Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-03-21
PAYING ILLEGAL .rIcERs

1t would seem almost incredible without a e re-
Jul examinat ion OF the whole subject, that tae de-
paftments at Washington have been permitted
through a seties OF yeas says the \. Y. Sun, to
carry thousands Of employees OIL the pay no 3
without any other authority Of law than an ap
prop: alon inr their pay, nude session after srs-
eion, and apparently 10 meet some Temporary
necessiiy.
The syslem was devised 10 incie ease the patron
age OF inenbers OF Congres aud others, and at the
same time Is conceal the e. penilture under "A de-
cepHye disguise That is to say, several ousaid
clerks have been drawing large salaries, not one
OF whose naues Appear IN the Blue Book, which
Is supposed 10 gave the name of every Official an
the service Of the United States. Various arliti-
ces have bcsu cRPioved 10 continue \ device BY
which millions have been drawn from the Treas
ury for ths support 0i PARTISAN machinery, and
which can only he traced through the devious
ways OF appropriations, arttully con.rvsd to mis-
Lead the uuWaIy and 10 cover up wifpll extraya-
gance.
Fist, there is What is called a permanent ap
preparation Tor the alleged expense of printing
bonds, currency, and other foIIns OF debt uttered
by tLs Treasury. That dates back 10 the begin
ning Of the vast paper assucs. and has been main
tanned without reference 10 the changes thai have
taken place since then. From three 10 Ave mil
lions year haye been derive from this soprce
when ons million properly administered would
have been mole than sufficient for every practical
purpose. Nearly nineteen hundred clerks have
bsen employed out OF this fund, and the Secretary
al the Treasury has ised his wis how to get
rid u the excess, after paying them and the print
ny bills.
is a
$5eO.O00 "a ysar tor the Bureau Of Enerayinp,
which II applied To the support of that office and
its 800 employees. And finally, there are mis-
ceaneons appropriations which having once Co.
Aolished iooting, are constantly increased
ltwould be wholly impracticable 10 perpetua,e
this ayatenl as has been done, and 10 obtain these
large grants without the operation aud iLc can
nivanee OF ihe COMMITTEE ON Approp opriations. Mr
Gahed and hi predecessors have sanctioned
these barefaeed spoliations, and have pensioned
of their trusts
Although the internal revenne systsm has been
radically changed, and the receipts are derived
from few articles, yielding about $lOO, 900 OOO,
mostly eoileciable by stamps, as against $3l 900,
OO0 N 1866, yet the cost of carrying on that he
reau for the past year In salaries and contInpsn
cies Was &329. lO3 65 greater than II Was when
every business, person and product were taxed.
and the labor was immense. The "cbntineent
expenses, that most suspicious OF all items,
havs swollen to x1S7, 800 Az against S40D93 OF IN
Bj6.
These are facts Of record, and they speak loudly
aaainAt the prodigahty OF the party which has
encouraged loose and Venai adm inistralion of the
public service. Alter tho exposures which have
been made, Il might be supposed that the respon
sble leaders inCOngrsss ss would reform the stem
and provide a remedy for such fagrant abuses
IN other words, that they would call the heads of
dspsr'me and bureaus before the commttees
and learn exactly what force wss needed to do the
woik well, aud then provide il in the only proper
way by systematic arrangement of every branch
on liberal scale.
Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Dawes who are spesallv