New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-07

Balance in hands Of payu,stsr At the beginning Of the
Received e1 3Sh from sd 3, ,S iaaa Go
Received by paymasters from other sources exclusive .
Of sums transferred among taemse'e A'''''''' s2d3 70
To,,,to b. accounted 4GInO2O
Accounted for as follows: .,..-oo,o.,
Bibgrsmsnt. to the Mtary Academy
volunteers aeE pay and bOuHte' i9saGS'
Total Announcements 7s5IA 81
Bssass 10 bands Of p,y@a.e June 80 ig69... aS13671 Ol
To,,l........ .....................s 44e4T7O 20
At the date OF the last annual report there still re-
manned I'm service IS additional volunteer paynasters
retained for the Of bountes to discharged vol
soldiers; Congress- by an act approved March g.
1862 authorized and directed the transfer from this otce
20 the Second Auditor OF the Treasury OF all additional
bounty claims pending and unsettled on the lst Day OF
became practicable dispense with the services OF ad
ditional paymasters and they were aGeoungy n3nVa
bly, discharged. There remain now IN service ony lne
regular pdymasters authorized by the act foT the reor
ganizaton OF the army passed July ~ lSS inns I3ree
number Of military stations remain as at present t.
the opinion that no system can DO aeVise wic, eeat
10 the one be made 10 combine the adSnta
ges OF prompt payment to the troops the safety OF the
nnbie money aud accurate and immediate accounta-
bilty with the slightest possible liability 20 emDezze
ment or deiacaon aud with the least cost 10 tue oo'
eminent .. -.
s263 &C. and the balance In hands OF paynasters DC
tober 2 1860 sllO43 10 In accordance with the re-
quirements Of law all claims for the additional bountes
rCenerals office unsettled the lst OF May last were
transferred 10 thee second Auditor OF the Treasury for
settlement OF the total number44l 969recelyed there
were examined and settled by the Pay department 49,
Coo leaving for transfer 10 the Auditor OUT S cases OF
mined but not yet paid for want OF recelpted vouchers
from the oaman,s, 1o ht cdiu - iyb Se
settled by the Settled Auditor and paid by the depart
men Treasury certificates from the beginning to the
SOth June last is s57,22ol5o
ENGINEER DEPARTMENT.
The report Of the Chief Of Engineers gives detailed
account the operations VI the Engineer Department.
and Of the required TO execute the duties devoYed
80 -. 4 .~4,a 81 H.
details from other arms OF the service aha number OF
civil engineers have been engaged upon the permanent
national desnses survey OF the lakes river aud harDor
IMPROVEMENTS explorations and surveys, command and
instruction OF engineer troops. and In charge OF public
6ia TWENTY-FIVE officers OF the corps have been doing
duty the several military divisions departments dls
Of the military Academy. WORK has been continued on
the defenses TO tho extent permitted BY tho
small balances remaining OF old appropriations. These
have been exhausted for the most part during tho year.
and the works have consequently been closed up TX
periments and trials have been made with Iron and
other materials with view To their applications IN the
deenses and trial has been made Of descending gun
carage for use I'm barbette batteries Methods OF mOd
fying and improving our existing deienses nave Deen de
OF G Defense m proposed and Congress viii be
called upon 20 make appropriation moderate IN amount
compared TO the OF the object for the purpose
of applying these changes practicable 70 tho
deeslve works OF several OF large seaport cities
drI and discipline aud In the duties OF special arm
The engineer depots for the collection aud storage OF
pontoOn trains and other engineer nave peen
well advanced toward completion The river and har'
Dor works have progressed AS rapidly AS the means APP
nronrated for their execution allowed The appropra-
ZION I'm April OF 100000 for these works was distrD
uted 10 accordance with the law 80 us pest 10 suDserye
the interests Of commerce. The Information respecting
these Improvement which tho secretary OF war Is re-
CURED by the several acts upon the subject 70 sDn 10
Congress- will De found IN tue accompanying report OF
the Chief Of Engineers. r, ,,,.
