Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-01
Message from the President.

HIS OBJECTIONS TO THE sUNDRY CIVIL AP-
Preparation BILL.
The following is the message Which was
sent TO the House by the President yester
day, giving his objections to the sundry civil
appropriation bill:
To the House OF Representatives.:
The act making appropriations for the sun
dry civil expenses of the government for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1871, is SO de'ec-
tive In what 1t omits TO provide for that 1
the same time, pointing out what seems 70
me to be its defects. 1t makes but juad-
equate provision for the service at best, and
ion whatever. Notably among the first class
Is the reduction In the ordinary annual APP
proprtations for revenue cutter service, 10
the pretudice OF the customs revenue.
The same may be said of the signal SER
vice, as also the failure to provide for the Ia
creased expenses devolved upon the minis
and assay offices by recent legislation, and
thus tending to defeat the object Of that leg
islation. or this class also are public build
ings, for the protection Of which there is 10
adequate appropriation, while the sum OF
500 600 only is appropriated for the repairs
OF different navy yards and stations and pre-
servatiOn OF the same, the ordinary and Gus.
tomary appropriations for which are not less
than 81 ,000, GOO. A similar reduction Is ma lie
Tbe .n1 s iOr ano arsenais:
is much less than the estimated amount for
that important service, the actual expendi-
lures OF the last fiscal year and certain de-
mands OF the current year. The provision
for the expense of the surveys of public lands
Is less than half OF the usual appropriation
for that service, and what are understood To
penditures for light houses, beacons and fog
stations Is also made In similar proportion.
or the class for which no appropriation Is
made, among the most noticeable, perhaps,
is that portion of the general expenses of the
District of Columbia on behalf OF the United
States as appropriated In former years, and
the judgments of the Court OF Claims. Tue
failure 70 make q reasonable contribution TO
The expenses OF the national capital Is au
apparent derelictiOn on the part of the Uni
ted States and rank Injustice 10 the people
or to neglect to provide for the payment Of
solemn judgments of Its own courts is appa-
rently to repudiate. or @ different charac-
ter, but as prejudicial to the Treasury, is the
omission TO make provision TO enable the
Secretary OF the Treasury to have the reoel
archives and records OF captured and aoan.
doned property examined, and information
eminent. Finally, without further specih-
cation OF detail, II may be said that the act,
which In its title purports TO make pro.
civil service, unhappily apprOpriates an
amount not more than stXty-d Der cent,
OF its ordinary demands. The legislative
End devolves upon tho executive depart.
ment the obligation Of submitting annually
the needful estimates Of expenses OF such
10 IKE Teaai2e%enss Of he ,%lpics
the administration Of the public ser vice aud
rigid accountability In the expenditure
thereof. 1t IL submitted that q CORES pond-
ing responsibility and obligation rests upon
1t TO make adequate appropriations to rem.
der possible such administration and toler
ate such erection. Any thing short OF an
ample provision for specified service Is ne
cessari1y fraught with disaster to the public
interests, and II Q possible injustice TO those
charged with Its execution. To appropriate
and to execute are corresponding obligations
and duties, and the adequacy or the former
10 the necessary measure of incieucy OF the
execution. In this eighth month OF the pres
ept session Of Congress, nearly one month of
the fiscal year, to which this Appropriation
applies, having passed. do not feel war
appropriation bill, but In signing it, deem ft
duty to show where the responsibility be-
longs, for whatever embarrassments may
arise on the execution Of the trust conoded
TO me. q. 8. GRANT.
PERRApa Mr. Tfldan,a letter has anua n,