The New York herald., 1863-12-10

tho Mississippi nve hundred and ten miles have been
constructed during he year.
lnder the direction ~ Captain David Assistant 9upsr-
nt'ndeni Of the LepartmeGt OF West virginia, niuety-
seyen miles have been constructed during the same
perlod.
tuIcr the direct on of CAPTAIN Buckley Assistant su.
l"ruondenl of the Gulf three hundred miles have been
bnit, one mile ~ which submarine.
un tho lst day OF July 1862 there three Thousand
nv ana seYepty Que niles of land and submarine
hhes ~ working order.
p1r'hs lhe 0scal year T55 milcs or iand and sub.
mMne mo Nro oorstrucicl, making hs total Haa bT of
ma" q ish ont nbD'ar,He ne, dry isiecraph hno' "a
oper rtion rtH1 1e Do. Ooasand Mree hunred aad
tocly Arb iHq n11 OF i,as r ao,eaf % y,dis more
than nc mn o ne 'rsHee Of n ai1c ny cloe es
trnaie u appears that az eNt 400 600 kilograms have
bocn aud received tho nlrary lines ln opera
ton during the soa year ending iane 30 Iso3boins at
the Of about 1900 fof Diem These messages varied
,n ougth from ten 10 tne thonh ana ofd. an ,p,..rds
and generally were Of an urgcn, Or important character
RACK r'r
Pursuant 10 tho of Congrcss pased February TO-
1858. and July ", 1882. three copmfsonors ap
pointed TO examine aud report npon an rams arning
un Ter the act ~ March 25 1882 entitled An
to officers and actually employed "a tho woat-
ern Department or pepartment of Missouri ther pay,
unt ant pensions Tho Of 400 900. or 80 nnoo An
should be necessary appropriated by The at fed
May H. 1862, to ray tho claims awarded. The comma-
No power OF appointment being vested 10 mo Dcnatt
mont, further legislan larger appropriation VIII DO
required 70 carry these acts into olcc,.
Many claims presented to tho nopartmcnt for tho
uso Of land occupied by the government 'orts camp
ing grounds add other public works for forage and other
property used or injured by troops Some ~ thcsc
claims arc lust, others donb,f and many cxborbitspt
and fraudulent The Department has no modc of IN
yo3tgating ucn. and no anprnpriitp TO pay tbcm
with. II is submitted that provision should be mad. by
act Of Congress for their speedy adjustment and pay
mont
rR.rpulESr opIcx'cs-JUpor ApvooArs oFsrnAr
Dilgont erort has been made tor the enforcement ~
discipline, tho detection Of frauds the prevention ana
punishment by summary dsniA Aal and by ci and
font"nce Of the guilty parties BY court marital or mill
tary comm ssion In this respect much has been
phshed b. tho Judso Advocate General and b1 as
rlstantF. From his report Il appears that since tho
has ts.u ~
inorehse OF the duties and abors Of bn Office.
there haH been legislative provision cularrng tho
nstrumentaliics for their performance Tho naehucry
or the Office remains when tho army contested of but
$4,000 mon. This condition OF things ~ moro striking
when Il II remembered that u every other branch "
the military service legislation naH kept pace With tho
wants created by emergency ~ TIA, II
al that the force of this oc" should Increased 20
meet tho emergencies u the service
n the Judge Advocate Generals Office, from scptenbcr
/, 1902. to November !, 1868, period of fourteen
Number " records or,riais by gencrn, cours mar.
tal and military commissions roylesod. 1887
Number q rcpcrn made as to iregulti,y q pro-
oocdings Ia applications for rsatOratinn TO ser
vice AMI pardon II ofonders ani rcmlssion
oommutton OF sentences. ............... 23h
Miscellaneous reports On o,le' questions referred
while many reports arc brief mnny are long
and elaborate, involving all examination n complicated
of fact o diGcut legal questions recorded
1hcy occupy about coo qnarto pages.
gives pleasure 10 bear witness Ia tho genera an.
gcnco, ability and bdey manifested bv the chefs OF tho
se'oral bureaus of thh department Whatever soccea"
may have attended administration In sgrcat
sure due % them and their subord mates
In conclusion may be pcrmtted,to eVpreag Tho hopo
that tho annual rcprt from this department may
announce the complete overthrow Of the rebellion ard
Tho restoration of and tho essb-hmsnt Of u"
tnion on sure foundation IA all the bounds of tho
United states. EDWIN NJ STANTON.
Secretary Of War.
Soc Tenth Page for Reports OF the Inte-
rior and Postmaster General.