, 1870-03-12

.1fAAkAttut AA.b $it"lJs PuDtC pTlQI1QK ADD Dlnd.
lnR, 1NoGNo; EtnoRrnph.nG and engraving, $io,-
NU: rtco: o:strcct'ou expeIfes, s3s5, ,o0U.
MT. cox wanted to k1ow what made this DE-.
DANES. cSai1aan q liz conu'ttee Con on AuproptI. M
at.o.e 70 etand By his os1Riral speech IN the
uousG IN favor Of economy. ana not stand By his
It would be hard fpr him to stand pT oue. withont
alto stanoirg BY the other.
nj. BECK, member ol The Cou1mittee o. Ap-
pIop1tauoue, add1esstd the committee upon the
Eene1al subject Of expenditures Of the govern
menf. he asauled The gentlemen that II shey
WeIe M o. ne opinion that tae expeadlsures Of tne
8aisken. ID haa lid eefors that Inc @ e9penses as
sl the dSr 1as p.ess5s ,es!
enaan & ine @ s g appropfa t1S o5ss:
tons ano he Speater of ane House, sns II q
penced s.esboo,o0o dnling Ine last year
e ~ Iaa ssa 'n aglng The
p*ntfufcs had Eeen reduced 10 $3t4, COO COO. They
nad each made those etRtemen]e, antl the Chair
sa q SeoIe s oa had ,o
where be naoe those statements, he had tnooght
Il necessary 70 30 to the rlestacnt and have them
iii. Davea' New Hampshire ap*ecn, Ii % .n.ca a he be
antd he wal told hy the I1eadtut azure rue peQ
pie Of feT uamplniEe that the exhitl: mano by
nm Of the acccez stul collection and economical
wsn al can est Of the pledge of what il should
be each ytar TO Goa e,..9ne Presdent's notcs
duEl m5 administration there k}all he no al.
cencfI sca e Of public expcnd .ures, but wher-
ever and MhefeFe- the closest scrutiny ehall dis
s!o.e tos postsoult5 Of cutting on dollar II saal
Nj. COX asked Mr.. Beck to yield to him th.s
he might ak the gentleman 1fom Massachusetts,
tuaWet1 = By be had not atood up In New H4rup-
ahire to the tneecn he delisertd ia the House,
Nj. DAWES suRgesicd tnat the gentleman
GOD had better not mI1 BIS speech witn toas Of
ltht, Rood eperc~es separately; but II Inc two
xefe rut together they Were Hot worth cent
81. coz. II sou put tie two together they
VII utterly oysfWheln the gentleman. and auY
NJ: BEcK sa;d he did not prote,s to be able to
faI anything to oveEwae'm anybody, nor vas be
making h!s statement fer The purpose OF maklcg
any Unjust cftt1clam on the Chairman OF 1he
Committee On Approximations. lie had seen noth-
ing from tnnt gentleman except desire to
ecorcm1ze: but when thst gentleman ann tbs
Speaker Of the bouse announced that there had
eeen expended fG0,t01,c9o less during the past
expended IN tie zane tine Of President johnson 8
adnlnstrat!on, and that these figures we're raken
fE0@ me oe,al rees.d, be would "a! .hey we're
Of TOT less than $780, 100 OF sis.No.to0. Hi
oplnton vas that the expenditures OF the gverc-
tnsn any other ngures the gentlemen coula q:
mAte-cettaIriy nearer than tney were to s3l4,-
1og.0 Why did he Say ao-. Because, Nhao
account Of the ure1pended balance On baud At
tue close OF the lass dscal ear, Is be wxs by
Law required to do. resolution WAS adop:ed By
which tte Secretary eent Ia rery 10 Tue feson.
ton. Il on1y sho we'd The balance on the sotn Of
September, 1863. which rarew no Light upon the
Subject WhnteyeFs There1pou he {6ecx1 hAd
offered resolution in the lIousc It tQuittng The
b tcreta5 or The Treasury TO f1rntah Iull state
ment Of al uEexpcnded balances IN each Of the
hf&0chSN fPNnFffrRnk n
estimating the SUES inat would be rean.rett to
defrsy nc expenses incurred tn he previous
VI u1d be subject TO The dApoaltlon Of Copgfesl
for the years 1ssc-'l. TO that resolution the
Secretary Of the T1easury sent the statement re-
4u1red giving in detail the amount Of balance sp-
plicahle 70 sasions departments under his control
Ihta Iecapltnlat!on mated that for tho War, NAVY,
Interior. md olheE depanmeuts. the balance On
9nsts "'' aEs T. ~ the %
AZ = 1sa. MI soe Missing toss3 speIs:
which was 10 be deducted about 81, pou,ouO to %
expended ID ths suosequcnt Jeas, leariug $685.
tof ~ ~ oF ns eat a
ptoprAted for these p1trotea for tue current
Ieaf. Every dollar Of that 81, oo9. .o9o nad been
3sls ons Of y aeeoaht ~ tne spesker. and b. the
and BY he Pseadent Of ths Uuited States, in t13,
statensnts tney made to the couatrJ a.
seus Tans - ne
very small fraction OF saoo.ooo,ooo. There vas
now aAfed to be appropriated In tnis D: :ucteucy
~ ~ spUIt nn1n e m91e; Mnea re- sentuEed 70
Nea1des all iheee snms, which showed tnat the
Speaker OF the Houne, and Chairman Of the Com.
