Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-04-04
GOVERNMENT EXPENSES
The civil Appropriation BIZ.


WASHINGTON, April 3.-The miscellAs
neous civil appropriation bill makes pro"
visions as follows For the Treasury
Department, salaries, incidental expenses,
ETC., $S5,000; salaries and expenses Of
collectors ond assessors of internal reTe-
nue., $2,000,000; Postofice Department,
temporary clerks, for the defalcation of
E. B. 0lmstead, etc, $4,000; House of
Representatives, miscellaneous, $34 500;
War Department, for premiums to archi-
tects, $4,000.
The foregoing items are for deticien-
cies in the present fiscal year. The fol-
lowing are for deficiencies for the next
fiscal year:
Treasury department, temporary clerks,
$4,000; office of First Comptroller,
clerks, $45, 900; office of Second Comp
troller, clerks, $4,000; Office Of First
Auditor, clerks, S6.OOO office Second
Auditor, clerks, $4,000; House of Rep
resentatives, clerks, $26,G64 Territorial
expenses, SS,730.
Mr.. Dawes, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, explained the
bill and reasons for it, and appealed to
the members not to load it down with
amendments.
Mr.. Beck, member of the Committee
on Appropriations, explained the approx
priation of S2,000000 for the expenses
of the Internal Revenue Department by
stating that the Committee of the last
House had been led into mistake in re-
| porting six million for that source, when
it should have reported $8,000,OOO.
Mr.. KiIsey, another member of the
Committee on Appropriations, also en-
tered into brief explanation Of the bill,
and in vindication of the Committee of
the last House.
Mr.. Dawes in reply to a question asked
by Mr.. Maynard, said the system Of
hydrostatic press printing which had
been carried on in the Treasury, and had
cost the government millions of money
was to be abandoned, and the work was
hereafter to be done on roller presses
under the control of the Treasury De-
partmt mt, but not in the Treasury builds
ing which was to be exclusively devoted
to its legitimate use.
Mr.. Lawrence called attention to the
fact that the number of employees aus
thorized in the various departments in
Washington was 1,7S5, whereas the
number actually employed was 2,7S0.
He thought there should be a reorganizs-
ton of the Treasury Department, and
the number of employe s distinctly
defined.
Mr.. Dawes explained the necessity o
giving the Secretary of the Treasury
discretionary power to employ TEN
porary clerks for special duty or
extra occasions as the necessities of tn,
service required.
Mr. Coburn moved to strike out tn,
item of 100000 for internal reVenu
service. He thought the clause was to-
uncertain and too indefinite.
Mr.. Dawes explained that tn
collection of internal revenue had bee
found 10 cost IS 100000. The first ap
preparation three years ago had boen 10
ten millions, and that had left surplu
of two millions. The next year an ar
+ preparation of 100000 had been mad
e making with surplus SS,000,000 avail
:. able last year. The committee had fol
Q lowed the language of the precedin
/ appropriation for six millions instead
: eight millions. 1t was necessary, Their,
-, fore, to supply what was simply ar Owe
+ sight.
The amendment offered by Mr.. CT
burn was rejected.
q Mr. Wheeler moved the appropriate
of $37 5000 for the completion OF Il
customhouse at Ogdensburg, N. Y. R
e jected
d Various amendments in reference
> the compensation and appointment
Y clerks were offered and agreed to.
IS Mr.. Wheeler offered an amendme
q apprOpriating $250,0O00 for printing Il
s debates of Congress at the goVernme
Il printing office.
:. Mr. Garfield made the point that Il