Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1884-12-04

In The expenses Of the war department the
secretary reports Il decrease Ot NOR than
Sg,OOOWO, NJ which reduction SjW0,0O0 was
elected In the Expenditures for rivers and har-
burs. and S2,iOj,OvO in expenditures for the
luaricrma-,cr's department. Outside of that
department, the annual expenses Of all the
army bureaus proper except, possibly, the
ordnance hurCnu) ere substantially charges
which cannot he materially diminished with
ou change In the numerical strength Of the
army, The expenditures In the quarter
masters department can easily be subjected to
administrative discretion, and II is reported
hy the secretary of war that asa result Of cX-
Crtsiug such discretion in reducing the num-
lrr uf lraught animals In the army, the an-
nual cost of supplying and caring Tor such an
imals Is now jl,lO-, ,O~i!D, less than II was in
lNN2 The reports ol military commander,
show that the last year has hcrn notable for
lis entire freedom from Indian outbreaks In
defiance Of the presidents proclamation Of
July |, lNNl, certain intrulcrs sought to make
settlements in Indian territory, AMI they were
promptly removed by a detachment of troops.
During the last session Of congress bill To
provide for suitable fire proof building for
the army medical museum and the library Of
the surgeon generals office received the ap.
prOyal. During the coming session the meas
IRE may become a law and therefore immediate
steps may he taken 10 secure II place OF
safe deposit for these valuable colcc-
tions, now in state of insecurity The
funds with which these works for the
improvement Of rivers and harbors
were prosecuted during the past year, We're
derived from the appropriation OF the act Of
August ,, lSS2, together with such few bal
ancCs as were on hand from prryiOu3 apprO-
pratiors. The balance In the treasury, sub
icct To rcquisiliun july |, 1883, was slOGl,-
di9,5j lEc amount appropriated during the
li-Cal year l>Si, was Sl3 lt6 Al6.2f and the
mount drawn from the treasury during the
fiscal year wa. = 2!S. .iO3,N. leaving a balance
f Sil4,iNl& in the treasury subject Ia re
QUESTION July !, lsNl. Tie secretary Of war
submits the report Of the chief Of engineers as
Ia the prnrticauility uf projecting our import
ant cities on the s'Hhoirdsby Notifications and
other drlCu~Cs able tr rcpcl modern methods
uf attack The time has now come when such
dcfcnscs can be- prepared with confidence that
they will not Prove H6urtiyr when the possible
result of delay in making no such preparation
is srriousl, con u-idurcd delay seems inCXcusN-
bic, for the mOSt important cities, those whose
obstruction or capture would be- national
humiliation. Adequate dienscs inclusive Of
guns, may bc made by the gradual cXpcud-
turc of $tN,WOODh. sum much less than a
vic'Oruu, enemy could lay as Il contribution,
an appropriation oi about onC-tcnth Of that
amount Is asked IN begin the work, and con-
eur with tue secretary OF war, In urging that 1t
he granted
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