Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-03-10

about Tho Socrotorv IF tho 'rroa.,, H.
able TO soc further Than tho rost Of "i ,,,
whether il NAV be brouobt ahon, or no, T., ,',,
humble Indictment sncb an estimate ;s NO., =, 'hs s
considered 5v ne nm this ncc.s;n, -, 'o' or W
tory basis for our action
must add ,hen ~ Tho socro,,,,,, o.,;.,.
of tho defc;onc,, ,ho sun, &c sa,,y eet .,,
of dollars-bein, an ovor.os,i,na,o h., ill.,, g..
those dod,c,;nns Con, tho os,;,,a, ~
nto The ,njJic Tro,s,r,,, L. " W r.
INT if oon,Iomo, ,.;II o;yo Fol- a,, a''.''.
tho srI1ao, ,i';,,L , ,,;i, ne''o at'ent'o'' 10
sion ot which have arrived o'''o''
Sir ,horo l. ano,bnr hranob r. a.. ,.;.,
which desire to notice ond i, 10 ,,,;". m
ncndl,nrns ,t tho cnrror, yoar nro o,,;.sI ~,
fnv.sv nillons oC J,l.rs ";u e1','seu AZ
IN account of tho nnil;o III, IT,, p'ii ~,
already ronarLoJ ,ha ssoo.,,,.', ;. go ""..
,ho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 H. ,'',p''''cu VI ~
fiona, ,n,rnnr;a,;nn 81 ,,r .''"t gu "'''''
to cover The oxnensos G,r tho ,,oar A noC,;',,
then arises whether these ton millions are incIn.
tcd in the lftv.slx nllinn.. /, b,s co., nv,
much trouble to ascertain i, but n l. No, ~,
course this additional cynondituro mrs, lao 3D.
dcd TO the Secretary's estimate IF ,bn dofcisnc,,
But sir. let us look a little further into his
The whole estimated exnepdituro for tl,o cur.
rent year. as given in the animal renort or tho
Secretary at the last session IF CONGRESS-. (De
cember, 1860 was for,v.fve millions of dollars
The actual expenditure for the same vea-. as
, now asceraned by him. (see his annual report
to this Congress- is fifty.eirht millions and a
fraction. Here we have difference in the two
estimates for the present year-oue made at the
commencement and the other at this time-o(
/. thirteen millions of dollars.
Sir, the appropriations made at the las session
of Congress for the service of the current wear
lending June 80, 1S4S) exceeded bv the sum of
nearly nine millions the Secretary's estimates
, as submitted to Congress at that session: and
f YET the Secretary now asks an appropriation of
over ten millions to cover deficiencies, # is
, proper for me to add that, as near as am able
TO ascertain the actual expendituro of tho vear
soon rilIiors onlv shoniJ No a,ind 10 Iii ~;
,n,to Th;s ,,ll carry ,hat ovnoui;,n ,' w y,
d., M: a' '"Pe "'''"'' up u
"'o ,,,l .'''' 30 ''' :,t; .u,.
ne su''l VI NV" '''''.'one' II W''i W Pe'ceN
eu' Is au.ea 10 "s es''lae upon MS own a'lhor
ny ''.a. Is ~ s't' MS es'li'lt,c Vi arrearage'
", ,'o p'csent io"' anu HIS ue'''a'u ior iu'
t'c TN appropriations,
: nc neA' pir'.c"'a! III my 'aoe oi corrections
we ''ec'e'a! es''.iia'e Is the te'l Oh sever
t.','on. ~ Vi ','c eHP1nu'."I'
lp' '''e county he'"' year, HUN July y ioio'
: JUN nv, o. ioi''
: nest t"Pehu''u.es a'e esu.nated ny ,he sec
rc'a'y II. ''lc sum VI '9''o III WHAT ign
are we 10 regard 'licSe estimates or, al eX
Perlehce SHOWS ,liat tllese estimates are too low
lear amer year congress Is called upon to sup
I ply deic'encles' Inns IS not 10 DC wondered at
implies no censure OF the officers charged will
0 the duty OF furnishing them 1t is natural tina
every he;ld OF lhe treasury department sllonl
u endeavor TO put the best aspect upon The imam
u c'ai AFFAIRS OF the country ana heads OF bureau
and other suoordnates VIII reduce their estimate
u OF expenditure as low as poss'oe. Judging
" .i'en' from All past eHper'hece, we must re9ar
oi '''esr es'a,es as 'a'ing short VI tle actual eA
pen"'ture' Du' 'here are special reasons Tor al
J.! '''P"''"a u" excess vi expenditure Tor the CON
=, i',s Suan over ana above me present estimates
r. lancra +, IN 'i,e IcPort VI tnt
;. ', ~ WI. oc co'i's W ii'hu mat ms ON
J., deficiency in the apnronrations for ,ba ',r
- rent year. What does he saw of his estimate
G for the next {? In his letter to the Secretary n
n War of November Is 1917. he saws.
G "Thc estimates which submitted IN tho I'll
: instant for the service of the neyt fiscal ya,
made out Fl ON data derived fran, The orierje,,ce -
5 The last ye1r. At YOUR suGuestion have coro
IT fully re-eXamincd every item. and in all diamond
n inu in any depree uDon nv own oc,on or ,ha
e OF the officer of the department Tbore n,ode can
O siIerabie d,I,tc,ious. Whether those deduction
g be iudiciou. time must determine J,rovLJ M
hqre rent,rci 10 MAKE Them I'm, far Ire f,ct ma, t
c sessions of Congress miH hare isrming,ed bct3r
i The erpiri,iou ofthe fsyI Usar far ,rLL ,Le gt;
g ,u1,sS uov si5Djl,oj hare been m,as :,
n Sir. this is significant lanou,rn 7, Mai,
Enrlish. il means this tbc e.,iw,,os az f -,
y small they are not TO be relied on and wonI,
: not be submitted were il unt th,. ,u.o so,.;
it of Congress will intervene and onnor,uni,, MI,
be afforded TO ask for further ,nnronria,tn ~,
d fore the expenditure is incurred VIII ,ho ov
5 pcrienc, OF the present wear, IA J,Gcencv in H.
e estimates of this departmen, Of G,o n,;II;nn.
Il and on estimate tins onnlited cvnl,;roJ No, :,
It saw apoooized for what arc 400 II, n,,'aa, ~ ,I
IF result of these estimates FIR tho co,,i,i,. ,
u Beyond all nue.tion tb,, tho oy,,,,'',,;,,.'
e laryely exceed the estimate ,s If h,, Jo,, t-
= tofnrc.
q To what cxten, the Ou,r,.ruos,,r. ..;,,,., .
were reduced At the succession Of ,,, Saora,,r,
o am not able nroc;.oi 70 s,a,a ~ =, .'''
d however, by a Senator near mo INr CI,rt'a y
# Rhode Island.) upon information sa;J w ha lo
II rived from that officer and commnn;c,,eJ h
{. him to the Commi,tee ot W. and Waan, =
y the House. that seven millions mora will ha 70
" ouired in that D,mrtment alone ,yor and ,b,v
r the amount of the estimates snbmi,tod n us fn
n the ensuiuu fiscal ve,r Jc,L;s Ia, ,rno th. nd
o diton which made 10 the Secretnrv's es,imnt
is of expenditure for that wear. (S7 900 .oOOD am
W ch seems To excite the surnrse of oentlemp
2, on the other side will be required for the seryic
e of that Department alone.
II 1t will be perceived however. that add tia
s. sum for the whole excess in every branch of cy
s. pendlture, over and above the Secretary's est