Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-30
WARRINGTON.
The Credit MObilier Suits to be
Appealed
To The United states supreme Court.

To the United states Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.-The Attorney
General will appeal the Credit Mobilier
suit from the decision Of the United States
District Court for Connecticut to the SUI
preme Court of the United States. The
subject of the action Of the District Court
will form portion of the report of the At
orney-General which viii be ready Mon
day.
The Message, etc.
The first part of the Presidents message
is in the hands OF the manifolders.
Secretaries Belknap and Delano and 1t.
Gen. Sheridan had long conference with
the President to-day on the government of
the Indians. Sheridan gave his views at
length.
Democratic Caucus.
The Democratic members of the House
in caucus tonight will nominate Represen-
tative Cox for Speaker.
Internal revenue receipts for the month
were Sc, $50, and fer the fiscal year
$39,913, 4S9,
Speaker Blaine
Is forming the standing committees and de-
clines to receive numerous callers. Much
anxiety is expressed on the subject, espe-
cially by those who aspire to the chairman
ships.
Sherman's Survey OF the Army.
Gen. Sherman in his report to the Secre-
tsry Of War says the number Of enlisted
men is 4,S50leSs than the 10000 limited
| by law. In active regiments the number
! of men sick and on necessary post duty
| equal % per cent, SO that the actual
strength for military services does not eX-
| coed 1862 men. In order that the regular
army Should fulfill its arduous duties on
| the frontier. as also to form a model on
which to shape volunteers and the military
| force of the United States, earnestly re-
| commend that Congress be asked to fix the
! limit Of the enlisted force at such a figure
| as will give 10000 men for regiments Of
the line and to provide specifically for nom
combatant detachments such as an engi-
neer battalion, Ordnance Department,
West Point detachments, the Sig
nal Department., the Ordnance and
Commissary Sargeants in the same manner
as has been done for hospital steward. Ar
tillery regiments have an organization diff
| ferent from the infantry, viz: II batteries
to a regiment but of these only one is
equipped and instructed as battery Of ar
tillerv. the other IL companies of each regi-
ment being armed with muskets and in
structed for infantry. The regimental COM
missioned officers on duty or belonging to
several departments and divisions, number
! in the aggregate 1,532-present for duty
| 1924: absent on leave or detached 29S.
The foregoing does not include 81 second
lieutenants recently appointed from civil
life and under orders to join their regi-
ments. The military divisions embrace
the whole area of the United States and
their reports forwarded to the Secretary Of
War include the acts Of all the regular
army.
Nopart of the army, Gen. Sherman says,
| is under his immediate control and the eX-
isting army regulations devOlve on the
| Secretary of War, the actual command of
the military peace establishment and all
the responsibility thereof. So as fOr5ears
making any further recommendation or re-
port.
Annual Report Of the Secretary Of
War.
The Annual Report of the Secretary OF
War shows that the estimates for military
purposes for the year ending June 30 1874,
were S33, S26,37S. The estimates for the
same purpose for the year ending June 30,
1915, are S}4, 40, 1872; the excess over the
current year being S5S4,344. The appro-
priation 70. military purposes for the year
ending June 80, 1874 were S}2,9l7,9Il. In
addition to usual estimates already made,
the following are submitted for such action
as Congress may deem proper to take: Ar
mament for forts, Sl1 800: estimates
for engineering purposes, So, 4j9,39G. He
recommends that better facilities to obtain
field musicians by passing an act authoriz-
ing enlistment of boys not under twelve
years of age with consent OF their parents
or guardians. The Secretary says his order
. directing officers, active or retired, to re-
frain from visiting Washington during the
session of Congress, with view to IN
1uence legislation. will be strictly
enforced in so far as he has power. He
also saws further legislation is necessary to
define the scope of the provisions OF the act
regulating the paw of officers communication
etc. The Secretary recommends that an al
lowance Of ten dollars per month be made
70 lieutenants of the line detailed as acting
assistant ouartermasterS. OF fifty railroads
which purchased material from the Depart
ment at the close of the war to the amount
of S7.50O.O0O, thirty of them have paid il
full. The remaining twenty still are in
debted about S4,T00OO0. He recon-
mends the passage OF law
which will enable the Department
to collect from the POStoffice Department
postal earnings of several of the delinquent
railroads. He also recommends an appro
prialion to continue experiments ofthe arte
zian well at fort d. A. Russell, believing
: series of flowing wells to people OF Colora
do, Wisconsin, Dakota and Montana vii
| be of importance in the development o
their material resources. He also recon
1 mends that an act be passed authorizin
the issue of tobacco as part of ratiOns Of en-
I listed men; that the medical corpse b
) opened to appointment and pre-
:; motion; that there be an IN
crease of paymaster, from A to %
:, and that new appointments and promotion
:, be allowed Works on the sea coast de
S lenses and Notifications have been al
r vanced with rapidity consistent with econ
> omy and efficiency, and the works for GU
: principal harbOrs now containquite mum
= Der of platforms ready for armament {
7. guns of the largest calibre. The harbo
defenses in course of construction are re
commended to be forced to completion
The Secretary invites attention of Congress
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