The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-17
TIE DEFICIENCY ESTIMATES.
FIGURES THAT justly PPOTOKE THE
SEJEREST CRITICISM
a Total OF ss 400. 900 for the Navy Creatca
by Kobesou's Reckless Expenditure 4 he
Cost of Hayes Louisiana Communication,


WAsHrNGToN Oct 1G.--The deficiency csti-
mates just submitted to the House of Rcprcsent-
a,ivcs meet with severe criticism Tho army
estimates are substantially those OF last year.
with large estimate of 81 100000 for de-
ilrienoy during the last fiscal year. Their treat
mcnt will depend upon tho number Of soldiers
the House decides to keep under arms very
different criticism applies to the navy deficiency.
which reaches the total of az 100000 or this n
million and n half is for pay os the navy. and
100000 is for advances made by sclieman
Brothers. the naval financial agents abroad.
upon the Same account. it is presumed nnd n
hundred and fifty thousand OF miscellaneous
claims upon the same account In all. this
makes II sum total of 81 100000 deficiency in the
pay Of the navy account. An examination Of
the appropriation made to this account for tho
nst year 10y the Forty fourth Congress shows
that it amounted TO scvcn and n quarter mil
lions. or n million more than either the Forty
Second or the Forty-third Congress appropri-
atcl 10 the pay Of tho navy i'm any ono year.
while the total appropriations for two years 10y
IN" last Congress ar" more than n million in
one case, and a million and quarter in anoth, r
case. over the appropriations to the same ac-
count 10y tho two previous Congresses. When.
therefore. tho Secretary Of the Navy finds his
pny account short. IL is short not because the
Forty fourth Congress failed TO appropriate
enough. hut because some ono has stolen tho
money, and this tact ought 10 be- thoroughly
and completely investigated hcf1rc dollar is
appropriated to meet such a deficiency.
An estimate IL also put IN oi sl1.OVO Tor n
efficiency in tho pay Of the Marine Corps. An
examination here shows that the last C6ngros s.
hpuroprint"d for tho last year all tho corps
needed. und u committee can obtain expert
testimony 10 show that when money at the end
OF the last quarter ought to have stood tO the
credit Of marine pay none was 10 Toe had. These
are facts which should be- thoroughly sified.
Both Of those accounts and every other like No.
tfHlt a.
nc'rs, sailors, ana mnrincs. and not tO con-
tractors. WAS drawn on by Rohcson 10 meet his
reckless expenditures in behalf OF contractors
urult-. Illegal n method and purpose.
Another item which is ATTRACTING attention
ami comment Is ms follows; For expenses and
rnnl"u ~atun 81 IN" commission appointed hy
The President to 20 10 Louisiana. fGuOO or 50
much thereof NJ may he necessary" Tho COM
m ssiOn cons ist't uf five persons. One Of those
Charles i. Lawrence. Is lawyer OF large prac-
ticp. Scar 'ely rs much can lee said for the other
lawyer of the commission Harlan. John g.
Brown IL a man whose sonncction with political
conferences ana political commissions is highly
servicea,le - Ne railroad ,int,rests he pro-
notes. Neither ilaW'ry nor MueNcagh are men
whose services have been rated at high figures.
The instructions Of the commission were dated
nni received AT Washington on April 3. They
reported their work completed on April 81. at
New Orleans, They wore employed according
ly. eighteen days. Their secretary was detailed
from IN" Treasury Department and acted as
dishursing officer: their stenographcr. Walter
heagan. was employed either in the Custom
leans yet the cost OF tins commission while in
service was 1888 u day. an average Of sG5
memher. 50 more costly exhibition u the APP
planes OF administrative reform has been
given since the Curtis Civil Service Board drew
its pay.
Another item in this report Is one Of sl.15o
Tor expert reports given 10y Charles Randolph.
Se'rethtEol the Board & Trade Of Chicago.
George T., Porter Scoretayy OF the Baltimore
Board Of Trade. and two 6thcr gentlemen who
couir butrd MY pages to the report made by
Jos'ph Nlmno On internal commerce. Tho re-
port itself cost nearly 900. II combinations
NJ" worth nothing, It's statistics next t1 nothing
ana the facts these experts gave could be got
together ia IA week by a bright newspaper re-
porter
An estimate 81 90 400 is down for salaries and
travelling expenses Of the agents at the seal
fisheries in Alaska. all Of which is unnecessary,
AMI 5000 IL for travelling expenses in going 10
Alaska. trip taken in revenue cutters.