The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-10-23
TdEPR sSIDENYS MESSAGE

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citizens of the Senate and the House
Of Representatives: The ADJOURN
n,cnt OF the Last Congress withou;
making appropriations ior.he supper:
Of the army .,r the prcsen, fiscal wear
las rendered necessary Il >IIs s-.r>:0n ol
payments IL the officers and men the
Sums due them tor services rendered
after the 30,h day of June last. The
army exists by virtue Of statutes
which prescribe lis numbers. regulate
i, organization aa,! employment. ar';
which iix Tie pay oi' il officers and
msn ana Lcclirc their ri.ht IT, receive
The s.,mr "a. -ta,e,i pcti.sls. Tie
statutes. hoaevc=. ~ met :ui:.oriz,.
the payment oi the ,so'?s in the
absence eli sl-c,.iiic appropriation
therefor. The tun>,itu,ioa has viSc-
" provi.le,l that no money shall! bc
drawn ironi the 'i'rca>ur. but in con
>.qGence ot appropriations made by
Inv. and ii ha~ as, been declared Is
statute, thar no department 81; The
Government :. aIl eXpcrI IN any "ar
!i-cs! Year any .um in excess %. the
appropriation ma,ic nv Congress for
that fiscal year.
We have. therefore. nh army IN
sc:yic,. authorized by law abl en-
titled TO u" pai.!. bat u" iua'i. avai!a
ii.c lar thai rurIa-". IL NAV ;.l>I
bc sail IL ar a,iiiIinnai Incentive To-
prompt acii,u iiv Cou-te.., that since
til. commencement "t the ii-cal Year
the army. though wiii,rr; ply. ha>
been constantly and actively EN-
p.nyed IL arjuau. AID dangerous SER
vice. III the performance at which
both officers and iren liavc discharged
their duty with ability ari courage
anI wiihou. complaint. These cir
cums,ances, in n,v i,.,lament. con
siituic au extraordinary occasion ~.
yuiriug tina; COD.r,~' be- convened IN
advance If the tim" preecrihr,l Nv
lIw let Your meeting in the regular
session..
Tn Importance of speedy action
upon this subj C. on the part of Con-
.r.ss l. - manifest that | venture to
>u.yrSt the prortie.y of making the
necessary appropriations i'.r the sup
port Of the army for the current year
az it, present maximum numerical
strength Of 81. 00G mct. leaving for
future consideration ail questions IT.
la,ing Ia III incrca-,. or decrease in
the number ola rc,iuc,ipnof the army
by subsequent legislation during the
fiscal year. the excess Of appropriation
cnuld not he expended. and in lie
event of It's enlargement the additional
slim required for the payment of the
extra force could I've provided! in due
time 1t would be unjust to the troops
now in service and whG>e pav is
largely in arrears. il payment To-
them should be further postponed
until Congress shall have considered
al the questions likely tn arise in the
ciihrt to fix the prn?cr limit to the
strength of the army and estimate
the appropriation tor the support Of
the military establishment for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1873. were
transmitted to Congress by the for
mer Secretary at the opening Of its
session in December last. These es-
Inmates, modified b. the present Sc
cretary 81 rs to- conform to present re-
quiremcn,s, are now renewed, amount
in. to So. i3G. 76i,95. AMI. having
been transmitted to both lIa,rcS of
Congress, are submitted To vour
consideration.
There is also required by the Navy
Department $1,000, S6l, 81. This
sum is made up of 81 .4I6,SSS is due
TO officers and enlisted men for the
las: quarter Of the las. fiscal year
S31I 1850 due for advances made by
the fiscal agent of the Government in !
London for the support Of the foreign !
service; $4,000 due to the Naval |
Hospital fund; $4,000 due for
arrearaccs of pay to officers. and SiJ, !
2l9 2S for the support ut the Marine
Corps.
There will also he needed an anpro-
priation Of S262 $50 90 to deiray the
expenses Of the Unite'l
States Courts for the fiscal year end
ing June 80. last, now due to al
torneys, clerks. Commissioners and
Marshals, and for rent of Court-rooms,
the support Of prisoners AMI other
DEFICIENCIES.
\ part Of the building Of the In
terror Department was destroyed by
lire on the 9th Of last month. Some
repairs and temporary
have in consequence become
necessary, estimates for which will be
to Congress immediately,
and an appropriation of the requis
lite funds is respectfully recommend
Ell.
The Secretary of the Treasury will
tn Congress, in con-
nection with the estimates for the
appropriations tor the support Of the
army for the current fiscal year, esti-
mates for such other deficiencies in
The different branches of the public
service as require immediate action
md can not without Inconvenience be
postponed until the regular session.
Take this opportunity to invite your
attention to the propriety Of adopting
!: your present session the necessary
egiSla.ion to enable the people of the
United States to participate in the ad-
the international exhibition !
If the agriculture, industry and the ,
inc arts, which is to be held mt Pariss
N 1877, and in which this Govern
nent has been invited by the Govern
nent Of France to take part. This
invitation was communicated by this 9
Government in 1875, by the Minister iSS
& France ut this CaDital. and n cony =