New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-05
CONDITION or TdE VAR DEPARTHAAE

AN ABSTRACT OF SECRETARY LINCoLN's REPORT
RECOMMEND ATOMS Regarding TIE A.MY-sEA-
COAST ARMAM .Nr-THE W RK OF THE WEATHER
BUREAU.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-THE annual report or
Secretary Lincoln, OF the War d, parjmcnt. sub
mtted to Congress to-day. Tue report shows thai Tho
expendi Department for the fiscal ended
June 80 last were a. follows;
salaries. contingent expenses, and post
Mr'Ilai;y; E.;iGi iimcni-Army and Mil
CAY Acsag NV i35i2565S -
Miscel!aneou. objects 33l540O OF
Total - .3493l9 81
The appropriations the fiscal year Iss3 fol-
lows:
salaries. contingent expenses, and post -,
NJ i,aly Es .a6.ishnont-Army anu Mil - ~,
airy AcI.cny s,'LJa3So %
IuDLc works =, .U9 JOY 90
Miscellaneous objects 3'os3V2s SO
Toral % 652 42o 80
The estimates for the iscal year 1,si rcvsed BY
the Secretary, are a follows:
Salaries. contingent exposes, and post $500 800 -
Military Essab.lsarn-nt- aud Nil
Pubic tS5lS N wor.s. exclusive o. harbofs aad
rivers 4)l5oVS "
Miscellaneous OBJ cts -...........--.- oV5oOJl 10
Total BS,SJl Oh %
The General Of the Army, the repo., says, urges
strongly that the limit % the eated strength OF thu
army be dxed at 10000 men, Instead Of $1,000 Tho
Secretary cOucur- IN the recommendation. There were
ast year 1871 enlistmenss and reel.istmeats in the
army and more than naf that nuilb5r Of desc TONS
372l soldiers red Some remedy, the report says
must found Tor tlls trouble for Is not only very eh-
pensive but r. very hnrful to ne morale u the army:
rnc General believes lat partial remedy may be found
o. increasing pay 10 wnat IL wa IA ls0o, mat IS sld
per ,nontn iOr a private roider. ad a iropoFIonato
amour, for the non comnilsso. ed officers. ~
Inc AdlItdIt-Tri Ia fcpOtsr al iHcI'd-h-
IN tue militia III many states. The aVerase number o.
during the pas. year 1000 The calls upon the Al,
iutaUJ-Geuera for Information Ia penson ana oner
ella more ia number than u cpud answer, Ius
large number OF new clerks are rapidly becoming anu
il with tue work required. and ess delay viii ocehr'
The WORK VI ths character doue during ths
Number ofcails from al sOurces'- o,.
On hlnd a. Ill 81 2344S
Keceiy Cd during the 1881 oooooa
Finished during year..................... l5i21
Ke,oainpg o, hand OCTOBER 1852 ......... ASIA
Tn. Qu.t,r,nastos's Department moved d72G3 per-
sous, III - alina' and ~ 2o3 toh- 81 micFai dui.
762 Jj3 ,; OF va ca S554I ~ has ncen pad for
tan, 20: atJn OF persons; 81 54J990 a. Tor relsus
ct aud accounts anpunuus 10 1888 bi2 % were Ou6
standing at close of te yeara portion oil when have
At ne beginning Of the hsc, year there IN the
once of The QIarermLsterGeueri. aEaLlay action.
ao.ntnE TO s957G 057 Is ana c.sn- aooantins
! t. Sl440l6 %, "A.cI lad zen Prc,1hte; io miuay
board and c'nnls-io prior 10 Jdhiay 1, $50 we're
oeed up durng ne year. Inere were l'5ry Claims.
! y. a
for dn a.'ow 1ee % SO 50 39i l.ooo a.! tihoHne'
ns to Sl3O2 200 y. w-re - cted; aud 10 10 claims,
m q d. mar Sa enar &c e.hat o
tnat wh pre-elt force Ol agents the wJk ~ iu-
I-64 Tor du 4rerlaster- stores ran closed during
| the two years succeeding the cLrren' n-cal year
The total number 4 rauous issued TO the .qhcera ~
tue overflow the Mississippi River was 313lOOO, OF
cost of .340,9Jo -. o. tucse supplies o. iry TWO:
relief was SGJ3JJ 81. Ihe alteutiOp OF Congress Is
again invIJed 10 me need ~ new binding TO- inc Army
Tae PayIn4sterGenera. reports that al money on
hand at the cad OF ne l4st nsca year ad suce re,
ccyed amounting IN all TO Sl5l32,&io 81 j. accounted
Attention ~, report says "s invited that para
| We btye 100 oug neglected tie question Of providing
for the "a ely OF hiruOrs and martin c.ls our
navy yards ana arscual- OF supply IN case o foreign
s IN increase Of a. gtn " Engine ia talon
TO - men, tnc mllnum number Consistent WIN reA-
Inc reg RI o. the Ch;ef OF Ordnance shows RIA. on
June 90 1872 there We're on hand 333l2 -fn !arin- IS
reserve ruppy, beng al Increase oil ABOUT !oOOO DUR
Uauer the head OF the Report Of the Chlef gnaI
Ohoer' Sccr,t'Iy Lincoln say' mat Iole' eAlstou
De Sent to Lieutenant CREEPY ana parry next -uin'
mcr, 4uu ur-c4y rec" amends Al appropra.lon tnee-
for lac to.al number OF osha 'ei,icT 20 ms "a
operation GU lne 30 l-s@, within the intel 7Ia'es
and maintained Tor thr oignal service Wa - lee
graphic reports arc irrei'cu uaip rom L. r,,o.s.
secretary Lincoln recommends tLar IN Gather bureau
wholly separated from 'ne Army ana from l's appro
In ,er the mead Retirement OF Oh,ers Of the Army"
/ Li.CO IL cons % a'AiADcK
OF rcrclncutS caused ~ What - cael ne Ga year pro-
vision ue total uu nbr. If officers the lgct u1t 10
auOuC 42O being largely m excess or the ih' uHed ~
the act 1878 h the opinion or the Att0rnc sneral
tnat under existing lws 40 Oug ~ there arc nhcers
on he retired list from cause they may havo
been retired, Ocer DC placed on that Lei eGcepu
one wna belongs one TIE " tue G.. $500
Ieleg I'm tne .ct uI l-s2 Ins CONDITION Oi H1ars Is
very uufortulatc Array; for there are now lOS
oncers active list VINO are lucapac!tated Tor act
I've scryco eighteen Of tnem lave al eady oyeA recom-
mrnie Dy boards instituted To examine
turm AL, ueary Or the others VINO ..re nained
"A. unified Tor service would recOmcatelt called
b.. ore a re ring board luel absence from duiy ~ NOT
on uuT t 10 the Army but imposes undue snare %
company DIX upon officers duty. II IS earnestly
rreUuuIanieu t4at tie amended as 70 AVOID
| the existing difficulty"
va SIOVtCB FOR FIGHTING