Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1880-06-04
The Government Service Suffering.


The people are so deeply absorbed in
the Presidential question that they are
failing TO take due notice of the fact
that several important branches of the
Government service are suffering Sc
veiely from the mismanagement and
partisan pig-headedness of the Demo-
Gratis in Congress. Perhaps the Judici-
airy Department is suffering more than
any other, the United States Courts in
several States having been obliged to
close on account of the failure of Con-
gress to provide for their running ex-
penses. This has just occurred in Iowa.
A few Gays ago the United States Mar
shl for that district wrote to the At
torney-General stating that he had al
ready advanced more than ten thousand
dollars for the miscellaneous expenses
of the Court, and that he felt unable to
continue that course any longer, and
asking for instructions. In his reply,
the Attorney-General says:
" In regard to the fund for miscellaneous
purposes, called the attention of the Appto
priation Committee in February to the fact
that it would be soon exhausted and in Apri
to the fact that it was then actually exhaust
ed, and deeply regret that the appropriation
has not yet been made. The expenses Mar
shals have been compelled to bear themselves
and Deputies during the current year have
however, been much larger than those, ant
in December | urged with all the force tina
seemed to me proper in my report tina
| immediate provision should be made fol
them, stating that l felt under deeI
obligations to them for the eXertion
they had made for six months to carry OF
their office without any appropriations, AM
further urging that it would be impossible fol
them much longer to continue to conduc
/ the business of the United States without mp
propriatC means were placed at their com
mand. respectfully called attention to th'
| fact that the closing of the United State
/ Courts must be attended with the creates
injury to the whole criminal Justice of thu
United States, as well as to its financial inter
| ests and private interests of individuals
| can only say to you now that | am under obi
cations to you for past sacrthceS made, ant
/ that If you have reached the limit of you
capacity in this matter, ] shall certainly fee
/ that, if the result must be the closing OF tn
courts of the United States in your district
| everything has been done by you to prevent
result so unfortunate and disastrous"
The United States Circuit Court wa
in session at Des Moines when this let
ter was received, and on consultation
the Judges have decided to close tn
courts at once, Notwithstanding tn
fact that there is heavy docket with
large amount of important business
There is absolutely no pailiation 10
excuse for this disgracetul state Q
affairs, the responsibility of which be
longs solely and exclusively to tn
Democratic majority in Congress, VIII
have sought to coerce the Executiv
into submission by starving other dc
partments of the Government. This
but one of many proofs which the Den
ocratic party has given of its utter dis
regard of public interests and its unfit
ness to be entrusted with power.-Ir
lLin1lnnOliS JOMrnak