The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-31

he speeches. OF tno distinguished ne
publican leaders and the pledge of the
President did not tally with the facts.
Something had to be done. The clair
man of the committee scolded and
threatened. and the country respond
ed. The departments claimed to have
discovered that mistake of 81 COO, 600
had been made. That helped some
still, it was not enough. The Commit
tee on Appropriations struggled to
keep down the appropriations to those
of last year.
/ They refused to commence any new
: buildings; to build ships, Notifications
or do nything else they cou id avoid
J, River and liarbor improvements were
cut down. The army and navy were
slasled into. Even the departments
u and their employees were threatened;
but the other end of tile capitol was too
strong, and in spite of the committee
the appropriations have already got
beyond those of last year; and when
we demonstrate, the almost universal
; answer is. "The unexpected balances
= of last year. which helped us ont, are
e all gone" The most disgracetul ex-
/ hibit, however, which has yet been
;, made, was statement, by the Ireasu-
/ ry Department to gentleman from
Massachusetts, (Mr. .Dawes), on the
G 28th of June last, which he laid before
the House evidently not believing 1t,
6 that the reason why their estimates iol
this year appear so large is that the
clerks in the department had made a
mistake of S32 ,O00, 600 in making them
~ out. l prefer, however, to give the
statement of Mr.. Dawes:
% "The Housewife recollect, Mr.. Chair
man. that in some remarks submitted
% at the early part of the session, l tooi
occasion to compare the estimate
made by the Administration for IL
a.; as coming fiscal year. with the estimate
~ made by the past Administration TO
!: !: the present year, furnished to tin
u House of Representatives for their IN
~ formation, when told the House tina
=, the balance overwhelmingly against tn
y estimates for the coming year. AS
p have said, this attracted some atten
" ton and some remark, and was dcnie
''' in some quarters. 1t has also happen
ed, Mr.. Chairman, that no two gentle
u men since that time, have been able
100 agree upon what was exactly the SUI
wv or amount of estimates made by I'll
res last Administration for this year, an
* ~ the amount of estimates made by tn
W Administration for the next year, evel
yes gentleman commenting on them lla'
5e' inc n different sum total for the amour
1e The Treasury Department has ther
, ,1ie fore felt justified in employing one OF !
lno best skilled accountants In statlng u
Of estimate for this year, made last yea
.tS ane the estimates for next year. MAJ
W. this year, and the result OF That lnve
&C. tigation l take pleasure in laying b
oh- fore the House with all its details.
e,- at will be seen that the, balance
,ooSS' favor of the estimates of the 'prese
wv Administration for the next fiscal We
'. over the last Administration for Il
pn1 fiscal year is $6,096, 235.I2 1t is =
'cai fair to state that this difference
oW- found by the Treasury Department CO
e e9s recting their own mistakes in their es
''ue mates submitted to this House to
no amount of $50, 900, 900. All these m
takes in the estimates are made aSa
themselves. There is correction
oil of the estimates for the present y
by the last Administration, an omlss
g "A having been found of about $9,OO0,u
Yet with a pretended mistake, II
1000 of 100000 and next OF s32'ooo'o
- we do not hear that any of the soc
IS 05 ed blunderers have been either {
the missed or reprimanded. The WI
,unt thing is transparent it is bold,
It Of blushing attempt to conceal from
| his country the real facts, which not q
tbis show no diminution of expenditu
cas- but a large increase. | give c.
, not narrative statement of the amour
Is or the bills passed for last year and SO
hich for this. 1t is as tohows'
add co,,pAp,soN or APPROPRIATIONS
,erty NM, yr,ps ENDING; JUNE 80, /
,hich ,nn 1871 81 TIP TO rms TIME.
ed to ,oeo ,-o 1870,