The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-18
Presidents. Message.

WASHINGTON. Oct 10, l877,-ThE
following is the Presidents message
sent to both Houses OfOOngress to-day
FsLIow Citizens of the Senate and
at '-sw House of Representatives.
The adjournment lof theIlast Con
gress, without making any approprlaI
4 tiOns for the support of the army FOL
the present fiscal year, has rendered
necessary the suspension of the pay
4 ments TO the officers and men of.thl
sums due them for services, rendered
i after the -thirtielh day of june last
The army exists by virtue OF statute
which prescribe its members, regu att
4 ita organization and emplOymanti anC
(which fixthe pay Of It's officers ahf
men ,land declare their right TO receiNl
4 the pay at stated periOlB. The statutes
! lhdweyeT, dounOt authorize the1Iay'
A ment ofythe troops in the absenoe.0
lspeCitlc appropriations theTefor' lpht
constitution has wisely provided tha
| no money shall be drawn ofF0ml thE
1 Treasury but ip consequence Of appro
4 priations made by law, and 1T has alst
I been declared, bY, statute that no de-
4 paftInent of the .G0yeCnment shall iexr
| pend id one fiscal Year any sum IN ex-
| cess Of the appropriation made by Con
gress for that 4 seal year I'VE. have
1 therefore, an army in service, author
ized by law and entitled to be paid,
Ebut dh6 funds available for that DRur'
! bose. It may also beosaid as. an 'addi-
tional incentive to prompt action by
Congress, that since-tte commence.
ment of the fiscal year. the army,
though without-pa has been con-
stantly and actively emplOyedjn jnardu-
GUS and dangerous service, IN the per
formance of which both officers and
men have discharged their duties With
| fidelity and courage aud without COM
plant. These circumstances, in my
judgment, constitute an extraordinary
occasion requiring Congress to be con-
yened in advaneelof the time prescribr
ed bylaw foTyyOur meeting in regular
session. .gl3u q n"
The importance of speedy action up
on the subject on the part Congress is
so manifest that | venture TO suggest
the proprietNo making the necessary
appropriations for the support of the
army for the current year az its pres
ent maximum numerical strengthen
5000 men, leaving for future copsid-
.eration all questions relating to an in-
crease or decrease Of the number Of en-
listed men, In the event of a reduc-
tion ofthe army subsequent legislation,
tdufingothei tiscalqyedr, the excess of
theappF0priation could not be eXpend
ed, and in The event Ofits enlargement
the additional. lsum required Tor the
pay ment of the eXtraJfOrce Couldibe
provided ip due itme1 nIr rWOuib be
unjust to the troons.now- in~the service
and whose pay is now largely in ar!
rears. if payment to'them be further
POSTPONED until after Congress shall
havelconsidered all the qdesti0hs ike
4y To arise in the efOrl to fix the PROPER
hmit to the strength Of the army. EsI
,timates Of appropriations for the sup
port ofthe military establishment for
the fiscal. year ending June 80, 1878,
were transmitted to Congress by the
former Secretary of the Treasury, at
the opening of its session in December
last These estimates, modified blythe
present Secretary, so to conform to
the present requirements, are now
renewed, amounting to S82, ,4367o4 98i
and havipg been transmitted to both
Houses Of Congress are submitted ior
your consideration. ,,p r- 9...i ,,o
.ily. s.5v sta THE ,NAvY.9i I'D alJa /
aThere.is also. required by tina Navy
Department So 0U3 S6l 27. nhis sum
is made up of$l, ,446.SS8 16 due to Off
Gers, and enlisted men for the last quar-
ter OF the last fiscal year; S9l 1888 SO
due for advances made by the fiscal
agent of the Government In Hondou
for thesuppoft ofothe foreign service;
$50, 600 duelto the naval hospital fund.-
Sl50,AOO due for arrearagesp of pay 10
officers, and $45, 2l9 4S for the support
ofjthe marine corps 3is A pCt CC"
! There will also be needed an approI
priation OF. r$262,535 22Ito, ,defray ithe
expenses Of the United States
Courts for the fiscal year ending, june |
30th last, now due to attorneys, clerks,
commissioners and marshals,t and for
the rent Of the COURT rooms the sup
port of the prisoners and other, defl7
ciencies.
A part or the building of the Inte7
rior Department wasldestrOyed by fire
on the oath of-last month. Some im-
mediate repalrscand temporary stfuc-
lures have ia consequence become nee
essarY :, estimates @ for which will be
to Congress Immediately,
and an. appropriation Of, the requisite |
funds is respectfully recommended,;4 !
The, Secretary of the. Treasury will
TO Congress, in connec.
tion with the estimates for the appro
priations for the support OF the army |
for the current fiscal year, estimates
for such other deficiencies in the diff
ferent branches of THE public service
as require immediate action, and can
not, without inconvenience, be post
poned until the regular session. III /
THE PARIS EXPOSITION, + 81 II
take thisOpportunity toinyi iteyour
to the propriety of adopting !
al YOUR present session the necessary
legislation to enable the people of the
United States toparticipate inthe ad
yantages ,pfgthe International Exhibi-
zion, of agriculture, industry and the
fine arts, which, is to be held at Paris (
ia 1873, andin which this Government
has been invited by the Govern Dent
Of France to take part. This invita-
tion was communicated to the Govern
ment in May, 1876, by the Minister of
France at this Capital, and a copy
thereof was submitted to the proper
Of Congress at its last ses.
sion, bat no action WastakenidpOn the
subject. The Department Of State has
many letters from various
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