The Red Cloud chief., 1890-11-14

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WASHINGTON. Nov. Z.-Mscr-Geaersl
q q Howard. commanding the division
Of The Atlantic. In his annual report
calls attention % the subjectoi seacoas;
dsfensA He says that considering The
armament necessary for the extent o!
seacoast In tha division. tho liberal aP
preparation Of one year should not lead
nuai report q decided step has been
taken both in providing for tho con-
stsactson Of ~seacosst common and riAed
mortarS the preparat on OF forstacs-
tions for them and the construction OF
fixed t~orpedoes. with galleries operas-
ing easements and other belongings
The principal harbors have been prop
erly p.a:ted. and the artillery on duty
near them Is At present engaged in
earnest practice with such weapons as
the forts now have and will be fully
prepared TO undertake the management
Of the e guns and appliances as soon
IS they begin TO arrive. The artillery
regiments have been necessarily in
creased in SIZE at the expense Of the
rest Of the line and still two more regi-
ments are needed Itis hoped tha. Con-
gress may be induced 10 augment
the enlisted strength ~ the army
su~ efficiently TO allow this increase
without permanently diminishing the
cavalry and infantry.
Until las. september the mortal
i,y OF the Indian prisoners was ex-
c~essiye. bu. il now appears TO
have been checked. A new village
should 10 constructed for them in
place Of the present temporary shelters
The Idea OF making these Indians self
supporting mad 70 DO given up and pay
81 cents q day has been allowed those
who work for the post with the result
OF ameliorating their d scontent
General Howard earnestly hopes that
efforts will be made to organize tho
three branches OF the army into regi.
ments of twelve troops. batteries or
companies and Differed by the number
and grade OF officers now authorized for
cavalry regiments 1t is strongly rec
commended that the privates Of artillery
be classified with q difference IN pay as
in the ease Of tho engineers An in.
crease Of pay for nOn-commissioned Of
ficers in each line to correspond 10 the
staff is desirable. From various reasons
the present maximum Of 25. O0o enlisted
mon results in q w restriction and
to keep tho organization up to ESQ
trained men constantly on foot tho
maximum, including recruits. should
not be less than 81. OO0.
General Howard says that the effect
Of having organized the army in 1860
with officers OF nearly the same age,
and who had already suffered much
hardship in he rebellion, is now work.
ing serious injury to the service. The
number Of disabled officers far exceeds
the limit Of tho retired list the cap
tains are too old for marching duty. and
therefore such officers as are above g.
years Of age should by legislation be
transferred from tho limited to the un-
limited retired list. In the ease Of en-
listed men thirty years service is too
long before retirement. and twenty-five
years is suggested as . proper period Of
service.
In conclusion General Howard recon-
mends that some system OF school bat
taliOns Of boys from II to IL years Of
age be organized as q source Of supply
Of material for non-commissioned Of
ficers for the army and militia. and the
post of New York Is mentioned as a con.
venient point for its establishment