New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-07

a year pay lie HfAS P'i s's,1 y -
-ro,es rom the Gsd la uthsrn States 10 ner relAD.
80, 10 the vest or IN and northern states mace
.xtr.ordinary drafts OF the quaftefn-'tet az
$500 xh.f you'd required for armies marching OF IN
ynn-t me vast amount Of live stock Oh hand reqIH
orags until sales can made. These are Elected WIZ. @
utmost diligence bat eth this large item d eAp rbs
cootnnes through large part OF the fiscal year
snanoaal srscta therefore, Of the reduction OF o a.
os Of expenditures oUy operA'e " '
grea. extent on the next hscal year - ..,rc,,g the
IN accomplish the great Oblect u promptly VS.
r,iitsry erpsndiures, the following genera. a.
male by the Secretary Of War on the 2sIa OF ap,n
F,r relsng ezp,,ss Of tie milGdry % TO- ch.fs Of
the respective bureaus Of thus department
s.eiy r. reduce the expe Of their an ia;e
N VIA 7, absolutely necessary. II view " az a.. the
.-s - s,css in the field and garrison ana ' ,
needy ter,oination OF hostlit.s. and thA' nc -,
make out statements OF the reduction u' ~
-., ,h. os.r.errnas,er General discharge az oefi
,-.nsrorts not required bring home ruop- IA &C. A.
rar,n,snts All river and inland traDsl"' L'tOn W. W
~ ,bst required for necessary supplies 10
trooos 10 the field. Purchases OF hors7e, Ilu, 49,
and other land traDsportaLoa WIN oe 800
rh.ses of forage except what reqafel !'i
no,n,ntoo All purchases for railroad CONSTRUCTION ana
transportation Wil also be stopped s,.,..-..... -.
m That the Comussary Genera! OF Suosltenee 'l.p ne
nrchae Of supplies in bis department., except of such a.
uh what hand b. required Tor the ioi ces ID the
1eld to the first q June next.
Tn the chief II ordnance stop all purchases q arms
.mmunton and materials therefor ana reduce The mann
fatyng o arms and ordnance stores IN government greu
ais a. rapidly be done without injury TO ne .efte.
That the chief OF engineers -tp NOFN on Az h'h ~.
sation3 and other works, except those for when -O
atoms have been made By congress fr corAe,n
or may required for the proper profession Of "'
nproxe .o,,.-s lra,,.,,., fl, hospit,s. r.
c5s -f>y1l roipe>rs r>erans Of ne ftrs 'r"s ~"
(inoocss and enlis.ei i u, y>,ra" Re's 20 ~,
who require no further me &c al treatment o. h' '''
discharg ed from service, With immediate lSy meh'.
All officers and enlisted VIII have been " SUIT -,
war; and row furOggh Or at the parole c''IlS az -
recruits "a rendezvous srcJf Do> for A> Ts1I D0y -
"A, r., lry o. AZ Bnae.kf) Will kcWSe oe houofsoly
discharged -. .,.,... = -.
service 70 make oct rolls and otheu Ia, papers connected
with the discharge and sInet OF soldiers, are directed 20
make them out without decay, - that tbs orGcr may De
carried into eject Immediately Comn'AAeAz seAe'-s a
aymes and departments vii look TO the pFouf execution
VII The Adju,an: General Of the army vii cause 1mme
date retgrns 70 Be made BY all commanders ~ he neia
1arrsoos detachmeus and poss Of their respective ioce
With view N their immediate reduction.
VIII The quafteimate sgoslsierce, ordnance engin
ser sad Provost Marsha Generals departments VIII reduce
the number q clerks AMI enpoyee " tlai Absolutely
required for closing business Of their respective depart
meats AID WILL without delay report - the secretary u
War the number required Of each class % grade.
Tn. Surgeon General will make similar reduct ogs q! med
lea. ofncers nurses, and attendants IA hs bureau
TX The chess Of the respective bureaus Will mmeliey
cause property 70 BE- made cot oi the public prop
erty N their charge, aud statement Of The po'fy N
each thai may be sod upoG and pubic sale,
without prc,duice 10 the seryics
The conisSaiy Of prisoners viii have rois made OF
Of the name residence and pace q capture aEi ocu
patton o. all prisoners of war who viii take he CATH Ok ale
glance 70 the United states to the end that such a. are
dsposed 70 become good and To- al Stzen, Of me Inea
States AMI DhO proper objects Of executive c'nrucy
may released upon the terms that 20 the President shall
seem 4. and consistent with public safety.
