FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 586. 1900. 205 CHAP. 586.-An Act Making appropriation for the support of the Regular and May 26· 1900 Volunteer Army for the fiscal year en mg June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one. Be it enacted by the Senate cmd H0ase(c5fRe resentattves of the United States of America in Congress assemble , Tét the following sums be, Arrnyappropriations. and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the sup(port of the Army for the year ending June thirtiet , nineteen hundre and one: ooMMAND1Ne GENERAL’S orrrcn. To defray the contingent expenses of the Commanding General’s €,Q{?g¤g,¤,gggl¤g Gm Oiiice, in his discretion, one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. ` CONTINGENCIES or THE ARMY: For all contingent expenses of the' Gonrinsentexpenses- Army not provided for by other estimates, and embracing all branches of the military service, to be expended under the immediate orders of the Secretary of War, two hundred thousand dollars. ADJUTANT-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. For contingent expenses at the headquarters of the several military Dé*<§r%;§§g£G€¤€¥¤’¤ departments including the staff corps serving thereat, except the P ` department judge-advocates, being for the purchase of the necessary . articles of office, toilet, and desk furniture, binding, ma s, books of reference, professional newspapers and periodicals, and police utensils. six thousand dollars, to be allotted by the Secretary of War, and to be expended in the discretion of the several military department commanders. _ For contingent expenses of the military-information division, Adju- (§{,ii1§,°§§Y'i“£°’m““°“ tant-General’s Office, including the purchase of law books, books of reference, periodicals and newspapers, and of the military attaches at the United States embassies and legations, abroad, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War,·six thousand six hundred and forty dollars. UNITED STATEs snavren scHooLs: To provide means for the theoret- ,,,,‘{§f,§§f’ S‘“‘°"°“’*°° ical and practical instruction at the artillery school at Fort Monroe, Virginia; the infantry and cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and the cavalry and light-artillery school at‘Fort Riley, Kansas, by the purchase of text-books, books of reference, scientific and professional apers, and for all other absolutely necessary expenses, to be allotted) in such proportions as may, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, be for the best interest of the military service, eight thousand five hundred dollars. INSPECTOR-GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT. CONTINGENCIES, INs1>EoToR—GENERAL’s DEPARTMENT: 'For contin— ‘ I¤specwr—Gc¤eral’s gent expenses of the Inspector-Genera:l’s Department at the offices of Depmmem the several department inspectors-general, being for the purchase of the necessary articles of office, toilet, and desk furniture, binding, maps, books of reference, and police utensils, one thousand dollars. orrron or THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER. SIGNAL SERVICE or THE ARMY: For expenses of the Signal Service Sisnalserviceof the Army, as follows: Purchase, equipment, and repair of iield electric telegraphs, signal equipments an stores, binocular glasses, telescopes, heliostats, and other necessary instruments, including necessary meteorological instruments for use on target ranges; war balloons; telephone apparatus (exclusive of exchange service) and mamtenance of the same; electrical installations and maintenance at military posts; maintenance and repair of military telegraph lines and cables, including salaries of civilian employees, supplies, and general repairs,
