New-York tribune., 1876-01-31
WASHINGTON.
,HE APPROPRIATION BILLS.

THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
o,,sc AWAY AT THE UXpERBRUsH OF ExTRAy
.c,vcE-GARDEHERS CLERKS, FIREMEN, AND
ooxr1vGENclEs UNDERGOING REDUCrIoN-No
NV MINT 10 BE RECoMMENDED-MR. MULLtTre
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,,,.,,,,>crox Ian. 3O.-The House Committee on
.nnronriatiops hopes TO have the Legislative AA-
.cntive and Judicial Appropriation OiA ready 10
80, -. ahont two weeks. The corresponding bill
F, 1T year appropriated $10,0OO,OOo, and the
.:,.oo ovnects TO make a very large reduction
- sr,n In tie mean time the Military Acad-
IN novr in consideration by the Committee OF
.a whole. will be disposed of. The Diplomatic ana
Co,ep,ar hill. which has been made spcclai oIuel
for Wednesday next, will probably oe passed. ""u
ue Fortifcation bill reported, II not ao''u "po"'
The Committee in its consideration VI ,i0 ~
Iat;ve bill is making very careIui examination VI
zach item. and preparing TO deItnd III Ihe houSo
zach reduction which it recommehus' Dceinnn's
I'll Congress-. in addition to reduction OF the
.alaries of its members, which has been previously
ooti,e1. the Committee recommend cutting down
,be clerical force employed by the House in the
.,,ne rario in which the expenses Of the Executive
denartments are to be reduced For instance II mas
a,raadc been agreed to abolish tn oflce OF one OF
the tally clerks one journal clerk and two assistant
librarians seven clerks the chief messenger OF the
Uouse Of REPRESENTATIVES., one fireman, etc, lhree
assistants in the library of Congress will also DC
dispensed with. But Mr. Spotords salary Will re-
main at 81 900. The three botanical gardens that
connected with the White House. the one AT Inc
Agricultural Department, aud the one near the Zap
ito, will all be placed under. one management ana
very large saving in expenses OF their support wiz
thus be made The contingent expenses OF Inc TX
eeutiye Office at the White House will be reduced
from So 600 to 81, 900, and this reduction VIII ue
defended on the ground that during President LIN
coins administration, when the business OF the
Executive Office was much greater than at present.
only 81 COO a year was appropriated for contin-
gencies.
The reductions proposed In the expenses of the
State Department proper, omttng contingencies
and including only suins paid for salaries, will be
about S35, 900. In the Treasury Department. the
Committee will probably report in favor of trans
ferrrc the business now done in the Office OF the
Superyising Architect Of the Treasury Department
to the Engineer Bureau of the Army, although II has
not been decided TO abolish the office of Supervising
Architect itself By this change the Committee ex-
poets effect very great saving In the erection OF
public buildings, and to secure better and cheaper
service. During the last year Of Supervising Arcl-
tect Mulletts administration the expenses OF LIS
Office independent of the sums spent on public build
ings. were about 100000. His departure for
Europe will not prevent thorough investigation OF
his management of the Office The annual ap-
propriation of $4,000 for temporary clerks
in the Treasury Department will probably he omit
ted this year. and this reduction will without doubt
meet the approval of Secretary BristOw. 1t Is safe
10 say that the Ommittee will not recommend an
appropriation for a new mint for which Director
Iinderman has been making Investigations and
propositions during the past year. The Fertilization
Appropriation BILL which is likely to be reported be-
fore the Legislative bill, disposed of 100000 last
year The Committee will probably reduce this sum
very greatly as the opinion seems to prevail among
lis members that it useless to continue the con-
structon Of Notifications until an armament is pro-
yided for those already completed
Considerable criticism has been made upon the
action of the Appropriation Committee in reducing
estimates in the Consular and Diplomatic Appropri-
alton bill. Members of the Appropriation Commit
tee say In defense Of their action that for the first
time in the recent history Of Congress has com
mittee on appropriations invited the Committee on
Foreign Affairs to consultation in regard TO this bill,
and that the latter Committee, with the exception
of its Chairman and perhaps one Republican mem
Der, unanimously sustained the action Of the for
meT The Committee on Appropriations will take
no action upon The Army Appropriation bill until
the Committee on Military Affairs has reached
Gna conclusion Gen. Bannng's bill reducing sal
ares of officers, ETC., etc.