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Show fay of Iks Army an3.IS.S4B a Tear. Payinaater-General Batet, in hia annual an-nual report, eava that th pay of th army for the year was 953,213,343, an Increasa over laat year of Sl,30t,3ti4. II make several recommendation r-latlv r-latlv to pny accounts in tb Brmy, the most Important being that ofllcera of lh pay corpa no longer b compelled com-pelled lo furnish bonds. II says that thla should apply especially to officers detailed for aervice under the new law, aa they get no Increased rank and ar compelled to pay from SUO lotlHO when so detailed. Moat of the ofllcera prefer commands In th lint to such work. Iless.vs that the engineer ofliclsls handle and dla-bnrso dla-bnrso millions of dollara and ar not required to give bond, and in ouly on or two InsUnce haa lh govcrument sustained auy loss. |