Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-29

wAMur0roS, New ~
/ have the honor 20 submit the fol-
lowing annual report Of the admins.
trAtion OF this departments
EXPENDITURES, APPROPRIATIONS
AND ESTIMATES
The expenditures by rcquisition un-
der the direction Of the secretary of
war during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1854, were AS follows:
Salaries, contingent expenses
Military ssIabli,hmont' . army 800 "
anu military ncademy a... 8OD,tfa ~
Public MorkR including river
nud hnrborimprOVemonts. ...... i0Oia,bpl -
Miscellaneous Opiecte, .,..."v,. sih1i,bea W
Total .,,....u..,.".s,,,...,..,, filail,NTb II
which Included thenum Of 81 $50 0S5, ~
not drawn from the treasury, hut cred
tied, under the act of March 1879, to
the tuusidized Pacific railroads fcr
transportation services rendered the
war Department during the fiscal year
1884 and prior years. The amount car
rled To the surplus fund June 30 1884,
was 81 ,0l0,blS 10.
The appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1885, are ~ follows:
Salaries. contingent expenses aud
Military ostt6iishmont army
aud military ncadt my ,,,,...,. N,Ahl5i 10
Pnhi works, Including RIVER aud -
hArbor improvcm MIA. ,.., .,.,... h,d6i,4h 60
Miscellaneous ohlrois".... ,.,.,.. AO3,pa "
Total .b1O,bsl 81
The estimates for the fiscal year eud-
ing June 80, 1885, as revised by me are
He follows
sa'a.ies contingent expsnssa, ,..,...
M iG r. RsSl,biishraoai Army
aud Military Academy SEQ, 30,lB,hT a
Pubic works, in0unfnr river
ard harhor impfoN enema aud
new 70 Goa fort nCRtionh 90. lAAH,sal ~
Miscellaneous obJects"."o..~,...., 3blb,iH %
10. tSls5o,boo IS
The estimates Tor the fiscal year 1886
are below those for 1885, with few ex-
ceptioua, the principal Increase being
for Qualifications aud other works of
defense, 50. sos 900; building for the
signal Office $500 600; artificial limbs,
800 600; aud support Of the national
hume Tor disabled volunteer soldiers,
$3.50 096,S5.
The Importance Of providing for the
defense Of the Bea.coaat aud lake from
tier is fully ret forth la the annual
report of the chief of engineers for the
year 1884, aud the necessity for the
increase OF the other Items over tho
amounts appropriated for the present
year is explained la the notes which
accompany the estimates,
A sinull increase over the approprin-
tions for the current year Is asked, 10
make the clmpeneRt Ion OF the persons
occupying the higher graoes In the
Office OF the secretary Of war COM
mensur1le with the arduous duties
performed by them, aud to perfect the
! organization ~ the force aud add 70 llb
| efficiency. The business Of the depart
nIent has been constantly Increasing
/ during the last ten years, ana the labor
| of the iucumbents for whom the in-
/ erease IL requested have become more
onerous and exaetlDg. j earnestly
recommend that ,he moderate increase
be granted.
STATE CLAIMS.
The act Of jane u, 1872 authorizes
the examination " the claims Of GER
tain states and territories for money
expended and Indebtedness assumed
by them Ia repelling invAslons and
suppreshiug I1dian hosiilltes. The
first section OF the act authorizes and
nIrrr,s the teeretnry Of The treasury.
with the aid and asrisianco OF the
- tItAAIl VI " AhFNHAikAAt
CLAIMS; but section two directs that no
higher rate shall be charged than was
allowed aud paid by lbs United States
TOR similar esrvice-, supplies, etc, land
no allowance shall be made for the ser
vices Of any peraOn in more than one
CAPACITY at the SEINE time. or for any
expenditures for which the secretary
Of war shall decide there was no neces-
ei'y at the time aud under all the cir
cumsiAnces." II will thus be seen that
the whole duty Of deciding upon the
rates 20 be allowed and the Necessity
for all expenditures charged by the
states ana territories Is deynlved upon
the secretary OF war No provision has
he en- made by congress for carrying
the legislation into elect, and the de-
pertinent has experienced great Diff
Guilty IN The exmDination VI the claim
iirst presented.
The following claims have been 70
ceived at this department: KanFas Sep
tefnber 8, 1882. SS49. 800 90; Nebraska.
November ~. 1888, VI Gll ~; Nevada,
June 8 1884, 1917 OO3 III; 1exas, first
lDstaiimsnt, July 81. 1884 1911 400 %;
and Oregon, November 3, 1884. $780,
$50 H.
Tue result Ofthe examination Of the
claim OF the state Of Kansas la the
bureaus OF the war department. WAS
| found 10 fall ehnri ~ The fuVlrs merits
Continurd "a second i,aEe.