Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-03
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AND NAVAL MERCHANT TAILOR,
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between Rourtssalh and fifteenth streets,
WASHINGTON. D. c. all.sm
auAsrsEsAsrsE GISHEAL's orvrca,

ouAGTuRHAsrHE GASHRAL's OFFICE,
General orders, No. a.
/ Ia carrying out the provisions Of General
orders No II, from the War Department, Adju.
tsnt Generals once, dated 2sth April. 1885, 40
far a. relates 10 the ouartermAster's Department,
all chartered steamers, both ocean aud river,
which, under the new military situation, can DO
spared, will be discharged Immediately.
H. Ocean steamers, at distant ports, will be
loaded with the supplies which are no longer
needed o. such ports, and returEed either 10 the
depots Of New York or OF washihRton.
III. Troops under orders to return North will
be transported 10 the returning steamers, or In
the steamers which are tho property Of the de.
partment.
~, The chiefs Of divisions Of this once, and
the chiefs Of the principal dspots, viii immsdi.
atsly report TO the oaATtsrmaatsF General the
eHteat Of the redustion which they arc able 70
make 10 the force Of isborers, operatives, clerks
and agents under their command
v. Its Understood that troops will be made
available for most Of the work At tho dspots aud
that thus very large rcduetions In the rolls Of
employees will be possible.
vi. All railroad construction and repairs OF +.
eept those needed on limos by which troops arc
still supplied, or BY which troops may be march.
ing, will cease.
racks, hospitals aud other buildings, will cease,
unless authorized upon special report, which In
all eases Of necessity should b made immsdI-
Ately By telegraph.
Nliis NIVpeFhy EfNuIuA oi AL property Oh mana
on the Soth April should be made up imInedi.
Atcly, and forwarded 70 this once, with recon
mendAtions - " the dispositions 10 be made
thereof whether 10 be stored or 10 be sold, and
whore 10 be stored or sold in each case.
IL. The Efforts Of ell olheers Of this Depart.
mont will be directed 10 the greatest possible ra.
duetion Of expenditure consistent with the On q.
cheney aud comfort Of tho troops now about 10 be
wlhdraNA from active operations In the neld
X, Attention Of all omeerH OF tho Quarter.
masters Department IL specially called 10 para.
graphs II. and IL. Of General Orders No. II,
which are herewith re.published, As follows;
al That the QuartermAsteT General discharge
all ocean transports not required to bring home
troops In remote departments. All river aud In
land transportation, except that required for No.
eossafy supplies 10 troops In the field. Purchases
Of horses, mules, wagons, aud other land trans.
portAtion, will be stopped also purchases Of for
age, en- sept what IL required for Immediate eos
sumptipu, All purchases for railroad eonstrue.
ton and transportation will also DO stopped -
"IX. The chiefs Of the respective bureaus will
Immediately cause property returns TO be made
out Of the public property In their charge, and
statement Of the property In each that may bs
sold upon advertisement and public sale without
prejudies to the service. -
n G. MEIGs,
ouATtsrmAAter General, Brew. MAI. Cen