Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-06-21
osssress--asa sess.
IN SENATE.
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1ufSddV JHN2.lf, lS36"
The Senate took Up TIE Ll to regulate the deposltcs
Of l;e public moneys.
hlr. Wrgh: moved 20 amend the bill in the 18th sec
ton By providing that the outstanding appropriations
s:a be deducted prior 10 nsA:hs the Distribution OF
tic surplus 10 the Statca,
NJ Calhoun otpaaed this amendment as unnecessary
and as contrary to the objects oC TIE b Considering
the very heavy ant u:sual appropriations OF TINS yeas,
he estimated the amount of EJ outstanding balances at
eight ni@e millions, and he submitted 10 Senators
whether It was wise and consistent with the objects OF
the bill To leave 81 large sum where 1t row was was
it for the Convenience Of ae dr70slte 5anaa tie coud
.Iot suppose THAI gentlemen h2c tat OBJECT IN view nc
thought that thu appropriations oil this year were so large
that tie aa,rrs 10 lie cusisa would be suthclent
for the wFoc Of the appropriations fer tlc mex. year
Mr. Writht .aiG that lie had himself anticipated witt.
the Senator from South Carolina that the balances OF
the outstanding appropriations for this year would be
unusually heavy, and his ojrc::was, that the treasury
might he able to resst the appropriations that they 1o~
Eaar, and the appropriations for tie no3t year fe
would assucdiy vote io7 appropriation OF the sur
p,s that would leave the Treasury destitute of the
means o! meeting the appropriations they had nude
Ti.uc only fourth OF the contemplated distribution
was to be paid the LIST Of January, yet the amount
was lxrd AID certain, and the other three payments
.vcud Ia made III April, Auy, and October The sum
10 be disposed Of settled the first of January
nad it 40 Ta:tcr: how much OF 1t remained IN
banE afr. that iy, becsi.sa the fiscal officer could
not touc!:, 5. II they intended the upproprio
TONS soG DC used. could they pass this bill without
the amendment he proPosed? What was the object they
had in view u he understood Tie measure beore the'
it was 10 cdopt method r.: relieving tie treasury
fror. lis surplus and for dsposing cf e amount of mo-
nry not needed ioE the purposes Of the Government
He understood this 10 be The sole and exclusive OBJECT OF
the bill This being the case, were they ready 10 say,
that they had appropriated money which they Ola not
desisn should be- expended He did not suppose that
gentlemen meant this. lie therefore desired to arrange
this bill! SO that while they ncng as if The Treasury
in danger from surplus they "eTs 40. to bring IT
TO want How could lie better 10 this than by the amend
nlcnt he proposed: In confirmation OF his own views
on this subject lie called the attention OF the Senate to
the fact that this amendment III accordance with ta
uniform practice Of the Government. Such was the
practice of The stalking fund act of lsl7 declaring that
the sam of ;Ho millions should be retained IN Inc
Treasury before applying the BALANCE to the reduction OF
the pablo debt That siitary peac'lce, prevent,
i the Treasury from Icing reduced to want and should
be- rigidy adhered this well all other oc
casjons Il was his purpose Mr.. W. said, TO amend
this 5il fur Their than make il what 1t was intended to be-
Mr. Webster observed that this amendment was very
raalerai. i went din:ais, the which sloaid be
distributed, aad so far TO defeat the object of the BILL
The amount Of unexpended appropriations might Dc
twelve or fourteen millions. We all Know (sald ME-
Webstcr that balance remains every year, and IS pro
vdrd for ty The nconic of tie following year, and this
ALWAYS kappercd, because tho Government never ex
pended thin ir year all the moneys appropriated The
cply cnestion wes wethcr, the bill then stood 1t en-
dargered The means Of the Treasury tor the demands %
Tie Sext wear This YVES the caest,n he thought there
was no danger. Although he could not say what might
be the income Of the next year. though still ne did moi
see any probability OF so great FALLING OH az woulG
bag down the income of nest year so low as had been
supposed. Of the unapPfonled balances of this yea
not tpre than nine millions cou probably be call
ed for next yeas, an ne thong that not than ten
o. twelve millions Of the appropriations OF the mex!
year could be called for within that year In tins we"
the actial Of next year would amount TO twenty
t.vo millions or lhereabouts and he thought tnere was
TO doubt of there being entertainments IN the
10 meet this amoGnt. 1t was 10 b2 1en'a'hcu w W
The eight millions which you'd be coming i'oh 'he
snck, in the late Bank Of the United States II was not
known tina, al would &c .accived within tbs year re
boned much of L would but 1t was rot erthl1 'at ~,
nr i wnulJ. and if not, the rssdue remained " SVEN
! ,ho 1.naraI amoun, in the Treasury next year.
ia ,, M plausible esiitnates elthe- OF the pFonanie
;a ar The probable expenditure CT next year, wn:ch
-su5creJ i. necessary car :bem to adopt the a'nenmea'
A.. Walker said that if the amendment OF the Senator
eon, New York did rot prcga it appeared to him that
he senate would be making triple appropriation FIRST,
an appropriation uEdsr Tie bill to distribute the proceeds
~ of the public lands; secondly, the appropra-
lion undes this BILL by way of oans to the States, with
on interest," Of the plus Ia the Treasury; and lastly,
for .he purpose Of swelling ont that surplus, al apr
p,iaon under the bill Of the unexpended balances.
lie was opposed to these triple appropriations OF me
same money He opposed 10 the Progfessioh -
,hese three experiments at the same .ine and ne
that it would be better TO ascertain the reso't VI INC
first experiment before they tried anotner otn.1e
men defended this bill the ground OF ne" 5u.ic
tur, in our AFFAIR." having an n''pfnse surplus wat