The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-11-23
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General Gsant's aAsuai Rpsls 80: A
lq6S qe6tiH Sf tsr1lus aeres haS4 been
dMposedo of ddfinS Tie yeart and nudaerous
civil officers discharged. Yhe cost Of thein-
spsctios IT trpops hAs hssn greatly reduced.
He recommends neither the continuance nor
|discouGsuapee az The FFeedmen's Bureau.
The total strength Of the army is 5000; re-
cruits during the year 81, 900, and desertious
upward Of 1900.
The General recommends change In the
aervice. making it from three to 6Ys years
also change il the system Of court mastials.
Attention will be called to the number Of de-
seltetA and ths report Tsconmsnds that Sc
we're punishment be prescribed Tor such Of
fensss. At the date OF the last report there
were about 40, 600 volunteers in the service,
aud at the present time there are but 200,
and these are commissioned officers. He re-
commends On incfsese in the number Of Of
ficers il the Adjutant Generals Department,
also in the Inspector Generals cfiice
The report Of the Quarter master General
shows that over IL 600 separate accounts have
been settled, embracing nearly S40O, ,O00 600,
leaving claims to the amount Of $4,000, 600
still unsettled. Tho same departmsnt las
disposed Of about I6, 900 mules, and the sales
of the surplus and .unserviceable animals
reaching nearly $sO0,OO0. The total sales of
this character since the close Of the rebellion
are about Sl6,500,0 No purchases OF
clothing were made during the year. About
300 cemeteries shows the number Of soldiers
buried TO be 500, 0o0. Tobacco for the army
for the year cost $500, 900, and the Indian
subsistence S644,5S9. A further reduction
of the Paymaster's force is recommended.
penses Of the Ordnance Bureau, and II per
cent. of the men employed in the arsenals.
No disposition has yet been made Of the pros
position for the building of bridge At Rock
Island, on account OF the refusal Of the rail,
road company to perform their part of the
contract. The sale Of a number of the use
less arsenals is recommended, and the sales
for those reported upon during the year.
Over q, 600 Springfield musketa were altered
into breech-loadefs, and over 100000 rifles
cleaned and repaired, and all the soldiers on
the plains have been armed with these mus
kets. Up to the present time $1,000 stand of
arms Of all kinds have been changed into
breech leaders, which is pronounced the best
and most serviceable gun in the world. 4
Extent of military estimates for the coming
ment Of the General of the army; $500, 900
for the Adjutant Generals office; $3.50, 600
for the Military Academy; $42 900 900 for
the expenses Of the Quartermaster Generals
department. The medical department will
require about $4,000, the pay department
about $22, SOC, 600, and The engineers depart
ment about $40 500, 600; $1,500,0c0 will be
asked for the ordnance bureau, and $27, 900
for signal services. No appropriation will be
asked for the subsistence bureau not based on
military justice, General Grant is Of the
opinion that peace with the Indians will ma
terially decrease the expense of the army,
and jnstify reduction of the force. About
So, 500. 900 Of the entire appropriations are
intended to meet deficiencies.
Grant recommends an increase in the num-
ber of cadets, and q continuance, for at least
one year, of additional pay to army officers.
On the subject of the military command-
ers Of the reconstruction districts, it is under
stood that General Grant will hold the fol-
lowing opinion: The military commanders,
80 far ~ their districts are concerned, are
held in suhordinstion to him tGen. Grant,
and to the War Department, in their military
capacities; but in their civil character they
are entirely independent of both, except in |
the matter of removals and appointments |
He feels that while they are independent in
the military sphere, there is not one of them
who would not yield positive and entire sub
mission to any expressed wish OF the civil ad- |
ministraton, exercised over them BY Cons,i
tutional acts of Congress. General Grant 7
entirely approves the manner in which the
several district commanders have discharged !,
their duty.
The House Committee on judiciary will |
hold q meeting Tomorrow tor the purpose OF T
agreeing upon their report upon the impeach- /
ment case. Representativ g Wilson, the
Chairman, has written an elaborate report /
Etheridge and Marshall, Democrats, it is
have reduced their views to writ
ing, while separate papers have been prepared +
by Williams, Boutwell, and Lawrence. The /
three last named papers may be harmonzed /
30 IS to form but one. The report of four
tho minority, are in favor of ar.
raigning the President. What the report of |
the majority, three Republicans aud two Dem.
ocrats. will be is not at this time even mat.
ter Of conjecture. The question will be de- /
termined tomorrow. I
1t is generally conceded tha. Congress will
repeal the cotton tax.
The Secretary of the Treasury will on Mon
day send to the Senate reply to the resolu-
ton calling upon him for any papers or re>
ports In the possession of the Department on
that subject, and will inclose report from
Commissioner Wells in favor of repeal
Secretary McCulloch was to-day engaged
in the preparation of his report.