New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-04

be osmanJs 81 osAsr Departments under .A,-.
cfarte .gffcyS are moe. trs head Of hat eor,s
s'rci gy urges nai The iur'sf - he o,ers o. ~,
corr % increased. IT, remarks 81 thts sss,e.,
CONTAINED n lis report. NAicn Is hereto aoptntsf
are eniited TO- anc h"?e all receive your aien.
ton
tsg leave, also 20 CAL ,snr attention T. y. l..
orgarElng ne Suo'isisnos Dcnartmont. 4 wssns
me! iiO1 81 Congress tnet TINS branch 81 tae ss~
should 60 sist OF q fxt1 uuuh@r q officers ~
should - regularly sppoi To- ~ The Prcsdeat a,5
stouic gigc bones before enis l UPON the ds.har,.
OF itcu Cuues. Tbs pIan. Ao~syer has never h.so
fully carried INTO "a, The number 81 as<S,,,,
conn isNrlt> "f EaNsf ~ me a~f ~ 1871 - ftv
but this Iumhcy beng found iusaei rent. severn
Jaws Subsequently 98s,sd acre 50 construed ast,
csIcpse "ilh &c limitation. aud OCCASION ly tArce
ma tuuio.T have been 10 service NolEllastaRd
lng thl> eat ID reSSs n not ulfgeqreatly happens
thai, by changes a. %, ,stritpi,on Of N. t,cors
post OF ce'achmcr' is 'eG Without anv asSi.,,,,
Conni's7ry Ia which c-se IRIS he d, act for IA.
commanding 'Hlce 20 designate some ssN ll,err or
Ger a. acfsBg ass slant >ommiNs.ry
A. the posts where thtss olc.rS aYe s,.t,,psi 49,.
frequently very remote iTeten happens ia, 10 AZ
sstart AID Acilrg ASSlstsni C1mtSsArles are N "a.
actual discharge OF hen duties and entrusted Ma
money aLd property or long time beioT. shes can
receive regular appoin 'meniS and furnish AoaS,
The CONSEQUENCES OF TINS mode OF transact,ar ~.
business Of the SubSisei Department are ,al, ne
highly important duties NUT often devolge Oh y,un,
ami very inexperienced officers that iarge sims y
money anc property OF freat value freQueally pas
into me hands Of officers ~ho have FURNISHED "a
bonds and. 6nally, great confusion IN seco0nts ani
consequent emoaIraSsut ny Ard delay m her sp,ile
ment. / know 10 other mode Of remedy ING theSe
evils than by appointing tex additional cSmn,,.
saiieS, 81 Is % enable tAe Department 81 send sey
eral to the different Military Departments on he
frontier. and to assign % oGrh one the charge Of
certain number Of posts. some Of the Assis,ast
CommissaTies could taus be dispensed With and ia
accounts ard transactions Of tne REMAINDER pac,l
under more immediate asld StIict supervision la,S
plan would rot De more CXper Siye THAI that nov
~ aH-snHs
lsIhlul and efficient Discharge OF the cuucs 81 ,hoe
officers
The Board TO whom the management oi ias al.
tary asylum iol disabled and destitute soldiers
tSbhshed az the last session ~ Congress, Wa con.
united. have devoted great deal OF tune AID lte,-
uon To the selection of suitable site. They Asse
determined ON one IN tie vicinity ~ this city ia
terms Of the purchase have been agreed on, and as
soon the titles shall have been examined asa an.
proved, the agreement viii Ne carried mic effect
| beg leave. again. to suggest the expeiisncy Of
creating retired list Of disabled officers Further
observation has confirmed me m the opinion tar
this measure would conduce both to the Ell icncy
and the economy Of the service
BY the act OF seth September. 1850, making spr,o-
pIlailOns for the support o the army, small add
honal pay was allowed Ia the officers and soldiers
stationed m California an Oregon That provision
expires ~ It's own limitation on the lst OF March
next The reasons for rs adoption still exist and /
recommend that II be continued la force, and thai Il
include also New Mexico, where these Teasons ap-
ply with at least equal fnr,c.
The act Of ls0S, providing for TmiOg and equip
ping the whole body Of tie militia. directs that the
distribution OF arms provided for by that act among
the States and Tenlones should be based upon
the number Of thcir " elective militia As the act
SPECIFICS no mode IN which TINS number shall BE- as
csrtaincd, each State and Territory adopts method
OF It's own. The consequence Is, that some States
make very imperfect reforms and some no returns
at all, whereby the law is rendered uneqns m IT'S
operation. ThiS inequality might be prevented, and
some unnecessary trouble and expense saved by
simply declaring that the number OF free white male
inhabitants over the age OF years and under that Of
wears I'm the respective states and Territories. AZ
shown by the latest census shall hereafter be the
ba SIS of distribution.
Respectfully submitted.
&. NJ CONRAD, secretary az War.
To me PrCSdent.