The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-01-01

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Special Dispz;-1 t. T's tic 20 Tribune
TIE siNgING FUND.
WAsnINGrox, d. C., Dec. 2S.-The
proposition to irop the appropriation for
the sinking fund this year viii meet with
strong opposition, The Argument is used
tla., und n th. lays. this aanut i approrr;a-
ton i. conreml lated that it Is part of the
security upon the faith Of which orr bouis
have bs,n purshlsel AMI that to fail to
make the appropriation would be regarded
as squirting toward repatriation. Ben
Butler IL understood to indorse the PROPOSE
tloL.
AcCoUNTISG FOR THE CONTINGENT FUND.-
In view of the developments that are
maki-g with rcga,d TO the expanliture Of
tile yaricas contingent funds for the private
use Of q 5ser In mt officials, ndIicy il
made as to good method by which Con
gress and the people may lave information
each year as to what the expenditures Of
the preceding year were for. There can
be no cool -enson why every 1t-n f the
Governments expenditure should not be
accounted for, as Is done in private bust
ness The publication OF sach annual re
ports would be expensive, but the know
ledge that the exhibit must be made would
check unlawful appropriations by officials,
whereby large san: Of money would un
doubtedly he saved The plan suggested
by Gen. Cobutn, Of Indiana, in the Re
publican caucus j, mere favur3bIy regard
ed, now that a more rressing necessity for
it has been shown. th.,n at first. II De-
partment officials were compelled to account
TO the proper Committees for their eS
pendiiures, the House could then frame
appropriation bills with an intelligent idea
Of what they were d,ing, while tIe chtrJes
for piIferins would be very materially re
duced.
REDUCING EXPENSES.
The statement is published that the
estimates Of th, CI:isf Engineer are to be
Gu. down by that officer rom S2D,uoO, 900
to IS, oo0, 600 and that tli- affor.s good
evidence that there is to be rclc. .tion on
NJ hands, us demanded by the exiseuci,~
Of the times. The fact i, that while il
ha- not been usual to very materially re
,iucc the estimates in any other branch Of
GIy"ramant, the GIi,f Engineers re
c,l.n"n l,ti1us 4 tv: n.v, = brcu considered
rs moderate a. they ou5',t to be- AMI there
l. seldom an iaslur &c VIII re lis estimates
are not cut down trnm to 50 pr cent
Arm, otic, r., wio make tie calcuutipn
"f uino"nts necessary t. make or complete
pubic imirny, m.uts demanded by tie
conmnri al interest, Df TIA county, d. So.
with yies a. constructions and improve
IN. MS Of tas most clah,ra:c ani rr M n-nt
- ,str's-r. II T. = >. "a. 'm19 q lat5 1T
rnn cot fr"n | cn:'1n.n.r point of view.
Thfy SEEN to Ike K Far granted tl.ai i i
the duty oi Congress :a sr,. that the ;,,nouut
"nrr printed i not t"o lar-n TIE re-
Il, ton Of the present c.timat &c ;ro
th.f Engineers o;iicr ffom S--",9110 . to
3 od0, ,o0n wcui,i be ra actual reduction, in
vi'.w uF wnat hA~ h-cn thr custom. uf SI2.
> D,pl0. Tie /. Yer Rn IItrlar biii,
Y he. IL male up Ir,'n TIE Cii;cf Engiuccs'-
report was lnst year for little more thaa
si,gu0, o0C, and vas sir,iinr in aIaonrt to
that Of the preceding Year. Ary attemp:
t. make capital ont or his wonderful cor
trmplateI reinc,i,a is, under the circum
stances, absurd.
FRED GRANTS ASSIGNMENT.
Last winter, wi:cn FRI" ;iyt1t Wi, Scut
eat to Chicago to di,rlac, the galan. Gen
Forsythe on Sheri Ian'o i r. the Lrutcn
ant General felt constrained to explain. in
a general order, that ycung Grants title
OF Lieutcnaut-C Colonel WAS only Il local
rank, to be dr,ple Ell whenever he retired
from the staff Gcn Sheridan, at thc time
he issue | the order cnntainin. the above
information, probably believed what he
wrote, AMI expected shat tie promise wuuld
he tnlhied but Il recent event goes to
show that. while lie may propose, the
President di>p0ses. This is not an un-
usua. way for the Chief Magistrate to treat
his suJordinates Ia matters concerning the
welfsra of n mcmter Of his own family.
Ia the face Of Sherid,us order, hs has
ordered Fred to Washington, and appoint
ed him mastering and disburSlng oiiicsr
with the rank AMI pny lie enjoyed while a
membrr Of the Lieutenant Generals mil:
tary family. Tho only duty expected OF
t. e Young man is to draw his salary, the
details of the Office bein. performed by
competent oiheer hotli3s Il lower rank and
drawing small pay. This action Of the
President is Of piece with the withhold
ing of Gen Portcr's resignation. Not
satisfied with having his own salary douh,
ei, he has taken advantage Of his great
Office to jump hia son from 8revet Second
lieutenant to Lieutenant Colonel. with
CORE )ndins increase OF pay
pkLANo, RICHARDSON, PRKsIDEST.
The rumors which have prevailed for the
last foltN eight Loars with regard to con-
tc!nplated Cabinet changes, by which
Richardson and DeIapo would exchange
places, are believed to have their origin in
tho fact that Delano Is and has Eeen verv
anxious to become Secretary Of the Treas
ury, aud that Richardson Is disposed to
assent to the arrangement as something
better than dismissal from the Cabinet
altogether. An understanding of this sort
is said to exist between the two worthless,
who are only checked in their leasing task
oil fixing things to sult themselves by the
circumstance that the PresiGen; is not dis.
posed to consent TO it. Gen Grant is cup
posed 10 have acquired views en- sesera! sub
jecss since lie FIRST became rres't, THE finan