The New York herald., 1876-08-15


Sioux are armed with better weapons than The
put mo the field against them AT this session
We nave bcer compelled to law prohb the
indian agents from further supplying TO these hostile
Indians improved arms and ammunition doubt
neither he propriey nor tho absolute necessity OF the
proposed transfer and only regret 10 say that the
proposition has been defeated IN the Senate more by
indirect'on than by open opposition
rnE coNprHr OF
Let me pause for moment TO state fact which car
ries with II It's own commentary While there In
the army 20, 600 men, $4,000 OF them IN the military
division OF the Missouri embracing the whole Black
Hills country where tho recent lights and massacrcs
occurred General Terry and General Crook have been
LEFT nni lately 10 resist The combined hostile Indians
under sitting Bull with force Of less than 1000 men,
We are now asked TO add to tho army 200 cavalry,
when must bc apparent the casual observer
that such addition Is entirely unnecessary the force
was taken from whore Is OF service whatever and
transferred TO whore is needed 10 win to
arms yet hope tor tho transfer at the next session.
We have made reiuctions under its present incf
cient management. OF $500. 900 or thereabou,A
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC hill
Appropriations last yoar 81 374, ,9S5 90
Department estimates Tor the year end
Amount recommended by House Commit
tee on appropriations. 922, SAT so
Amount passed IN" House.. ............ ol2.747 so
Senate Committee recommended ....... 134l.647 so
And his is the law as finally enacted
The House held that diplomatic service was con
ductcd with unnecessary expense that salaries
paid TO foreign ministers werc excessive when
trasted with The salaries paid to other governmental
officers, while NJ tho same time officers OF the highest
diplomatic rank we're accredited 10 governments where
BE- equally efficient. The truth is that all important
matters between this and foreign governments TO-
day directly negotiated and adjusted through the
teleeraphs by tho State Department at Washington,
nnd' therefore, IN many instances, tho position
OF foreign minister ia lii,le more than costly
snecure Under what Is known the ''Orh
BILL" the salaries OF these officers increased and
that Increase in measure have taken Of. 1t
not bo forgotten thai our Ministers abroad arc
not valuable for any service thoy render TO
nerce but that on the contrary Is Consular sys-
TEN which is brought into direct contact with The
q " ikO IN
that thorough revision Of tho Consular SYSTEM which
VIII secure Its Improvement and greater efficiency.
To claim. because The Consular system Is only SELF
supporting but has an excess OF receipts from the pay
mcnt OF fcos, that therefore all the money received
should bc expended in the service Is about as ust
claim that tho Custom House and Internal revenue, be-
OF receipts beyond expenditures should likewise
be administered with extravaganza
We have not secured the reductions sought, and
which we believed TO be proper but We have AZ least
accomplished enough to reward US Tor our eno;t
LRGisLATJv. BILL.
The appropriation last year amounted to- 902, 236
The estimates for this year were 20 $50, 307
The bill as reported by the Committee on
Appropriations was. 13 009, S07
As passed the House It .......... 1299s sos
As 1t passed the Senate it was........... 16 635 33S
As II became law II as.............. 15 373, $50
The great struggle Of the session had taken place
that bin The House ha sought reduce tho force and
compensation O government employees, and the Senate
had with equal 'enacty resisted such reduction TIE
result had been compromso efrccting reduction of
the position OF the House the rcduc-
ton of the Presidents salary from $4,000
that The peops would se the matter IN Us true light
As 10 tho proposed reduction OF the com mpcnsaton Of
Senators and members, the senate had urged against
II the abolition OF tho frankng privileges but the
Senate mad. since the Lassago OF the bill. voted
restore tho ranking privilcge-action which
tanly would not escape criticism. Another valuable
result which had been accomplished had been the en-.
ac.men. Of provision against the political assessment
p,ulation ol the appropriation bills
~ REcArirUIAriON.
