Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1878, 1876-01-19
REMARKS BY. RANDALL.

The Pcnnsylyania Coagrsssuen's
Freaiosa9n on the nCo1fse OF Con.
The Philsdelphi. Herald mas question:
cd lion. Samuel II. Randall upon the
probable course of the Democratic ma.
jority il, the House of kepresen tatives,
and thus reports him:
keporter-Where will the retrench-
ment commence?
Mr.. Randall-Well, it is difficult to
state just where, but We will endeavor
to save the Government at least forty
millions Of dollars. There is large
army Of unRecsssary snd superaous
"M.e holders who will fall under tho
axe. This will be one point. cannot
see that it will be confined to any par.
ticular point. The interests Of the
country demand it, and We shall en-
.leavor to do our duty. Secretary Bris-
tow is anticipating US . little, as SEQ
hy the morning papers, in reducing the
revenue districts from 200 to l63. This
will he the chararter OF the work we
shal' pursue. >1' .@'Ss
Reporter-How about reducing tho
armyr &- @.t
Mr.. R-There has been deal Of dis.
cussion on this point. We will cut down
the appropriations here, and commence
on the infantry. The cavalry service
will be retained as it Is, because this
branch Of the service is needed tor from
tier duty. where infantry can do no
good. What the extent Of it will be I
cannot say, but suffice it to 10 say that
it will Re in proportion to the reduction
in other quarters.
Mr.. Randall then proceeded to say
thst the naval appropriations would be.
reduced considersblv, but the force
would not. lie did not see how it could
bv done, rs they had things down very
az ir this branch Of. the service. How
ever, Mr.. RoSeson would be taught re-.
trenchment, and could not expect the
$2O. .OOO, 900 he had askeG for.
Rep"rter-What are the prospects for
an appropriation for the Centennial!
Mr.. RI cannot speak definitely on
this subject, but I have every reason to
teiieve that The appropriation will be
made. Mr.. Hopkins, for the Pittsburg
district, will attend to it. and if the ap-
preparation is secured it will come from
his committee. 1t does not properly
come under the rulings Of my commit
tee. The Southern members seem to
favor it, but have been 80 busy with
matters relating to my own committee
that | could not obtain q ,ull exp, ession
Of sentiment.
Rpp"rter-Where will tho numerous
Investigations into official corruption
commence
Mr.. RI can't tell that, but they
promise to be most searching. ~
The gentleman then at length stated
that he did not desire to express his
opinion on matters ontside Of his own
committee. 70 that branch he would
devote 80 much Of his attention ss to
preclude his attending 10 other matters.
There would be no new Government
tut dings CONN, ,ncet, and no appropria-
tions would be made for this purpose.
Those already in course Of erection
would be finished after that the work
would come to stand still. The Demo.
cratic House will do its utmost to make
the present session model Of economy,
and one to which they can point with
pride on the eve Of the coming presi-
Dental struggle. ,.........-
Veto Of Army Reductions Bills,
The Sons of Mars who desolate socie-
ty throughout the country, by carrying
off all marriageable girls With dowries,
can take comfort in the certain failure
So: