The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-02-01


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the Attorney General has given different construction
to the law They have decided that the limitation did
viz until from the LIST OF January TO the 30h Of June
1880 But shall 90 into discussion upon this point
have no disposition 70 crcise the correctness Of that
opinion. doubt not II was honestly entertained; and
shall leave its discussion 10 others And do this the
readily because do not consider il at all material
upon this occasion Concede you please. that the lin
anon IN me act DID not take effect until after the st OF
ne ten months preceding the period when would take
effect. 10 have commenced his reduction of expend
lure. 50 as to have brought himself gradually, and
without too great a shock, within the limit pre-
scrbed by Congress. He had no right TO anticipate
that Congress would preciptately suspend repeal
law, which, after thee years consideration they had de-
berasly passed But instead Of this, he expended DUR
ing the first six months OF the fiscal year 81 l4i S97 81
as is ascertaned and $4,000 more as be estimates
making 1921 s97 2l-eaving but $26s102 40 for the
last SIX months II the construction which put upon the
law be correct But take his own construction, and adj
nit that the Limitation in the act did not take effect until
the LIST OF january yet he allowed his expenditures TO
run on Tor the rst six months TO the of 81 29
s97 81 although he knew he would have but $7sOOOO
for the last six months Take his construction, and
have no disposition to do him injustice, yet maintain
he ought TO have projected his reductions OF expend
lures as to have made the operation gradual and easy in
stead OF precpitae and harsh. He ought to have dis.
creasng he has done, his expenditures during the first
six months, and thus making preciptate reduction
cessary in the last The amount of revenue collected
cal year is $ls262,4s5 The amount expended as we
have already seen, has been $ 40, 1897 al little up
wards Of seven per cent upon the receipts The import
ance OF this statement will be seen in the sequel.
In this condition Of affairs the Secretary oil the Treasa
ry in his annual report to Congress, asked nterpos
ton For some time we could not transact business, in
consequence oil not having organized for that pur-
pose. Sill these expenditures went on. The Senate
being first organized, took up the subject in advance Of
us That body passed the joint resolution before us
expended in the M ending so so as although
the revenue collected for that year and
for this year the Secretary estimates at 1871 100000
appropriated for the present fiscal year s2s20se. thai
being the amount expended in the fiscal year ending
June s4s But il was represented to our committee BY
the Secretary OF the Treasury that this would give him
no relief According his construction, he already had
7s0O00 and this resolution only gave him $780, 739 So
difference $6o739 49, was contended that the sudden
would be highly injurious to the public service; and
proposed that should appropriate for the last hall
Of the present fiscal year. of what was expend
ed in the year s4s This was agreed to; and is the
amendment now before you.
We expended. as have already said in the year end
ing lsiS, $2l32 636-one half OF which is 81 ,066 3s
six months, viz 81 1871 s97 81, and il makes 1885,
2l5 81, $225,579 more than was expended In 1913
The amount which we thus appropriate Is upwards Of
seven per cent upon the estimated iecelpts,
But Notwithstanding the Secretary estimates that ouI
receipts for the current nscal year will be less
han IN ls4s yet In adduon % TINS surplus 10 me apPro
prlaon over tnat year OF I2o,o79 IS asked that Ore
gon and Caniorna should DC excepted But the Secre'
ary OF ne treasury himself does not estimate Tor me ex.
penses Of the districts in Texas, Oregon and Cali
forna Tor the last half OF the fiscal year. but
and even add ms estimate OF Tor increase OF bus,
ness, and Il only amounts TO $4,000, which would
leave surplus OF Sooo7s Oh appropriation lor the Aan
NC coast over what was expended IN !s4S But VIII De
sand that the WAREHOUSE system which II was supposed
would cost the government nothing has become charge
upon the treasury Of $le4634 &c. 10 make this sum
up Items are included which ought not TO be charged to
the waIehousing SYSTEM.
But let this pass. will make no point about which
there can be controversy. Sill il must be recoected
ending 3oth June ls4s-oeng but $40 81 less than
the sum charged to warehouses Tor this year which sum
deducted IRON the surplus above stated, would leave
more appropriated oy this bill than was expended
1885, aer allowing the secretary Az ne asks Tor Gal
hoIa oregon he new districts established since then
ana what ne terms increase OF business (Which last
40 not exaey understand rs ne estimates the receipts al
less than 'ney were In hat and also the difference
Oh me expense OF warehouses In that year and TINS In
adouon 70 tnls, SSH'gyo was expended IN that year
upon revenue cuiers Inc secretary, last summer-to
say no'hng about ms late reduced TN,
osncn Oh expenditure and 10 he extent he did so added
70 ms avalaole means ior other service Cannot gen.
tlemen be eashed with ths' Are we by the adoption
OF either OF the amendments Of the gentleman from Ohio
MI 70 increase TINS sum, which 10 at the dis
Pesai Oh lne secretary, 70 an indefinite amount My
only lear Is we nave been too yielding already Still, we
/ are asked 10 grant more; and how much more, i am