San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-12-04
ARMY NEWS.

REPORTED SPECIALLY FOR TIRE LIGHT.
The annual report OF Secretary
OF War, Colonel Lamont has been
published. 1t is full Of details aud
recommendations. He shows q
saving OF 100000 in salaries and
contingent expenses in the admin
istrations at Washington. Ex-
penditures for the last fiscal year
were $56,039,0O9 and the appropria-
tions for the present year are $52J-
429,lI2
The movement OF troops neces-
STATED by interior troubles was
the largest which has taken place
since the close OF the Civil WaS
and the extraordinary tasks inn
posed upon the army were dis
charged promptly firmly and
judiciously. On October /, the
army mum bered 2l36 officers and
25,772 enlisted men, OF the latter
for various causes, only 20,ll4
were effective.
He earnestly recommends legis-
lation to establish the battalion
formation, adopted by all the
modern armies, and he believes to
return to the law Of 1870, fixing at
10000 the limit Of the army, in
other words increasing it by 5000
men. 1t is proposed to add 2
companies to each OF the 20
infantry regiments and two bat
teries to each Of the 8 artillery
regiments.
To meet the necessary increase
in line officers he recommends q
reduction in the staff and to this
end a consolidation of the quarter
masters pay and subsistence
department into one department
Of supply. The construction of q
memorial bridge over the Potomac
as an approach to the National
cemetery at Arlington and to con-
meet Washington and Fort Myer
/ is also again recommended.
The troops at Fort Sam Houston
we're paid yesterday by Paymas-
Ter Terrell.
The following enlisted men have
been retired: Post Quartermas-
ter Sergeant George Adams. Com
missary Sergent George Weber.
and First Sergeant Aron Lohre,
It'll artillery.
A general court martial has been
convened to meet at Madison
Barracks, n. Y. for the trial of an
,fficer Of the army, whose name is
not mentioned in the order,
Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Kenie,
9th infantry is the President, and
Captain James Regain, 9th infantry
the Judge advocate.
/. The Brigadier General COM
handing the Department, accom-
p lnied by First Lieutenant j. s.
Mallory, Second Infantry, Aide-de-
Camp, will proceed to Fort Bliss,
Texas, and return, for the purpose
Of inspecting the command at that
post. The travel enjoined is neces-
sary for the public service.
2. Under the provisions Of Gen.
eral Orders No. so, series 1890.
Headquarters of the Army, Adj
jutant Generals Office, Private
Charles J. Ling, company B, Eigh-
tenth Infantry, will he discharged
from the service OF the United
States on the 10th instant, by the
commanding officer Fort Sam
Houston, Texas.
3. Under the provisions Of Gem
eral Orders No. so, series 1890,
Headquarters of the Army, Adj
jutant Generals Office, the COM
manding officer Fort Bliss, Texas,
will grant Private Dennis Burns,
company c, Eighteenth Infantry,
furlough for three months to
terminate March 16, 1895, and on
that date he will be discharged
from the service Of the United
States.
4. Under the provisions of Gem
eral Orders No. 80. series 1890,
Headquarters of the Army, Adju-
tant Generals Office, the COM
manding officer Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas, will grant Private Law
son Akers, Troop ID, Seventh Caval-
ry, a fu:lough for three months to
terminate March II, 1895, and on
that date he will be given his dis
charge from the service of the
United States, provided he make
timely application therefor.