, 1870-12-02
WASH HTON.
Decrease During the Last Month,
$7,475,860.
Annual Ektfmatca OF the Several
Departments. ii.


DEPARTMENT K*TtxATkA
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The following are tue
annaR estimates 50 fur as furnished 70 the CaktF
man OF the Committee on Appropriations. The
estimates for tho War Department rs male up Al
The different bureaus amounted to S., .43as
Secretary beknsp re.auccu these bureau csurlates
10 81 3ss s9s The appropriations for the current
year were $50 ss1, ,ss7 e. The reduction m,de bv
Tho Secretary u principally owing TO hts csuEst-
ing fer average regiments and not for tnll stR1-
nents. The kct Of jay Il, 1870, Inlta the number
ofre~enlisted men to 50 kn contemplating probably
fufI and not skeleton regiments. The foregoing
cattaates for the War department Include the
Auits:E Academy, for which 33tA, ,ssa.91 wAs ap-
rTopTiated tor the current yeaf by separate bill
The War Department also eatlm2tea to meet
sMctal acts Of Congress-, such as that Of psnvl1ing
fur repostn upon the weather, observations. aud
sscrm signals: that for the support Of tie Bureau
Of Freedmen and Refugees: that Of refunding the
32tes the expense Incurred IN raising votuntee,B
e1r,--s1, ,5s9, ,a5l. Some Ut these items have,
heretofore, been known Is indefinite, botste nov,
~ hn act Of July Is. 1870,
specifically estimated for. Tne War DE-
psItnent also 4sks, for forftncanons and other
works Of military defence, geographical a0rveIe.
de-, 1.6sst9 100; for frera and hayboss, s. 40;
bub1ic budugs and grounds IN the District Of
c. lunbls, $t1s, ,lss: tor the Washington aqueducs
1870 $50; the lAs. four items amounting 10 $i3,-
6a',.39.
The Nary Department estimates, after revision
hr Secretary 1tobcson. AMOUNT to s2o,653, ,al7.T.
The Anount appropriated for the navy fos the
current year was tla,s3o, ,soo.sa. which amount
Vas e1clusve oftbe sum for the nsF5 yasds, &c.,
co., This appropriation Is tneluded IN The above
estimates. The Navy Department also asks an tp-
p1op5taton OF SIS 70 neet deficiency Tor the
'utrcnt year, mostly In the Bureau pt Provisions
and Clothfrg. The Pension 0flice asE1 ~ ,001. :
ooo. It the une1pended balances which are Ap-
pftcabte here can be used; Otherwise Il w1l te-
gulre 10, 900, the same amount approp.l-
ated for the current year, The arnount asked tof
the Legislative, Executive, and Judiciary Depart
meuts, al revised at the Treasury Department. Il
~, sis,Ss1.s* The amount appropriated for tue
current scar Was 81. s26s'. ct which the estt
mate for the Pacnt once is 5: and for the
Agricultural Department 5s2e ,2aA The amount u
IT, required under the title OF sundrT civil ser
Vice It is Impossible to estimate at present
with ans degree Of accuracy The estimates tos the
Post Once Department .naJ be approximately esr1-
mated from The statement given In the report pub
llhhed t9osY. The Pastu aster General estttnates
that deficiency for the year ending June 70, 1879,
will te 1865 ,3ss. 10 which must be aided at
least the amount now annually Appropriated for
subetdles, $7aa ,o00- The deficiency appropriation
for the current year was ss-7to,ot0L AL the FORE
gorK catlnates arc in strict Conformity with lhc
requirement Of the law al July II, 1870, Sectlon1
s, and :, and are exclusive Of uny unexpended
balances. This fact should be kept In mind. The
estimates include no addiuonsf sums, such rs
have formerly been covered under heads "a Bal
ances available" OF ''Uuexpeuded ba.sucesr n
These estimates made at departments
hare since been subjected - Revision AMI
reduction in the Treasury Department. 1t
given cut hJ the Secretary tnat the total estt-
mates for the next fiscal jear will be- TWO hundred
and eighty mtll1ona, exclusive Of all balances OF
former appropriations, thee having reverted TO
thu general Treasury under the rrovtsnns hereto
fore referred to OF the ace OF July II, 1870,
1nK REASON WHY.
SOME OF the BtAt1sttctans at The Treasury De-
partncnt hare heen trying to figure ont y 1t IL
that appropriations for civil service 60 Invariably
Iun Ahott- 1t has been found that Ia the Consular
branch alone the government loses hutdreti5 Of
thousands Of datlaty annually By reason Of fre-
qucnt changes Of cousuls and commercial agents.
These chAngea have been more numerous
under The iAaf two administrations tnan
ever before. Thus 1t il the rule where
new Consul IL appointed to ALLOW his pay to date
from the dag OF his appointment, while the old
Incumbent II Allowed his salary until he returns
home. provtlrG his stay after removal la not un-
reasonable. This country very often has TWO
kets Of these otnclals under for considerable
length Of time. which coEditiou Of things Is never
p1NflA@Q 4Ot IL AA8 SA&4HlAIC3 u4ualt3 given 10
CIpgteas. 1t II shown thht the constant changing
In the clerical 1oEce OF the Various departments
also Injuries the government IN financial pont OF
yiew as requfreA at Ieast one-thlrd Morn lncx-
pertencfd clerks to perform the work, which rc-
quires both practice and tk1n. Some OF the advo-
cafes of civil sezEce reform propose to thorough
y agatate these tnatters IN Congress this winter.
Tue PkcsstAN pkFAELTER.
The fugitive PfusuAn BarGonaster, lewis Die
bel, charged with stealing 1900 thaers from the
| city OF Kaltamitz, had hearing to-day before
| the United States Commissioner at Baltimore.
| Ile acknowledged his identity and also the TACT
that he had embexzled the funds lost. The fur
] thcr examination Of the matter has bccn post
| poned until An e1am!l1tlon i8 made OF the extra-
| dl1on treat! between Prussia and the United
S.ates.
nkALTu Or cU1EF 1CEr1C1 cuAsH.
! The latest authority In regard to tho health Of
| Chief Justice Chase IL Mt. Parsons, Marshal OF
| the Supreme Court, who has tust returned from
SrTasansctt. He sa{s that Ar. Chase il slowly,
\ hut apparently surely, recovering nis strength.
The paralysis has not in any way Affected his
mind, and ne 10 able to walk, hide. and write as
| usual but he Is suffering from great loss OF
strength, and his physician haa forbidden 2uy At
tempt On his part to scsme his duties On the bench
for the present. and preact1hed total rest and rc-
ia1stion from all labor.
Ito the At.ocitted rrtsal
nECKxRER STATEMENT or Iux rCRLlc pTBr,
| W4sntN1TuS, Dec. 1.-THE following Il q re-
[ ecriluiA,lon OF the debt statement:
Debt bearing Interest IN coin. ss, ,357 t01 %
De6s bearing intciest il. lawful ''"'''' ~
/ money.........'. ...-'-..'. 80. NG00
i,eei o. which iatelest has ceased ''&0'
since maturity. s,asl. .os.oo
Interest .......................... 81. $50
Debt bearing no intereat,........ Al1,sal, $500