The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-25
Difference as above
$634,5S5 10

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Now, assume the fact that the Comptroller of the
treasury is more likely to be in his official
statements than Mr. Brown, who has already been
detected in SO many errors and hence infer that
portion OF the bala ce remaining in the Treasury
the 3lst December, lS4l, applicable
available for any service since that period Then
ask, what provision has been made for the service OF
the navy for the year 1912 Not one farthing has
been appropriated unless indie ed it be considered that
the $3.50 600 for Tie iron TO be built by Mr.
Stevens (Which may may MOI be expended within
the year, and which cannot te diverted any other
purpose) is provision for the year 1912. MI. Brown
says that bib has passed the House of Representa-
tives appropriang $3.50 1874 81 bat this bill has
not yet become a law. am perfectly justified then
In saying that single cent has been provided for
the naval service proper for the year 1912, although
more than five months of the year have passed
Mr.. Brown, including all his heretofore
posed, and the amount of the bill which passed the
House of Representatives, triumphantly excaims,
" it will be that the amount of appropriations
standing over unexpended, provided by this
Congress for the naval service of 1912 nearly dou
bic the amount expended in any one of the last sir
gears" Now, as have already said, Congress have
not appropriated one cent but bill has passed the
House of Representatives, a above
stated for sc 339 S94 81
And we find that, in 1871, there was
expended 6672345 Is
three hundred thousand dollars are NEARLY double"
the amount of six millions six hundred thousand dol
lars he utterly fails in establishing the truth of his
sertion so roundly made.
What, will now inquire, becomes of Mr.. Brow n s
''mcre than four and half millions of dollars appli-
cable to the naval service for 1872 beyond what has
been expended in any year since The war, which
he says Congress has provided?
His figures laundering and erroneous as they
are, shall condemn him. and scatter his Z" exact
amounts" to the winds
With all his erroneous statements, he has not been
able to make the amount provided for
1872 moro than $40 6l0, h15 III
And he tells US that, in the year 1897
there expended 6,646 Ala So
The difference being 1864 I6O 81
which he would have believe is "more than four
and a half millions Of dolars;" while my arithme-
tic teaches that it 1886 800 43 less than four
and half millions.
What are we to think of the mathematical acquire
ments of man, who, professedly dealing in " exact
amounts thus errs in the simple subtraction of
sum from another $685., 1899 40? What value can we
place upon his statements when he tells that Con
gress has provided more than ten millions of dollars
for the service of the navy for the year 1S42, when
to this moment they have not provided one single dol
lar! BILL as he says, has passed the House of Re-
representatives., appropratng 1899 1894 61 but has he
yet to learn that there other bodies to act upon this
bill before it can become law That the Senate have
to in its provisions before can be said that Con-
gress have passed it, That the President of the Uni
ted States has approve it after Congress have
ed it, before cent of it be drawn from the
Treasury
Mr. Browns ample means for all necessary pur-
poses' will not be further noticed at present and
WILL for the present, forbear remarking upon the diff
ference between him and the Committee of Ways and
Means as to the average annual expenditures for the
last years. under that branch of the service called
increase, repair, armament and equipment as my
purpose Just now, is more with the present than The
past.
He says there is, and will be, applicable to this
branch Of the service for 1912, the sum of S4 467
383 81 consisting Of
Unexpended balance 3Ist December
last Sl,5l7,383 81
Appropriations for ordnance 100000 0C
Appropriation for steamer on the
Lakes 100000 0C
Appropriation for iron steamer 100000 0C
In bill recently passed by the House
of Representatives 100000 0C
Thus making uphis $4467, 1888 81
His unexpended balance, on the 3lst December
last is made up from two items taken from the docu
ment No. 70, viz:
Inc ease, repair, &c. 1893 81
War steamers of medium size 100000 0(
Sl,ll7,3s3 81
/ have already shown that the S1,117,3s3 81 wa.
made up thus
Balance of increase, &c. $529,021 81
Balance of the appropriation of
100000 for ordnance 597,362 sc
Sl,117,3S3 81