to sustain the civil authority The com-

manding officer was strictly charged to let

no conflicts take place between the troops

and the people of Utah except only when

he should be called upon by the Governor

for soldiers to act as a potte comiUitus

Several important changes in the internal

arrangements of the Army are recommended

such as the practical abolishment of the

brevet by promoting those holding them to

offices for which they are brevetted and

making all army officers having moneyed

accountability amenable to military tribu-

nals whether their office be strictly military

or not

The best route for the Pacific Railroad

the Secretary thinks there can be no doubt

is that of El Paso to the Colorado better

known as the great Southern route The