The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-08-31

/ and therefore no credit can be due Il
this House for this reduction. 1t sim
ply shows that we have reached tht
, maximum OF expenditures, and tina
! this year, and for the years to follow
2 we are on the descending scale in thS
amounts to be appropriated for the
payment Of pensions. 1t is aisC
claimed in this table that there is s
reduction On the deficiency bill d
! S4, ,032, ,2l2.44.
1t is well known to every gentleman
here that this deficiency bill is fol
items OF expense for the year ending
June 80, 1876, not provided for by ap-
propriations made by the last repub-
J lican House. 1t is true that the de.
ficiency bill for the last fiscal yeal
was about 8, ,000, 900 less than for the
year previous. II anybody is to have
credit for it it is not Che present DEM
Ocratic House OF Representatives but
the republican House OF last session.
1t does not enter into the expenditures
for the year ending June 80, 1877.
Then let me call attention to the
fact that in nearly all the bills passed
OJ NuC LLOA5C EIEAC IE-aD-
propriations of Indefinite sums once
specifically appropriated, but by care
ful management the entire sum ap-
propristed was not needed, and which
by wise provision OF republican law
would be covered back into the Treas
ury IL not re-appropriated. or this
class Of appropriations there appears
in the bill some four or five million
dollars. I have not had time TO ascer-
tain the precise amount, but for the
present purpose will call it $1,000, 900,
believing that / underestimate it.
For instance, take the appropriation
for the maintenance of the disabled
soldiers and sailors homes: The esti-
mated cost for the maintenance of
these institutions IS something less
than $500, 900. 1t was ascertsined that
about $3.50. 600, being an unexpended
balance Of a former appropriation,
was unused. The House appropriated
about $500, 900, which added to the
$3.50, 600 above referred to made the
necessary sum for their support about
$500, 600, which will appear in the ex-
penditures for the current year, when
in fact only about $500 900 appears in
the footiugs of the bill. 1t is needless
to 90 over the other items OF re-sppro-
priations. / might add, without in
tending to be offensive at all to the
chairman OF the committee, nor in
deed to the committee itself, that this
is dodge, pretty sharp practice, and
to the man less charitable than my
self it would appear, and by him be
characterized AS a cheat, delusion,
and a dem mocratic trick thus to at
tempt TO cheat the country as to the
amount appropriated for the support
of the Government.
Take the management of the post
office appropriation bill as another
illustration of sharp democratic prac-
tice, an attempt to obtain credit
where there is none. By eXamina-
ton you will find that in order to
make the deficiency in the postofiiee
appropriation bill appear less than the
estimates OF the Department, the
committee estimated the receipts of
the PostOffiee Department for the cur
rent year at 5000, 600 more than the
estimates of the POstoffiee Depart
ment itself We should then take
this 100000 from the total sum
of proposed reductions and postpone |
ments claimed by our democratic |
friends. 1t will also be noticed that |
the sum OF $3.50, 900 is appropriated for |
postal mail-steamship service, where |
as in the last postOffice appropriation |
bill ii was $500, 900. This difference |
of $3.50, 900 is.simply the difference In
the requirements of law. Last year /
it required S5O0,0OO, this year only |
S25O, GOO is required. No credit, there
10 sa 80 10 ~
for this reduction.
To gain credit for economy the /
House refused to appropriate single
dollar for the payment of the juGg-
ments OF the Court of Claims-a /
direct and square reputation of the /
obligations of the Government as
by the Supreme Court OF
the United States for the mere partisan /
purpose las it must appear to every
one) of "reducing expenses" These
judgments must be paid. The Su-
preme Court OF the United States
EaAe EhAEe SO adigdgsd, END thsrs Is no es5 Sc
far as it lies IN its power, have repudi-
ated these judgments thus Hdjudicated,
and leave for q future repub-
lican Congress to redeem the faith OF
the United States thus violated. The
sum estimated for by the Court of
Claims to pay these judgments for
this year is s., 100000. Not 3 dollar
has been appropriated.
Mr.. Springer.-Then their payment
will be postponed all the time.
Mr.. Foster.-I watched the gentle
man from Pennsylvania Mr.. RAN
DALI carefully, but not an sllusion
was msde in his speech to the pay
ment OF these claims.
Mr. Randall.-When the bill comes
up from the Senate will discuss il at
that time.
Mr.. FOster.-Well, it is time 1t was
discussed before the House. I would
like to hear some defense Of the action
OF the committee on the subject.
Then again in order TO reduce the
amount of appropriations
they make provision in the legislative
bill for the support of the mints and
essay offices out OF the receipts of
these offices instead of requiring the
revenues from this source, as hereto
fore, first to be paid into the Treasury
and then appropriate such amounts
as may from time to time be neces-
sary for their support. The sum total
for this purpose will not be less than
a half million dollars. This sum does
not appear in the foOtings of the bill,
but will appear in the list Of expendi-
lures when the account for the year
is made up. 1t will be found that the
items to which have called atten-
tioH should be deducted from the ta-
BILE of reductions as presented by our
democratic friends. Now, in addition
to the appropriations which appear in /
the table must be added s., 500, 900 for
purposes 500, 900 for the
erection Of forts on the Yellowstone |
and Missouri Rivers 500, 900 toward |
the completion of the Washington |
Monument S227, 900 for post-Offiee at /
New Y York, and $500, 900 for repsving |
Pennsylvania avenue. do not pre-
tend to enumerate the sum total OF |
made by this House, |
but simply present the larger items. |
The sum total OF the items to which |
L have referred which should be de-
Quoted from the statement OF rsduc- |
tions made by the gentleman from |
Illinois Mr. Springerl Is about Sl4,- |
III, 900, thus reducing the total sum |
OF reductions and postponements to |
about S24, 100000 The following |
table will exhibit the exact facts in |
relation to this matter. 1t will be
seen that the boast of reducing appro-
priations by the sum of $4,000, 600 Is
made up Of an actual reduction and
postponement Of S2i, 500, 900 and the
balance is wind.
The following Table shows what
items should be deducted from the
sum OF reductions claimed in the
Springer table: .-
Amount of reduction as claimed .
Inv Mr. Springer. I75, ,45l 10
Deduct error In addition n .-....-..... $3.50 W
Total corrected amount.--.... 3, ,6sI, ,5n 10
1 From which deduct ..
Reduction claimed on
pension bill.--......-.....-S 46j, 40 U
Items in pOst-Office bill
for which no credit
for reduction should
be made......------.-.---- oJ3,uuO "
Deficiency bill, belongs -r.f ed
to last year, )..........-..----- 4,O52 IL II
Re-approprtatlOns---- 4sOOO,OOO "
Indefinite appropria-
tons for assay offices, 100000 90 -..... fH
Judgments of Court of
ClaimS..........-.-.. Z,UOU,uJJ "
Centennial appropria-
IlOn- n-..-s.-.......---..-...------- liyy1suoO "
Post-ofiice, New York, ZI,o0 "
Forts in Northwest. 2OO,OUO 90
Repaving Pennsylva-