The New York herald., 1865-12-06

par,ment Of Alabama headquarters a, Nashville
The military division Of the Pacific, Major GenenA
H. w. Haeck TO command, 20 embrace the Deparmsug
Of the Columbia and Department Of California Head
quarters atSsn Francisco
HosnL1Bs
Indian hosties upon the plans ana tno overa14
routes to the Pacific coast have given much annoyance
required the employment Of many troops, and occaonsd
Indian councils have been held during the p.s
season. and large military expeditions sent cus
against hostile tribes and bands What has been &C.
compished by treaty or by nghting win doubtless b
exhibited in the Official reports Of the Indian campaigns
which have not yet reached the department
Dsbandng the troops reduces at the smount -
De expended in some items OF appropriation, but N
Others requires larger immediate expenditures. Upon
their discharge the soldiers became entitled all the
instaimens OF bounty which would have fallen duo -
later periods and many exceeding years. pay.
The transportation OF large armies from tho ned \
southern states to their remote homes In the Wess %
drafts the Quarermasters Department, beyond whss
would be required for armies marching or encampeA
until sales can be made These are effected with tss
utmost diligence; but still this large item Of cxpendi-
e part Of the fiscal
and retrenchment Of expenditures can only opoFno
TO any great extent on the next fiscal year
THE REDUCING MILITARY ExpESmrvxm
To accomplish the great object OF promptly reducing
the military sxpsnaisures the following general order
FOR EXPENSES or THE MILITARY xsrABLnHnEsT
GEskRAL oRpxRs, No T.ordered That the chiefs oe
,enatoa e ho.;s, AND that i6.y
H. Tha. the oaartsmaster General discharge oosss
ass: noi h'2ss' aTss
arg o e ana o
land WIN Se STOPPED also e loraf
railroad construction and transportation y"
III That The commssary General Subsistence stop ~
% o % s' be sSSh
he9 t. ss Il. IL. Of h,s ne ne soD a. purchases ~
arms ammuntiop and materials therefor ana rsaass The
arsea as rapidly as can be done without injury TO tns
Tha, the Chief of Engineers work all field fort
acaons and other works except those for which
or that may be required for the proper protection OF works
VI That all volunteer soldiers tpaten,s, in hospitals.
Sfp .S sss ms Of s Of the % e.srs
who require no further medical treatment be honoraby dis
recruits H Hsndezyens except those m the regular army
and the First army Hancocks, viii likewise be hon
S"ss s Of the ;ss
the dscharg. and payment Of soldiers arc directed 10 NIKE
eject C m%nnans @ snea
and departments will look to the prompt execution OF thu
VII The Adju,an. General Of the army win cause m%s
gaons and posis Of their respective for0es
p ,Rs
aasd for closing ss business Of their ,s
%T VIII a aumSsT S zsas'rsa s f
The surgeon General Will make similar TeuucuOnS u
TX The chiefs Of the Ysspcc.iss bureau, "a w
in their charge and statement Of the property IN each th
ES1 the service
of the name residence time and place capture
% e To who s 1 .n . s 1..s M ar. ar .
TO become good and loyal citizens OF the United states
11sNS
and consistent with public safety.
The administrative details OF the departmon during
the great military operations that have been mentioned
and what has been done towards reduction 10 peace
establishment will appear in the reports Of tho respective
| chiefs Of bureaus
ADJurANr GENERALS REPORT.
From the report OF the Adjutant General 1t will b
progressing fayoraby the number Of recruits ennsts1
for all arms from October 81, 1884, to October 1894
been distributed stations and their ranks rapidly
filling up. thus enabling the department to relieve rcs
strength Of the regular regiments Ia 952 officers ana
$40 enlisted men, This estimate is made on tho bess
Of ~ priyaes to company the number now allowed hv
| law At all except frontier posts.
It is recommended in the report that the maxmun
| standard be Hxcd at 100 enlisted men TO- company
A REGULAR ARMY Az Hus
WANTED.
Tho Adjuant General recommends that provisions b
made by law for cnllstng hundred boys not under
twelve years musicians as WAS done before ~
laws Of 1894 and 1895 prohibited the enlistment Of ma
which onehaf Of their pay, during the period Of A.
sence lost by officers absont with leave for more thaa
thirty days in year. except from wounds sickness
be repealed and that act be passed providing for tho
enlistment OF meritorous disabled soldiers - supen-
tcndcnts Of the national cemeteries, numbering sboeS
forty each TO receive the pay and allowance OF an esd
| nance sergeant.
Eight volumes OF reports OF battles with maps and
indexes prepared under the resolution OF Congress -
May 10 1884, have been completed and sent % the gov.
printing Office Tho publication OF tho greater
part Of the remaining reports only deferred until ths
receipt Of others not yet rendered and which equi
to preserve the chronological order observed in the
| preparation OF the volumes already completed The
register OF volunteer officers called for by resolution 6
Juno 80 1894 and embracing some 200 600 names win
l be hv no me assemblies
The aggregate Of volunteers, drafted men and suesa-
tates ordered 70 the neld between the Is, Of
Of volunteers drafted mon and militia mustered out aaa
discharged within the same period was o 600 In die
banding the forces longer required after the Cessation
OF hosttes the machinery OF mastering oniosID
and dcpots has been used as IN recruiting Rsgimenes
have been home fast they could be ransporee
and paid the Officers being held responsible for the sooA
behavior Of the Instances have been rare Of any
masters and railroad companies through whose sGosss
troops numbering in the aggregate soo, ocs men, hAvs
been transported, mustered out and paid.
| now rHs TROOPS wgwR Aus1ERxD OUT.
on the 2sh OF April 1885, II was ordered that rceurnD
be made Of tho volunteer forces In tho Held with uc
10 their immediate reduction, ana In connection WITH
this order regulations pcrc prepared ana
work prompness ana proper protection OF the insse-
ests Of the government and the troops were heu IN vsW
and among other measures necessary 70 its
rendezvous established In the Held. as vol ~ n
most Of the States Al the field rendezvous all surpoe
property was taken possession Of by the stan omcen
the respective supply departments and the muster ouo
rolls other discharge papers prepared under the a.
rcon OF corps commssarics OF mustcrs and their asss-
| ants Corps and department commanders wcre ~
struced that the work was pushed with energy
using for that the division and brigade commandRr
with respective stat officers Ia superinend n ~
soon regiment othcr organization had its mnstcs
papers prepared was placed ~ rose TO its stass
| for payment and final discharge. Al TIE StaSo
| rendezvous located the chief mastering ohnesr
| Of the State, OF ono or moro OF his asststanoA
with paymasters quartermasters, commissaries Of se
sstencc and ordnance officers. whose duties vieA
the payment and nnai discharge Of the troops; theR
while awaiting the same; tho reception Of the pse-
| In
TO their homes after discharge.
by tho foregoing arrangements this entrc force OF &C.
missarics aud assistant commissnries OF musers f01
troops the ncd have been made available or the wof
In connection with the chief and other state mnsc1n9
officers The experienced mustorHg ofnrsrs ana
those most familiar with the regnenta reaords wese -
cured; the records from which ae mastering ons aatA
-. t.lvs