Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-03-01


that volunteers were There was no
foundation Tor this allegation. Let the people Of Oregon
Calitoms and New Mexico protect themselves and when
ney nsd dome u hey could return TO their avocaons For
merry men VINO wanted liberty able to defend them
selves They would permit mercenaes to defend them
Now threeourhs Of the army were foreigners from which
would seem that the eemen Of this country were not able
defend themselves. de believed that such body of
were dangerous TO our liberties, and that standing army
should not Dc maintained except possible
Mr. BURT said that thorough of the appro
Praions and expenditures Of the army had satisfied him that
these which were so justly subject censure
resulted from maladminsa'ion Of that department For
series OF years, reaching back twenty-five or thirty
years. these abuses had increased and were constantly
creasing, and bad been diminished While he said
this but just to the officers who had administered the
War Department to say that, although many gentlemen of
had been at the head Of that Department few of them
bad remained in power long enough understand the system
and introduce such reforms introduced BY dsin-
guished citizen Of his State, (Mr CALHOUN He re-
msned there eight years. while he believed but one man had
occupied the position four years since time and he be-
that no in that time could devise and successfully
introduce such reforms imperousy demanded The
present Secretary of War had earnestly devo ed his
to this subject We knew that he had issued ORDERS and had
adopted policy intended to reduce, and which must reduce
he should be permitted TO carry il out the expenditures Of
this Department
Mr.. B. then entered into an explanation Of the views Of
the COMMITTEES Military Affairs in relation to reform in
this branch Of the service and declared that ne man could
put his finger single estimate of the bureaus which he
would say could be wisely and safely diminished and yet
the gentleman from Georgia would strike at them in the gross
and In the dark Referring to the remarks of Mr. TOXINS
in relation TO the great increase of the expenditures of the
quartemasers department Mr. B. examined the estimates
giving the bases of the showing that the expenses that
department were larger than formerly, which he said
mainly attributable to the transportation Of troops the
settlements In reply to the remarks Of Mr.. TooMBs that
foreigners employed defend the people Of this country
when they should defend themselves he said that the army
could be composed of native Americans at the present
hockf The uaYl lie friha NJ
Mexico he thought it would require force of O. 500 men,
and said that for the twelve thirty, fifty years would
be cheaper remove the Government under
obligation TO protect to any other part Of the country give
him land and supply him with provisions for twelve MONTHS
than TO let them remain in New Mexico, and protect them
by military force
Mr. BAYLY said that in this branch Of the public service
in private gentlemans household economy in admins
aon did not consist in the income but in the udicous and
ccumspect manner in which was used. The income might
be as scant as possible yet there economy in the
administration, the expenses still would be large. His
perence in the House. which had not been brief had salts
fed him beyond doubt that the administration always
which was responsible for the public expenditures, and
Congress- because extravaganza always grew out of admin
istraton.
He had been very much ga6ed to see statement made
BY the Senator from Missouri (Mr. BEsToS) in which he
said that when he first Congress thirty years ago. in
conversation with Mr. Macon, the celebrated economs,
that gentleman stated that reform of abuses no reduction
in expenditures could be made without thorough and
partmens OF Government. He of this opinion. He
was glad to hear his friend from Georgia express such senti
mens to-day and he was pleased the other day, reading
the speech of his friend from Tennessee, (M JoSEs)-who
at the last session said that he would hold him M re-
sponsibe to the country for the Of the appropriations
to see stated that reenchmen no reform could take
without thorough and hearty cooperation between the
Executive and Legislative branches of the Government
Mr. D. then submitted his views the bill before the COM
mttee, and stated that the Committee of Ways and Means
had maSe the lowest possible reductions in the appropriations
for this service.
The question being taken tie amendment Of Mr. Grp-
DISss to strike out the item approprang $780, 600 for the
expenses of recruiting, it rejected.
Mr.. BURT novel TO amend the item which relds for
clothing for the army camp, and garrison equipage
SlO2s7l by increasing the TO S242, 53s S. and sup.
ported his amendment by few remarks
The amendment agreed to Ayes SO, noes SO.
Mr. SAVAGE moved to insert $780, 900 for distribution
among the commissioned officers of the militia of the United
States OF suitable and concise system of military tactics
After debate by Messrs. SAVAGE and SWEErSER, the
amendment rejected
Mr. EWING moved to increase the of $780, OO0 APP
proprated for the regular supplies OF the de
Parimen consisting Of fuel forage, &C., 900. He
wished this as test vote to whether the would
adopt the sum proposed by the Committee on WAYS and
Means or the sum asked by the department. that which was
moved by him.
Afer debate by Mes,rs EWING, BOWLIN, BURT.
TOOMBS. BAYLY, JNO. A. KING, HALL, SACKETT
JONES, and McLANE.
At the evening sitting Of Friday the bill was passed. ard it
is now before the Senate.