The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
Nv At'AH0ANN
More Troops.

,os.sd i bilI to authorize an increase OF
1sO0 mon in the cavalry regiments to
onerate npainst the hostile Sioux In-
dians.
ON Banking and Currency this morning:
It Is thought now the committee VIII
propose commission to inquire into
the whole subject aud report at the next
session.
The Senate committee have entirely
remodeled the river and harbor bill,
bringing It's expenditures within five
millions. It will go to committee OF
conference.
The President signed the sundry civil
appropriation bill. He accompanies the
signing with u message, saying that the
bill Is wholly inadequate and cripples
several important interests OF the Gov
ernment. He cites, among other IN
stances. the failure TO provide salaries
for the Judges OF the Court OF Claims.
The Committee on Expenditure OF the
War Department will report unani-
mo,lsly that Geo. H. Pendleton Is guilty
OF no corruption in the Kentucky rail
road claim or the Fort Sill storekeeper
transaction.
Tbe Urporf OF the NaraI Committee.
An Intellectual effort was made to
withdraw the minority report Of the
Naval Committee, on the ground that IL
had not been moved, aud the resolution
was not before the House. The chair,
man overruled the point. it was rejected
bv vote OF s. to ll9, many Repub-
licaps not voting. The majority report
was then adopted-lO9 to "a.
The Appropriation Bil.
"a. l.. Nb..r m
message from the President, pointing
ont some defects in the sundry civil ap-
2 propriation bills. in making inadequate
PROVISIONS for some branches or the
public service and none Mt all for other
branches. among the former being the
revenue cutter service, mines, signal
service. lighthouses, public buildings,
etc. and among the latter being the
proposition OF the Government Tor the
expenses OF the District OF Columbia,
judgments Of the Court OF Claims, ex-
animation OF rebel records, etc, etc. lie
did not feel warranted In vetoing an
absolutely necessary appropriation bill,
but in signing it it was his duty to snow
where the responsibility belonged for
whatever embarrassment may arise LII
the public service.
Mr.. Randall said he had no objection
to the President putting In as many oD-
iections as he saw fit, IL he could only
sign the bills reducing the expenses Oh
the Government, assisting the House IN
It's great effort in that direction.
The Presidents Message.
Finally, without further specification
of detail. il may be said that the act
which in its title purports TO make pro-
vision for divers and greatly extended
civil service, unhappily appropriates an
amount not more than sixty-five per
cent OF its ordinary demands. The
legislative department establishes and
defines the executive department. The
obligation OF submitting annually the
needful estimates OF expenses OF such
services Congress properly exacts i'm.
plicit obedience to the requirements oil
the law In the administration OF the
public service and rigid accountability
In the expenditure thereof. 1t Ia sub
mitted that a corresponding responsl-
biity and obligation rests upon 1t to
make adequate appropriations to render
possible such administration ana toler.
able such exaction anything short ol
an ample provision for specified ser.
vice Is necessarily fraught with disaster
to the public interests, aud IL u possible
injustice to those charged with It's exc
In the eighth month Of the present
session Of Congress nearly one month
of the fiscal wear to which this appro
priation applies having passed, do not
feel warranted in vetoing an absolutely
necessary appropriation bill, but IL
signing 1t. deem it a duty to show
where the responsibility belongs 1o
whatever embarrassmeDts may arise II
the execution OF the trust oonfided t.
me. u. s. GRANT.
RandalFs speech.
Mr.. Randall. under his motion to refer
continued: or course l cannot, havint
heard the paper read for the first time
follow the details of the Presidents ob
jections with that care which time ant
examination would enable me to do
One OF his objections Is that the appro
priation for the cutter service u no
sufficient. If the President had exam
ined, he would have seen that the ne
duction for that service was very mod
crate. III we had taken into considera
tion the misuse Of the revenue cutter
In junketing and pleasure excursions
we might, perhaps, have reduced
somewhat further. AS to the sigma
corps we have in no degree impaired 1t
efficiency. The President exhibits stil
more his lack OF information when h
talks OF the inefftcency OF the apprc
priation for the mints; he should hav
known that large sum is annual
appropriated for the mints, and
this year In the legislative bill. Agair
he shows a lack of information when b
tells us that we have not provided cuff
ciently for the lighthouses. We cam
entirely up to the estimates. The Pres
ident finds fault without any reaso
whatever. For one / accept the issu
presented by the President, and l al
willing that the people shall have tb
opportunity of judging between his die
tum and the action OF both branches {
Congress, after close examination.
Mr.. Hale, of Maine, defended the az
ton OF the President in sending b
communication. He had pursued a yer
moderate and guarded course, and .
fault should be found with him. Th
President was presumed to be seated
serene atmosphere, free from the II
Huences which affected either Hous
and there was no occasion for dissati