, 1875-12-07
The Militia and the Ars enals---Larucr
Appropriations Needed.
Urgent Recommendations as to
the SeAcOnHt Deicnses.
Various 0thor Matters TO Which The
'ftentlon Of Congress; Is
Called.

tompiisez all thu Important feasoras II, tI,o r,
pot Of TO Secretary OK War on thu operation
of the Depsrsnlaut fur tho fsoal year ondln
luus 30, la75.
Nor. =, ia75.-J!r. fre51d<n. M, Fratilc,i 70
nole e Lac ....t, sinsd iny la1s si!nua report,
th1 tsrrNr. Tho ar3 II uow srlucou to i, ,p3 ,nnf
EsI1uit'ng w. IssIlAed IL November. ls.1, for Ii
putroto Of ttr Ing tt' tho aLutihrd number and ut
ttrs e.refai sIstetn it, thu zeersIuu of tho ,en. Il,
eII et recruit, 1'o" tssayo i* cfa superior ,uii:,
NJ ha'1btr q Ir'tI:nA Il: l.tn largol; retinsr
eias aeo'1t 9lJ ltss tt 'lusing The lreyinux va,
Ehas tha ns.lnbsr Of rc-pni.t,t1upta ias tlrre4se
na.fI5 Lrc4fod: TIC cta:c hf :,l.t tl,n yvw
dc. in great ,urr to tho clrr =, nj, IN n
~ ealablts6ou, ua:c, il .iow IRA 1.mi jy ituy II
tree, and alorts tho aoitr rn o.;..7tnl,Ity 10 d.
R h,s ~ asvHcs ,i T.a " G,:srh'ns2, and resolr
ntHssk tcs LIZ HaHin mill tho c.lt: NJ h!a Ism
THE B11SAL sEItIcE.
pann9 mo rast year, l0l slgal-t..Ious ilaye becr
tlfnstntl, 10 Ill lhc syEcln III stations os utstryl
hsto be gtssu Q. ito srroasi aui forea Of anr,u
nd Of eher csotie Changes, for the uelcE Of uyrl
sgltutai - cclnatsrsl interests. scsea of dsi,
sItsndlng trotn Cnfa hy Ja,nnIea, 10 uarlaice 4ut
tLs Winawsr'a lalansi!. lA.s bscn urIarR ii fur.
IT. iSsae g ila otat1a' tedseons ifou. tho pflet
~ oopt!nted during thu 5eat. 4 iEtblte s1amiua
tsa q thsac detlu:lona, aud ! CON- araon VIII iut
ht. to which each has had toeecnre, A.yo aiycn he
MHige EaIcensAGe of ii 2.lp US >,iil.el. comparl
"a q tais tofssnt7go Win average perceutasea Of
Stlh each succeeding star.
Ths daY4y Of saa4tulary DAY and nlcllt signals
aa ns @ skes: anu a. tAo grea: forts ot the United
t4nzet. OF tha toial numuo- of cautcnury slgnas
ns .. a,spySd y per esns haa BEEN afterwards re-
u pat.usncs q the aeta Ct Congress proved re-
FsIsny sahs ISL JE,'o a. 1914, nnd htsrch O.,
~ aneaotalna the constitution and operation Of
aeaph!e ilhas II Tho tutarIor and upon tic frputler
ssoasstng military rota. anil Tor tic pro,eetion o
esIoyhlaonf ifo,1 lndtun nnl otaer nopred4 4sion],
oneen auu enlisted men Of Lilo stgnai ScryIce In "
hen dat1iIcd fur ,he ctn ruetlon sud operation q,
as,n:s aua @ l.aSe easer,a hl,ou their dut!es. Tic
d.l tho Eensral direction Of oltiopfs Of liz si,.
ppar.'psntM; Is Commanders. ruo lines in Arlxoaas
n.sf' slfeady partly epnstru: tad. srs appro.chnc
, ., hafy ". koxa w tofe;fap anl VIM
spea as -iinss and tAe country through wAicl icy
Tns question Of tho sef,,s atuouucotorn, AZ an.
tnosehnR tnetaaric ehanaes E,ay w cnusidsrsi q
S4ssnlnsA by uow hya years' snrc<4stoI service.
@ sa tash , seas Sf latSr ITO saha for improvement
H14snty., The teoporntun Of sci rtt1c men i. a.
iee! 10th u homo aud abroad. Tug s,lccesa of tha
~ spss tnticf Of she ssuulsr Of Tho future
r. MsaA ecconi4hleI ~ ssrony Recommendation that
sSs IT, sasa corrs 30 sesabsaea to form ono Or tic
gent sessiou, present To tunRrea7 pa., for tho NJ
abathmcut u bureau Of till character. With ~ ~
Judgment. tho results of ito pa.t 1ra ycsra havo
nasso1 nseesssty, aud which am sura the nsoujs nT
~ country vii! readily sanction.
SATIouAi cEMETEnlEa.
