The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-05-27
Democratic Extravagance----Facts
from the Record, Showing How it
was Done and Who did it.
GFrom the Nashville patrio'


gans whereby they seek to avoid the re-
sponsibility of the Federal expenditures,
which are admitted on all hands to have
grown enormously, we propose now to
give some facts from the Record showing
who are in fact the guilty parties. We
will take up the appropriations during the
first session of the 35th Congress, imme-
diately succeeding the Saith, which was so
miserably cursed by Black Republican
House of Representatives. The bills to
which we shallinyite theipublic attention,
weregenerally originated by the Commit
tee of Ways and Means Of the House, the
Chairman of which was that especial fa-
vorite of the President, j. Clancy Jones,
of Pennsylvania. We give the vote on
the passage of the bills through the House,
and the amounts appropriated as they
finally passed both Houses and received
the approval of the President.
We first give the vote on the general
deficiency bill to supply deficiencies in
the appropriations for the year ending
June 30, 1858, which the Black Republi-
can House of the year before, which is
now so much denounced for prof1igacy,
failed to pass. This bill appropriates the
snug sum of s9,7O4,2O9 80. 1t passed the
House on the 9th April, 1S58-See Con-
gressional Globe, p. 1850. Yeas, Democrats
90; Opposition IS; Nays, Democrats II;
Opposition so. From this vote it would
appear that the Opposition supposed they
had made ample appropriations the year
before, and were indisposed to place at
the disposal of the administration this
additional sum! Only II Democrats out
of l2S in that Congress, were found to op-
pose this magnificent grant of treasure.
The next was for the supply of small
deficiency of S34l, 1888 "for paper, print
ing, binding and engraving, ordered by
the 33rd and 34th Congress" Yeas, DEM
ocrats IS; Opposition so; Nays, Democrats
9;Opposition Al. Congressional Globe p. 993.
Another small deficiency of S339,595, in
the appropriations for the current and
contingent expenses of the Indian De-
partment, ending June 80, 1858. This
bill was passed under the operation of
the previous question:" which was
moved by j. CLANCY Jones, and with
out the yeas and nays. 1t was presented
by the committee of Ways and Means,
and was engineered through by its dem
ocratic Chairman, in n way which has de-
prived the public of a knowledge of who
might have favored it, or who might not
Globe p. 259l. H
These sums, be it constantly remem.
bered, amounting to Sl0,384, ,994.47, were
voted by democratic Congress in both
branches, and approved by the most
economically disposed of Presidents, ovei
and above the exorbitant appropriation;
of that "infamous" black republican
House of Representatives of the 34tf
Congress.
Then we have the regular provisions
for the ordinary service for the year end
ing June 80, 1859. Here the Democracy hat
undisputed power in all the departments
Legislative and Executive. We SHOULD
now look for economy in earnest-wt
should look for something refreshingl.
handsome in the way of "retrenchmen
and reform" Let us display the Re
cord.
A bill making an appropriation of 81,
338, l04.49 for the expenses of the IndiaI
Department, &c., was reported by th'
Committee of Ways and Means, and wa
passed under the operation of the "pre
vious question" moved by J. Clancy Jones
and without the yeas and nays-Congres
sional Globe p. $50, ..t
A supplemental bill for the same pur
pose, approptiating s959,957 36, reported
engineered and passed in the same way
Globe p. 1858, Both bills amounting t
g., ,29S,O61 IS. g.. ID. ai
[ScHooLcRAFr,sin his History of Indial
Tribes, their condition, &C., under tn
guardianship or patronage Of the Govern
ment, and published by order of Congress
gives in 1857 (part 6, page 6S5) the Ger
sus of all the tribes with which we hav
any political relations, and states tn
number then to be, of all ages and sexe'
3l3,264. According to this computatio
it requires an outlay of $7,33a per annum
per head, to maintain relations of peac
with these savages; and counting one wal
rior to every six Of the population, it cost
about S44 to keep each one of thes
quiet. I
The Bill for the Consular and Diplc
matte expenses of the Government, ar
propriates $9l2, 100. This also was ''pu
through" by Hon. J. CLANCY Jones, Chail
man of the Committeeof Ways and Means
and without theyeas and nays.-Globe ,
, ll0l. rni't 'H4
} The bill for the transportation of tn
/; mails by ocean steamers, emanating fror
the same Committee, appropriates tn
> sum of 81, 400, ,750 Yeas-Democrat 81
) Opposition so. Nays-Democrats s;
Opposition 4l.--Globe, 'p. 2472. On thi
we find Mr.. Sam. A. Smith, of this STATE
voting in the affirmative, and Messr
] Savage and Watkins absent. sia.ri
The bill for the support of the arm,
appropriates the sum of 81, 1885, ,S06 46I
, and was passed under the operation {
: the ''previous question" moved by the il