Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-14

O. cded TO call the states for bills for refer
euce, the call commencing with Virginia,
where it was interrupted last Monday.
lief Of Samuel Gardner and OF Mrs. Emily
Beale, OF the District OF Columbia.
The states were called through In ten min
utes, and not more than half q dozen bills
were introduced, and these were OF private
nature.
Mr.. Randall submitted the conference re-
port on the Indian spproprI alton bin ami 10
Mr.. Randall said that oil the appropriation
oils had now passed the House. ana 10 was
proper 10 review the action OF the House on
poor alton bills. The COMMITTEES was
met IL the outset with the pecessity of re-
ducing expenses, and they gave 20 this work
the most earnest attention. and had the
duction. The msjority OF this House was
elected for the purpose OF work king out reform
and retrepchment, and In order 10 do this its
nrst act was 10 repeal the rule which pro-
btbiied charge OF law IN appropriation bills
In the interest of Tetrenchme When Con-
eress met in December business was pTos.
tTated, and IL was therefore duty to cut of
all extrsvagsnces and unnecessary expenses
This was done In part by the reduction OF
the compensation OF employees OF the govern
ms naa; oa. owlng 70 ne opposition OF the
ZION was not as great as IL SHOULD have been.
In order that the business Of the government
m,ght not be embarrassed attention was
called TO the fact that the clerf should work
more hours, and the hours Of labor were In
creased. A good deal has been said about
new legislation In appropriation bills as
tnough IL was something new. But he hal
prepared list OF laws passed upos appro-
pr1ation bills since 1855, and an examlna-
ton OF the list would show that some OF the
most important laws bad been passed In that
manner: IL the republican minority had CO.
operated with the majority taxation of ali
Kinds might have been very much reduced
and money saved TO the people of the cOun-
Mr.. Randall then proceeded to review the
action that bad been taken on the appropri-
alton bills. First was the pension bill. Last
year tnere was appropriated $50, 000, ono.
This year the estimates were for 90, $50 500,
Ing incident connect; with this bill was
tie fact that IL was In charge OF Mr.. Atkins,
VINO was a confederate and a member of the
confederate congress, and who insisted that
full. This showed that there was no truth IN
In the charge that the southern men would
De fnimfcal 10 the soldier. The deficiency
s e,d 81 9h last year apProPriated over 600
bill was SsI6,723 GO. and that was ample for
all purposes. The same rule OF Reduction
would De applied At the next session, and
Departments, therefore, had notice that
propriated. For fortincat Ions the amount
last year was $3.50, 900; this year the amount
was s3l5,000, and no work wonld be injured
oy the reduction. For the naval service the
estimates submitted called for over twenty
million collars. The bill as passed by the
House provided for s12, i33 SIS. The Senate in
creased the amount 70 &l4, So SIS, and the bill
as as nnally passed appropriated Sc, 740, 355 40.
Inc investigation OF the Naval Committee
showed gross extravaganza IN this depart
ment, and therefore this amount was ample
70 meet all exigeHcies OF the service. The
fost once bill passed appropriating
emitting of the salaries of the higher grade
postmasters aud reducing other expenses