Evening star., 1877-10-16
The Presidents Message.
FeyO'o-eitizeas Of the Senate

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last. The Army exists 0y virtue OF sta'u,es
which prescribe its numbers, regulate It's or
gsnlzation and employment, and which ii <
| The psy of It's officers and men, and declare
| their ght to receive the same al stated pc
| riOds. These statutes, however. do not au-
! thOTlZe the payment of the troops fn tue ab.
1 sence Cf specinc appropriations therefor. The
Constitution has wisely provided that "nu
money snail be drawn fro N the Treasury out
[ IN consequence OF apprOpri ~ ions made hy
| law ana IL has also been declared by statute
| Ihst no department of the Government shall
| eXpeEd IN any one fiscal year any sum IN
| excess OF apprOpria' ions made by Congress
! for that fiscal year" We have. therefore,
| al Army IN service, authorized by law and
! entitled 10 be paid, bat 10 funds available
Tor thst purpose lt may also be said, rs
| a. an additional incentive To prompt action
/ by congress, that, since the commencement
/ ol the isca year, The Army, though without
| Fay, mas heen constantly and actively en-
! ployed I'D arducus and dangerous service Ia
! The performance OF which both officers and
men have discharged their duty with fidelity
| ard courage, and without complaint Thss,,
! circumstances, In my !CgmeBt, constitute
| al extraordinary Occ tSion. reaQiriuy IN Al
! Congress be convened in advance OF the time
! prescribed by law for your meeting ia rsgu-
! lar session. The importance of speedy actiu4
/ upon this subject on Lhs part OF Congress i, 50
! manifest that venture to SuggesJ tue pro-
! prleiy of making the necessary approprls-
| uuns Tor The support OF the Army for The car
! rent year, at It's present maximum nun srI-
| cal strength OF twenty five thousand men;
| Ieavlng tor future Consideration all questions
| retailing To an Increase or decrease OF the
| number Of enlisted meh. la the event OF the
| reduction OF the Army by subseq lent Iegis-
| IatiOn during the fiscal year, the excess OF
! The appropriation could not be ex pended: and
| In The event OF its enlargement. The sudt-
| tional sum required for the payment of the
| extra force could be provide In due time. IL
| would De unjust TO the troops now In service
| and whose pay is already largely in ARE irs
II payment to them should Be Tur.her IA lSt-
Congress haE
| sidered all the questions Kelly to arise in the
effort To fix the proper limit to The strength of
| the Army.
Estimates of appropriations for the sup
| Iort OF the military establishment for tue
| fiscal year ending June 80, lS1s, Were trans
| mitted 10 Congress by the former Secretary
OF the Treasury at the opening of its sessio1
| In December last. These estimates mldIfied
| by the present Secretary, so as TO conform 10
pre- ent requirements, are now renewed
amounting To 80 ,ij6, ,16i sand. having
| be Ell transmitted to both Houses of Congress-
are submitted for yOpr consideration.
There is also required by the Navy Depart
ment - 003 ,s6l.T. This sum is maize 40 of
| slfi6 ,css. 10 due 10 officers and enlisted men
Tor The last quarter of the last ii seal year:
| SSll 953 90 due for advances made by the
hsoa a. agent OF the Government in London fol-
the support of the foreign service; $4,000 due
TO the Naval Hos pital fund $4,000 due for
arrearages OF pay TO officers; and s45, ,2l9 IS
| for the support of the Marine Cops
There will also he needed an appropri alton
OF 262, ,s35 y 10 defray the unsettled exyenses
of the United States courts for the fiscal wear
ending June 80, last, now due 10 attorneyS
clerks, commissioners, and marSlals, and
ior rent OF court rooms, the support Of pris-
oners, and other deficiencies
a part of tie building of the Interior de-
partment was destroyed by fire on the 24th OF
last month. Some immediate repairs and
| temporary structures have I'm consequence
become necessary. estimates for whicn will
ne tied TO Cong Tess i'm m g ia ,eiy and
an Appropriation of the requisite funds is re-
sIeclfuily recommended.
The Secretary of the Treasury will c1m-
munlcate to Congress, in connection with The
tsiInates Tor the appropriations FOR the sup
port OF the army for the current fiscal year
estimates fOr suth other deficiencies IL the
different branches OF the public service as re-
qulre immediate action, and cannot, without
| inconvenience, be postponed until the regu-
lar session.
Itake this opportunity, also, to invite your
attention TO The propriety of adopting at
your present session the necessary legIsla
tion 10 enable the people of the UniGed States
10 participate IN the advantages of the Inter
| national Exhibition OF Agriculture, I1dustry
| AID the Fine Arts, VIII ch is to be held at
| Paris in 1878, and In which this Government
has been invited by the Government of
| France to take part.
| This invitation was communicated to this
government in May, 1S6, Dy the NJ mister OF
France at this Capital, and a copy thereof
was submitted TO the proper committees OF
Congress at its last session, but no action
| was taken upon the subject.
| The department of State has received
| many letters from various parts of the cOun-
| try expressing desire TO participate in the
| Exhibition, and numerous apple atoms of a
similar nature have also been made at the
| Unite d states Legation at Paris.
/ The Department of State has also re ceived
official advice of the strong desire on the part
! OF the French Government that the Un1Ied
/ states should particpa in this enterprise.
| and space has bihertO been, and still is, re
erved in the Exhibition buildings for the
| use of exhibitors from the Unitet States, To
the exclusion of other parties who have been
| applicants therefor.
| In order that eur industries may be DROP
erly represented at the Exhibition, an appro-
| priatiOn will be needed for the paymelt of
| salaries and expenses of Commissioned for
| the transportation of goods. aud Tpr other
| purposes in connection with the object in
view, and as May next is the time fixed for
| the opening of the Exhibition. if our citizens
are TO share the advantages OF this interna-
tlOnal competition for the Trade of o,her ma
lions, TIE necessity OF immediate action as
| apparent.
TO enable the United States to co opera. .e
IN The International Exhibition when was
| held at Vienna in 1873. Congress then passed
| joint resolution. ms king an appropr ia ion
| of Two hundred thousand dollars, and author
| izipg the President TO appoint certain
| men who should attend the Exhibition and
report their proceedings and obser vatious 10
| him. Provision was also made for the APP
pointment OF u numoer OF honorary Commis-
| siOners.
L have felt that prompt action by Congre
In accepting the invitation OF the Govern
LISHt Oi IduCe is Oi SO Interest 10 Tue
people OF This country, and so suitable TO the
cordial relations between the Governments
OF the two countries, that the subject might
properly be presented for attention a. your
present session.
The government OF Sweden and Norway
has addres sed an official Invitation % t1ls
Government to take part in the International
Prison Congress, TO be held at Stockholm
next year. The problem which the congress
proposes 10 study-how to diminish crime
Is One in which all civilized nations have an
interest in common; aud the congress OF
Stockholm seems likely TO prove the most
important convention ever held for the study
OF this grave question. Under authority OF a
joint resolution of Congress, approved
February 16, 1875, commissioner was ap-
pointed by my predecessor to represent the
United states upon that occasion, and the
prison congress having been, at the earnest
desire OF the Swedish Government, postponed
TO 1873, his commission was renewed by me
An appropriation of eight thousand dollars
was made in the sundry civil-service act of
1875 TO meet the expenses of the commits
siOner. recommend the reappropriation OF
that sum for the tame purpose, the former
appropriation having been covered into the
treasury, and being no longer available for
The purpose without further action by C)n-
grexs. The subject is brought to your asten-
lion at this time in view of circumstancs IS
which render 1t highly desirable that the