St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-29

Total. $500, 600 90
Transportation has been provided by the
quarterm aster's department for 20, SIS per-
sous, 5,9SS horses and mules, and 145, SOS
tons of material during the year, at a cost of
81, 999, 635.Sl; of which 1894, 1887 have
been paid for transportation of persons,
1858, 1888 for freight, etc, leaving $780,
GAS. 63 paid on miscellaneous accounts or
remaining for payment of outstanding liza
bilities at the close of the year.
The expenses of military transportation
not paid out of the regular appropriations
comprise that provided over bonded Pacific
railroads, in value $733, 27S. %, which is
credited at the treasury department on their
debts, and that provided over Immigrant
railroads, to which fifty per cent. Of tariff
rates is paid under act of congress of March
3, 1888, making special appropriation of
1925, 900 for that purpose.
Special attention is again invited to the
subject of the railroads indebted TO the United
States for material sold them in 1865 and
1866. Four of these roads are still indebted.
have made no cash payment for several
years, and at present there is no probability
that settlement will ever be reacded, and it
is suggested that the whole matter be trans
ferred to some other branch of the service
One thousand three hundred and three
cavalry and artillery horses have been pur-
chrsed at an average cost OF Sl433l; also
100 draught horses, at an average cost of
60; and sixteen mules, at an average
cost of s1s1.62, for the trains.
There were sold l, 143 cavalry and artillery
horses, PAP draught horses, and /, 551 mules,
for $15S, 9SS.62, which has been deposited in
the treasury, excepting small sum received
from sales to officers.
There were on hand June 30, 1884, 1894
cavalry and artillery horses, 4s6 draught
horses, 6,2l3 mules, 2 oxen.*
There were issued puring the year los, sos
cords of wood and so, 999 tons Of coal
Forage issues were as follows: $40. 234
bushels of oats, 1874, $50 bushels of corn.
| 1913, 795 bushels of barley, 139, AS bushels of
bran, 46, 1876 tons of hay, 3, 1851 tons of straw,
and z tons of fodder.
The aggregate expenditure on account of
lighting barracks and quarters, etc, was
$55, 63l.s4.
At the beginning of the fiscal wear there
were on file in the office of the quarterm aster
general, awaiting action, ID, 146 miscellane-
Gus claims and accounts, amounting to
81, 0S4, Cos. Is, and 727 claims for 1921.
619.52, and accounts for Sl10, Dab. IS were
received during the year. There remained
On file July l. 1884, l2,277 miscellaneous
claims and 1873 accounts. amounting to ST.
| 074, 536.7S.
Claims under act of July 4,.1S64, on hand
July /, 1888, aud received during the year
aggregated 12,0S7, amounting TO 50, 4O5,-
S03.20. Action was taken on 3,96s, amount
ing TO 50, GAG, 553. -. and there remained on
hand July l, 1884, S,119 claims, amounting
to Sc, 459, 25O.OS.
The clothing of the army has been salts
factory, so far as is known, and efforts have
been made to gradualy improve both in quality
and quantity, having careful reference TO
that economy of expenditure which Just
regard for the public service requires.
There we're manufactured for the quarter
masters department at the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth Kansas, lab pairs Of
brass-screwed boots, 1851 pairs of brass
screwed shoes, 1924 pairs sewed boots,
$3.50 pairs sewed post shoes, 1924 pairs
sewed field shoes, POI pairs of shoes with
flexible soles, 507 pairs campaign" shoes,
$500 barrack chairs, and 10000 corn brooms,
at total cost of 1926, 1894.
There are eighty-two national cemeteries,
containing 32l. 1928 interments. The Mound
City and New Albany National cemeteries
roadways have been completed during the
year. Extensive Improvements are in pro-
gress at the London Park cemetery. Addi-
tional land has been purchased for the Cy-
press Hills National cemetery, and the
grounds are being prepared for use.
SUBSISTENCE DEPARTMENT.
The report of the commissary general of
subsistence shows total of expenditures
during the last fiscal year amounting to 3d.
2l7, 224.33. ~
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
The surgeon general reports that the total
number of deaths in the army in the last
fiscal year was 272, Of which 1873 were from
disease and 70 from. injuries. No casualties
from actual wa rfare are reported.
PAY DEPARTMENT.
The paymaster general shows in his report
that his department has during the last year
duly accounted for SIS, $50, 160.S6.
ENGINEER BUREAU.
The chief of engineers presents, in his an
nual report, review Of the modern require