New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-15

troducod and ro:erred ,,,. ro,or, q,
TIRE Commttec Of COnfgience no Indian Appropriation
bill Agreed 70 without discussion.
MR.. RANDALL or APPROPRIATION.
Mr. RANDALL Dem, PENN then pr0ceeded '" in.ao
some general remarks on the several appropriation S
of the present session and he policy o' IN" D
cratic marty I'm Congress in % retro cL1h'
Hiss argument was the fcVewing chcct:
Rofore tho fnnl adjournment 81 prctraeted ana
~ Observation-Disclosures In the discharge of this
task am sensible OF other motive t'hu la. wv m
hal ho c,T1,tr and impartial exhibit OF tho WORK ~
hnnf ~ rr nrbSnt AID reform which set out TO
do and tho difficulties and OppO<Ntoh NhrH iot ~, az
every sep the interest OF those VINO saw IN any IS
ton ~ hiio expenditure los 10 them OF salary or pace,
notwithstanding there waa cGn-eans'' tS. GOV
ernrcptIl administration was IN no SesEto nnp..,e.
Tbs Cpami.tco Appropriation gave the 'yort ther
most earnest aton.oD Is rrialrsd lhcr i =, $500
much patience. fhe m'Jorli, o. ms i"n,o ~ q,
/ srnt.tyrs w. elected "a reform raniInd ipuSs VI
s.AliuIr ration. and "hoh We aSs"nol.u - m 81
-. ;nag reform eielent assumed I"i "u'n''" u" '
he f,rs, difficulty which presented t'cf was Tho ex-
israce q! rule, which prevented tho ro'n of G. n
third. of tbs ,onh-rs as-ent,d thereto Nh nun Jf
the maerity DID 40, ha'n TIE coIn'T.Un m' ;rr "
compensation 20 oincers CLERKS aud erniH'rs, nv
.d o!ty prtvc.tcd out - or'SF any i'iictiph ",'
aVy r. ~ rom, this obstruction proposition was
submitted 80 caSg0 TIE rae as 70 n'io" tie NOR
poraon INTO appropriation bi's Of suca IL s'si"on.
srcr bijnx 20 nav, reireHch-i OAin ;dn;e7, ti,is
m,sirz a complete revolution IN the orratcn ol we
uie aud tanning lisist.. socr In this House from e>
trsyagnce Into the and saisr drec ION " Monty
That ensure vigorously resisted - the ReiHiDnrhn
sdo OF House. without sues chanSe any 'no ~
rfr,rts to .asJc expenditures would nave beer ~ tle
id! wind Fuaiy, tIEou~n tir Hgcrc7 " ~ committee
hles. secured report oi %" ''l'oI Nti' =,
desire, ,ud House aAoFici 70 ny t3Eoi-J com
I,o,sf exclusively OF Doccrits Almost sh me fNr
hons accomplished haNo followed - ne result
: % THIS III II step. . .- -....,,.,
the country FRUSTRATED IN al tn" essential !oih o'
business which ~ to MAZE the ico C prosperous, con
tented. and happy. our dL!y IN sGch CcidIlun .!
affairs was 700 pain 10 We .s,cn II - lo7 OF ~
once and resciutey, every o&taNoe Ant ana hht % 500
oIrcrso 1h's we have patti ,,ryl,i !', ' ~
& IN it To- i,iInnte i,nr,"r. 70 s.r.ra even tl. par
,s. result without producing friction hes rec Urea ohS
nrn,o.Gnn va, r. r,;uca 10 per cent AL -a5ries
! 81 ,30C and provide reduction ia the l"'i" ot
/ Nrnyisioi,S il iuy adopicd, would haze secured
! q mueh larger reduction OF APPROPRIATIONS aHN
ihs discharge II al suicrHGmerary clerks IA GRlv!,,
OF ,hioh stl large number " j. vel Ennwn
that all the land private esah'lshine s't every
and description have Ie"uccd the a., ~ Coz -
tion 20 tber cnplcseN The Hons tolis,lerci ,s 10y
an un tsScnatie reduction IA amount GHds! t'e III %
stances Bu ris reduction mas aioS nno.5 co. a.
OF me Obstnacy OF the stDae a'li me 80. 80,
ferces IN relation thereto. reduction III a." hv''Gf ~
s oa e s sETSes Mso ' torS 70 bari Or der
endaItoas. II VIII sn.pfisc ".uy when tI,g
l ba1 1r yss fSt f sas a T S S 'O'o p'0
Fi Ia order that no harm .hnl possibly come from re-
directed tho aticLUOn OF tbs cAeti-
tive officers the Govcrunent 70 the existing in~ a r.
i62 az The RsSrrod sIa,u,. Heretofore clerks have
beer required 10 devote SIX he Era DAY . N, "'
tho Government Recently che coming ~ ~ la' - M
ocrutic Fore by orders 10 the bureaus that tine is
isru az tended 10 seven boHrs II TIE terms OF me -"
are adhered aCina n0urs Of service WI ~ -
cured under the reduced number clerks and q !os
agreed upon Eaye now with tho rrt'eL- eAces-
Great complaint Lac been made aesgg! TIE ebange ,i
.HS "},e tlms apgeld herewith ~ OF
changes Of laws winch have been 'acoipSf'iod ~
preparation bills Ghf'hE Tie !'''S OH i7'' O" u " ~
Including 1879 w: ,,.s.
he he @ ~ tS ~ onar aud Co@sAr service
The psitd r, O he saht-.2S!y sion e.
