The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-11-30
CLEGRAMS
Ranassy's Report.

EHINGTON, Nov. 21.-The annual re-
the secretary of war gives a general
Of the various subordinate reports
Ills attention to their several recommen-
and details at length the operations
department. during the year. Upon
inject Of expenditures, appropriations
anates, the secretary says: Expendi-
br all affairs under the control of this
nent for the fiscal year ending June
., we're $39, ,924.773. Congress appro-
for the service Of the current fiscal
hl,0S3, $50, and the estimate for the
of the fiscal year ending June 80,
$43,627 ,054. Estimates were origin
omitted to me for $62, ,429.770 but on
isIon of the same, omissions or reduc-
vere made az follows: In civil establish
1855: military establishment $25 600;
works $lS,514,l29 and in miscellane
sses S., 900. Making a total of revisory
Ions Of SIS, S,802,7l4. Some increase in
oun;s of the estimate tor the year 1880
Se amounts appropriated for the year
pear in the civil establishment and mil
Establishment and miscellaneous for
works. have reduced estimates TO
with what l understand to be the
required for absolute necessities the
in order to prevent waste OF property
Image to the commercial interests.
ississippi river commission which is
hg in accordance with an act approved
1879, submitted report which was
ubmitted to congress last March and
blished by order of the house of rep
lives. That report exhibited for the
be the estimates of the appropriation
d for the work of improving the river
ed amounts to S., l13 900 and asseated
lrther consideration, when the ses-
sed, that the commission have commu-
to me Its desire to renew these esti-
Ind this communication will be trans
10 congress as meter of special i'm
i is not included, however, in the
e&imates and expenditures for the
Of this department.
gard to South Pass, Mississippi River,
cretasy says the permanency of this
bts work seems to be assured, from the
y there has been no factor whatever in
htenance.
United States ever becomes involved
Il will come suddenly there will be
after its declaration to construct de-
either fixed or floating. Other ma
hye been for some years and are now
citing fast war vessels Of enormous
cased in iron armour up to two feet in
ss, and armed with ri1ed guns
hg up to one hundred tons, carrying
toms weight, fired with little short
arter Of ton of powder. 1t is feared
ntry does not appreciate the fact that
declaration OF war few days or even
plight bring these great engines of de-
n to our coast. 1t may be to New
Boston, or Portland or Baltimore,
Orleans or San Francisco, or any
senemy may select; no one can esti-
Fedamase which may follow.
works Of river and harbor improve
and the examinations and surveys
for by the act of March 3, 1879, and
acts, were carried on during the
Par with satisfactory progress. The
available therefor July 1st, 1879, was
l26.O0. The amount expended to
pm, 1880, was S6,179.2 .22l 90, leaving
pable balance of $4.597,955.O0 to be
I'd during the present fiscal year, to
70 be added the appropriations by
anti harbor act of June 14th, 1880,
Ing to $S,951 10000. The act of June
makes provision for 343 works of
Fnent, in sums varying from $500 to
Gd for surveys and examinations
INV to Improvement west, of IA To-
alton to the Whitaker case the secre-
S have refrained from commenting
unfortunate agitation which fol
rom the alleged assault upon the col
det at the West Point academy IN
Tor the reason that in some OF its
poets the subject is still under consid-
ohclusien Secretary Ramsay recon-
Iaat provision be made by law for the
ment of an assis ant secretary Of war.