The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-08-09

You will observe that these additions are exclu-
svely for works OF an important national character
The small creeks and trout streams in the biz which
could be best improved" By macadamiz;ng were
all carefully taken care of by she House.
The army BM.--The entire addition of sos Sl4.
made by the Senate to the army bin 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 BiU.-The small aum added by the
Senate to the navy bill mainly for pay Of the
navy" for "equpnont of vessels" and for repairs
of hospitals.
The Pension BM.-The Senate sdded $50 900 t1,pay
examiners 81 for each examination, instead of 81 as
provided by the House. The Senate thought that
when tho Government was to be made liable to, nav
pensions for life by the report of these examiners
that 81 not too nuch to pay Cor faithful and i'm
telligent service.
The Military academy BM.-rShe Senate added
$S3466 to this bill, mainly for completing hospital
building" procuring a supply of pure water" and
completing the system of sewerage" 1t was shown
that these things much needecas sanitary meas
and for the protection of public property in case
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 in
its unfinished condition, a standing advertisement
of the bankruptcy Of the Government or the moons
potency of Congress
The Consular and, Diplomatic BM-The Senate
added $4,000, mainly in restoring the salaries of
our foreign representatives to what they received
last year. The compensation paid them is dis
gracefully small. The Senate thought it ought not
to be reduced.
NEEDLESS MANGIING OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial BiH-The
House had regarded the clerical forces of the de.
partments in order to reduce their meagre salaries
which were fixed twenty-five years ago. it had abol-
ished two Auditors offices, which established
in 1917, when the entire money transactions of the
Government were not one-sixth as much as arc 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 oompen-
saton and in various other ways IT had mangled
the public service and impaired it's efficiency In
order to cure this mischief and to provide sundry
imperatively necessary in various branches Of
the service, the Senate added $60i,7z6i
The Post. Office BM.-To the Post-Office bill the
Senate added $S5GGOO. This BILL as. passed bv the
The bill for 1873 with all the deficiencies that have
been added by this Congress, appropriated $355S4-
143 1t therefore appears that ebill it passed
the Senate including the additions, still
10 less than both Houses have agreed necessary
for 1878. The House, however, insisted upon re-
duction in conference; and as the bill finally became
law it is 81 40 less than appropriated for
1873 There is, therefore, manifest deficiency crc-
ated for that amount which will have to be supplied
next session. The Senate hardly be charged
with extravaganza for wanting to- reduce that forth
coming deficiency as much as possible. / 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 care merely 10 reduce the
aggregate of appropriations, the House should have
incorporated them in the bills before sending them
to the senate.
Correspondents How many deficiency bills did
you say had been passed by this Congress