The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-01-21

voted. The Columbia Institute for
the deaf and dumb, a private in.
stitution, in this District, which has
obtained nearly q hRlf million Of
dollars odt Of the Government,
was given $4,000 for this fiscal
year, for instruction, &c., which
was deemed ample, and even gen.
crous, but with familiarity with
the whole action Of Congress on
this subject, the President of this
private corporation, with unpAral.
leled effrontery, ar!aigns Congress
Tor its action, and demands of US
ISlf,500 more as a deficiency for
this year. There are other def
ciencies estimated for, which will
be scrutinized by the AyHopria.
Committee before it reports any
bill. But oncthing is clear. II Con.
gress can not control the expendi.
lures Of the Government; If It can
not curb the executive officers OF
the Government in spending the
public money, and if such officers
are 10 be LETT, practically, to de-
termine the appropriations, then,
| say, let Congress abdicate, and
let the people be saved the ex.
penses ofkeeping up this expensive
and somewhat ornamental institu-
tion. Mr.. W. then gave the items
of the Secretary Of the Treasury's
estimates for the next year fiscal
year, and said: at will thus be
seen that S303, ,000,UOO is the
amount asked for and it is for Con-
gross to determine how much OF
that sum is absolutely necessary
TO appropriate TO carry on the
Government. How much win it
be? l W.! lei the permanent ap-
preparations stand as in the Secrc-
tary's estimate, though ! believe
the amount Of interest on the pub
lie debt is overstatcd $4,000, ,000.-
That amount issl28, ,69O,6IG which
we must regard as fixed and de-
finite. Then there is the other
amount OF 59,0l4,0l1 "A, made
up of the items as set out in the
estimate. The question rccurs,
How much can this amount be
reduced without detrimcnt to the
public service? 1t is now impos-
sible tor me 10 state how much.
the first item for S45 100000 can
be reduced, as the Appropriation
Committee has not yet proceeded
far enough in the consideration
Of the various amounts making up
the sum, but we shall report o re.
duction of moTo than 500, 900 from
what was asked for the expenses
Of foreign intercourse, and nearly
81 900, 900 from what is asked to
90 into tho Legislative. executive
aud Judicial bill; pensions, Indian
Department and improper must
remain about the same as stated in
estimates; for the Military Academy
VIC reduce $4,000 on the estimates;
for armory and fortifcations s4,-
6s4, 200 are asked, and l believe
VIC can get along with sl,5CO,oOO;
harbor and river improvements
aud public buildings, ss,4S6 OlS,
but in my judgment S3O0,OOO
would be as much as Congress
would wish to appropriate pnder
both of these heads. For'the Naval
establishment $50, ,993,4l4 SO are
estimated, but IN the Navy bill
already prepared this is reduced to
about sic, 100000, which is believ-
ed will answer every purpose
There are some 5000, 900 which
it is thought can be cut off from
the estimates of the total expendi-
lures for the year ending June 80.
1870, OF s303, 600, 900, as submitted
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury.
That will leave for the total ex-
penditures for the fiscal year end
ing juno 80, 1860, 1888 900 000.-
Add to that 100000 more, for
various other expenditures, and
we have a total of $500, 100000. 1t
is my belief that the expenditures
can be kept down to that point, and
that the Government can be, ad-
ministered for that sum; and if
that can be done, as it ought to be
done, good showing can be made.
| have made no estimate in relation
to the revenue for the next fiscal
| year, butfor the present fiscal year,
it appears from the Secretary's
report that the actual revenues
received for the first quarter
amount TO s95, ,00O,3 ,392, and that the
Secretary estimates the next three
fourths ut S246,OO0,000, making
the total estimate Of the Secretary
S34l 900 900. But Mr.. Welles,
! Special Com missioner OF the Reve-
nue., who has given this matter
great attention, estimates that it
will reach 1856, 100000; being 15.-
900 900 more than the estimate of
the Secretary. Assuming, Therefore,
that we shall not collect more rev.
enue tor the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1870. than the Secretary
estimates we shall collect for the
present fiscal year, and assuming
that our expenditures will not ex-
coed s29O,OO0, 900, there will be o
surplus of s51 100000 for the year
ending June 30, 1870; but with an
honest collection of the revenue,
land without any increase of taxes,
III think we can collect S450,000,-
600 of revenue. If this can be
done, and our expenditures can be
kent within S3O0,OO0,0O0, wo shall
show a surplus at the end of the
fiscal year 1870 of SIS, 000,000,-
With an exhibit Of this character,
which is an exhibit that can be
made if Congress ard tho Execu-
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