The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-12-17


'sOla Gag sad an appropriation. aud i've
are 70 Judge by The estimates Of expenses
icr the eomiag year as made by The new
Democratic officials ., wsshiogion, The
new Dsmocncy Is fally equal TO The old
ia the ms,icr % voting for appropriations.
Before the election ve heard nnmbcriess
Trades about the cIusvagaDce and counp'
tsoa az Republican ofHciAls. and nov, the
very hnt year Of Democratic rule. they
cali for s75. 600. 900 more money than ~ss
used the last year Of Republiesn rule.
This cali Tor more money ~ not conhned
10 ole department. but every ore Of the
departments without exception. from the
White House down, calls for more money
tasr il las hecu receiving under RsPnnli-
can administrations Our Jeiersouian
President Hsks Tor $1,000 more than u
usual Tor the care and maintenance OF the
executive mansion; the same amount -
President Arthur required for horses. car.
riages aud newspapers; 5000 instead o.
a, 600 for the care OF the executive green
houses. while $1,000 is wanted 10 repair
aud refurpish the White House. The SEQ
rotary OF state asks for an increase oil Vs.
$50 mostly for tho swelling OF clerks sal
sries. Mr.. Bayara also wants aprinting
oiIiee "ior the execution OF printing OF q
confidential nature ia the department oil
state" For foreign intercourse under The
secretary ofstAte increase Of s263,s99 Tho
Tribune correspondent says; 1.-The Dem.
ocratic foreign ministers want their sal
aries increased to the amount OF SS,0Oo.
and Mr.. Bsysrd wants SIS 600 to employ
two inspectors Of consulAtes to travel the
world over, - proceeding that has called
fort much Democratic criticism in the
past. He also wants. under this division.
perhaps TO employ more inspectors, aeon.
iingent fund OF $4,000 an increase OF
$40, 900. and an addition Of $50, 900 to en-.
force the neutrality laws. 1t is In such
ways that the state department is to be re-
formed.
The treasury estimates bear the same
testimony against Democratic reform.
The Philadelphia mint asks for an increase
Of SGT 900 in the pay Of employes and $780,
600 more for contingent purposes. ln the
mint al New Orleans $500 increase is
wanted for workmen and Sll 900 increase
for contingencies. For the pay OF jsnitors
and for assistant custodisns under the
treasury department outside OF Washing
ton, not subject to civil service exsmina-
ton, an increase Of STA. 900 is asked, and
for miscellaneous purposes an increase Of
S407, $50. The secretary OF war wants an
assistant secretary, more clerks and in
crease of salaries. For the support OF the
navy proper, Secretary Whitney asks fol
an increased appropriation Of S2,326, O5S
or sl4,9l0, 205 altogether. for the main
tainance OF the navy, and sl4. SIG, 426 more
for an increase OF the navy" Secretary
Lamar wants for the salaries in his Office
proper s32, $40 more than was allowed las
year. Commissioner Sparks wants his
clerks better paid, and an addition OF elev
On chiefs Of division at an annual expense
OF s22, 500: For protecting public land.
and to prevent frauds in entries, Sparks
wants an increase OF $4,000. An in
creased appropriation Of $780,, 900 is asked
for the Indian service Says the 7''ibua'
..The estimates for the pension office Or,
astonishing. That physical wreck,
Com missioner Black, in bis report stated
that the Office had been scandalously usec
for partisan purposes. But he wants S20,
900 more for his contingent expenses, ant
ten more messengers, while he presents
list OF sixty-one clerks, chiefs OF divisions
etc, who are. in his opinion, underpaid
The patent Office needs nothing, APPARENT.
80 badly as more clerks and higher salariei
for which purpose an increased appropri-
alton OF Sll6,790 is asked. twenty-five
more messengers alone are asked for In THU
bureau. The labor bureau asks for an in
creased appropriation OF $4,000. AL,
together Secretary Lamar wants SPAS, IN
more than bis Republican predecessor hat
for salaries and expenses in the interio
department That ought to purchase con
siderable reform.
Postmaster General Villas asks for tn
department building Sl4, 100 more thai
his immediate predecessor. The depart
ment OF agriculture has always been ridi
culed by the Democracy. An increased
appropriation Of s7l ,oS5 is asked for i
To keep the thing along and give NOR
chance for log rolling the rules are to b
cbanoed SO as to divide up the appropria
ton hills among different committees
the house, which. while II may facilltat
business, will also facilitate big appropri
atione This is nbou, the sort OF reform
We exp. c,rd. so We are not disappointed
J How do the mugsnmps like ~