The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-02-19
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From fbe National Inteingenesr.
THE MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT.


representation Of the annual expenee of o,
military establishment, as 10 induce es,ef
examination OF the military laws aud regui
lions, for the purpcs. OF forming, for pdya
satisfaction, a true estimate ; OF which rf
subjoioed is the result.
Where the military laws and rogulstio'
did not furnish Sufficient data, reeouIte h,
ooen had 10 printed documents now tfoi
congress, viz. The general estimate o ii
treAsu'y department Of The 6'h of Jiuuar
l8l7 The report of the wat departmta,
tho commi,,ee of wsys and means, OF The s.
OF January, 1917, and the report Of exrsin
contrscts for supplying rations, &c. ot n
lth of January, 1917, selecting such item
only as belong 10 the annual expeEce os TN
ARMY, believing that erection and repsic
fo'siitaions, and furnihing magazines I
ordnance AID permanent munitions, snd Ii
military academy, no more belong to arm
expenees Than tho repair of thecapltol ss IT
erection OF buildings for national universh
IT, then, out Of the above authorised forc
which Includes every man who can belon
to the sl my, il is estimated that 10000 ran
and file may be constantly kept in seric
and the whole cxpence Of the military Sc
vice 10 charged to tho soldiers, it will sraouI
10 about S3S3 so each per year.
ARMY ESTIMATE.
Pay Of the army, includipg all
officers, non commissioned
Officers, musicians and pri-
vaiss, and allowing for 500
mechanics and laborers Of
ordnance, the number being
not Limited by law---calculs. ''
ted som tho army laws, i,l56,23e 0
Suos,,enc for ell pffie ess, and
subsis,epee for - 600 non
commissioned officers, nau-
sicisns, pnivates, mechanics
aud lahore 5, attached to tho
ordnance, ~ l8 cents per ra-
tion, estimated from the av-
srage ot exisling contracts,
as reported 10 congress by
the secretary of war, Jan. I,
1917. 78s, ,Seo o
Clothing for ~ 900 non-eom.
missioocd officers, musicians
and piivates, including me-
chanics and iaborers Of ord.
pancr, calculated from tho
average cost ef cIothipg, as
reported in tho army regula-
tions, S37 80 per man, <53,6oc 0
Allowance tor servants, esti-
mating for oil the private
servants, authorized by the
army regulations, to officers
who are prohibited from em.
ploying soldiers as walters,
estimated from the laws end
regulations, 36f private scr.
wants, at Sl4 10 each, per
month 6i,06l 2
Quarter. masters department.,
estimating for all eypences
authorised by army regula-
lions, viz.-iprage, fuel and
stationary, allowed for tho
ofhcers, and fuel and straw N
for the army-,bo repair Of
barracks and the purchase Of
horses, sc The war ex-
pendi,ures 10 the depart
ment fu nish DO just data,
and reference is had TO the
expences before the war,
when the authorised peace
establishment was nearly az
large as tho present army.
Those estimates average
Ss2o,o 900 per snnum, and on
comparing them with the
printed report of the seerc-
tary. Of war, Of January s,
submitted TO the commiuee
of ways and means, thai 10
deemed sufficiently liberal Ien,ooo o
Hospital department., including
casual compensation to ci,i-
zen surgeons, At posts where
there may DO no army coc.
tors.
Taken from the estimates OF
apothecsry and eommisssry
general Of purehsses, - re-
ported TO the committee Of
ways and means, BY the Sec
rc,sry Of var, January 8,
1917, $4,000 o
Bounties and premiums for .,
400, recruits, being one .si,h
Of tho authorised establish
ment, predies,ed on kee ping
IL constantly filed, tha tern
of s.,v,es Maine Sv> vsaps