Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-23

franking privilege, while ranked matter
would not produce $500, 900. The esti-
mates for the next fiscal year contained
appropriations for public works Of
81, 625,1T3 against appropriations for
the same object last year Of
S5.4g3.00O. The administration of
Andrew Johnson had been accused Of
proaigacy in expenditures: people had
tried it on that charge, found it guilty,
and taken from it the scepter of power,
and put IL in the hands Of Che Republican
PARTY, on lis professions Of economy IN
the administration Of the public service.
The people intended to hold them to
their promises bat what was the first ev-
idence they put forth TO the country of
their determination 10 carry out their
pledges? While he knew the ungracioHs
position he occupied he proposed 10 speak
plainly, but truly, 10 his party friends IN
The House. He knew there was not
much comfort to be derived from the
| wound ola friend. Andrew Johnson, in
The last year of his administration, had
estimated that he could carry on the gov
eminent for s3O3, 0O0, 600, and that
amount had been cut down over 500
coo. 900. What did their own adj
ministration estimate it would carry on
the government a year for S3tl ,097, la, an
increase of SIS 00, zoe beyond the amount
required by Andrew Johnson, and an in
] crease OF rii.0-c,Bof over lnt dllouAlb dp-
propriated for the present year: but this
included an error of over s., 000, coo in the
footing up Of the POstotice Department,
| which would reduce the increase to 49,
600, 200: but he believed not entering into
the estimate was a little sugar-plum of
SsQ0.OO0 for League Island, and back of it,
also. were the millions that would be add
ed bv the Senate tOthe appropriation bills,
a. they passed the House. In the House
I 49,. fha nTalras of fhn R~nnuh NfaQp nan o u
were to he redeemed. They could have
no aid either at the other end of the ave-
nue., or the other end of the capitol; and
he put it to the Representatives Of the peO-
NE whether they would inaugUrate new
bubble works on the broad estimate of
| So, 600, 900. He had a right to complain
I of the other end OF the avenue,
! of economy, and with all the
heralding, by telegraph and otherwise, of
reduction, there was but one Of these De-
partments that did not estimate an in
/ crease Of expenditures over the apprOpri-
atoms of last year. The exception was
the poor, unpopular Attorney General,
and he hoped il was not because of hat
remarkable trait in his character that it
was contemplated at the other end of the
Capitol to relieve him from further pub
lie services, and drive him into private
/ life. There was a new pOstOflice at New
York, which the architect said would cost
SO, GOO, eco, and the granite for which was
estimated to cost 81, 500, 600. Were they
going on with such expenditures? Were
they going TO put 5000, 600 from the old
Philadelphia Navy Yard aud $500, 600 from
the Treasury into League Island, when
they might as well wait five years2 Two
things seemed to be desired-the reduc-
ton of the public debt by the administra-
ton, and a relief from the burdens of tax
alton by this House. Neither of these
things could be accomplished without the
other thing, which both overloOked-are re-
dueti0H Of expenditures.