Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-07-28

500, 900: arrears of pensions S5,37S. 800. 90;
interest on public debt, due to refunding OPP
erations. 81, s27 ,06i.35; refunding the Ma
tional debt, due to refunding operations.
S99s ,029 63; J. b. Eads' contract, $3.50 900;
to promote the education of the blind
$4,000. Total extraordinary expend-
lures SIS, 704 ,OS6.9s; leaving a balance Of
Sl4, 279 400. Is to be accounted for by in
crease of appropriations over the sum appro-
priated for the same purposes for the fiscal
year 1878.
This increase of expenditures does not re-
suit from increased estimates OF the several
executive departments. The estimates sub
mittcd To Congress by me for the service of
the fiscal year 1879, amounted to S2S0, 6SS,
1868, which included ,37. l9G, 045. 04 for the
sinking fund leaving the estimates, cXclu-
siye of this item, S2t3, 492, 75l.34. The ex-
penditures for the year 1879 exceed the est-
mates for the year in the sum of S23, 49,
l32.l9. This presents the anomalous feature
OF Congress appropriating more money for
the service of the government in given ifs
cal year than is estimated for by the several
departments. The practice has heretofore
been for the departments to estimate for
larger amounts than are necessary, with the
expectation that congress would appropriate
less amount thereon. But this administra-
ton, earnestly DESTROYS Of cooperating with
Congress in the reduction of the expenditures
to the lowest sum consistent with the proper
execution OF the law, carefully scrutinizcd all
the items of estimates, and presented to Con
gress the actual figure, which, in its iudg-
ment, were thought necessary to carry on the
expenses of the government.
For the tircal year 1880 the estimates pre-
scented to congress amounted to S27j, 1877
2j0.9i including the interest on the public
debt. The sinking fund and other perma-
nent annual appropriations, which items in
the aggregate amounted to Sli5, 939. ABS. 26,
ing the sum of Sl29, 1917 ,Sl2.6s as the
amount to be acted npon by Congress.
The appropriations made by Congress for
the fiscal year 1880 Including Deficiencies
and miscellaneous, will aggregate about >l62,-
600 900, showing an excess of appropriations
over the estimate of So 500, 900.
Notwithstanding this increase in the gen
eral expenditures Of the government. made
necessary by increased appropriations by
Congress, the expenditures under the treas
ury dept such as expenses OF collecting the
revenue from customs and the expenses of
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, have
been largely reduced, and the expenditures of
the former for the year 1879, showing a re-
duction over the year 1877 Of Sl,0l5.25S.5i,
and of the latter of 56lt ,0Ol 81. The fund
for collecting the revenue from customs is
made up of a permanent annual appropriation
of $1,000, 90, and certain receipts from Gus
tom fees, aggregating about Sl,3O0, 600,
making an available sum each year of ST.
100000. There is now to the credit of this
fund an uneXpcudcd balance of 81 80 900
which represents the saving since March 4th,
1879. In this connection it is proper to note
that there was an increase of customs re-
receipts during the fiscal year 1879, the
amount of which cannot at present be actur-
atelv stated, but certainly not less than two
million dollars, due to the stringent enforce
ment of the revenue laws and particularly on
account of the increased valuation of impOr-
tatiOns, by the action OF the treasury depart
ment in preventing fraudulent invoices and
undervauations. During the fiscal year 1873
the receipts of the government were Sl3,-
000,00 less than in 1879, yet in 1873 there
was surpluss revenue of $50. 100, 55l'90,
while for the year 1879 the surpluss revenue
will amount to not quite S4.000,000, which
may be increasee when full returns Of the re-
ceipts are received
see that your member of Congress from
this district paid his respects to me in
speech at Portland. He says: ''Air. Sher-
man has sold one hundred and ninety mil
lions of four per cent. bonds in one day to
blood suckers who are choaking the coun-
try. and he should be impeached" Well, |
thought that selling 100. 900, 900 of four per
cent. bonds, whereby we saved the people
nineteen hundred thousand dollars a year
pretty good thing. That was more
than Ladd would save the country if he was
elected to Congress for life. Now. | have in
my pocket the last ten dollar certificate that
was issued, and believe that is the only
bond | own, but | am blood sucker be-
cause / possess that certificate. Who are
the blood suckers? Your neighbors, the
most enterprising and industrious citizens of
our country? Why. Mr.. Ladd proposes to
vote for Mr.. Smith who is a blood sucker on
a gigantic scale compared with my ten dollar
certificate.
Mr. Sherman spoke one hour and half
and was frequently interrupted rounds by of APP
plause At the conclusion three cheers, such
as only Bangor audience can give, were
given for honest money and Scc'y Sheeman.
This closes the speeches. of the Secy in
Maine. Tonight he left for Mount Desert
OF the revenue cutter Grant.
The Wing and Coures says, Secy Sherman
spoke for nearly two hours and was listened
to with the most earnest attention to the
close, being frequently interrupted with out
bursts of applause The audience was one of
the finest ever assembled here, and literally
drank in and appreciated the earnestwords of
the Sec'y as they appealed to their reason and
intelligence. At the close of his speech the
audience rose en- masse and gave three hearty
cheers for the speaker.
Among the prominent men on tbs plat
form were eX-repr9sentatives Powers and
Hale. Sec'y Sherman will remain in the
city over Sunday leaving Monday.
Arrived.
BANGOR, July 26, Revenue cutter Grant,
Capt. Fengar, arrived at this port at o'clock
this afternoon. This is the largest vessel
that ever arrived here.
Postal Changes.
WAsHINGToN, July ~. Postal changes for
past week:
Isaac Weber Postmaster at CRYSTAL