, 1874-10-09

Prospect ut q IliN DofioictacT frilt-
IEu1v tho leutrunG!R.lcnt I'rhcoss

Prospect ut u EliE Deficiency EEilk--
IEulv the leutrunc!k.lcut rrhcoss
lFNf!zs.
Spteiat Dispatch Ia 1nt chfcaao Tribune.
WAsu1Soroy, j, G., Oct. 8.--H IL becoming
painfutly apnarout That thotowil lo Il Dollclonoy
bin Of extraordinarily largo proportions to pro-
aout ia Congress at tho approaching session.
Tho tsec,se aiuo,t,t Of tito au'n to bo aalcl for
To remedy tho n1iscalou!ations Of lust spring
cauuot, Of cdurso, DO definitely ascortaiuoa, but
1t ycc,ns quito cortaln tiat 1t caunot full much
below $4,000, 600, whio 1t ..Hoon1s altogether
prouablo Tint It will rcacl, ,se5, 100000. Tho
various departments 'nro arcauy running
ashore nni in aomo cnacB nro running
III debt, trusting to Conngsehn to help
thcm out iloxt winter. Tho PostnlnHtur-
small for to demands Upon linn, mud wilt doubt
less by tho 1st Of Deconiber bo In debt Ii tho
ruilroad conpa,slcs a1on" 10 Tho tuno Of a mill
ion Or million nnd n hall. Similar INSTANCES
aro afforded III ot!ior dorar.1nonea. Congress
1,lado great display Of effort IN tho way of ro-
trcnchnicnt and economy iast winter, hut It was
practicoa cntitoly In tho way Of cutting aud
paring down department estimates. 10 carry
out tlleso retronohnacnta, ono,hibly, Il, nui'abor
Of clcrla have boon discharged dulinE tho
su.nn,or. Whether all that could bo sporcd
have boon dropped III not ofoar. Iloro aro Eoud
REASONS for believing TINT many mora could 10
Without impairing thu efficiency Of tho Civil sor-
vlce, unlosH tho consequent rolaxatson Of tho
dienity OF department osolalH would havo that
effect. 10 Tint as it may. tho country may rcst
assured ttlnt the greatoHt possible publicity WAB
given to oYery dBnllasal, anu that each Instance
lost mono Of iss duo effect. Business to-day IL
transacted with tho VISUAL case aud rapldtty,
wlo tho o1icials arc coinplaininE tint the ru-
ductiolH hnye boen loo oxtenBiye, md ],aro
tlono l,arn1. Tho fact that thoy aro alronly
bcginniig to oxcccl t1oir appropriations, 'or aro
eoing into debt, does not Indicate III all caacs 70.
duccd appropriations, or that thcy liuye not
tnado tho corresponding necessary and practloa-
Lie contraction III expenditures, but ia MANY
caaea II ;ndioAtes nothing less. a point to bear
IN mind H. that tho rotrentl,tnent Of last wiutcr
yaa Ia tho way of naying Mt tho gpigot Of lcccs-
cary expenditures, Mi,tio tho ipnk nt tho huslg,
tho pouring forth Of nouay for joins
Of small dcgrcc, was checked yoyy slightly.
luYtead OF Raying Ina S50,Uo0 EiYcn
10 Cow1os Il Droga, tor the ,1sn
Of their flrunbug process to keep moths out Of
army clothing, which ID ono Of tho .noat notorious
swi,idlcs evar known III Washington, Congress-
naale necessary thu diachargo Of u fow clcrls IN
keop tho SGT, 900 md discharge tho elcris too.
No etEort was mudo 10 proyont tho stealing mid
cribbi:,g to tho amount OF millions under tue
griso Of appropriations for tho improvement Of
rivers and l!arbora, aud various other objects, bit
great hullabal1oo WIS ma1o ovcr tho apparent
reductions in tho nrnUnnt appropriated W
keep tho Government machinery III operation.
The oiilcinls hero wlo hayo failGd to carry ont
their proportion Of this sort Of economy llayo
been nj notcl.alnnt in their Disregard Of Con-
greasiona1 action rs though they had private ns-
a!lranccs slat their cxceab Of expenditure would
be made good next wlntor.