ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAYMASTER-GENERAL. WAR DEPARTMENT, PAYMASTER-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, D. C., September 21, 1895. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following as the report of this office for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1895: July 1, 1894, officers of the Pay Department were charged with public funds aggregating During the fiscal year 1895 these officers received From the United States Treasury. From soldiers' deposits.. From army paymasters' collections. Total balances and receipts ... Accounted for as follows: Expended on account of pay of Army Expended on account of mileage to officers... Expended on account of pay of Military Academy. Expended on account of pay of volunteers (Treasury certificates).. urer Balances charged officers June 30, 1895.. Total..... $1,031, 728. 61 14, 011, 967. 35 318, 270. 73 232, 078. 14 15, 594, 044.83 13, 220, 631.71 127, 728. 21 224, 311. 71 573, 304.67 199, 670.65 232, 078. 14 1,016, 319. 74 15, 594, 044.83 In considering the appropriation for pay, etc., of the Army, 1895, it is found that the amount appropriated will be inadequate to meet the required disbursements. The amount appropriated, including mileage, was.. The amount disbursed to June 30, 1895..... Balance available for disbursement....... It is estimated that it will require, to complete payments for the year 1895, at least..... There is available for this purpose the following: Amount received on account of soldiers' deposits... Deficiency in amount required $13,040, 934. 68 12, 498, 730. 26 542, 264. 42 1, 050, 000. 00. $542, 264. 42 318, 270. 73 127, 003.87 1,006, 872.39 43, 127.61 In explanation of the above deficiency it may be stated that, while the appropriation made by Congress was far below the amount estimated as required, new legislation was enacted which necessitated increased expenditures from an already reduced appropriation. During the last year there have been increased expenditures on account of the following items, for which no specific appropriation was made: Interest on retained pay to discharged soldiers; increased pay to chief musicians, artificers, and wagoners; repayment of detained pay on final statements, irrespective of year detained, instead of repayment for the fiscal year in which it was detained; for payment to one Lieutenant-General of the Army and his aids, and, by act of February 12, 1895, the pay of enlisted men serving in the first year of their enlistment was restored from $9 to $13 per month, which item alone, it is estimated, caused an increased expenditure of about $90,000. MILEAGE. The amount appropriated for mileage for the fiscal year 1895 was $140,000. Of this sum, $127,635.25 was expended during the year, leav ing a balance of $12,364.75. Of this latter sum, about $8,000 have been disbursed since June 30, 1895, upon orders issued prior to that date, leaving an actual balance on hand of about $4,000. It will thus be seen that the requirements of the law have been strictly complied with and with such economy as to leave a small balance still remaining. The following table shows in detail the expenditures from the appropriation: Mileage disbursements (1895 appropriation) from July 1, 1894, to June 30, 1895. Change of stations.. European travel.. Recruiting duty.. Boards of examination to examine officers.. Ordnance Department: Gun construction, foundry, steel, powder, and proving-ground inspection.. Inspection by officers of the Inspector-General's Department.................. Military prison commission and inspection of military prison.. Retiring boards and officers retired and ordered home. $42, 356. 28 2,400.36 5, 691.11 11, 185.00 863. 10 2,541.46 5, 593.97 6, 495. 42 1, 786. 04 484.28 3, 313. 57 3, 216.46 Payment of troops... Treasurer and professors, Military Academy, Military Academy duty... 15, 402.23 231.57 Courts-martial (to and from).... Returning from conducting prisoners and insane men... Commanding generals and aids.. Rifle teams Instructions of Secretary of War, duty not defined by orders.. Attending funerals of officers and other deceased officials....... Total.... 8, 011. 54 184.72 159.30 5, 928.35 7, 338.94 3, 703. 32 107.36 640.87 127,635.25 |