Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-10-20
HAYES MESSAGE.
lie Recommends Appropriations
for the Army, Navy, Depart
ment of Justice. and
Paris Exposition.

Fellow.clizens Of the Senate and House of
Representatives:
The adjournment of the last Congress with
out making apprcpiauons for the support Of
| the amy Tor tue present ii-ci year, has rem
4 dered Necessary the s'rPen~ior Of payments
TO officers and men OF sums duc them for ser
vices rendered after the 30lh day OF June last.
The army exists by virtue OF statutes which
prescribe its members, regulate It's organlza>
non and employment, and which fix the pay
! of It's officers and men. and declare thei. right
to receive the same at stated periods. These
statutes, howeyet, 10 not authorize the pay,
ment of troops in the absence Of specific APP
! propraions; therefore, the Constitution has
wisely provided that no money be drawn
frcm Il Treasury, but in consequence Ct APP
preparations made by law, and 1t has also
+ been declared by statute that no department
Of the Government shall expend in any one
fiscal year "A sum in excess of the apPropria-
IONS made by Congress for that fiscal year,
We have therefore, an army in service, aus
thorized by law aud entitled to be paid, but
lao funds available for that purpose. IL mag
also lie said as an additional incentive to
prompt action by Congress that since the com
menccment Of the ti>ral year the army, though
( without pay, has been constantly and actively
employed IN arduou, and dangerous services,
in the performance of which both officers and
men have discharged their duty with fidelity
and courage, and without complaint. These
circumstances, in my Judgment, constitute an
extraordinary OCCASION, requiring that Con-
.rc>s be convened III advance of the time pre-
Scrlbed by law for your meeting in regular
session. The importance of speedy action
upon THIS subject On The part of Congress is so
manifest that | venture 10 suggest the proprie-
~ of making Treasury appropriations fol- the
support OF the army tor the current year, on
its present maXmu,n of numerical strength,
If 1000 men. leaving for fuidre cOnsdera.
ton all questions relative TO the increase or
decrease Of the number of enlisted men. In
the event of a reduction Of the army 10y sub.
>eTuent Legislation during the fiscal year, the
excess OF the appropriation could not be eX
pended, aud in the event of its cnlarstmen',
an addtlonal sum required for the payment
of the farce conh lie provided in due form.
II would be UNJUST TO the hoops now in
,irr. and whose pay i, already largely in ar
rrsI>. At. payment tn I'm he postponed unlii
after (oigress shall have considered all que,-
titn> iihcly To arise III AN rilut TO Fix a Iruper
lIhiIt IT, the sir, Myth Ui the army Estimates
oil appropriations iur the fiscal year ending
June 81, 1913, weIe transmitted TO Congress
by the iorunef Secretary IT tho Treasury at
the opening If MS SESSION m neceinb-r last.
These ,srinatrs, n'i,fjrd hy u e present Sec
r.'ary -ua> 10 conform IN rr- y re luirrn nts,
are now renewed, amounting To S32, io6, 76i,
9S. and have been transmitted to both houses
OF Congress, and submitted for your consider.
alton.
There is also :equred by the Navy Depart.
mcnr S2.0''3,e6l %. This sum is made up of
Sill .6,6SS, Ii due to uiii els and enlisted men
tor tho last quarter OF the last fiscal year;
S3l .c"3 30 due for advances made by tn.
Fiscal Agent of the Government in Lond N,
fo' the support III the foreish >ervi e $50 ,OO0
due to the naval hospital fund Sl5u.O0O dire
for arrearaee Of pay to Offices. and S.,,2l9,
90 for ,l'e support Of the Marine Cops.
There will also be needed an ri propria-
ton of 500 90 - to dc,iay un tiled expeu.
.es of U. s. Courts ior the fiscal year e.ding
June 3Orh lasi. and now doe to Attorney,
CleriS, Cumniss oners aud Naishals, aud for
rent of court-rooms, support of prisoners. And
other Deficiencies.
part of the building of the Interior De.
Partment was destroyed by fire on re 26th
Of last month. Some immediate repairs and
become ecessary, estimates for which will
be Transmitted 10 Congress, and am appropr-
alton of the requisite funds is earnestly rec.
Commended.
The Secretary Of the Treasury will com.
municate 10 Congress. in connection witt, est.
mates for appropriations for support Of the
army for the rurrcI ii c Il year estimates for
such other Deficiencies in different bfanches of
aid cannot without Inconvenience he post
poned 10 the regular session.
ta!.c il'> opportunity to "irc your aitcn-
ton 20 ME y "t'nriy. - Ho"t present SESSION,
of necessary r4i,La;,oa To '.ual,lr tie prope |
of the United States 10 psri',.ii ate in the adj !
vantage al the Irt-rna,iomal Exhibition Of
Agriculture, ,tlu,,ry aud Fine Ans, which |!
is To b. held al Pari, in 1919. and id which I
this Government has been invited by the Guv- |
eminent of Fra zee TO take PAT Th, invita- /
ton was communicated To tins Government in 1
May. 1876. by the Minister "t France a, tins /
Capital. and copy thereof submitted to a I
committee Of Congress at lis last session, but
70 action was taken upon the subject. Tic |
Department, OF State has received many lets ,
tiers from didcrent paris of the county ex.
pressing dc sire 10 pariicil ate in the Exhibi /
ton, and numerous applications of similar
nature have also been made AT the Unit d ,
States Legation i'll Paris. The Department
OF State has also received official adviccs ola /
dese o. The part q; The French Goverumr, /
III the United States sho Id participate in
this Exposition, and space has been hitherto
reserved in the Exhibition bindings for the .
use Of exhibition from the United States to the
exclusion of oher parties who have been ap>
plicanis therefor
r. B. HAYES.
A Washington telegram of the 10th
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