The estimates OF tho departments for the
The bills reported by tho Commi.tee on
The b's as PASSED cv IN. iss sSo ias ias
Appropriations for last year. .xl77, ,663, 327
Tho bills as enacted into law
this session. on................ l41, 7l0,oH
Total reductiors. ...... $29, ga. 27a
Mr.. SPRINGER, (dem.) OF H., suggested that the saw
Ing was at tho rate OF Sl02 00o for each Congressional
district
Mr.. RANDALL, IN conclusion, said that carly in the
he had stated his belief that The expen
di,ures would be reduced between $50 oOO, 900 and
$40 000 000 This statement Of his had been regarded
an exaggeraton but events had demonstrated its cor
rcctness Hc regretted 10 say thai, in tho struggle
with Senate tho House been compelled to yield
to the extent Of $40, 100000 He hoped and believed,
IN another year, the Senate would with Tho
House IN that regard, and hc asserted that
with chief magistrate acting in harmony
with the purpose Of tho present House, a further
reduction could readily be adc OF $lO 900 These
facts aud hgures speak Tor thcmselvee and need
elaboration On the result which they dc cmonstratcd
the majority rested their claim OF having earnestly and
faithfully discharged their duty to tho people II had
not reduced expenditures much 1t had expected.
but the failure to do not its fautt. lie believed
that the real natural safo and permanent way tho
resumption OF specie payment was III thc reduction of
government expenditures Human foresight. how
ever, could Tx the hour or day when IL
should take place But the truth self evident that
500 $50 OOO 600 year was saved not only
would tho means for speedy resumption be provided,
but thar confidence would be established which must
inevitably rreccde tho desired result.
As Mr.. Randall closed his SPEECH no warmly
applaudcd on his own sdc Of the house
Str. FosrER. (rep) OF Ohio, n member of the Appro-
pria,icn Committee replied to what he called the
ingenious measurements OF tho gentleman from
Pennsylvania (Mr KanaaD. Tho minority OF tho
TO aid tho majority In making all practicable reductions
In The expenditures OF the government. The reduc-
uon which The minority thought could have
was he ,clt that further appropriations,
amounting to millions, would be made next session to
dcray tho expenses OF the for present
uscai And what tho purpose OF this rcduc-
ton of appropriations? Was Il to aid Governor Tdcn
10 resume Specie payments in 1872 or was It to pay the
vast number OF cotton claims which ready TO bo
launched Congress next SESSION. Why had not the
House proposed reduction OF taxationy Areduction
appropriation without reduction OF taxes would
be appreciated by the people AS to tho reduction
which the other side OF the House claimed credit he
not a reduction at all, but simply a post
ponencnt or expenditures that be hereafter
tons of indefinite sums specifically appropriated
and which would have been covered back INTO the
Treasury. or this class of appropriations there
some 81 900 000 s., 900 00O This pretty sharp
practice, and might be characterized as cncat de-
ius,on and democratic trick. He alluded, nmong
other things the that House refused TO
appropriate q single dollar the judgments OF the
Court of Claims beng direct and square reputation
OF he claims o the government for the partisan
purpose OF reducing expenses lie submitted table
showing what items should be deducted from Mr..
Sprinser's table OF rsductions:-
REDUCTION.
Error in the addition Mr. springcrs tabie s5l o4O
Reduction claimed on Pension bill.......... 450,5O0
Items IN Post once bill for which no credit
for reduction should be made. $50. 900
Deficiency bill belonging to last year, 4,03l,2i2
Eeapproprations Tor assay offices. 300 600
Jud, ,mcnts OF Court OF Claims. .......... 200o 900
Centennial appropriation. ............... 500 900
Post ONCE. New York observation-disclosures. 227 900
Forts in the Northwest. 700 900
Repairing Pennsylvania vcnue.......... 200 900
Washington Monument. 2000JD
i.
He admitted that when these rrtuctlor. were
made the net amount OF reaurtions would be-