progressed commensuraey with the amounts approprl
ated for conducting IT, The Lake superior survey Is
drawing completion IL has developed many new mar
bors Of refuge and made known dangers 10 Ion
highly important 10 the commercial interests or the
states dependent upon this water.lne OF communication
Reconnaissance and geographical and geoioglcai
during GiSsH'G the year in the territory west Of
the Mississippi River and tho Information thus obtained
is supplied tho troops occupying that section OF the
% rvev ~ the Colorado of tho West has not for
special reasons been resumed Collateral surveys now
in progress may furnish evidence OF the necessity OF the
survey OF the upper portions OF the river and or the I'M
movement of tho lower portion line Of military sup
ply and Of travel and transportation from the mines OF
from Ihe sierra Nevada 20 the Rocky Mountains Is fruit
ful in valuable results especially to the mining
regions and 20 the extent OF the coal formation ~ also
FURNISHES other scientific data Of great interest,
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
Tho asca AFFAIRS OF the Ordnance Department during
the year ending June 81, 1862 were as follows:
Amount avsiabl. from all sIs 1882
Expenditures ,iucs June 90 lSs3........ 25SI,a q
Turned into surplus fund 80 a,
IN dspositoh.s to credit Of di.5ur.og officers.
II I TI.,'",r ' or jaa 3 Iai61S6
Tie expenditures OF the Department during the year
for cartridges made for the Navy department aud not
Vet paid for. Liberty Arsenal Missouri has been sold
durng tho under authority OF the act OF July 90
1905 ana realized the sum Of sOi2 So The 81 Louis Ar
scusi "a M be sold under act as II can be
buildings thcTeht shOuu De feseIncu
from gale and devoted to general army purposes Inc
aale OF the Harpcrs Ferry ArInOry property Will take
nluce Nov. So 1862 Rome Arsclnl, new 10TH Nhhh
plain Arsenal, Vermont; Mount vernon Arsenal n, Ana
hama; AppalachicOla Arsenal, Florida ana NORTH Caro-
lima Arsenal North Carolina are recommended 10 NC sOd
IL is ysabc that this shoud be done anu hht ue cap
Tired lands Shreveport, louisiana ah MARSHALL ana
Jefferson. Texas, and IN Marion ana DAVIS COnntles
Terns, should be similarly disposed or
principa arsenal OF construction ana deposit ana
noer dspot are recommended 10 be established the
atlantic and Pacific and In the valley of the Mis-
sissppi The sale Of some Of the preseDt Eastern
s.u.is Is suggebted means 10 raise FUNDS wherowth
IN csias the principal arsenal for the Atlantic coast
s.uaI for The valley OF the Mississippi Powder
ennts sloud be established the Atlantic and Pacific
coss 10 be- paid for of the pcSed balance OF
The appropriations for tho purchase or Ruupowdcr and
d,uut for the Mississippi Valley Some more buildings
are reuulred al this latter place AMI nl5 recommended 10
lac maid Of the Proceeds O the sale Oi Tie 81 Louis
Arsenal The enlisted force ~ the department has been
sur, keoIsTs the department. and III these
onicrrs k.x are detached duty. Tho operations ut
ArmorY have been confined tO the lrrlnrn
% uf machinery and tools for converting the Springfield
ntudcd by the Ordnance BOnr Of le5 IN the conversion
az small Hn'r under The orders ~ the Secretary OF
MAR for 100000 aud To cleaning Enfield nuskets or sale
Tne cavalry have bren supplied win Spencer rarbines
cred i0 n-e the Dnske metallic ammunition The IN
f.utrV heavy artillery and eugnrrfH have been armed
win the Springfield bTe-cIuiding rIfed muskei, All
fltIe arms hare gwen great ralIS!""il"p.
SERvGE-
t.sIrpet,nn Lad cunuDyed ~ tho several mJIarY