The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-04
q poar OF rat stonrrARY of
WAN.

n pONT OF THE 8ICNtfhHI OF
Wan.
The lirnaLn publishes tho advance
report Of the secretary " war, which
will bo iounl only In haioadlng psper'
of the land. 10 summrlso, ho saysi
Expenditures, appropriations aud e.
Inmates during the hscal year end NJ
June 31,h, 1854 thus salaries, military
establishments, public works aud
mlsoell ,ueous objects CS,s6,oba'all
amounted tn So, So, S10,2l.
Tho appropriations for the year end
ing June 5Oth, 1855, are for the same pur'
poses, ti5,570, 5Si.53.
The secretary asks for an increase Of
appropriations for the higher Junction
aries In his department, but recommends
no sum. Referring 10 state claims, he
ruts down that ~ Texas, "hrst Install
ment, July 9th, 1884, SdTl ,iOO,2'."
GEN. SuERInAS's report n incorp"r-
atel, which the HRRALp has slroady
published. II shows gratifying quiof
ON the Indian frontier, and refors to the
PAWS Oklahoms enterprise M an IN
vnsion of the Indian Territory, and ad
yises Imprisonment rs an additional
penalty against what no terns these
''veH9tious raids"
Ha endorses SHRRIpAN's recommend
atoms for the payment OF the Seminole
Negro Indians In Texas who have ncen
employed rs guides aud scoutsi congrat-
ulates tho country on the reduction OF
small posts as n matter OF economy, ana
advises their concentration saysSHER
IpAS reports n slight increase in deser-
tions speaks lavcrably of the artillery
school 10 Fortress Monroe and the cav
airy aud infantry school ut Fort Leavcn-
worth. The secretary doesn't like civil
appointments, because so many gradu-
atlng cadets would have no place unless
there were vacancies existing nj the
time OF graduation. Advises legal
professorship ut West Point. Abiding
to the adlutant generals report, he says:
The reduction in tho number OF un-
answered requt SIS for Information In re-
gard TO pension aud other claims, re-
ported last year. still continues.
Tho number of unanswered
calls on hand October ], 1883,
was .........-... .......-,.fr.. g,Ios
There were received during
tho year thereafter. ...... lIs,M
l69,J03
Finished during the year .............. 1885,
Rarnaiuing on hand October /, 1884 1885
The acknowledgement calls attention
to the fact that nearly twenty years
have elapsed since the close of the war,
and that the very Valuable regimental
rolls in his Office have, by constant
handling in procuring information,
mainly in pension cases, become almost
destroyed; and that it is absolutely nee
essary that more than 100000 OF them
he entirely recopied at once. This work,
IL is estimated, will take the constant la
Dor of 100 skilled men for at least three
years. The adjntant general urges that
suitable force be provided for restor-
ing these records, as tho work cannot
be done with his present force engaged
in answering calls from the pension of
flee. ] concur in his recommendation,
says the secretary.
He says the inmates OF the District Of
Columbia Soldiers Home is 7l9-last
year 1913 admissions. Current expenses
of maintaining the Ho nc being Sl3l,-
S5744 Renews recommendation for ad-
ditional clerical force. Gives the number
of army insane as u in the District in
sane asylum for the army and navy. The
military prison at Fort Leavenworth is
highly Landed. Recommends the en-
towering of court martials or judge
advocates thereof TO give dedinus
potestatem to take depositions. He
foots up the $200,00O appropriation under
the quartermaster's notice as follows: