Evening journal., 1896-10-19
EXPENSES or THE ARMY
Estimates of Secretary Lamont
of the War Department.
SNUG SUN OF $50, 2,s75e88 REQUIRED.

Formal Request For the Money Made 70
the Secretary of the Treasury-Eeduo-
tion In the Expenscs-Prosress of Work
on Coase Defenses.
WASHINGTON, Oct 1a.-Secrctary La
mont has transmitted TO tho secretary of
The treasury his estimates of appropria-
tions required by the war department for
the next fiscal year. The aggregate Is
s52, $50, 68s
The estimate for the running expenses
OF the war Office in Washington is 81, 464,
256, showing, the secretary says, reduc
tion in tho annual expenses Tor salaries
and contingencies in that Office of S62l,
942 from the estimates Of four years ago.
The other estimates in detail arc as fol-
lows;
Pay of the army, as fixed by law, s13,-
522, $50; subsistence Of the army, 81, 650,
S37; quartermaster' supplies, So 200, 000
Incidental expenses of the army, 5000, 600;
barracks and quarters, including hospital
construction, 1886, ,000 shooting ranges,
s25, 000i cavalry and artillery horses, $780,,
0OO army transportation, 81, 500, GOO;
clothing 81, 100, 600; medical supplies,
Sl40, 200; ordnance department, 81, 49,
000i military academy, 1921 ,sl2; arsenals
$780, T96; military posts, national ceme-
teries and national parks, 81, 55S, $50; Ma
h tional Soldiers homes, SO, 443. PA; arti1-
a cial limbs for soldiers of the late war;
4 tl0l, coo; public buildings and grounds
4 In Washington, sl39, 992; miscellaneous
items S4O2, 600; rivers and harbors, S5,-
A sac, 0O0, TO meet payments on existing
81 contracts, the department at this timo be-
& ing unable to say what sum will be re-
s. .~,. sod lr.f ftrfs J. f,I,
81 thority exists.
81 The estimate for Notifications and sea
q const defense has been increased to $751;
81 sS4, 29s, an amount Secretary Lamont
e says, which will be required to continue
this work at its present rate of progress
(which has been appreuiably advanced un-
& der the largo appropriation which became
5available on the lst Of July last.
Progress Of the Work.
In connection with his estimate the sec
retary hns made public statement Of the
condition of this work, the advance that
has been made and the results that can
be effected by the increased appropriation
which he asks.
On the lst of July, 1898, but one modern
yun had been placed in position. On tho
st Of July, 1897, tho department shall
nave completed defcnscs with armament
S follows: Thirteen l2-inoh, 81 10-inch,
Sinch and 4 rapid fire guns and SO 12-
noh mortars
4 The remainder of Secretary Lamont's
rs etter transmitting the estimates are of
y historical nature reviewing the progress
8 made in seacOast defense. He says that
or the 5 years preceding 1880 no appro-
riations were made for engineering work
<. n our prominent coast defense except the
mall and steadily decreasing sum annual
allowed for the protection, preserya-
on and repair of existing works but
mail amounts had been granted for the
obstruction of mining classmates and for
be purchase Of material for submarine de-
s bnses, whilo in 1883 and 1889 total Of
bout 50, 600, 600 had been appropriated
or modern guns, mortars and carriages.
n 1890 was made tho first appropriation,
!, 22l, 600. for modern gun and mortar
arteries, followed by one OF $4,000 in
S9l and by another of $500, 600 in 1892
his money was allotted by the depart
lent for construction work at various
orts including total Of 12-inch, 20
D-inoh, D 6inoh and rapid fire gun en-
lacements and Ga 12-inoh mortar Cm-
acements. None of them, however, could
made roady to receive It's armament un-
after the first small appropriations
lade in 1893 and the two succeeding years.
Practically, therefore, it has. the sc, re-
ny says, dcvolvod upon the war dep t.
ent since 1898 to make provision for The
Dmpletion of nearly all Of these emplaoe-
ents.