.a1t s. " ~ ~ ou ~ sae LII
fnrer' 1t least sao'o ooe. Tnsre T.Ec inrns
fo9 he ~ ~ ns ss1 Ia eahI aana
Of Sh'fh snsfe ~ ds,, no account u = AZ
eo1ernment had snent M mr,rh mn,eT a.. xe'r ny
Il hsppened there VI anT mones ieft 49, 70 3r,as
shout iar1e reduction of ine m etc deh, '1'Ds
speaserS letter he gouS nne mat ~ H. nav; s1
aaid, there had been collected xasi oen 90 duTtne
the ieet year, btstdcs tne tutnlas cni}ec,e.i te
doubt ia, the eosernment nad 40 npca n1n mpp, 1o
MOI cy On hand because that s94. Dan an n nneT'
pepdtd balance had been ust,d n M e,t - thn
approprssron n.,ts AA19 '-<4 ~ eA'Ns1Ss III 'ne
III, BESJAMiN. Do 1 understand TIA een,1a.
rao 10 sly that teere were $4,000 90 nI1eY,
preseni ps rscal % Gsa1 :: 'ne commencement Of the
81. BECK. Thee were ouexpendcd balances
% ytaI apd ths, II III ba1snc.. AZ mex, s,,, aa1a! :!
e1 e r. fns
is Of tu,s Tnc ~ i &c No
tue ,Iteset ossI aep, II xas sas
the sast 1nonthJ statement Of tne ss.aloR s.rs 70
H. KESJtM1r sn1 p9 a.9es las r. o. M,6 is
'ss sise5 sei9; .ass 'ao Az.
fs qse ,ne sot We hare paid as well "a that
iii. Vo0HHEEs. No. sfr. IN m, ,s,,
toyH H. .sic9i Rps9I This ,n,c,c.r vn,,,
TO srrrpnrate for tne nrxs scs ate askea
f nnss Icse nnne6 aGG aaoasn
srn "a ke honeht ~ ths i.s ~ 1o,. "11 s!oNVe
tnc 10 ia sncreparx msein1 e1sn nIe ~ aecosa,
oaaht to Yesuce liz totere.s r. nod n "a,Gn a.;i
wtgch Are fTinr fn fhe htnds ~ ira S., -! oaus y
ina Trs snT ~ tnst the asn,e .,n ~ t W. SsS .,
oten bought For III purposes ol present : ts1s.
Were not ne1d by the on1rTnmcnr ~ 10 'ue oonus
Nj. beer wtnt on 10 refrr 10 Tue adu,o,strs.
n.d sn e. .as ua e1a ne haa no aolst there
war thar iatf Thst hnxerer .honid ~, ensa ~
oonnt.d to tnr -ahit =, rs en Enoua Ho1 9e
grew out Of ine fass that rhe;tag:upon disn,,ed I;
lon snd ZEE IL 9esas s'o IA 70 s3 ss cents Sa
xontd occur ~ when the Ia, ,s5 o. 5asI aa,,nias mEa, J
sl1s ~ 1edecsdnto such po!nt - that iners
DemocTstic party Hrs nos respons.Ose fos tqs IN:
dIev Johnson. re Tespon.s'i1 Vas entfe9, ut al
spors!oe for ihs sseatnss of nrrEtoss - 20
whole responsibility wss = via II The the Kepao.1ess y
ra1ty. Mt John1on had tried 10 get nd Of Rollins
R.rsnna Inrso;, mnrns 1oss SonHoner Q. lntesna
tboee fooe nsre MI n. q .nsn ~
Esaa Eeaa PATTY wUuia 4o. lst MN oe dss
Sns!Kso S1a1S -,s mau'cas heIHua!.eaus n ~
| Ssuate pa1tsa Mnn!d n9t cotnrm Any euece*sol
- notoe. acnce t1ose Eehinx1
Weie ALoNea 70 60 on, ana lor ihem ne Repun
Ectn pA5lJ 1!ohe HeIc Iespouslpse. " tne rev
en0es o. az coa9J 9s,J ~ oetn iEcseAaed, %
tGaokt are que 70 tale adn!nisftauou. Ihe In
cfetke aaa been caused ny me fedacHon Of tue
AZ nom ka @ 70 ceon eaalon on distilled Spirits
me lnte1na! ReEeEne psrsnment VA noK =: i
cre.slnE the a!ntnlatauon had been sQnLtng 10
| 10 tne epotnons e1penanorcs 70 "hica he had