Show ilio annual report of alic ot alio army general sharman bis submitted bis nn nual to ilia secretary 0 war ait abc of general drum and sack tit and alio llio report ot abc commending com minding 0 abo departments the rays lo 10 the report 0 the litter alicy all how hint our companies are too nnie for efficient adli ard for economical when ibo was poor ami with debt abo karny to gracefully to overwork but now hii general sharman they appeal or and it 1 that repeal that cl airo of ibo limit abo 0 alio llio aimy to men considerable it devoted to abe aion of ahe of officer servant i that no 01 ol adler should be compelled to do lawr or without hii consent and lie recommends that the ceist law bo or so ail to 0 o abi end loucil point lie diya it has and inuss con lione burc of mill tiry in almo ot peace in bla abo military academy at west point illa its and cm bo to prepare boys to bacomo abo old krs 0 the future cicro ore in abo aruby companies oica our domain to kundil the property and present tn fr an cin complications and troubles of acry variety and kind at ono protecting indian and again these occur it 1 always sudden and acin baic to be burward rom ecat and always at a beavy cott for 0 men harap and this coal in abo will in my judgment bo more abin sufficient to supply an of tau nty per tent ot private 11 ll that I 1 would ak a k lor at this time because I 1 belie u ebli increase will add little if any to tho anguil cot of the army and att krcal to our lu thola tt ton years our froni lers hive DO extended under the protection ot our small army as to add at least to tho wealth ot the nation this lias enabled to up remote parts ot abe Is biuso oatho cicat prosperity which la ell ineta ot tho country when tho national wai wa i poor and loaded with debt abo army endeavored to to overwork but they now appeal for relict and I 1 do most earnestly ask the lionor ot war to apply to to repeal that clabo ot tho law limits alio llio eul force ot abo army to men and to cucca clial earb iud ciary toina iny in tho inny may bo cali bcd to ill least eltty vitea dixi atto men and three officers to aich ot the compan lc bus tho army proper to entitled men which in will biff ibis should form alio and as experience and practice havo demonstrated the necessity for another or combatant force I 1 further urso that provision bo mado by law tor each of tho follow se and viz companies and par hot 0 men detailed on clerks 13 department laborers nud mc act point military ac in louir aimard att fort ib W ia serif 1 I 1 ll 11 TJ ah total which number added to the be foro explained will m ako tko abc total force of every nature and kind aj general submits a statement of abo enlisted mon in tho regular arm october lu cavalry artillery infinita lasal iuliu llila non im arc ice curini ct 87 kotul onna stirly Nt irly accy generel commanding troops on ibo fronkier fron lier asli for a increase ali iti 1 have indicated but abl anny bo belter accomplished by to abo president alio to increase ut ahli discretion companies moat exposed to danger to any number of not exceeding limited alwast in pr by the actual appropriations of monc rather than by abe fixed number of men the general arks for iu of nine in the corp and recommend that the whole of dc bensa lie submitted to a board of hish officers abilo ft baird consider alio llio matter of military posts and stations now jbv sc recommendations aro with i view to the afo and relict of the army from of forts posits and stations some old forts general admits aro worth and in order that these may be properly cire of he cocom abat alic lc authorized to out of the claa of icu acu alio hive tor civo or more a bol to W ni ludine canta now a corps to bo at clicc old forts with thae rauk and pay tacy held at alio close of their active career of array service to bo to alio rules aind artl alvi of war but only to tie inca for guard aug publio one or two officers of alio retired elm nd dozen of thee old cr would a good irrigoo for an abandoned poat or fort by alio llio retired officers thus fuel and we would homes for worthy veterans which would be most hon orallo and chirl tAble to lliam and advin to alic government general sharman in bis on voit roaul ays tim icord of visitor ab that the superintendent of tho military academy should be a colonel of I 1 will concede to the all they ask but when war comes abe engineer naturally takes to na and whereas the in fai itry cavalar and artillery muni ro in and do tho tins it was so in isia and and west iolet h intended lo 10 boako tol dlen anil not prof ess couil cn and lie word older old lr in war if ahe lio a soldier than the infantry then let bilm in war and pence hao all the honora ml hut our asperl eimire docs not fulfill alila Sheri nii taets direct esuo alio otliss 0 the lioard of |