The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-08
Treasury Esssm.tss.

Treasury Estimatss.
In the absence Of the report Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. which cannot be made to Congress until the
organization Of that body are. Of course. unsdvissd
Of The reasons which he assigns Tor demanding Of Con-
grsss additional appropriations to the amount of Se2so.
$40 for the present fiscal year But looking over the
various items Of the estimate. find many things which
excite surprise and which viii enforce the necessity Of
most rigid investigation the part OF Congress- in order
to ascertain how, and for what Objects the money which
was appropriated BY Congress at its last session for the
very same purposes those for which ii Is asked, has
been expended
The first aggregate item in the estimate OF the Secre.
ay for the Deficiencies Of the present fiscal year is
On account Of the civil list, foreign inter-
COURSE and miscellaneous, including
penses Of collecting revenue from customs
and lands from the LIST January TO the Both
founded and find only the salaries and Office expen.
Of the Department Of the Interior the Office OF AS
sstant Treasurer and Commissioner OF the Customs I'M
provided for BY the last Congress- which neglect was
occasoned by the hasy and very late passage Of the bill
by which those Offices were created The amounts es
mated by the Secretary for the salaries and expenses OF
those Offices do not quite reach $5ooOo leaving about
600 to be provided for services uhi had been
amply providsd for by Congress- at its last session
That amount is made up by estimates for the contingent
expenses for various bureaus for salaries Of extra clerks
employed in violation of lasD for the salaries of new
clerks called for for expenses in collecting the revenue
from customs for expenses in collecting the revenue
from the public lands in Minnesota; for continuing the
construction OF the custom house at New Orleans for
nearly all Of iohic ample appropriations uere made by
the last Congress.
Now, what has been done with the money! Has the
administration expended these Objects and now calls
for more! Or has it diverted the sums appropriated to
these objects 10 others, and thus squandered without
law or nght' The Secretary must answer these cues.
tons, and he must do il satisfactorily 10 Congress and the
people.
The next aggr egae item in the estimated deficiency for
the present year is 81 II made up Of the fol-
lowing items, viz:
Civil list, foreign intercourse. and miscella-
neons $6S3.5SO Al
Interest," &C., public debt and treasury notes. s7Oosss 10
Making in the aggregate s4.5s9. ass 81
Now. we find among the appropriations Of the last
Congress, at its second session. the following, viz
Civil list, foreign intercourse, and miscela.
v..as.s'.. .-.- -
Misoel.nsous 81 nsndi,ure, !, sss or OK
Pensions, army and navy $50 400 90
no 40 ooo .,
Va, for additional eroen.es 81 tho .v, H., fors;sn
intercourse m;.cellan.ous and n.r.ons ~. t,r,h.,
ann ~ ssa sso I, !. d.,,,d.a T., ~. $500, NJ
in, .nuch !. co,or... :, =. To-, ....o - =, ~
,puroora,ons deemed for .nch ..rv;.s. .nd
.Yn.n... the Secr.,a,v mu.t show vh,, bo h.. don.
with the non.v and how !, h.. bsen .x,s,a.a
On. of n. ;,s,ns which 40 - ,o.rs nm ~. .,,..a
de6c;encv - n. nr...n, 6sc., v..r !. ~. sn, {,
"A 400 as 40 for ;n,.,e. On n. nrh. a.n "A
urv poe.. A. This liam !. n ,be n. ~ n.rm.nsn, ana
iude6nite anropra,;o, and :. ore ,h.n did -
the amount i. p,ov;aea for bv - - -.
revenues arising from sale. of IN. n,b;c lana. : , -
incumbent upon the Secretary to show in wba,
and by what he IN now in want Of the
funds with which 10 meet his expenditure
OF course. the explanation which tbe.a fact. demand
will be attempted in the forthcoming reDort Of he Seer.
,ay upon the 6nances We shall wait 10 zoe vb., .or,
of an exclamation h. will .;v. for IN. .r,,ord;,.rv Il.
mapd which he has made uoon Coneres. for more
However successful the Secretary NAV h. IN conv;n.
cling Coueres. Of the fact that h. want. NOR. ,,on.