New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-22

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ductiOn of salaries is held to be false reform
The Senstes amendments to the consular
! and diplomatic appropriation bill demon
strate that saving by Unfortunately lop
ping of foreign ministers, even if they are oil
South American republics, is in the eyes Of
Senators false retrenchment. The general
discussions upon these and kindred topics
| have already foreshadowed what the Sen.
| ates action will be when the legislative,
reaches that body. 1t is we'll known that
the despotism of Randalls committee is re.
sented in the House, where it is 0mnipotent.
Those who have no means of making their
power felt there are turning to the Senate
20 aid them. The feeling In that ibOdy ia
unquestiOnably adverse 70 any sweeping
reduction in the force of the various DE- part
ments, to any but the most moderate and
discriminating reduction of salaries, and to
all general legislation in the appropriation
bills. Great complaint is made OF the reck-
lessness of the House Appropriation Com
mittee. Mr.. Randall's s.atements are often
complained of for their inaccurAcy, as when
he stated on Tuesday night that the cost OF
expressage en- internal revenue stamps was
in round numbers 1000, when in fact the
government does not ray cent for express
age between Washington and New York, as
the stamps are all delivered at the latter ty.
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is that upon the Senate devolves this year,
in addition to all its other duties, the
weighty task of revising as well as perfect
ing all the appropriation bills. Revision in
this case really means making de moro.
Mr.. Randall and his committee have con-
suited from time to time the heads OF de-
partments, but to little effect, as Mr.. RaE.
dali and his con freres came to the confer
ence with minds made up, and have al.
knr hnir al 10 int
petty details after hearing the most cOgent
arguments why it should be radically
changed. 1t is not only, therefore, because
tho Senate differs from the House as to
what is "retrenchment. economy and re-
FORM" that there promises to be dead
lock upon the passage Of appropriation
bills, but such contingency is possible be-
Cause the legislation proposed by the House
Appropriations Committee ia crude in con-
ceptlon. bungl.ng'y put forward. and in
some cases incapable of execution. The
House scheme has everything to fear from
the adverse criticism of the trained officers
who will puncture its life out when it
reaches the Senate.
Those who profess to know say that
neither house will give way until after q
struggle. How long that struggle is likely
to be continued no one can say. But if it
does come it will in all probability be pro-
IL 0CGO0 Vuos h6 tu0 u6tCcr0 IN controversy
cover nearly the whole field of effective
legislation.
observers of the Democratic leaders of
the House and their attitude towards the
which promise to extend
their weary labors to the crack of doom, be-
gin to think that the present intention 10 to
prOlong tho session clear up into tho middle
OF the presidential canvass. The object is
of course to Investigate" and publish
stories for the injury Of the Republican
party and its candidates. Ii there 10
any such plot on foot it is very likely to
fall prematurely for this very sufficient
reason, that the Senate will not be party
to any such scheme, and will ask to sd-
journ. 1t the House refuses, the constitQ-
ton of the United States, article, two, Sec
ton three, provides that ''in case of disa.
greement between them ii. g. the Senate |
and House of Representatives. with respect |
to the time of adjournment, he ii. e. tho |
President shall adjourn them to such time
% he shall think proper" Unless I am
this power that is lodged in the |
by the constitution has never |
been used hitherto But if the Democratic |
majority try to sit the year out for the pur. |
pose of iniuring the party in power the |
PRESIDENT and the Senate have 1t in their |
bower to eummarily decide the whole mat |
er.-W Washington, Correspondence Nep York |
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