Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-08-15

You will observe that these additions are exelu-
sively for works of important national character
The small creeks and trout streams in the bill which
could be best improved" by matchmaking were
all carefully taken care of by the House.
The Army BM.-The entire addition of S9Os. s14
made by the Senate to the army bill was rendered
necessary in restoring little army to its present
numbers from the reduced and mutilated condition
in which it had passed the House.
The Nary BM-The small sum added bv the
Senate to the navy bill mainly for 'pay of the
navy" for equipment of vessels and for repairs
of hospitals.
The Pension BU.-The Senate added $50 900 to nav
examiners 81 for each examination instead of ST. as
provided by the House. The Senate thought that
when the government was to be made liable to nav
pensions for life by the report of these examiners
that 50 was not too much to pay for faithful and in
tellgent service.
The Military academy Biu.-The Senate added
1888 466 to this BILL mainly for completing hosnitai
building" procuring supply of pure water" and
completing the system of sewerage" 1t was shown
that these things much needed as sanitary meas
and for the protection of public property in
of fire. The hospitable building has been standing
for two years without roof or windows with the
winds and storms beating upon it, and serving i'm
its unfinished condition. as standing ad vertisement
of the bankruptcy of the Government or the incom
potency of Congress
The Consular and Diplomatic BM.-The Senate
added SS3,7O0 mainly in restoring the salaries of
our foreign representatives to what they received
last year. The compensation now paid them Is dis
gracefully small. The Senate thought it ought not
to be reduced.
NEEDLESS MANGLING OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
The Legislative, Executive and judicial BW-Tbe
House had regarded the clerical forces of the de-
partmens, in order to reduce their meagre salaries
which were fixed twenty-five years ago; it had abol
ished two Auditors offices, which were established
in 1917 when the entire money transactions of the
Government were not one-sixth as much as are now
those of one of the offices proposed to be abolished it
had cut down the pay of the laborers and watchmen
who can now barely exist on their pinched compen,
sation, and in various other ways it had manpled
the public service and impaired its efficiency In
order to cure this mischief and TO provide sundry
imperatively necessary in various branches of
the service, the Senate added S604 776.
The Post Office BM-To the Post Office bill the
Senate added $656G00. This bill, as passed by the
Senate, appropriated $685. 996,373 for the year 1879
The bill for 1878, with all the deficiencies that have
been added by this Congress- appropriated S35 5S4-
143 1t therefore appears that the BILL it passed
the Senate, including the additions was still S15S7
no less than both Houses have agreed was necessary
for 1878. The House, however insisted upon a re-
duction in conference; and the bill finally became
law it is 81, 117770 less than was appropriated for
1873. There is, therefore, manifest deficiency Gre
ated for that amount which will have to 0e supplied
next session. The Senate can hardly be charged
with extravaganza for wanting to reduce thai forth
coming deficiency as much as possible. 1 believe we
have glanced at all the items constituting the
additions made by the Senate, and think you must
agree with me that having due regard to the pub
lie service rather than merely to reduce the
aggregate of appropriations, the House should have
incorporated them in the bills before sending them
to the Senate.
Correspondent How many deficiency bills did
you say had been passed by this Congress?