Amends paragraph 2705 of the Regulations, respecting officers,

117

OVERFLOW.

(See OHIO RIVER)

7,8

PACKING BOXES.

Officers of the Army must provide the necessary, for baggage and books
turned over to the Q. M. Department for transportation---CIRCULAR (I) 5

PAUPERS.

PAY.

Appropriation for the support, &c., of transient, in the city of Washington_-_-70

(See VOLUNTEER FORCES)-

(See EXTRA-DUTY PAY)

Respecting the, of soldi rs detailed on extra duty

Act making appropriations for, of the Secretary of War and the clerks and
employés of the War Department and its several bureaus..

Act respecting three months', proper to the heirs or legal representatives
of certain volunteer officers.

(See STOPPAGE OF PAY)_.

PAY ACCOUNTS.

(See REGULATIONS) -

PAY DEPARTMENT.

.51

_58

60

69

Appropriation for the, for pay of the Army, &c., for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1885

(See ARMY).

PAYMASTER GENERAL.

65

(III 73

Act directing the, to pay to James H. Woodward, late adjutant of the 128th
Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry, certain pay and allowances.
Disbursements of certain appropriations for the Signal Service to be made
under the direction of the,.

PAYMASTER GENERAL'S OFFICE.

(See CLERKS, RENT).....

PAYMENT OF ENLISTED MEN.

Further amends paragraph 2448 of the Regulations, respecting the,-----
PAYMENTS TO SOLDIERS.

44

_101

69

11

Decision respecting, who have been tried for desertion --------CIRCULAR (III) 9
PENITENTIARIES.

Appropriation for payment of cost and charges of State, for the care, cloth-
ing, maintenance, and medical attendance of United States military con-
victs contained in them..

POST. (See POSTS.)

Enumerates the books which are to be kept with the regiment and com-
pany and at the,.

POSTAGE.

(See POSTAGE STAMPS, ENVELOPES)

70

--100

_75

Provides for the payment of, and the registration fee on official mail matter___109
The transmission of military publications through the mails as official mail
matter, free of, to and from a suitable place for binding in volumes is not
authorized..

POSTAGE STAMPS.

CIRCULAR (I) 11

Appropriation for, for the War Department and its bureaus, as required
under the Postal Union, &c.

Discontinues the use of War Department official, and directs that final re-
ports of those expended and on hand be made by all officers accountable
for them and forwarded to the officer by whom they were supplied, and
the stamps remaining on hand to be returned with the report. (See EN-
VELOPES)

By whom furnished for the payment of postage..

POST BAKERS.

69

.75

-----109

Decision respecting an additional fifteen cents per diem to, ------CIRCULAR (II) 8
POST COMMANDERS.

Respecting the number of brooms to be issued on orders of,-
Regulations respecting the issuing of orders by,.

49

68

POST FUNDS.

(See REGULATIONS) –

16

An additional fifteen cents per diem to post bakers, deemed a proper charge
against the,.

CIRCULAR (II) 8

POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Publishes order of the, fixing the rates of charges for telegraphic commu-
nications___

__108

POST QUARTERMASTER SERGEANTS.

Authorizes the appointment of eighty,

65

Publishes rules to guide in the selection and examination of, under act of
July 5, 1884

89

POSTS.

Amends paragraph 336 of the Regulations, respecting the disposition to
be made of military, temporarily evacuated by troops, and lands reserved
for military use..

36

_70

100

(II) 73

57

PROCLAMATION.

Publishes the President's, placing certain named military reservations
under the control of the Secretary of the Interior, &c.

80

Publishes the President's, warning all persons against forcible possession of
or settlement upon the lands of which is known as the Oklahoma lands
in the Indian Territory

83

Publishes the President's, placing the Fort Sanders and the Baton Rouge
Barracks military reservation, under the control of the Secretary of the
Interior.

Amends paragraph 772 of the Regulations, respecting, &c.-.

PUBLIC MONEYS.

..102

43, 123
(I) 72

128

87

How, appropriated by any appropriation acts are to be accounted for‒‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ 65
PURCHASES IN OPEN MARKET.

QUARTERMASTER GENERAL.

