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 papers, 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, fifteen thousand dollars.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.

SIGNAL SERVICE OF THE ARMY: For expenses of the Signal Service of the Army, as follows: Purchase, equipment, and repair of field electric telegraphs, signal equipments and stores, binocular glasses, telescopes, heliostats, and other necessary instruments, including necessary meteorological instruments for use on target ranges; war balloons; telephone apparatus (excluding exchange service) and maintenance 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, and other expenses connected with the duty of collecting and transmitting information for the Army, by telegraph or otherwise, one hundred and ninety-two thousand five hundred dollars.

For cable from Goshen Point, Connecticut, to Gardiners Island, New York, fourteen miles, sixteen thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars.

For the purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of the necessary lines and means of electrical communication, including telephones, dial and other telegraphs, wiring, and all special instruments, apparatus, and materials connected with the use of coast artillery, thirty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That so much of the appropriation of four hundred and fifty thousand five hundred and fifty dollars, made by the army appropriation Act approved May twenty-sixth, nineteen hundred (Thirty-first Statutes, page two hundred and six), for the purpose of connecting headquarters, Department of Alaska, at Saint Michael, by military telegraph and cable lines with other military stations in Alaska, as shall remain unexpended on June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and one, be continued and made available for the same purpose during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and two.

PAY OF OFFICERS OF THE LINE.

For pay of officers of the line, five million dollars.

For pay of officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, one million dollars.

PAY OF ENLISTED MEN.

For pay of enlisted men of all grades, including recruits, fourteen million dollars.

For additional pay for length of service for all enlisted men, exclusive of Hospital Corps, one million dollars.

Provided, That hereafter all allotments of pay of enlisted men of the United States Army, under section sixteen of Act of Congress approved March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, that have been or shall be paid to the designated allottees, after the expiration of one month subsequent to the month in which said allotments accrued, shall pass to the credit of the disbursing officer who has made or shall make such payment: Provided, That said disbursing officer shall, before making payment of said allotments, use, or shall have used, due diligence in obtaining and making use of all information that may have been received in the War Department relative to the grantors of the allotments: And provided further, That if an erroneous payment is made because of the failure of an officer responsible for such report to report, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of War, the death of a grantor or any fact which renders the allotment not payable, then the amount of such erroneous payment shall be collected by the Paymaster-General from the officer who fails to make such report, if such collection is practicable: Provided, That enlistments in the Regular Army on and after April twentyfirst, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, from which date war was declared to have existed between the United States and Spain, up to and including April twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, shall be deemed enlistments for the war with Spain, and shall entitle men so enlisting to the extra pay and on the same conditions granted to men who enlisted in the Regular Army subsequent to the declaration of war, for the war only, as provided by an Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the support of the Regular and Volunteer Army for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred:" Provided further, That in fulfillment of the declaration contained in the joint resolution approved April twentieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled, "For the recognition of the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Gov

ernment of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into effect," the President is hereby authorized to "leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its people" so soon as a government shall have been established in said island under a constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows:

I.

That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or other compact with any foreign power or powers which will impair or tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for military or naval purposes or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said island.

II.

That said government shall not assume or contract any public debt, to pay the interest upon which, and to make reasonable sinking fund provision for the ultimate discharge of which, the ordinary revenues of the island, after defraying the current expenses of government shall be inadequate.

III.

That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban independence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for discharging the obligations with respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of Paris on the United States, now to be assumed and undertaken by the government of Cuba.

IV.

That all Acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occupancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired thereunder shall be maintained and protected.

V.

That the government of Cuba will execute, and as far as necessary extend, the plans already devised or other plans to

be mutually agreed upon, for the sanitation of the cities of the island, to the end that a recurrence of epidemic and infectious diseases may be prevented, thereby assuring protection to the people and commerce of Cuba, as well as to the commerce of the southern ports of the United States and the people residing therein.

VI.

That the Isle of Pines shall be omitted from the proposed constitutional boundaries of Cuba, the title thereto being left to future adjustment by treaty.

VII.

That to enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the President of the United States.

VIII.

That by way of further assurance the government of Cuba will embody the foregoing provisions in a permanent treaty with the United States.

ENGINEER BATTALIONS.

Four hundred and sixteen thousand four hundred and eightyfour dollars.

Additional for length of service, eighty-three thousand two hundred and ninety-six dollars and eighty cents.

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.

One hundred and seventy-one thousand one hundred and twenty dollars.

Additional pay for length of service, thirty-four thousand two hundred and twenty-four dollars.

NONCOMMISSIONED STAFF (UNATTACHED TO REGIMENTS).

One hundred and thirty-two thousand six hundred dollars. Additional pay for length of service, twenty-six thousand five hundred and twenty dollars.

SIGNAL CORPS.

Two hundred and four thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.

Additional pay for length of service, twenty thousand four hundred and ninety-six dollars.

HOSPITAL CORPS.

One million two hundred and forty thousand eight hundred dollars.

Additional pay for length of service, sixty-two thousand and forty dollars.

PAY TO CLERKS AND MESSENGERS AT DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS AND AT HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.

Five clerks at one thousand eight hundred dollars each per

annum.

Ten clerks at one thousand six hundred dollars each per

annum.

Twenty-five clerks at one thousand four hundred dollars each per annum.

Sixty-five clerks at one thousand two hundred dollars each per annum.

Eighty-six clerks at one thousand dollars each per annum. Sixty-eight messengers at seven hundred and twenty dollars each per annum.

In all, two hundred and seventy-two thousand nine hundred and sixty dollars.

And said clerks and messengers shall be employed and assigned by the Secretary of War to the offices and positions in which they are to serve.

FOR PAY OF THE GENERAL STAFF.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: For pay of officers in the Adjutant-General's Department, eighty-three thousand five hundred dollars.

For additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, twenty-five thousand and fifty dollars.

In all, one hundred and eight thousand five hundred and fifty dollars.

INSPECTOR-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT: For pay of officers in the Inspector-General's Department, fifty-one thousand five hundred dollars.

For additional pay to such officers for length of service, to be paid with their current monthly pay, fifteen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars.

In all, sixty-six thousand nine hundred and fifty dollars.