The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-16

- ,b Ssfss,ins The appropriation bills We ready
for one am reaJy--to take up THIS bull ana pars uro
every rem, item by Item, without making h..vas
word OF without making any speech A.
and then take up the appropriation OIL ana paSS ~ a ~
the same thing other ways. L.. IL.
MIR BUTLER Mr. President, the concluding remarks
of The senator from Kentucky are very sE"ine a III
think he has The double assurance mol only 'ns' n
Will pass by numbers--which | presume have oesG
that has haa ihe aia - 's Nat nobod,
suppose il is the general opinion al TINS pody na
her can speak better than he am no, uisPo, =, or.
ever to compliment gentlemen upon Their powers o. on
tory The senslor IRON hea.seay Eas, Well. sir
will give him the assurance that il The Northwest No
West and East, by combination OF numbers as wen a.
of interests advocate this bill, il will pass, , ,
MIR CLAY My friend will recollect that hnaly aa
dressed ALL including him, not Immediately ou' IN "i"'
of general comprehension.
Mr. BUTLER Very much like testaior VINO gives
ali III. valuable property away. and. resiauafy
clause, gives share 10 some one OF ms ega'ess,
But il is not with view 10 that subject maj arose
there is way of having bills passed IN TINS SENATE hat
most dangerous one; and that 49, 10 asce'I'h' W '
bnatfon OF diverse interests beforehand whehe' ee
tain measure will pass or not Alter maj Is uohe gen
tiemen can we'll experiment upon the time OF the SENATE
and push their through in spite OF
which address themselves to the country una. 40 w,
situation of this bill The senator from Kentucky asks
What has been done for the great Mississippi WI
President the Nile itself was god, and was worsiPPeu
because il ertilizrd the country ana pehsps wen VIC
served the alteration OF the Egyptians shaii ho u
derrate the Mississippi AT all It has commahued lhe
great attention of the policy OF thus country but Wheh
only tributaries Of the Msss,pp ITSELF oa ons, a, "
this kind is the most dangerous form IN when you
can aSsai the public treasury.
But will not let his remark pass unnoceo, SO iaa as
relates 10 what has been done to the mississippi ihe
Northwest may be regarded part OF the MisslsspP
valley How many railroads have been provided Tor oy
appropriations OF The public lands oeileye come mn
lions were approp lated Michigan and to Illinois Tor
road from Chicago Mobile; and also Tor railroad IN
AK ansas there were donations Of land, believe
Mr. BORLAND. None too Arkansas. Ill,
Mr. BUTLER The oveIfo wed lands, thnk, are al-
propraied for that purpose.
Mr. CAsS Not an acre for Michigan ,u.,
Mr. BUTLER Not an acre for Michigan why,
five millions were appropriated last session 10 CUT
canal around certain point there.
Mr. CASS 1t did not pass. !,
Mr. BUTLER, |, passed this body, Al any rae,
able public lands in the States have named; and now
the proposition is to open the treasury, and
Mr. BORLAND. We have twenty millions OF acres
" Mr. BUTLER. Well, may be permitted to say that
two millions have been appropriated this year ior intel
nal improvements; Now, suppose some gentlemen me
would object to this SYSTEM il II were general sys-
len having regard TO the entire acknowledging Inc mefl
of entirety. suppose those who are ID favor OF lhe
Baltimore platform would not IKE system o. ma. N,
for part here and part there. and thus support
general system Of Internal Improvements without giving
it name 0t#
But have no time to discuss this subject 1t has
upon me unawates, and am nnpIepared 10 discuss IT,
But do protest agalnst spending two millions OF money
before you have Ineligible system looking to the dii-
fe,ent parts of the United States q whole Now, am
One-and do not hesitate 10 avow it-who would prefer
wei. devised scheme OF internal improvements, having
a general regard for the whole Union and not piece OF
patchwork OF this kind. which has not the niel
gence OF a system Gentlemen will vote hall million
or this river and half million for that river, and call
ii system OF internal improvements Now, ask how
is il that you have assumed yourselves that this is
appropriation made TO different States Recolleci that we
have objections 10 part OF the system but when you
bring forward system like this, not founded in nte
gence, but upon combination OF adverse interests,
having previously ascetaned the number who will vote
for il, cannot submit 10 It without strenuous oppos
Mr. DOUGLAS | shall not occupy much Of the time
of the Senate discussing this question al this period OF
the session desire have the vote taken very soon,
and have the question decided way the other, so
that may proceed at TO the other business OF the
Senate. Ii the senator will reduce The amount oil money
appropriated in this bill to the estimates OF he Depart
other words. the amount asked for by the ad
minsiraton charged with the execution OF the works
and if it will conhne il to the Mississippi It's national
and such ha bors upon the ocean and upon
the lakes necessarily require IT, will cheerully vote
for the bill am anxious TO vote Tor those works which
OF a national character. have done on former
casons, and | will cheehuIly do scat this time, II the
Senate will give me an opportunity OF doing II. Hut
when look into this bill, and find that there about
two millions and half 10 be expended while the ad
mlnislraion asks for only about one million dollars
when find that there works OF merely local char
acter which be considered national any
and which only subserve TO promote private specuia
tion-when find them introduced into this bill, no, only
without the endorsement OF the administration but IN OPP
position to its wishes. may be inferred from the fact
that they did not recommend hem cannot give the bill
in lis present shape my support. 1t Is serious question
when come to making appropriations more than double
the that the administrator .ks ior-and that, too,
al time when the aggregate appropriations will be many
millions OF dollars above the receipts into the treasury Tor
the present year.
Sir, we have double duty to perform when appro-
pirate money out Of the treasury We should devise the
means by which TO secure the money thus
pended Your expenses already according your xppro
pr'atons made and being made go far beyond the poba
BILE receipts lntoh treasury-nay millions beyond them
The Year And then tbo-e of who make these appro
priaions, and who held responsible for them, will be
called upon create national debt time of peace Tor
the purpose OF meeting these enormous expenditures Sir,
If were to raise the estimates OF the department be-
yond what they ask for-if 10 add millions at
time TO what they demani- were TO force this amount
OF money upon them-I would feel bound, when they ask
for special loan pay for the debts incurred by these
penditures, 10 vote also Tor loan And then, when the
is created, increase OF IN the coun
ry that this question involves not only this approp
alton, but loan meet the expenditure, and then
increase oil taxes TO pay the principal and interest upon
the loan. Are we prepared TO do this a, this time For
one, am not.
will go in detail into the different items, of this
bill, because do not wish to occupy the time OF tbe
Senate for that purpose As said before. will csSer
fully vote for the bill If the Senate will reduce the
estimates OF the departments, and conhne II those
great national objects To which have alluded, and for
which have heretofore voted. IT, on the contrary the
policy pursued which indicated here by the friends
OF the bill, OF opposing all amendments. then must say
that shall be constrained 10 vote against the bill. do
not think that gentlemen charge the defeat OF The
proper appropriations upon rivers and harbors upon those
OF us who insist upon the right OF perfectng the bill
Have not right to Judge OF each item by itself and