Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-13

President ~ INT, arm auI piap the vessels
inlrndra ior That service. There were,
thee, no means IN hts pnnPr, except
thnsr under Ihr gparrai ,upp:n,p' ldjlnn
bIii OF the l6,h February, and they have
las must hdve beea ioteseenl proved IN
adequate. In thc merchant service, the
rule ~, Break loar Owners rather than
break Your orders This ru!r might De
very dangerous IL governments. The
President o5'ved Tie laws; no doub, uu-
der = Nell-inunded confidence that Con-
gresS would appropriate the moucy ne
reSslry 10 cary iuio eject their own
acts. lie mighl have deciineti, ami have
told us -Non ma4e un appropriations,
ami, therefore, have done nothing 10
wards carrying into effect those two I'M
porta"i Haas. lie has acted a more mag
unanimous part, amd has assumed IL re
sponsiOll!ty. In obedience 10 The law,
ne put INTO commission The Cuns,eila-
Hon, talerpriEc, ;lirse srhonncrs aud two
qua bnats, and he has caused 10 be re-.
pared ani really for service the Cyanr
That vessel was taken from the BRITISH
was very rotten, and has cost nearly as
much as new vessel. tie also has en-
pioyed the Hornet quot contemplated in
TIE esiima'r) III guia. 10 and from Spain,
on HE subject Ut the treaty. In addition
II
iunibus 20 be prepared for sea; he has
prepared masls and spars, at The differ
eni navy yards, TO he really in case ui
accidents; he has sent stores for six
monihs. ani 1000 barrels Of DIVISION,
TO The Mediterranean aud bills To an
unusual amount have been drawn, by
Com. Stewart aud HE Navy Agents, on
our bankers IN London, who iie actually
IN advance ior the Navy - partmcn,
S2O6,OO0. for which We are nov paving
in1erest-an advance that they never
ought Ia be subject 10, and Which has
arisen from The funds having been iii
vcried 10 carry into effect lie two laws
alluded To.
trust, MIR. Chairman, have given sa
hsiaciary reasons TO show that the extra.
expenditures III the Navy Department
have been Indispensable, aad that the
bill nugiI, 10 pass.
Mr.. SToRRs said, that, having bad The
honour to ask OF the chairman al The
committee of ways anti means the expia
nation which The houourable gentleman
had furnished 10 the house, he was enli-
He'd 10 his franks for the information
which he bad given Of the construction
w'iic! had been pui on the law OF 1909
Having recently had occasion 10 examine
the mode III which the Appropriation ac-
counts were KEPT. he was not >urprized
al tie nature OF tins extraordinary inter-
preldllon OF The power OF transfer from
one SPECIFIC appropriation 10 auolhrr.-
lie had Determined 10 bring The subject
Inio notice al the FIRST opportunity, aud
the information had been asked that the
House might be officially informed of
fic extent of The pra ,ire under tie law
OF 1869, aud that, alter a iuil knowledge
OF iic evaSio@ ei the law of 1895, the
rVIi might be corrected H. did moi,
however, expect 10 hear, anu was indeed
sufprzed 10 learn, from The documents, |
~thth ihe hOnOurdble gentleman had pro- /
nuced llls morning, that re-pay meuts |
INTO The treasury had been carried bat k |
10 the credit, aud been considered as en-
creaSinG the funds OF the departments
Tor whose us The original appropriations
had been drawn oul. The original intro
dnciIan 81 such q practice was justified
by scarcely semblancr OF authority
ihc las OF The 3 Ui 1larc!s, 1895, pro.
V'drS THAI, III regard To all SUMS remain
Ing unrXpvnded upon any appropriations, |
(rNcepi those relating 10 !iie public debt, |
or where a longer .utdii0u vas specially |
aSsi2ned,) lVr more lhdu two wears alter |
The expiration of lie calendar wear ~
witch Tie al at appropriation shall have |
passed, such appropriation shall he deem |
ell TO have ceased aud been determined. |
and The SUNS 80 unexpende, shall be |
carried To The surpas lund. Tii- nroyiso
~ the FIRST section OF The act Of March 3j |
1902, auiiiorsrs HE President. in the re
cess OF Congress, TO direct thar portion
OF The monies, appropriated for pArtlcu-
lar branch OF expenditures. be applied 10
another branch OF expenditure in the
sam" department. The chairman of ihr
c9mniitite now informs us thai The prac-
dee has been, that HE noni.s apprOpri- !
atcd for the us,, ,i iIp army anu '.,v,. ,,,