The daily gazette., 1877-08-27
FOR REvRENoamENr-
A $40, 100000 SURPLUS.


readers who will carefully study it. 1t is
summary of the official statement OF
Treasury receipts and the expenditures
for the four quarters of the fiscal year
ending June Both, 1877. The figures
speak eloquentls FIR themselves to every
refecting mind. But as some persons
have not the time or inclination to trace
the relation between cause and effect
whicl holds eternally true in these sta
tistical tables, in everything else, we beg
to call their attention to it. They will
zee here the substa fruits of those
lessons of retrehchment and econ m y
which we have hammered into the public
mind for many years. Be it said to the
credit of recent Congresses, whatever
faults were chargeable upon them, that
they have made a steady sfmprovement
in these respects" and the Forty-fuurth
Congress, with a | It's shortcomings, set
an example of moderation and frIgality
which will stand forth in all time. Future
Congresses may surpass it in ability and
patriotism, but we ought TO be satisfied
if the successors of the Forty fourth are
as careful to save money in one direction
and not to waste it in another as the men
who served at the Capitol the last two
years. This tribute is only their due. 1t
should be generously p lid by every citi-
zen, however much he may differ in poll
tics from majority of that body. or criti-
cises the wisdom of particular measures
passed by them or c9nsure them for me-
81 ,cted opportunities of good. So far as
the last aud present administrations have
assisted in keeping down the cost of gov
ernment, they too deserve our hearty
thanks. The people will do justice to
every man-Prrsident Secretary of the
Treasury, member Of Congress, or other
oHicia, down TO the Misunderstanding aids
at this time III cheapening the expenses.
without impairing the efficiency, of the
Government. There are several ways in
which the lost national prosperity may
be regained' This ofjuoicious economy
is one which is plain to the meanest
comprehension.
The Treasury accounts for the year
show u surplus revenue, in round mum
bers, of $50 .00), 00-exceeding by
about the es Innate of the late Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. This remarkable
result would not have been reached
but for the nrm st md taken by the la t
Congress against Federal extravagance
and wastr; II was apparent to the
economists of both parties in Congress
that further effort must be made to
stop the leaks. The revenues of the
Government had been steadily de-
creasiDg since 1865 as the tables we
print to-day set forth, with the single
exception of the year 1879. There was
no telling TO what depth the revenues
nigh sink in the general business de-
preston. 1t was therefore the part OF
wisdom TO be more than usually cau-
tions la making appropriations. Resist
ing the opportunities Of Cabinet Off
cers, of lobbyists and of party friends,
:he Folty-fourth Congress boldly cut
Town the bill, as sent in, by $2O,0O0,-
0t0. Had this not been done the sur
plus OF j me 80 1877, would have been
only $l0,000,00 Not only has this
large sum been saved to the country to
be applied to the future expenses of
government, but the way has been
paved for still further reductions, &C
companied by u removal OF more OF
the taxes on commerce and manufac-
lures. The civil service has not been
njlred but actually improved by the
dIminuiion of the expenses when at
tended by discharge of incompetent
and superfluous men. The customs re-
ceipts are less by SIT .O00, 900, it is true,
than these of 1876; but the decline in
imports expl Ans tnls falling off. The
receipts from internal revenue are about
S!,500,0J0 more than those OF the pre-
yious year, while the outlay of that
department was much less. The saving
in civil and miscellaneous expenditure
reSched nearly Sill 100000. Aad, We
say again. not one interest has suffered
from this exercise OF economy, but on
the contrary the results prove that the
civil officers of the Government have
done better work on the reduced ap-
preparations.
The last Congress has been sayagely
abused for Its treatment OF the war
Department was only $1,000, 900 less
than that Of 1876 and 1t appeared an
pie ut tae time for all the services Tor
when tr1 rec iIlar array onSnt to be
lSSt. - - zee" VI ~ A'p"h ""'
and If the g.r:ks Ilnls, III t1e suppress
.'nI pt W;liGI tne Frintti to BPS L"of
At n,3f G1r wl.l pr''b"hiy he % slave
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s.ty =! y ces ,l,tfJ"3' u LnL denled
vi si14e the \ lb,,n .ttlI2i pas ceas-
eu atdet n J.a.s - 'h7 Sputh 10
fight tor d. lsus lo, ,lCHae of Repre-
e, al ~ S@tu 1ut 2r llireral TO the
aI. II. For tfe a., y.'' retrenchment
Was L :. .sl. "a .aE)'j,J ,JUO, and 1t Is
navy roR iLlg ,,.gj enough Ior
peale tupa,,. Y y th4 naval OIL 'ers
the coD,ctc UsSaDI 'hbers want more
money lavished m I, There is no pre-
tense that any yiarr II the many q "
ernment iute' eS : htY9 been Injured
by the frug. iaY' piaut',;,d of late.
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service ref sp1 ,ni,L et.., he the wd.ch
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