The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-19
HoUsE........W WAsHINGroE, Jan. Is.

house,. WASHINGTON, Jan. Is.
The House took up the bill for the trans
fer OF the Philadelphia Navy Yard to
League Island.
Secretary OF the Navy could sell s3,000,000
OF property at private sale, of the Phlia-
delpnla Navy Yard, to whom he pleased,
when he pleased, and On what terms lie
pleased, the only obligation on him being
that he should obtain the approval OF the
President VINO, from the nature OF his
duties, could pay no attention to ths pro-
ceadIhgs; because the Treasury was Tot In
funds abundant enough to undertake the
work, aad because IL being IN time OF
Dawes crit cised the estimates furnished
by the Navy Department, which propose
besides 500, GOO Tor League Island, at total
expenditure of 1857 ,o94, against S405, coo last
year. The estimates did not inspire him
with much confidence, although the Sec
retary promised to effect q saving of 81
0U0,0J0 in the article OF coal alone, which
had Only cost SI50,000 for the last
IN mathematics which found a pa ailel
only In the achievements OF the POstmaS-
ter General, who proposed TO save 500 O,O0J
q year 5y the abolition OF the ranking
privilege, while st'anked matter would
not produce 800, O00 The book of esti-
mates for the next fiscal year conia rs ap
DrOoFfatfon~ for public works of s2i 62j. .I73
against appropriations for the same OBJ
jects last year Of S5,493,0e0.
The administration of Andrew johnson
had been accused of profitsacy in eXpen-
diture. The people ID tried IL on that
cnaEZe, ana EOuOQ IL not guilty. ana AaQ
takeo from 1t the sceptre OF power and put
it in the hands of the Republican party
on It's professions of economy in the al
minIsLEat1On OF the pubic service, and the
peOp e intended to hold them to their
promises. But what was the first evidences
whicn they put forth to the country of
their discrimination to carry ou5 their
pledges I? = While he knew the ungracIous
posltionshe occupied, he proposed to
fPTend, Pea6d in tSs % House He knew v P5as t5ers
was not mSch comfort to be derived
fTon the. wound of a friend. Andrew
Johnson, in The last year OF hls admins
tration, had estimated he could carry on
the Government for s3o3, ,c00.000, and that
amount had been cut down over 81, eco GOO.
What did their own admin -stratiOn esIi-
mate Il Woald carry on the Government
for the year for2 FOR s3lI ,0sI ,l74, an in
amount required by Andrew Johnson, and
an increase Of $40, ,625s s557 over the amount
bnt this included an error of
over seven millions in the footing mp of
the Post Office Departn ent, WhIcA would
reduce 1t to lOrty-tWo millions, Dub he be-
lieyed that not entering into the estimate
was a little sugar.plum OF $4,000 for
League Island, and back OF it, also, were
/ the millions tnat " aid be added by the
/ senate to oppOsltion bills as they passed
/ the House. Iasthis House alone pledges Of
/ the Republican party were TO be redeem
/ ed they could have no aid either at tue
| other end OF the avenue or the other end
/ of the capital, and he put Il 70 tLe Repre-
! sentattyes OF the people Wnelhef tney
/ would inaugurate new public works ON
i the broad estimate OF twenty-tour % lions.
] He had right to complain of the other
/ end of the avenue, that with all It's pIoies-
/ sions of economy, and with all the herald
/ ing by telegraph and othsrWlse or reduc-
| tfon. there was but one of those Depart
| ments that did dot estimate an increase of
expenditures over the appropriations of
/ last year.
| The exception was the poor ane unpopu.
lar Attorney General. He hoped II was not
| because of that remarkable trait IN his
/ character that it was contemplated 81 the
/ other end of the capital TO relieve him
| from further public service, and drive him
into pTiTate life. There was new Post
Office at New York, whic1 the architect
said would cost $40, 900 Geo, and the granite
for which it was estimated would cost
ei5030,G00. Were they going on with such
expenditures were they going to put
100000 from the old Philadelphia Navy
Yard and IS 030, 600 from the Treasury into
League Island, when they might as well
+ yvasL ElTe years Two tEaE+ seem sd to be
! desired. q reduction of ne puEfie debs
by the adnltn-=tFatIo1s and q RELIEF from
/ the burdens or taxation uy this House
Neither Of these things could be accom-.
pttsned Without tine other thing. which