The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-19

Mr.. HUNTER. How does the senator state the expen-
durcs for the year 1850 and 1857
Mr.. PEARCE. The expenditures in the ouartermaser's
department, for the year ending the 10th Of june $780,
Mr.. HUNTER According to the statement which /
have from General Jesup, the expenditures for that year.
in the Quarermasers department were S4,950000 What
ia the senator's statement Of the expenditures for the year
ending June 80. 1851
Mr. PEARCE. -Four million nine hundred and fty-six
Mr. HUNTER This statement, furnished me puts them
down at S. 000 1t would seem, from this that there
had been an increase instead Of diminuon can tell the
how he has fallen into his He has state
Of the expenditures they appear the Registers
books. have statement Of the whole amount of expend
lures whether the money from the Treasury of the
United States from the civil fund. The money ex.
pended, no matter where II came from.
Mr.. PEARCE. This statement OF mine ia from the
financial clerk Of the Sccresry's Office and find item
Ss0S 900 put down being received from the civil fund Of
California for the year ending June 30, 1850.
MIR. HUNTER The statement which have fur
nshed by the quarermas,er general and is dated April
Mr.. PEARCE. The statement which have, happens
to be the laest-27th April, 1882 will dispute with
the about the II may be blunder which is
to be charged to either Of us happen, however TO
have the latest statement and, perhaps, that account
is more reliable My statement however is made up Of
chnrgenbc the service Of each proper year. sopa
rating those which belong the service Of any other year
This, probably, is the cause Of the difference.
propose now the Senate in detail some
thing in regard the reduction Of the estimates which very
much this question begin with the year ending
30 18t9 The estimates for this year for tho peace
adjustment made June 49, 1648, and amounted TO
1890 900. The appropriations made by the act
August 8, 16t5 to the amount OF 81 400 000rcducon
81 10000 At the conclusion Of this year. known tina
considerable deficiency cxised and the next session. be
fore the amount sscertaincd appropriation
5000 600 asked to supply in part but appro
pra,ed In December $780, the Secretary Of War reported
The actual deficiency be 81 100000 II will be found
ferred in his annual report This had in the
time been borrowed from several The civil fund
California drawn upon TO the Of as 900.
Drafts paid out OF the appropriations
for the year the OF S26i 000 and from the
Subsistence department alone understand, there
drawn, or transferred s2750 900 Thus was made up the
whole amount Of 81, $4,000. There being immediate
necessity for refundng the amount drawn from the civil
estimates and they appropriated by the deficiency bill
which passed At the frat session Of the last Congress
The estimates for the year ending June 30, $780,
sentn in December 1899 and amounted 1000. That
amount appropriated. The expenditures however,
A. $40 000-the difference being madc up by balance
Of old appropriations belonging the Quarermasers de-
partmen chiefly those left in the war, and those
funded by the officers in the settlement OF their accounts
M well aaes Of property The latter item, amounted
believe, to something like 1921 900 sscerained fact
which did not before know that when sales Of prop
ery are made the goes the service OF the War
Department. whereas believe by law, when such sales
are made by the Navy Department, the amount 90
into the treasury Although the deficiency Of this last year
through the year. and into the year. still is
planned by wba, have read before shall say no more
about IT,
Then for the year ending June 30 1851 the estimates
So 1919 600, which amount appropriated by the
net OF September 49, 1850 Before that year out how
ever discovered that much larger expenditures had
been made in California than anticipated when the es
were msde-a great part of which for barracks
and other buildings undertaken to be built without the pre-
vious authority OF the department Application was made
70 the Committee on Finance Of the Senate last year. DO