Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-06
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
from the Congressional Globe

of the recommendation tor appropriations con
tanned in this deficiency bill sometimes re
cret that IN The assignment OF seats here il has 80
resulted tkat am upon the outskirts Of Demo
cratic civilization. and not upon the other side
that 1 might obtain a better heariag from them:
for ills 10 use 10 address the Democratic party
in the House. as they are utterly powerless here
But il Is Of the highest importance the country
that gentlemen upon the other side Of the House
should give bills Of this character their atteil-
ton
know am FAR behind this age and that il is
utterly impossible to eep up with the progress OF
il unless one runs wild was educated in the
olden school with another class Of men. when. IN
the reporters galleries OF this House or a mem
Der uDon the floor of the House, we're all
taught to look upon deficiency bills with great
distrust and To scan them with the severest scru
tiny When first enterel tue halls of Congress,
a deficiency bill OF S25 600 was calculated 70
create excitement IN nc inconsiderabie alarm.
And when pending the Mexican wsr, de6cien
CIV bill OF $500 900 was introduced into this
House. there was an extraordinary debate
which is fully recorded in the Journals OF Con-
gress. But here to-day we have deficiency of
over seven million dollars, II NAV be more.
know gentlemen apon the other side will tell
me that this Is an era OF rebellion; that this SUN
is extraordinarily large. belonging to extraor-
binary era and that therefore 1t Is impossible for
the Administration of the Government To have
that prospective view Of public affairs which will
enable il absolutely to foresee what will be thu
expenditures of the Government. | have only
this to saw, that, pending the of 1912 with
the powerful empire of Great Britain, there were
no such deficiency bills. | give large credence
and large credit to the argument OF the other
side that, in the progress OF civil war. IL Is ina
possible for the Administration, even now in the
third year OF the war, TO fore-ee what was likely
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is possible u fOresee something
What mainly object to in the deficiency bill,
is the creation of Offices without the authority of
law: the acceptance and endorsement Of Offices
created without law; the creation of offices Who'll
ly unknown to the statute book aud to appropri-
atoms in a deficiency bill of large sums of money
to paw them. Here in this bill four hundred
and fifty clerks created n the departments of the
Government. at the other end OF the avenue.
know many of them are necessary-peFhaps they
are all necessary-and l do not intend TO make
any decided opposition 10 the appropriations for
them. But do say that il the duty of the
Administration. and that il was the par, of wis
dom IN the men administering this Government
TO foresee the necessity of these disbursements
and the necessity for these clerks, in the est-
mates of last Congress. and then 10 call upon the
last House for the .essary appropriations
But here is recommended the creation OF -four
for from six months To year in the department:
in their respective offices, to whom we now owe
debts. and To whom, if not we. at least the Adj
mHstration j. dnder the necessity of providing
the proper mode and means payment
| mean TO say further, it is the duty of the Ad
minstratiou now, in the second and third years
OF the war, TO comprehend It's magnitude and ex-
pense. and TO make the necessary estimates in
advance, and not appe lr here with an enormous
da6c 10 no fauf or ha uar xas
well known two years ago as it is now; anC
its disbursements well known; the ne
cessity for these clerks was as well known
These offices. then. have been created withOu
authority of law, while there is imposed upOr
Congress. in the exercise of its legislative duties
the necessity of making appropriation for thei
support
There are in this bill the most extraordinar,
estimates which We have seen in any de-
fcency bill within the whole range of my con-
gressiOual experience. Here are deficiencies fO
buildings, deficiencies for fences, deficiencies to
furniture, Deficiencies for carpets, also for lithO-
graphs and engravings. and many other article
too numerous to mention-all expenditures with
out law.
What mean To- say upon this subject is, tina
when the regular appropriations ran out iOi
fences. for grading. for carpeting, for furniture
&c, it was the duty of the Administration To stoI
its expenditure. and await appropriation b,
Congress before il disbursed the money. 1t car
wait. as other people are obliged To wait, fol
their comforts and their convenience and the
Injuries. without taking the law into their owl
hands and approx rating money out OF the treas
ury. and then calling upon the legislative de-
partment of the Government to make the neces-
sarv appropriations.
There is created nv this bill foreign mission
The subject alluded to the other day, but il
did not at the moment attract nv attention OF
the attention of gentlemen upon the other side o.
the House, and the matter vas not fully and falr
" met But here Is an appropriation for Min
lister to Sin Salvador. who j. recognized by this
deficiency bill, the office being created wthou
any authority of law whatever This Is The ap-
pontment OF n minister TO inconsiderablt
power il il the creation of an office for the bene
fit of an office holder the appointment oi min
lister IL foreign power which has Dot in pOpula-
ton. in magnitude. or in wealth. anything lik,
the importance of many OF the wards of Phila-
delphia, New York. Cincinnati and Chicago
And yet here is the creation by the State Depar.-
ment OF foreign mission to ) IN Salvador with
out the least authority OF law, and We are calle'
upon here in this bill to like deficiency AZ
preparation for that purpose appeal To gentle
men on the other side of the House. | appeal Il
them in sincerity and truth To resist this thing /
| were of them and among them, il be
never have with any party, here or elsewhere
sanctioned these assumptions by the executiv
authorities of the country
will call the attention of the House To othe
subjects connected with the deficiency bill bu
before | DO il. | wish To disabuse If possible
gentlemen from the preposseSsions and preu
dices in their minds stand upon the floor @
this House as Wing almost solitary and alone
i Cries of No" from Mr.. Rollins OF Missouri
and Others | am AN Old Line Wing. an
nothing but Old Line Wing. For the las
twenty five or thirty wears have resisted the eA
ercise of all executive authority, of all executiv
assumption whatever. and there are scores c
gentlemen upon the other side of the House shs
IN the better DAYS of this republic, have sioo
side by side with men in resistance TO executiv
power and executive assumptions in defcienc
bills. or bills of any character like this which
now before Us
desire To sustain and support the Admin.
trstion in prosecution of this for all cor
siitutoual purposes, aud all nv efforts have bee
/ House this Congress. hold the Treasury OF Oh
Government. ami il has right in its disburs.
/ ilcnts "a insist upon an economical and pruden
administration of public affairs There Is nC
nov such an administration OF our public affair
/ Many OF the departments of the Government ar
utterly corrupt. and known 10 be so. aud the
corruption has attracted the attention OF gentle
men upon the other side OF the House. and il
/ TO their credit and to their honor that they hav