Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-08-02
The items Of the Senate additions are as follows:

Yon will observe that these additions are excIu.
svey for works of an important national character
Inc small creeks and trout streams in the bill which
cOuId DC pest improved " by matchmaking were
all carefully taken care of by the House.
The Army BW-The entire addition of s9ns s1A
made by the Senate to the army bill was rendered
necessary in restoring our little army to its present
numbers from the reduced and mutilated condition
in which it had passed tho House.
The Nary BW-The small sum added nv tbe
Senate to the navy bill mainly for 'pav of the
navy for equipment of vessels and for repairs
of hospitals
The Pension BR-The Senate added $35 900 70 nav
examiners - Tor each examination instead of 81 as
provided by the House. The Senate thought that
when the Government was to be made Liable to mo-,
pensions for life by tho report of these examiner
that - was not too much to pay for faithful and in
telligent service.
The Military Academy BW.-The Senate added
SS3 466 to this bill, mainly for completing hospitaI
building" procuring supply of pure water,o and
completing the system of sewerage" 1t was shown
that these things are much needed as sanitary meas
ures and for the protection of public property in case
of fire. Tho hospitsble building has been standing
ior two years without roof or windows with the
winds and storms beating upon it, and serving in
its unfinished condition, as standing ad vertsemcnt
of the bankruptcy of the Government or tho incor,
potency of Congress.
The Consular and Diplomatic BiU-The Senate
added $S3,7OO, mainly in restoring the salaries of
our foreign representatives to what they received
last year. The compensation now paid them is 6is
gracefully small. The Senate thought it ought not
to be reduced.
HEEDLEss MANGLING OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE
The Legislative, Executive, and judicial BH-Tbe
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 aboI
ished two Auditors offices, which were established
in 1917, when tho entire money transactions of tbe
Government were not One-sixth as much as are now
those of one of the offices proposed to be abolished it
had cutdown the pay of the laborers and watchmen
who can now barely exist on their piuched compen-
sation, and in various other ways it had mangled
the public service and impaired its efficiency. In
order to cure this mischief and to provide sundry
sums imperaively necessary in various branches of
the service, the Senate added $6O4,776.
The Post Office BM-To the Post.Ofice bill the
Senate added SS56G00. This bil as passed by the
Senate, appropriated $33 3996373 for the wear 1879
The bill for 1873, with all the deficiencies that have
been added by this Congress- appropriated $35. .584
143. 1t therefore appears that the BILL as t passed
tho Senate, including the additions was still 81, ,5s7
40 less than both Houses have agreed was necessary
for 1873. The House, however, insisted upon n re-
duction in conference; aud as the bill finally became
law it is S2l11770 less than appropriated for
1873 There is therefore, manifest deficiency Gre
ated for that amount which will have to be supplied
next session. The Senate can hardly be charged
with extravaganza for wanting to reduce that forth
coming deficiency as much as possible. believe We
have now glanced at all the itSms 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 caro- merely to reduce the
aggregate of appropriations, tho House should have
them in the bills before sending them
to the Senate.
Correspondent-Ho many deficiency bills did
you say had been passed by this Congress9