The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-18
Letter Of the secretary ef war Accom-
panying His EstIln stes,

WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE Secretary Of War
has nddresssl the following letter to the Seere
tafy OF the Treasury and 1t was sent to Con.
gress with the Presidents message:
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington. d G.. October IL. 1919
10 fhe Honorable Secretary Of the Treasury:
sH'-The estimates Of appropriations re-
auired by this department for the support of the
army, and other purposes, for the current fiscal
him submitted to Congress in December last
have made such notifications as deem ne
eehsary TO conform with present needs. The
following is a summary of the estimates as now
Military. establishment s3o,3227 75s 50: public
works and fortiilcaHions, slo1 800; harbors AMI
rivers, 2,2ol buildings and grounds of the
Military Academy, $4,000: buildings for the
State, War and Navy Departments, s52o,ooo. mis-
rebAlIion. $4,000; collection and payment of
bonneies, etc, $4,000: surveys and reconnnis-
ances In military divisions and departments.
$4,000: national cemeteries. $l25 .Go0 pay Of su-
perintendents of national cemeteries s59, 600.
brief explanation is deemed prop. r. The
st ien q d se 50 y Tor he g militia
for the support of the army at lie present maxi
mum strength of 5000 enlisted men. The items
renewed Ia accordance with the suggestions of
the Chief of Engineers. whose letter relat ng
thereto VII S be tl found IN the I, hppendx but in
already elapsed. trey are submitted for such
action as Congress may deem proper, and no
particular recommendation Is made.
The items for the Military Academy and the
State, War and Navy Department buildings. col.
lection and payment Of bounties, and for sur
veyH OF military divisions aud departments. are
all explained in the appendix In reference to
the State, War and Navy Department buildings
the further explanation ia made that the un-
safe condition of the. buildings in which the
various branches of the War Department are
located. and the danger of destruction by fire
Of papers and records Of great value. of neces-
sity stored and used at pressntin unsafe places.
render 1t very important that the building now
In course Of construction shall be completed at
the earliest possible date. and In order that the
work may progress without interruption an
additional appropriation is deemed reuus to-
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated by Con
gress at its last session for the publication of
the official records of the rebellion. An in
crease Of the sum appropriate for the year
ending June 80. 1878, TO $4,000 is necessary. in
order to enable the department to properly pre-
sAfve. through duplication. the b. ady collec-
in Of war photographs purchased by Con-
@ess, and toNprosecute the work. No change is
made In the estimates for national cemeteries
and for the pay of superintendents of national
cemeteries for the year.
These items Of expense pertain to army
affairs. and are enumerated among matters ap-
pertaining to the military forces, and are so
natural indeed as to require but little or no ex-
planation further than that the previous esti-
mates for S2O7 900 are now reduced to $lS4, ,O00
Very respectfully,
GEO, W. MCCRARY Sec'y of War