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

acted as our democratic friends have
I in this matter
/ The pOstp0nements on account of
| public buildings are 4,4)0, ,000, the
appropriation for which Congress
cannot escap=; armOries and arsenaIs,
estimated 70 cost $4,000, appro-
pTiated S2S9. 900, balance S62S, 600, only
postponed; Lighthouse Board, esti-
mates 1000, appropriated S2I3, 600,
postponed $4,000; which must be
provided for in the future.
EXPENSES OF UNITED STATES COURTS.
Appropriated $. 500, 600, instead of
S3, 900, 900 estimated. This last-named
amount was appropriated last year.
4 deficiency is asked for by the At
tOrney-General, with 8 statement that
this sum is utterly inadequate to the
necessities OF the service. A deficien-
ey in this item OF at least $500, 900 is
among the strong probabilities.
The Government has invested in
navy-yards property from fifty tn one
hundred million dollars. Not dollar
was appropriated in House bill for
their care and protection.
EOoAOFFAOE AUTHORIZATION BILL
Reduction by House bill below the
estimates s., 100, $685. .99 {; below appro-
priatiOns of last year s., ,7S5, ,252.
The estimated receipts by House
bill over the estimates made by the
POstmsster-General is 100000 and
the reduced requirement of $50, coo
for the Pacific Mail steamship service
makes $3.50, 900 which must be deduct
ed from 81, ,2O0, ,696 50, the House re-
duction, which leaves 8, ,35O, ,696 80 as
the real reduction. OF this sum $780,
600 Is credited to the reduction of the
salaries of pOstmasters, recommended
by the POstmaster-General. Five
hundred thousand dollars more is for
reduction Of other salaries and force
by the House. The balance OF redue-
ton is due to decrease in mail faeili-
ties, such as cutting off all fast mails
one that is coming to the knowledg
OF gentlemen by cries from the people
for its restOratiOn-and otherwise de-
ereasing mail facilities and reducing
the maximum speed OF all mail trains
to twenty-five miles per hour.
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The reduction from the estimates of
last year Is S., 1851, and the redue-
tlOn as compared with the appropria-
tiOns of last year is 81, SIS, ,45l. so. To
make this reduction the House has
cut down the appropriation for pay Of
the officers and men of the Navy to
the extent of 81 $50, 900 below the es-
Inmates and $500, 900 from the appro-
priatiOns of last year. To enable the |
Secretary Of the Navy to bring the
for the pay OF the officers OF |
the Navy within the appropriation he
will necessarily be compelled to fur
Tough large number of his officers,
thereby decreasing the efficiency or
the Navy, and entailing upon these
officers q vast amount OF incOn-
venience if not absolute want and
suffering. The other reductions are
made simply by pOstpOnements OF
work OF irOn-clads and other vessels
Of war in course Of construction, as
witness the orders OF the Secretary
Just Issued to the several contractors
who have had the work to do, and to
the necessity OF stopping the work on
other vessels for the want OF money
10 repair them, while other vessels are
being put out OF commission. The
agreed with the committee
N some of these pOstpOnements, be-
lieving that there was nc immediate
urgency Tor portion OF the work es-
.imated for by the Navy Depart
nent; but we thought then and think
now that it was not economy to make
,hese wholesale postponements, there
1y stopping most OF the work at the
iifferent navy-yards and throwing
IOme OF the hest skilled mechanics in
he world, as well as the unskilled
abOrers now so much in need of
to do, out Of employment.
All these pOstpOnements must at
Iome future day be provided for II we
intend to maintain q navy of only
moderate proportions.