The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-11


reforming the expenses OF the Quartermasters depart
ment; ba at the time, said that thought there
had been too much delay in making whatever reforms had
been effected said, too, that thong hi probable that
these changes had been made in some measure. in
sequence OF the criticisms made 10 Congress upon the
exayagance OF The estimates. The senator from Mary
land, 10 show that such not the case referred TO an
order which had produced, aud which was mads 10
January 1851 He said this could not have been
stoned by the criticism OF Congress which he considered
as dating from the passage Of the appropriation bills
This sir the first Of a series OF orders which dated
after this But why does The senator date the influence
OF opinions in Congress from the time OF the passage OF
the appropriation blsi ID he not that the Com
mittee OF Ways and Means had correspondence with
The Secretary of War early in The session upon this very
cut down his estimates This he refused to do. They
then informed him that they cut them down. and
asked him TO designate the items. This also he refused
10 do.
But the senator from Maryland avaed himself o this
occasion to enter into criticism my use of the word
..receny1 and alleges that has various sgndcaions
according the subject in relation to which IS used
Upon this subject he gave us pathological dsquisiion
on the word which, must confess. appeared 10 me TO
be rather more curious than useful was speaking OF
certain reforms being recent and showed what meant
BY The term, because The precise dale OF The hs
act which looked towards reform, and which seems 10
have been the first which the senator from Maryland
himself found in the OF his researches. could
not therefore, have possibly expressed myself with more
precision and accuracy.
4 Bat the senator says that this word recently" y
"comparave term that the phrase very recently or
Every lately" may one thing or ano.he according
To the SuDleCt-matter oil winch t1e pefsbn ID
SO it may, sir, and am Obliged 10 him for the lnforma-
lion. lie says that il you were speaking OF the geoiogi,
cal structure OF the earth, period OF six centuries would
be very recent III you speaking OF the constlu-
ona history of the United Sales the tenth part OF that
time wonld be ancient, for our whole existence an
independent nation has only been about seventy live
years
y All that is very true sir and will remember my full
license in the use OF the term ever am Obliged The
floor of the Senate-which Heaven forbid Ito speak on
ihe subject OF geological or meteorological eras or OF
fossil remana or OF any OF the aoeduvian members of
the great Sauran tribe But what has geological
do with this subject Does the senator from Mary land
eomolain hat dd not allow the administration whole
Geological era for the purpose OF reforming abuses IA
laugh Sir. BY that time shall scarcely be fossil re-
. mains ourselves
But Mr. President he gave us an excuse which must
saw appeared 10 me far worse than anything which
said The first order looking towards reform which the
senator produced was in January 1856 nearly two years
after ihe whg party came into power and nearly five
months after MIR. Conrad's appointment Secretary
OF War Now The senator waving all responsibility
OF his parry for its first Administrations rests his defence
upon MIR Conrads acts alone and excuses this delay in
part by atlrbung 10 the agitation OF great and dis
ufbing sectional question in Congress at The time He
SAYS is not to be supposed that the Executive could
have been inatienye to those gave questions that The
members OF the administration should not have been
anxously EMPLOYED in considering the consequences
which might result from one course OF conduct or another
adopted BY Congress In other words, that the Exeeu
tive failed 10 perform its proper dulles because we ne
qlected % dscharse ours Does the senator from Mary
land mean to say that the pilot al TIE helm qaaled when
the storm was al lis helghta Sir that was the very pc
Rod when he should have SHOWN more presence oi
mindwhen he should have discharged his duties with
most pomptness and regularity for the purpose oil com
mandng the respect and affections OF the people fer their
government Now. il mast be remembered that II was
not but me senator from Maryla VINO SAD tSese
things oil The Executive ahd oil he mead Oh the war De
psIuneal
have shown IN my former remarks hat thetc haa ossh
great increase o expenditures nave showh nal lne
expenses o. tne army proper, io' te ias' hss 5s', %
amounted 10 aoout So y per man, sbo ia. ose % tns
olartermaslers qspafnisni alone aniouh'eu " heany
SoUO per cdpua Dol IN 1919 the expense oi tne army
proper was about 75o4 9o per man, ana 70 lhe
masters uepd nenS aoout 49, - hga,
70 lS<@, uhaei DIT Cahouh anmihs'auon " tne "al
Department me Whole expense o. Tue Mpy PIope was
S<sS 40 per eopua See hsposls iloh war Dspslhenl,
Isl hareh, lo<1J 90 tnai lhe expense o. lne aIny
proper per n,an y more man eoeois "hsl = " = ~
ana almost ice as heat a. IN io@@ siu te n - -
ne QoaIuefnasei ospalhehts v BIe1el pe' msl ildn
me Whole expense OF le army proper IN Ioto, aug apuu
as hVe 70 lntee Wpeh compaeu WIN .he eapehees Pe
edpa o. me army proper ~ lol1 ITO" az ne red.ol
lnset lhS we" o. the case ne says 'na' lne Army =
ucn lHseI now ulah ~ loa9 anu uaa Wy
hds' ih consequence, oeen PlopoiuohaAey Heteaseu'
why, oh hot tge hohoidole sehdot pslSeFe .Ist ING
calcmauoh whleh ule was a. y lhe eAPei1lse 1 Pe,
eaPae-shs1 $40 s sAPenuute " U.s. !, ~ ~
the senasoI psiSeNe hat .ue nunyets ~ uhe at."y
Weie i"es seaseu, tne piopel, ssee' Moi'u " 20 - -
ihstsaa ~ mSiedsil9 .he e'ass Pef sepo oe
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