, 1869-12-06

Feruf1au Minister that the Method IL which be ls
using his official position 10 sid the Capan Junts
ts haidly proper, aad Is not re!isacd n5 our GOV.
eruneEt
TIE cCnKEScE rRISI1Sd BCsfSEss
Papers h=re are publishing long anstsocs OF
Congressional Investigations into the Affairs Of ,os
currency Printing l'u1rau, as thought tt we're I'm.
rDsians Dews. when. N tses, she whole snlng wa.
published 10 all the Prominent uews2apers cat oi
Washington the middle Of last March, u soon a.
the Investigation VAS nnlshed.
sFGRoks MIGRATING.
RtchEund paptrs OF the last few G,y9 all SPEAK
It the movement Of negroes 10 the South. They
a1e gotrg OF IN great rumoers 10 Louls.sua Geof.
eta, and Other Gut States, 10 engage Id cotton.
Rfoa1nE. The Commissioner Of the Agricultural
Department says he learned white lately IN the
sunsh thai this Eoreurnt Is going Oh all through
The border States aud thu. thefe u good demand
icf Iegio help all through The Gull states.
~ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
SECRETARY nELKSar:s : nEroKr,
Tie sel.,rt Of the Secretary Of War Is published
tE,jay. The Secretary enlu'ses recon na4erda
ion ot tsrnefsl soernaa that leg1.'a'ion be nan
eBacthE tue rules 1hd Articles Ul war alfp7te,]
by I!le bosrd convened IN conformity with tue act
CT Congress- Of Ju,y =, isGs. a.d appr5fiux lie
new regulations complied 10 June, ISIS. The
ersl saeT,nans lepvrt: "Af.e7 The cahsoi;t1t,nn
made IN accordance With the art OF Mal;n 5, ioip.
there resla!ttsd u November l.s&s nnsttached
excepting l.0, *ho Ut. a~ alinx orders. il seems
eQultub!e aas Ins', should Reduction Il lraGte,
that officers awaiting orders bj their own request
and pretsI1tlg that u aetl'e duly. saould hayt
less c1aln' for retention ipau those ~ho
c:ass there arc IS oiilcsss " soMs Jus
q tteT, hewevtl. bad special rea.o.s for asking
10 he placed OF The awaiting osi1ess si, which the
tt,l art rtt rtcoCuIzed, mud wlic1 puul1t he fe.
Hnrded. Is certainly fatE that the Consequences
OF yeti1Csiou of eft'cer. fh0uid fall proportion
asfls au cASNry. Aftlery, AID lnf.uur, a1d
should Conyrcss act IN the mater, /, Is proper tnllt
This eohsft sat-ou should To. be orefsooketi.
r. Istef.nse to the Question 81 reduction,
authority Re given to relieve greater nun,txr OF
officers III Cause than Ii now atio @eti VI 1as.
The rlesen: !nsxluM OF the army Ii - ~ en-
listed ct. lteIt gun two lEIrtls for actlal SET.
H1c+ the luEatcr Of u4en !. sl,sts ~ tie plan OF
n5ssn'zanoo ;ssa ,o,,7 submitted ~. ~ TIE 1enort
nen, below which 1t would not b psu,lelt
70 90. a. ne necsssnea ot The country an,, the
e2ty % e tSa. % % W
n1el By the act Of Jul5, 1854 aud that tue clansc
u aar ihni az 10 ss
,hs ,es .,%t sct nt Of y 5a.- ~ ~ Ssasa
experience has shown that these o1lcers Ase vi
nessAsar5 tor tue smuller AZ The larger fsfec.-"
lie endorses the Recommendation Of the Adm.
Of seetioa 9 Of tie sct 81 March >, lsds, u pfo.
ttolts further appointments OF p"omotl1p5, le4y-
.ng The organization Of the Adjoiaut Generals
act Of July 1866: aad NJ Increase TO tho nun
oer of AsslAtaus Inspectors General, ~ recou-
Tho experseaIos the Qqarte,master.s Deoar.-
ment curing the nscal yeat e1ltnE June Is, le6s,
Nete g., ,96S, ,4A g. feduCfiou Of Ap0lt H.
i,eiow those Of the preceding Gsca1 year. 1u
n 1FY1L Atf-7II1
thts department exceeded lo.uoV, whlca has since
teen reduced to & ttL The report Btal.a tnat the
clerical force Of sh!s once has been seducea 10
low by ne late les!siation ~ IT, sesoosly retsri
pubic bns1nesat ind to provide for the retirement
Of accounts sou.e iuCrease IN tie force ID
Leee>Fars. A building cafabc Of accommodation
AID secnlt, Ia much needed. Tue railway cpt.l.
pan TO whom The military railroad n,atefl1 w1s
toh On ctelt At the euA of ,Ae waf INCURRED q
tstaset ihs amount 1os3 a0o, aoo,s -halr vi
which has bseu pad: but cone ratlroA.sA being
in t.t fauIt, and 5hnWicR no d.sp.a:t'on to neei
thought against then Them. hare lcen paid fai
Fattl transportation, 'iNflhE The year. fl,43i,.
