, 1873-11-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
Tho Curront Year.
Gen: Sherman's Report to
Secretary Be1knap.
Strength and Condition Of the Regular
Army.

49, ~, to'o' nv Pos:4to,t1A' tmo ~, o1ooss oso1
~, '.oas 80 ya@e polns eoo4' 'asa. lne aPptota"-
June so, 1874, voro s3{, ,917.971,
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~ "u"'4on :" LILO uoual ea9nia.ea "noaoy
mado, tho Following arc submitted Tor such
action ~ Congross may deom proper to take !;
Armament OF forte, 81 .449 $50: ostimatos for
..r,rn.~;,,.x ,>,,.,,,,n, a1o Aso onn
Hc rocommanda lint hotter fao,,tie, n nh.
tain field musicians be Afforded by the passage
Of m not authorizing the enlistment Of bows not
nnder' u vcara of mrs. with tho conae,t of +ha,r
r.ror+, ~ oro.d,oro '0'>
p~'oA:' ~ Ho'4oau''
NO LOBBYING
Tho Secretary aays Ills orders directing officers,
active or retired. to rofrain from Whiting Waah.
inpton during aeaa,ons NJ r1onoroeo ,,,f, ,,;or,
~ 3,e,onoo iooia,.t,.,, r;,t ~ a.s,s4,'. 'a
70 nnueneo 4ogtslaton, WILL 10 Strictly enforced.
In 10 FAR as no las tho power. Ho aiao 8a5s fur
thor legislation iB necessary to doflne tho Hpopo
Of the provision of tho act
,nEau1Arrno rnr pAv or orv,cpn,
.o,...as,e.. ..s n,4. 1mA fH1 of offlokh''
ootiuta'4ua' " o'o' AAd oeoretary recommends
snat al ALLOWANCE OF ton dollars per month be
mado to Lieutenantn Of tho limo detailed aa Act
tng Assistant Ouartermastors
n.uno.n nun,.
o.,, N"aoao oshla'
" tne n1ty railroads Whscn purchased ma
torinl from the Department ut tho close of tho
war to tho amount Of 81, 900, 600, thirty Of them
paid u full. The remaining twonty are still In
debted about S4,700,000. He recommends tho
passage Of q law which will onablo tho Depars-
nent to collect from tho Post Office Department
tho poatal earnings Of several Of tho Delinquent
railroads.
He also recommends an appropriation to con-
tinslo experiments Of tho artosan well at Fort
U. A.. Russell, believing a series Of flowing wol1s
- tue people Of Colorado, Wyoming, ,Dakofa, und
MontanA t.a. "iii be o. Importance in the Develop
OTHER INTERPRETATIONS.
uo. also. recommends that IN act be paasod
authorizing the Issue Of tobacco an part Of tho
rations of enliated men, md TINT medical corpa
DO opened to appointment and promotion: that
there. be an increase OF PnymasterB from forty.
four to nfty-two, and that now appointments
snd promotions be allowed.
.s ;N2Is sWonKs On THE sEA-ooAsT DEFEssEs
rapldity conastont with economy aud otllcIoncy
and the works In four OF our harbors nov CON
tain quito number Of platforms ready for tlloir
armament Of guns Of largest calibrc. The bur-
@ nor aolenses IN coura9 OF construction aro rec
BRIDGES.
The Secretary tnritcs tho attention of Con-
gfees TO tue bridging Of the nnvgable waters Of
rue limited states, and suggests auoh general
walton OF the channels Of commerce. lie rec
ommends the repeal Of the law authorizing tho
construction Of tho bridge acroes the Arkansas
hiyer at Little Rock, for tho reason that bridge
constructed according to its terms would mate
rally obstruot navigation.
LAKE aunyEY.
Tho survey Of tho lakcu has beon continued
with SUCCESS during tho season.
ARMS.
Tho springheld system of brooch-1oaders will
20 henceforth used for muskets and carbines in
The army, and at, appropriation Of $500. 900 is
naked for to manufacture about 81, 600 arms Of
d war. 1t III recommended that the appropria-
son snoai ~ "''n'g ana eauRping me militia DO m
"sGn ses .n llooIaion ~ INC increasing popnla-
aon s'nce Tue pasaago OF tue act Of l8oS.
o,t,x ,ohfsNsELEss oiT1Ea'
- ue19s On the seacoast It Is stated arc In
III 1naonse,ssa ~ conulon, and tue secretary
!ac9' Euggeatlne thAt ooo O0o, tho estimate Of
sho ho Chle1 OF ofushsnce, be appropriated to put
saEul .;e ~ atate ot deionso, and Says this sum