The Osceola times., 1876-09-02
Reirench usnemt.


The appropriation bills have at last
all been passed by congress and approved
by the president. The record of re-
trenchment in public expenditures
which have been made by the house in
the face of protesting republican sem
ate, goes to the country, and can not be
answered by the supporters of the re-
publican party. The official figures, pre-
pared by the committee on appropria-
tions carefully, confirm the estimates
which have heretofore been made, and
give Mr.. Randall and bis committee the
highest need of praise. The total re-
ductions which have been made by the
house from the estimates submitted by
the administration are $64, ,346, ,6S2 06.
The total reductions made by the house
from last years expenditures are $685.
9l0,9Si29. The net reductions after
the senate increased the appropriations
are very nearly thirty millions of dol
lars, the exact figures being 29,0i4,-
252,S6. The retrenchment covers all
the branches of the public service. In
the naval service, for instance, the ap
propriations are nearly $4,000, 900 below
secretary Robeson's wasteful estimates.
For the Legislative, executive and judi
cial expenses of the government $1,000
900 less than the estimates and nearly
81, 900, 900 less than passed by the senate
last year are appropriated. The army is
cut down from the estimates nearly So
0OO, 900 with $2,000,000 nearly less APP
propriated than last year. The postal
service is in the same ratio. The river
and harbor bill is reduced nine millions
below the estimates, and over million
below last years appropriations. The
pension list, Of course, can not vary
much, but is half a million below last
year. The sundry civil bill comes down
from thirty-two and half millions of
estimates to sixteen millions, being ten
millions and half less than the law of
last year called for.
An Analysis Of the Mcrits Of the Two
Parties by nm Acute Old Negro.
Old 81, says the Atlanta constitution,
stopped with gang of darkies at Gratis
new building last evening.
"What you niggers all standin' aroun'
hyar fur doin' muffin and livin' often de
money dat yer mudders gets from de
white folks for washin' ?" he quericd.
"We's juss tawkn' about dis publican
meetin' at de city hall las night, an !
was sayin' dat | didn't see much Offence
twixt dem 'publicans an de dimmycrats,
fur as We nigeers am consarned," replied
Amos
docs YOU want ter heah dat dar
Offence 'splained, Jess like it am bound
ter stan on de docket ?"
"Dat We does, Uncle ST." said a sol
emn and emphatic darkey.
"Well, yer see, de 'publicans dcy is
always up for de reconstrucshun-dat S
dere platform eber since de war, 'kase
yer all hear dat all de time p
sob course it isl"
can de dimmycrat's dey done come
out on dere platform fur dc reform-yer
see dat ?"
." so dey is" obviously spoken.
We'll, de reconstrucshun hit am like
Dustin up de hoss power to con mill
an tryin' fur to put hit togedder again
in annudder way from de man what made
itp
"Yer heah dat now ?" said one of the
others.
"An' de reform, dat means dat yer
takes de ricketty ole hos power ter
pieces, fixes all de parts inter de same
shapes dat dey wuz at de fust, tightens
up de braces and de sockits. and den puts
dat whole hoss power up jess 'zactly dc
same, but heap more substantial dan
hit wuz when yer fust got it from de
factry."
"Hi jess lissen at de ole man !" said
the enthusiastic auditor.
Now, yer puts dis an dat togedder
and dar yer sees de Offence twixt de
publican party an de dimmycrat party.
De 'publicans dey done got de whole
Nunited States busted all ter smash an
dey can't git hit sot up de right way
agin, but de dimmycrats dey is cumin
long wild dere hammer and drawknift
an dey gwinc ter put her up jess de same
like she nebber wux broke up by dem
smart Aleck' 'publicans-yer mind Oh
81, ROW r.