The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-17

Ildelity and courage aud without
complaint, These circumstances IL
my judgment, constitute an extraor
binary occasion, requiring that CON
gress DO convened In advance
Of the time prescribed by law
for yonr meeting In regular SEES
sion. The Importance OF speedy action
upon this subject on the part OF con-
greSs, Is so manifest, that venture TO
suggest the propriety of making the
necessary appropriations for the sup
port OF the army for the current year,
at its present maximum numerical
strength OF $4,000 men, leaving for
future consideration all questions relat-
log To an increase or decrease In the
number OF enlisted men. In the event
OF reduction of the army by subse-
quent legislation, during the fiscal
year, the excess of appropriation could
not loo expended, and in the event of
It's enlargement the additional sum
required for the payment of the extra
force could be provided In due time,
II would DO unjust to the troops now
In service, and whose pay il already
largely in arrears, II payment to them
should be further postponed until after
congress shall have considered all the
questions likely to arise in the effort
to Tx the proper limit to the strength
of the army and estimate the apprO,
priation for the support Of the military
establishment for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1878, were transmitted to
congress by the former secretary of
the treasury at the opening of its ses-
sion In December last. these estl-
mates, modified by the present secre-
tary 30 as to conform to present require.
ments, are now renewed, amounting
to S32, 4S6, 7649S, and having been
transmitted to both houses of congress,
are submitted for your consideration.
There is also required by the navy de-
partment 500, 3S6,l27. This sum ia
made up of 81 ,446,SSS ,l6 due to officers
and enlisted men for the quarter of
the last fiscal year $Sll, $3.50 due for
advances made by the fiscal agent of
the government in London for the
support OF the foreign service; $4,000
due to the naval hospital fund; Sl50,0C0
due for arrearages of pay to officers
and S45, 2l9.5S for the support of the
marine corps. There will also be needed
appropriation of S262, 1892 to defray
the unsettled expenses of the United
States courts for the fiscal year ending
June 30 last, now due to attorneys,
clerks, commissioners and marshals,
aud for support of prisoners and other
deficiencies. A part of the building of
the Interior department was destroyed
by fire on the Oath OF last month.
Some immediate repairs and temporary |
structures have In consequence become |
necessary, estimates for which will be
to congress Immediately,
and an appropriation of the requisite
funds are respectfully recommended.
The secretary of the treasury will com
to congress, IN connection
with the estimates for the appropria-
lions for the support of the army for
the current fiscal year, estimates for
such other DEFICIENCIES in the different
of the public service as re.
Iuire immediate action and can not,
without Inconvenience, be postponed
Until the regular session.
take this opportunity to invite your
attention to the propriety of adopting
1t your present session the necessary
legislation to enable the people of the
United States to participate in the ads
vantages OF the international exhibit
ton of the agricultural industry and
the fine arts, which is to he held at |
Paris, in 1878, and in which this gov.
eminent has been invited by the gov.
eminent of France to take part. This
invitation was communicated to this |
government in 1870 by the minister of
France at this capital, and copy
thereof was submitted to the proper
Of congress at its last ses-
sion, but no action was taken upon
the subject. The department of the
state has received many letters from
various parts of the country, express.
ing desire to participate in the exhi-
bilioH, and numerous applications OF a
similar nature have also been made at
the United States legation at Paris. The
department OF state has also received
official advices Of the strong desire on
the part of the French government
that the United States should partici
pate in the enterprise, and space
has hitherto been and is now
reserved in the exhibition build
ing for the use of exhibitors from
the United States, to the exclusion of
other parties who have been applicants
therefor. In order that our industries
may be properly represented at the
exhibition, an appropriation will be
needed for the payment of salaries of
commissioners for the transportation
OF goods, and for other purposes 10
connection with the object in view.
As May next is the time fixed for the
opening of the exhibition, II our citi-
zens are TO share in the advantages of
this international competition for the
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