I - ton! nan1ess q tnlsssnans IN National Gems
7 Of tlithed to this daa h IA III iii.
sa1k IL bting vigorously prose .uted,
n,,!. EkLass III or nnAsanorrEE suTrEntns.
r. appsaved Fsu To. 1875 for .hs tsliof Q! rsops
Kn tho tasagea of gTasshopEoss. tts appropriation
70 isus ot food to tie sudercra within tbs rssnoeixs
s!aafl aenatncnta. During the period wheli IsItf
Mts.tons wcts tsaued 10 ej,0vs sduits md 1i'ats
ssatn under years Of asd, residing IN tho Bstss
sssa.. a; i fnsSst.. na.. Ioxa md Ksn.a, .aa
te9 appropriated by Congress. 5lSl SlB7LcV wss iIs.
tto 1of the plrpose eohtsinpate by The .o aud
.,'1n - tsa,na ~ returned 10 the Trcasury.
aet the Eheinter Dsratilnoht h.vs rrogrrs,od nat
asss ana - rapidly ~ tbs means provided woad
a IN elss of works adoptod In 1865 lrv hoayy
e aud moss.rs sat.bs 70 raj. IT, H. sf'sn*sJ
- mast powerful .c1sd1 Already rons nj H.
s,rts tsesct Particularly IL our larger eommor-
ts ~ ptEafEt. Thu estimates stv foe cSutinuinr
ese WORKS. aono Of then, to complexion
TIE BATTALION OF kSoGEsns. 4
suas he Aw Of J1na 3D. lbT4, reducing the a-rnv b.,
saioo Of tLs chet Of Engluecr1 u loo snsll for ths
ss .haia @ of e duties rcqarea Of thou
Gsinsd sodlets to p,ant ar operal ons torrsIo.
s,t would % seronsy felt und 1t r. suIn,ttsd
y N !mauly minimum organization for tho baltaiioi
= st *ss than aoV enlisted 1ou For no tornadossnr.
ss.. ~ +; ~ nam1se regulate Tue duty re-
Hid IN y. sha training which cannot sup
=. !.,l: Viii 1tasp*aoe. have continued and ,,,,
10 ;Ss us - ssrs ~, " Tie iprt-
III s4 y ths eestutnty that their usa ln uo Ct srs
~ enemy. Vasto.A from runplnu nsss ar
" our artillery, @&'0'A s's' u'e
Tnk Mfssfsd1ppt n,yEn.
ih fsctlan of the last luyer ana 1Esrhnr .ct
.so.assd With him. under oert.in coadtions IN m Nv
y sueh PERMANENT ja!t!es and such Iisrv mi.
de.p ~ ~ Necessary to sseuf9 sud tnaiatAa vida
Ii. ~ 70 Cult Of Mexico, through tho Houth Iasa
~ H. ptsy.ton. Of ths .set!ou prelnn.r, to tho
at c.s aaFToy l1rect,d BY tha act To To nnade by
susTsy have bssu rscslsed fEom the 9unsf
6. 9aa, @ 11as asl sslssytes: .nd srso supplied 10
sS.sefs FL. has been detailed, whoss duty il il.
14G o9 oas ~ 70 report tho dtLth Of wsssr md
pss s ~ Pa char h,, together viii aueh uiLer iu
mi fsspsstins tbs progress of Tho tafrovo-
u. astsLiaIs ussL, aud rhara.ter aud pe1maneneo
tSes,nsa ara slslssi. To snAls this oieer l.
surveys And Inspections au aun1.i
rAt = trs - noftAAFy, tAh kAHnl&tA1 for which
M tounu Ia tha rspoft VI tho CHIEF Of Eurfnrhrs J.
Il a e9ntaias !artAtr Information IN regard 10
aa go tao amount Required for thrss 1urysTa
il M during the treasnt fiscal y.sar ia
~ ~ nd nS4nb Tor ths1u AAyo "a ysf hacn
rnd.J tae appropriation OF that sum Il reton l
y ~ sds II ths esrIiast day prscticaLis sfsr
III u Ito astn Ut june Mr. Ealp tuformsd m.
ok. ssesMmeuto1 On tlna ~ thA eppatructtnn uf j
ne Eas Of tha Roush faas, and tAat tLe pro
.0 sir.. tof thu conBruttion os ths esst jutty
In ~" hss0 s1tshdsd /, ,Gpo fest '| =
ant ~ 1apketsmknt Of tbs M1sxIAsIp,l Niyss ths a
Ii III 9sAs*d and sccurate susrey Gas long bcan 4
4 mos" @ mssa sf tpch surssy Ii becoming naors il
Iran Year 10 ysss, d epRu,peftns | i
q ts'tsf N Nj 9f commerce become uoce.s.rT
aieh h sffeya Of detached portions u ths riras n
from anls 10 Tina t4en mAdo for tpecfsi a
Ia Ia ~ not sufficient for The discussion of
p M PtotecAak taa river sgaluat aoeIs-s nuas. o.
rA,,f - now Of Au.h lHls14 t.nce-or for uihar II
aad On Sa.ifr Siaefr talerofemshis, which should bo d
~ y ssAa ssAl!Aa na4s, tInilaliuR mol oulv ia oon
IL nssna u y the {lMs Of Ito survey, but a.v-
IL su ~ iassr1neat. of thn sltvey r-
ot mafinR the autrsy or tho FtTsf so. -
IL i seoaoka1EahJ, and rseumntsat thai tha =,
[ha n A3HLoaA1lukx Ahp sURvEyH. =,
siln, = y lta report Of tbs Reolos1cai M /.
iii T. r. ~ taA4 parallel liza tssA sS swEaf - r.
~ assay ID oomEaetfng ths neettsssy pslt. d