The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-12-08

practice cow adopted is entirely unsa,-
isfsctory.
ADMISSION OF COLORADO.
Cougress. by % act approved the Sd
Il March, 1875. authorized the inhabi-
.suts Of the Territory Of Colorado to
form State government. with the
name of the State 81 Colorado, and
therein provide for the admission of
said State, when formed. into the Union
upon an equal footing with the original
states. 4 constitution having been
adopted and received by the people Of
that State, and the acting governor
having certified 10 NE the facts as pro-
vided by said act. together with a copy
of such constitution and ordinances, as
provided for in said act. and the provis
ions of such act Of Congress having
been duly complied with, used proc
lsmstion upon the 1st Of August, 1876.
. COPY Of which is hereunto annexed.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
The report Of the Secretary Of War
shows that the army has been actively
employed during the year in subduing.
at the request Of the Indian Bureau,
certain wild bands of the Sioux Indian
nation and in preserving peace at the
South during the election.
The commission constituted under
the act of July "a, 1876, to consider
and report on the whole subject Of re-
form and reorganization Of the whole
army in August last, hiss called large
mass of statistics and opinions bearing
upon the subject before it, These are
now under consideration, and that
spirit is progressing. am advised,
though. by the president Of the com.
mission, that it will be impracticahle to
comply with the clause OF the act re-
curing the report to be presented
through me 10 Congress on the frst day
of this session. a. there has not yet been
time for that mature deliberation which
the importance Of the subject demands.
Therefore ask the time for making
the report be extended tn the Goth day
Of January, 1877. In accordance with
the resolution Of Angus, Is. 1876. the
army regulations prepared under the
act Of March |. 1875. have not been
promulgated, but are held until aft, !
the report Of the above mentioned CON-
mission shall have been received aud
acted upon. By the act Of August Is,
1876. the cavalry force Of the army was
increased by 1850 men, with provisc
that they should be discharged At the
expiration OF hostilities On this su
thority the cavalry regiments have
been strengthened, aud portion OF
them are now in the field pursuing the
remnants Of the Indians with whom
they have been engaged during the sum
mer The estimates Of the war debt
are made upon The basis Of the number
of men authorized by law, and their
equipments - shown by years OF ex.
perience. and also with the purpose, on
the part of the bureau officers, 10 pro
vide for oil contingencies that may
arise during the time for which the es-
ti,uates are made, exclusive of the en-.
ginecr's estimates. presented in accord
snce with the acts of Congress calling
for surveys and estimates for improve
mcnis at various localities. The es-
ha,inous savxslasos tide xft. shout sig
for the years 1874, 1875 and 1876. This
increase ID asked in order to provide for
the increased cavalry force. should their
services be necessary; to prosecute econ.
omical work upon important public
buildings: to provide for armament oi
Notifications and MANUFACTURED of small
arms. aud to replenish the working
stock in the supply department. The
appropriations for these last named
have for the last ten years been 20 dis
tributcd that the accumulations in
store will he entirely exhausted during
the present year. and it will be neces-
sary to 1t once begin to replenish them
l invite your special attention to the
following recommendation Of the Sec
rotary Of War:
First-That the claims under the
act Of July 4. 1864, for supplies taken
by the army during the war. be re-
issued from the office Of the Quarter.
master and Commisssry Generals. and
transferred to the elaine commission
ers. These claims are Of precisely
similar nature TO hose now before the
southern claims commission. and the
war department bureaus haze not the
clerical force for their examination nor
the proper machinery for investigating
the loyalty Of the claimants.
Sccond--That Congress sanction the
scheme Of an annuity fund for the ben
eft Of families of deceased officers
and that it also provide for the perma-
nent organization Of the regular ser
vice, both ii which were recommended
IN my last annual message.
Third-That the manufacturing op
erations of the ordnance. be concen-
trated at an armory, anj that the re-
naming be sold and the proceeds APP
piled To this object by the ordnance
department.
RIVER AND uARBoR IMPROVEMENTS.
The appropriation for river apd has-
Dor improvements for the present yea,
WAS 5000 600. With my approval.
khC Secretary Of War directed that nf
this amount q. 0O0. 600. should be
expended, and no works should b. be-
gun and none prosecuted which were
not Of. national Importance. Suisse
this amount was raised to So
223, 600. and works are now progressing
on this basis. The Improvement Of the
South Pass Of the Mississippi river un-
der James b Eads and his associates
is prosresin ing favorahly- At this time
there is channel 1T 20 $40 feet IN
depth between the je..ies a. the mouth
Of the pass and Isl. feet at the head of
the pass. Neither channel has the
width reauirei befnre payments can he