Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-11

Ii will be from the above that the enormous amount
Of than million Of dollars is set aside for rivers and
harbors at the when the Regencys organs
talking in dolefu strains of deficit of Is millions on ac
connt they say of the Mexican There ndicnons
however that this deficit is produced by the extraordinary
expenditures Of the government The object the Regency
seems be force heavy national debt The stock OF
which be the basis for banking and swell the taxa
ton the people for the benefit of the brokers and nonopo
lists The Union reviewing the letter the Secretary of tho
Treasury, says that that officer estimates the deficiency OF
appropriations for the present year. ending Juno 30th 1850
than six millions and the whole appropra
tons asked for the fiscal year ending June 30h 1851
~ foryfre millions amounting in all tofftyone millions
The Unon then proceeds dcveope very ugly picture
follows:
1t should borne in mind that Congress- at its session.
made all the appropriations that deemed necessary by
both the late Secretary of the Treasury and Congress for the
of the present fiscal year. with the exception of the
salaries and contingent expenses of the Department Of
the INTERIOR all of which could exceed 100000 at the
arthes In addition the usual and ordinary expenses
the government an appropriation was made of the of
S76UUU 10 pay the instruments Of the indemnity falling
due under the Mexican treaty. for the fiscal year of 1919 and
1880 Ample provision made by the last Congress
only for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the govern
ment, but for the army, navy, Indian department, and
for every other branch of the public services. AM
Pile provision also made for the payment of the inter-
est the public debt for the contingent expenses of the de-
parmcnts and burcauX and fer the payment of all just
claims Yet the Secretary Of the Treasury has come for
ward ana demanded OF Congress to add over sir millions
TO the expenses OF the present year. And for the next
year ne has demanded over ortyfour ions-making an
aggregate amount of more than FIFTY-ONE MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS to be sadded upon the people in the shape Of
additional fares and debt the rery first year existence
ofe present administration. For nasmuch as the current
of the year will probably exceed s35
there will Of course exist deficit in the at least
sixteen millions of dollars which is to be supplied by add
onal taxation or by an increase of the national debt
Now arises the inquiry how has this deficit been created
The Secretary report does not give the information this
point which the public have right TO expect and which il
will demand through the agency of Congress. As ample
provision made believed have been made by the
last Congress- for the expenses Of the for pre-
sent year. IL incumbent upon The administration 1rho hare
expended all the in their possession and demanded sir
millions more to sho,r TO Congress hou the necessity of this
additional demand has been created They do this in
order to satisfy Congress that sufficient for the ad
donai appropriation asked for exists. And they must give
the details General statements will answer The Sec
rotary must show how the money already appropriated has
been expended and vsha he do with the additional
sum for which ne has asked Of course this involves rrd
and scrutinzng inquiry into the entire action of every de-
department OF the government since the present admnisa
ton came into power which have doubt the presen,
Congress will make before they grant the administration
another mill for the expenses of the present fiscal year
The Secretary will have explain how happens that so
many of the departments ard ueaux have expended all the
contingent, funds provided for them the last session and
now want more how happens that clerks have been
employed in violation of law how it happens that more than
thirteen hundred thousand dollars required the coec
Of the revenue addition TO the provision already ad
for that purposes how happens that inspectors and
other officers have been employed the Custom Houses 10
collect the revenue violation of law and without necess
W how happens that so many agents have been employed
traverse the country without apparent reason except 10
give them some emoument from the public treasurv how il
happens that many claims rejected under former admins
trations, have been allowed under this.
And in relation his estimates for 1851 he must exnain
how II happens that he calls for nearly thirteen millions Of
dollars for the civil and diplomatic expenses during the ner
fiscal year. when the appropriations for the same description
expenditures during the present year. do not up