The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-06-23

| OF VIRGINIA.
On The bill TO supply Deficiencies; deveed in The House
Of Representatives., Friduy, June IA, 1880
The bill 10 supply deficiencies In appropriations for the
service OF the current fiscal year being under consider
ation in Committee Of the Whole on the state Of the
Mr.. BAYLY said. Mr.. Chairman, we are now in
Committee Of the Whole On the stale Of the Union upon
tude Of debate 10 which entitled to defend the COM
mlltee which have the honor to preside from the
unjust accusations which have been made against iap
opportunity to do which before has been perseveringy
withheld BY those who made them.
On the 90 Of this month the member from Ohio Mr..
that The Conmiee of Ways and Means had s'nes ecied
70 report the annual appropriation bills within the proper
time; and he proposed that the House should instruct
When this resolution, assuming that the failure OF the
committee TO report within thirty days had arisen from
neglect on their part and that the nterpostion Of the
House was necessary to compel 10 do our duty, was
offered insisted upon the right 10 make explanation
think entitled TO do il under The rule. lrequifes
the committees in the event OF their failure 10 report the
bills to report the Of the failure and when
arragncd under this very rule for neglect think
we had right under the last clause OF il 70 defend our
made u.s. entitled, upon every prnci
Of farpess and justice, not to- say courtesy, 10 be
heard This. however, was refused To- us. But this s
not the worst Of it. On to-day, when proposed. under
the direction OF the committee, and supposed in
strict compliance with the rule, TO make statement,
again efeft 10 made to silence and made by the
very member who had brought his unoune accusation
against us Sir, have wish 10 defend the commit
tee against anything that member can say; for, sir there
is class OF fault-inders against whose complaints no
defence s necessary But sir of respect to the
rule OF this House, and to the fifty gentlemen who voted
to suspend the rules 10 enable the member from Ohis
1 MIR. ScHEECK] to introduce his resolutioE-many OF
whom, however, 1t is but just 10 say voted Tor the mo-
ton to suspend they have assured only to give
cnncr az y M Il hs mnea II he
OF respect TO them desire 10 say few words.
Sir, undertake TO say that since the change Of the
termination Of the hscal year from the 3lst OF December
the 30lh OF June, the rule which the member has at
tempted TO resuscate, TO found upon attack against
the Committee Of Ways and Means. has been obsplee.
II not only has never been complied with at the long ses
sion Of Congress since that tue but has not been de
srable even proper that should have been complied
preparation bills since that time, and i bears out what
say But shall only refer 10 the period at which those
bills were reported BY the Committee Of Ways and Means
OF the last Congress select that committee because its
chairman Is now present; because It was whg commit
and to be regarded by having been the
paragon OF committee That committee was appointed
IN he first week Of the session IN consequence Of the
delay in organizing the House, the present committee
was not appointed until after Christmas. Mr.. VIEToN
bill on the 25th Of January the revolutionary pen
sion bill also the 25h OF january the deficiency bill OF
that year and the Indian bill 29h Of January the
the navy bill on the 9th OF February the civil and dplo
matte bill on the 9th Of March; the navy pension bill
and the pos, otce bill the 7ih Of April liegoried the
deficiency bill aud the fortfcation bill the 7th OF
March; The Military Academy bill on the 2sIh Of March;
the army bill and the navy bin the Ilth Of April; The
have reported today ali the other bills, except the civil
and diplomatic, which nearly ready report and
those bills have been in my desk for month. ready to be
by the member from Ohio and others acting with him.
And indeed such the case to great extent with
those which preceded them. In scarcely single in
stance was able to make reports OF them as soon as
they were ready to be reported. The House will bear
me witness that il has been with great difficulty could
der Of business The House viii testify that rom the
beginning Of the session. have persevered in my efforts
TO induce to do but in consequences OF the exciting
questions before il has been impossible for 70 sue
ceed one time ten Besides this, will De recollecied
that early in the session reported the bill to provide for
deaying the expenses OF collecting the revenue This
March Is49 Il WAS one which the Committee OF Ways
and Means never charged with before II was earn
esty pressed upon our early attention by the adlnistra
ton Action upon IL was considered 90 important that
the President made il the subject OF special message.
II was new and important subject; required close In
yestgaton, and IL underwent il Ia the committee and in
the two houses of Congress; and. Notwithstanding the
mass of business before US, without clerk for
two months after our appointment
Means forciby struck with the enormous and, as
they believed unnecessary expenditures OF this govern
ment We determined 70 scIutlnze the ! appropriations
enable limits In this respect we have effected some
thing but, am free to say, not great deal became
early convinced that real and beneficial reform be
effected in this respect without thorough and cordial
sympathy and cooperation between Congress and the ad
ministration.
C0mmtee
had clerk, in three weeks after my appointment rs
chairman had every Of bills, which in the ag
gregae would make small volume, drawn according 70
could have reported them, IL il had been desrabe, in
few days BuI we bad, they would have been little
more than skeletons OF bills This 10 especially true OF
the civil and diplomatic bill day has NOT passed since
commenced sbors TO this very morning that we
have not received communication after communication
from the departments, transmitting changes OF estimates
additional estimates and asking for additional appropra
fons II had reported those bills promptly, should have
been compelled to have moved many amendments in the
House, that would have devolved upon the House
instead Of the Committee Of Ways and Means, the respon
sbility Of framing the BILL which everybody, at all &C
quainied with legislation, knows would be highly incon
venient, il not impossible How, sir, was 4 with the
deficiency bill In the original estimates sent to us
asked to appropriate S304,35l ~. But before
the bill became law new items were pressed upon US.
were brought in by amendments, after the bill was
ported And does not the House recollect, that when
was moving amendment after amendment by drsc-
ton of the committee, the member from Ohio tMr:
ScHEEcK] attacked us for thus moving amendments OF
which the House had notice, and complained that the
House could not act understandingly upon them Bal
this is not all the day acted that bill finally IN
this House, after it had come back from the Senate
we were apprzed of deficiency in the quarterm astcrs
department OF $500 0O0 and also Of this dcciency which
am now asking the House to provide for. VIII De
recollected that moved them amendments 70 the SEN
ate amendments, and they were ruled out OF order.
Other causes beyond our control have delayed u.s. par
cuarly for the last two months Two Of our members
have been in bad health most of the session Others Of
them have been temporarily absent from the cy Two