New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-01
NATIONAL EXTRAVAGANZA.
RRCkLBss EXPENDITURES DANGEROUS.
Need Of RetrenchmeDt

HOUSE or RFpREsENTATIyEs, BAY ~, 1915.
TIE Army Appropriation bill having teen IaAen
mn Tor confederation 10 Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. SHERMAN Of Ohio spoke as ioho"s'
~, C,.,.,.. i.b 70 state my ressons fJr op-
,.,,. nv, ~ ,nd a;.o the bill sutho1z ng "Su OF
600 Geo Il Is with come re nctA, &c ,nst t'eeP
,t0e Of the hS1's X ' bef as 81 be-
g.. lno,. that any other opportunity ''loccnr, AID
Is,.ut. ret 70 embrace the present.
Oo he f,st day OF July last there was suIpn, OF
arr 9,eilt it the Treasury. This Surplus has oeen
Ssa,.sj ,o the shadow Of shade. TIE Secretary o.
- r,sssu,y in December last. in message calling
=. ;,sue Of 900 600 600 Of Trssssry totes, told
tbnt n al prob ,biiy out small part, il any, OF tue
an ou1; would be needed at 90 early d,y vt, row,
We have another message fOm tn8s same officer, in
WHICH be teiIs us that
81 OF D.ember g 1887 vii be exbse.ed il Supplying tbs de-
~ zoe boz next , % ysa- entirely
hsm IT,"
So. for the first year Of this Administration, we
bsve in addition 10 the current revenue, an Old pal
ADoe OF S7 100000 and $40 600 600 of Treasury notes
already expended and gone. We have q deficiency
Of s37oOOOO0 in a single year; and called
Cd by the Administration for another loan OF SO 0O0,
CO., And, Sir told that this loan u not meet
be exgebcy-lt is only partial remedy homeo-
ps,hc dose. The Secretary gives US fair notice that
he will want further loans during the next tecal year.
will call the attention of tie Committee TO this clause
Of his letter:
this the o'
fiscal year Congress WIT resssembe before the close
The quarter ana will b. time enough thea should
necessary provide for future contingencies that n"o
noe be Joroseen'
Future contingencies that cannot now he FORE
seem IL the Secretary like Micswber waiting for
"ponetbng 10 turn up p Sir, these future contD-
yences can be foreseen. i con demonstrate TO any
sensbe man that the Secretary OF the Treasury WIN
be compelled to call Congress for Sl2,O ,OO0 to
supply deficiencies in the next fiscal year 10 tnst
standing Treasury notes and interest, which run but
for one year. go that there will be addition to the
national debt Of 500, 100000 in two years.
Under these circumstances, losn bill Is proposed TO
the House and il is not accompanied by any measure
Of revenue, OF retrenchment and REFORM No prop
oson is made to increase the tariff no measure to en-
large the revenue. As the first fruits OF this Admins
tration we are embarked IN permanent system OF
loans 70 support the Government
detre, for q moment, to cal the attention OF the
Committee 10 another remarkable paragraph oil the
Becretsrys letter. He says that since the meeting OF
Congress the demands upon the Treasury for the
present fiscal year have been increased by eglsla'
81 ton TO an amount not far below SlO,O 900.
1 would like to know by what legislation we have
increased the burden thrown upon the Treasury
Has the Committee of Ways and Means Introduced
measures into this House sppropratng SOOOO not
sanctioned by the Executive Has any oct been
approved by the House which approprates SlOOOO OUO
not called for by the Secretary OF the Treasury Ii
Congress has thrown additional burden upon the
Executive Departments, i would like TO know by
what law and for what purpose it has been done. |
have 90 knowledge of any bill which has not been
demanded and urged upon us by the Executive. Ger
tainly Congress has proposed no new expenditure.
But the Secretary says this has been done by egsla
ton. We did psss Deficiency BILL and tina, sup
pose is the legislation referred to. But at whose
demand ? We all know how urgently these Executive
officers who now seek TO charge that Congress has
thrown upon the Treasury an additional burden,
begged us to pass the Deficiency bill. And what was
this deficiency for To carry Oh the Utah war-a
purely Executive war-a war made and earned on
without the assent Of Congress; al improvdent war
q war feeble in it's conception as 1t IS likely To be
ridiculous in its termination. With great eeiat and al
great expense, the Administration gathered together
an army in the Territory Of Kansas, to overawe that
people and retained it there until penod too late
TO march to Utah before the approaching Winter
With utter disregard of either poncy or economy the
President then ordered forward our gallant army 10
spend the Winter in the Rocky Mountains He did
not wait until Congress could be consulted. Instead
Of sending Peace Commissioners to reason with re-
bellious people, and negotiate terms OF peace, ne
posted this army in the mountains, and compelled
Them to be supported there with flour at sou barrel,
and other provisions at an equally enormous rate.
After millions have thus been wasted, he discovers,
for the first time that negotiation might prevent the
war; and then with ridiculous haste, commissioners
are dispatched to overtake the army. Recent
adyices indicate that private citizen mas accom-
pished what the Administration too late attempted
aud thus the Treasury has been burdened by the
useless expenditure of millions OF treasure Dy an un'
authorized act of executive power.
Mr.. Chairman, j now desire to submit to the Com
mittee some remarks regard to the expenditures OF
cur Government, and to show their increase, ana
there we are drifting to. The expenditures of the
lat fiscal year according to the documents which We
have before u. were 7l,G2,2l3, inclusive OF pay
mepts on the public debit and 500 W. JJ9 exclusive
Of the public debt. This is several millions more
thap was expended for any year during the Mexican
var have endesvOred to estimate, nearly as
could the expenditures for this current fiscal year,
and in doing have taken the materials furnished Us
nv the Committee OF Ways and Means find that atthe
third session of the Thirty Congress ST. 9o
were appropriately for this year find that the Com
m,tee of Ways and Means has increased this sum
by deficiency bills amounting to Sll 2O ,1Ol, composed
Of the following items
Sound duties by treaty with Denmark SS5Ol
Printing deficiency already passed. 3il68
Balance printing deficiency for this year (esimsed) 6oUO
Misoelane 91SSS
sll,2Ol. 7ol
Amounting in all to $S3 3l3,9g9 This sum has been
appropriated except the 5000 600 for printing, and has
nearly all been expended Secretary Cobb makes the
estimate little higher, near SO 100 600. lnus Tar
the estimated expenditures by annual report are H.
963 05S add $40 OOO 600 mentioned i'll hs recent letter
Is for deficiencies not estimated for; but he has
been unfortunate in his figures heretofore, prefer to
follow my own.
have endeavored carefully TO prepare an estimate
Of the expenditures for the next fiscal yesr.
BY the annual estimate Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. the expenditures for that year would be
$74,064 755. But this does not include many itens
most Of which will have to be paid for as certainly as
the Presidents salary. Some are a. follows
Three Dew wgiments ti3S9'i'
Probable Post Ohce dehcelces over amount appro' -
Prated $1,000
Private bills OOO0m
Pnntins deficiency 6oOOO
Army dehciehcy estimated To- be last yegr. 3OWn