The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-31
The Approaching Deadlock.

The Conference Committees on the Dip
tomato and Consular bill have separated,
after several weeks of unavaiing et'ort to
agree upon the reductions made by he
House on the extrayagant estimates of the
Department of State. The Senate side
would not yield, and the House adhered
nrmly TO the just retrenchment proposed
by the bill. There is now no prospect of
an agreement, unless the Senate shall re-
consider Its course and conform to the
prodieeI public expenditures.
While the appropriations for the Diplo-
matte and Consular service are thus sus-
pended, the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial bill has been reported 10 the Sem
ate, with thousand amendments, ana 1--WE
millions of dollars added to the aggregate
voted by the House. The salary reduc-
tions and the superiiuous offices abolished
by the House are restored TO the old foot
ing and new extravaganza is introduced
in various forms.
1t has long been evident that the Re-
publican majority of the Senate intend
10 oppose every measure of economy
originating in the House. The Administra-
OF all reforms, aud the President has
openly threatened TO veto bills containing
them. Therefore, the Republi, party are
distinctly committed to this policy, and
demand that the prolgate system which
they created shall be continued, or that
the appropriations SHALL fail.
The Senate tells the House in SO many
words, Retain these thousands of sinecures
held by our dependents and relations;
continue the patronage which wo made
for our personal and political benefit;
cram the departments, the custom houses,
.ne post offices, the internal revenue Of
Aces, the land offices, and the inarshals' Of
ices with our favorites who stand in each
others way; give them large pay and
perauisites for doing nothing, and open
the doors of the Treasury TO more plunueri
or we will defeat every bill.
The square issue before the cop.ntry, GOO
10 take u positive and seriouS, FORM. Is be
tween patronage on the rtepuolican sid
and retrenchment on IT, Democratic side
There is no escape fro N these plain alter
natives. The false rjretexts that have bee
and Will be set ur TO obscure the issue can
not deceive tue public. While the peopl
are suffering rs they never have suffere
before; while commerce, manufacture.
trade, ana labor are languishing; while a
property s shrinking in value, and stagna
tion OF enterprise - felt everywhere, tn
Republican majority OF the Senate and In
Administration demand that an army O
nearly one hundred thousand officeholder
who run the party machine shall be pe1
stoned at the expense OF these prOstrat
interests. They are needed for the comm
Presidential election, and must be retaine
for that object.
The plan is 10 hold the Appropriate
bills In suspense, until near the close
thu fiscal year on the Both of June, an
then TO threaten their defeat and
stoppage OF the public service unless III
House shall restore tho old rule OF prod
Fahty, and vote recklessly away son
thlrty-fve millions of reductions who
have been rightly made. The Senate hi
the power to enforce this measure. TO ii
extent OF refusing 10 adopt any retrcncl
ment. 1t can stop the bills aud pile up "a
fesslve amendments. But there its q
paciiy for evil ends.
Inc new fiscal year will commence {
he lst OF July. The law forhids any q,
p'ndI'uro for which appropriations sha