...done. I repeat the. recommendation heretofore made by this department that "so much of section thirteen of the act to increase and fix the military peace...establishment of the United States, approved July 28, 1866, as provides that 'after the first appointments made under the provisions of this section, as vacancies...

...to exist. I therefore li:>\e the honor respectfully to recommend that so much of sect ion tliiru-en of the act to increase and fix the military peace establishment of tie United States, approved July 28, 1866, as provides that ''after tbv> first appointments made under...

...has been reduced from one hundred and seven (107) to thirty . one (31.) These reductions were made as rapidly as the interests of the service would permit,...establishment of the United States, approved July 2S, 1SG6, is inadequate to the prompt performance of the duties devolving upon them, and it has been...

...recommendation of the acting Quartermaster General in the last annual report, that " so much of section thirteen of the act to increase and fix the military peace...establishment of the United States, approved July 28, 18(56, as provides that 'after the first appointments made under the provisions of this section, as...

...shape that it could not be easily detached, became a law. During the first session, Congress passed the "Act to increase and fix the military peace establishment of the United States." By this law the regular army consists of five regiments of artillery, ten regiments of cavalry,...

...shape that it could not be easily detached, became a law. During the first session, Congress passed the "Act to increase .and fix the military peace establishment of the United States." By this law the regular army consists of five regiments of artillery, ten regiments of cavalry,...

...U.NITIÏI» STATES, Lima, Peru, July 1C, 18G7. SIR: The 34th section of an act of Congress entitled "An act to increase and fix the military peace establishment of the United States," passed July 28, 1866, and the act of Congress passed at the last session forbidding the use...

...recommendation of the acting Quartermaster General in the last annual report, that "so much of section thirteen of the act to increase and' fix the military peace...establishment of the United States, approved July 28, 180G, as provides that 'after the first appointments made under the provisions of this section, as...

...fifteen bands now in the service, organized under the provisions of section seven of an act entitled "An act to increase and fix the military peace establishment of the United States," approved July twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and sixtysix, all, except the band at the Military Academy, shall be...

...recommendation of the acting Quartermaster General in the last annual report, that "so much of section thirteen of the act to increase and fix the military peace establishment of tho United States, approved July 28, 1SW5, as provides that 'after the first appointments made under...