The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-12-11
THE war pERARTl1nNT

Is IN Inc expenses OF Inc war; Department. the
secretary reports decrease Of more than
600 was effected IN expend itures for rivers
and harbors and So, 700, ZOO In expenditures
Tor: the quart rmaBter,s zdepartme emit Out
side OF that partmentt the annual expenses
for all the army bureaus proper except
probably the ordnance sblreausl are sub
terially diminished without change In the
numerical strength Of the army. The ex-
penses In the quartermaster's department
can readily be subjected to administrative
discretion, and II is reported by the score
such discretion IN ductng the num-
Der Of dranght and pack animals IN
the army, the annual cost of SUPPLY
ing and caring for such animals Is now
~ Joe, OS590 less than 1t was IN ] Ss2l
that the last year has been notable for its
freedom from Indian outbreaks In defiance
OF the presidents proclamation OF July 4, L
|: 1884. certain tntuders sought to make set.
Elements in the Indian Territory. They
troops During the pan session Of congress ID
bill to provide 4 suitable fire p1oof build
ing for the army medical museum and the.
library OF the surgeon generals Office re-
ceiyed the approval OF the senate A similar
bill, reported favorably to the house Of rep,
resentafiyes BY one! Of its committees, Is still.
pending before that body. Il Is hoped that
during the coming session the men SUR
may becomesa law, and thereafter imfne-s
diate steps may be taken to SECURE place OF
safe deposit for the valuable coll EDITIONS now
IN astate Of insecurity The funds with which
the works Tor the impro yements Of rivers;
and harbors were prose uted during the past
year were derived from; the Appropriations;
Of the net Of Aug. 2. 1882, together with.
such few balances as were on hand from pre-;
ytous appropriations The balance Of the
treaeurV5 a1bfef.f FL v5JfE1 700 q
was SIC ,02 is849- 55s The amount 'appro,
priated during the fiscal year 1884 was.
H13, 496. 346s27s and the atno INIT drawn from
the treasury dul hg the fiscal year was
J! 5S0 63 IN the treasury subj to requisitton
July !; 1884 IS
sEAcoAsr DETENsRa W.
The secretary OF war submits the report az
the chief OF engineers as to the praot icabil-
tty OF protecting onr imp rtant cities on the;
seaboard, by FORTH atoms and - her de-
lenses able to repel modern methods q at
tack. The time has now come when E1cIl:
defenses can be prepared with confidence
TINT they VIII not prove Bborttye; and when
the possible results Of delay In making such
preparations ts seriously considered, delay
cities, those whose destruction or capture
would be q national humiliation. ADEQUATE
sdefenses, inclusive Of guns. may be mad Nv.
the gradual expenditure of $3.50. 600 900,
y buu HuCH lcs>h bnau q sYlcI0f10uH enemy
could levy az acontr tion An appropria-l
tion Of about one tenth fof that amount ID
asked to begin the work and I concur with
the secretary of war In urging that it Be
granted The wnr department isi PROCEED
ing With the version OF ten Inch smooth
former with tubes of forged or OF cold
wrought iron. ~ tty guns viii be thus DON.
verified Within the veal. This, however. does
not obylnte the necessity 81 providing means
Tor the sconstrgc lotion OF guns Of the high.
est power, but for the purposes OF coast de-
fense and Tor the armament OF war vessels
The report OF the gun foundry board an.
pointed April q 1883. In pursuance 81 tile
act Of March B. 1889. was transmitted to-
congress tn q special iassafse Of Feb {, 1854,
I Inwy message Of March l28, 1884, calIai
attention TO the recommendati 81 tjle
board that the government should encourage
the production at private steel works 81 the
required material for heavy cannons. and