The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-30
GEO. W. MCEAGl'S REPORT.
,,si,s roR voHf NoNAT ~ iAhOST
aN' ,,ygt oifI.E FtHIGEtFfL

.,.J to tguIiu rirri Houses t'r the sol
.,,d 10 fnro,h tncm with Libraries.
u.....,y.rox. X .e TG lrfucto Sccrc-
.v,rlu.ns d.. annual roi )rt with an
n.,..,..r,, ,u ul thee. u-iA o. .iIc . 'ef"l arms
',".....,. col a- -..vr iN tL' rDturn- up To
4, -..How-. Eu.i. tel lmeu Cavalry. 7.S29;
-...1. ~ 2GlU. iui4.. .il, ll.-l3; ,hEneer bat
,1t... 1893. uermar t 1nd recruiting pnrties,
a... .,s. aud nd.is n d'i'is' LII : en-
~ ..u doni.i ,r general service, 312'
o.r . Dctnrimo lIi West Point detach-
S,.,s ig. prison guurl H. hospital stew
s.t les. ordnance ~'tt'unt~. III ic9inmisSary /
s.,..,,.s. lis. India. scouts, $500; total. 2lfbl.
n. II crIry c1u'.al,s. Tie reports ot the |
.',.r.I ,.eparim .ni ami division commanders |
.ne'9.ur ln showing that tie army has been
.,r,ll anil ocouumi'ulS supslatel ana clothed
vhil. rc character .. the rank ana lie has
h,ep a.ut. rally improved. Great car" las been
ss.-.,-..I lu the .etion of recruits, and, as
on.. OF tue erau'i.u. results. the number oi
@.s,,,ious has boon .n.idcraly reduced. Tho
,ii,,,in.f- the Az. gate number of dcscrtions
,,o,. ,l,. ruitod sta,'s Army tor the ns s'u years
o,JIn. June 80 1873 I27l, juno 30 1874.
tc0e. June 500. 1915. 2.52l:JUua 80. 1875. l.si4;
I,t.sI 1877. .25li; Jeuc So 1875 1913.
s,.a..r. of the ln'an host,ltie-. Mr. Me-
crar, .a,- tha, they havo boon suppressed by
h...f.,: luf. in -.nie car.e. not U.tnout So
r,u-a..-uf Ufc. both among -9llivrs AMI citi-
,sua ffer.mniu- o. thc opinion that perma-
r.ni t..r.. iu the Iniiuu country can only be
maintained Ny ihu,Vlihhion NJ force sufficient
a. o,r.W, and kecu iu subsection the more
,-ar.t ..lud dangerous 'f tlir sayagcs. and suG-
s,-i. o. Our policy toward the Indians should
h. te.. .ued 90 enforce a fair and just treatment
ofu.. including the faithful performance on
our r.ltoi ovrry promise. and the prompt aud
~. n..l Iuuisl mont ot all acts OF war on their
tau. ro tni-end. he recommends the employ
uen.. 81 mn ient military force IN the Indian
country t,lt with vigor and success. when oc-
ca. 90. o. qu.res. and prevent the possibility OF
ual.'.at or mnssnrre 81 small attachments "
ourt .f-. ly which Indian wars have been 80
onoa iu O. past encouraged and prolonged.
m experiment OF eniisting for special scr
Ny. lniIau scouts las proved quite success
ml. hr -ays. AMI IL has been u source Of regret
ua, u.. department has not been able TO en-
p.o, ulaer number.
Mr.mtiou 10 tho schools for enlisted men,
provided Dy law To- h' established at all posts
gafr- 's and p"rnencnt, camps at which
no,s ar, stationed. Mr.. McCTary sets forth
hat. -,t ~ rule- =, .ormcndcl ly u board Of
1flc.r- aIlliut"l for tuat purpose las been
adolt.l. AND that au inspector has .rn s.
