Year: 1875

HOW Mr.. RANDALL PROPOSES TO REDUCE


EXPENDITURES.


The Chairman Of the Committee on Appropriations
Mr Randall visited several or departments to-day
and had consultations in regard to reduction OF
penditures He is fully convinced, after examna-
ton OF estimates that he $40 600 annually
without detriment to the public service. He proposes
10 begin with the army and navy and reduce the cost
OF each $lo,OOoOoo To do this he intends to intro
duce bill cutting down the army TO $1,000
and to make appropriations In accordance with
this bill He expects cooperation in this
matter from the republican minority. 1t Is
the intention to make this reduction in some manner
not yet fully determined, but such shall the
least hardship to the officers OF both branches OF the
service One plan is to place them the retired list
for certain time another to stop all promotion and
make appointments TO vacancies. II is possible
that employment may be found for q large number OF
officers in the Indian Bureau IT, as Is thought
probable Congress turns that mainly to the War
Department.


In regard to the navy It is proposed to of nearly
all the small vessels and corresponding number Of
officers and seamen In this connection il has been
ascertaned that the sentiment OF the committee is de-
cidedly against allowing dollar OF ap-
preparation to cover Secretary Robesons late extra
expenditures and If he has spent his appropriation
without warrant Of law that he must take the
quences.


The cost OF the Indian Bureau win be sharply re-
duccd II 1t is decided TO put the disbursements Of
annuites and the purchasing and issuing OF supplies
into the hands Of the army, it will be possible to dis
pense with nearly the whole enormous Indian civil
establishment


talk with the Commissioner OF Pensions revealed
the conviction that by small appropriation for the
employment of experts to visit the various agencies
inv he ~ ola
sioners. the Commissioner believed that from half
million to millonprobably the latter sum-coud be
stricken at from the rolls largo saving will be
effected in the sums heretofore appropriated for the
surveys OF public lands.


Mr.. Randall is convinced that the expenses OF the
diplomatic and consular service be cut down as
to reduce the annual appropriation from 81 800 600 to
about 5000 0o0 He regards 1t as certain that ap
preparations whatever win be made for new public
buildings that the annual sums heretofore appro
prated to carry work upon those in progress will be
much reduced, with me idea Of checking all further
extravaganza in their construction.


The River and Harbor bill will be very materially re-
duced, and little will be given for Notifications.


The contingent fund OF all the departments
will be cut down more than onehalf
and the usual appropriations for furnishing the public
buildings throughout country VIII be almost wholly
denied


very large reduction will be made in the cost OF the
mail service and the saving here will be chiefly taken
from the appropriations for transportation.


Mr.. Randall expects full operation from the Treas
ury Department in all efforts for reducing expenses he
says he does not intend to cut down single dollar
where be fairly shown that 1t is absolutely needed
for the efficiency OF the public service; but every item
in excess OF this win be altogether eliminated.
THE LAWRENCE SMUGGLING CAsE-vERY sPEcE-


PIc INSTRUCTIONS FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL


PIERREpoNT.


In consequence Of the action Of District Attorney
Bliss. OF New York, insisting upon trying Lawrence
upon the whole nine counts in the Indictment. being
five counts for offences for which he not extradted
from Great Britain appeal made by the counsel for
Lawrence to the Attorney General insisting that del
mite and peremptory instructions should be immed-
ately forwarded to Mr. Bliss ordering him TO try Law
for the offences for which ho extradited and
other. Lawrence, 1t Will be remembered,
tradited for forging and uttering certain bond and
affidavit to secure entry of goods through
the New York Custom House. He brought from
England upon a warrant Of extraditon issued by tho
Secretary OF State of Great Britain Upon arraignment
before Judge Benedict he refused to plead to FIVE
counts in the indictment upon tho ground that they
were for offences mentioned in the warrant Of
tradition The Judge, however, directed pleas OF not
guilty to be entered these five counts Counsel for
Lawrence moved to strike out these pleas, upon the
ground that the District Attorney had been In
sructed by the President and Attorney General not TO
proceed upon the same; but tho Judge denied the
ton. Bliss insisted that he had received such in
sructions but the contrary he ordered by the
Attorney General to try Lawrence all nine counts
To-day the Attorney General in order to settle
the matter definitely and prevent further avoidance
of tha tof
Justice by Mr. Bliss issued the following pthy
nication:--


DEPARTMENT JusrIcE,


WAsurSGToN, Dec. 22 1879 I
GEORGE BLISS Esq, United States Attorney New
SlR-Apphcation IS again made to me in the Law
renee case with long record and opinion OF Judge
Benedict. / repeat what have before written,
with carefuncss and urgency, and what | carefully
tried 10 impress upon you when you here that for
grave political reasons Lawrence must first be tried upon
the charge upon which he cxtradited, and upon
other, until that trial is ended. And whether subsc-
quent proceedings for other crimes shall shall not be
taken must await the order Of the President Now,
upon the examination of the papers, IL Is perfectly easy
Tor you and the Court TO determine upon what charge
Lawrence extradted, and to proceed to try him
upon that charge, and upon that only This is matter
OF very great Importance, and you must not bunder in
IT, There are consequences involved in II Of serious
nature, as have already verbally told you, and we
want proceed in strict conformity with international
law and international courtesy. Therefore, merely
add, try him grst upon the charge for which he
extradited aud for that only. This instruction Is
specific and so definite that it does not possible
that honest mistake be made in this Very
respectfully, EDWARDS PIERREP0NT


Attorney General


The Attorney General is determined that his in
structfons shall be so definite that mistake be
made in the The Treasury Department takes
deep interest in this trial and in its earnest and vigor
GUS prosecution Lawrence is Of the confederaes
OF Des Anges, the Deputy Collector, whose late
yicton is regarded by Secretary Bristow as having
AT ailv ring in Ma Xnr n
dcfraud the customs revenue a scale fully equal to
the St Louis whskey Ring


RUMoR OF THE REsIGEATIoN OF Mr.. MORRISON
AS CHAIRMAN OF WAYS AND MEANS DENIED.


Reports were industrously circulated to-day that
Mr Morrison, Chairman OF the Committee Of Ways and
Means, had resigned and that Mr. Cox would have the
offer OF his place. Mr.. Morrison says there is truth
In these reports He will hold the place, and, while
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