The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-09
WANTS MORE.

The following is the appropriation made,
AZ the last session OF Congress, In the sundry
civil bill, 10 cover the expenses OF Devens
department:
For deirayng the expenses Of the Supreme
Court and Circuit and districts Courts Of the
United States. including the District Of Col-
tmiia and also for jurors and witnesses,
and expenses Of suits In which the United
States are concerned, Of prosecutions for Of
lenses committed against the United States
for the safe keeping of prisoners and for lie
fraying the expenses which may be incurred
In the enforcement Of the act approved Feb
ruary "a. 1871, entitled an act TO amend an net
approved May 30, 1870, entitled can act to in
force the rights Of citizens Of the United
States to vote In the several States Of the
Union, and for other purposes" OF any acts
amendatory thereof or supplementary there
TO- two millions seven hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
or course this appropriation was made after
careful examination and computation Of all
the probable expenses TO bs incurred by the
judiciary department for the current year,
trusting to Mr Devens tp gee that the fund
was honestly expended and devoted tc the
purposes for which 1t was appropriated. Vet,
already, though scarcely five months Of the
fiscal year have passed. we find him, backed
nv Hayes beseging Congress for deficiency
fund to "enable the executive department TO
enforce the laws
The appropriation made is most munifl-
cent one, and II II is found insufficient II will
be only because 1t has been misapplled by the
executive department, to which the dishurse-
ment Of 1t, for certain specific purposes. was
entrusted But whether IT Ia sufficient of
not. Is question of which Congress is the aS :
elusive Judge, and II the executive depart
partment has assumed to tIse money arpro-
nriatpd by Congress for certain lawful and
specified purposes to carry out personal aud
rartizan projects If Ito own. then the eFeeu-
tive department should not only be lett If
suffer but also to render an account. item by
item. ~ ito stewardship
II may be fairly assumed that Congress die
not appropriate money to pay for the army d
spiee, pimps and strikers. IN the shape of sri
pervisors anil deputy marshals, who were II
the employ " the administration at the last
election, for the purpose of aiding Republican
| candidates by fraud and violence, intimida
ton and false arrests 1t may alsobe assumed
| that Congress will not consent to suhsidize
the organized system Of perjury by which
| Justify the employment Of these under
strappers In all Of the Southern and scme 0
the Northern States.
There has already been. no doubt, & acanda
lous misrepresentation Of the public funds
and II s Congress first duty to find cut wher
the money went and for what Tkeii Il will
be time enough to listen 10 the excuses AM
pretenses Of the Executive, and to take int
consideration the granting Of deficiency
fund. II is high time to put an end to sucl
abuses az this, which have been the rule wit
all the Republican administrations and n
better occasion for an entering wedge is AZ
| to occur than is now afforded.
| very wholesome lesson might nov
be taught, TO the effect that whel
Congress makes proper as,propria
| ton to pay the expenses Of
department Of government II must lie applies
to that purpose and no other, aud shall not b
used and dishursed az a party campaign fun
under the directions Of Mr.. Gorham and NJ [
| Hale or ANYBODY else