Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-23


+ WAsHINGroN, b. G., March lS.-Dele
| gate Joseph's house resolution for the
appropriation Of $250,000 for the building
oil permanent military establishment at
or heai Santa Fe has been. favorahly con
sidered by Major Gen. Schofeld who
addressed the secretary in the following
, letter:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
Washington, ID. c., March Is, 'g2.
The Honorable Secretary of VA:
Referring to the house resolution No.
I'll, 52d congress, lst session, entitled "a
lolnt resolution authorizing and dire citing
the secretary of war to enlarge the mil
tary post OF Santa fe, N. NJ, and appro-
priating $500 for that purpose - also
referring to communication in behalf of
the citizens and Board of Trade of the
city OF Santa Fe, N. NJ, by MIR. Edward
l.. Bartlett, dated Santa Fe, N. M. March
|, 1892, in which letter s renewed the
tender by the citizens OF Santa Fe of a
tract OF land not less than G40 acres, to
be selected by the war department for
military purposes, have the honor to
report as follows: Santa Fe, N. NJ, has,
Tor long period OF time been the site of
more or less important military posi-.
The natural advantages OF that place, in
geographical location and climate having
Indicated its selection for that purpose
but for many years the actual necessity OF
troops at that place has been much less
than at many other points in that region
of country. These other points assumed
for the time being greater military i'm.
portanCe.
1t has always seemed probable that !
when the local necessities for immediate |
control OF the various tribes of Indians in |
that region OF country have become less, |
the relative importance of Santa Fe as a /
central point for a military station NAV
again become apparent. 1t has, there
lore, seemed to me wise to accept this
tender OF land for future m litary post,
and, indeed, to commence the construc-
ton OF such post whenever congress
may be pleased to appropriate the neces.
sary funds.
am not able to indicate when the
time will probably arrive for the concen-
tratlon at Santa Fe of large garrison,
nor when it may be practicable to aban-
don some of, the minor posts; at all
events, would suggest, in reference to
the joint resolution above referred to,
that the matter should be left entirely to
the discretion fthe executive, and that
the appropriation, when made for the
construction of post at Santa Fe, ought
not to be accompanied by any provision
directing that other posts be abolished;
the president must necessarily decide
from time to time, in view of these re-
sponsibilities, what posts shall be occu-
pied, and what shall remain unoccupied,
or be entirely abandoned. Very respect
fully.
lsIGNED. j. NJ. SCHoFIELD,
Major General Commanding.
Secretary Elkins has sent the following
to the chairman of the
house committee on military affairs:
WAR Dept. OFFICE OF THE SEC'TY.l
Washington, March II, 1892.
Sir:-ln response to your letters of the
lst and 10th utimo, transmitting for nv
views and recommendations house reso-
luton No. 6l, authorizing and directing
the secretary OF war to enlarge the mill
tary post at Santa Fe, n. NJ, and appro-
priating $3.50, 900 for that purpose" | |
have the honor to state that fully con.
cur In the preamble of said resolution and
the deslrability of ultimately establishing
large military post at that point, as sug- :,
gested by the maj Or general commanding :.
the army, in his enclosed letter dated the |
llth instant, on this subject The cit-
zens OF Santa Fe have rendered to the s
government GAO acres of land to be used |!
Tor military purposes, which offer this de.
partment ls disposed to accept under the {
provisions OF the act of congress approved I
August lS, 1890 (2G Stat. page 3l6), and
as soon as accepted, and authority granted !
by congress for the purpose, work will be |
begun upon the construction of post at I
that point. n view, however, of the long I
established custom, and the power vested |
in the president ly law, it is deemed ad- @
vlsa5le that the appropriation for this
post, by congress, be not coupled with |
any provision for the abolishing or dis /!
OF other military posts in New /
but that the appropriation be I
simply and only for the purpose OF erect !
ing the necessary buildings at Santa Fe l
to accommodate large garrison or regi- {
mental post, leaving the question of the
abolition OF the smaller posts to the execu. )
tive. ~.
In view OF the admirable location of !
Santa Fe, with reference to It's natural c
location aud advantages, and the fact c
that all points in the territory can readily 8
be reached from that place, by rail, and
The further fact that there are now no
military posts except the one there, be-
tween Fort Wingate and Fort Logan, 7
near Denver, distance of nearly 600 ,
miles, between which points, there are o
more than 10000 Navajo and Ute In +
1ians, unguarded by any military, !
recommend that an appropria. r
ion of $l50,000 be made, available at q
once, for the purpose of beginning work .
upon the construction OF suitable officers