, 1870-12-06

IL tic matter Vt trAuspo statto", the .clnc Rst-
! "a hts tared ue 9 veInneht much N 'neJ;
wi, as b. foe etat@d, WITH toe openlaGs 70 te:ue-
III tn't u the wtlncf p0' lops Of the country. my
.tss a'e pns'N further and fu'thes NtI the
lldefrs kSs bnd. ~ the stH1l0t8 Aro extended,
he apenees Of transportation arc and viii ru-'
a. the QuaTtetnsaAtet', Department depended
!ton ios clo.ht.e and equlps9o was ia.t yest sat-
ID TIE act Of C,i Krtss OF July t. 1910, dest1vy.
ID Hls seshuTee, ana Icere AIe no fD<abs oo mad
ases Of Zone oi Inc e.setna, @ arsic,es Is eIu,uss-
vi ard pur hAsfa tDust be made. ~ to tar puf-
sh.ee Of horses Tor cavsl15 aud arullerJ, me re-
available ~tr> cut uH " the s4lnr Law, aud hence
y u earnestly hoped thxt The aidia SIN nppFo az
a'tu.. a>keo lof bath snesc objtcIa for Tue pses-
tn! ntcaL yea. II well Il those fur TIC next NJ
"a year. msJ 1s spproplztd aitnut deduction
" The scs ot congse,s VI u krcA 9. ts6ls the sun
Q! 500 Ns0 sl'pl.prta'ed tut Tue e1,u.ifuctlnn
-. y tsw post ~ r. rasixy Of ne Rsa k'sss o.
10 CALL ectlnh thst1Slth. Du Lug tht
yesr troops have ben locAtel ut The eoln.
se'cc:ed: ~ lhe construction 81 The Poas kuo<n
ance II ths ps, ii fn1y MI fart III ths trp IT Of
0ei erai llAhe1cK, when il presented nc eKlta.
s1d atfeAton called 70 his feeoumendatan that
safl5 measures mar bd tnauRufstcd, WHEREBY ons
hddit!on to This. stVerA new posts have BEEN
commenced and exseusiga repairs II older STA
flout b. IN msdE, tooro being uoder the control Of
,le 2nastsrmssts.t Department neatly 5000
under the decisloa of the Attorney General the
current appropriations ue not apple Aola 10 the
sss!len ent o. e.t.ns ior 4asrtE, ma..sE. naa
the AV kttll remains IN i0Icc requiring the Qn2f-
teTnaatfr and ComnissAry Gene rails 70 examine
sneh claims. and, Il lost, report them 70 The Au-
dltor for settleult It. It MAJ be deemed nect6nArJ
to mike N appropriation 70 meet then.
CRxKrERfEs.
:Thcrecords OF The department show the bn1al.
IN the national and other cameterier. Of sas.ooe
pt1eon.. In addition TO thsse bnrled IN tae Is
Latttnal cemeteries, there are very many s1Jd1ers
lntertcd 10 pttFats cenet*re+, near hospitals ID
which they d3td. Nj As1res arc IN rapid progress
for eatr3fnR our the law which requires The Gene
tettcs 10 ne properly enclosed. Under The act Of
Eoigrts8 clcse AID careful Inspections have been
thoroughly made BY neIu otlcer ut the amy, mad
psosrmetts carried cur. They are being dec,-
lAt4 d, IN AccardaLce with q Law ut the last Cou-
Rftss, with tfe1B and snrohs and, instead OF bcng
LET nLh,tetdtd, a'e cared Tor with the consdcIA-
nsuis. Full ttstenenls Of the coatti.iou Of theme
ee1ntteItes accompany tnc report OF Tie Quarser-
master General
Du,inR the year the Subsistence Department
has tt-en enabled, In an 1ncrtased Ae91ee, pu,-
cnatc supplies ntar the points where they are re-
qu,red for consumption by The. tsoops, ootaluloe
Increased agricultural and calnsnlt fctas
Witt OF the missouri lNvef% and tne
haze enabled the Department to OBTAIN tnsreln
many OF the supplies Tor these sections, and It Ia
evident that the transportation no Necessary
1lctn occan TO ocean Will eoon ecase. During The
year large qnanitita oi su2plles were fur
ntshtd for the J. oist d. cit. iur Indians on
Itst1va.ioI on the upper Mis- sourt River aud IN she
Indian Territory: The exercises Ihetchy incut1e1,
an ouhtrg 10 s., ,6oU,t<0. are to he rrtunded. and
bills the!efof are betnX prepared Tor presentation
to The Inoisn D+pa'1ment
The suns appropriated ty Congress nt Its last
sets!cn fot the Temporary rrllet vi the poor sni
destitute In thu Dsuict oi tolumuia were exp nd
Etl IN the purchase OF food, fact, and clatntnR.
