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sxxud CoNGREss....F'ssr SESSION
.,..ry. .wAs.nxsros April 10. lisa
e.-.,e met at IL l-2 o'clock.
.,osion Of Mr.. GwIN, the prlvAsc
" - uos,a,oned til O'Clock
posuArp then rose 10 make per-
,...tss In relation " his course on he Com.
60 printing with regard 10 tho Prinsny ITO sced
-. f7m Tie Union, and from speoch'"s ~ n.
Gnfk, ~e.srs Gorrnsa and Stanton, in which ne VA
&c. T.;tS fxvoring proposition 10 give the prinras
- cssfk,n Press These statements no prohoahcca
~ false r every parncuiA, H.
~ CHAIR called him to order tor shus
"a, 10 the proceedings of the House.
Nh BoRLAND then resumed, anu TO-
vcd his whole course and the course Q, inc ~"
- Nth regard to the subject ne con1nuea A'' 10
Ss,ts ill after one O'Clock :.
H. SUMNER said that in the telegraphlc
-. of welnesday's proceedings, the remarks msde
~ Hunter in opposition TO the bill cedng the unsoi
nd IN Ohio to that s'c a. that report appeared n
Ssvsv York papers were attributed TO him Ho did
- ~esk ON the bill, but voted for it.
AZ. UNDERWOOD moved to postpone
- ,aivate bills for half an hour in order to receive
Mr. HUNTER moved that the Private
~erdar be postponed and the Deficiency bill taken up
Mr.. DoUGLAs hoped the Senate would
ste up the Territorial bills tomorrow, and that meet
Mr.. ATCHIsON moved tnat WHICH 'h0
spste adjourn, it adjourn I'LL Monday
The CHAIR said that the motion was not
n order. A. II,r
srr's motion on the table Lost Ayes, ~ Noes ~
Mr. SHIELDS suggested that the Deh-
..iepcv bill be postponed until Monday. -,
Mr.. HUNTER said that he received let
.. dav from the Departments stating that drafts were
coming and that no m0p men .Srsea to- Yeas
Noes H. The Deficiency bill was then takeh up anu
Mr.. HUNTER then proceeded to explain
A. hin He said that it had been objected that there
shoud never be Deficiency bl-that enough should De
cstimsted for In the first instance, ana pias thc uo'e
en, sbould in all cases. connc its expenditures to the
smount actually xppropristed-bns this was nos prscu-
cable In all cases. The Deficiency bills grew ou' Oh 'e
change in the time OF the commencement OF she h'ca
wear which In 1912, was liked ON the Is VI jury III
Sead of the LIST Of January Previous To that chahge
there had been constantly partial " en
able the Governments to go on, ana 'cn VIC iu sPP'o
;. sult, If the House to pass Deficiency blu was
<~nneuv nroper and useful IL affords an opportunity
20 onoress to test the practcobty of reducing tne e.
Inmates This was illustrated lase ycai Inc W.. INA
Nav II their estimates could notbe reduced Inc Secrc
~ the Navy reduced his the Secretary OF war de
ned doing because he SAID that all ihe money a.nea
n5 he required The House refused to vote his esti-
rnates and cut down the appropriations one-hall Inc
House struck in the dark When the bills came 70 the
Grnsfe he would never have recommended their pas
a Win only half tho amount appropriated that was
for had he not known that any mistake or error
Duld be remcded by Deficiency bill-hence this bill
II was objected that by passing this bill Congress would
,5orse the reckless expenditures Of the Administration
T5e did not think So He believed Items in this bill
anon estimates from the Departments to supply def
encies were for debts to contract which the Admins
stion had authority of law Under the act Of iS2o
she Government had authority to contract even without
appropriations for that purpose, for supplies Tor me
IIny and Navy and for transportation OF troops, &c
these matters form the principle bulk OF the BILL Ihere
we're other items for matters which Congress would
have TO appropriate in either this the regular bill
The items giving aid to the Collins line was inserted
against his WILL and against which he would vote he
argued that Congress could not remedy the exfrava-
rsnce OF the expenditures. 1t could appropriate tho
money but could not regulate its disbursement
He could say that the manner In which the money
had been expended by the Quarternasters Department
or Bureau Of Substance had been either economical or
Mise For the manner in which the public monies ap
propriated by Congress for the support OF the army
were expended this and all other Administrations must
account for and be Responsible to the people, WINE nc
admitted the difficulties and increased expenditures oc-
casoned by the operations In the exterior and frontier
Territories he thought much of these economical ex-
pepditures could have been obvated by proper regs-
ation or management suited to the country. lie pointed
out many items of large amounts for forage cx-
pended la a country where grass grew all the year.
lie thought that the army could be 80 employed as TO
raise their forage and build their own quarters by
which means the purchase for barracks of lumber at
HOO thousand and other similar bargains could have
been avoided. He detailed at length the many abuse
and difficulties which had occurred for the want OF
uroper regulations concerning the settlement OF account
II the Qusrtcrmasters Department also TO she want OF
proper classification and new modelling OF the Cerica
Corps in the Department here lie called the attention
Of the Military Committee to these matters and urged
the necessity for laws TO arrest the evils He examined
also the system which has grown up with the Depart
ments of making transfers from one appropriation To
another He said that many of these evils had been In
heted by the present Administration, put tney haa not
decreased in its hands.
MIR. UNDERWOOD asked if any of the
evils mentioned by the Senator were provided for in
this bill
Mr.. HUNTER said, No! but he would
move some amendments touching them.
MIR. UNDERWOOD said that the tone OF
the Hon Senator's remarks was to the effect that the
present Administration responsible for all these mat
ters when in fact it not So For the neffciency OF
che Clerical Corps the gcntcmans own party was re-
ponsible for it destroyed the test OF merit IN clerk
and made politics his only qualification This was the
effect OF removals for political opinions He would vote
with the Senator for any reform in this matter AS to
reforms m the mode OF keeping accounts In the Depart
ents he had repeatedly moved for the appointment OF
Committees 10 examine The books OF the Department.
but without success.
Mr.. HALE said it was idle to speak of
correcting any abuses at this time. The Democratic
party might condemn these abuses, but would not cor
rect them that they expected shortly TO have the
bcncnt Of them hclr
ed upon the expenditure Of money for furnishing officers
quarters Navy Yards which he said was in direct vo
iadon OF the law OF 1886 regulating the pay OF officers Of
she Navy.
Mr.. BADGER replied.
Mr.. HALE rejoined.
Mr.. BERRIEN said that this bill was one
70 supply the deficiencies and meet the pressing exigen-
eies Of the Government He surprised that such
bill the Hon Senator from Virginia should have made
quot Of the Administration he desired TO say, capa
BILE OF complete defense and vincaton whenever the
proper time and occasion should demand it.
Mr.. HUNTER said that he had not spoken
the conduct OF the Administration except when it
las connected with items in this bill
The bill was then postponed
Several petitions were then presented,