The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-06
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It is thus shown that this nineteen millions is made
up in part Of expenditures vast permanent public
works Of defenco the scaboard, on education, OH
civil administration, and local enterprise here
at Washington, having vastly more affinity to the
navy or the treasury, the department of lcgisa-
ton itself than to the army.
EVENT. we analyze the item Of sl399s,655 Of army
appropriations proper, shall find that it is made
mp in great part Of bestowed on objects Of per-
mancnt service, and not consumed in the mere an
n'tal support Of the army. Our vast armorics and
ionndrics for manufacturing guns and ordnance are
carried on out Of this and vast stores of arms
and ammunition manufactured by this expenditure
are accumulated i'll magazines and distributed to the
states of the Union, which the army never saw,
and it is hoped will never have reason to see or
employ. Ii the proper deductions were made for
these permanent expenditures Of the government
carried on under the maxim lin peace prepare for
war, we shall find the declaration made by Mr. Cur
It's, on the floor of the House on Friday last but
little short of the truth when he said that the ex
penditure Of the government on the army proper
scarcely exceeds S7,50o,0O0.
Members are fond Of confusing army expenditures
proper with appropriations roted BY Congress 10 be ca
pended under the direction Of tic War Department
These last not NIL covered by the nineteen
millions complained of; for there was the additional
sum Of 81 ,026,s2. which voted by the last Con-
gress to be expended on the public buildings in
Washington, for the most part under the direction
Of the War Department
So much for the regular appropriations, which
were made by the last Congress-, constituted in part
Of black-republican House Of Representatives
Now for the army expenditures proposed to be pro-
vided for, in what ia called the deficiency bill-a
bill. however, the object of which is not only
to supply past expenditures but also to provide for
future ones The amount required for the army is
about s7.Oooooo. The army appropriations contem-
plated n this bi though to be actually Expended
or authorized during the fiscal year ending next
June, land, therefore, properly embraced in the ode
fciency bill in large part to supply the wants Of
the Utah army during the next twenty months to
come.
The expenditures contemplated in this bill are
in great part, for the outfit of the Utah army, and
have to be provided advance Of tho expiration Of
the annual fiscal yenr, on account Of tho nature Of
peculiar service. To ebcct to the appropriation
merely because it is 10 be made in advance Of tho
usual period Of annual army outlay, and therefore
comes into the deficiency bill or to object to it on
Tho allegation that 1t ia additional TO the annual army
expenditure for tho fiscal year Is57-5s. would be
mcandid captions, and frivolous.
So far the bill covets actual deficiencies Ear Tho
army for tho fiscal year 1878 and for preoedpo
years, il is FOR expenses chiefly in consequence Of
the Utah expedition. Tho annual appropriation Of
9l3998,653, for army expenditures during the fsca,
year Of 1879, which made by the last Con.
gress cs specified above, was made upon estimates
that did not contemplate the expedition 10 Utah
The chief source Of additional outlay cntaicd by this
expedition is The transportation The chief items
Of the deficiency bin before The House of Rep
rescntatiycs arc as below Ii will be seen that The