The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-03-08
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on TIE LOAN BlLL.-THE FINANCES
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Tt h.j already shaEn IA. ID lAe co.
iins,ss preseaied lssi year ior ne skpen-
srs e ne tea rnfrrnl yras. bsiweea Ne
oref-essiuasrs ana undrresamaies y &C
sHo Secrriairs. lhs TFrssary ras Eerse
OF ii he end of he yraf ihsn thry bad
ralenlaied ~ mare tlsn uias msiis"ls g
dollars: AMI lh.g n his rsiim-s~s inr NJ
naw earenl yrar. The Serrrsary q me
Treasury hal evidently fallrn again inln
Ilss same srEoE: and Ihal. in forming an
opiai,n - ~ he eKirmi Of The 1snis 81
Ihe Gosernmeal far Ibis year over Ihe loan
now sskeI ior. We must adj 70 q The
amouai 0f Srerelary's over esiimaie 81
rrreipls faF lhr year. amouniing ~ Al
portability "a n least i've or more mil-
lions II dollars. which vauld hring lhe
loan wanted fr,m sixteen mp n twenty.
one mllllans. rolhis must ~ added what.
ever may be lhe UNDERGRADUATES 81 the
Secretary &C War. A The last session
of Congress. when lhe regular estimates
were presented fH The present h-ral yerr,
which commenced on The 1t If July,
1871. The Whole expenditures ior The
wear. in al branches Of the public service.
were estimated u si5.7sl.7sf 81. We
have gone lhrnugh one month over halt
af the year. and The estimates already sent
in Cor the wear amount N ss2. 7S3. 600 o..
composed 81 The following ilems:-Esli'
mated expenditures for the current year.
as SCI down in NE report Of The Secretary
of The Treasury far The current year. the
sum of s56. ell $500: between The OH Of
december. The date Of that report, and the
date Of The acting Secreiary's letter 10
Congress az The 10Th Of January. in whieh
he informed the House that The loan could
be reduced 20 twelve millions, the Secre.
iary Of War had sent in To the Committee
&c WAYS and Means further estimates ia
The amount nf % 8Os. 400. and on the 81
instant the Secretary Of War sent in 10 the
Committee OF Ways and Means further
estimate Tor a Deficiency in the Quarter.
masters Department of $500, 00G, making
altogether the before mentioned sum oil
49,, 7s3, $50 o., as the estimated expen-
dinrcs Of the wear which hogan on The Isl
of July last, instead Of The sum Of SIS,
7sl,7s4 81. as originally estimated al The
beginning Of the last session e Congress.
or This last sum the Secretary Of War
estimated for The army proper. volunteers,
and ordnance department.. the sum OF s23,
978. 929 25. while the estimated dehcien'
cies sent in al the present session by the
Secretary Of War, for lie army proper
volunteers, and ordnance. amount 10 the
additional sum Of sl4.033.439 20.
IL We bear in mind thai the mere excess
over The estimates for this branch Of the
public service for single year is equa
To the whole annual expense Except the
Payne n,s made IN a~eoa., af iha pnhlis
dentl OT Inr rntfGC OOss ..sssff sfsS
administration of the younger Adams, We
may well he startled at This disclosure Of
wha, is now gong on. But il is said, by
way Of excuse for this. that a larger force
has been called INTO the service Than wat
anticipated when the estimates were origi
naIly made for the year. Undoubtedly ;
larger fore has been called oui Than wa
provided Tor in those estimates. hui is tina
an excuse for the omissionl The iru'
question i. ough, moi these troops to have
been estimated for; and. il so. why was |
omitted! Has the Administration since
undertaken any great military expedition
al Lar
upnn! We're not our troops then in NV
Mexico and California; Was moi Gen
Taylor as FAR advanced into Mexico rs a
this day! Was moi the INVASION ofMey
len through Vera 'rlz then decided upon
and had nut the Cnmmanler-in-rhirf the
gone from this city TO organize and tax
command OF the expedition! Had not bot
The 'omiaander-in-chief and General Tay
lor. VI hen colleI upon officially. given
as their opinion that 10 accomplish a
) that was decided upon would require
larger force Than has even yet been callc
, int" the seryirel a*.z. s..
But. waving these inquiries, have III
! whole amount II the deficiencies for ihi
. year heen even yet prssented,o Congress
{ lie was afraid not. II appears that III
! Quar,ermasier General. on the 4,h Of Nc
! vember, estimated the deficiency in Ri
I branch of the service as 70 lows: For a
E rearages in The Quartermasier's Depar
{ ment proper. seven millions fiye hundre
1 thousand dollars; and for clohing. cam
and garrison pnuinaup nine hundred AZ