Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-10-16


priations required to complete the service OF the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1873, and Of prior
years, is addressed TO the speaker of the house.
They are as follows:
War department S32, 43s, 764 9s
Library of Congress % 500 90
Court Of Claims 1906 ass 80
Treasury department 273 sol 30
Post office department 100000
Navy department 2003 SOL .27
Judicial 262, 535 p
Total S36 906 ,306 90
Accompanying these estimates are the following
submitted by the secretary of war, without recon-
mendations:
Forts and Notifications S2,O7S, 900
Rivers and harbers 1920, 100
An estimate of 81 ,O3l, 453 So for the permanen,
annual appropriations is also submitted for in
formation OF Congress, but is not recommended.
Very Respectfully Yours,
JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary.
War Department..
The following are the estimates transmitted il
letter from the secretary of to the secretary
of the treasury, explaining the estimates for vsri-
GUS bureau for the department:
Military establishment $50 1872, 1856 SO
Public works and Notifications * 2,07S, 900 OC
Harbors and rivers 1920, 10000
Buildings and grounds of the mil
itary academy 100000
Building for the state, war and ma
Wy departments $4,000 90
Miscellaneous publication of Off
cial records of the rebellion 10000 90
Collection and payment of boun-
ties, &C, 100000
Surveys and Reconnaissance in
military divisions and depart
ments 100000
National cemeteries $4,000 90
Pay of superintendent of national
cemeteries $1,000 90
The first item of $50, 1892 1850. is for military
establishment and is in pursuance of the law, be
ing for the support Of the army at its present max
imum strength of 250O men.
The estimates for Notifications and rivers and
harbors are renewed in accordance with the sug.
gestions of the chief of engineers, whose letter
relating thereto will be found in the appendix
But in view of tie fact that large part of the Il
cal year has already elapsed, they are submitted
for such action as Congress may deem
proper, and no particular recommend aton i:
made.
The items for the military, state, war and navy
department building, the collection ard payment
OF bounties, and for surveys and Reconnaissance
on the military and divisions and departments art
all explained in the appendix
| In reference TO the state, war and navy depart
ment building, further explanation is made that
the insecure condition of the buildings in which
the various branches of the war department are
now located, and the danger of destruction by fire
stored and used in unsafe places, render it very
important that the building now in course of con.
struction should be completed at the earliest pos
sible date. And in order that the work may pro-
gress without interruption the additional appro-
| praton is deemed requisite.
Twenty thousand dollars was appropriated by
Congress last session, for the publication of the
Official records of the rebellion, estimate fol
$4,000. An increase of the sum appropriated fol
the year ending June 80, 1873, is necessary in Or
Iar tbaI dana rttpa
through duplication the Brady collection OF wal
photographs purchased by Congress, and to vigor'
ousy prosecute the work.
| No appropriation has ensued for estimates for
national cemeteries and for the pay for superin
tendeuts of national cemeteries for this year.
These items Of expense prmtively army affair:
are not now enumerated among matters apper.
timing to the support of the military forces. and
are so national indeed as to require but little OF
no explanation further than that previous esti.
mates Tor S207 900 are now reduced to SlS4 900.
(Signed) GEORGE w. McCRARY
Secretary of War.