, 1876-07-31
WASHINGTON.
APPROPRIATIONS. A

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WASHINGTON, d. c., July SO.-'r6e report In
circulation In Washington to-t'ny TINT tho Con-
fcsonce Committee OH tho Legislative Executive
and judicial Appropriation bill had failcd to
agrce anl concluded to report this fact to the
Houses Is not true. No mcrttng Of tho COM
Mittcc las bccn held snco Friday and Mt TINT
time, although tho work on tho bi'l was not
completed there was no reason to believe tlat
Ut, agreement was impossible. When tho bill
was scnt to tllis last Committee 1t wus first ar
ranged that each House should regulate
tho number OF Its officers and employees
and their salaries, go that ono subject
Of discussion was at oncO removed. Tho
proposition to reduce tho salaries Of tho Prcst-
dent, and Of Senators, ind OF Representatives
was passed. over, thu conferces on the purt OF
each Iouse insisting on their views. It ts
pEobable tat an agreement will be reached by
Which money will be appropriated for Gen.
Grant's salary to tho end of hs term, whIto the
Balnry OF tle next President will be loft I'LL open
question until the next session Of Congress. A
compromise will probably be made on tho
salnr3es Of members Of Congress by which they
will be fixed at about u $780, or, 1t mny be- that
some Of tho mileage allowances will be reduced,
When tho appropriations for tho Executive
departments were reached, tho difference be-
tween the two Houses was found to be about
&3,G00,GO0. Morrison Innde proposition that
this amount bu divided by two and that the
House acccde to Scnato amendments increasing
the expenses OF the departments above tlobasls
Of thu bill 1890 0o0, wllilo tho Senate rccede
fron, amendments covering li1.e amount, at
tho dnsllo tinu making tho reduction In tho
| number Ut persons employed anl OF their Bnl-
aries in tho salno rati1,-that is, TINT tho cx-
pcnacs Of tho department shall b1 reduced
II n1r.3ct Hna prf,rft1,I fnr he
~ It passod the Senate, thu sayng to b6 effected
| boil. by reductions Of tUreu and salaries.
| Tho Senators on the Committee took tho
proposition mud submitted It to the hcadaof the
returned tt last F1iday. The .De,nocrats on tho
Committee representing tlo lIuusu think that,
whlla these officers, III tic schedule which they
submit, lave reduced tho forca sufficiently Il,
| J1ImlJpsB, they hAva couflncl their proposed
.iislnisea!s SO largely to clerks OF low gru!r,
ln!,orcsa, etc., that tho cxpengG HnvcA Will not
bn so great rs was contemplated by Morrfson's
Tha iii has beon pacci, In tic hands q, tho
e,crs oi Zig Appropriation comnlitlces of the two
IIousrs with objections to complete tNe money
reductions It contclnpiatcs, and t!oy have not
yet r,a'le their report The majority, Of the
members ot the to @ in no hurry to
Thcro. IS great indignation along tho New
Etglnnd coast TINT thu Dualncrntlc niggAttlll-
ness Inns compelled thn signa1 Service hnrraM to
folnp u tho mvst Important l|uts on tI.u coast:
'rl.e Ioeal Indignation fs so great Of
Newport, dangerous point an tla sound,
that scnltur DarnIln md cx-lseprcsentatiye
Kellogg hass entered Into bonis to re!lnhurse
tho Government for tho expenses Of continuing
thu dNt,ycr-sEnAl II Congress- shall INT hnre-
after make tlIv necessary appropriations, THIS
10 ono 1T tic snAhy INSTANCES wllrrt tho prc-
funded eeonutnses Ut tho llDuHe are dIreetiy
rrippling important brnnchcs Ut tho public
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