Trio ITOihIt ~ or The iL.iG" p' anu NY -
the Claims as being admissible 70 ca'Aosh MS S'aI'
e rSS+saaizaon o, to civil service in the Treasury De
IS 70 the I5 q, Judgments a. by tho Court Of
C and thc supreme oti. :, I, 1919 am ~ se
poi.n,jIy s,liDioi Washington, and only i"iio'r ny
the advice aud cou..t,o ~ ~ 5eli Asg - "5
by The PRESIDENT ts Uaiiel states or BY ne a's Il"
rosriaten bin las year The IaGr .
Again ~ natural result OF the rro-'Iei!rg c' bu+i.
the r, venue, of the GVvcsnm'u have uHHsr %
an Alarming ~ " A. "a a, ~ ,.r = AM en-.
tail AIRY increase o; our in'erc'tb@ailn@ crh 90 "1 al
pUblc attention ID what Gecin some hb - - reg Ii
10 cyLrnGscs winch gradually arcnng'ntra rn'll
sii1r it yo have syicui Of wl.t per
nacnt ,Dcciic" and lt iEaRcnl indefinite -pii =. -
TO nav the nteres. Ac public !ent thc interest "a no
uh.dy bonds Of the various Pacific railroads, and tte
! amount necessary TO b, pad IN Cb.cir!ee oi
Law 70 The sinking iqn4 account s i,,,c az, n'
20 moi rasc sel;pus objections 10 t5is. tis provision
goes t. male easy toe mind 81 IN, pubic rt"io 10y 'Do
certainly 81 No hitch m tn pr'ni''t id I1t'i @
OF cur puzzle interest But lac in"s &c NC . ~
igoe o,lq. %, az '@ ~ %1ss ' EGoa , en-
ho sam necessary collect the revenues iioM syn''
Irc direction Of the secretary or hc 1er,nEy poUrr
great for permanent sdtty; jor a nuns thu tf
txrc,se OF the southern Claims Commission; thc return
OF ne uroo, eds from tire sale capyurci ind abandoned
plH}G,S 20 oTrSts ip ~ rtf6lig Of the aiona
! debt ~ ger cent; the SALARIES and expenses ot TIE
stesmGOa nagcctoss; the reminding oil money uGe t3
OShtIa II Itp"ttI b"" ~ -, 80,
after the con OF june l-tj; allowance ara iFaW 'ch
internal taArs the rtpayTen. al duties levied "a A'rr'
flou cu.tons as well a. dcbcniui"s draNbn. ~ % w
AN Of tho latter Should have c fcquch ~
Suction OF Congress aud the rcOge. ""hd "a se,t,
$ fauers ANou ~ 100000 pass each year 'H- 81 tnr
treasury under tirso heads which Ia ni chorDnS sum
10 he Inue. control VI executive officers "ljhotI
4 en Nm rs o the appropriation bills Aud nst a. to
peDsjo,, me appropriations last year Wcr @3ho0v-
v 900. Department csdL ttcs iUr Tie JcM thiLf "a :,
30 1877, were S29,1ja,.JO INC Iecoh.1rn ltoI "i
Inc House Con,gittCn Appropriations vas r'55joD,
which was adopted. No cLaHro made by the senate
Il peasant cdent in connection "itA tii' apprDi",
ZION i ,yas thr fact Of tH being ~ charge OF Ar Atkis
I VI od ,ncmh'r 81 ;br Confederate Congress sucn
exp.J ons give the denial the political charge that
the lead NJ Of the south stu DrET a'y nCaillb 10
tho Iniu FOR ne was scrnpuous in secu tat no pen
siouer OF the Union suffered tho least degree. The
Committee Pensions recommended The transfer OF Tue
T Wan 6.parmen oTc G q0oooo Wd be saved
The work under the War department, cold be zone
officers the amount of pay saved would b" quite ore
balf Tue services TT neatly clerks could be dis
pensed with amount y delay prevented by
= | uniting the tension ana War Offices.
4 For DEFICIENCIES, the appropriations Hast year were
o 81 7c.; G0g ~ 1o DEPARTMENT o.tmates for tic year
ending June 80 1877 were S2,72J41l 79 rec nnsnd1d
passed SOL isG IA The senate passed, S74Us3l Y
the finally enacted aIproprlhns sSlol23 %.
believe these defGionctB are ICES IMAM ufn' ptcatse
I'm view set that DCmOcrGu HOGc was 10 ne IN