The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-30
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WASHINGTON.
Department Of Justice,

WASHINGTON.
Department Of Justice.
WASHINGTON, November 29.-At-
torney General Williams has prepared
and will have introduced in the Senate
a bill amending the act establishing a
Department of Justice so as to abolish
the office OF Assistant Attorney General
so far as it applies to having one assist
ant in each OF the several departments
instead of Solicitor, as formally. The
bill proposes to again create the office
of a Solicitor for each department and
TO make his duties the same az are per-
formed by the assistant. Mr.. Williams
saws the object OF the law making So.
hcitors Assistant Attorney Generals
was to have uniformity in decisions,
while the result shows that this has not
been plished, and Mr. Williams
thinks therefore it best to abolish the
| Office.
Society Gossip.
1t is formally announced that the
wives Of the Cabinet ministers will not
return calls this winter, but OF course
will give their receptions as heretofore.
A register book will be kept, in which
callers will write their names and al
dresses. and from this list selections will
be made for invitations.
Department Reports.
According to the report OF the CON-
mi<sary General over $3l 900 worth OF
subsistence has been furnished to the
Freeimen's Hospital at Washington.
Over $4,000 worth OF supplies have
issued to various Indian tribes during
the psst year, no part OF which amount
has been returned to the Subsistence
D apartment since tie passage OF the
act allowing credits to the accounts OF
Disbursing officers for over-pavments,
losses of funds, &c. In the Subsistence
Department alore, credits have been
recommended in the cases Of four hnn-
dred and ten officers, involving over
Sl2O0O0 The actual force of enlisted
men in the armv ls 1886, with 2,lOt
commissioned officers.
The Quartermaster General, in his
report to the Secretary of War, calls
attention to the unfortunate condition
of the tenure Of military posts on the
frontier Of Texas, and renews the recon-
mendation made last year on the SUBJ
ject. The report OF the Chief OF Ora,
nance says tie reports from the field
are all favorable to the use OF revolvers
using metallic cartridges. Nearly eight
hundred smooth bore canon and iron
carriages and three hundred mortars
are sill needed for the defense OF our
ports. Upon invitation OF Mr.. koupp,
the celebrated gunmaker of Prussia,
commission OF three ordnance officers
have been authorized to visit Europe to
witness the trial of experimental guns
of the largest calibre at Essen, this tall.
The commission will visit such other
establishments in Europe as their time
will permit, and will obtain Information
of a valuable character in regard to the
;nauufacture OF and experiments with
ordnance of the old world. The sale
Of such arsenals east Of the MIssIes'pp
river as can be spared aud can be dis
posed of to advantage, and the proceeds
applied to the establishment OF large
arsenal OF construction and repair on
the Atlantic coast is recommended.
The report OF Quartermaster General
Miers states that the expenditures Tor
the service OF the Quartermaster De-
paItmant, during the wear ending June
81, 1872, were $l2 .5l7, ,62l. The exam''
nation and settlement OF the accounts
Of the war a work of labor, has at last
been completed aud the business
brought up to date. All accounts tor
moner and property, prior to Is, ~, nave
been examined and transmitted to the
Treasury tor final settlement. An I'm
proved system Of making and setting
money and property accounts was IN
,roduced during the year, and greatly
aided in this result. Much of the
clothing and equipage on hand at ihe
close OF the war has been used, and q
larye quantity OF it having suffered from
the effects OF time, &c, has been sold ,
new uniform has been ordered, and
il in the course OF manufacture. Here
alter the expenses OF clothing tor the
armv will be increased. The expendi-
lures ON this account during the wear
were s66,765. The Qnartermaster :
Department hss deposited IN the ireas
ury from the sale OF clothing ana equip
ases during the year SlS 43S 81. which
snm however. is not available Tor the
current year. The shoes and ooots'
blanket: and knapsacks OF the army
have all been improved by the adop
,,on of a better standard of samp'e
Judge Advocate General Holt, IN MS
annual report to the Secretary OF war
says the examination in review OF TINS
hnreou a. the records OF trials occurring
in the different military departments o.
the country, beirg constantly before IT,
,ba, il ia 'elt to be the m osl serious oe
feat in the administration OF Jus'lce
, and injury to the service ,s the un,
sousl;,y cf the sentences sdjudged oy
. the different courts Tor Identical offenses
SECOND DISPATCH.
General Sherman's report shows the
oc,ual force OF enlisted men 10 the army
+ to he o9,336 men; of commissioned
, osicers 2lO4 He submits with this
, rsnort those of all the officers com
msnding military departments and d',
'nn : nh;ch he states are go full that
: thew leave him rothing to do but 10
snhmit them with his hearty approVaI
: oI the accurate recommendations there
in. -. nm
2 The Chief Signal Officer, in his an,
!, nral report for the current year, urges