Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-20
DEFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS.
IN SENATE, APRIL IS, 1850.

June, 1850.
The pending question the motion to strike out the
item "Towards the erection Of the wings Of the Patent
Office building according the original pan under the d.
recon Of the Secretary Of the INTERIOR to paid out
of the Patent fund.
MI. HALE. move to strike out the words sao be paid
out Of the patent fund"
Mr. DICKINSON hope these words will not be stricken
out If they are there viii be thrown. according to my idea
the expenditure Of million and hafupon the Treasury
The amendment of Mr. HALE rejected.
The question then required the amendment Of the Sena
tor from Rhode Island.
Mr. CLARKE. desire to suggest modification Of my
amendment that il shall read 10 this way Instead of say
ing sowards the erection" would say owards the
peon of the eastern wing Of the Patent Office, according
to the original plan. After that would add thew ''and
after placing the foundations of the wing in tie OF
security Instead OF letting them follow the words aent
Office building" let them follow the words orig AN
That, perhaps, will meet the ideas Of gentlemen The
amendment will then read
.TS complete the east wing Of the q ding ing
west wing in a state of security" &c.
This will leave the future construction OF vest wing to
the will and pleasure Of Congress hereafter With this modi
fcation hope the amendment will be adopted
The amendment was then adopted
The amendment proposed by the Finance Committee
was read follows
EEL and Legare employed in the survey under the d
rection OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, oooo'
Mr.. DICKINSON. There four steamers set apart
the of the coast surveyhe Jeerson Heze Legare,
and Walker. The Hezel last winter thrown upon the
rocks and injured and the Jefferson and Legare in want
of repairs One Of these vessels the Walker believe, was
taken by officer of the navy carry tho United States
Minister Mr.. Leicher, to Mexico, under circumstances
perhaps rather questionable though will not discuss them
now. But the steamer taken from the control Of
the officers charged with the coast survey Two OF them
Of repair from service and the Hetze thrown
upon the rocks and injured 1t is desired to finish the survey
Of the Of Maryland and Virginia during the coming
season. and also continue the survey of the Gulf of Mex
co be done without these vessels repaired at
once. md is
deficiency bill.
The amendment adopted.
The next amendment proposed by the Finance Committee
was then read as follows
For deficiencies the appropriations the branch
at New Orleans, the past fiscal year. $4,000"
Mr.. DICKINSON That is explained by the officer in
charge Of the mint in New Orleans and is requested by the
officer of the mint in New Orleans and the Secretary of the
Treasury as being but necessary and for deficiencies to
that amount
The amendment was agreed to.
The next amendment proposed by the Finance Committee
then read, follows
For supplying deficiencies appropriations for the naval
ance OF the report of the Secretary the Navy
"a, ls49, $747,5ss So"
Mr.. DICKINSON That is very large appropriation,
and perhaps requires some explanation The uuder
which this deficiency arises are these In ls47 Mr. Secretary
Mason made his for the vigorous prescott Of the
Mexican The then in progress, without any i'm
os dscontnuance and hence estimates
made accordingly Of appropriations required, which
the gross something like Sl4, 000 00O The appropriations
under these estimates made in August, ls4s. It was
impossible for Congress have accurate data upon which
to act yet they anxious to cut down these estimates
and did cut them down very considerably The appropria
tons made, it turned out considerably less than the
amount actually required For instance, in the matter of
pay alone, Congress appropriated from to 500 O0O
less than necessary the from Mexico proved
that much larger amount had been expended than was
supposed Hsss ,.., - ,.,,.e
SYSTEM which give the Senate and the Departments notice
intend for one, try break up when the ap
preparation bill believe it to be wrong system Of fnan-
ceng 1t Isl system under which the Departments auho
zed when fund not large enough and another fund is
appropriated which not wanted for immediate to allow
the transfer of the last mentioned fund to the that has
been exhausted And the Deficiencies asked for here
supply funds that have been exhausted by drafts upon them
under the transfer system. bad amos, made up my mind
at time to offer amendment to the bill to break this
transfer system and throw on the Departments the re-
sponsbliy making careful and specific estimates In
fact the system OF transfer adverse to whole theory OF
specific appropriations and induces Congress and the country
to suppose the finances in condition. when in point Of
fact they in anoher-to lead them suppose there
This appropriation for the navy, however, entirely proper,
as can explain in detail if it is required.
The amendment was adopted. -. .a#
Mr.. PEARCE. am instructed by the Joint Committee
on the Library to present the following amendment
For the removal of the public greenhouse and botanical
garden to site the public grounds and for
the erection Of such as may be deemed necessary
by the Joint Committee the Library S. be expend-
ed under the direction Of said committees and under the
pervision of the Commissioners of Public Buildings.
This amendment rendered necessary the erection Of the
Patent Office buildings which ground used
for the botanical collection There room enough left
put The plants out in the open air. very vau
able collection, which it is desirable to preserve.
Mr.. DICKINSON. While accord to the Senator from
Maryland, and the committee of which he is chairman the
propety Of his offering this amendment because it is but in
performance of daty enjoined on him by the policy
which Congress has adopted, | trust the amendment
will not be adopted. oppose it on the ground
that desire TO strike at the root of this whole sys
TEN. l cannot but think that if Congress and the Anne
rcon people keep up this system, that they
great deal geener than the house is proposed to erect
The idea of confederaed Government of thirty sovereign
States with in prospect going into greenhouse
tenn, to which cannot give my sanction. Undoubt
edy there great many valuable and interesting plants
there yet inclined think, though notlearned in
such things that there great deal of the woolly horse
about many Of them. Many of them are rare, and
from great distance but plants equally and valuable
to be found in almost every, private collection. Every
variety Of the cactus for may now be found in the
dooryard Of almost every lady of in the country
matter which gentlemen of aste may foster with their pr
vate MEANS but that the American Government shall engage
protest 1t is legitimate function Of the Govern
And to go into these matters all, why not col
geological garden to be daily fed for the qualification Of the
collection of plants would this instant give every
one of them any gentleman Of taste who would take
OF them 1t is only another opportunity for the exhibition of
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