Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-15

NcAlCuOS W puDliC l0J6I6sLS resulting
thereffcn and the loss of expenditures
rom previous congresses upon incom-
pleted works. Without epumeratirg,
many apr priations era made for work
OF purely a private or local interest,
and in no sense national. cannot give
my sanction to these, and / will take
care that during my term of Office no
pubic money shall be expended on
them. There is very great necessity
for economy of expenditures at this
time, growing out of the loss of revenue
likely to arise from deficiency of ap-
preparations to insure thOrt IL yh collec-
tioD Of the same. The reduction of the
revenue districts, the dimunitioa of spe.
cial agents, and the total abolition of su.
pervisors may result in great falling off
OF the revenues. It may be q question
to consider whether any expenditure can
be well authorized under the river and
harbor appropriation bill further than to
protect the work already done and paid
for. Under no circumstances will allow
expenditures not clearly national.
U. S. GRANT.
The Democratic Stewardship.
In the house, yesterday, Mr.. Randall
Penn gave an extended account of
the reduction policy Of the house, charg-
ing the senate with having defeated still
greater economy contemplated by the
house. He defended the various appro-
priation bills as sufficient, and arrsigned
the Republican patty as obstructive to
economy and given to extravaganza.
He 6welt at length on the various re-
forms proposed by the Democratic house
fof checking extravagant expenditures,
and securing economy and efficiency in
q n nd hot cd kr
hundreds OF employees were in the de-
partment who were not needed. He
defended the position Of the house on
the eduction of the Presidents salary
from fifty thousand dollars to twenty.
five thousand dollaIs and expressed his
sincere conviction that the people would
zee the matter in is true light as to the
proposed reduction of the compensation
Of senators, and the members of the
senate hal urged against the abolition
Of the franking privilege, but the senate
had since passed a bill to restore
the frapkiDg privilege, an action which
certainly would not escape criticism.
Another valuable result which had been
accomplished had been the enactment
of o provision against the political as
sessment of government employees. He
gave the following recapitulation of the
appropriation bills: The estimates Of the
departments for the year were $203 099,-
OPS; bills as reported by the committee
on appropriations, $l37, ,233, 1856; bills as
dassed by the house, $I33, 752, $40;
bi ls as passed by the senate, $685..
260, 59S; bills as enacted in law,
$l47, 747 .092, as against the appropria-
tions for last year of $177, ,663. 327, being
a reduction of $29, 943, ,253.
hot RLa
ing was at the rate of $102 000, 900 for
each congressional district.
Mr.. Randall, in conclusion, said that
early in the session he had stated it as
his belief that the expenditures would
be reduced between thirty and forty
million dollars. This statement OF his
had then been regarded as exGggeration,
bat events demonstrated its correctness.
He regretted to ssy that in the struggle
with the senate, the house mad been
compelled to reduce to the extent of ten
and a half million dollars. He hoped,
and believed, that in another year the
seuate would concur with the house, and
he asserted, with the President acting
in harmony with the purpose of the
house, further reduction could be made
of ten millions. These facts and figures
spoke themselves, and needed no
elaboration. One result which they de-
monstrated, the majority rested It's
claim of having earnestly and faithful
ly discharged its duty to the people. 1t
had not reduced the expenditures az
much as it had expected, but
the fsilure was not It's fault. rre Ueueved
that the real natural and permanent
way to resumption of specie payment
was in the reduction of government ex-
penditures. Human foresight could not
q x the day when it should take place.
II twenty or thirty millions a year was
saved, not only would the means for
speedy resumption be provided, but con-
fiience would be established, which
must inevitably precede the desired re-
suit.
AS Mr.. Randall closed his speech he
was warmly applauded on his own side
Of the house.
Gold Bonds to be Sold
The secretary Of the treasury has di.
rected the assistant treasurer of the
United States at New York to sell on
Wednesday the gold received in pay
ment for bonds of the five per cent.
funded loan Of 1881 sold on the twelfth
Instant.