Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-09

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Mr.. , sad, he had learnt. OH enquiry,
HAT, ia all contracts which hal beru
made by the War Department. prrpisa
Was Inserted. that, i! She quan'iiy uf pro-
visions, &c. engaged for should no. BIZ
wanted for ibc public ,e.,ire. ihr gu
| vernmen' shnuld have The tight OF lax
| ing nne-'i'rd less than The quantity con
tiacird. This. tie gentleman woull see,
would obSiaie aux difficulty whi'h might
o'her"is" arise IN consequence Of \ re.
! tuclinn al the army.
Mr. EUS1l Is enQurec h tier The com
| mi;tce ~ Ways aud Means ~ere sat>ii q
| that The Who'll" sum IS 4Si .0Oo) proposed
IN The estimates Tor the Qaar.crnia*iers
Department would he actually necessary
Tor that hIancb of HE service
Mr. SMITH, Of Nj. replied that lie
| comnii'iere % Ways and Means had
| not considered that subject. bat II ape
| peAred quite probable, Without much
consideration. that il would hc necesSa.
ry. III" whole sum appropriated frs The
! same object daring the past year had
b. u expended. Ills i,on. friend frun,
| Massachusetts had mol advcstrd, Mr.. s.
presumed. To Tie difference between the
| pEcSrni organization Of tIir Qnaitermas
| 'crs department aud thar which exl>1sd
some years ago. Tie provisions and
supplies Tor the army are unw FURNISHED
la bulk by The C1mm,ssay Gvucral, aud
'!lcn taken up and distributed by lie
| Quariermasier'S Department. vhich aug
| m"nis greatly HE charge cf thar branch
Of the ouhlc service.
| Nlr. IOWEDgS male few rcmarks ia
Preference 10 Mr.. C"cke's objections TO
| tbs blil. he admitted THAT II MAS No,
adjustable. as general prscticr, e. make
partial appropriation. hu, he did 10
see how ihai cnnlb'be well avoided uI
| der The present practice of Congress.
which Was 10 defer the passage ni Iiir
general appropriation laws emil sane
iine aiicrih" commencement of The wear
! The expenditures for the ouarierna>,
| ter Generals Department, du,lns the last
year, had been settled aud aCcouHict!
for, as an examination Of official papeIs
would shew. william accuracy aud promp-
ti'nde which WAS ,Rdrcd >urprieirg, ard
could mon fail 10 be entirely satisfactory
10 the gcn,lrmaE from Eenurs.ec. Ill
was eViHeut IhIi The appropriation nuw
! asked Tor VAS necessary, aud he Trusted
there would be no objection 10 It's ras-
! age.
Mr.. EUsTis. sail, with respect 10 The
amount estimated t.r HE quaricrnssier'S
department Tor The present wear. he couih
no, see how more llar half ui the amnuuI
asked Tor could be anplipd. The only
objection Ia asserting 10 HE partial ap
prop iaiIonEnOw prOpnsed for thai Object.
Was. HAT it might be construed iniu
pledge thai The house neaut eventually
10 give the whole that was al, 81. lie
had no doubt, lie said, hat The n,nnrv, il
appropriated, w0ali he exprndtd wilh
| HE utmost economy, and thai every tar
4 nj H..
perly accounted for. His objct ii0u Ia
| Ike appropriation was. ihgt according
| 10 lis present in,pr s>ipn, IN ilnc as
peace one hall OF HE amount proposed
tn be appropriated Tor HE Quagicfmas,
ters depariu'rl would be suhicirnt. On
iliIS subject. he Gi.i not mean 30 express
a decIded opinion, bui SPOKE according
10 his present view OF HE subject. lie
therefore protested against Tie vote fgl
'hIS appropriation being considered as q
pledge In vote for the whole amonni If
4SI 600 dollars for he Quart trmasicrs
| Department.
Mr.. COBB said, il,a'voiins for Iii. s4m
would by 10 means pledge the House, ~
To any future vote. Bui, connected will
THIS was another circumstance which de-
served nniicP. HE sum appropriated for
he qndit-rnla>'er's department for ia.
last Iedr"aS 100000 q, liars. II aDargr.
cd ny Tie estimates laid On the Fable
MS morning, ital the expenditures i0r
That branch of ihr military sprvIre had
exceeded ihr appropriation hy 20 600 d.
| lars, and ihP Secretary of War bad stated,
ia his letter. thai il was iapn.sibie To-
bring Ihc expenditure within lie snm ac-
proPrlaied. Mr.. c. inquired OF ,lir clair
! man o9 ne committee OF ways and means,
| II he could give any reason aAy II VAS
impossible. rc,nllcctrh lliai the
| i1oese had determined a lir last session,
| To hIiug down this rem o! appropriate,
| ln 400, 900 dollars in "rJ"r 10 arrest Tie
| progress OF Tie Yellow Stone Expediii1n,
and Tor 30 Ot'Itr reason ihai lac knew
OF. Yet notwithstanding thai Expedi.
ton bad been stopped ~ tie Council
Blnils, II appeared it had been in. poss,,
BILE 10 bring The expenditure" WIiliu lie
appropriations. OIwIiAt account had il
s-en impossible Mr.. {. said he should
like 10 hear II I he chairman OF tie com.
miilee Of ways and menGs wa5 prepared
to answer lie qu|sl'ou.
Mr.. SMITH, Of 81. sail he ceitaiulv
did uoiundersidnd Wat ti. bin would
pledge t1e luiHrc vote e. aus gentleman.
Wheu fhe house game To act 80 i1e gen
csal appropriation oil, wcnli he TIE pro.
per ilmr for eXa aiming the matter spoken
Lobby tie gentleman iroia Georgia. cr 2uy
foiher matter expecting which ggn,i, men
fell difficulty or roquurdau, information.
Ths bill did u0t rrJpnse any appr0pii-
alto" for covering Geli icncies Of The past
year.
BIr. TFIMBLE rose To give the inlor.
nation which The gentleman vishsd.--
Last year so much had been deducted
i:om tie amount Of appropriation for The
QnaF'crnldsipr's Department, as was sup-
posed wouii hsye been required BY ,he
: continuation NJ lhc Yelnw Stone Etne.