The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-31
THIRTIE All CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
House or Representatives.

WARRINGTON, Jan. 90, 1s4s.
DEFICIENCIES -rINANcIAL AFFAIRS OF TREASURY
THE NECESSITY SPEEDY PUBLIC
Mr. vINroS from the Committee Of Ways and Means
reported bill making appropriations to defray the
penses Of the Indian department and bill further to
supply deficiency Of appropriations for the year end
ing the 30th OF June lS4S. He moved that the bills
printed aud that they be referred to the Committee
the Whole on the State of the Union The last bill he
lions Of dollars. and it would have been reported At An
earlier day had It not been that the committee
prevented from doing 50 BY circumstances not under
have already gone BY and the House viii see the
sity for speedy action At the commencement of this
session. in looking into the estimates the committee
found that the paymaster general had given the
innate of the deficit in his department. and it was not
until several weeks ago that the Secretary of War
mtted the estimates to the committee stating the SUN
to be S377l 600 This will account in part for the bill
not having been brought forward at earlier day
he would next Wednesday, call up the bill
loan. He took the occasion to say that the commit
tee had had no opportunity Of examining the report
the Secretary the Treasury the state of the
as IL not yet printed Two days since he received
letter from the acting Secretary Of the Treasury stating
be acted on The Of millions in favor the
Department recently discovered Mr. vinton had hoped
would have obvated any immediate pressure. With
gard to the bill to supply deficiencies reported this
morning he would call up it be printed
and the report furnished to the members Il
would be recosotsd that it was mot until the present
month that the Presidents message and the
ing documents were laid the tables The report
which the estimates are founded Mr. Vnton wished to
examine the report and details which sent in but
short time since He repeated before his seat
that he would insist upon the bills being
taken up at the earliest PERIOD to detriment
Mr.. AsHMur-I understand that the Chairman of the
Committee Of Ways and Means proposes to call up on
wednesday, very important money BILL and that he
hAd been urged to do 1t By the Treasury Department
though he has not examined the Secrearys re-
port do not object to III but merely call the atten-
ton Of the House to the are now at the coes
", ra-
port
The srEAKrR-The question IL on referring the bill.
and the gentleman 10 not In order
Mr. AsHMcr-My object 10 not to extend my remarks
merely wished to call the attention of the House the
delay, and to ask the COMMITTEES Printing when we
may expect to receive copies Of the report think the
people ought to know 1t.
would reply to the gentlemen, that had conversation
with the public printers and they informed me that the
manuscript copy of the report taken back BY tho
Treasury Department for alteration and that the
son why 1t had not been printed and sent toe House
II 1t shall not again be taken out Of the hands of the
printers they will be enabled to furnish copies In
or three days portion Of the report already in
type and the remainder Of II will soon be- II no further
aeraons De thought necessary This IL the whole of
Mr. MeKAr-I have heard rumors circulating In this
House that the tables Of the report had Withdrawn
and altered 1t Is the duty Of the Register of the Tres
sury (Mr GrahsmD to prepare the tabular
and now assertion his an honest mani
tnat there Is not the sghtest foundations the ru-
NOR Not single table has been altered they are now
as they we're when first sent into the House With
OUT or CRITICISM on the of the Chair
man OF the Committee OF Ways and Means may be al
lowed to say that am glad he is to call up the
Dill giving authority to the government to borrow sum
OF money As to the delay Of the public printing 1t Is
owing to cause known to all The system OF printing
mas been changed II was formerly given to persons
elected by the House, 1t is given to the lowest bid
ders voted against the change. presume the gen.
tieman from Massachusetts (1r Asbmun) and the gem
tlemsn from Ohio tMr vinton) voted for the change
Mr. AsHmur-I did not. always thoughtthat 1t was
penny wise and pound foolishn
Mr. MokAy-I have no doubt the gentlemen will per-
form the contract They say they win II no gentle
man has taken the trouble examine the documeuts
will say that they twice large a. those commun
GATED last year owing to the state of war understood
the gentleman from Ohio to remark that he would ON
deficiencies ~
Mr. VrrroN-I stated o. the bill reported this
mornsg shall be printed and the printers furnished the
estimates
Mr. McKAY-Wel, suppose this will be on Monday
morning Every Item Of information IL given in the re-
port OF the Secretary, 10 that understand
ingy.
Mr. AsxxvN-I have ust understood the gentleman