The administrative details o. the department, during TIE
great military operations taai have been mcntion'd AID
what ht bern Gone toward reduction 70 peace estao-
lhmsnt NIL appear IN the reports Of tue respective chiefs
Of bureaus,
Ad,uon G,-rals Rrort From the repor, o. the Aiiu
fzriUh n.
the regular army progressing fayoraby tie number q
recruits ealsted for al from October 81 1854, 70
October l. 1856 having been IL 500 The rex merts com
prng have been distributed 10 stations and their rank.
RAPIDLY filling up tins enabling the DEPARTMENT 70
relieve regiments ot volunteer uoo The present sntnor
zed strength Of tbs regular ments 90 oaces and
Il 3lg enlisted This estimate q made On the bass d
pr.vstss a company the number Dox allowed By law
at all except frontier posts.
IL - mended " the report that the max m In stand
ard be 1xed at 100 enlisted men % company.
Tbe A1utant General recommends that provisions be
made by aw for existing hundred boys, not uDcer
treve years years age musicians a. was done oeiore
the Of 1894 and l,65 prohibited the enlistment Of
minors under the age sixteen years thAt me hNs oy
which half Of their during the perd q absence
by officers with leave for more than thirty days
EXCEPTION 1Ounds sickness be repealed ana
thai be passed providing for the enlistment 81 merit
disabled soldiers suIerntsndens Of the national
cemetees numbering about forty each 70 receive the pay
and allowance Of Al ordnance sergeant
Eight volumes q reports Ok battles, with map anc
indexes prepared under the resolution u Congress @ WAY
10 1854 have completed and cent 70 the government
priQttng once u the Srtakrf laft " INC
reports only deferred until the receipt Others
yet rendered and VIII Oh required 70 preserve the
chronological order observed in the preparation q ine vol
already completed The register d volunteer officers
called FOR By resolution Of June 80, 1884, and embracing
some 300 900 names, Will be completed oy the tine 'on
gress assemblies.
The aggregate Of volunteers drafted and substitutes
ordered the Geld between the LIT OF November, 1904
and Both Of April 1875, Was 221l7. The number q vol
unteers, drafted men, and militia mustered out aud a.
charged Within the same period was 81 600 In dSeahe
the forces longer required after tie Cessation 81 nos
.litres the machinery Of mastering officers and
depots A. been used as In recruiting Regiments have
home fast they could be transported and
paid the officers being held responsible tor the good beha
vor Of the Instances have been Of disorders
Much credit due 10 mastering officers, Iaymasters sne
railroad CDmpanes through whose ert troops, lumber
ing IN the aggregate 500 3 men, have been transported
must red out, and paid
On the 2th Of April 1855 ordered thai returns b
made D. the yO1ateer forces IN the heh, win VcT
thesr !nmedato reduction, and ia connection with TN
order regulations prepared and promulgated 'or lhel
muster OCT and discharge. In executing tins work prompt
No and Droper proec q the Interests Of the govern
ment snd the troops held in view and among oIne
measures necessary 70 It's completion, rendezvous wsr
.stsbshed IA the field, well IN mott Of the stats
AZ the Geld reudezvOGs ali surplus property taken poe
sesson Of BIZ the stat officers u the respective supply
deparnents and the museFOut rolls and other dlschfs
uarrs prepared under the direction q corps c0mmar'
d rnusers and their ssssians Corps ana deIai linen
commanders instructed TO see that NE woFs wa
pushed With energy, using for that end the dVson al
brigade commanders, with their respective stan Vilefs
surertntend H. AS sOou as a regiment other organic
too hsd muster out papers prepared II VAS paced
route to It's for payment and nAal discharge AZ IN
state rendezvous located the cn mus terng ofcer
the state or one q his 4ssstants with pay mas ter
quartsruasters commissaries u subsistence and onapc
officers Whose duties with the payment and maj DIS
charge OF the troops their whilst awaiting ne same
the reception Of public property turned IN D. them
and their TRANSFORMATIONS " their homes after discharge
b. the foregoing arrang mens the entire force oil CON
missaries aud eonsares OF musters Tor troop
IN the fed have made available for the work. IN con
necon With the chief and other state mastering officers
The most experienced mastering ocers and th0se mo-
the regimeutal records secured IN