Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-11-29
THE WAR DEPARTmENT.
The Annual Report Of the secre-
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tary of war;
wAsHINaroH, Nov. 2s.-Secretary OF War
Lincoln, in his annual report, says: The to-
tai expenditures by requisitions under the
direction of the Secretary OF War, during the
fsc, year ending June 30, 1884, are 81, ,ss2,-
s7e twenty-one Of which included the sum
Of Al .5ss og5. seventy-two were not drawn
from the treasury, but credited under the
act of March 8, 1878. to subsidized Pacific
railroads for transportation services rem
dered to the War Department during the
t,sesl year 1884 and prior years The amount
c,rried to the surplus fund OF June 30 1884,
was s1i, ,010.5 ls The total Appropriations
Tor the fscal year ending June 30, 1855 are
si5 $40, SO. The estimate for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1886 Is $50 $50, ,5005 SIS.
fhe estimates for the fiscal year of 1886 are
below those for 1885, with few exceptions
The principal increase being for fortifca-
tions and other works OF defense 81, ,303, 600,
building for signal Office $350,0U0, artificial
limbs $4,000 and the support OF the nation
81 ,95O, ,0J5.ss
The Importance of providing for the de-
iense OF the sea coast and lake frontier Is
fully set forth la the annual report OF the
Chief Engineer for the year 1854. A small
increase over the appropriations for the cur
rent year Is asked, to make the compensa-
tion OF the persons occupying the higher
grades In the office Of the Secretary Of War
commensurate with the arduous duties per
Ivrlheu ~ tneni anu 10 Psfiec! the oreahlza-
The business of the Department has been
constantly increasing during the last ten
years. anu tne iapors OF the lncumbenfs Tor
wnom tne increase requesteu. nave pc
come 90 more onerpus ana exacting; l earnest
recommend that a moderate increase be
grahteu. n. :,
ne poiicy oi concentrating many small
lrontier outposts In large. permanent stations
WIZ mnlcn x,, .ne Lap'1 extehsion OF raiiways mas
az annronr,stions ~ sor rs cpn'ndea d a. dar
No. Mouiu permit; Inis concentration Is result
w ~ greatiy Increased economy oil sup
p,iies p,is anu Improvement Oh miiitary disci-
p'iiIae n eh..,s...
inat since tne dsie OF the last report Of his
ina,,eu,a'e ~ ~ predecess9I, usneral II sner
,ast ,. .n1 alny nas eanJoyeu slmost coihp.ete
nsh res. rom acaVe neid aperations. put tnat ts
o.ne ,,nsss o un',g eonstsns tss q occuRsuoma o.
b1sss a on me ironuers oi Canaaa ana OF
y, A,ro aiu s.a.ious M nea. inuia aEences lor
ine ~ prosectIon OF tne inuian territoiy from
;nnu nave peen important anu iapor
Tha s,n.,,,.anaan, ~ ,hs nu,,. .,.s
emy a. west ROM npl reports az Improvement
~ = t1e .o.e anu uisu.pi.le oi tne corps ana
.me Secfeta's ~ N ,ss,,t hiSiu ENFORCE
~ tI.a esTawv ~ srv csdppt tn,,,, aa
~ iue h ssuJ,es ., an5 uencient
'srpa aaaras ~ ., sne acaaen,ic BOARD.
- nv 49, - IN = ieuulhhenus ,i .nat q term OF
H. M a,, " a,,,iti sis.a au .a..niui se,vIce
on the retifed iist and thai he term ~ ~ pnsIs
ment be reduced from ave 1 10 tSran ., e,s
means of reduciog ths se 70 n ,nLee yeadLs as
Hons ~ men M VIM hcoo ome nunes d,sn oa aeser
raaso,, y, - Iva,s,ta IT, uisoonien'eu py
con,em nj nj stiap ~ tHa Iona.h he setsice th anu
contract ~ e,,listmant VI '"e present
ocnt.hus T,.n sss.sa u en.lssnieaI
the djvisinn raws,do ~ ,,assa upon
he vasr sor IN IL tnsa,i anu Peuslohs uurng
iesib IN he css 20 ~ dacaassd ~ A. soH; JhT
hosnjtai records ~ invslids es ss ~ snu & tor
5s' GA less than the nrmher " s,miIs @ oe,ns
cations finying the r,avi",,. =, vaa. ;,sn,st
4 SsS snc,scaHons NJ, ryns year ,nclu41e
Inc Inc e1c 9 o. .ne last s hsca year TIE total nun
Renlies have a. been nrppsn,saa " y, was W. .o,szs
q az wsra !" i4o cases, OF which
M peps,ors zoo 70 ,hn a;'..,1a. issioner mi
and S9s 10 ,,;Scai,ana 9J, NJ .,e ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS %
a as1 eases ~ he saarched anT ra leasins
4 addis;on y ~ ~ ths n,,,h anu epor'eq on.
stated as fnrnished The co,nr9ss,an auose
PensJons ~ ~ hay s"e wonm,ss,oIer a q
t,at, /, vnsiy, hh,sao hhse peen prepared ana
,.a.tva a,,I d'e .s.s,, saae oce. tne auminis-
nfsire matins : tnss, 81 q III ,anrm @ oI 'ne
pensso1 Tha pe eases ,urnisnea during the year.
counts ~ ~ ,so ~ az ~ nus report. &C.
,r;st uIuh's ior slo,le ne recommends,
ca,s ~ she eoncu,feace, ,,f tnat ON.
o9nus Tha chiaa ot az aPprovea gnarsntee company
necessity Of beginning at once tbe constfnc.
tion Of coast defenses- forts and turrets, |
T. ioa res'st M guns wnicn send projectiie weigh
we must have life onns with maeh,nsr~ ~
load and manipulate them. They cannot be
puiis .ha IN ne time an enemy would give after
'''T T, cesshuon us oi uiplommntic m intercourse.
To- ne i',, pn,ance IN tne treasury July !, im4,
AZ senn.Pto'ins ~. narpoIs anu rivers was Wy.
Il 4 az sSo 20 enaoI". appropl.ateu ior ies4,
q ~ su3 "a sui"uut uIawn from the
~ sa ~ "a ieaving balance OF
~ r. das c,oov.oo III .ne irensnry on July ISL
a,ai ovodde'aay "nd uses oongress 70 MAKE I'D
Hsa, era amu Rsmanent apprqPriations 70 the
~, .I ~ ePartment ioI tne Purcnase o.
3 sun nia'er,aii , me steeI makers ot the
ssa,,. rsIuire t1c indncement OF being
% n,.,. ia iur we outiays neces'
~ ~ sa1ss tnen Pants sumciehtIy
I ~ uuce ~ nes, III msnses OF sumcteu size
snn ,;sa vi sna'amle 9usiity iof gun conslruc'
y ~, ano TEST o. exper
,'d . gums VII re9uire TOUT or nve years,
M NJ pronp ac'lon " Oongress IN making
=, LII a,,s ' anu es.apiisnng uoveIn
snra au ,,, ,noorses s, 70 secure within sea
9o,sn ' as; e"ei9n. mehns oi COAST ae
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