The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-02-17

Phila.. Press states that the previous
investigation of our District affairs cost
one hundred and ten thousand dollars
and proved the falsehood Of charges
| made by many of the same men who
have just succeeded in driving the House
into q joint investigation of the District
which will cost more that the last. All
this in the name of economy.
The admission of Gen. Ii arney who
has fought the Indians al his life and is
| well qualified to judge their characters
tics is very damaging to the veracity of
many military men regarding he Indians.
He has given it as bis opinion before the
House Military Committee that if the
Indians are honestly treated, and not
plundered. they will live peaceably on
their reservations. He says that Indian
outbreaks are usually made to avenge
injuries offered them by agents ant the
hangers on around the camps, who live
by deceiving and robbing them. These
are the same scoundrels who are contlnu-
ally sending eastward terrible stories of
Indian butcheries and how they mutilate
their victims. Many of our masses swol-
low these stories as gospel truth. and
there is often some truth in them, thanks
to the dishonest Vaccinations of these
pothot;o ctorx, hafohorc
The House Appropriation Committee
appear to be smelling around the Treasu-
ry pretty keenly of late Their report
that 1.-The slush fund.- technical name
for the money appropriated to pay in
creased compensation to deserving and
meritorious clerks is divided on the bib
lican plan of ''to him that hath shall be
given" will cause an intelligent smile 20
fit asross tee countenance Of many an
old clerk Let them find out who eau
ges merit ia the Treasury if they can.
The opposition press are now objecting
to the reduction of estimates In the vari-
Gus Departments in which the Appro-
priation Committee is engaged. They
have clamored until they thought they
had frightened the Committee out Of its
propriety. and that it would so restrict
the Government that its business could
not be performed. They are now chang
ing the cry Of reduction of estimates,
and say it is all humbuE because in the
case of the F. o. Department a supple
mental estimate has been lntroc uced by
the third assistant p 81 Gen. asking for
eight additional clerks that are required
to run his Bureau. the cost Of which is
put at $1,000 It seems then thai
nothing in the way of retrenchment will
satisfy these hyper critics, but the abso-
lutte blocking of the wheels of Govern
mept by means of inadequate appropria
tons. To attempt to satisfy chronic
croakers is itself absurd, and while reduc-
ing all expenditures not actually required
for the needs of the service. Congress
should carefully avoid going the length
proposed by them.
Another specimen of the Ia consistency
of the opposition is the fact that they
have always opposed Federal interference
in elections. and still continue to do so,
but their vociferations in favor Of forcing
a new election upon Louisiana by Congress
are now loud and constant All similar
acts by the Administration heretofore
carried out they still del ounce as uncon
tyranny while they favor this,
because they think there is SO little milk
In the cocoa nut for them-the present
State government being in quasi admin
istration hands.
An investigation Of the cost of trans
portation connected with the printing OF
currency and bonds In cities distant from
W Washington is now being made. The
Object of il Is To ascertain whether The
printing &c., could not be performed for
less cos: and otherwise TO the advantage
OF the Government at the caplrol' Enor-
plous amounts are yearly paid for expres
sing to and from Washington. New York. !
philadelphia &C., which might he saved
by having the work doDe here. The fact
that the capital is o peculiar city. ard Is
necessarily debarred from ever becoming
success rs u manufacturing city wou d
seem To call for the Introduction here nf
at least all the business which necessarily
belongs to the operations of the Govern
ment The risk of loss and damage al
trtInsitU is AT present very considerable
and, il it can be shown that cheapness is
added to convenience and security. there
Is little doubt that steps will be taken to
transfer this work TO Washington where
it can be doue under the constant sur
VIGILANCE of resident Government officials.
Tho statement of the nubl;c debt of