M 70, -, -, n syst m. sni that he hu- onterc
urou tHsd discharge of his duty. roooinmcn
dat.nl .- made thnt thn extra per diem ~ sol
9. rAD,s be Increased from thirty-nNe Z
0Ny ..lt-. II IT, uI-1 recommended tNW II
eru. ti|prN prlutiun DO made for IN" crecti N o
bull u.- Tor schools aud libraries at the difer
Nj McCrary congramlo'es himself that ih'
inar.i-o { our force IN the vicinity of the Ri
Graulc. and thcNi-orou- lolc} which Tor SON,
tim D is been Iursu ! ~ deal nS Win maraul
er- Invading our soil from Mexico hnv. pro
duoed tho result pred 't"d In his r. port 0f one
year ago. Although TAG people oi Texas hav'
h"Hn exempt itnu ihctr ln'u ui-l"ns durlnl
n y9r and v vr.! 81 thetn nave Nv, ,ey pe,1 hay %,
been iewcr IN number than during any yen
tr o. long period. md within IN" past ioul
rnft.- aim = perfect qLiet has prevailed =
cN.. i...I %. Mex gn iorce has been sent I,
q .I.-,. th" border o. Operate against th'
in'- Dr. n- iuie.i.ns Mat region and th'
Ryuw.l .H.f 30 me N Xicun Government II
T. g. nrDp O. raids upon our people AM
Oite an - e -r.-- prohibiting the ON
IIoym.uf ~ irn,,- l- posse comitatus Mr.
NCrff Ars Il $ mpirtent either that tht
prov o. Doe r"p.l. I'd or that the number o
ease, in wlir. IN" uss ot tho army shall b'
'eXlr.-s'y aufi iIr2'i he very much en
ldrgr l. Ia many PORTIONS OF our western Ter
r''ori~s ana even in somc portions Off new"
States re-0'ut q -uorado. with fcw follow
ers. can 81 ~ me uiil.ers Of the law AMI am
local posse thHf can hr organiz-d.' He Gnu
operates some 30 the recent incidents IN New
The ~xp-nitlr.- under the War Depart
nFlf. Tor ffls lis NsNr ending IuMH 81. Is III
are set forth to hay- been AZ 6ls sSs.G9 less than
those for th- previous fiscal year, and tho *
Pend tnre- FOR th- y"nr ending June 80 1875
1924 73i 81 loss than those for 1877. Tho esti
mates 'Nr ~" ils al year ending june 80 lSSO
A. scented hy chiefs of bureaus were t53.
SI95iG! These the acting Secretary an
noun be- has rrdu ''i 90 $40 3s7. rs So viii j
amount j. only $3.50 St2l5 in excess ~ th
aggrrg {" approximations Tor 1879. and he says
w" rnall presently see. II only an apparen
lneteas even of that amount, slnce thc appro
pratou- for tile current year for the sup
SIn p50n G ermy soa,Ho to erIl,SG hay1 Sca D@e
Will tho number authorized by law was left a
Bi5o A. reduced and submitted, these esti
mas .a are l1r lrss sum OF money than an
Anuuai estimates rendered 10 Congress iron
uIs & u"trimrnl during a n"rl9d OF al l@as
slevrn y"arS and Hre s2,727 72i.9l less THAI
mosr i.r the iSral, year 1879. which wer
t3ll5Al32i Mr.. McCrary continues:
vI4e ~ ate. as comit'd and promulgated in n
bnkM L'un.rs are il,lici into four classes name y
urnn e' nnAsHm,nt ut military csttnh,hrneut n
~. H" A. aui 90" miscellaneous, and under Ties
uea'' U' nN is tu'u' ,ou'ierrd
snn, .-'ned on account Of existing necc.siiie -,wic
ts, g. ',t cierea trrei j. insufficient % pruior} a.
em.e , . ,l ,N We. .1r H @ rnt l"', 10y nu'llr m 49, 3 3' u
4.l' '.I h.uf's cannot satisfactorily lee ah'wtr,'
ErG,rl b. .raut Without extra hours Of hlor yoGi
sintti.'''''',,T appropriations Tor the employment
Al, uag' ~ 'ae military establishments are s3s
at afc nn isis If a',iF! enlisted men III
Wi t'.- .iH-a t" mes ViuIs, S9g3ib,,Iy 93 e.,
l''i u... slow reduction of s226 iia -. whc
nl 100 ,. Fnafitrln,,'ll pi- i14t t',m' I'D. T. e
III, ".i '' ID .r.i ilHNNh. lnl ~ ~ Ul
lht ... .. a.', saa'4'iaI5 b. tween th
81 t .t-t 30 ,-'lI.a sand the amount of al
i'' i' .unn' t,re year inr,e estimate
f,r r.".' a'a ',r i+7e 1.a.d be aioa,.33 ~
wqrs, ,r., AZ. e s7o72o1i! q, ~. ~ q q
...-' t.i. '', .wount HpuropuHtrl ~ u
f.n +. I- ltl. tiY