The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1869-01-14

Grant must have the earnest and cor.
dial support Of the other branches oi
the government, particularly Of the
legislative brauch. The Tespon,i.
bility Of this Congress, so far as the
next Administration is concerned is
complete. The great masses Of our
constituents, the bone and sinew Of
the country, the men who have no
schemes Of plunder, aud who desire
only an honest administration Of the
government the men who fought
the battles Of the republic and poured
out their blood in its defense, 70.
quirs Of us decrease Of our eIpendi.
tures and reduction oftiIation. Re-
gardless Of the mysteries Of finance,
they SEQ that our credit can be i'm
proved, the public faith yindicstcd, a
return to specie payment made GER.
tain, a reduction Of the Interest Of
the public debt secured BY Keeping
down the expenditures Of the govern.
ment to the lowest possible point;
aud by the honest collection Of tho
revenues. It is for Congress to
keep down the expenditures, and il
is for the President to see that the
laws are faithfully executed, aud that
tho revenue is collected. But it is for
Congress to sec, also, that they do
not keep the letters upon tho limbs
of tho President, so a. render it
Impossible for him to faithfully
execute the laws.
. After stating in somo detail the
expenses Of tho last four years, aud
tho estimates of the Secretary of the
Treasury for the next fiscal year, Mr..
Washburnc proceeded to to the
consideration of the question
Of what this Congress will be called
upon to appropriate for deficiencies
for tho present fscal year, ending
june 30, 1869, aud to carry on the
the government for the next Gscal
year ending juno 80, 1870.
First, as to the estima'o mado by
tho Secretary of tho Treasury Of
additional appropriations required
to complete tbs service Of the fiscal
year ending juno 30th, 1869, and
previous years. II is for Congress
to inquire rigidly into the necessity
ands propriety of voting these deic.
iencies, which the Secretary estimates
nt the enormous sum of S2l 900, 900.
Of this amount Sl4, 900, 900 is for the
army, nocessiated in great measure,
by consuming Indian war, which is
,utailing extraordinary expenses on
Tho government.
The next current amount 10 osti-
mated deficiency for the Postollice
Department Of 81 500, 900 incurred by
contracts FOR uojustiia-
bly, extended mail service.
Then there is tho scaudalous O..
innate Of nearly S665, 900 for dcfe.
cncies for public buildings, when we
zero promised that the large amounts
appropriated last year should flush
he buildings. Add this amount ofI
1865, 900, demanded as deficiency for
his year hScal to the amount demand.
ID for the same purpose for the next
iscal year ofS2, ,434 900, and it makes
'3,099, ,0O0, which We arc asked to
fote for public buildings ut this sess.
on Of Congress, aud at the present
'tate ofthe Treasury, l feel bound to
ienouuoo il as the most e1trsva-
;ant, unjusti6ablo and profligatc ex-
,endituro Of the public money ever
lsked of Congress.
There are other deficiencies which
,avo been made, and which wo are
'alleu upon to make up, that are
Without Qualification, if it DO consid-
Irod that Congress has any power
,ver the Treasury. la view Of the
tate Of our finances. aud doeming
I indispensably necessary to reduce
'ur expenditures for the present yOnr
n every wsy possible, aud in the
'ull ligh os all the facts, Congress
appropriated given amount, which
$3.50, 900 for the cosAt survsy this
rear, In contempt of an action Of
Congress deficiency in that ip-
oropriation Of 100000 10 now
demanded, not ono dollar Of which,
trust will be voted.
The Columbia Institute for the
Deaf aud Dumb, private institution
n this district, which has obtained
nearly half million dollars out Of
Tho government, was given Sl2,5Q0
for this 6scal year for instruction
&C., which was deemed ample and
sven generous, but with familiarity
with the whole action Of Congress
,u this subject, the President Of this
private corporation, with unparalleled
arraigns Congress for its
action, and demands of us $l7, 500
more as deficiency for this year.
There are other deficiencies esti-
mated for, which will be serutinized
by the Appropriation Committee be-
fore it reports any bill. But one
thing is clcAr-if Congress can not
control tho expenditures of the gov.
Ornment, if il can not curb tho exec.
utiVo officers Of tho government in
spending the public money, and it
such officers are to bO left practical
ly to determine tho appropriations
then, l ray, let Congress, Abdioate,
aud let the people be saved the sx,
psnse Of keeping up this expensive
aud somewhat ornamental institu-
ton.
Mr. WAShburno then gave the items
of tho Secretary Of the Treasury's es-
inmates for the next fiscal year, aud
said: 1t will be thus seen that S303,.
100000 is tho amount asked for. aud
it is for Congress to determine how
much Of that sum it is absolutely
necessary to appropriate 70 carry on
the government, How much will it
bsp | will let the permanent Appro-
priatiOnS stand as in tho Secretary =
estimate, shough L believe the
amount Of interest on tho public
debt is. overstated $4,000, 900 that