These supplies we're d.st1buteL only en- the
Jecoinrne ftla,tnn tf the Wath1npp.u Ass0c1attnu
fur thr Improvement Ut the CONDITION Of the Foor.
the National Ffeedmen's Relief Association, OF
tho Industrial Hone School. In such quantities u
ioIts were made 70 INDUCE those seeking I'D "a
procure Labor, and When secured nj distance
tnty we're rationeu to Their destination In I'll
bidder, Or ~ The eneoreat market price.
The npnhtf Of far0ns Issued WIS t67, ,st3 at q
eos1 Ut <20,a0s. Coal, wood. znd coke were issued
~ s13a " Ie 81 snS sotans
leaving h,1ance OF $s.g2a19 still on bAur.
Ilt Lumber OF ceultnlssioned menienl ot1cerl
for duty with The troops on June so ls7J. &l7
There were e1a military posts. besides many De
tachmenta, each requiring The services II . mcdt
cal tfslccr. liclcc, contract surgeons were en
rso5td, the number VI Regular medical ot1icers
u
b5 tll,ng the vacancies IN the medical STAT, aud
Increased f1cicncy RalLcd In this hrancn OF rnt
strslce. 7 be en r!oy meut Of cuutsact susGeonl
mnSt continue shoulu the existing law bc uarc
peaatd.
During the past year tie A'tay has bees priI
with Regularity Ahd rrtInntMss. The preeeu
,zed b the lar Of July 1s66 is O., but no vacan
cies cslu be n1led. A u ccsalty for the employ
Mtnt ,Cf a number seemingly out o
the existence Of 50 many nliIia J posts and tht
slistrlhutton Of fcatmehts over 70 great an exien
81 county. While The reduction Of Inc arm,
tlsminlfheA the Lumber Of men TO be paid tnt
humber OF s,attocs continually increases and de
maids The Constant service OF those 1T for dntJ u
keep up The payments. and In this connie ctton 4
orer vast breadths Of county accounts faF tha
rrtpontle, aLce Of The stan cospa IN ou, arm.
which u observed Oh Corpafison with the arlates
UIder TIC act Of July Is, 1s;o. the objects Q
the Army are patd by salaries tnste nj Of ov al
1owsIces OF va1Iona kinds The systcu has beer
petNncc snowa the chauge i bAva been \ wts'
one The complications and calculations Of tn
old tystem aye aso1tlcd and the psyment8 rcn
sle1eti Atnple. more prompt, and far more sasls
Ii u believed that the monthly payment o
t'oop.. ihs.ead 81 nt'meatny. a. n present. VI!
he taken lo hccute this end.
CONSTRUCTION.
Constructions upon Ihe permanent defence
.lutuR the past fiscal Year have ~ en- restr1ctets
,ht 1t 1tpa!r and psese. vatiun. The tnEinecr DC
tRf1Ment has heen actively epgagel upon Plan
Tor the noaiucstlon Of the lrierces to meet tn
n9uttent nty oi The latest improvements In mod
e.n wurtare. Many Of the plans Tor the defeocs
Ct cur most Important hn1bots hare hceu arptoye,
~ Mc, End the estimates sabmttted b5 The Cute
OF Engineers fol carrying them nut Ate ptcse.let
fur the consideration OF Cotgrss- Such apnru
pEia.:nus as wrte made at The last seA,son vi Con
EIees fur the partial execution Of similar plans ~
the ha1tors Of Portland, iiestur New YORK, p ta
delE.tts, and San F.ancikco a1o being applied 4
tnnee deitncex
Eran the accommodation Of the Chief OF En-
Enlt t1s. three ante und experienced of1'cers o. en-
cl1ee,s were sent TO Eulope TO czatnne into tn
sracoabl defence. They nave been received Wit
great COURT y by alt i0Ic!ga al7lcesr, aud ever
tAcilIty Las been afforded tuem iur making thei
exatnlbAtops, ard at1 tn'is iHef to the hon0Fab!
