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the Goth Congress, chap. II, page S5.)-
Que clause 10 this act is for preventing and
suppressIng hos,ilities in Florida, for trans
portalion, hire of steamboats,, &C., &c.
"and for arrearages in ls40, one million
sixty-one thousand eight hundred and SIX.
teen dollars !" And this amount, large
portion OF which they refused to appropri.
ate before the election, is TO be charged as
Wing expenditure in 1871. While upon
this point, | will refer TO one Of the acts
OF the Extra session. We appropriated
then, s297 ,2l3 90, for arrearges of pay,
duo Florida militia, commanded by Briga.
der General Reid, for six months in The
service of the United States, commencing
November 1910, AID terminating April,
lS4l." Part Of this was for the sedenta.
ry militia, paid for defending their hearth
stones, as Mr.. Polnseli said, presume.
The same act, (chap. II, page 81, on
the acts of the Extra session, LIST Session
eth Congress, approved September 9th,
ls4l, contains an appropriation for arrear.
ges, due Florida militia, called into service
in lS40, Sl9,3ss 02-(Nneteen thousand
three hundred and eighty eight dollars and
two cents.
For arrearages Of pay due battalion
of Georgia militia, for service on the from.
tiers Of Florida, in 1910 and 1S4l, seven.
/ ,y eight thousand four hundred and ninety.
/ FIVE dollars and nlnety.two cents ISIS, 495
] 92.")
"For the Quartermaster's department,
the sum Of four hundred and forty thousand
and forty dollars, (440,040) that being the
amount required, in addition TO the amount
appropriated at the last session Of Congress"
So much for "alrearaGes for the ser.
vice in Florida, besides near half million
for the debts of the Post Office Department
Now let US have another instance. | re-.
fer TO the posiponement Of expenditures for
Forthcations. In 1910, when the Wing
party were calling the attention of the
country 10 the enormous increase of expen.
dliures, under the administration Of Mr..
Van Buren,, II became necessary TO appear
to retrench, whether any thing was saved
or not.
In chapter 20, acts of LIST Session, Goth
Congress, approved ooh of July, ls40,
section Sd, after approprating a large
amount, II is provided as follows:
"Sec. 81. And be it further enacted That in
case OF a deficiency of receipts of revenue from
customs or lands, or other sources, or of a failure
on the part Of tho late deposit banks, or of the
Bank of the United States of PENNSYLVANIA, to
pay tho debt due from them, or TO become due in
the course of the present year, or if from any
other cause the means the Treasury shall not
be sufficient to meet all the appropriations, made
/, by Congress, The President of the United States
shall be, and he Is hereby authorized to postpone
( the expenditures under the following heads of
appropriation embraced in this act, viz for bar.
racks, quarters and storehouses, &c. for the ma.
tional arnores, for armament of Notifications.
for the current expenses Of the ordnance service,
'iofy 10Y repairs and improvements at the Har
Pers cry armory for the purchase Of saltpeter
ana rhinestone; for continuing the barracks.
quarters, &c. at Fort Leavenworth. al For,
wayne at Fort Smith, at Plattsburg, and at Fort
Jesup or such or so many of them, or such pro.
portions OF each, as in his judgment after careful
examination and enquiry the condition of the
treasury shall demand, and tho public interests
WIN pest permit; such postponements in such
ccse' 10 90 merely temporary, or until the close
y, next session OF Congress, the means oftbe
treasury, and the prospect of accr1linq revenro
shan warrant, and as shall be most in aeeordaneo
with the public interests involved"
ms was the last section Of the Army
oil. A provision of like character was at.
tacbed to the Fertilization bin,
his most extraordinary legislation M,
onIy exhibits the disgracelul state of our
hosnces, but it shows the desperation TO
winch the party were driven, when thew
consented to allow the President to cleo.
tloneer with appropriations. Not pretend.
ing 10 exercise their own Judgment, thew
authorized hun 10 postpone, "such and SO
many as he though, proper, such propor.
IONS as his Judgment should dictate The
last clause of the Fertilization bill con.
cludes thus: And all contracts entered
INTO 10 pursuance Of these appropriations. TO
be made subject 10 the Conditions of this
pfo'lso." This bill for the repairing and
rebuilding certain Qualifications, appropfia,.
co more than eight hundred thousand dol.
lars, which the President was authorized
10 hold up and allure contractors 10 sunpo,,
his administration.
But to proceed 10 the expenditures OF.
thus year. Was this appropriation sus.
pended Was the money expended in
94o' before the Presidential election or
III lofl, alter that election? |, sas ex.
pended 10 lsil, most of it, and is now
charged as Wing extravaganza. Aslin.
'end 10 make no charges without proof |
refer to Document No. 30, 2nd Session
+Oth congress, 10 answer TO resolution oe
ms House, calling for information on this
subject. This. document contains a state
nent from the Secretary of The Treasury .
Q Inc President, and from the Secretary .
II war 10 the President, and upon The re- {
'eiPt OF The latter, the Presiden, authorized
N The All of August, 1910 the postpone ,
nent OF one million six hundred and thirty. 8
Ight thousand three hundred and seventeen +
ollars, Isl ,63s,3l7 OO) q
Va the 9Th of November, 1S40. when &
ne election could not be Influenced, the h
osiponenent was continued no longer. I q
eg the House TO remark one passage IN :,
le letter of Mr.. Woodbury., which will sat. #
~ any reasonable man, that the Wings e.