Decision respecting,

CIRCULAR (II) 9

Names the appropriations of which disbursement shall be made for the Signal
Service, under the direction of the,-

._101

(See CLERKS, Rent).

QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S OFFICE.

QUARTERMASTER'S AGENTS.

69

Limits, appointed under act of August 5, 1882, to $3.00 per day each for ex-
penses; payment of parlor-car fare will not be allowed,-.

25

QUARTERMASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

Authorizes the, to furnish to each enlisted man of the Army who may be
required to work on extra, daily, or fatigue duty one canvas suit in each
year, as a part of his equipment..

32

Appropriation for the, for the fiscal year. (See CLERK).
Appropriations for extra-duty pay to enlisted men employed as clerks, &c.,
at division, department, and district headquarters, &c., authorized by G.
0. 54, of 1881, A. G. O..

(See REGULATIONS)

The officers of the, to continue the issue of the large stock of trousers on
hand, of the discarded sizes from one to five, both made and unmade,
until the supply is exhausted; also the boots and shoes made with brass
screws, now on hand..

(See FORM)

81

84

Cloth, flannel, and kersey of finer texture can be obtained from the, for issue
to non-commissioned officers, and officers of the Army may purchase of
these materials such as they may need for their personal use.
Discontinnes certain described returns and reports of the,--

92, 99

115

65

-(III) 73

78

QUARTERMASTER SERGEANTS.

Act authorizing the Secretary of War to appoint as many post, not to
exceed eighty, as he may deem necessary-

QUARTERMASTER'S FUNDS.

65

Officers of the Medical Department to take, and precedence in accordance
with date of commission or appointment, and to be so borne on the
official Army Register

REBELLION RECORDS.

(See OFFICE OF PUBLICATION OF RECORDS OF THE REBELLION).
Appropriation for continuing the publication of the,

RECRUITING.

Appropriation for expenses of, and transportation of recruits from rendez-
vous to depot.

RECRUITING OFFICER.
(See MILEAGE)

RECRUITING SERVICE.

65

.63

70

65

CIRCULAR (I) 9

Announces the detail for the, for the period from October 1, 1884, to
October 1, 1886.

Announces the detail of Colonel Eugene A. Carr, 6th Cavalry, as superin-
tendent of the mounted, in place of Colonel John P. Hatch, 2d Cavalry,
announced in G. O. No. 56-Colonel Carr to relieve Colonel Brackett,
October 1, 1884, and establish his headquarters in Saint Louis, Mo
Enumerates the accounts, returns, &c., to be rendered by officers on
the, (See RULES)

RECRUITS.

56

85

87

63

CIRCULAR (III) 1

CIRCULAR (II) 9

100

68

16

RE-ENLISTMENTS.

Decision as to what is considered regimental.; all other, to be considered
as belonging to the department recruiting service

REGAN'S MANUAL OF GUARD DUTY.

Is not an authorized publication of the War Department, in the same
sense as are the prescribed Regulations and Tactics-

Amends paragraph 1852 of the, respecting the purchase of fuel by officers_____1
Publishes, which will be numbered 1760, and relates to the transfer of
quartermaster's property by officers of that department, to officers or
agents of the Signal service

Publishes form No. 36, Medical Department, as a substitute for that pub-
lished in the, (pp. 1078-1081)__

Amends paragraphs 2083 (amended by G. O. No. 87, of 1883) and 2094 of
the, respecting balances due the soldier, and the balance due the United

States

Further amends paragraphs 2448 (amended by G. O. No. 134, of 1882) and
2456 (amended by G. O. No. 64, of 1883) of the,.

Amends paragraph 2434 of the, respecting officers and enlisted men appear-
ing as witnesses for the Government before civil courts of the U. S.
Amends paragraph 523 of the, respecting action to be had in case of loss
of regimental, post, or company funds

Further amends paragraph 159 of the, respecting regimental bands.
Amends paragraphs 81 and 82 of the, respecting the granting of leaves of
absence

10

11

14

16

17

20

Further amends paragraph 1427 of the, respecting transportation or com-
mutation therefor, for citizens in the employ of any branch of the mili-
tary service, except laborers, teamsters, and like classes of employés;
respecting veterinary surgeons, &c.; respecting quartermasters' agents, &c. 25