Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-05

was yeited In reipect to the fund ior the
contingent expenees Of The 4<Parfmsnt Of
quay the p: = 70 OF the law OF Jnsy Ia,
, 1890, only diretted that the Preiident
fhouid account I~sseyftqAr for all fuch ex-
penees, as in his jaJgmeM might be made.
public, and alto tor the amount OF .fush
expe d. ures as he might shlnk il adyllfea-
bic uet TO peeyG: i is certain that this
provifo, did mo-. exlua the dyerytiaaay
pouOer prev;ouay: given, and is to be ,un
detitood merely as q direction Rejecting
the made 9rsndermg aecoantss
The act Of February Oh, 1893, cited
by the committee ..exlreisly reviive the
act Of July III, 1890, then about TO ex
Pire: this ciraumifance is not ttated by
the committee 1t is, however, inpor-
tant, hecaule, the Nrresiou4y saqver of
the prelident, was thereby confirmed liz
taZforee: while the fecond fiction which
the committee have plealed to conlider as
Deeial autba,rty t expend money tor
Jerff E,0ires, merely provides for the
lefflsmenf Of ACCENTS, according TO prin
ciples, 3r11pfysd 10 be pvea ardeyfsoa Or
| a.fned.
The act Of May 10th, 1900, the Iaa
cited by the comnittee, IS if poiible,
more irrelevant TO The lublea than The
togmer ; 1t merely coaiders expenditures
iof fecret iervices i'll the department of
aate, as a defctiption Of eontiugenf expen.
ees; they mutt truly be 10 viewed !: they
have been 10 confdered by tie department
of war no Perfon ever. Imagined chat
fuch expsnces were an ordinary charge of
the government, requiring an saubi5@rd
provjfou.
The refult Of this examination, there
fore, proves that certain fams have been
approp;iat d for the contingent expenees OF
the departments of itate, war and navy /;
that no peeyfe oIjeas have been dehned
ia the laws, TO which the. funds hould
be applied that the application, in re-
| ect TO all the departments, has been
t7aaAI dyeyeti5nay, and ,herefore that
ali rhe expenditures hsve been equally h7y-
fai or x~nla4ytxl; that a few inconfdera-
bic expences have been incurred in the war
department, the Objects of which could
MT, with .propriety. be communicated
TO the public /; ana tina, in the made Of
adigfixg hbe amaxut Of bse expenees, a
rule has been paffued, which the Legislature
had previouly c fa.biiihed, IN refpect to
he department Of Rae. n
The mnitse With t have IT believed,
slat a Deelai authority has beengiyen TO
The department of fta'e, 10 expeni money
for eretJs,vices, ard to infer from Me
detect If iim,lar authority in the ether
Department., that the eApe ditures hsve
b n M$zL. AS the facts seating to
he flo3e,t were not fully and or ely
tated, the inierences have been demonulra
I'd to be unbound il, however, thc erro-
neous premiles of the committee mutt DE
Turned, it is proper 70 note, TO what
c nciulions a lpirit of charity would lead.
II might be obfefved, that 1t IS fte du,y OF
thefe cay IF a !. 10 condui 1egocia
tons in tune OF war, Tor the purpofe OF 90
taining peace and in ZINE OF peace, by
iriendiy and F7eere approximations to the
agent sof foreign nations, te, p~Ieferve the
,aace /; and that no duty has been aligned
60 this a%t1icer, which has not a pacific ten
de 1cy or rtlation. Ii the rehnemenfs Of
~alui.try matt be (aolt1uted tor the maxins
wlich ordinarily gogen men Of bailnefs !:
i he poIeiiion OF I lecret neceiariiy i'm
ICES the roqeeqLmrut oi Tome immo,aHty :;
and il { u f.. d ~ Ieref Eryices are al.
ways employed r pAPts OF %eo'rnptfo0
81 ions which | 40 not admlt} It'll Ii
oghr be urged, wish a Tendance Of ar
la,ent, at lealt equal to that Of the com
nittee, that the laws OF war authorizes
ae en- )ioyment OF lpies and IN many IN
tances, tbs Edzt7i0a Of euem'es; but ,ha
ii ar1lfce, bribery and eorrAftjo1 in the
.tvI mfercouys Of %nations, is declared 70
7e anjaltllao.e from hence it might be
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