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dent 20 direct that the appropriation of $500 900 ior the
rming and cquppng Of the militia OF the States might bc
used temporarily for the purposes OF national armories
He had COPY of that opinion IN his possession had ex
amned IT, aud coneurred fully in the
nended by the Attorney General for the act making
appropriation $500 900 for the aming and equippng
OF the militia In fact power vested in the Ordnance
department by which it might be applied either TO the
manufacture OF to the purposes Of the national
armories Acting upon the authority Of the Attorney
General the President directed the temporary use OF this
fund for the purposes of the national armories IN the
pectation that Congress would at the earliest moment
rectify the omission which made II necessary.
Mr.. STANTON of Ohio, said he had not obtained any
Information to satisfy him that te whole amount ought
to be granted He did not understand that there was
amy necessity for $500 900 for arms for the STATES oT
those arms had already been manufactured and was
claimed that $500 900 could now be or the
militia during the fiscal year Seven months Of the nsal
year were now gone and gentlemen still asked for the
whole appropriation for the remaining nve months In
conclusion he moved amend the bill by striking out
$3.50 900 and inserting $780, ,OUO
Mr. CHAFFEE of Massachusetts, remarked that he
had learned that mechanics Of the Springfield armory
had not been paid for their labor simple act of
Justice and should have been the first act Of Congress
Mr.. MARSHALL Of Kentucky, said they had law
upon the statutebook which laid down the manner in
which appropriated by Congress should be trans
ferrcd from point Of service TO supply another point
of service in the Department. for instance the
transfer of national arms to supply the militia, and
uersa Whenever such transfer made the law re-
qred that it should be done upon the application OF the
head of the department to the President OF the United
States and that the President upon his responsibility,
shall make the transfer and that the disposition made of
the public money appropriated SHALL by special mes
sage the President be accounted for within the first
week of the session The President had been fully nd-
yised of this appropriation He would like to have some
evidence of that fact for If it the duty OF the
President to complied with the law, and to have ad
vsed us of the disposition of the public money within the
first week of the session but up to this time the Presi
sile
priaton was not diversion and was not put upon the
ground of diversion from branch Of the public ser
vice to another and he venued 70 say tnat the fesi
dent had never official determination upon the
subject The thing had been managed between Colonel
Orge the head OF the ordnance department and the AT
tornoy General COL Crige had applied to the Attorney
General to know how he could do it and the Attorney
General replied him that there no necessity to de-
fer the aupyopration from branch Of the public SER
vice another There was an appropriation OF Ooo
for equppng the militia either by purchase OF manufac
turc which could be used by the national armoes until
II should be exhausted The national armories went on
to manufacture arms and wanted TO get the whole
appropriation Of $500 900 to transfer the $500 900 drawn
from that appropriation and dsDursed IN announcer guar
ter If this were done, it would make the total appro-
priation for these armories amount to $560, 200
Mr. CURTIS of Iowa. agreed with the gentleman from
Kentucky
tion which was sustained d-ayes IS, nays 81
Mr. FAULKNER of Virginia, then addressed the COM
mttee length in to the objections that were
urged against the bill.
The question was then taken the amendment of the
gentleman from Ohio and it was not agreed toyeas
SO, nays l05--as follows:
YEAsMsssrs Abbott Anderson Atkins Bennett B,lnghurs,,
esla% eS ayoas . c.sn Burton cas curry WINTER av John
Timothy y. Of Mass Timothy Davis Of n oWa Dean , De
cmer Grow Lawrence Hall nar
ar @ Sussph MsmpSly Marshall ns auad Mrs Morgan gSad
Joy Mor Isaac Morris freeman II Marss i.oi Nichols Dim
shaw shermsn Spinner Stanton William Stewart Talbot
S%o" %asa ra Saaps rae WhSau W
wilson Wood and Woriendyke-ss
Blair Bocook Bowie Iayten sunnon ingsns Burns castie
s @ 4 e corning @ .sn cs as easna sras
crawrord Curtis Iae, Davidson Reuben Davis Dowdel Edmund
Hat Hatch .ASi 8sIa- Issman Hoard Hopkins Horton Jackson
aes @ kan sn Ss ns n MCKEE sn hss s
Marshall. Miles, irc shlson Montgomery morrill, Oliver
Vance oai,man Reagan Reilly iiche Robbins Rltnn Russell
ao'a sa % aGa ass ssa sssn
James Stewart Miles Taylor, Thaycr Warren c,dw.sder
wdght--l0s.
The bill was then read third time and passed
REFORM.
Mr. BOYCE of South Carolina, under suspension of
the rules submitted the following resolution which
agreed to: yeia
Resolved That committee appointed which shall
referred inquire and the following subjects,
The reduction Of expenditures the government
Tho navigation laws Of the United States
peal Of all duies imports and resong exclusively to Internal
tax.ion
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.
On motion Of Mr. HELPS, Of Missouri the House
went into .ttec of the Whole the state Of the
Union-ayes go noes GaMr. DAVIS, of Indiana In the
chair and resumed the consideration Of the bill to ap
proprate money to supply dececles IN the appropria
ations for paper printing binding AM order
ed by the senate and House of Representatives OF the
Thirtythird and Thirty fourth Congresses the question
being on the following amendment to the amendment
submitted by Mr.. CRAwvoRD, Of Georgia
pay for the paper, $lo4 900
ordered by the Senate and Houo OF Repre-
Of tho 33d and 34h Congresses 3A7 6i9 %
binding hosraphng and engraving, $o4 500 g.
public printer sha print further
ern hemisphere explorations ascertain the
railroad the Pacific
boundary line bcen the United States and Mexico other
reports writing in his hands for publication
The question was taken, and the amendment to the
amendment not agreed to-ayes CO. noes IT,
The question recurring upon the amendment,
Mr. SANDIDGE of Louisiana, submitted amend
ment providing that money shall be paid for works
for which contracts have not already been made He
took it for granted that the committee did desire by
its action lay aside any contract made in compliance
with the laws heretofore passed. He hoped the House
would vote down the amendment of the gentleman from
Kentucky mr. BuRSET and then it mattered not what
amount of money appropriated by the BILL further
money could be drawn from the treasury unless drawn in
accordance with law.
Mr. BURNETT hoped that his amendment would not
be voted down. for the that the amendment
cred every dollar ha learned from member of the
Of and Means that nriut