The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-19

tracting the debt but Il down to them burden
imposed upon them by the republican Houss over which
N r Banks psssidsd " Speaker. The next item Is an
'snatd printing deficiency for this year Of $500, 900,
which, If it is to be provided for, 10 needed to pay the
debts entailsd upon us mainly by the last HOUSE, Why
this printing ordered by the opposition Dbl they
not know when it ordered that II would have ba
paid for and IL ordered by the opposition
gentlemaas friends In the Housewith what propristy
can they now srAgn for providing the TO pay
for 1t, We shall bs compelled to do vol Neither the
administration it, friends In this House bs held
responsible for IT, But will such sum have TO be
paid spprshend not, action shows that
wo have only appropriated In the sundry civil bill
che sum OF $4,000 for this purpose. Here, then,
il another Of the neat little of e284, ,0O0
great amount 70 be sure, yet still worthy Of passing
notice Then have item, styled miscellaneous Of
$373 3l8 which IL intended to pay off obligations Inn
posed upon by the leglstion Of the last Congress- 1t
Is under this head that find the appropriations for
custom houses marine hospitals, and other public build
ings, which cover the obs and contract to which he
fes. cannot suppose that the gentleman designs to
imputs dishonesty to the officers of the government in
connexon with the contcs for these buildings ordered
by Congress The contracts which have been made
made by the Fillmore and Perce administrations and not
~ tbs pssspnt administration But fm the opp0sftn
these buildings would not have been ordered by Congress-
and would really like 10 know what the gentleman from
Galena (Mr. WAsIBURsH and from Detroit Mr.. How
ARD and from LOusvle mr. MARSHALL and from Clcve-
land Mr. WADsl think Of this assault, coming from
distinguished opposition leader Let the gentleman
and his friends shoulder the responsibility which legi
mately attaches to them for the necessity which de-
manded this appropriation The administration s in
no just sense chargesble with it, and the country
will decide. Then We have the army deficiency of
00O paradcd another evidence of extravaganza
aud profaigacy. Was this expenditure necessary
maintain that 1t wasthat the public sentiment of the
people, without distinction Of party demanded that the
laws should be enforced in Utah. The President has
ecnted this order Of the people, and has brought the Nor
into subection TO the lawful authority Of the gov
eminent prudent forecast wise craftsmanship, have
controlled and directed the entire policy Of the President
towards these misguided people, and peace quiet ORDER
and obedience to the laws have been secured without firing
gun shedding drop OF human blood. Everywhere
this result s hailed with sasction and the sound
servatiye Of the nation applauded the prudence
wisdom, rmne and practical Judgment which have been
exhibited by the administration In the happy adjustment
of this difficult and dangerous question. Lot the gem
tleman from Ohio and his party friends mako the issue
that the President has done wrongthat the measures
which he has adopted have been unwise and inudicOus
let the II they it, charge that he has wasted the
public money, and they will find ready to meet them
and try the Issues 5eforo the people, The respect and
affection of the people for law and order their set
tied and determined hostility to everything that
the appearances Of open resistance to the authority
of a government to which obedience, leaves
room for doubt to their verdict whenever such
issues shall be presented to them for their decision We
challenge the Oppositi0n to these issues Will they dare
they meet upon themr If they think we have spent
more money than necessary, call upon them to spe
city the items Of expenditure that are in their judgment
extravagant Withhold in future your wholesale charges
and give us the details In the Of the tax paying
millions, demand this Of you This sum- however, has
been appropriated to support the army in Utah for the
next year, and Is therefore advancenot deficiency
The last item enumerated is the deficiency for the Post
Office Department, amounting to $l,469, Was not
this expenditure required to carry out tho legislaon Of
the last Congress! New post routes estabhs,ed
and mails could not be placed upon them without
failing expense upon the Treasury To meet this expense
compelled to provide the means in the deficiency
b passed at the opening of the session. imagine the
gentleman and nine enths Of his friends in both houses
voted for the post bill; the execution of which
made this expenditure unavoidable.
On this branch of the subject prove that the gentle
man from Ohio has committed several very extra
ordinary ors-unntentonal, doubt not but yet
such clearly demonstrate that implicit reliance
should not be placed upon his calculations. The
first error consists in charging the administration
with the surplus in the Treasury the first of July
last. and Withholding from It credit for tho amount
OF the public debt which has paid out of it since
that date. The second consists in fixing the
Sound duties, by treaty with Denmark at $685., oil
when the true is $4O873l a. The third
sss In estimating the balance Of the printing deficiency
for the year ending the S0th of this month at 5000 000
while the civic appropriation bill shows that it is only
$316 OOO The fourth consists in fixing the amount
the deficiency bills passed at this session at $ll
600, when it should have been $9 704 209 80 for the
rs and $34I lS9 50 for the printing bill, and $40s
73l A for tho treaty with Denmark making in the ag
gregato $40 454 130 o. Rather serious in speech
which designed to bc used textbook by the op-
| position in their upon the administration!
come 70 estimate OF the expenditures the
| fiscal year ending June 30 1859. He makes most
| startling exhibit, and works out aggregate of ex-
penditures for the next year Of $92 l432O And how
Is this monstrous result ascertaned In the first place.
he informs tha the Secretary of the Treasury esti
mates tho expenditures for the year named at $74
1855, and then he adds tho following Items amounting
| SIS, ,O89, ,547:
regiments ,2s0 S47
Probable Post Office deficiencies sppprOpri
ated 2oO00O
Public buildings 1,700O0
Army deficiency estimated to be 5000 900
Not cent has been appropriated for the three
regments-the President having ascertained that they
would not be needed for the service in Utah. In the
regular post office appropriation bill we have appropr-
ated for the Post Office Department. for the year 1859,
the Of O0O which exceeds the regular appro-
priaton for the present year by the of 81
The Post Office Department drew from the treasury, for
the year ending Juno 30 1885, $3 49, Suppose the
department should require the amount for the
1882 have provided In the regular appropriation
bill for $350O0 900, would only he called upon for the
upwards Of 900 in his estimate In regard to this
single item The regular appropriation bill contains all
the sums necessary for public buildings amounting to
$3 lO4 and this therefore, s likewise erroneous
estimate We have been charged once by the gentleman
with the printing deficiency Of $500 900 IN the expend
lures of 1885, for that he has not chosen
to asgn he again charges with IL in the expenditures
of the year 1859. And finally, he estimates that the
army deficiency for the year 1859 will amount to the
round sum Of - 600, 900. All these conjectures,
and no far their accuracy be tested BY existing
fscts they are shown to be Of the most unreliable char
acter That the gentleman himself II not satisfied with