The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-07-01


ranncr.) upon Tho highest Democratic
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inc purse 81 the nuuon' nn0 a. therefore,
responsible ftr the expenditures Of the
t,o,orn,hon, We have alao shown how
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uiife' 70 MCGUIRE niiu MAINTAIN the con-
troll Of che purse, and i only remains now
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IN tnq course OF me discussion on the
billto supply deficiencies FOR the year en-
ding JUNE 3ofh. 1853 dtficiencics In the
- ~, J., nj, ,l,..t. 80.
80 y w.
gross Wnich ooF' Harris says was 'he most
reckless and cxtravagant Congress that
evcr assembled but which did NOT af,nro.
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Administration the econopilcni buch-
anon. by about ten millions Mr.. Hale.
in A soeech In the senate. said
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Rt~S;, a,, n ~ .,,,7
NJ 900 -,
wa wanted. That x not strange we
generally appropriate Al good dead more
than that over and above what Is nee
S ,, ~ 70 10 an otsoeS WHO al MI
spend n alll-and he actually brought
home eIO0 0O0 o,,t ~ Tho an,onnt he t2as
authorized n sne,,d / tl,;nk that ought
| to he set down 10 the credit Of that man.
| N he Il In the army / would brevet him.
The money was. appropriated to
run line. and then he said it might very
well be used in drawing eneravings and
delineations in natural history and natu-
raj science. &c. Very probably il might
but. instead of coming to Congress--who
were the only power that had right I'M
| der the Constitution TO say how the $780,
! 600 should be spent-he went to the Sec
Rotary of the Interior and said: have
saved 500. 900 in running the line, and
think it would be very we'll to spend it
! in pictures to ornament book : and the
| Secretary says: Very we'll; you shall
| have it, The Secretary Of the Interior,
without saving word to Congress, by O
mere dash of his pen, appropriated $780,
600, which we had appropriated to run q
| line, to make picture book"
Another instance of a instrumentation
80 T., az Evoo,,t;,,o - nont;orod
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4 by MI essehuen' SENATOR iroiii "A'iiie'
lie said
me iase Congress zee eAI 9I' reiuse 70 70 =
npprrt;c,,lar wear in the Territory I,eoislo-
| ture We find, however, by the returns
OF the expenditures, that SlO,OO0 or Sl5,-
WV mas VeeIl pau ior Una. P''ipose ne i
timed .sH and IN resnopse 10 n cali mon
him. the Secretary Of the Treasury states,
without word OF apology or explanation
thao the money naa peen tahen ron .
for n nracad;ng wear which WIS On hand
and thus persons were paid whom Con.
gress had expressly refused to pay,
give tnat as an lilustratl9n. Congress
thot " mort iu "i ;nstano o hvt r. ~
Secretary of the Treasury can use his owr
discretion in one case he may use it in an
other IL he may undertake 10 say tha'
and That he will annrpnr;ate nonev 70,
paving what they saw ought not to be pait
and what they refuse to pay, from funds
IN ms nanns' ~ Is a power Wnicl become nc.
orc;se - O - ''~ '''''' -
The control which the Acknowledgements,
exerts over Congress through the instr,
mentality Of Department estimates an,
de6ciencv hills would he snft;ciontlv ,reo
10 satisfy the demands of anv executiv,
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