The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24
AuGdfal
SpEECH or RANDALL.
GContinued from Second poge.!

mended, SZI,Ilfoi ''-'j ru ..a,oJ
S27.7 .7l5. .S77.20 the law as finally enacted,
S259 987 ,lB7 80. The Army APPROPRIATION
act does not show that extent OF reduc-
tion which we intended and had reason
IN hone we should obtain at the opening
of the session, because of our lndlah
tronhles and because of the determlna-
lion of the Adminislratio to keep a large
Force in the South. The House bill hxed
the army at 22000 soldiers, relatively ul-
v;ded between the three arms OF the ser
vice and sought. in addition, to reduce
the concentrations of certain olncers
which were deemed disproportlonate ana
too high. The manner of payment OF
these conversations is in some respects
highly Objectionable, rendering 1t almost
impossible to compute with accuracy tne
nav received by officers III the army
The senate was resolute against all tnese
changes, and the House was compeiieu
to weld and only succeeded in securing
the following legislation
SECTION "a. That the whole subject mater td oi
reform and reorganization OF the army VI tro
limited States shall be referred TO the coMIlsooI mission
hereinAfteT provided for, who shall carelul! anu
thoroughly examine into the matter WIN i@etOt @
Once 70 the demands OF the puOnc selllVe pT tbo @
The number and pay OF men ana oIigelS @uo ~, th
nronortion of the several arms, ana also us lo the
ANY nav and duties Of the several sthi ColPs
and whether any and what reduCllOns can pc
made either in the line or stan, Ill hulhoeIs VI ~
nav by consolidation or otherWlse oouSist.n3 ooIt S3
with the public service, having in view Just anu
reasonable economy in the expenditures Vi Puo
lie money the actual necessities oil the PuDto sSt
vices and the capacity for RAPID anu euectLNe H.
crease in time of war. Inc couilnlsslVu couilnS ,h San
created shall consist of two members OF the sen
ate and two members of the House OF kepTSsen
tRtiyes TO be appointed by the presiding olnceIs
of each House respectively OF Ihe oeCIet"9 w
War and TWO officers OF the army, oHe Ho itnS tnS
line and one from the staff corps, TO DC seleGteu
by the President with special reference W tiJii ~
knowledge of the organization ana eHperieilce u,
service Such commission shall asSemOle rs Plao
ticable and proceed 10 the colsiuelS',U co a, rsEe
matters with which they are charged, ana inaAe l
rppor TO Congress by the first DAY OF the mex seS
sion Through the President of the United % o%taieS,
with all the evidence record or OueiWlss, "l,ioI
thew shall have received and consldered anu
the sum Of 81 600 is hereby appropriated from the
contingent fund of the War Department 10 uelIdy
the expenses of such commission, 10 Se eApsnueu
under the direction Of the President ol saiu conl
mission =.
The result of the foregoing it is believed
will ultimately remedy some defects
suNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Appropration last year, S26 ,644, ,35O.O9;
department estimates for year ending
June 80, 1877, S32 $50, ,475.29; amount
recommended by House Committee on
Appropriation, Sl4,S57 ,32654 Senate |
Committee recommended; SlS,5Ol ,6Ol "A; |
Senate passed. Sl9,956, 1862 the law as
finally enacted, Sl6,351 9O5,4G
This act which covers the sundry civil
EXPENSES of the Government, is that up
on which it is attempted to engratt all
doubtful schemes, and unnecessary eX-
penses. which to any other general APP
nropriation bill would be ruled out OF or
der as not germane. In rete ence 10 inns
particular act the President OF the United |
States saw fit, although approving the
same to send messa-e COnuemnlhg the
character of our reductions. l propose
now. and here, with due respect TO the
Chief Magistrate, to inquire INTO the
Justice of his criticism. In the first
place, he says;
Notably among the first class is the reduction In
the ordinary annual appropriations for the reye-
nueCulter service, 10 the prtJuulce OIL the GUS
toms revenue,
This criticism is completely refuted by
plain statement OF the facts, which
shows that the amount appropriated Is
in excess of the amount expended IN the
revenue cutter services during The last
fiscal year. The expenditures for the
wear ending June so, 1876, were SS42 900,
ana the appropriations for the year end
ing June 3O 1877, SS74, 80, the latter ex-
ceeding the former more than S3O,OOO
Next. as to the amount given 10 continue
the Signal Service. This service cost
last wear nearly 81 100000, 1t has grown
IN he an immense bureau i'll It's workings,
and we think it eXtravagantly conducted
H. draws it's resources from three apprO-
priation bills, the Legislative, the Army
and the Sundry Civil, and aggregates, as
stated Sl,0OOOOO. We are advised by
the Manager of the Western Union Tel
graph Company that they can perform
the same service with equal satisfaction
TO the public for one half the money, and
he is quite willing to undertaken 1t at that
reduction. This, we understand, is also
the opinion of many officers heretofore
in charge of the War Department. Our
reductions, il view of this statement,
have been very moderate; amounting TO
SlOO 600 in the general expense provided
for in the Sundry Civil bill and OF only
fiftv enlisted men in the army for this
CORPS. At some of the stations the en-
Moves numbered as high as seven, and |
by careful revision of the force at the :
several stations, this reduction OF fifty
men will hardly be felt, The criticism as
TO the mints evidently arose from the
want of knowledge Of the amounts ap..
propriated in the several bills. 1t would
have been seen by examination that the
amount appropriated for running the
mints and assay offices was fully up to
the necessities of the country, even Ia
king into consideration the increased ex-
pense for coming subsidiary silver re-
Gently authorized by law in substitution
of fractional currency. Now, as to the
objection urged to reductions )t appro-
priations for the construction OF public
buildings for the State, War, and Navy
departments in the city of Washington,
The policy which guided the House was
to make appropriations this year for no
building the construction of which had
not been commenced, and in making ap-
preparations for those already begun to
give sufficient sum to finish and furnish
those of smaller size, such as the Custom
House of New Orleans; the custom
House and Post Office at Raleigh, N. g.;
the Custom House and Post Office at
Port Huron, Mich; the Custom House
and Post Office at Parkersburg, W. Va;
the Custom House and Post Office at
Lincoln, Neb., and the Custom House
and Post Office at Rockland, Me-, giving
the balance which we deemed wise to
appropriate in moderate degree to the
larger structures so as to 90 on with the
work slowly. The appropriation is ST.
100000 less tnan last year, when the APP
pro priations for public buildings, new
and old, were unusually extravagant.
As to the appropriation for new slruc-
ture for the State. War and Navy depart
ments in the city of Washington, it was
under the same rule. The expenditures
for this structure are made an exception,
all the Others being nnder the Supervis-
ing Arceitect of the Treasury Depart
ment while This is under an eL ginger OF