New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-22
ARMY NOTES OF INTEREST.

Deficiency i5 word that has been 80 often USED
in connection with the Army appropriation that
officers and men have become quite familiar with
It: but 1t has not softened to the ear by Its USE
and here would be general qualification II 1t could
be expunged from the vocabulary of Army egis-
Iatlon. II is doubtful II there newspaper
reader In the United States last year who did not
sympathze with the sentiment Of the rank and
file with regard 10 that deficiency. caused by the
parsimony Of the last Congress In its effort to
save the Treasury from becoming entirely empty.
At that time Secretary Lamont himself came TO
the rescue and advanced the money from his own
pocket relieve the actual needs OF the officers
and for two months. similar condition.
Ssc IN Year Is conronns the war
, tine aaksn 10 @ ba
to appropriate this sum to cover 1t. IL Is me Con-
Responsible for this condition. The deficiencies Of
that Democratic Congress Will. in the minds OF
real facts reflect upon the present Republican
Congress. for TO meet those deficiencies the pres
hence the aggregate Of appropriations must be
larger than they otherwise would have been.
General Ruger who succeeded General Miles In
the command Of the Department OF the East Che
New-York Department. makes good suggestion
in a report 20 the commanding general OF the Army
relative to the employment OF soldiers In looking
after the Of garrisons He is OF the opinion
that slopes OF the permanent works should be
turned TO the control or garrisons, such as
looking after the grass He AYERS that any soldier
OF intelligence and without previous practice can
cut grass and do the other necessary work SUN,
ny ay well The to cost OF
that the grass be cut frequently. This General
WSere grass rapidly but Is proper under
all conditions OF climate He says that there IS no
reason why the garrison at Fort Wadsworth cannot
cut the grass all slopes when 1t IL really neces-
sary.
tnnen NJ.
ton. colored man. and who at time represented
the United States In Hayu is laboring under mis-
apprehension when he charges that the colored
troops are well treated are the white ones
He says that In some instances the colored men
have been il-treated by their officers and the De-
partment had acted properly in regard to them.
AZ II had given to them the most undesirable sta
lions in the Army and had kept them at these sta
lions without change. The War Department says
It has conducted an inquiry. with the result that
the reports from the Gath and 9th Infantry regi-
ments show that the men are thoroughly satisfied
with their condition and have no complaint to make
against any Of the officers attached to those regi-
ments on the other hand. the Nth Eegimsnt'
which has had more than twenty-six years service.
has served ten years and eight months In Texas,
eight years in the Dspartsnt OF the Missouri an 10
the Colorado, where 1t is now stationed In other
s wopdi R S'e OF General Miles considering plan
to give the regiment choicer station. The 25tn
has seen ten yess OF when was in The
Department OF Texas. one year and one month east
~ the mississippi River and fifteen years and eight
months in the Department Of Dakota, where 1t Is
,,ow alta toned All OF the service OF this regiment,
Excepting one year. has thus been spent west OF
the Mississippi River II Is not Intended to make
any change with this regiment this year.
The report OF the House Military Committee on
the bill to give Colonel Gordon the rank OF brgader-
general on his retirement has excited much inter-
est In Army circles. especially among those who
served in the Civil War The minority report rec
ommends q substitute in the form Of general bill