The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-29
5WARJDBPARTl!MNEINl;Ts,, II
sEcnETARY LINcoLS's nEpoRr.
Tho Expenditures During tho Fiscal Year.
Tho Army mud tho West Point Acad sn,y. (.
fe.'aiols and soidier.-rhs Greedy Z
Expedition and lts Results.
WASHINGTON, Nov.2s.-secretary olNyar
Lincoln makes an exhaustive report Of
The workings Of his department for, the

WASHINGTON, Nov. eS.-Secrctaey Of War
Lincoln makes m exhaustive report Of
the workings Of his department for, the
ycar. ~ l,N-~s s'trA'4 "
The expenditures by rcqulsitlon under
the direction Of the Secretary during the
fiscal year ending June 50, 1884, were 49, :
33e,s7G5al, which included tllc sum *l,-
$3.50, not drawn from tile Treasury,
but credited, under the act Of March 3,
1870 t20 Statutes, 420), to the subsidized
pacillc;railroads for transportation services
rendered the War Department during the
fiscal year 1884 and prior years. The
amount carried to the surplus fund Jun.
30, 1884, wus 81 ,0lO.54a 10. 9r'' .ls(iE::
The appropriations for tho fiscal wear
ending June 10, lSS5, are S45;,l7U,5jr s..
1.-The estilnatcsfor the fiscal yenr ending
June 10. 1850. us revised by the Secretary,
are So, $50, 800 bS. ~ ssGfE; ,s *
The estimates Sior the fiscal year 1886
arc below thossi1or 1885, with few OK,
ccptions, the principal Increase being Tor
Notifications and other. .works,of defense.
50, 100000; building for the! Signal Office,
$3.50, 1000; artificial limbs, S-i5o,0OO: md
support Of the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers, SlG0,O IS, -
s5,s X Mu,r,ry " ,,rv,u
Alter referring to various State claims,
the report comments fayorably on the rezz =
port. OF Lieutenant General p. H. sberi-i
dan of Tho Un;t.d s,,,o. r,n,,
Tho sncro,orv,u a.,."s .n"'',',a.Iays;o,. n'iy:
gard to West Point arc WORTHY n ,,"t;cs ,,t,
The ssuperintenient of i,hsS =, n Gt;ve. ;i;ts.;.
Aca,lemvht West lso;,t r.norts W. . u, @ y, .,ha:y
were ntntItlS asa'ian, y @ s.'eas
J. lssis thffe hn3irsd IN i"r,eas,,
cadets, and that th"ra hos % 'ha.n 10, y ~" ~,
nrovemcnt in iona nnJ @ I;so;',I;na Usa "n - ~. n.
rorns ' N''s' '-' pms ~ u t'io ~
Sit IN Lelicvc,, hv tha soc,o,or, r..
rivil nnforcsman, IS II s. .s.:a nay alie
tion l313of thu R"x;saJ s,o,n."s ] ,"t;aI. =. SeI
prohibits ths rstnrn :" ths hu'ls .,;no,,, "h.s.'
cent uuon the recommendat;o"t ~ me- .u oi$tba y ~
Acalem,ic RoorJ nj n,,,, an'1a.- tn.sl ~ ~ Wv
firient in stm,;ns ~ oonSM,. % 1Gu.iu ina e, ne
fa;lrI RI nxnrn;.a = .i,a,,aG..;sI :.,o'! uus ~.
the ncnda,Sv 9Msn A;.aS iualuot'ct ~: ~
regard of ths, nroS;:;,ns s'e, ~ ,So. u a;s
former years undoubtedlyt imnnired thr
force Of discipline. }5iiS:l55.:: -, .ss,s
:; ,,,o, muel Existing laws, those cadets Tor
in The arnv at ~ ~ W Io vaIAnS,es eS,siins
ton must be discharged, from the military
service. 81
:, un,ess !. ;,i mere M snail 1e charge IN the
OF the class oi lsS ~ e ~ uos;v anno;utad ~ nto
the army il any civilian npnointments ma
nude before tiieir Graduation. ~ Tia am:
bers OF that class and tle one which Will
be graduated rext June. together with
non-commissioned officers to be apnointed
under existing laws will probably be suf-
ticcnt to take In an tho 'yacancies which
will occur in tlie,two years. ~ II: -
h OneSoi the most important duties .of m
is Etlle administration 81 iiusticc
military code kII helipve thntit
would lie highly Beneficial tn tl,e armys;f
the instruction in legal principles riycn MI
the Military Academy were placed in
charge of professor OF law of the same
rank and tenure MS is held by the other
professors, and recommend Legislation
which will accomplish TINT result. - q
rrys;ox., ~ -, ], 80, ~, ,,r,,. ,,s y. 5;
r, 's,s, '>''D 500 ~ ~ '. a., M
l:t no Ad!utaht General calls attention to
the fact that nearly, twenty years have
elapsed since the close. of tho war. and:
thattbe, very rv .. o,,o ro,a,;rt,I iii. J.,
'''' 'A'u"o'' s'iion"1 io'io iA
ms MS once nave, Dy. constant handling In
procuring information, mainly In pension,
cases. become almost DESTROYED .jantii, Il IL
ahso,ut.lv necessary th,t noro IN, onn,i:
hmnIrsd ,hons,nJ ~ ,ho,,T % he snt;sa,. Sa oa' ~
co,,;ei NJ onco Th;s % WI S Ssy aa.;,s..a ~,
viii tntsths c,rs,nn, "hnri - ,s.,'I.. Inna hnu
,,rel sI ;i,ad ,non fnr ~ ia"st oo .u
The Sd;ntant Gancrai .nraes @ that @ s,,;to %.
bie for... ha n,ov,l.d la @ = 1t
recoI1s a. Es ,.n; nnnt eTen ~ ia6a u;sI ,sti
his present force engaged, in answering
calls from the Pension Office. concur in
his LET tecommendat!on.-.s, !,
nn,o .i,e ooiu.els
.in.their last annual report. that The Gov Gov.
ernment make MI appropriation Of sl5, ,OCO
!or ne purchase 9i1a small piece Of land
th ., ,,saa 1eaongng s !o
Of a national cemetery. :"
The number Of inmates on the rolls Of
the Homeis ~. The large number, le3,
oo.s - tna I. Mu ar eaa - EIea IN "
onn ~. mu,I ~ as.ail;eh SsI,Geh uu.s Wy
Iv Uom9s CD ''nee 'ne e''1'oi'snine'i' VI 'ne
nJne. ,tons;on :, :. = =,
,heai.o,, nvaIc's.om peeh
"o9oi"tc'y Aseess..iS, appioFeu Iccoli.
oat ast h,u nG re ssn SreSio SnH q
a,ne neW w. pag ,ha 10 eos1 noous " anu
,so sSt u gn nao pMu1rhS M u.
i",;, M S;a ~ :.et eost =. saH,v tns ntst ~
iaaang isyIpou. ,.;,T sImp,e!eu, ana .he
S i",Ser one VIII psoeao.y ue nn'snco ny Tue
e'iT Thn y. .me prtsens nscal yeaa
rai, me suaseseSPel'ses sis, SI Oh muln'mn'ns 'he
no,Ao are s!si. - 144: - 4;
~ 81 81 TIE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
1 Tho Reportofthe Chief Signal Officer
shows the provress al tbes ,,snal metsorol-
a,;oai ,.n,,l - ''''.'' 'A'o'e .,s,'
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