The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-02

observed from the foregoing stltDmont that
in his o-tinnt' for the current fiscal year
robson asked for S7,Gnu)o. with $500 s"a-
men. or precisely the -;imr amount h" csti-
mated with 14.u'U ~rnmcn in 1871! Now l. II
possible to reconcile these figures with hon
est d.alingy rhrcr thousand five hundred
-cainrn di-ulpoJr s. the strok" of II pen
whose nay would sum up million and
quarter Of dollars, on tho basis assumed by
the .irpy 0rI NrB Juprol Of 1860 per man.
in contradiction 60 RoBEsoN. vino estimated
i'm 1871 an average pay uf $500 per annum,
and lately 500 per annum.
From 1s72 10 1876 the c-tiniatc- were rcgu-
larry sG.jlOOoo and the appropriations
-G.eo.u,r. The Republicans had large ma
iuritio- in both branches of Congress and
gave the departments f,il sway ia iho APP
pr1prntion hills. and whatever deficiencies
thev dcmau lcd. II was shown in the re-
cont INVESTIGATION of the navy. that RonE-
sos sometimes diverted as much as a mill
lion ofdollar- from the pay appropriation.
TO- the use " other bureaus for favored com
tractors. Without any complaint that Oil
corl or men were suffering FROM 20 stint of
money. thus showing that the sum granted
MEan contain cNilc from public oni 20
stared him in the face. and Il Democratic
House was to hold the purse string-. ROnE-
s"S ,.-timatcd Tor pay moro than million
oi dollars 'oronl his own figures for the
previous live Yeats. with the same number
of -eancn. He knew rrtrnnchmcnt was ,l-
c,ital lc. aud This large margin WAS nude to
allow foi IT, The House at of a thousand
men from the rolls OF the navy which
would reduce he pay rolls Si2o.o00 IN RoBE-
SONS showing. The abuses for mileage aud
travel were also corrected by which large
saving to the Treasury j. certain
Dho-c items and fair assignment of OIL
Gers. SO a. tu break up a di~graccful system
oi faNoriti-m. 10y which inactive officers re-
ccNod active pay. would more than aggrc-
gat" the bali million of dollars which the
House deducted from thu ordinary appro-
priation OF the four preceding years That
j. 90 say. instead at voting s6.2jn .o0n. the
Democrats gave sj.7jI.DO0. When Congress
adjourned, E1HHsoN sptcfnlly mrloughrd
large number of officers who had testified
against his corrupt management OF the
navy. or who were known to dstru-t his in
t0grlty. Hr took good care Ia protect his
personal parti-ans with full pay.
He sought 10y this trick todiscrcdit the re-
forms introduced by the Democratic House.
charging that the public service was inn
paired by economy. \ powerful comhina-
lion was organized to obtain a deficiency for
pay. of which the senate wa- the main prop
EFriGy SAEclNr and his confodcra,c-.
speaking for RoBHsoN. insisted upon having
II. 7jn.eo. hut the conference finally agreed
upon million. expressed n follows:
"rrpa,. 81 81 rsaui d. n of the navy. ,eina d,f
no. tom of io.iar.
The prior years were nothing but a
figure ~ speech. They are not specified. and
were inserted To cover up an appropriation
not justified thcnand not cXcusablc now. Add
this million to the regular appropriation.
and the result is s6.7jo.OOo. or half million
more than was granted for 1873 is7i 1915.
or 1875 for the very sam" object when "a
Thousand additional soamon were ON the
rolls, NJ problem II arithmetic j. involved
in this matter II is the simple rule 81 three
lnuWn To- every ~ohno. boy. According To-
HonrsoN'- practice h requires SG.7iooOO for
ia" pay of officers aud 900 -rancn. and
~i.2jn,npO Tor the pay OF officers and 1900
-camcn.
The million thus voted and approved on
the id Of March vanished while SEcoR
RorEsoN wa holding over for ten days.
When Mr. THoNrsoN came in. he notified the
officers OF the navy that they would have 10
90 ON holi pay. because the little money ho
found en- hand wa- insufficient for full pay.
We have reason 90 believe large part ~ ii
wa- diverted 10 pay favored contractors.
and have $50 said. The Arwgmd Nary JouV-
nui rritici-c, this REM ark and asks
l'.W rcn. doesn't rn srN .iher OPP tho' rc''i. ~
90 i. im"NI, ifrf"i lN TO- r.' ' +'t'"' 3"
Ii tho .ioD'oi Will wait patiently for few
week.. n committee Of the House VIII iuyr--
iigate this business through and through.
amt answer an it, questions without amy
cphcring az all. Meantime, we advise tito
| digest those plain facts.