The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-25

The committee on Appropriations were
invited to meet NJ Washington On W,duos-
dav, IN order to commence the work of pre-
pairing the annual supply bills. As MI. RAN
DALI and Mr.. HALE were, At the last re-
counts, IN New Orleans. it is probable thu
mectln. wnl bc deferred temporarily.
Nothing Will be lost by the delay, since,
the estimates from the departments have
been put back by the absence Of large
number of the chiefs and clerks on politica
service.
The programme of MI. RANDALL and his
colleagues is well understood, and was
openly avowcd on the floor of the House
before Congress adiou ned First, they
Intend To restore the ten millions of re-
trcnchment which the senate obstnately
prevented az the last session. Secondly,
they intend to carry the reform policy Il IN
further by a reduction OF the public ex-
pcnditures between five aud ten millions
more aud perhaps even larger sum
This economy can be easily u, ilc, wth0u,
In the least degree impliriug tn cniciouce
of any branch of the public service. mr.
ania halt months ~ experience under Tho
existing laws have demonstrated that the
cutlery Of GRIPPING The departments, which
was raised when they were pending, was
only "A device OF thu oil 'eholders to pro-
tpet their sinecure- Fully on '-half of the
whole force was absent from w ishingt1
for one or two months thus fail on leave
granted to clcctionoer.
The army est mates VIII undoubtedly b.
attacked seve ely. and the reduction oucht
10 be sweeping, in view OF the spectacle
which has b en presented to the country
during the last three month, and the
alarming Indications of q purpose to N
rsou the capital. Unlrr the panic created
by the massacre Of CC-rER aud his troops,
the House Of Representatives not only rr-
treated from the rotrcnchmaut whicl IT,
had made ia the re -ulaT army, and ro, orod
II TO the fun complement of Twenty-Five
thousand men, but also authorized the re-
cruitng of twenty-five hundred cavalry
men, giving the President discretion to de-
terInine how long they m ght be employed
I'm existing Indian hOstllltie-,' That in
crease of force alone added specifically
tlG}l100 TO the appropriations Tor the
army. TIE SCN at the time cpntendcd
that ten thousand men were sufficient for
the regular army, and predicted in a gen
stead of employing the troops 10 fight
Indians as was pretended TO be u neccss
~, they have been engaged on partisan
duty since the a lJOurnment Of Congress,
nud ARE now openly transferred from
point to point, 10 AID consp racv TO make
HAYES President against the decision O
the ballot boxes.
An the danger Of standing army,
AGAINST which WAeHINGTON and the ftth-
en- warned tho country, j. upon us, not in
any disguised or ipuhiful form. but bod y
aud vribiy To every eye, with a threaten
lng front. The II use wall not do duiv
unless this force Is reduced by one-hnIf
and restrictions imposed by winch the re-
cent outragcs can never Ue repeated.
The navy will be agan overhaulod, ANA
SEcOR ROBEsON made To account for tho
money which has evidently been abstract
cd from the Appropriation for pay. III
hn- put many officer on turlOugh for the
alleged reason that the sum voted by con
Ercss was insufficient for the regular pay
He had two objects m making that fal
statement. First, to revenge himself on
officers who exposed his corruption before
the Investigation, ana secondly, 10 transfer
one or two millions to other use4. The ap-
propriaton for pay OF the navy during HI