GENERAL ORDERS, No. 68. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 12, 1884. By direction of the Secretary of War paragraph 660 of the Regulations is corrected to read as follows: 660. The orders of commanders of armies, divisions, brigades, geographical divisions, departments, and districts are denominated orders of such army, division, &c., and are either general or special. Orders are numbered, general and special, in separate series, each beginning with the year. Those issued by commanders of posts, regiments, battalions, companies, or detachments are simply denominated "Orders," and numbered in one series, beginning with the year. BY COMMAND OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN: OFFICIAL: CHAUNCEY MCKEEVER, GENERAL ORDERS, No. 69. HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, July 14, 1884. The following extracts of an act of Congress are published for the information and government of all concerned: AN ACT making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, in full compensation for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: * * * WAR DEPARTMENT. For compensation of the Secretary of War, eight thousand dollars; one chief clerk, at two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; one disbursing clerk, at two thousand dollars; one stenographer, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; three chiefs of division, at two thousand dollars each; five clerks of class four; seven clerks of class three; eight clerks of class two; twenty-eight clerks of class one; seven clerks, at one thousand dollars each; four messengers; six assistant messengers; eight laborers; carpenter, one thousand dollars; foreman of laborers, one thousand dollars; one hostler, six hundred dollars; two hostlers, at five hundred and forty dollars each; and one watchman, at five hundred and forty dollars; in all, one hundred and nine thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars: Provided, That the provisions of the act entitled “An act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three," approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two," which authorized the appointment of an Assistant Secretary of War, be, and the same are hereby, repealed. IN THE OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL.-One chief clerk, at class three; sixty-seven clerks of class two; three hundred and fifty-three clerks of class one; sixteen clerks, at one thousand dollars each; five messengers; fifty-one assistant messengers; twenty watchmen; three laborers; in all, six hundred and ninety-one thousand nine hundred dollars. And not less than two hundred of the clerks in the Office of the Adjutant-General shall be exclusively engaged in preparing and making reports to expedite the settlement of pension applications and soldiers' claims. For the following additional clerks in the Office of the Adjutant-General, for the sole purpose of completing with the necessary detail from the existing force, the regimental registers of the volunteer forces of the several States during the late war, namely: One clerk of class four; two clerks of class two; six clerks of class one; in all, eleven thousand eight hundred dollars. For the hire of a suitable building, for heating the same, and for the purchase of the necessary desks, chairs, stationery, and so forth, in order to enable the Secretary of War to carry forward expeditiously the work of completing the volunteer registers of regiments, thirty-five hundred dollars. IN THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL.-For one clerk of class four; one clerk of class one; one assistant messenger; in all, three thousand seven hundred and twenty dollars. BUREAU OF MILITARY JUSTICE.-One chief clerk, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; two clerks of class three; four clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; one copyist; one messenger; and one assistant messenger; in all, thirteen thousand two hundred and sixty dollars. IN THE SIGNAL OFFICE.-Two clerks of class four; three clerks of class one; one clerk, at one thousand dollars; oue messenger; one assistant messenger; one messenger, at four hundred and eighty dollars; and one laborer, at four hundred and twenty dollars; in all, ten thousand six hundred and sixty dollars. And 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 observation and report of storms, and for the construction, maintenance, and repairs of military telegraph lines, forty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of War shall each year, in the annual estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, and the amount paid to each IN THE OFFICE OF THE QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL.-One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; nine clerks of class four; eleven clerks of class three; twenty-three clerks of class two; forty-six clerks of class one; ten clerks, at one thousand dollars each; twenty copyists, at nine hundred dollars each; one female messenger, at forty dollars per month; two messengers; two assistant messengers; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; six laborers; one laborer, two hundred and twenty-five dollars; two charwomen, at one hundred and eighty dollars each; one engineer, at one thousand two hundred dollars; one fireman; five watchmen; one draughtsman, at one thousand eight hundred dollars; in all, one hundred and sixty-six thousand nine hundred and fifteen dollars. For the following clerks and others to be employed by the Quartermaster-General in the investigation of claims for settlement by the Treasury Department under the act of July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four: One clerk of class four; two clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; eleven clerks of class one; two clerks, at one thousand dollars each; eleven copyists; three assistant messengers; one watchman; and twenty-five agents, at one thousand four hundred dollars each; in all, seventy-three thousand five hundred and eighty dollars. For per diem in lieu of subsistence of the agents employed while traveling on duty, at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary of War, not exceeding three dollars per day, and for actual necessary expenses for transportation, thirty thousand dollars. IN THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSARY-GENERAL.-One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; one clerk of class four; three clerks of class three; four clerks of class two; fourteen clerks of class one; nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one assistant messenger; two laborers; superintendent of building, two hundred and fifty dollars; and two watchmen; in all, forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty dollars. IN THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON-GENERAL.-One chief clerk, at two thousand dollars; twenty-four clerks of class four; thirty-two clerks of class three; sixty-two clerks of class two; one hundred and seventythree clerks of class one; one hundred and nine clerks, at one thousand dollars each; one anatomist, at one thousand six hundred dollars; one engineer in division of records and museum, at one thousand four hundred dollars; eighteen assistant messengers; one messenger boy, at three hundred and sixty dollars; eight watchmen; two superintendents of buildings, at two hundred and fifty dollars each; and fifteen laborers; in |