Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-01
WASHINGTON,
The Currency Question to be Further
Investigated-The Regular sale
OfArms to the Sioux In.
dams COntradicted.
BIuford Wilson'S Letter Of Resignation
The Presidents Objections to
the Civil Service ApprO- a
priatiOn Bill.

WAsHIEGTON, July 31.-The commit
| tee on banking aud currency this morn
| ing failed II come to a vote. Mr.. G8ode
| was abseDt, whi5h left the hard N jney
men ia the majority. A proposition is
under cOnsid' ration to appoint sun
committee to sit during the recess, and
refer to it Inc entire subject, inc uding
IL fistiOn, resumption, and the currency
| aud silver question, with instructions to
make thorough investigation Of the
| subje {,
REPORTED SALE OF ARMS AND AMMU.
EITION TO THE SIOUX CONTRA
DICTED
An Indiaa officer desires the stat e
| ment 10 be made thai the criticism
which the office have been subjected to
in reference to the supply Of srms and
ammunition TO Sittir g Bull are unwar-
ranted. liz Jannsry last an order was
issued prohibiting the sale OF arms, etc.
to Indians, and sidce then no complaint
has been receivsd from the military or
age Is that the order had been violated.
No doubt supplies have been furnished
secretly to the Indians. bat the govern.
ment force is not sufficient to prevent
altogether such traffic. E,--.- g..
BLUF0RD Wilson'S RESIGNATION.
The following Is the letter Of resigua-
nation Of Solici or Wilson:
WASHINGTON, June %, 1875.
SIR-F8r reasons explained to you at
our Interview this morning, have the
honor to tender my resignation as solic-
itor of the treasury, to take effect on
the first of Juy next. Permit me to
express my gratitude for the opportuni.
ties for public usefulness which you have
been kind enough to give me and to
renew the assurance of my high per
ronal regard. With great respect,
BLUFORD WILSON.
NO PROVISION FOR TIE INTERIOR DE.
PARTMENT.
The following was issued o.day from
the department Of the interior: Soon.
gress having failed 20 provide for the
expenses of the interior department, be-
yond this day no obligations will be as
sumgd on the part OF the secretary OF
other officers connected With the service.
Employees who wish to continue in the
service are ct liberty TO do so, at the risk
offurtner remuneration by the govern
ment.
%tsigned) CHARLES T. G0RHAM,
'Acting Secretary"
The river and harbor appropriation
bill, as reported to the senate to-day,
appropriate in the aggregate So 10000
Among the most important reductions
in the bill are the following: For the
harbor of Buffalo, from 100000 to SS5,-
COO; for the Improvement Of the Des
Moines rapids, 10 the Mississippi river,
from S275, 900 to $3.50, 600; fer the i'm.
provement OF the GresU Ksnawha river,
West Virginia, from 100000 to $270 600;
the Harbur OF Refuge, Lake Michigan,
from 500, 600 to SIS, 200; Improvement
OF the Tennessee river, from $500 600 to
$270 900; Improvement OF the mouth of
the Mississippi river, from $50, OGO to
800, 600; Improvement OF the Illinois
river, from $50, 600 to $40, 900; improve
ment of thu Mississippi, Missouri ind
Arkansas rivers, from $4,000 to
100000
rrn rRssID sNT's 6sssAGE ON TIE
sUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Tae following is the message which
was sent to tho house by the President
to-day, giving his objections to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill:
To the House of Representatives:
Tie act making appropriations for
the sundry civil expenses OF the govern
meHt for the fiscal year ending June so.
1877, is so detective in what it omits TO
provide for, that cannot announce its
approval without at the same time point
ing out what seems to me TO be its de-
fects. 1t makes but inadequate prOvi
sion for the service at best, and In some
instances fails to make any provision
whatever. Notably, among the first
class is the reduction in the ordinary an.
nual appropriations for the revenue cut
| tel service, to Inc prejudice Of the GUS
toms revenue, and the same may be said
| OF the signal service; as also the failure
| TO provide for the increased expenses de-
volyed upon the minis and assay offices
| by the next legislation, and
| thus tending Tor the protection, pre-
servation and completion of which there
is no adequate appropriation, while the
sum OF one hundred thousand dollar,
onIy il appropriated for the repairs OF
the different navy-yards and stations,
| and the preservation OF The same, the
ordinary and customary appropriations
| for " hich are not less than one mill on
dollars; similar reduction is also made
| in the expenses for armories and ar
senals. The provisions for the ordinary
| judicial expenses are much less than the
| estimated amount for that important
service-the actual expenditures OF the
last fiscal year and certain demands OF
the current year. The provision for the
expenses of surveys Of public lands IL
less than one.haIf of the usual appropri-
alton fer that service, and what are I'm.
derstood to ba its actual demands; the
reduction in expenCi;ures for light.
houses, beac Ms, fog-horns stations
is also made in similar proportion. o.
the class for which no appropriation ii
made, among the most notable, perhaps
is that portion of the general eXpeT seS o.
the District of Columbia, in behalf o.
the United States, as appropriated in
former years, and the judgments of the
court of claims. The failure to make 8
reasonable contribution to the expenses
o; the nations capitol, Is an apparent
derelictton on the part OF the United
States and TaL injustice to the people
here who bear the burdens, while to re
fuse or neglect TO provide for the pay
ment of judgments Of its own courts, Il
is apparently to Tepudiste OF different
character. But as pre- judicial to the treas
ury, its omission TO make provision tt
enable the secretary of the treasury Il
have the rebel archives and the records
of captured and abandoned property ex
smined and the information furnished
therefrom for the use of the government
Finally, without further specification o
detaiI, it may be said that the act which il
its title purports to make provision for di
v rse and greatly extended civil service
unhsppily apprOpTistes an amount no
more tnan sixty five per cent OF its ordi
Nay demands. The legislative depart
nent e. tablishes ard defines the servic
and devolves upon the executive depart
ment the obligation of submitting ann u
ally the needfui estimate of the eXpense
of such service. Congress properly exsc
implicit obedience 10 the requirement.
OF The law in the administration Of pub
lie service, and rigid accou liability il
the expenditure thereof. It is submit
ted that a corresponding respOnsibilit.
and obligation rests upon 1t to make ad
euuate appropriations to render posslbl
such exactiOn; anything short Of al
| ample provision for o specified servic
is necessarily Taught with disaster t
the public interests, and is an iDjustic
to those charged with its execution. T
appropriate and to execute are CORES
bonding obligations and duties, and tn
adequacy Of the former is necessar
measure Of efficiency of its execution
| In this eighth month Of the present SCI
sion of congress, add nearly one mont
Of the fiscal year to which this sppiC
| oyfafion aDnlies having Oasaod dO mr.