~ s.. md for railroad transportation, ss,2aa,
re. htH OF Mar aL1 lhteIios, s2prea tor tbs Iuuaa
ttrviec sse Low Transported ay Inc .1nasies.
'as,ess 'nsa tartae1; a. s9u'ss IL re
the coatiarss .,eine REUNITED 10 Int War i,spars.
tncnt but ol The appropriation of s..tvJ.dN lar the
ract'lca,:oa OF ste ln'!:ane, granted aprl II, 1s59
k4nc as tht Ct j Of :he war has teen tr,larei b.
sa'ss ah 'ss1ss, tte!e Sill rsnlsns atosk rslue
g. ave qsrr e four e. os Ss9yss p %
- shese any. lAsgc collection ct nA:er:.l,
viz, sehu.li, ! Arse1a+ on tae, DrlsxA:e,
ard as J-..ssons!Ie. or the OHIO, III
s;tr Is h+lae drawn aasa CONSTANTLY 1.s: !: std
contains over st1,vv1,'tG WeEtb ot war nl:ert4l.
TIE Average cp-t tf rAs:ou5 has 0e,:n tSauty,
three censs Tcaaceo a' an ayefag: noaIk.5
81 cost Prices, atii the Fft~slnlan's BUREAU hal
tsfn sGrp.ieu With stoies 10 the yalae Of near.y
s." ''. HloFt Ct WHICH ha.s Already been pat I'll.
rbr Tzt.snr,. Taere has isen ts;d Il. ~ i. :. a
connutafI0n 14.,'uss 10 Cnloa sn d,eys while
Prisoners u ~aF. Claims tor SUPPLIES furnished
y II, hast srea 1tcclseo, os whtcM t2>>.pS3 i
bave teen sl-ose.', ard 5, 3>1.t.;1.ls rsi-c.ei.
The f'ser ana taspor *orks have pr.sre.tel a.
tttI t exc :r'i"n ai!osyl 'p''ps'Sa Tss sur9s; !s'
OF Northern aEd No1thxeztEsn lales has
progresses csnu easalAsei1 VIII sae ala'on;s ap
saEses Is Ira ling 10 completion Il hss desei,
cred nshI Few hart4ors Of refaEe. aud tn1ss
sSown =, danfers p nas,satoa highly !upartau. tc
depsncrtt tpen .a!s water siae q coa.
c..ea:s ard e,es Recoeno!a*ances :, asd
vrs4 haTe b~eu continued during the yeas ID .rs
territory res, Of the Mississippi Rsef, nnA IA,
!eruAkeu tLls hlkafLel ~ supplied 70 tue EACtl!
ptcurJrg that section OF the country. TIE alf-
W! OF The tolorslo ot the West hu> not, Tor spr.
ctal reatOTf, b<cn resumed. Llset.J AEsenn
Nc. ha1 beeu sold during the rear. The S.. Louls
Arsenal Ful be sold under ine s4u,s
act - seou as It caa be spaset pst cer:aln hnlIL
irgs tteseat Enon!d he Reserved from Aa!e snd de
soted 70 EtnttAl alnJ purposes The safe d
the Hs.ptrt Ferry .ArtuoIy propeny VIII take
PLAIN Arstsal, III. vcrnsn A1:eaI, AIabsn,a
Fersaccla, Arsenal, aud North Csr1lns At
tera are recommended 10 be SD
It ID .adslsab:e that ths abnu.d h
done, and tlat the c1psctcd sl1ds IN Sa1eEepor1
Lou.t!ana, IN Marshal md Jefferson, Texas, apt
| 10 Mhf.rn srd Davis Cuuotlts, Texas, shouI1l rt
srEa1lJ dtsssd Of. 4 principal a1seusl OF COO
ttructton acl tenDslI ahd poHdef depot Al
&c: OH ended on the Atlantic and Pacific coa.ti
AID IN ine ta1leJ Ct the Mississippi. Tne falt
Of s6Ine Of the present Esltero arsena!s L
sc2Eest*c as ueaaa TO raise funds where*,rt
70 essAhl,th b py'Ec'pa1 az,e.al fcs the AlAntt,
afteLal Ter the Valley OF the Mss.tss p{L Pavd..
epp1s should be established on the Atlantic ant
P2cstc coa4tt.
Disbursements b. TIE Pasrnsk,er General tor tnt
seAs, tt3,4ss 20, aud Tor 1tco1strae1ton pQ,
Exees, g, 61s, 29aid. The Increase Of cadets 81
Ness Point 10 fo55 hu1tted Is recoranrtle1 i
The total Expenditures Of the 5e4s, suc.udfn;
Sic 60 Of old HzI debts paid *, Gsa Is
etunsfed de0c1eEctes- Il 3+itNl. Estimate o
expenses fef the 1tcal scar, t =. .03L 30 beside
The to]lo~ins, sneml7ted separately for sne coaN1
efatton Of Congress, a5 pretenied By TIE Ctief d
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