The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-04-04

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Those proceedings will take yea The square we'll
required for that, and other public offices In the
time. If the contract construct the ousomhouse, NC
should be vacated IL would be cheaper purchase build
ngs for house posl oiiee Iooms Ne, than
to rent Iii believed that purchase could be made TO
what would cost TO rent suitable buildings for term
five or six years
Thave Tie honor to be, very respectfully,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
CHARM an Commtee on Finance, {. s Senate
Mr. PETIT. wish to say few words in reply ia
the honorable senator from Name. mir HAmLIk The
which he put would properly under the head
OF additional or further appropriations TO which should
not object Now, Jet me put case Suppose the Con-
gress Of the United States should conclude that they
wanted TO build custom house in any port OF entry OF
erect some building in the interior for some and
should describe what kind Of building they wanted Of
what material il should be bull, how high, how broad,
how long, and how permanently il should be built and
should appropriate 900 for lis construction, and
should direct the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 proceed 10
erect it, The Secretary finds, casting round for bids.
that he cannot complete such building Tor the money
appropriated nevertheless the law has ordered him to
on and expend that money in erecting that building He
does and If he acts wisely and prudeny, he makes
contract to 40 no further than the money already APP
propraed When that s expended he says 10 all hands,
You must stops can 90 no further until present this
matter to Congress at its next session. then, il they ap
propriate more money, well and good That would be
an additional appropriation, and would have no oblec
But the policy which has heretofore been pursued is
this You direct custom house to be built at given
point and Congress estimates and appropraes the money
to be expended upon erecting such custom house Now,
make no charge against the present Secretary OF the
Treasury; only say what has been the policy OF the
government heretofore Congress has designated the
kind OF building TO be erected and the amount OF money
TO be expended in its erection But the Secretary OF the
Treasury has taken upon himself TO say that s not
suitable kind OF buildings it is not proof building
is not permanent building; the materials OF which il
proposed to build j are not good And therefore, he
takes the responsibility OF changing the plan, and pro-
ceeds TO the erection of costly and comely struc
ture, and then to Congress and asks for more
money. He does moi content himself with expanding
the money appropriated in the erection OF totally differ
from the ordered TO be erected, but he
eXpends more moneydouble the amount appropriated
and then TO Congress and asks for deficiency.
That is the difference between deficiency and an add-
tional appropriation. Take in the Indian depart
meni for instance Congress approprales $4,000 for
moving certain tribe of Indians Well sir, the admin
sation find out tina. they cannot remove those Indians
tempt their removal at ALL il they attempt il, removing
them no farther than they for the money appro-
ance and pay the surplus expenditure out of the treasury
as they 60 along, their right 10 do which deny Now,
there is no reason, no principle. in such apology
me in the man in relation 10 this BILL did mol agree with
my views in respecwhether expressed them before
or not-as shall express them. He says that il
the administration shall send their budget Tor the year
to Congress, asking appropriations of $50oo0ooo for all
objects, and the House OF Representatives shall in their
great supposed economy, cut il down third or one.
quarer-say cut il down TO sac, 000and say that
that is as much as they will give the administration to
carry their schemes for the year, there may then be
justification in the administration going on TO ex-
pend the money which is refused TO them. Now, say
that that would be the very reason why they should not
expend it, Congress holds the purse strings and the
power 10 levy and the power TO appropriate money.
poses to expend $50,000,000, shall not expend but
900 900. then say, though the government should
be going to decay and be suffering for the want OF the
Ii h,yf ,at d,t,r
OF the President and the administration TO work at
once when the money which is appropriated shall run
out And If there should be grumbling in the country
about IT, let the President issue his proclamation and
the constitution stares in the face could econom-
cally all the money which ask ed for, but which
refused me, but cannot now, without violation OF the
PIRATE dollar OF IT, The responsibility rests upon
your personalities; look at their speeches OF last year
or the year before look at my budget which sent in,
asking Tor thus much appropriations and the representa-
hves whom you sent here would not sustain me, and
justice requires that you should chargs the responsibility
upon them. Tha. is what the President should do and
say He should say, have not the OF going
and will STOP rather Than your constitution should be
violated And let the responsibility fall where proper.
" ought TO falupon those who control the pur estrngs
OF the country.
Now, want TO ask the senator from Virginia, the
chairman OF the Committee Fisance, [Mr HUNTER
whether there is any sinee item in this b-not whether
il is made up mainly OF hsms of that cass-bui whether
there is single item in this bill 10 up money that
has already been taken from the treasury beyond the APP
propranoDs madef III thefe such an Item, sha vote
against the whole bill if it remains in it.
MIR. HUNTER. 4 do not believe there rs any item in
this bill 10 expenses which have been met by pay
ing money beyond the appropriations. Where there was
appropriation the money has not been expended There
items 10 Liabilities which have been in.
CURED, but there but few of those with very special
circumstances attending them. There are, however
some items to Liabilities which have been incurred
by your public officers beyond the amount OF money APP
proprated
MIR. PETIT Then shall certainly do this when
ia haye hcen Tsha IN ma
the title to make II correspond TO the fact that this
up deficits Of money already appropriated violation OF
the law. say this bill would otherwise be eensure
upon the administration II they have used the mon.
ey they ought not to be presented to the country des
ing money TO make up what they have taken from the
treasury without authority OF law Therefore let this
bill be called an additional appropriation bill.
MIR. MASON. | think the honorable chairman OF the
Committee on Finance Mr.. HusTrRl mistaken when
he expressed The belief that this bill oosd be passed in
consideration be postponed in order that may go
Mr. HUNTER. hope we will fix upos some time 10
which postpone this bsay half past twelve O'Clock
tomorrow morning hope the Senate will give an
hour and half every morning until the bill is disposed
Of
Mr. MASON. have no objection TO moving to post
pone the further consideration OF this bill until
morning at haf-past twelve O'Clock, and accordingly
submit that motion.
The question being then taken, the motion was agreed
TO, and the bill accordingly postponed until
morning at half-pasi twelve o'clock
MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1854.