Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-15

Which gives the aum of 10l O6l II
for which amount of appropriations the executive
department is Justly responsible for the Two ses-
ions of the Thiiiy-tourth Congress. This sum was
further increased by appropriations originating ex-
cusively with Congress, or for works which they
directed to be carried on, or in compliance with
laws which they passed, independently of any rec
ommendatiOn whatever from tue executive or any of
It's departments, amounting TO 81, 4S6 III SO,
averaging for each session someth ng over Eve mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars We give below
the specific branches of the government by which
these appropriations were directed to be expended
and also the particular it ems. We have examined
carefully the Journals, and have invariably found
that the opposition we're generally the aCE1cates of
these extrAvagancies, while the democrats who yot-
ed with them voted In opposition 10 the main body
of their party. Under the legislative head it will
be observed that large amount of she increase is
for pay and mileage Of members Of Congress. As
Messrs. Crittenden, Turnbull and Bell have lately
indicated some sensibility upon the subject Of ex
yenditurCs it will not be out of place 10 ssy that
the two latter voted for the increase while the for
mer Hos abs snt. which is very often q convenient
mode Of advocating measure without assuming the
responsibility that attaches thereto. These same
senator's almost invariably voted for those sppro-
priations whi,h the Democrat; executive never
asked for except that Mr. Crittendeu generally vot
ed against the extraYsgaut expenditures for build
ing custom>houses. The question naturally pre-
will vote away the public money for objects which
we're not estimated for by the executive, would
their extravaganza De curtailed by placing them in
the executive as well tie legislative Departments
Of the government If the democrats. as II oppo
nents charge, have been vasteful and extrsVagsnt,
and the opposition force upon democratic execu
tive the expenditure of more money than they ask
for how would the country be relieved if the power
be given to them? We mention this to show the
shalloWness and iusinoerity Of their current COM
plants ebout eKtravsgant expenditures. We are
by no means e1cusiDg what has been done we sd-
NIT there has been extravaganza but the RESPONSE
bility is with the opposition, the facts We new
present show:
Statement Of Appropriations granted by the 34A Congress
ashicA not estimated for by he Departments
Additional compensation and mileage Of senator's LIST session 3
Congress, per act Of August Is, 1856 sl7s,l9s 90
Additional CONFORMATION and mileage of msmberso Of
tn House of Representatives LIST session 34th Con
gres,per act August ls, 1856 1889 90
Additional compensation to employees OF the House
act August is 1856 = '-'-'. 7,ls7 90
K HSSS SG ,Ss s.! per Ct Angus: 1855 rs
One HUNDRED copies of Congressional Globe and APP
sons Of sit Congrsss per August 49, 1886 $500 90
Rs5resentstyes per act May IS, 1856 sysss 90
To pay c. Riyes balance due for reporting and pub
session 5sd Congress, per May 1850 LIZ 50
II 2
Congress, Per act Nay IS $50 1880 60
One hundred copies Of the continuation Of the An
nails Of Congress for library of the House, per
Continuation Of the Annals of Congress for mem,
hers OF d Congress, per act Of May IS, 1856 5000 90
Comp elton Of the engraving ordered by the I'd ses'
sion S3i Congress PER Of May IS 1856 l501'0 90
Engraving charts of May Is 1856 IOOO 90
the apo eteasion per August 49, 1853 1000 co
Entire compensation to clerks, sergeant at arms and
reporter Of Kansas investigating committee, per
l1s
Engraving maps &C., accompanying reports Of es
railroad route, per scs May IS 1856 - $500 90
Engraying Sl,S2 copies Of the mechanical part of
the Patent Office Report for ls5l-52, peract March
To pay J. C Rive, additional compensation for Con. -
is57 lila 90
Marchs, 1857 1900, 90
To supply deficiencies in appropriation for printing
and psper ordered LIST session SD Congress, per act
70 supply de acencies in appropriation for printing
for I'd session Of SD Congress, per act May IS, =.
COMPLETION of the printing ordered bv the
Senate and House Of Representatives, and paper
for same, per act March Z; Is57 $4,000 90
for sums expended for books, under resolution of
July :, 1856, and to enable him to purchase other
books. per act March ,, 1857 $4,000 90
% copies Of the LIST and 10th volumes Of the works
Congress. per act March ), 1857 GO 90
'Nenty per cent, additional salaries Of principal
and assistant Librarians Of Congress, per act May
aper printing, and binding complete catalogue
Isl 7'''' : '''''' . 4''''' - ''-' 400 90
acking and distributing congressional documents,
under joint resolution ofJanuary %, 1857, per act
MarCa ; 1857 220O0 90
Executive Mansioa - I''' sues ~ -" 5000 co
ep aong works Of heexploringe destroy
ed by FIRE IN 400 A
70 copies, each, Audubons 'sBirdsof America and
'Quairupedsof North America, for presentation
to foreign governments le Oo0 90
rindng and publishing 1000 copiesof the papers OF
James Madison, now in the archiTes Of the State
Department CrOO on |
ust Of the late Chief Justice, John Rutledge for
thesupreme Court room 500 20
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