The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-12-15
TERMS $500 ANYEAR.

OF March 1st, 1875, have not beer
promulgated, but are held unit
after the report of the above men
toned commission shall have
} been received and acted upon
by an actof August Is, 1876, tho
cavalry force of the army was in
creased by $500 men, with the
proyiso that they should be dis
charged at the expiration of the
hostilities. Under this authority
the cavalry regiments have been
strengthened, and a portion of
! them are now in the field, pursu-
ling the remnants of the Indians
with whom they have been enga-
| ged during the summer. The es-
Inmates of the War Department
are made up on the basis of the
number ofmen authorized by law,
and their requirements as shown
by years of experience, and also
with the purpose Of the part of the
Bureau officers to provide for all
contingencies that may arise du-
ring the time for which the esti-
mates are made, exclusive of the
engineers estimate presented in
accordance with the acts of Con
gress calling for surveys and esti-
mates for the improvements at
various localities. The estimates
now presented are about six mil
lion in access of the appropria-
tons for the years 1915 6. This
increase is asked in order to pro-
vide for the increased cavalry
force should their service be nee
essary; to prosecute economical
ly work on important public |
buildings; to provide for the ar |
mament of fortifications and the I
manufacture of small arms, and |
to replenish the working stock in
the supply departments. The ap-
preparations for these last named /
have for the past few years been
so limited that the accumulations
in store will be entirely exhasted
during the present year, and it
will be necessary to at once be-
gin to replenish them. | invite
your attention to the following
recommendations of the Sccreta
ry Of War:
First-That the claims under
The act Of July 4, 1864, for the
supplies taken by the army du-
ring the war be removed from the
offices of the Quartermaster and
Commissary Generals, and trans |
erred to the Southern Claims
Commission. These claims are of /
precisely a similar nature to those [
low before the Southern Claims {
Commission, and the War De- S
)artment Bureau have not the S
clerical for their examination. I
lor the proper machinery for in t
Testigating the loyalty Of th e t
claimants. /
Second--That Congress sanction t
he scheme of an annuity fund a
or the benefit of the deceased a
and that il also provide {
or the permanent organization g
# the regular service, both of {
which were recommended in my r
asst annual message. Fl
Third-That the manufacturing !
perations of the Ordnance De- :
,artment be concentrated at 0
hree arsenals and an armory, and s.
hat the remaining arsenals be G
old, and the proceeds applied to v
his object by the Ordnance De- {.
artment. The appropriations for Is
iver and harbor Improvements
)r the current year were $5,015,- II
90. With my approval the Secre- s
Try Of war directedgthat Of this e
mount $200,0Oo Should be ex- Y
ended, and no new works should e.
0 begun, lndenone prosecuted le
hich were notof a national i'm m
ortance. Subsequently this o.
mount was increased to $2,237,
10. and works are now progress "
e on this basis. The improve u
ent of the Sohth Pass OF the Y
.ississippi river, under j. B. Eads di
I'D his associates in progressing 81
Worldly. Attlies present time
lere is a channel of20 $40 feet
spth between the jetties at the he
outh ofthe pass, and 18t feet at CO
10 head of the pass. Neither chan DIR
FL, however has the width re- in
Tired before payments shall be sd
ade by the United States. A Ell
of engineers and off tr
RS is now examining these gr
orks and theirreport will be pre- or
nted as soon as received. ca
THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.. ~ ~
The report Of the Postmaster SO
eneral shows an excess of ex- ma
'nditures, excluding expendi- pl
res on account of previous years, be
'er receipts for fiscal year end &c
9 June 30, 1876, to be $4,151.- pc
S.66. The estimated expendi- co
res for the fiscal year ending be
inc 30, 1878, are 6,723, ,432 43. ed
revenue for same pc, &c
d isi$30,645,165 90, leaving an by
timated excess Of expenditures, co
be appropriated as deficiency, in
%6,07S,267 43. The Postmaster IN
neral, like his predecessor, Is re'
nYinced that a change in the alb
sis Of adjusting the salaries Of vi
stmasters Of the fourth class is af
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