The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-02

EcosoMr IN GovERSMEsr.-The facts and |
figures given In this correspondence within
the past few days regarding the economics
Of the Administration are susceptible Of fur
Their application In the details, showing BY |
what means aud processes this large reduce
ton of the public expenditure Is being accom-
plished. Take arst the army. The expend-
lures for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1862,
were in round numbers $4,000, 900. The
total appropriation for the current fiscal year
was $34, 739. COG, the balance available from
previous appropriations was Sal 900 200; the
total available, e75 900, 900. Now, the army
expenditures for the nrst quarter Of the cur
rent fiscal year as compared with the anne
| quarter In 1868 are Us follows: Quarter end
ing September 80, In 1868, S27 .696, 24i.66;
quarter ending September 30, 1909, $l5,lf,-
49,. so; reduction In 1859, 81, 1854, 9S2 10.
This Is q reduction at the rate OF So, O0O, 900
per aunum in army expenditure alone. But,
granting that the difference 10 greater In this
quarter than In any to follow, the prospect
is exceedingly favorable for bringing the War
Department expenditure for the year inside
of $50, 0O0, 900, efectiug q total saving, as
compared with ls6s-'69, Of over $50, 900, 900.
The chief features Of this retreuchment are:
First. The reduction Of the army by twenty
regi ments, now In process, yielding favorable
results In the reduction OF expenses at the
present momsnt, but to be still more apparent
hereafter, when the expense Involved by the
| process 10 also Abatsj by Its completion. The
,nviog from this source 10 at the rate oil t2o,-
Second. Peace on the Plains, a result Of the
| new and honest Indian policy, scarcely 10
operation long euough to be thoroughly felt
but siready producing good results and saving
Third. The reduction, sctusiiy accomplished,
| ofthe list Of civil employees OF the army rom
10 900 to 1000 A stilI further reduction OF this
force to 1850 10 probable during the ensuing
year. When the extra transportation attend
ant upon the conaolldstioo q the army Is coo.
| complete, so as to obviste the wide distribu-
| tion OF troops 10 small detachments, q further
saving will be effected. SIN other reductions,
small Ia detail but large 10 the aggregate, are
| 10 eontem plation, SO that the conhdent hope
| Of reducing the army expenditures down to
Sr.Sss og ad@ nf ; Is .SsOfuiely war.
Fourth. The Navy Department is now using
has not yet touched its appropriation for the
current fiscal year. The appropriation for
lsese was slT SD, ssoi that fof isos.7o wa. sls-
Ing September 80, lse9, were $500, 600 less than
for the same period In 1865, while large por-
,ion OF the payments were OF such nature as
to render the decrease In the next quarter
"q Fifth. ' The Post once Department has just
closed Its accounts Tor the 1887 hscAl year WIN
| : surplus OF 81 429, 900 out Of the deficiency OF
| t3 100000 asked for by the late Postmaster Gen
| eraL, and granted by Congress last wintef .
Among the features Of reduetioa here !; =
large saving by the reorganiIsuon o. the
| speciaI mail service, aud BY the reduction OF
service or or By the diseouttnuanee OF unneces.
| sary mail routes. The expense OF the mail
| ,eryiee has been reduced over 1900 This
Depart me OF will be rendered very nearly II not
| du{te seif-sustsining during the current yesr
Sixth. The General Service: This inciude'
| all other departments OF the Government ek
| crpt Indians and pensions, which are strictly
| regulated by law, viz; the legislative, execu'
tive, Judicial aud diplomatic, including the
payment OF all salaries, the cost of collecting
the revenue, both internal and customs
Among the elements of reduction 10 the civil
service 10 the discharge Of from five to six
hundred clerks 10 the Treasury Department
alone, thus involving saving Of 100000 IL
the conduct OF that Department There 10 also
a large reduction 10 the cost Of collecting the
internal revenue, equal to fifteen per cent. Al
compared with last year.
The prospect now is that there Is no De
partment. unless 1t be the Interior, which
will not come within the limit Of the appro
prations made by Congress, Including the
} balance available from last year Wash
Cor. ". Y. Times, Nov. la.