New-York tribune., 1893-12-05

should be. and the bonds autnorizeu are us
advantageous to the Government pctn DO "
the time Of their maturity ana ra'e VI i'''e'e''
IMMIGRATION
The Superintendent Of Immigration through
the Secretary Of the Treasury reports that our
ing the last fiscal year there arrived a' our
ports 44O 1893 immigrants. or these l'ooS were not
permitted to land under the limitations oi 'he
law and 577 were returned to the countries
from whence they came by reason OF their nav
ing become public charges The total arrivals
were IA, ,O34 less than for the previous year
The Secretary in his report gives an account
Of the operation of the MarineHospital Service
and OF the good work done under its supervision
in preventing the entrance and spread or con-
tagious diseases.
The admonitions Of the last two years touch
ing our public health and the demonstrated dan-
ger of the introduction Of contagious diseases
from foreign ports have invested the SUBJECT OF
national quarantine with increased interest
more general and harmonious system than
now exists acting promptly and directly every
where and constantly operating by preventive
means to shield our country from the invasion
of disease and at the same time having Que
regard to the rights and duties OF local agen-
cies. would believe. add greatly to the safety
of our people.
THE ARMY
The Secretary of War reports that the strength
Of the Army on the Goth day Of September last
25,11 enlisted men ana Zl4f oTilceTs-
The total expenditures of the Department Tor
the year ending June 30 1893 amounted 10
ISL 9ss O7fs9 or this sum, 81 1872. 5S1 95 was for
salaries and contingent expenses s23,377,S2S 35
for the support of the military establishment,
&c OF O33 IS for miscellaneous objects, and $2O,-
5lSG31 Al for public works. This latter sum in
cludes s1J29G SIC 46 for river and harbor I'M
provements and s3 266 141 20 for Notifications and
other works of defence
The total enrolment OF the militia or the seV
era States was. on the 3lst Of OCTOBER OF the
current year, 1851 officers and enlisted men,
The officers Of the Army detailed for the lnspec-
ton and instruction OF this reserve OF OUT
military force report that Increased interest
and marked progress are apparent In the uis-
cipIine and efficiency of the organization
Neither Indian outbreaks nor domestic Violence nee
have called the Army into service during lhe
year and the only active military duty REQUIRED
OF it has been in the Department OF Iexas
where violations of the neutrality laws or the
United states and Mexico were promptly and
efficiently dealt with by the troops, eiicltins the
warm approval Of the civil and military au-
| thorites Of both countries.
The operat ton of wise laws and the influences
OF civilization constantly tending to relieve the
country from the dangers OF Indian hostllites
| together with the increasing ability or the
states through the efficiency or the Nationai
Guard organizations, to protect their cltllens
from domestic violence. lead to the suggestion
| that the time Is fast approaching when tnere
| should be a reorganization of our Army on the
| lines of the present necessities or the country
This change contempates neither increase In
number nor added expense. but a redistriputloh
OF th. force and an encouragement OF meas
ures tending TO greater efficiency among the
| men and improvement Of the service
The adoption of battalion formations ior IN
| fantry regiments, the Strengthening or the
| artillery force the abandonment OF smaller ana
| unnecessary posts and the massing OF 'he
troops at important and accessoe s'a.lonS. @ 80, az
| promise to promote the usefulness or the Army.
| In the Judgment Of Army officers. with put rev
| exceptiOns the operation OF the law forplddins
tho re-enlistment Of men after ten years service
| has NOT nroved its wisdom. and while the argu-
| ments that led to It's adoption were not with
| out merit the experience Of the year constrains
| me TO join in the recommendation lor its repeai
sEABoARD DEFENCE
| II is gratifying to note that we have begun
| IN attain completed results In the comprenensiVe
| scheme Of seacoast defence and fortiiication en-
tered upon eight years ago. A large sum mas
heen already expended. but the cost of main
tenance Will be inconsiderable as compared with
the expense OF construction and ordnance. AT
| the end OF the current calendar year the War
| Department will have nine Pinch guns twenty
| lO-lnch and thrty-four S-inch, guns ready TO
be mounted on gun lifts and carriages and
seyenty-fve Pinch mortars In addition to the
product of the Army Gun Factory, now COM
| pleted at Watervliet. the Government mas con-
| tracted with private parties for the purchase
| Of 100 guns Of these calibres the first OF which
! should De delivered to the Department for
| test before July |. 1894. -
| pace with current needs; but TO render these
! guns available for the purposes they are de-
| signed To meet empacements must be pre-
nared for them. Progress has been made in this
+ direction and II is desirable that Congress Dy
| adequate appropriations should provide Tor the
| uninterrupted prosecution OF this necessary
| work ,..o
| After much preliminary work and exhaustive
| examination. In accordance with the require
| ments Of the law the board appointed to select
| riu Of modern type with Wnlcn 10
replace the obsolete Springfield rifle or the IN
| fantrv service completed its labors during the
| last wear and the work Of manufacture Is now
| in progress at the National Armory at Spring
! field 1t Is confidently expected that py .ne
| end OF the current year our infantry VIII be sup
| piled with a weapon equal to that Oh the ihos'
| progressive armies OF the world.
MILITARY PARKS AND RECORDS.
The wor,, on the projected Chickamauga and
| Chattanooga National Military Park has been
prosecuted with zeal and Judgment. and its
opening will be celebrated during the coming
| voar Over nine square miles Of the Chicka-
| mapua battlefield have been acquired twenty
| five miles of roadway have been constructed,
and permanent tablets have been placed at
| many historical points, while the invitation TO
| the States To mark the positions OF their troops
! participating in the battle mas Dee" 'eiS e'"
| orally accepted IT,,
| The work of locating and preserving the lines
| Of battle at the Gettysburg battlefield Is max
| ing satisfactory progress on the piahs uiiec'eu
| by the last Congress.
| The REPORTS of the Military Academy at west
| Point and the several schools for special IN
| struction of officers show marked advance III
the education of the Army and commendaDie
| ambition among its officers To excel in the mill
! tary profession and to fit themselves for the
| highest service to the country.
I,nder the supervision OF Adjutant-General
| Robert Williams lately retired the Bureau or
| Military Information has become well estap.
| llshed and is performing service that VIII put
| AZ Government In time or war
| most valuable information, and at all times
| serve a nurpose of great utility In keeping the
| Army advised of the worlds progress In all
matters pertaining 10 the art of war
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
| The report Of the Attorney-Generai contains
| the usual summary Of the affairs and proceed
| ings Of the Department Of Justice for the past