The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-08-24

that the hostile Sioux are armed Win
better weapons than the troops put into
the field against them. AT this very ses-
sion we have been compelled to pass
law prohibiting the Indian agents from
further supplying to these hottie Indians
improved arms and ammunition doupt
neither the propriety nor the absolute
necessity of the proposed transfer, and
only regret to say the proposition has
been defeated in the Senate more by in
direction than by open opposition Let
me pause for moment to state fact
which carries with it its own commen-
tary. While there are in the army ~
600 men, 10000 of them in the military
division of the Missouri, embracing the
whole Black hills country where the re-
cent fights and massacres occurred, Cen
erals Terry and Crook have been left I'M
iii lately to resist the combined hostile
Indians under Sitting Bull with a force
of less than 5000 men. We are now as
ked to add to the army 2,0OO cavalry,
when it must be apparent to the most
casua observer that such addition If en-
tirely unnecessary if the force was taken
from where it is of no service whatever,
ann transferred to where it is needed to
win success to our arms yet hope for
the transfer at the next session. we
have made reductions, even under Its
present inefficient management, OF $lOO'
600 or thereabouts.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC BILL,
Appropriations last year, Sl,374,9S5;
denartment estimates for the year end
inc June 80, 1877, 81, 1852, ,4S5: amount re-
commended by House committee on ap,
propriations, 1922 S74,50; amount passed
the House, $9l2,747, 90; Senate commit
tee recommended, $l,34l, ,64l 90; Senate
passed $l34l ,647,5O. The House held
that our diplomatic service was conduct
ed with unnecessary expense, and that
the salaries paid to foreign ministers
were excessive when cOntrasted with the
salaries paid to other governmental ON,
GERS. while at the same time officers OF
the highest diplomatic rank were accred-
tied to governments where charges oar
faires, with greatly reduced salaries
would be equally efficient The truth IS
that all important matters between TINS
and foreign governments are to-day d.
rectly negotiated and adjusted through
the ocean telegraphs by the State depart
ment at Washington, and therefore IN
MANY instances the position OF foreign
minister is little more than costly sine
cure. Under what is known as the 'Orth
BILL the salaries of these officers were
increased, and that increase we have IN
a measure taken of. 1t must not be for
gotten that our ministers abroad are not
valuable for any service they render TO
our commerce, but that, on the contrary,
il is our consular system which is brought
into direct contact with the American
and therefore We would like to
see that thorough revision i'll our consul
lar system which will secure its improve
ment and greater efficiency. The claim
bee use the consular system Is not only
but has an excess OF re-
celpts nom the payment Offices, hat there
fore all the money received should be
expended in the service, is about as just
as to claim that the custom house and in
terna revenue, because OF receipts be-
yond expenditures. should likewise be
with extravaganza. We
have not secured the reductions which
we sought. anu which we believed to be
proper, but we have at least accomplish
ed enough to reward US for Onr effort
LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDlCIALBILL
Mr.. Randall then proceeded to give
resume of the Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill. The appro-
priation in that bill last year amounted
10 SlSOOS,236. The estimates for this
year were $40, ,S36, ,307. The bill as report
ed by the committee on appropriations
was Sl3 ,009, ,SO7; as it passed the House IL
was ST., ,99S, ,S95; as it passed the Senate
it was $l6655, 1888; as it became law 1t
was 373960. The great struggle OF
,he session had taken place on that bill.
The House had sought to reduce the
force and compensation of government
amployees. ana the Senate had with
EQUAL tenaCity resisted such reduction
Tie result had been a compromise et-
Iecting reduction of 765 on the 10th OF
October He defended the position OF
The House on the reduction Of the Presi.
lent's salary from $5OOOO to $25, 900, and
ne expressed the conviction that the peo-
ole would see the matter in its true light.
As to the proposed reduction of the com
oensation of Senators and members, the
Senate had urged against it the abolition
Of the franking privilege, but the Senate
lad since he passage of the bill voted to
'estore the franking privilege, action
which certainly would not escape criti-
ism. Another valuable result which
lad been accomplished had been the en-
,ctment of provision against the polit-
cal assessment Of government employ
,es. He gave the following recapitula-
ion.ot the appropriation bills; The es-
mates of the departments for the year
we're $2O3,O99,O25, the bills as reported
)y the committee onappropriatlons were
Si36, ,293, 1876; the bills as passed the Sen
.te $l5S, ,26O, ,59S; the bills as enacted into
aw $147, 1904 against appropriations
or last year Of $l77,663,3 1927, being IA re-
lnctiOn of go 944 .253