Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-12

cover all objections. Now, Mr.. II. said. with
regard TO confidence in the Departments, he
would put in the head of each of them n,
much confidence officially, rs he would in tn,
worthy member from n. York or the gentle
man from kentucky, or any other respectable
member of this, or the other House, whom
the President might think fit TO select to pre-.
site over it. He did not suppose that there
was any magic in the imposition of hands that
communicated any new quality TO the favored
object; that taking a man out of that House
| and putting him at the head of Department
| gave him any greater title To confidence than
he possessed before. WILL said Mr.. H. 20 a
| litHe step farther. will give to the heads of
| these Departments full as much of INV conf
dence as they give of theirs to one another
DIR. H. went on TO say that he had never
Known until this morning the circumstances
disclosed" by the chairman of the committee
OF ways and means, and by the gentleman
| from New York. Under that view of the
subject he looked upon the transcending of
the appropriation of the last year, and to such
an extent too, as no light matter.
He was glad to save the committee of WAYS
and means, the chairman especially, any truu.
BILE; that Hercules might husband his undivid-
ed strength to cleanse the Augean stable of
which he had given them glimpse. Mr.. S.
had said that the expenses of the Indian De-
partment were" uncomfortable" and called it
an" Augean stable."] If the officers of go
| vernment, even the most subordinate, set all
your limitations upon their profusion at def
ancc, you will indeed have Augean accumu-
lation of abuses TO struggle with. IL Tyber
should be called into the service, Mr.. II. doubt
ed whether he would be found as complying
as Alpheus was of old-he feared there was
nothing IN his waters that fitted them for Off
ces oil lustration and publication. The chair
man OF the committee had brought in the APP
preparation of the Greek Treaties, but how he
meant to apply il TO the question under discus
sion Mr.. X. could not comprehend. The
gentleman expressed his fear that members
were puzzled yesterday, by not making the
necessary distinctions between the different
branches of service in the Indian department
For his part Mr.. X. had observed no body TO
be puzzled hut the gentleman himself, who
seemed utterly COMPOUNDED by the clear and
iorclbie objections of the member from New
York and from Kentucky. With regard to
that appropriation, it was notorious that it had
not been applied to its object 1t was now a
subject of just complaint on the part of the
Stale OF Georgia, under the consideration of
committee of that house of which he (Mr.
~ was member. Instead of extnguishnc
the title to the whole Indian possessions with
IN the limits of Georgia (agreeably TO our
compact with her) for which purpose the ap-
preparation In question had been made. no
material portion of those lands had been OBJ
tanned from the Creeks or Cher0kees, while.
under the same treaty the title to large tracts
etseicterc had been eXtnguished-lands too.
which it appeared from the face of the papers
the Indians were more disposed - retain than
those within the boundaries of Georgia, and
which we had stipulated to obtain for her.
Mr.. II. concluded by expressing his opinion
mat the proper course now TO take would be
to appropriate $4,000 dollars for the service
OF the current year by way of advance, eav-
lng undecided the appropriation of the re-
manning 10000, until the dark cloud which an
peared to him to rest upon that requisition
should be little cleared up.
These circumstances do not appear in the report Of
those genileInen's speeches.
Mr. RANDOLPH said he should not have
worried the House with any further observa-
tions on this subject, but for what had fallen
from the gentleman from South Carolina. (Mr.
Lowndcs.) That gentleman had indeed adj
mitted that the course of introducing an an
preparation to cover deficit for the past wear.
INTO Dill making partial appropriation for
the service OF the present year, was irregular
ana unprecedented and had expressed his
regret that 1T had been pursued, instead OF
providing for the deficit in a separate grant
But he had taken occasion to say that if when
Mr.. X. was member of the committee OF
ways and means, arreaIa ages and partial an
preparation bills had not been very usual. il
was because the appropriations had been so
iloerai as not to render them necessary This
IL seems was the cause why these arrearages
were not frequently accruiDg. The gentleman
from >. Z. had even appealed to his MR. RS
| reconecton, on this subject. His reminiscent
cles were much at the genteman's service. He
would state one case The could cite hundred
by which the committee might compare the
profuson of that day with the ECONOMY ofthe
present. In 1908 we had acquired Louisiana
by cesslon from France an ACQUISITION az
unlocked for by us (when our minister was
dispatched to obtain indemnity for the inter
rupton OF our right of deposit at n. Orleans
as 1t was vast IN extent and important in its
consequences. 1t was the duty of the Secre-
tary at War to provide for taking military
possession OF the ceded country, and this he
did without one farthing of additional expense,
aithough MS estimates had been framed and
the supply granted without the remotest idea
OF such an occurrence. Did the committee
wish to know the liberal appropriation out OF
which this unforeseen contingency was pro-
vIded for The appropriation conformed las
1t generally did, unless for some especial rea-
SOM to the estimate, as did the expenditure
also The whole amount of Expenditures for
the military department was something more
than 8 100000 The next year it was but
100000. Mr.. Randolph passed high enco-
MUM upon the then Secretary at War. He
had canvassed his conduct as freely as any man,
but Inc always admitted his claim to gconomy
IN the administration of his Department. He
was glad that an opportunity offered that ena-
bled him to bear testimony to the scrupuous
fidelity with which he had disbursed the mo-