The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-21

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b made without Gripping the public servic
am very willing TO give Il credit. Blu
d let Us see:
The Republicans, since the close Of III,
l war In 1888, steadily decreased the pub
lie expenditures. II was q great task Il
bring down the expenditures 10 a peact
, footing, but by the enactment OF wise law
70 limit and control expenses whett
abuses had grown up, and reduce ex
penses wherever possible, and by con
snlting the various interests and demands
oil the public service, the Republican Ad
ministratton has beelI marked by auni
form decrease Of sxpenditures, as Is shown
by the official tables OF not ordinary OK,
penditures.
am glad to say that tha Committee on
Appropriations Of the last two Houses,
composed OF q majority OF Democrats and
q minority oil Republicans, OF whom our
candidate for Governor, Mr., Foster, was
ono, were jealous and careful In reducing
expenses. And what has been the RESULT
The first year was the fiscal year ending
June so, 1877. For that year the appro.
priations for ordinary expenses were re-.
duced 70 Sl24,122y0l6 Y. The next year,
by making no appropriation for rivers and
harbors, and reducing the appropriations
for the deficiencies Id the postal service o
one.halt the demands Of the service, they
cut the appropriations down again 10
Sll4,069,4SS. IL. But the next year, 1870,
this ill-advised economy showed itself In
an aggregate appropriation Of $l46,304,.
sos u, q part OF which was made up BY the
largest deficiency bill passed for many
years, amounting TO sl6,2l3,259 81.
But the appropriation made for the cur.
rent year, or the year ending June 80,
1850, amounts 10 $l62,4O4,647 rs, which Is
the largest appropriation made within
eight years, except In the year 1874, when
the appropriations were purposely largely
increased. as q means Of relief from the
effects Of the panic. Thus 1t will be seen
that the Democrats have been rapidly in.
ereasing appropriations since they have
had control oil Congress.
During the present fiscal year they
have not only appropriated all the rove.
nue. Of the Government, but have exhaust
cd the s%inking.iund, so as TO disable US for
the first time from reducing the principal
OF the public debt, and have applied 10
other uses Q fund specifically set aside by
law for the redemption Of fractional our.
rency.
REPUBLICAN, ECONOMY.
On the other hand, a Republican Ad.
mtnistratlon has largely reduced expendi.
lures in all those branches Of the public
service where the amount Is subject to its
discretion. Thus, 1t has reduced tile ex.
penses OF collecting the customs duties
in New York, $I77,969 IS annually;
while, at the same time, collecting
at that port $6,4T8,0S7 90 more rev.
enue In 1879 than In 1877, II has reduced
the expenses OF collecting customs In
Philadelphia Sll,5l5 IS; ileitinCreased
the receipts s., 03s, 966 50; and 10 Boston
expenses have been reduced $50, 00l A.,
and receipts increased $780, 76 IS. Ithas
reduced the expenses OF collecting the ex.
tire customs, payable from a permanent
annual appropriation, from $6,50l ,O37 so
in 1877 to $5,4S5, 10 o. In 1870,
There has also been a large increase OF
revenue from customs, due to the strin-
gent enforcement OF the revenue laws,
and chiefly. from increased value OF i'm.
portations by preventing fraudulent in.
voices and under.valuati0ns.
The expenses OF the Bureau OF Engrav.
ing and Printing arc now less than $780,
OOO annually, and large savings have been
effected In the erection Of public build.
ings.
There has been an annual saving to the
Treasury Of a considerable amount on ac-
count OF the rigid enforcement OF the law
In the examination Of old claims, by re.
tusing payment therefor from permanent
annual appropriations until Congress has
been fully advised OF their character, with
the amount allowed in each case. and a
direct appropriation made for their pay.
ment.
This plan Of spreadlngthese allowances
before Congress, and consequently before
the public, ! conceive 10 be the very best
10 prevent the payment OF fraudulent de-
mands. 1t has already reduced the pay
ments annually made on this account, and
been the means Of detecting several fraud.
ulent allowances, which might have 9th.
erwise passed unnotiCed.
Thus, while 1t Is claimed that a Demo-
cratic Congress has forced economy upon
the Republican Administration, the facts
are that the most marked economies OF
this Administration have been e~ffectckun.
DER those branches Of the public service
Tor which Congress does not make annual
appropriations, or where ample appropri.
attons were made. The Administration
has telt no restraint from insufficient ap
preparations in the great branches OF the
Government. There has been some an.
noyance in the minor details OF the scr.
vice by the ill.advised reduction Of force
and compensation, but, as a general rule,
the Administration has met the profes.
sions OF the Democracy Tor a reduction OF
expenses more than halfway, and reduced
To- practice what are yet only professions
OF the opposition,
APPROPRIATIONS IN Eycgss OF ESTIMATES.
1tmay be fairly said Of the administers
ton Of President Hayes that IL has hon.
estly, economically, and faithfully con-
Quoted the public business in all branches
OF the public service. Beside tAe ordinary
functions Of the diplomatic service, the
state Department has given increased i'm
portance TO our consular service in the
collection Of valuable information that has
enabled u merchants 10 largely increase
their commerce. Tho Indian affairs have
never been more successfully conducted.
Very important reforms and improve.
ments have been made in the Navy De.
partmeut. l am officially advised by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue that
OF the $~l19,4+8,3S0 rs collected during the
past year, from Internal taxes, every dol
lar has been accounted for, and for the
past three years the whole amount collect.
ed, S3fS,00S, lTS 81, has been paid into the
Treasury, except $2,786 10, which is Sc.
cured, and for which suit is pending. The
collection Of these taxes has been made in
the face Of the greatest obstacles by reck.
less violators OF law.
1t 10 claimed that the reduction Of ap.
preparations was made In spite OF the
most vehement and determined resist
ance Of the Administration. This is not
true; The amount estimated by the Treas.
ury Department to Congress for the ordi.
nary expenses Of the fiscal year, 1879, was
SlSs, !lO7,64s q, while the actual appro.
prlatlons made by Congress were $l46,.
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