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SPEECH OF NITs. Bolts,
OF VIRGINIA.,
o" The bill making appropriations for the supper

OF VIRGINIA.
o" The oil making dEprCaY r,sh for the support q
Now hear what was then SAID by the Senator from
s. Carolina, who trumphantly asks, "who is rcspon-
sble for this extravaganza !"
Mr.. Calhoun said the Senator (NIr. WrighD had
preserving the surplus. No Senator had estimated
the whole surplus at the end of tho year. including the
S'OOOO0O IN the United States Bank, and exclusive OF
the years expenditures, at less than S66OOuo0o. me
Senator from New York had earnestly cndcavorcd
to prove that the expenditures of this administrator
this year, would amount TO this S66OO0OOO, Mr..
Calhoun made an earnest appeal to Senators, whether
they were prepared to rise soon from annual gov
eminent expenditure of BIZ 100000 then deemed pro-
liga, to the enormous sum Of s66,000,000 and that
too IN time OF pcacC!' go
IL the question of the Senator, "who is responsible
for this extravaganza" now answered!
But let us to debate in the Senate on the in
PRODUCTION Of this document. There Is another Sen
ator that desire to answer; mean the Senator from
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Buchanan said al rejoice a, this days debate.
II has been the most propous day for ectlng truth
which we have seen since the commencement OF
the session. Its consequences for good or Tor evil
must be felt either by our friends in the opposition or
by ourselves. am most willing to abide the result.
do not rise to discuss any Of the great questions agl-
| ta,cd to-day, which have not immediate bearing
the subject before the Senate. My purpose Is 50
far MS my voice be heard, TO fix the attention of
| the Senate and the country upon the very question
now at issue between the two great political parties,
which is, "havc the present administration been guilty
Of cx,rvagan and wascful expenditure OF the pub
| lie money :!
"Mr. Van Buren, came into Office on the ith Of
March, 1887 Since that dav, we must all admit that
the treasury has not been full. On the contrary, We
have found difficulty since in raising the ways
| and means. This fact VIC cannot deny; ana II We
have been guilty OF cxtragant expenditures OF INC
| public money, within that period we can neither JUS
fy nor excuse ourselves under the plea OF an over
flowing treasury. We desire TO escape ms chargc
NJ, hold Tho
saon Of extravaganza preferred against s by our po-
itica opponents, and demand the proofs 10y which II
| is TO he sustained.
In order to establish Their accusation mat ms al,
mls.Tation has been guilty. ol an eXua'aEaht anu
unnecessary expenditure OF the people money, since
the lh of March 1897, they must clearly and distinct
point out the items and the Objects OF THIS cXfrava-
giant and unnecessary expenditure we cal upon
thern for Their b OF particulars we ask theii whcn
where and how have these expenditures been incur
| req vague am gc'ictai ''a yes Vi tAu"N"s"nooi
although clothed in the most eloquent Language, can
amount to nothing we call Tor spcc'hcatl2hS,-lof
items. BY his report from the Secretary OF the Trca
| sury, we furnish our opponents with me best wea
to assail ua, If we are Vulnerable 1t cnumcracs
under different heads all the expenditures of public
money, since the present administration came into
| power 1t presents the subject, item by item, and
makes aggregate for the last year, OF thirty seven
millions OF tollars."
| And again he says; "T hrcc years OF expenditures
of the present administration are now before the coun
| try and shall expect At an early day. to hear from
our friends in the opposition on this subject repeat
again, let them point out the items of extravaganza
and if we who are the political friends of this admin
stra,ion cannot defend each one of them in detail ",
| must suffer the consequences. The people of this
country have fright to know whether any, and nnny
what amount of the thirty seven millions OF dollars
paid ont of the treasury during the last year has beer
expended without necessity"
| Here then the Senator from Pennsylvania boldly
throws down the gauntlet, and BIDS dchancc 10 the
sumpuolls boldly take it up. The Senator frs
contradcts the statement made BY his new ally, wher
he says there has been extravaganza is manly
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