Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-12-05
THE wan pyr4KTur~r

The secretary of war reports tha, the war de.
pAltment estimates icv Tie neal yeareniing June
81. 1881, are 5i0,AS, As " lie same being Tor
IS sum OF money than any annual estimate rem
1iled 10 eonAress from that department during
p'flou OF ~ least twelve years.
He concurs win the general OF the army Ia
recommending snch legisla ion ss vii authorize
the tnl,tment of the f4H number N twpptv-iye
thouso nd men r the Inc tf the ARMY exclusive
OF the tltee thousand iour hundred AID sixty-
ihree men requi ed for detached duty aud there
fore not available Tor service in the url1
He also recommends That congress he asked 10
provide by law for the diSposittouut a large mum.
Der oi Abandoned military o,s and reservations,
| which, tuongh very valuable In tasmselyps have
been rendered ustle Tor mllit ~ purposes by
tie advance Of civilization aud settlement.
lie mites with The GaitteImas .er general in
recon mendl & .ua an Appropriation he made Tor
the tonstric'.ou OF cucap and perfectly ire
proof luIliiug Tor tie sate storage nr ! vast
amount 81 M my acco .nts vouchers, ella ms ana
otner valuable Iecoid. Row III The qlarlermaSter
generals Office, ahG eSlutNd 10 EiGGt fsS OF tota!
destruction Oy Ire
views Of TIC IHage-a. yOtate seNe -, some dec
latatJIy c istat on i'll rsierenea the military
htnts II hm't@tous - ept,led T. t4e crime CT
d crt'on
The Secretary Of WAY further reports, that HE
work Tor tile Improvements ut HE euuth pass ut The
| Mississippi river, under contract wsif Mr.. James
u. Eads made III pursuance OF an aet ot congress,
has been prosecuted cutting me pest year, with
greater measure OF success ~ tsr attainment Of
results than duiiIg any previous yeas The
channel Though TIE soHil pas, WA!"h, at the
beginning OF operations in june, $50. had depth
OF only seven and one. halt ieel q Wafer had, on
six sc,, La,inS wi,hh Of moi less thau Two AL.
dred feet, end II central dep il Of thirty feet Pay
Salute, AS the Work proare..ed in ths
| aggregate 10 Si,25O00D: and further payments
WIh become Nt''. as provided hv iAc statute, III
cAcd.
ARMY OPERATIONS.
The report OF the General ot tac Army and Of
his subofdinatcs, prcsenta full ghd detailed &C
sion of hositics among the Inaians OF the Ute
and Apache tribes, ana praise i u-t'y awarded
10 The officers and troops engaged, lur plumplncss,
skill and courage disrlayed
The past year has been enc of almost uubroken
peace and quiet ON the Mexican lIcAlicr aud there
is 10 believe mat the efforts or s govern.
mcnt and of Mexico, 10 maintain order ia tAat nc.
gion viii prove permanently successful.
This department was enabled dUsiuc Tho mast
year TO find temporary though IoWLcu accommu.
dations, and 4 safe depository for portion Of It's
records, III me completed cast WING Ut line build.
IHE designed lW the state, war anu navy depart
mtnls. The construction oflRn nogh wing OF The
building, pat OF thc structure intended Tor the
use OF tGe war department, is being carried for
ward with all possible dispatch, aud the work
should receive nom congress suGA lhrG appio.
p'latiohs US WIN secure lts speedy completion.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
W., ,, - 49,, e..st.c 49, So
!, ~ Iclot, y, we nectf,a,S o! tie Navy SHOWS
cohunutu Improvement III lh&t btahch 81 lhc s!r-
f ep I''E W iae' se"t aettt, lAtcuslNc repairs
n.y. t oo oiMo WI nv9sSis Hi.n NM new shls
1he tnl cXnn.s 81 i''9o @ maj ~ lima
"a * d innl9tlIns sneriac Nat ISL
mai for ~ tnc dputr nleI,t ware AIN Hath iii %
| The EXPENSES chargeable to the wear All az dcduct
| ing the amour If these specific appropriations
We're Sla.i3SlLI9 hut htS Is subject to reduction
OF w. ,-'M mat amount having neen drawn upon
Mmlr" n NV .,S pay Cus uurns tha Ie9i inq
nScaI Year WAS 81! 58s eas II Ihrrc YI iherefore
n; haIancr of ST iI1o 9ir4a lnitg nm ,em,ira and
10 the credit j the department On june, 70 isiS.
The estimates ior the fiscal scar ending June 80,
lshl are st s64 i795, which exceeds he HpprOprl-
atoms Tor the present FISCAL year S3bl SgreS The
iea on lot tniS lnGl ease Is Apiiled IN We secTe
t'lA icpo',' w "pIiuitIldti't'.HH
IN tIa nmI nj an ~ Ia Sacrsf.rp ~, the or
uinary demands If inc service Tie mnoant drawn
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from the treasury from July To November |, 1872
was w. dhl H. IT winch al nhli03l has bcen re
funded, lclV ng the expenditure Tor that rod
Sth4@iig II the eNI .enditnrcS or the remaining
tMo-thirnS OF the year ITO not exceed lie proper
| ton for thCS 10 T. monthS there win rem in I'M.
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tary snUwS the CRAFTY tg faet tsat ain my ain ITO
disbUrSlug officers Of { &c pily co rs OF Inc navy
there is not VINO is he4aittr to the extent Of
single dollar i unite " III him in re mmend-