The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-24

New YORK. AUG. II, 1876.


A great many of our people have
been waiting to see what monetary re,
forms could be accomplished by our
Democratic representatives before they
would decide with which side to cast
their lotin this campaign. Thepassage
Of the appropriation bills now enables
them to satisfy themselves upon this
point. 4 close examination of the
various appropriations will show them
that in every way has the House OF
Representatives striven to tighten our
present almost insupportable burden
of taxation. In every department of
the government has the wasteful, dis
honest, radical torrent of waste been
stemmed. The work that has been
done has been accomplished in the
teeth of the most acrimonious opposi-
ton on the part of the Senate and the
Executive. These men fought hard
for a retention, and indeed for an in
crease, of the spoils with which they
were enriching themselves by the i'm
pOverishment Of the nation, and in
some instances compelled an acquies-
cence in their extravagant demands,
through danger of detriment to the
public service.
1t will be well to look for moment
or two at some Of the figures which
indicate portion of the retrenchment
which has been effected. The total
sum demanded by the government
was reduced by the House to $50, 000,-
600 less than was appropriated last
year. The Senate made additions to
the accounts, and to some of these the
House was compelled to yield, so as
not to imperil the necessary work of
the Government. In spite of this the
amOuno allowed is more than $780,
600, 900 less than the Administration
asked for.
1t was not in one department only,
nor il few merely, that the waste
full expenditure had been carried on.
Every department was under contri.
button TO our rulers greed. The only
financial policy acted upon has been
to ascertain the extent to which the
people could be despoiled without ac-
tual impOverishment. Our immacu-
late Robeson-or, as the Sun more APP
propriately spells his name, Robber>
son-wanted the modest sum of S.
600, 900 more than was necessary to
carry on the operations of the navy,
even if he performed his work in an
efficient manner. The estimates of
the army, 50 necessary for the protec-
ton of our Southern friends against
themselves, are cut down nearly So
000,00 and 100000 below last
years expenses. Even the modest
pension list was found to have asked
a half a million more than it needed,
and sundry civil bill has been brought
from thirty-twO millions and. ii half to
sixteen millions. The River and liar
Dor bill, which has, to the surprise of
everybody, been signed by the Presi-
dent, is S9,000,000 less than what was
called for, and the Legislative, judi
cial and executive expenses of the
Government have been brought ST.
600, 600 below the estimate.
Figures are facts, and "facts are
stubborn things" These figures tell
us, without possibility of truthful con.
tradiction, that the Democratic House
of Representatives has not been I'M
mindful of the interests of its constitu-
ents. This can, however, be received
only as an indication of what could
and would be done if the opposing in
fuences were removed.
We are again rejoicing in the pros
pect Of being able to moye from one
end tC the other Of our Island city
without the expenditure Of sufficient
time to take Us twenty miles beyond
its limits. In the suit brought by the
Horse Railroad Company to restrain
the Elevated Railroad company from
building its switches and turnouts, the
Court has denied the application with
costs. This matter has simply been
an attempt on the part of rich and
greedy corporation to arrest an inl>
proveInent which theprogreSsive spirit
of the age demanded. 1t would have
compelled our citizens to submit to
any Inconvenience and privatons,
rather than that the profits their
business should be impaired. They |
therefore urged all kinds of injuries to |
themselves and the public which arise /
from the Use Of the Elevated Road. /
Judge Van HOesen, however, has very
quietly disposed of them by telling the |
complainants that any loss that they |
may sustain by therunning CT the faster
trains will be because the latter better
serves the requirment> Of the public
than the accommodations furnished by |
the horse cars. The injunction is
therefore denied, aud this may be |
received as an incentive to promote the !
lines oftravelby steam i'll other portions
ofthe city.
A Cannatiiau Agents. Yarn.
st. Paul, August 14th.-A CORES
pondent of the Evening Dispatch tele- /