, 1876-06-29

mud propose to TO boforc tho country clainl.
ing TINT tho Dcmocrntio 1louso OF Repro
scntatiycs llas reduced the public expondi- F..
lures $G4 ,000, 900, aud TINT tho Nopublican
Senato refused to consent theroto, and has
refused to pnss any appropriation bills
They hnvo Ind printed, in tho form Of a brief
speech by blr. Srn1NoEa, of Illinois, n do
tailed statement Of thcso so-cglled reduc-
tions, which reads NJ follows:
Military 1icadfmy-E Estimated by tho Depart.
ment. si37,47o; appropriated fur last ycas,
s3li, 74O; appropriated by present liousc. $e31,-
1i1; reduction from estimates. s100, DO; rcduc'
ton fron last ycar, S1:E}, i0}. ....
ItAsiohs-Approprat!on last year, $40, o0o coo;
appropriated thls ycar, SD, 53}. 600; reduction,
Sioo, 800.
C'onsnl.r and Dsplomatlc- -;stlu,atcc, 81, 35o,-
iH5; appropriated last year. S1.3o1, ,285; nppro'
printed thIs year, s0:2. ai7; below estimates, |
S4.U, g31; bclnw last year, Si.S, All.
Forti Estimates, 81. 400, 900; nppro- |
printed last year, 500 0o; appropriated this yenr
3l5, 00D: below estimates, 81, OH, COO; below last
year, $535, 0o0. .......
Ltgl4laHre, EtrcH.lrt, dnl Jullcla!-Est!matca,
SEQ, s'o, 'o7; appropriated tRrt ycar, s1tl,
appropriated this year, s13, otD, So3; bcl"" es-
tmates. 81. SEQ, tao; below lust ycar, -
Hirer and Observation-Disclosures, Sill. :}01, 1905 al'.
prnpratcd last ycas, sU :s, o17; appropriated thls
year, ST. s1a, Hl0; below estimates, 3s, 4.S, @@5o'
below Int year, s77o. oo7.
ItRclency--Es.ln,ntc, 81, 72a, 472; appropriation
last ycnr. SI.7O:l. Gntl; appropriation this year
sU71 4B7 below estimates, 81. 051, 0S5; below last
year, 81, 032 o1a.
post. 0gaer-Es.imatc. ST. .aao, 500; nppsorri-
ntcd last ycnr SIT, 54 1851; appropriated this rear,
Ssh TO- 1oo ,,vlow estimates H. zoo. 900; bclow
las. year, 50, 7S5, aai9.
AIRY Department. s2o. I'll. .0Oo; last
ycas SIT, OIL, 117; this year. sl2, ~: H'5; below
cslnatc, -, 43d, s11; below last ycag 81. 678 451.
iadtaas-Estmatc. s., 7s7,o ,o00; appropriated
last year, S.. 100, 5; th!s year, So 01O, CO..; be-
low estimate, l. sos, u4; bciow last ycar 81, $780,
U52.
Ar4ru-Estu,atc, s33, 3ia, 7oS; last ycnr, S:,8,-
31. .07o; appropriated this year so, 15 077; be.
Inv catimate elo, 1u3, cal; below lust year, S4,-
T7S, 753.
sandry Grill 1nll-Estimute, s:1., a;lo. .a75; ap-
propriatcd Inst ycar, so, Ola, t5o; appropriated
thts ycar, si4, ,,}1ti. Da'; bclnw estimates, SIT.
| .GtL 4)t; below last year, ST., OH, :Itjs.
Totais-Estimute, S.0i, 0Da. 03'5: appropriated
last year, SLIT, 1.. 3co; appropriated this year,
S1as. AGO. :sT3; below estimates, soi, ,toS,o27 be-
low last year, s3n. AL oo1.
Wo give this rracioaa document in full
lin. ita whole fraud may bc understood. In
tho first place, tho estimates by the Depart
1nenta nro simply nstatem ent Of the amounts
which tho Departments might bpond ii n,-
thorizcii, md arc inserted to meet atlifTiculty
raised by thu Inv which prohibits my nppro-
priation not estimated for by tho Depart
ments, The estimates always exceed thu
appropriations by MI amount ranging from
} thirty to eighty millions Of do!!ars
, rho statement is fraud, because the
| House has not reduced the logal anil author,
ized expenditures of tho Government III
, stated; il has merely reduced tho su1n ap
propriatcd to iueot these expenditures.
. rhus, when, unt1or existing law, there il
r sloO, ,oo0 required annually for n certain pur
: nose, tito House, without repualng the Inv
: or changing 1t, Inns let the obligation stand
but appropriated only S5o,ooo, leaving tn
t other $50, 900 TO be appropriated ut the mex
r scssion, qfler the election, to supply the tic
h tciouey. OF the $40, ,Uo3,ooo, which it i
claimed tho Democratic l1ouso has cut oi
It from tito expenditures, from :.5,0 ,0oO, QUO l.
= sso, 200 0OO will llnso to DO appropriated nox
T. winter, atler tie tlcction, in tho shape of
Ia deficiency bill, III order to enable the Go,
J. ornmont to carry out expenditures authorize
% md required by law. Eal tho House n
O. organized tho urn,y and navy, and had n
ducod both branches OF tho public aorvcs
Il aud tlon na.lo appropriations to moot til
o. reduced requirements Of the amended Inv
II there would hayo been a genuine reluctio
= of expenditures. but tho HOUSE hRd no Hue
~ ~ iutontion, but resortcd to m old trick wink
- il loo stalo to deceive my one. In 161
~ i,st before tho Presidential election, Il
90 .. Democrats in Congress arbitrarily reduce
=" m the appropriations for tho army md nm
- - one holf, md ut thu noxt session, after Il
~ election, voted the other half in .1pilcion
~ bill. III 1872, Congress- in flso manner !
tluccd tho ta1cs on Ii large limo Of imports
no ,,cr cent nnl abolished other taxes Il,
!oa also reduced thu appropriations. Hut gtl
w tho elections, ut tho noxt session, tho app1
.o7 nistions wero excessive, including tho su
led intended to supply DEFICIENCIES, mud also
Lha cover tho salary-grab mud othor increase
lug ealories. The reduction in taxes was n
restored. This old trick will deceive no Of
$40 There was iona j9tlc reduction uf expond!tu
ack md Of appropriations in casos where q
ers urcss Ind discretion, but these havo
not beeu recommended and urged by the Rep
TO lican members Of the several coMmitte
ced To nil thoso reductions tho Republicans
de- Congress give cordial asHent, but they j,
ERE " protest against tho Democratic trick
leas mixing halt appropriations under tho /
! in Of reducing expenditures, aud merely p
e1e' poning the appropriation of tho other
''lm until after tho election.
aud Hut there is another trick in this busir
rem Which Mr. Cox was candid enough to exp
ndi" In his speech at st. Louis. Tho matu
G3:' isct is to cripple tho army. An Indian
uses will uecossftato the employment OF the la
- OF put OF tho army Oh tho frontior. Tho D
ocrats propose 10 carry tho elections ia
able thu Southern States, aud for TINT purl
0 re- will begin a war Of intimidation md
r1nl' scription, to prevent the colored people
been ink in those States whero there will be 0
Q IN publican majority in case Of fair elect
=, III They sock 10 10 cripple tho army, by Y
1t is drawing tho appropriations, that it will