The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-10-18
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

PAYMENT OF THE ARMY.
Fellow Citizens of the Senate and House of Rep
reSentativeS:
The adjournment of the last Congress without
making appropriations for the support of the army
Tor the present fiscal year. has rendered necessary
suspension of payments to the officers and men
OF the sums due them for service rendered after
the 3oth day of June last. The army exists by
virtue OF the statutes. which prescribe its numbers
regulate its organization and employment, and
winch likes the pay of its officers and men, ana
declares their right to receive the same at stated
periods. The statutes, however do not authorize
the payment Of the troops in the absence OF spe-
chic appropriations therefor
INCENTIVES TO PROMPT ACTION.
The constitution has wisely provided that no
money shall be drawn from the Treasury but in
consequence Of appropriations made by law, and
it has also been declared by statute, that no de
partlncnt of the Government shall eXpend III any
one fiscal year any sum in excess of the appropri-
atoms made by Congress for that fiscal year We
have therefore army in service. authorized by
law and entitled TO be paid but no funds available
for that purpose 1t may also be said addi-
tonal incentive to prompt action by Congress that
since the commencement of the fiscal year the
army, though without pay, has been constantly
and actively employed in arduous and dangerous
service, IN the performance of which both officers
and men have discharged their duty with fidelity
and courage, and without complaint, These cir
cumstances, in my Judgment, constitute an cX-
traordinary occasion. requiring that Congress be
convened IN advance of the time prescribed by
Id" 1or your meeting IN regular session
! THE APPROPRIATIONS AND THE NUMERICAL
STRENGTH OF THE ARMY.
| The Importance of speedy action upon this sub
Ton+ra Wv, ~ pMnro+ ~ ronnt Of Inal-inr tho
nonoSsor oSIr;o+;nu ~ no snnnort of tho
49, Co.. p,a1t 49,, aor AZ ~ lrosant may
imum numerical strength of $4,000 men. leaving
| for future consideration all questions relating TO
| EtoJ ,,, IL 4h o,,+ ae ., riuot;o, ~ Tho
or,,,,, Nv, snhsa,an+ lo,r;sat;, dnrng tho fiscal
voar ia cyccsS ~ Tho annronriatIon coul1 not Ne
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| th ndIt;l ,, VOC ~ 4r tb VA, ,,nt nf +,,
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| other Deficiencies and TO recommendations OF an
.nnro,r;a+;o, for Aha ,orntr,.s concentration of
|
eie ais EAPosi'iol' anu "' tiic 'i''ci H"'i''"
| Prison Congress.
| A Wateryille Desperado and His Feud
| aa++1;,,r , Havoc nnorral hu Riaa Rr1
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! w,.r,,n,,rr o+ - 1877 ,bor,,s c;1,,,,,
| son 81 +bo iat NathI G;l,nan or ,h;s ,lana ~,
'rhrrsaoI- tho 1otb instant tool r.nr Of nan
and =; ~, oIsaoa af 49,, No. ra,,'oi1 - ~
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nan and ur Zotos1 ;nto IT. NnTos' oardn, soma
thrno taa+ ,nan was ,rarI,od ar +bn ,,r,,o1 u,
- { E1ood u,hnT as hr1,+all,- os.a,l+aI ~, rhar1o
ana Er.gor (,l,na, who hna+ a,,d LII od lin, and
| sna1i Chorlns G;iunan Strrnl h;,, ON thn hood
VIII sbn,.o nr;n,, him 81 cornrnl,. tbot bo baJ
~ ,r;tbdro,r o nii ,nnd;oaI s.Sto1o -' INV
| On Mr. Moves, ratnrn home bn tonlI ,noasuros tc
have the fe9cc renacnd on the right Inc agan
| and soTaroi maj, ot ana n,clol. tn d,r vera nnt
", ronlc;n, tbn f.noa whom :, bnl,et oa,,,o HraS
i1ng throurb II in thn midst NJ thn man frad h,
l'6arles Gilman from = mort hole he had made in =
| hirb fnncn which sIrronndnd the Gilman house ~,
this side and some twenty rods slant from whcre
| thn mon wern rnnlac;nl, tLn tnnrn Tho MOI, Ion,
| firmly at their work When another bullet strndl
| amorg tham and tv.n of tho mon Won't arn,,nd r.
| the front of the fence where Gilman WINS and saw
him i,st tating nm a rt. and r,llal ~, Kin, no.,
| tn fra Int hn nlarnd tho ,,nn tbrnnrh tho ,nrt
| hole fool, Deliberate aim and fred he tb,.n tooL
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