Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-06-06

OF; 9ht 10 nave neen added, upon the gentleman
own principles. But the gentleman treats thi. az
fiir "a II II we're altogether and originally my own
beg leave TO correct him in this Nothing ,yas
said OF unerpended balances in my own statements
nor did the principle, upon which they were found
ed, require that any notice should be taken of them
II was the fragrant defects OF the gentleman
Statement, which suggested the idea as IA means OF
rendering that statement correct, as il Ger.
tainly would have done. have never understood
that workman il responsible for the quality of am
article, which he did not fabricate but merely
patches and nends, as well as the original h,dnes,
Of the article viii admit. If be otherwise sb,ll
be very cautious how NEEDLE with the gentle
mans statistics.
The gentleman to delight himself very
much with another Pro-di- "a -oWs discovery which
he fances be- has made, of an error i'm nv state.
ment OF the appropriations 70 for the con,ingen,
expenses OF foreign Intercourse" | am sorry n
disappoint him again, FOR his faithful and jealous
labours deserve some reward. The gentleman
In eager hope OF triumph, quotes my confident
asseveraton, q that in my statement know there
is no error" l repeat it-and the gentleman can
shew none. He says, that in each of the
wears, 1922 and 1923, in which Sc, down
nothing for & contingent expenses of foreign in.
fcrcourse," there was appropriated sum of len
thousand dollars, for contingent expenses OF Mis-
sicns.-No~, il the gentleman had dsgaed 10 look
at the table in my speech, which is the identical
one that exhibited in the House, he would have
seem that in addition TO the appropriation. for con
NngeHt expenses VI TorelSn intercourse had
s!atedin separate Lne these very appropriations
for contingent expenses of missions, which he now
brings up 10 convict me OF error But, the gentle
man says, he has seen none of my sepay0te lines
The reason presume, is, that they are sira eht
lines. IL they had been double or crooke5 Inv,
might have pleased his taste better. But, without
the aid OF lines, one would have supposed, that a
gentleman who has so thoroughly explored our an
preparation laws, as the gentleman from New
Hampshire, ought to have learned, by this time.
A. o I,rt a, L.... II
tinct; one intended to provide for the incidental ex
penses OF our regular diplomatic missions abroad,
and the otherfOr extraordinary expenses of Foreign
Intercourse, not directly incident to those missions
Hence, distinct appropriations always made for
them, as the gentleman will see by deignng TO look
at the appropriation laws, without the painful ne ces-
sty oflOokiDg at my sepordts lines, which seem to
have inspired him with strange horror.
But, the gentleman would persuade you, that he
has found another error in my statement of these
appropriations He says, that in the year 1922, in
which state there was 10 appropriation made, Tor
contingent expenses of Foreign intercourse -
there was large uneypended balance from former
appropriations, which ought to have taken the place
OF this nothing. Now, as ! proGessed 10 give the
appropriations only, and them merely "a furnish
ing general "criterion for dpprorinati,lp the
actual expenditures Of the governments" should
like to know upon what principle it is that state
ment, made upon the authority of the appropriation
laws, behind which did not pretend 10 go, )that
in given year, is falsifed by showing that there
was an unexpendcd balance of former appropria
lions, remaining over in that year. IT, however, ]
had treated appropriations as one s. the same thing
with expenditures, have seen that the gem
teman from New Hampshire did, and especially il
had introduced blank appropriation, for partic-
,ilar year, into table of actual expenditures,
thereby leading to the inference, that nothing was,
or could be expended in that year, | should have
teltit due to candour to have gone behind the ap-
preparation laws, and to have enquired whether
there not some thing in hand, TO be expended
tho no new sum was appropriated.
The gentleman takes exception to a remark made
by me, that he had, in effect, passed of rO for
three Years OF the expenditures of the present ad-
ministra,ion, and pronounces it to be incorrect
Now, this Is curious sample of the propensity
which very early displayed itself, in the para-
mentary career of the gentleman, to 90 make in
Situations, and then disciaim them,' will subion
the portion OF his speech, TO which my remarks re-
ferred, that others may judge of the construction
proper to be put upon it. Speaking of the con-
tngent expences of Foreign intercourse" he says
A." there expended of this fund
IN 1923 S30,5S4 81 In 1926 ,627 OF
1924 POLLS 70 1927 36,24S GO
1925 25,47i 50 1928 no appro'tion asked