The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-16
Prom oar Kssu'ss cersspssdsus.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHIxorox, ID. T., July .. isss,


CsnRress has be~n wrangling ali week
over the money bills which provide for
running The Government during he
next nscal year. The subject sounds
IKE dry one. bnt the Congressiona AZ.
bates have not been. dun. Appropria-
eion bills aIwsvs provoke much dis-
sxreement and aQord IN opportunity for
discussing The comparative extrsvs9ance
ana economy Of the two parties.
Tie Nations balance sheet has just
been drawn up again. The Govern
ments book-keepers have footed M
t1eir accounts for the 6scaI year that
came to On end on June 30th. aud ne
n&uree are even more satisfactory than
could have been expected. The receIpts
exceeded the expenditures by o9O. 69o.-
go. The receipts sbd expenditures for
the hscal year compared with tbs. last
preceding one. show an increase of rev.
enue OF about ola, ,5O0ODo, and decrease
~ me expenditures Of about el4.6oO. 600
Sussoms receipts are some e1l.OOOOUOI
oeuer, internal revenue a. 100000. aud
miscellaneous some e3OO0.OO0. The or
ninssy expenses are t92, 100 600 leas than |
'ast year interest is nearly ol.OO0.OO0
Zee and pensions are e6 COO, ,O(O more.
les during The year just closed TIE
'.ensIon DnIce Issued 81. .423 pension Ger. /
i1cstes, larger number BY 6.72l than
:ver were issued IN any previous year. /
ANA when IL is remembered that thfsI
immense work has been performed withI
force Of clerks less BY over 100 than fuy
ne three previoue years, there seems 20 Be Il
uu1cient reason for congratulating the L
.rescnt Commissioner OF Pensions Gen. h
Siack, upon retrenchment In his Office. Ii
a. recent Cabinet meeting the Ques-
lon Of how many telephones were in
se q the several executive departmenssl I
4 the Government IN this city came up. Ii
ne President asked each Of his Secre- Il
aries how many the department over Z
yhich he presided used. The ATTORNEY ID
'eneraI said two. Secretary Lamarls ls
sve what ne thought was his number. lp
nd 80 on around. They made up about U
ny altogether. The President asked ID
lem to look into the matter and report
the next meeting. They did, and A. Z
'rney General Garland was the onlyl
10 who had made correct return. The!,.
'tai was one hundred and fifty. The
'erage cost Of each telephone -becsusel.,
g departments have . number or spe. =
q wires, b 600 year. -
Thus fortelepbouic service for the de- :.
'rtments IN this cisv alone, the Govern IL
ent pays nearly o16.0OO ! wear. ThisI.''
- Thought to be too high ~ the Cab II
e omcers atsd retrenchment IN thisIC
le has begun. Fifteen telephones have L
ready been taken out OF the Treasury .
psrsment leaving only one on each n.
'or. ~.
The salaries OF Government clerka ~ -
mes out Of the Legislative, ExecutiveI a.
q judicial Appropriation bill. Thel,r
lure OF Congress to pass Il BY the clos~ =; +;
the old fiscal year caueed sn unuennlI !.
Hook for the new. The depsrtmentsI' -,
rned On trust July LEI, Il being against
aw % make any contracts for ser-lA
- ~ excess Of appropriations. so
2 are without pay Vas the remark
showed no anxiety on the subject| y,
wever. Said he "she pay ~ member ~
Congress u provided for IN this a. or
'oriafion bill just the same ~ mine Il m'i
you see am aIl right. Every Con- W.
:emsn viii zee that ! am provided 49, 49,
in time lalI
: WAS Senator RiddIebereer who in st
duced the bill 70 reduce the salaries y. W
Congressmen and certain high ON De
stwentv- i've per cent This reminds US
o. me d'mculty Of getting good bus po'
= men TO take the responsible places WI
ne departments. There IL no trouble '.e ~
al n getting mere politicians for 49,
e places, but Il has been the Pres am'
- Idea 10 get good business men. 90
n men c0mo hera 49,. !; ;c.~fi. s....~