Daily American organ., 1856-05-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY. Nav 4 Ia66

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The Committee of Conference on the amend
ments to the Deficiency bill reported that they ad
hered to the amendments of the House.
Mr.. ii. MARSHALL was opposed to the adop-
ton of the report of the committee.
Mr.. STANTON wished to know what other
course could be adopteedY The committee must
either concur or recede.
Mr.. MARSHALL. They must continue to con-
fer.
Mr.. STANTON said that the rule was that the
committee must either concur or recede.
Mr.. h. COBB thought it would be strange if the
House should adopt the report of the committee
without hearing from the committee what was the
grounds of disagreement. If the bill was to be
lost, he wished to know upon what particular
amendment it was to be lost. He wished to know
what the amendments were ON which the disagree
ment arose. He wished to record his vote on each
amendment, so as to place himself right on the re-
cord, and he wished other gentlemen to do the
same. He was not willing to stop the wheels Of
| government without knowing the reason for such
| an extraordinary procedure.
| Mr.. STANTON contended that the committee
could not separate the propositions of the bill
they must either concur in the whole, or recede
from the whole. He stated that the cause of dis
| agreement was upon the Army appropriation and
| the Washington water-works. The House portion
of the committee were unanimous againstthe water
| works, and in majority against the army appro-
priation. They were not satisfied with the manner
in which former appropriations for army transport
alton had been expended; nor were they willing to
expend from five to ten millions for the purpose of
supplying this city or this Capitol with water.
He, moreover, was not willing 70 place money
in the hands Of this administration to enable it to
perpetuate its power.
| He then gave history of the origin of these
deficiency bills. The practice commenced during
the administration of John Tyler, with an appro-
| preparation of 100000. The amount gradually
increased, during successive Congresses until, in
1852, it reached over four millions ,.
When the regular appropriations were made it
was the duty of the Executive to show the cause
of their deficiency. Let him send in bill OF par
ticulars. Let him show how the money has been
spent.
| He then read letter from the Comptroller of
the Treasury relative to the accounts of the Uni
ted States Marshal for the southern district of
| Ohio, and stated that this man now in Office,
| and that a portion of the money appropriated by
the Deficiency bill would go into his hands. he
was not willing to trust him with thespeople's mo-
| ney.
Mr.. STANTON then alluded to the statement
| of General Wool that the Indian wars in Oregon
were caused by mismanagement on the part of
government agents. The letter of General Wool
| ou this subject was read by the Clerk
Mr.. McMULLEN rose and stated that as mem
Der Of the Committee on Conference he was OPP
posed to the appropriation for the Tater works,
because he was satisfied that the Water could be
brought in for million Of dollars, whereas the
government project would certainly cost three mil
lions, and no human being could tell how much
more. He asked his friends how they could hesi-
tate which plan to preferf
In regard to the army appropriation, be was
willing to recede from the amendment Of the
House, and he was astonished that the gentleman
from Ohio should have made an er parte statement
| 10 this House on this subject.
! SO also with regard to his remarks on the ex-
| penses OF the Judiciary He had read only por-
ton OF the Secretarys letter on that subject The
portion omitted showed the cause Of the increased
expenditures Here our report closed.