The New York herald., 1877-10-16
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, oct. Is, 1877.

WASHINGTON, Oct Is, 1877.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Tho Presidents Message will DO at noon and
DO received by both houses OF Congress very
after they called TO order. ~
ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATIONS REQUIRED--Ex-
PfANAroBx HITTER FROM TUE SECRETARY
OF WAR.
Tho following letter from tho Secretary OF the Treas.
ury transmitting estimates Of appropriations required
complete tho service OF the fiscal year ending Juno
go 1875 Of prior years. has been addressed the
Speaker OF tho House OF Representatives,
Treasury DEPARTMENT, Oct. Is, 1877.
SIR-Agrceaby TO- tho joint resolution OF Congress
Of January T. 1S4a have the honor to transmit for
tho Information of Congress tho estimates Of appro.
priatons required for tho military establishment for
service Of tho fiscal year ending Juno so 1875
furnished by the Secretary OF War; together with spc
cial estimates OF other deficiencies and reappropra-
tious required by the several executive
Tor the current and past fiscal years, as follows-
War Department. $32 430, 764 9S
clnrsfy nnmr, y q aas sSS ~ ~
Treasury Department. 273,S9l ~
Post Once Department.. 700, 900 90
Navy department.. ................. 2O03,S6l ~
judicial. 263,535 22
Total. S36, COG, 306 90
Accompanying these estimates the following,
submitted by tho Secretary Of War without recon.
Forts and Notifications. ns............ 81 900 90
the estimate Of 81 osl ia So Tor permanent annual
appropriations Is also submitted Tor the information
Of Congress, but 10 not recommended. am, very
respectfully your obedient servant,
JOHN ShERhAN, Secretary OF the Treasury.
Tho following IS the c,tcr Of the Secretary OF War
to the Secretary of tho Treasury explaining tho
mates for the various bureaus OF the dcpartmont:-
WAR DEPARTMENT. WAsnIxGToN, Oct b. 1877.
SIR-Tho estimates Of appropriations required by
other purposes for the current fiscal year were pre-
pared by my predecessor, and by him transmitted 10
Congress Ia December last. have made such modl-
ncations rs deem necessary to conform thcm
present moods.
mittcd:--
Military establishment $50, 3S2 1853
Public works, fortiiications. LOIS 900
Bu,idinxs and sPounas Military Academy ooo @
Buildings for state War and Navy depart
Msceiiansoos, publication Of oic,a records '00VO
OF tho rebellion. n.......................... 10000
Collection and payment Of bouDLics, &C.,. $4,000
Surveys and rcconnoissanccs IN military
divisions and departments. .............. $4,000
National cemeteries es.................... 125, 900
Pay OF superntendents of national come
A briei explanai,on Is deemed proper. Tho irst
item Of $780, 3a2, 756 so IS for tho military establish
ment and ID IN pursuance Of law being support OF
the army al It's present maximum strength OF 20 900
enlisted men.
Tho estimates tor fortincatons and rivers and har.
OF tho CHIEF OF EDgneers whose letter
Will DO louuo IN tne appendix but In view OF tho fact
that largo part OF tho hscai has already elapsed
they are submitted Tor such Congress may
deem proper and no particular recommendation is
made.
The items for tho Military Academy, State War an1
Navy Department buildings, collection and payment
OF bountics and Tor military divisions and depart
menis are all explained In tho appendix In refer
cnce TO the State War ana Navy department build
inGs further explanation Is maae that insecure
condition oil tho buildings IN which tho various
branches OF the War Department located and
the danger OF destruction by dre OF papers and
NNl
In unsaso places render II very important that
the building now in course Of construction should DO
completed at the earliest possible dato, and order
additional appropriation IS deemed requisite.
The sum ol S2o.o 200 was appropriated by Congress
at lis last session for tho publication of official records
OF the sum appropriated tor tho year ending
juno 80, 1878. is necessary in order 10 en-
able the department to properly preserve
through duplication the Brady collection of war
photographs purchased by Congress and to vigor-
0Csy prosecute the work.
No appropriation cnsued from estimates for uaiional
cemeteries and Tor pay or the supcntcndents OF
tional cemeteries Tor this ycnr These items OF ex-
pense, prmtvey army affairs are not now cnumcr-
ated among matters appertaining TO the support Of
tho military i0rces and aEO indeed
require but little or expansion further than that
the previous estimates for $207 900 reduccp
$l54,000. Very respectfully,
GEORGE n McCRARY, Secretary Of War
To rHE HONORABLE THE sKcRErARY THE TREA-
eUKY.