The Lake County star., 1877-11-15
FROM WASHINGTON.

The bill agreed upon by the Com
mittee of Appropriations for the army
appropriates $4,800,000 less than the
amount asked for by the Secretary of
War, its total being $25, ,763, 900. The
difference is made In the pay depart
ment, by reduction of the numerical
force of the army, of nearly 81, ,O00, 900 !;
i'm the reduction of supplies for the
army of over $500, 900; in the amount
asked for in quartermasters' stores,
500, 900; in incidental expenses, $780,
600; for the purchase of horses the
committee allows $290,000 less than
was asked for; for transportation the
reduction is the same; in the allow
ance for barracks the reduction is
$4,000 for manufacture of arms,
100000 In minor matters the allow
ances are propOrtiOnately less than the
sums asked for. The committee makes
no allowance for the publication of
the additional volumes of the Medical
and Surgical History of the War, and
none for the publication of the arch
ives Of the rebellion.
The figures show that for four
me nths ending October 31st, as COM
pared with the corresponding four
months of last year, there has been
falling off In revenues from all sources
of over So, 500, 900. At the same rate of
decline the end of the current year will
show a decrease of over $11 ,000, 900 as
compared with last year, strong
argument In support of the reduced
appropriations for the army as recon-
mended by the House committee.
Two-thirds of the large number OF
bills introduced are for the relief of
private individuals. The Republican
members from Michigan sent up some
25, mostly of public nature, among
which was bill for lighthouse at
Little Traverse Bay, and the Joint
resolutions of the State Legislature
asking appropriations for harbors mt
Holland, Saugatuck. New Buffalo,
Grand Marias and Menominee, which
will go before the Committee on Com
merce to be reported in the River and
Harbor bill, as will those introduced
in the Senate.
1t Is now publicly announced that
Senator Conkling will make an open
and determined fight against the
Southern and civil service policies of
the administration.
In all divisions on the army bill, the
Republicans voted against any reduc-
tion of the army, and were reinforced
by the Texas members, Tuttrell and
Williams, (Mich). In the vote on Mr..
fuckers amendments, the Repub''-
cans were left without allies, thus giv-
Ing q majority for the limit to $4,000
men.
A Washington special says the nom-
ination Of William Cassius GoodlOe, of
Kentucky, as Minister to the Neither
lands, in place of James Birney, has
been determined on by The President.
1t has been determined to reject the
offers of compromise made by the Chi
cago whisky thieves.
II is thought that the Silver bill will
receive notifications by the Senate
Committee on Finance before it Is
reported to the Senate.
Mr.. Willets, of Michigan, has renew.
ed the bill which passed the House
last year but which failed I'm the Sen
ate, to give the wife and father of the
late Gen. Custer each pension of $50
per month. Mrs. Custer is now en-
titled to pension Of $50 q month.
President Hayes doesn't find WASH
ington life 80 expensive as some Of his
predecessors have. He 70 reported as
saying that during the hrstsix months
of his term lie has spent only n, 900 OF
the o25, 900 which he hes drawn, and
that he thinks OF recommending Con-
greee to reduces the Executive yearly
salary from 80, 900 TO the old hgure Of
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