New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-17

srCRETARY THoMPsOS's EXPLANATION or THIN
ONE OF THIN DUE TO A NECESSARY REIoRI
QUIETLY INSTITUTED BY him.

OSE OF THIN DUE TO NECESSARY RkIoRi
QUIETLY INSTITUTED BY HIM.
lGaNguAL PRESS DIsPATCH
WASHINGTON, Oct 16.-The following Is
statement o. ne Objects for which d hciency app oprI
lions are asked by Secretary Of tbe Navy Pay Of
Navy; amount due selignan BIothsrs, London msce-
ne0us claims arising upon atIears OF nay, etc; NaVa
Hosptal fund and pay Of Aaune Corps. Otler dchccn
GEES exist FOR sums for construction and repairs ars
in Out Of contracts with individuals FOR clothing steam
machinery. timber etc. TEcse Mil DO communicated at
the approaching regular session
The secretary states that The troubles attending the
administration % the finances Of his cfce have grown
ont u the diversion Of appropriations from the special
objects 10 which they have been applied by law, aud
their expenditure for other and different OBJECTS Tor
which appropriations have been insuni,ent Congress
has frequently appropriated less the wants OF the
service demanded Tais specially the last year
The Secretary thinks il wrong 10 borrow temporarily
from one fund to help another, such course
enables the Secretary to substitute lbs
official discretion for the requirements Of law
He is unwilling 20 responsibility like this him
self and prefers 20 administer the affairs Of the Uepdr,-
ment in strict obedience to the viii of Congress. He
would not allow any portion " the appropriations for
tho present fiscal year TO be expended before the year
begun. HIS object, primarily TO a
system OF administration by means OF which the
annual appropriations Of tho Department could
easily ana accurately asccrtilucd. ana the
causes OF deficiency 10 certainly safisfacto-
riy known lie says Al is the right aud duty Of Con-
ress 10 direct such results TO be accomplished IN its
epuon the public necessities and interests require
ard he does not think it right that the Department
should seek accomplish results not thus contemplated
q recled.
found necessary omit The pay or thr OicO ad men
al ne navy the last quarter o. the last fiscal year as
the appropriations made Dy CUnErt 50 were insufficient
aud II not possible u maze the payments Without
drawing upon tnr appropriations for toe present fiscal
ear advance. SeCrr,1ly thompson discusses
the matter length, ana says lhat
the withholding OF the pay his i0r April May ana june
last absolutely uDuN Oiuh bic, unless porbUn - We
tturUp.Iar fOr the present fiscal NAT ben aI
piled tHdt PURPOSE. lf ha been done tue de-
ncleucy would been ci.I gehbc 20 tLc present year.
Wnerr IL Uoos not properly hconR There Is now dhe on
this count tire ui Sl.44bbsS 10 pr wucu A. -
necessary appropriation Dy Congress
There Is due 10. tie seine quarter tne sum ui
s3I 9j3 50, advanced Tor tbe foreign service BY the
vi tn, stun -nown on the pay rolls THESE suns added
aAe 81 Gal 90. There "a ls0 due ~ oit,is on ac
count uT arIeir aud Inference OF ny ~ JOOOO hIrh
added she Ding makes 81 9Os,Oil 90 iue Tor pay
pulpos, Incie o. due 10 ;Ae nOsp.ti ldnd SJUOtO
which in consequence 81 te relation between is ''d
tic pay fund.- sbOuid De added 10 ne ofc"inH making
"A total deficiency ol,35S,b4l %. Tile pN oi oheris
and euIs Ell men ina corps WAS u, IT, nI 90 tie
Close Of the Last fiscal Dj thr su O r41,2lS -, Tor
which an appropriation II necessary Tho, ddd-1 10 thc
amount above stated makes lht tuAI zen rHcJ aiAu
for by the = trcry, SIcOj Sol ~ Ihis pr, prlapn,
A. Ia believed. will enable tue Dcpdr nient 10 afhll ltHeI
more satisfactorily 81 the advantage arising iiVu tho
more PROMPT setcnt nts II tne acruunt5 uI pas m
making up lts an ii estnascs 81 tAptuuiu c. '.iu
tucrtbs en1Ole Congress 70 ascertain VITA eitttet
arcuIzcy lnf lht support
the navy. IL believed u viii teouIe greater
economy IN expenditures