, 1874-12-04
THE WAR DEPARTMENT.

Snrctdt Dtspafch to The EAcaao Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Doc. 9.--Tho Secretary OF
Var has found it necessary to recommend in lis
annunl report that tho system Of mileage and
pnyn,eut Of officers and employees travelling on
duty 10 restored in bill Of actual expcusea.
Tho experience Of year has shown TINT tho nw
providing for tho paymoat Of actual EXPENSES
only is III narrowly construed Mt the Tronsury
Department TINT worry much lesa than tile actual
expenses Of officers is allowed in many cases.
Tho difference, Of courHe, must 10 made up hy
tho officers themselves, The ansne complaint il
uando among ollcera Of tho civil service,
The Secretary Of Var hes also found it noce8-
aary to recommend TINT stopa be tnkeu to reiieso
sayerlI States from tho
INDEBTEDNESS FOH ARMS
charged to them during tho 1iebolion. con-
siderable nunlbcr Of States arc delinquent til
this account to large amounts, anl tAa War De-
partmont las made frequent ineIectuala attempts
to obtain payment.
Con. HalkMap takes strong grounds against
any reduction Of tho army, aid I1lssts that tho
preaent system Of reduction by diAcharglng mop
without diminishing tho number Of oflicors ia
unsymmotricat and not economical. He thiRlss
that the ou!y real economy ia reduction Is in
reduction Of officers and posts rathor than men
in tho ranks. Tho Committee on Approprla-
tiana wisl heed tho recommendations ct tho Soc
rotary Of War III this ronpoct.. and will maintain
the hrn,y ut tho present sta!4lard OF $4,000 men,
alld will recommend
NO FURTHER IMMEDIATE nEpuorIoNg.
Gen. DsIsnap is worry strongly opposed to tho
system Of puynent Of Bo1diers by cheults. pro-
poHod BY John Cobnr1. Of Indiana. 1le shows
that, wbio such system would result In no real
saving to tho Government. it would teud to
groatly denoralizo tho meit, as tlaso cleckA
would doubtless 10 disposed Of to su.lors and
cnmp-fNl!owerA Mt Brent dlec0tlnt.
Tic Secretary Of War nlsu nntls defects in tho
! now rovtaion OF tho sIatntca. l1o says that tho
tftln OH tho War Department includes worry mitch
absolute scEislatlos which by tho adoption Of
the revision lA rc-enactrl.
(Ta thu Iesocidtcd Itfess.1
6EcRETAnY nELkHAr's neutrality-suspicious..
WAaHlSHTuN, D. e.. Don 3.~-rle Becratafy Of
War states that tho actunl expenditures of the
Wnr Department for the .ycar Guiding June so.
wero S4G, G,3253 3a92l. aud tho eame for tho last
fiscal year onding june 30. 1871. wore 1l2, &c.,
| 31:a;7l, showing reduction Of S3,Dos, ,9035d.
/ Tho report will nHn contAfn tho following
RECOMMENDATIONS
| Monthly additions to he allowed to tho pay OF
| officers acting aH AHAiHtant QuGrturmaBt eis; Il
renewal Of recommendations for the purchase Ut
htos of poatp III Texas. In accordance With tho
Of ,4Ilrage uud t!!o payu'ant of officers
| atorea, in lieu Of tic actual expeusea, M
nov altowod under Lilo law. Of last
polo Tor TIN poslt'on Of Cu1nuhhary sorSoants,
| us we'll nj non.connaaoncd otlioorB; tho OK
ornption 1T HlbHlstonco stofes from the operation
Ut tho law requiring tho procunda OF salos of
publiu property tn no covered into thu Treasury
as miscollaleos. at tho expiration Of oucl tlscal
your; tho lnE to ba ao otnuEsd thar nppropria-
tions for subsistence atorpa can 10 nlnlo ayail-
ah'o prior to TIM commencement Of tha tlacnl
year for which they aro Appropriated; that pro-
| vision bn made for tho publication Of H,000 adj
tEitional oop!os Of the Medical and Surgical His
| tory Of the Var, Attention ia called to tho
RECOMMENDATION Of tho Chiof OF EuKnoora, that
su addtioua! appropriation for ammunition toz