The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-12

chargeabe 10 the Mexican war; bat believe il is est
mated very low when II is put at S550,000, which is
something like one-iounh OF what we pay for pensions
altogether.
Then there were payments account Of the Patent
Once fund.- suppose for the Patent Office building.
All these sums together make up an aggregate OF about
$l900O000. That deducted from 45 600 900 leaves
10000, 0O0 and this must be further reduced 10
show the ordinary expenses OF government for the year
ending 30th June, 1851.
Now, the country, during the last Ave six years has
vastly increased in extent and the expenditures OF the
government have increased In several departments and
in almost all instances by Legislative action. You have
new territorial governments in Minnesota, Utah, and
Oregon You have large and expensive establishments
erecting in California You have had dry docks and float
which being constructed at vast expense
You have army nceased fifty per cent? and you have
an increase in the expep esf OF the army by reason Of
the distance TO which VI earrtary posts removed
and the greater cost S deportation to get to them
the acquisition of newy ory is estimated by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury d. 1880 100.
Mr.. BELL. Was there not large amount paid to the
Cherokee Indians during that year
Mr.. PEARCE Yes, sir i think we paid last yeaI
more than 81 100000 to the Cherokee Indians under
appropriations made during the session OF 1850 and LAS
OF spulatons entered into by this government years
years ago. for which this administration were not espon
sible which may be entirely proper IN themselves, and
which Congress undoubtedly thought so-which Con-
gress at all events sanctioned, and for which the money
was paid in the last fiscal year, TO an amount think, Of
| a 81 900, 900 or 81 100000.
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pendures for the army in those distant departments and
the increase OF appropriations by act OF Congress for dry
docks, and peculiar expenditures for the Indian service
also by Of Congress- should be deducted from the sum
OF $290o0000. Deductng these amounts it will bring
down the expenditures OF the government TO trihe
than they were in Mr.: Folks time, Excluding tras
funds the public debt, the heavy expenses &C. the
public expenses during his time about 22 100000
think speak from memory and do not profess TO be
precisely accurate; nor am sure that have not omitted
some OF the extraordinary expenditures by which the
gross expenses of the last fiscal year might be further
reduced
II you take the amounts which have jast mentioned
made up of the expenses of floating docks and Indian
demands, and increased expenditures in The Quarter
masters department, which enormous for the
have mentioned, You will find that the expenditures
the government about proportonate TO what they
were in Mr., Folks time In regard to the expenditure
Tor the collection OF the revenue will venture say
that seldom, il ever from the foundation Of the govern
has the from customs been collected at the
same small rate OF commission; and think it will APP
pear from this brief statement, upon which will not
comment that this administration stands not only acqut-
ted OF The charge of extravaganza but entitled 10 the
praise OF economy for the management OF the fiscal
Germs of the government
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