New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-12


tleman and the Speaker Of the House announced
that there had been expended sooooO less during the
year of President Grants Administration than had been
expended i'll the time Of President JOhnsOns Adj
and that these IgaTe ; were taken from
taken, in his Judgment TO tho amount OF not less than
expenditures OF the Government for the current
year were nearer AO0,0OO.OO than any other
nearer than they were 1914 Why did he say
Because when the Secretary OF the Treasury failed to
give any account OF the unexpended balance hand at
the the last fiscal year, he by law required
do. resolution was adopted by the House, calling
upon him for such statements. The statement
which the Secretary n s Sasnon on reply cpl yo, to - that
TENDER, 1862 which threw no light upon the subject
whatever Tboreup0n, he Mr Beck) had offered reso
Treasury to furnish full of all unexpended
balances each OF the branches OF each Department on
that Womb be- to Geiay the ems
peuses incurred in previous years. and showing
position OF Congress for the s7O7l TO that resou
ton the Secretary Of the Treasury sent the statement
cable 10 the various Departments under his
Ss War; The navy sa saO"SG y. U
other Departments, the balance on hand on the
FOR the fiscal wear ending June 1870 for those depart
ments an $1,000 making total applicable to those
deducted about 100000 to be expended in the subse
quent year. leaving so60l4sS for the expenditures for
over the amount appropriated for those purposes for
the current year Livery dollar or that s9i.OOo.C0O
the Chairman Of the Committee on Appropriations and
by the President OF tho United States the statements
they made the country 10 the actual expenditures
80 that actual expenditures would amount 10 within
very small fraction OF $iO00OO,0O0 There was
now asked TO be appropriated in this Deficiency bill
about $4,000 900 more. which, no veDtured TO say.
wond De increased in the Senate To t50O00,OOO.
all these sums, which he said came TO this
amount aud which showed that the Speaker OF the
House and Chairman Of the Committee on Appropra
tiOus and the President himself all In error as 10
the actual expenditure OF at least $6OOOCO, there
large Of money drawn from the one per cent
for engraving OF Treasury bonds and notes OF
which there account at all.
Mr.. BENJAMIN (Rep., MOI desired 20 know how, "
the Government had spent much money last year.
happened that there was money lett 10 DTnX about
a large reduction OF the public debit
Mr. BECK would tell the gentleman how that done.
II the gentleman would read the Speakers letter. they
would hnd that there said there been collected
1894 100 900 during the last year beside tho surplus col
lected tho year before lie Beck there fore had no
doubt that the Governments had much money on hand
because that $gioO0 Of unc1pended balances had been
used meet tho expenses for which there had been mo-
charges IN the Appropriation bill.
Mr.. BENJAMiN-DOI understand the gentlema, IN
say that there were 81 ot 90 OF Xpcndrd BALANCES al
The commencement Of the present fiscal year
Mr.. IEtE-Ihcrc were uDeGpcndfd balances 10 tho
amount OF slU23 -Jl52 and tho Secretary ccrtidr. ta
only 5000 900 of That can be carried ard ia th
fiscal year that all the balances Will be expsnde6 to
getber win tc actual appropriations Of this year about
fI9C1OOOOO. and mat Ito gentleman VIII zee by IcielGg