Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-10
USELESS OFFICIALS
VhyNo Mastering Out Of Major
Generals. PaynasterS, &c.?
WARNING FROM CANNON,
Striking Statement Regarding Revenue
and Expenditures.
SNIP SUBSIDY AND CANAL BILLS.
No Time for Consideration of Either
at This Session, Says Chairman Of
appropriations Committec-No War
Tax Reduction for Two Years.
SNIP SUBSIDY AND CANAL BILLS.

WASHINGTON, February 9.-Through-
out its open session to-day the Senate
had under consideration the executive,
legislative. and diplomatic appropriation
Din. A lively debate resulted over the
provision for the Office Of supervising ar
Chitect.
A speech made by Mr.. Allen, Of Ne
braska in which he commented unfavor-
ably upon the methods of the Appropria-
tions Committee. induced a rejoinder from
Mt Chandler, of New Hampshire, which
resulted in a sharp tilt between the two
senator's
Fitty-one pages Of the pending bill were
disposed Of before the Senate went into
executive session for the remainder OF
the dav.
Afr. Allen commented upon the para
sraph making appropriations for odds
and ends Of office needs. Many OF them,
he Thought. were suspicious.
OFFICERS WITH NOTHING TO Do
Turning from this subject he inquirer
why there was no musterinE-Out OF major
,-enerals brigadier-generals. adjuianis-
General. and payrnasters who had been
gnp0iuted for the war with spain, ana
who were now sitting around Washing
son. toasting their feet. eating. ana drink
ing and being merry at the expense OF the
government"
Nfr Allison. chairman Of the Appropra-
tions Committee. replied: 81 have no spe-
cial knowledge Of the utility OF the ma
4or-generals and other officers to whom the
e;e,etor refers. bur ! take IL they are
ero-,ged I'm the work laid ont Tor them
obout a year ago. When the army pll
h. reporred then the senator can make
his point. This bill provides only for the
civilian employees of the government III
Washington
TOO MANY EMPLOYEES.
Mr. Alien declared that the number oi
these employees could DE largely de-
creased. "Ihcr, aie l'l.' persons j." ~
.nrloymcut of the government IN TINS
,'t, who arc not rendering an hour
earvico to tho government in year
AIR. Allison. ] do not think there are
So many employees I'm Washington as
Mr. Allen: i should think there We're
lr Chandler: There are just about
10000.
clared that the farmers and working peo-
ple OF the country were paying taxes
L. support these worthless creatures.
CHARGES TOO GENERAL.
Mr. chandler. i'm replying to Mr.. Allen
said there were doubtless eXtravagances
tY tho government service and perhaps
t,o many employees. but the charge OF
the Nebraska Senator was altogether 10"
General TO have any effect, cliher III the
senate or i'm the country.
..rha Senator" said Mr. Chandler. mas
been here almost six years and IN an lhal
time DEE has not made proposition lor
single specific economy
AIR. Allen explained that not having had
the ear of the Appropriations Committee
ha had never had the opportunity.
Mr. chandler: 1 have heard that the
senator WAS a moderate man, but l never
discovered it, except i'm his own utter
auces. NJ.
Mr. Chandler then declared that Mr..
Au.u's periodical "diatribes' had been
,--neral i'm their terms. aud not so dlrecl
as to bo useful .-..,.,,,,.r,rU
WORD DIATRIBE DlSAGREEABLb' T.
Mr.. Allen: ] hope the Senator viii with
draw the word "diaUlbes.
Mr.. Chandler. ] viii, and l will substl-
tutc for it. the term periodical admom-
tions daughter.
At the opening oi the session the Iol-
lowing bills were passed.
no restore TO their original status as
IN uromotiOn officers of the navy and
marine corps VINO lost numbers boy reason
of tho advancement of other officers for
exceptional and meritorous service dur
ing the war with spain.
Authorizng the Aransas Ilarbor Tcrmi-
nj railway Company 90 construct a
1,ri5re across the Corpus Christi channel
'' rdr u, light vessel off Tail of Horseshoe
Chesapeake bay. r..
Al sI5 y. NJ. the Senate Went INTO TX
e.,tiv. session, and at $50 i. NJ, ad
1Jurued.
House of RcpTesent"tiNes'
Chairman Cannon. of the Appropria-
tiors Committee Of the House in tht
course 0f general debate ON the Su sum. >
civil bin to-day, sounded "a note ol "".'- ".
End, AGAINST rxtravagant appropriations
and practically served notice thai hel'ne'
the Ship subsidy bin nor the Nlc"Ias u"
canal b.n could he passed at this session
Although h. sr.cihcally disclalmed SPEAK
ins l0r auy ONE but himself the STATE
M.lls hc made coming from the ohdi
man of fae Appropriations Commi''V0'
excited great interest.
Nr. Cannon made statement OF INV
expenditure and revenues FOR the present
year increasing Secretary Gage eSu-
mate of The deficiency from Sll2WDVV 10
$1,000 900 in the revenues exclusive oi
Il h-"".N.Nb 10 Dc bdlA 10 EHa4iA "''NN'
fn provisions OF the treaty OF PARIS.
1r GrosvenOr. OF Ohio: Mr.. Hepburn. OF
iowa. and Mr.. W. A. Smith, of Michigt n.
although they did not enter into any
l.urthy discussion, took issue with Mr..
Cannon. but he maintained that our
revenues might be sufficient 90 meet our
expenditures for the next two years, II
uo new lines Of expenditure were en-
tered upon. He indicated that II would
De- close margin. and that new expendi-
tlros might mean a bond issue.
BALANCE IN TREASURY.
The cash balance in the Treasury Feb
rlsry lst. including the Sl0OVOO0O gold
reserve. was $274.0OO coo Two hundred
MILLIONS OF that had been put into the
revenues by the war loan Deducting
the monthly estimated deficiency OF the
next five months. there would, he said
b. in the Treasury July LIST SzOsvlVVO.
This was a conservative estimate. There
would be. therefore NOs0o.o0O TO meet
the ordinary expenses Of the government
on that date. These figures, he con-
tinued, took no account OF the sinking
'und To care for that S5S,0O.Wo would
pe required
The Secretary Of the Treasury estimates