Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-20

You win observe that these additions are exclu-
sively for works Of an Important national character
The small creeks and trout streams in the bill which
could be best "improved - by macadamizing were
all carefully taken care of by the House.
The Army BM-The entire addition of sos, sI4
made BY the Senate TO the army bill was rendered
necessary in restoring our little army its present
Numbers from the reduced aud mutilated condition
in which il had passed the House.
The Many Bin. The small sum added by the
Senate to the navy bill mainly for pay of the
navy" for equipment of vessels" and for repairs
Of hospitals.
The Pension BiR-The Senate added $4,000 to paw
examiners s. for each examination instead of 81 as
provided by tie House. The Senate thought that
when the Government was to be made liable to paw
pc nsiops for life By the report of these examiners
that s2 not too much TO pay for faithful and in
telligent service. y - Va 49,
The Military ACADEMY BH.-The Senate added
$50 466 to this BILL mainly for completing hospital
building" procuring supply Of pure water" and
Completing the system of sewerage" IL was shown
that these things much needed sanitary meas
urs and for the of public property in case
OF Are The hosptable building has been standing
for two years without a roof or windows with the
winds and storms beating upon il. and serving in
its unfinished condition, standing advertisement
Of the bankruptcy of the Government OF the incom-
potency Of Congress.
The Consular and Diplomatic BM-The Senate
added $50 200. mainly in restoring the salaries Of
last year. The compensation now paid them is dis
gracefully small. The Senate thought it ought moi
TO be reduced.
HREDLEss MANGLIN6 OF TIE PUBLIC SERVICE
The Legislative, Erec,fire, and Judicial BiH-Ths
House had regarded the clerical forces Of the DE-
partments i'm order to reduce their meagre salaries
which were fixed twenty five years ago: il had abol-
ished two Auditors offices, which were established
in lal7 when the entire money transactions Of the
Government not one-sixth As much now
those of of the offices proposed to be abolished il
had cut down the pay of the aborers and watchmen,
who can now barely exist their pnched compen-
sation. and in various other ways it had mangled
the public service and impaired its efficiency. In
sums mperstively necessary in various branches oil
the service, the Senate added $604, ZIG.
The Post Office BH.lTo the Post Office bill the
Senate added $3.50 COO. This BILL as passed by tho
nate appropriated $S3 996,373 for the year 1879
hin for 1878 with all the deficiencies that have
Zen added by this Congress- appropriated S35, 5S4
ii3 Ii therefore appears that the bill, il passed
the Senate including the additions, was still $l.5s7
20 less than both Houses have agreed
for 1875 The House, however. insisted upon a re-
ducton in conference; and the bill finally becim,
a law il is $21l7,?70 less than appropriated fos
1878 There is therefore, manifest deficiency Gre
sted for that amount, which will have TO be supplied
next session. The Senate hardly be charged
with extravagapce for wanting to reduce that forth
coming deficiency as much as possible. believe we
have glanced at all the items constituting tbs
! additions made by the senate, and think You mus
agree with me that. having due regard to the pub
lie service rather than merely 10 reduce ths
aggregate Of appropriations the House should have
incorporated them in the bills before sending then
10 the Senate
Correspondent How many deficiency bills did
you say hAA bssa paassd by this Congse@f