The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-05-10


Object he was willing for But he considered il
requisite that no increase in the army expenditures ought
expense isgmaiely Incurred by Of the
army proper The expenses OF the had lately been
and appeared him (r T) altogether INV arraned by
the necesse. of the service The had increased
an extraordinary and unnecessary extent especial
In The QaareImasei Geqefs. Department The esti-
army about s4Ol the estimates for tho present
year. In the same department. were $500 and upwards for
lures with The nance of
the army in state OF efficiency He (Mr. To thought that
rious ways He believed that at present the hoods we're
quar,ered in the useful and least expensive local
entirely useless He would have troops placed Ia
tiles where they might be useful TO the country and
ehe De dsoanded or quartered where their
lie did not propose weaken any branch of the public
service 80 as to impair any public obligation for the
saving OF money, bur desired the money expended
according to the wants OF The public service Their duty
as American representatives. guard the public treas.
ay, and TO see that the money properly expended
lie believed that the expenditures for the army
large, and ought TO be reduced should vote Ii
was ne desire Of The Committee Of Ways and Means OBJ
enable them TO act in this but in this
officers The department that none Of the
coaId be spared They Intended TO spare any OF H.
the public treasury hands Of those who make
the estimates for the army and navy strike the
ali and sneo es w thai
the people should be allowed defend themselves But il
Oregon and New Hsaeo poise, themselves p"l'S q
Formerly men who wsed Liberty were able
defend themselves, They would not permit mercsnaries
to defend them. Now three ourths Of the army for
eigners, from which would that the reemrn this
country not able defend themselves He believed
that such body OF men dangerous liberties
standing army should not be ANITA med except
at the lowest possible standard
Mr. TooMps was opposed to the amendment The ques
ton Would Congress spend money in supporting an
n nlOst meal
manner The estimates according the gentleman from
for this particular but it had appeared to The com
mittse that such expenditure much larger
oaiy supported Instead being auarered in expensive
locaes, where their services were either requisite
psnsve places and such spots services may
be Of some benefit the country Troops quar-
wholly useless for the Of defending those
gons, and where provisions high forage high every
higi and the transportation l,,hsr was an
and serious item OF expense Possibly ifhe soldiers
were slll to be located where they were at
ed the Quarermaster Generals estimates would far
the actual expense that would incurred under
But there no necessity for this particular dispo
of the troops They would be OF more service
country if located at different points, and The matter Of
economy would at the same time be accomplished As he
had said, the mounted men in New Mexico, and Texas
and a. s
and California did not nsk Congress for such of de-
defend themselves They de.lrous doing They
did not require government protection in this way, but
to dsisad themselves. Let sovernmens give them that
right and California and Texas, and New Mexico would
better against the Inans and less expense They had
right defend themselves give the that right
they will be satisfied.
Mr. TooxB, moved to amend the amendment by rcdu
Mr. 7. said The honorable gentleman Che chairman
Of the Committee Military Affairs had spoken against
and Means, upon the ground that they accord
with the estimates OF the De par,ment- He did
,rnT liz,
no such royalty here This House were the
Of the people. whose duty was rerench the
estimates OF the Department large he believed
they were it was the duty of the House to retench
The gentleman from South Carolina [Mr Burl had said
hat he wanted 70 make this item lest qaestoa bo, be
House understand upon what was to be the test The
Department for the expenses OF the mounted
for fuel for and for stationery, about
obtained on hi, side the for from $50 $40
each the cost OF forage was small aud be believed
made fair estimate The gentleman from South Caro-
Ina Mr. Burt1 had said he Chr To struck In the dark
He desired to know upon what authority he had made
Mr. Bunr said he had quoted the gen,leman's Ian
Nj TooxBs said he had struck in the dark II the
fault of those possessed the necessary information for
down. and would furnish them He did not think
bound give them s they asked because they had
withheld the light necessary to proper discrimination In
With regard reducing the estimates In the quartermas
ers department. he would say that he had nvesga the
subject thoroughly he had given his time to IL much
.ny member OF the House, and he believed great
and he asserted without hesitson that in the
OF that there exhibited such
prohgac and OF money seldom equsllesi
n the Of the what
did with the committcef What did we want Of
Congress- Gentlemen had better surrender their seats and
90 home. - -
IL said tina, the Committee OF Ways and Means were
taking much responsibility upon themselves In bring
ing down this OF penditure For ono, he willing to
axe his full share OF that rcsponsibiny and, humble
he was, he would to God that he could take
IL all.
psla 0ds and