Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-02-13

lore them Treaty of Commerce and Ma.
.,aot;np, said to have been concluded be.
,msau our late Minister, Mr.. Russell. aud
~. government Of sweden A. on these
s5h;ects the Senate acts with closed
,Ionr, we are not OF course apnr'Zco c'
tbs terms Of the rrea'y, nor OF the pro-
seedlings Of the Senate thereon. " in''
yUIrARY ESTABLISHMENT.
speh ha. been the miscOncep'ion or
Misrepresentation Of the annual expense
Of oor military establishment, as to induce
= careful examination Of 'he military
laws and regulations, fn' the purpose OF
forming, for private satisfaction, a tue
s.t,maie; Of which the subjnined is the
result:
Where the military laws and resu'a
non. did not furnish sufficient data, re.
course has been had to printed docu
neut, no,. befure congress, VIZ: the gene
raj estimate OF TIE treasury de?art,cer'
Of the 9th January. 1917, and the report
Of the war department 80 tine c"mmitief
Of ways and means, OF the 9th Iandary
1917 and the report Of existing contracts
for supplying ratioUs &c Of he la'a Jan,
1917. selecting such items nniv "a he
long to the annual expense OF The army
Relieving that the eyectim and rsrai, u
fortified ions, and furnishing magazines
Of ordnance aud permanent munitions,
and the military academy, no more be
long TO army expenses than the 'epal a'
the CAPITOL or the erection OF buildings
for a national uni,crSitY. 1t, then, on'
NJ the above authorized force, which in
cludes every man. who car belaag ia the
army, il is estimated that 10000 RANK 4
file NAV be constantly kept in service
AMI the whole expense OF the military
sery;ce ia charged to tie soldiers, 1t SSH
,mount to aoout S52l 81 each, pcc year
.lrmy Estimate.
Paw q, N. notwithstanding all
ofFi-ers, uoa -cnn'n'Nsinned
officers musicians aud pri-
Yates. Il allowing Tor 500
mechanics and iabnrers "f
ordnsnce, the NUMBER be-
mo MT limited 6y law
Caleulated from the ar
INV las. sl,ls3, zss OF
sob,istencc for all officers,
and Subsistence Tor 1900
non.commi-.iuned officers
Musicians, prlyates, me-
chanic, aud labuccrs. at
tacbeL to the ordnance,
Al 10 cents per ration. es-
t;nated irnm the average
of existing contracts, az
renorted to congress by
the secretary OF war, Jan.
l. 1917, ToS 4aI,O'
c,o,hiny for 10000 non com.
m,ssi0ncd officers. musi
cians. privates. including
mechanics and tabprr's OF
ordnance, caicu!atcd 'nm
tne ave-, cost o. cloth.
in. a, reported IN the az
my regulations S@' 81
per man, 4o>,o0o,o'
AIt,xarce for servants, eS-
timatius Tor all the private
CO wants. authorized by
the army regulations, to
officers who are prohibit
ell from employing sol
dies as walters, estima-
"a from the laws aud
army regulations, sol pri.
s s ner month. Gl,os,, q
Ouarte Master Department,
estimating for all expenses
authorizing BY army rcgu.
lat:ons viz. Forage, Fuel
and stationary allowed
for officers. aud fTeI md
strss Tor the army-the
repair Of barracks, and
the purchase oi horses &C.
The war expenditures in
the department furnishno
lust data and reference Is
had to the expenses before
the war, when the author
lied peace establishment
was nearly As large as The
pre-. ent army. Those esti.
mates ave aye S2O.0o0doi.
lars per annum, and on
comparing them with the
printed report OF the Sec
retary Of war, OF Januar.
8, submitted 20 the con-
mlttrr of Ways & Means,
thu. = deemed sufficient
ly liberal. 4oo,ooo,c
HosiDtal DcPsrtnen',ine!q
ding casual compensation
" citizen surgeons, at