Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-08-06
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You viii observe that these addition, are cvclu-
.iv,ly fo- work, of 40 important national character
Tho small creeks and trout streams 900 the hii. which
could boz. hest improved bv mac2damiliug were
al carefully taken care Of by the House
III, i.H, Ew-The entire addition Of i9o--li,
made hy the senate 20 the army bill was rendered
necessary iu restoring our little army 20 It's present
number, from the reduced and mutilMed condition
I'm which 10 bad passed the House
r.. Nf,. Fr-Th, small ,um added hv hc
~.lAte to the navy biii vlS mainly Tor pay 90 the
navy" for equipment OF vessels, and Tor repairs
81 hospitals
Tn, Pension EW-Thc senate added $4,000 Go pay
examiners - Tor each examination Instead oi 81 AS
trnyil,d bv the House. The ~cu1t" thought that
when tho Government was Co bee made liable 20 pav
n.nsion, tor life los che report 't these examines,
that y wa, not too much 60 pay Tor faithful and iu-
teilgcut service
I'd. vli1-g l.s3emg EH-Thc >cuat, added
~ l66 90 ,hi, bill. mainly ins completing hospital
bpldue." procuring q supply OF pure water. and
.,arnu'ctirc the -y-tcl % -cWertSr ~ was shown
that .hr,c things are much uecded aS sanitary meas
ms and for the protection oi public property in ease
or fir. The ho~pitablr building has been standing
t- f,,. wear, without roof or windows. with the
winds and storms beating upon Dr. and serving I'm
its unfinished condition a> standing advert ~cmen
OF the bankruptcy oi the Government ~ tHe neon
r,tcucy of Congress.
tn, cnriqr rad D.po.1tr HW The Senate
added s-3-IO mainly i'm restoring the salaries ot
ann f,r,.i.u r,prc>D utativc, too what they received
last wear Tie compensation now paid them is dis
gracefully small The senate Thought 10 ought not
20 Boz reduced
urrpir-, N>NsLND or rHr PUBLIC SERVICE.
IT, r.-.l,,i,. rl..-a,it.. i.d Ja1.cirl BU-'TLe
V.use had regarded the ccrica. forces oi Tine dee
nartmeni, m orics 90 reduce their meagre salaries.
which were fixed twenty-five years ago. 70 had a'ol-
i.b.d TWO Auditor, offices. which were established
in l-l-. when The entire money transactions o! the
Government were not ouc-~lNtn as mNth US are now
,b ot ONE Of the -ti,es proposed 10 Doe abolished 70
had midtown the pay of the lahorcre ana watchmen.
,,bo can now barely exist their piuchcd compcn-
sstiog and IN various other ways 1t had mauglcd
tbr public service and impaired it. efficiency. In
order 10 cure thi, mischief aud TO provide sundry
sums imperatvcly necessary IN various branches "i
the service the Senate added >6nL1't.
IT,. Pas, ono. RW-To the Po,t-Ofce bill tn,
S,n,.,. added $4,000 This BILL passed hy the
S.r,t. approurated S.,3 996373 for the year l-19
Tn. hill for l-1- with AL the Deficiencies that nav,
been added by this Congress. appropriated H,7''7l,
3 IL therefore appears that the hlli, a. u passed
tb. senate including the additions was still Sl,oo'
IN 1. rb,u both Houses have agreed was necessary
for l--- The House. however, insisted upon a re
ductiou I'm conference aud a. the bill finally became
alawit f, S2ll7.770 less than was appropriated ion
1--- There is therefore manifest deucicncN ere
atcl for that amount, Whlch W." nave t' we Sul'I'
next session The senate can hardly be charge'
With ,xfrlytglpcc TOR wanting 10 reduce that forth
corniu-, deficiency as much a. possible. believe W
have now glanced ~ ADJ the items constituting th
additions made 10y the Senate. and think You mus
,rr,. with me that. having due regard TO the pub
he service rather than care merely to reduce th
a,or.-at. OF appropriations. the House should hav
INCORPORATED them in the bills before sending then
90 the Senate.
C.r-a.oon1,nt- How many deficiency bills Iii,
,.p ,,v mad been passed bv this Congress