The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17
THIRTY-sECOND CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

Senates
WASHINGTON April 16, 1852.
The Senate met at half past twelve
On motion of Mr. GwIS the private calendar post
poncd till one o'clock.
PRINTING EXCITEMENT.
Mr. BoRLArD then to make personal explanation
relation to his the Committee Of Printing.
with regard the printing He read articles from the
Union and speeches in the House by Messrs German
and Stanton in which he was charged with favoring
These statements he pronounced to be false in every
ticular.
The CHAIR called him to order for thus alludng to the
proceedings Of the House.
Mr. BoRIANp then resumed. and reviewed his whole
and the Of the committee with regard to
the subject
Mr. BoRLAsp continued his remarks until after one
o'clock.
IMPORTANT CORRECTION
Mr. SUMNER free soi) of Mass said that in the tee-
graphic report Of Wednesdays proceedings, which
peared in the New York papers the remarks made by Mr.
Hunter in opposition to the bill ceding the unsod lands
in Ohio to that State were attributed to him Mr. s
lie did not speak on the bill, but voted for it,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. UNpERwoop. (whig) of Ky. moved to postpone
private bills for half hour in order to receive
Mr. HUNTER (dcm) Of Va. moved that the private
calendar be postponed and the deficiency bill taken
Mr.. DoUcLAs, (dcm) Of ILL.,. hoped the Senate would
take up tho territorial bills tomorrow and that it meet
tomorrow, instead of adjournng until Monday
Mr. ArcHIsoN, (dcm.) Of Mo-. moved that when the
Senate adjourn ii adjourn till Monday.
Tho CHAIR said that the motion was not in order
MIR ATcursoN moved to lay Mr. Hunters motion the
tabe-lost. by ayes, 49, noes 20
Mr.. SHIELDS dem Of Ill suggested that the Deli
cheney bill be postponed until Monday,
Mr. HUNTER said that he received letters daily from
the departments stating that drafts were coming in and
that money appropriated to pay them His motion
was then agreed TO, by yeas, q; nays, H.
Was then taken up and Mr. Hunter proceeded to explain
the bill He said that il had been objected that there
should never be Deficiency bilhat enough should be
estimated for in the first nstanceand that the govern
mept should in all connc its expenditures to the
amount actually appropriated but this was not practice
BILE in all The Deficiency bills grew out of the
change in the time of the commencement of the
fiscal year, which in 1872 was fixed on the
Previous to that change there had been constantly
al appropriations to enable the government to goon
and then the full appropriations acrwards Thls acu.
proper and useful II affords opportunity to Congress
to test the practcability of reducing the estimates
This was illustrated last year. The committee in the
House asked the Secretaries of War and Navy If their
estimates could not be reduced the Secretary Of the
Navy reduced hiss the Secretary Of War declined doing
so because he said that all the money asked would be
required The ouse refused to vote his estimates and
cut down the & hs to tho on ssnss S
would have recommended their passage with only
half the amount appropriated that was asked Tor had nc
not known that mistake could be remeded
by deficiency bill Hence this bill. 1t was objected
that by passing this bill Congress would endorse the
reckless expenditures of the administration lie did not
think lie believed items in this bill upon est
mates from the department to supply DEFICIENCIES were
authority of law Under the act of 1920 the
had authority to contract even without appropriation
that purpose for supplies for the army and navy
the transportation Of troops &c These matters form
ahe principal bulk of the bill There other item
for matters which Congress would have to appropriate
in either this the regular bill The items giving aid tC
the Collins line inserted against his will and agan
which he would vote. He argued that Congress coult
not remedy the extraxagance Of the expenditurcs--
could appropriate the money but could not regulate III
clisbursement lie could not say that the manner II
which the money had been expended by the Quartcrmas
f department bureau of subsistence had been ethe
economical or wise. For the manner in which the pub
Tic moneys that had been appropriated by Congress fo
fhe support Of tho army we're expended this ana al
other administrations must account to and be responsi
blc to the people. While no admitted the difhcute
and increased expenditures occasoned by the opera
fions In the exterior aud frontier territories, ~
Thought much Of these economical expenditures cou'
have been obviatcd by proper regulation manage
ment suited to the country. He pointed out man.
items Of large amounts for forage expended in
country whore grass grew all tho year lie though
tbat the army could be employed as to rails
their own forage and build theH own quarters, b