Secretary ut State tor the pains he has txktn I
II *utc The Euccesa OF theif nifston.
The hat1a}sun OF Engineers stationed chiefly
WHleit's l'atnf, New folE, has been made u
yexuFat11na and experiments ~ 70 the nest netno
Of etnp1oJir9 this auxiliary In hatbor oefenct
sainesi in IN eiicient sisse for nell service
ssslt1s tn the tnsl uctlon OF practical sn91ncefn
| At the Military Academy. fnkes care OF the hridg
! dcpo1f, rnaics military surveys, ard has been Ok
casol ally called upon for infantry services 10 et
forcing tue revenue lAws, which service has bee
s9er sa hsrsor surveys and vorsa Ia,
been coutucsld with eEerKy; satisfactory pr
| Efese has hcen male, a1st nclvc operations Al
going on. cxct pt al soue roluts on TIE Gull coas
i potarlsy suspended held labor. Tac fePofts g
each of the survey called Tor hy the act o! Jnl
ii LAST, will be ku1lplueA a 6s'on rs teEtsed y
reEolt Of the Chief Of EnGtnecla ezhihlis IN d
tail ali necessity iniornauon upon the psrgrr
| OF tflt Sc wo.ke.
Action has incn taken 1s follows IN connects
with certain acts anu resolutions passed At the "a
Session ct congress: IN accordance with the .
Of February 9, $50. an otf1cer has been letaus,l
hulxlit lend the surrey AID examination Of Il
ea.iun Of The proposed bridge from Portland
the sast bauk OF The river, hut no report Gas )
bes received. The question Of the location al
% q caosd e!sxe ID s uaes esnsas M
tion by boa1d OF engineers, aod more lessii "
and extend, SURVEYS a:e In 7roErtss, No .!
and d awine. q ths o1tise across tns AfSans ,a:
bren 1urntshctl By tna Citizens Bridge Cumpsl
and No acs,on nat, therefore, ben % nksn pJ oJ !
Assisappi canp1 Company not having nici
! NfactorJ agreement Ii writing to giant III cot
me Gns st..ea sas ps9pss5t y 1nd oE ,E1nca
es1on See.een tns a!s..!ppi ia!sr sna AZ /.
Michigan by The Wisconsin and Fa1 Rvs
sae u, ,n1t m 1so ief Inc sas
of The WISCONSIN Hver, haa not become AvAlae
The or1cer In Charge OF the improvement
been iii ectel to submit project for TIC appli
tton 1t tne amount The sun Appropriated
| widening nd deepening the sEtp canal in TIC
| tApseo Klyer md chcs Alsake B3T u now being
. ntovcneLt Ia deepening the haEbjr or water
/ the mouth Of tae Susquehanua River, for whic
tum Ct eco was appropriated IA IN ptp1r
l pu1ei 4 contract to oIcdee the channel, which
| probably be c1nr1&ted this setsou. The ooasc
cNcers for the examination Of al bridges =
? erected or IN proc 81 OF etIctton actoss the U
. | Ryer Wis OF RRntx4 d On the 18th Of Octobcr,
| "A NOW In st s.lou 4: Cincinnati, OHIO. The q
ulu u The location nf ! sier In the Delaware i
a OF rear Icwes, Delaware. and the extent
material, whether stone or lion. TO b nsed II
, I construction. Is uttcr consideration 1t Il
J rccted that report viii sooa Be received A. to
; best manner Of applying tnr asaonas spasorns
i | for the structure. The Eurrey Of tho Bayou Tes
). | rrcytdcd by the iofut TgSo:u1lon Ct Aay T. ]
!. Was made, and The result submitted to Coma
Il | 1t its las1 eestinn. An appropriation OF III