Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-09-23

men's for trusts finds and i1demnitleS, wh-h /
IN 1882, was $5Gl0,404 81.
#. l.. 5 18th, Register.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, ]
Registers Office, June u, ISIS. {
is there gentleman on this floor who viii
rise in his Place and say this IS not a faii AID
| complete document, as sent to Congress by
the Secretary Of the Treasury + there a
word or figure Hissiug! Is ftaerp syllable
! dded No, sir; it il the whole 1T an oficial
! report. What does il prove That the eX-
| pendtures Of tins Government, despite all the
! professions Ct economy, desnte al The pIoInl-
j SIS ofretrenchment, have INCREASED from i5,-
3 OLA II, in 1874. TO a,l64,7s5 81, IN
/ 1887, nearly threeiold; ard when, SIR, we pre-
sent this document TO the people, and ask their
! Judgment upon It, the adm nistratlon party
complain of unfairness.
The gentleman from Virginia, with much
| ingenuity, attempts to evade this plan demon
stration of facts and figures, by explaining
ethe causes which have led TO this vast increase
of the expenditures by the administration.
This, sir, he has perfect right TO do; aud !,
sir, have also a right to answer his explanations
and 20 sh w that, Notwithstanding hts lngenu-
~ and tact IN mystifying this subject. this ad-
ministratou is esponsble-jnstly censurab'e
for permitting AID countenancing waste, ex-
travagance, and peculation.
Amongst other things, the gentleman from
Virginia quotes the Florida war as an item OF
- extraordinary expenses" and says that ma
/ ny of the Opposition voted supplies. have
not examined Il journal, neither sha i; for
consider il as quite immaierial who and what
party voted for or against the appropriations
' | 1t is enough for me to know that war witt
Il T = l., Nlr.kf h.
e i. Sovernment made estimates. and demanded
# supplies. They VIZ re granted and the Ad
e ministration is responsible for the mannpr Q
s the exI enditure. But, sir, this is another IN
e stance of the fairness with which the Oppo
s sition are treated. II they vote Supplies, thel
2, are accused of extravaganza, and the Presl
3 dent protests that he is not responsible. Ha
/ they refused to vote the money demanded b
e the Government. want of patriotism woni
have beer ascribed 20 them, and they Woul
20 have been branded as enemies OF the country
W But, Mr.. Chairman, viii proceed to prov
10 shat the money appropriated BY Congress 70
ID the prosecution of this r has been shameful
ne " wasted and I will cite a few instances
e. the lavish e&travagance which chargV upo
ty the Administration. In Senate Documen
le ID session Is Congress, Vol 81 find state
an nent Of contracts for fuel, transportation, &
al for the Quarternaster's Department for 1897
"a and signed q. Cross, Acting Quartermaste
ed General" Here, sir, find, ~ cart, how II
D. THRU millions have been expended IN Floud
I VIII give the committee few items of steaz
NJ boa. contracts for 1887 -
C. Charter S boat Waterman 1850 or s;l64,2:
mt do Mobile dos or 1897:
ng do AnneC Calhoun & charges 4O06r 1890
" do Henry Cromwell, 300 Or l09,5l
rat do Hyperion 3O0or It9 81
aid do Lefore, 209or 73,0
ks. per month per a
=" Charter steamboat Charleston 3,Io0 or 4l.0
his do Florida 3,O00 or $40
re- do joni Mclean, 1000 or 40
err do Camden, 40fltl or 4, q
ast do James Adams, 4.OUo or 4-,0
en- do Altamaha, DUO or 6Od
are do - $500 or AZ
be- In short, SIR, by this document it appe RS II
tier there were chartered, during the year IL
3j steamboats,, 43 schooners. , slooDs, . brl
the 6ships, naKirg IN all. IL vessels charter
m j; during the year 1897, for the prosecution
use this Florida war-ths wal, sir, winch we
inc nation Of millions, have Waged for years y
the some 500 naked warriors And, besides
as one hundred and eleven vessels charters
cry find upwards Of 100 contracts, some Of q
Us. for a very large amount, for tranaportaiiol
n ot troops. forage. arms. horses, DC during
Ton year, for this war. Sir, the party IN pows
the Justly chargeable with having involved
ised country IN this war, unnecessarily, and the
ton having wasted the money appropriated 70
ven prosecution.
ting Twill give, also, another charge, from
rom same document q For transporting 100
uing Of FIRE wood from N Orleans To Fort Bre
ma East Florida and ooe assistant surgeons
rom coo" Here, ssr IS charged tueag &c
ainsk per cord for corsging hre-vood rom New
gssi lssns, besides sirs rsgshal eoes- ard cshc'