The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-29
Estimates OF Government Expenses for
the Coming Fiscal Year-The Indian
CommIssIon-RHort 10 Reduce Tobacco

Tax.
WAsmSGToS, November 27.-The Presi
dent will transmit with his message q bool
OF estimates showing in detail the sum
asked for the service Of the government
for the year ending June 80, 1880. While
the totals for the Departments proper have
been kept within the appropriations made
by the last Congress, 1t is curious fact
that the estimates OF the Democratic House,
which made so much noise about reduc.
ton, appears at the very opening OF the
book with increased estimates OF over
S6l 900. Where the Senate asks an in
crease OF the usual expenses for salaries,
ETC., OF only 5000, the House asks for
$4,000; and where the Senate asks an in
crease Of $4,000 in contingent expenses,
the House asks $4,000, only small part
OF which Is on account Of larger member
ship Of the House. The estimates for the
Executive proper are the same as the ap-
propriaions OF the present year. The State
Department asks an increase OF Sl7, 900,
but $40, 900 OF this is for publishing the
laws OF the present Congress.
: The Secretary Of the Treasury through
out all the numerous branches Of that de-
partment, except internal revenue, asks
Tor but two items OF increase, one OF S, 500
only in the contingent expenses, and one
OF Sl3, 500, which is made necessary by act
OF the last Congress establishing the Office
OF General Superintendent OF Life Saving
Service. The total increase asked for the
Office Of Director OF the Mint, and for all
mints and assay offices, is the triae Of sos.
The total estimates for the territorial gov.
ernments has been decreased 5000 be-
low the present appropriations. The
office OF Internal Revenue asks an increase
OF one hundred thousand dollars for sala.
aries and all expenses OF Collectors offices,
and SIS, 900 over the present figures for de-
tecting and bringing TO trial violaters OF
Internal Revenue laws. The totals Of in
crease for the War Department proper are
only $4,000. Those for the Navy De.
partment remain the same. The increase
Tor the Pension, Indian, Land and Patent
offices, is S2S0,000 The totals asked for
the Postoffice Department proper are the
same as now appropriated. The Commis.
sioner Of Education asks an increase OF
$4,000. The Commissioner OF Agricul-
ture makes his estimates conform exactly
to the present appropriation, but recon-
mends IN increase OF. s., 600 in his own
salary, and IN increase Of 500 each for
five other offices, and 500 each for two more
He also recommends the appointment OF
three assistant chemists. There is an in.
crease OF $4,000 asked by the Department
OF Justice, but none of this is in the fund
used for such prosecutions as those now in
process in the South. The fund asked for
this purpose is under the head OF United
States Courts, and the increase asked is |
i25O,OO0. or this sum, a considerable por.
tion is stated in the text to be for defraying
expenses incurred in the enforcement Of
the act to enforce the rights OF citizens OF
The United States to vote in the several
States OF the Union. Upon this item and
he corresponding one asked by the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, great
political battle is expected in each House.
The above item must not be confounded
with figures heretofore printed, showing
he increase in totals for military and pos
nj establishments and the Indian service.
The estimates for the Assistant Treas
lrer at Cincinnati are the same as the
present appropriation, but he suggests an
Increase OF $500 in the salary OF the inter.
st clerk, and $l20 in the salary Of mes
ienger.
The Joint Commission appointed by
Congress to investigate the propriety OF
the Indian Bureau to the War
Department, if they have succeeded in
lothing else, have made the longest, most
expensive and useless junket ever known
lnder Congressional authority. Their un-
.alled for extravaganza will cause them
,rouble when their accounts come to be
ludited. The Commission claims to have
raveled 1900 miles and examined
wo hundred witnesses, which is sixty miles
o each witness. They visited the Yose-
mite Valley and other points OF interest in
California and Nevada in search Of 1ndi-
ms, atGovernment expense. Papers pub
ished on the line Of their travels came
Jack here with accounts OF the "doings"
II the Commissioners which indicated that
he members OF the party succeeded IN
eeing great deal OF country ut q large
Expense TO the Government. II Is init
mated in high quarters that these gentle
nen will have the privilege Of paying
portion OF the expense OF the excursion.
In spite OF the protests OF the Commits
Iioner OF Internal Revenue against any
.hange in the tobacco tax, Southern men
Ire still bent upon it, and will endeayor to
orce the passage OF the House bill through
he Senate Committee. At the last ses-
lion, a bill reducing the tax from twenty
our to sixteen cents per pound passed the
House. 1t is now in the Senate Commit
zee on Finance, where opinion Is very
much divided. A very earnest effort will
Dc made to secure favorable report from
the committee at an early stage Of the ses-
zion. slE s4t5s l.sE ltT