The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-11-25
THE COST ON THE ARMY,
Annunl Report of tho Secretary Of War
Expenditures and EstIInMtUs.


Expenditures and Estimate"
WASHINGTON, D. o., Nov. 2i.-Secre.
tAry Of War Proctor has submitted his
report, which shows that the expendl.
lures ofappropriOtions for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1889, were as follows:
Salaries and contingent expenses,
Sl,0G3,Olj Is; military establishment,
s94,3l4 GV7 80; public works, including
uvrr and hatbor improvements, Sl3..
4Sl S35 90; mis~'llanrOusnh hjeCts, 81, ,S24,.
514 20; total, $4B,G5 l2l "a.
The appropriations for the current tis.
cal year Guiding June 80, 1880, are as fol.
lows:
Salaries and contingent expense,
81 0j3. $50 90; military establishment,
$94 3j2, 30 a; public works, Including
river AMI hNrbOr improvements, 81 1868.
G94 90; miscellaneous objects, S+,ll0,.
7B5 u; total, S33 VS0, 200 IS.
The large difference between the ap.
preparations or the present and the last
year Is mainly due to the reduction in
the appropriation for public works, in.
Guiding river aud harbur improvements.
The estimates for this Department for
the next fiscal year, ending June 30,
1891, are as follows: Salaries aud con-
lingrnt expenses, $2 OI3,Oj0; military
establishment, $9j,4O3, las SG; public
works. Sll 100. lA n; miscellaneous Nb.
juCts, $j,55O, ,OlO 50; total, $44, lJ7, ,S73 0j
The MdjOr-tiUncfal commanding rub.
mits his report Of the operations OF the
Army for the past year. They show Il
satisfactory state Oi drill and disCl plinr,
progress in instruction OF the troops,
aud improvement In sanitary arrange.
tnGnts, quarters, water supply, means Of
recreation, and other matters TINT con.
Crrn their personal comfort and welfare.
ilb recommends the reorganization Oi
thu artillery, making seven regiments
instead Of five, 0nd dropping the addi.
tiOnal first lieutenants, these extra sub.
altern officers being, IN his judgment,
no logger necessary.
During tlt year there were $500 en-.
listmtnts, and 2,Sli desGrtiUns, being
/ | 0 per cent Of tllr total strength Of the
army (2i, 10y and ~ per cent Ofthe Un'
listnlGnts. Ia discussing the remedies
for dpsrrtiOn the Secretary says; "Un.
necessary restraint should be removed
and the soldiers life In the past be made
IN comfortable and pleasant IN possible.
The company Ii Il natural unit Of mill.
tary organization, and in our present ser.
wee Oitrnlints tho only possible one,
Every captain should br TO his company
father, ind should treat II Ns his iamilI
M his children" Thu piih Oi tho whole
question, liU sayg, Is tO make the service
worth seeking and then enough good
men will seek II aud be glad To stay III II
THE SECOND ASSISTANTS REPORT
Tho Slnr SiniI ItOulO SCrVlcO-A Saving
over Last YHnr =. I.EtlnniGS for NUAI
Year
WASnlSdrON, D. g., Nov 2i.-ThC an
nual report Of Second Assistant Post.
naSLcr.G General Whitfield, shows tht
number Oi star mail routes In operation
on juno 80, 1850, was 1907, upon
which tho total cost Of service wan g.,
i77iOj, The annual rate OF USpundi
tufV OH July |, 1850, under contract
nadU during tho lasL fiscal year for The
performance Oi altar service from July l.
1854, 10 June 30, 1870, In tllV IlFHt con
tract section, embracing the States u
Maine, New HAMPSHIRE, Vermont
Massachusetts,, lthUlU lSlahd, Connect
lieut., New York, New JUrSty, Della
gare, Maryland, Virginia aud West
Virginia, was $l,373,2bO, n DO
CREASE from tho annual ralU o
expenditure Tor service In tho States u
JhlNW, 1850, NJ $lb,iOO, representing
saving Oi fGO,BW for the ensuing con
Tract torn VI four years from July II
$50. Tie. annual rate VI UEpendltlltt
! orIralIroad transportation On all route