The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-01
Orderifor the Reduction OF
the Expenses Of the Gsvernmena-
The Army 60 be Reduced.


WASHINGTON, April as.-The follow
ing important order has been issued py
the War Department.:
WAR DEPT. ADJ'T GENERALS OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, April %, 1865. )
General Order No. =, for Reducing The Er.
penses of the Military Establishment.
Ordered,
lst That the chiefs OF the respective
Bureaus of this Department proceed I'M
mediately to reduce the expenses OF their
respective departments to what is abSo-
lutely necessary, III view OF an immedi-
ate reduction of forces in the field and
garrison, and the speedy termination OF
hostilities, and that they severally make
out statements of the reductions they
deem practicable. :,
ID That the Quartermaster General
discharge all ocean transports not re
quired to bring home troops in remote
departments. All liver aud inland trans
portatiou will be discharged, except that
required for necessary supplies 10 troops
in the field Purchase ai horses mules,
wagons, and other land transportation
wifi be stopped also purchases OF forage
except what is required for immediate
ALI purchases Tor railroad
aud transportation VIII also
he stopped. :.
Sd That the Commissary General oi
Subsistence stop the purchase OF supplies
III his department, except for such as
may, with what is on hand, be required
for the forces in the feld By the ist OF
June next.
4th. That the Chief of Ordnance stop
all purchases Of arms, ammunition aud
materials therefor aud reduce the man
of arms aud ordnance stores
in Government arsenal5 IS rapidly as
can be done without injury 10 the ser'
vice
4th. That the Chief OF Engineers stop
the work on all field Notifications, except
those for which specific appropriations
have been made by Congress for compile
ton OF that may be required for the
protection of the works in progress
9th That all soldiers i'll hospitals. "ho
require no further medical treatment, be
discharged from service with
payments All officers and
enlisted men who have been prisoners of
war and are now on furlough or at pa
role camps. and all recruits in rendez-
yous. except those for the regular army
will likewise be discharged Officers.
whose duty it is, under the regulations
of the service, TO make ont rolls and
other formal papers connected with the
discharge and payment of soldiers, are
directed to make them ont without de-
lay, so that this order may be carried In.
to effect Immediately
7th. The Adintant General Of the ar
nv will cause immediate returns to be
made by all commanders in the field,
garrisons, detachments andposts of their
respective forces, with a view to their
reduction.
9Th The Quartermasters Subsist
euce, Ordnance, Engineers and Provost
Marshal Generals Departments will re-
duce the number of clerks and employ.
ees to that absolutely required for closing
the business Of their respective depart
ments; and will, without delay report to
the Secretary of War the number re-
quired of each class or grade The Sur
geon General will make similar reduc-
tions of surgeons, nurses aud attendants
in his Bureau
9Th. The Chiefs of the respective Bu'
reaus will Immediately cause proper re-
turns to be made out Of public property
In their charge, and statement Of the
property in each that may be sold, upon
advertisements and public sale, without
prejudice to the service.
10th The Commissary Of Prisoners
will have rolls made out Of the name,
residence, time and place of capture, and
occupation of all prisoners Of war who
will take the oath of allegiance to the
United States, to the end that such as
are disposed to become good and loyal
citizens of the United States, and who
are proper objects Of Executive clemen.
cy, may be released upon terms that the
President shall deem fit and consistent
with public safety.
By order of the Secretary OF War.
w. A. NICHOLS, A. A. g.
Official: Thos. NJ. VINCENT, A. A. @.