Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-02-10

Speech % Hon. 5. 4. smith. Of ,re,,.......
ln aac sAonse "a Representative, ssaT-
uary Sis 1919.
The CJmmitite II the Who'll, on The s.,fe ~ ~.
! Ueion sdmed It's se->irn "a : o cls ck 2 II
/ Mr.. Smt.b, OF Trnue-see. AIr Chsirman. an
! empty treasury alSays begcis discussion Ia refer
eaOe tie expenditures Of he government AVID the
mode Of raisiI revenue; aad the various oripio,s
entertained upun these subjects by tic paoplss ren
resen aives smusiaga well IS ms rHctive THe
scrutinjzipg gen; iemaR from Aiabams tlr Curryl
Espis a bO0r g1verHmeui; my worthy cole que
Mr.. Jont WeePs over he empty t1cbequrr, sn4.
NJ doabi, tninks our government failure; while
pre senior gentleman FROM Alabama Nr. Houston
is Mortified at the idea OF paying bsunliss to The
eodisherms Of The East. But, air, IL was reserved
Is the gentleman from Ohio T Mr Sherman to make
himself the 0gis Of the Il1uss and 70 carry back
in imagination 20 the DAYS when gold spoons ami
farks booking tses as big as poor uian's
plaaist0o,, were The mosi effective Arguments for
Change 10 The administration Ct The govern
meat.
That discussion upon the subjects to which
have alluded are Legitimate DO Oae will deny; aud
shat il is profitable 60 the country Wien properly
cOndicted one vii, question. When. however,
T. IL resorted 10 for party purPO 7es-Ehen degeH-
crates i1O enc sided statements boli assertions,
egregeus wiscaleulatioas, and false PTed:ctions 1t
c4lcIla ed to mislesd the public mind aud 10 10
great injustice to every departmeut f the govern
meut-ihe legislative we'll "a be execu.ivr. Such
i The character CT the spseca of tae gen ieman
from Oii0, delivered in the l3uss he 2dth day Of
May AS, and but iuls nose III N m nh before
the close cf the fiscal year .S55. As lhat gel e
man has tlkea the lealta ms mater, b it 81 the
last and the present s5SiOn Of Congress prop0ss
TO examine briefly some Of his caicuiItioGs aa4pie
iict'ons. that this House aud toe country may
judge as TO tbs reliance 10 be placed up hs figure
reference 70 the expenditures Of the goycrnmeJs
Ia he speech 10 whica I have referred, af er ad
vsrirg 70 the $50 900 90 OF treasury ties pres>
ously issued, anitre Sl5,0J0u0) loan la'ers ards
a ssd 0 $4,000, 000J asked for by IN Secretary
OF The Treasury. the geutlemI said:
can demoustras to any sensible that the serery Of
OOJ TO supply Deficiencies the next fiscal otht viii
hayeto he ADDED S2l0eO % redeem the outstanding treasury
notes and interest," which for but So that there
years"
The fret paragraph l have read would make the
impression, if not i4euded, thai ihe Secre cry
Of the Treasury would be compelled 10 call for IL
OOO,OO0, in add ton what had already been called
I r, to sapply DEFICIENCIES in the revenue fer the
present fiscal year. Put, however, che best con
sruction upon it for the gentleman from Ono, aud
include in the Si2 coo he $50 600 coo previ
ously asked for ard subsequently granted. snd he
makes 4 mistake If S21 000. UO0 il estimating the
Deficiencies in the reyeoue fer single fiscal year
Sir, not dollar has been asked for at this ses
sion Of Congress. 10 supply Deficiencies in the rev
enue for the present year Nor will there be dol
lar asktd for for any sush purpose. have before
me the report Of the Secretary Of The Treasury 10
the present session o, Congress; and 50 far from
Stating any d ic;eGcy in the means Of tie govern
ment for this year, h. states ION page 81 that there
will be balance the Treasury The lst dHy Of
July, 1859 OF s. 063 298 81. Sach cross INTAKES
as his hr0w suspicion over h genlsmans figures.
But This is not ALL After ssti fyiug himself with !
his estimates Of de6cieaces in rereHae he next
tries his baud IN estimating The defcilnCies in gP 4
prom Ii'ons for the Pr, sent year Hg sly-:
b the annual estimates Of the Secretary OF he Treasury the
eDiitUres for that would be CJ. But this does
not include many Of which vail have t. paid FOR
certainly the Presidents salary. follows
Three regiments siss9jf7
PROBABLE Post Oliee deficiencies amount aVpro-
2lo Ol0 I
Public buildings I,.g0OUO
Private bills testimate) l1UOUUi
Printing deficiency GJBOO
Army deficiency ESTIMATED 10 he the last
year.. sOOlG00
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