Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-09-17

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late leerftayy Of the treajny.''
EcoNrINUED.
In the autumn of the Year 1895, before
a report could be made, in compliance
with this fe(olotioa, volume was COM
mitted topre{s, compiiei BY Mr.. Gala
tin, principally IRON public dccansnts,
whisa naa been printed by the direction
of ccn8sels, entitled RI j9ste5 Of h5eF-
nances ofsbs Csa,sa sfates.''
In this work Mr.. Gallitin referred to
my report Of the 18th Of May, 1896, b.
FORE recited, and comm Ell thereon, IN
sfsas~ following manner :" It would ieema,
that if thole appropriations, namely me
up ropriations fer the military sfabi,lh-
menr, are conidsrsd by the treaiury de-
partnent, as general grants, 10 be liised
( according TO texigencies that. or iome
other executive department., is to Judge,
and if, thetcfore, tie monies lpeeifeaiG
appropriated TO one head Of islvice are
applied to another head, they are not
applied, and accounted for .purfasnt, but
contrary to lazv. Such lnoi- is uuIoubs-
ealy liable grea, 4tglss J; il aeeeivestbe
lcgJGctare, who, when apfropriaeing enc
3, huacred lhouiand dollars for the deieniive
protection of the ffentiers did not Thick
that the treafury would siume power
TO apply them to The quaftermaifer or
any other department. il ds9gvSs hbs
.>legjgafars IF Qgy coatroul~not only over
5 The the diltribption of monies amongf the
ieveral heads OF lervice bit evu over tie
total FIN 10 IL expended"
Speaking of the expenditures for fup.
preaing the infurrettion, Mr.. Gsllatin OBJ
1eryed: /" Another irrsgslarify has once
taken place On an extraordinary oesGfoz.
Although the PRECEDENT Ct the U. States
,ezvas aatbor;Sed to ralfzm The mi,itia, IL or
detfo EaPfreG iglarrsl7i3xs, NJ nrauies zvere
Gbpfu triated far tbat Jlsrvfce. Nlhsn tie
qvsferu igiux1s17i;;u task plaee, Until con-
,grefs had covered The expenditures Of the
expedition, BY an appropriation made en-
" on he 3If of December, 1894, the
expences were betrayed cur of the monies
appropriated for the military efablilh.
menr. -" But as the militia, called cut
'~fo jabPref ar igjnrreRi0n, mcks ma tGrtof
,tbs military efa6ly9mfnt, the expences at
tending fuch a caltzy nat amsugf Ike
Varisus sbjee7s enumerated IN TIE iazv,
making appropriations for the military ef-
:. tablilhment: the only item, applicable to
militia being expressly confined to the
~defendve protection of the frontiers. The
monies drawn from the trealary, on that
location, were paid GU, of the fuad, appro-
.prissed for other and diftintt purpofes -
fbey svs,snsf drazyu agre<abJ 10 the con-
.fifati7a, IN eegleqaenee Of any atbrs3ri.sn-
or made BY kagu. 1t might have been a
defect in the law authorizing the expenee,
not tohave provided the means, but that
defect Aoxla haze teen ,emedicd, by the
only competent authority, by eoavemns
ceagrys.
g The necelIity of she meafuresnay, in
she mind of the executive, have faperied-
ed every other confederation the popu-.s
.larity of the tranfattion ray baVe tbsyquu
q vsil ovsr rs Megeli'y bnt IT N'mll
81 40 meGns be drazur bereaf iegas a pre-
ceGent." 4
Although many reflections are fuggef-e
ed BY the authoritative ttyle oftheie re-
marks, yet it is efficient fer the prefent
pu-pots 70 obierve, that itrange and unex-
~tted consequences have followed tie off,
cial communications, VIII have reci-
ted. Two reports had been made, ia
fucceflive years, each addre4ei 10 the
committees, entrufed with preparing the
bills making appropriations a pfadite Of
the treaiury was msationed, with there
Jons on wnica it was founded, ii was de-
eiarea 10 be the ohiettrot shcle reports,
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