National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-07-20
TOFFICI
CIRCULAR RELATING TO UNEXPENDED
BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS.

CIRCULAR RELATING TO UNEXPENDED
BALANCES OF APPROPRIATIONS.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The following dse:Sh II he HON S Frs Comp
tEoller, relative TO carrying Gne1Pended balances
of appropriations to the surplus fund, under the
provisions Of the 9Th section OF the act Of June %
1874: and to certain exemptions made therein, r
published for the Information and guidance OF III
concerned. UHAs: T. CoNAnT,
Acting Secretary.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, |
SIR: Your letter Of the 10th Instant, asking my |
opinion on several points relative to the construo
ton Of certain provisions In the ion
aFfrst. Does the 5th section Of the legislative
pTsEsd June 20, 1874, repeal that portion OF the
Sd section Of the Army Appropriation Act, ap-
proved june ls i which excerpts ITE ne ~ .bs
proper Auditor to be necessary In the settlement
o. Accounts reported TO him BY the Quarter
| masters and C0mmissary Dspartmentsl'
section OF the act Of June 90 In effect, repeats
90 much Of section 9ofthe act OF June 10 as Is m
consistent with its provisions Section Of t ths
| Ouartermaster's and OommissAry Departments
! hut excepted from its operations moneys neces-
| master's and CommIssary Departments, and In
| process OF settlement In the once oil the proper
| Auditor. N -.,,,os %
AMI reouires Iisll uneXpended balances OF appro-
| priations which shall have remained upon the
q The 9T "Da asS sorsred into the
4 treasury - with q prOyisO exemptlhB certain ap-
preparations from tsoperations, but not including
No ~ ~ Inne i6 In this respect the two
tions are inconsistent, and the last In date must
P.ssseond what contributes the permanent .spe
cJso anuroprfatious, which are to continueaYalIa-
| HE until otherwise ordered by Congress, under
tho nrst pr6yiso Of the 9th section Of the act OIL
II Is not necessary to name each appropriation
which may be deemed permanent sPeeinc ap-
proprlation, !" but understand the term TO mean
and embrace appropriations for continuing service
10 be used Until further action Of Congress; and
81 tbs york or service for which they are made.
, Authorizations for collection OF revenues IRON
customs; for the payment OF Interest on the PuDie
debt; for steamboat inspecttoni for marine NOS
initial service: for refundinZ duties &C. are 70 De
deemed permanent. The first consists OF hxed
for each six months; me secG rd ~ ~
pies. Others can be readily determined as ques'
TBird what is to be deemed the nature OF the
contract, existing at the date OF the passage o
this act the uhllment Oh 81, s 10y ~
act Of June 20 fs74 aud how Is this once 70 De III
7 formed OF the existence Of such contracts
4 n Is evident Congress used the Woru "cOntract
IN limited sense; certainly not in very oroaC
l. one. am or the opinion that Congress mean a.,
valid written contracts e1ang anu IN trH r.
Of execution ard unfulhlled June ~ ISi4, ~ ~
e clear that Congress did not mean all unpaid ia
bIlitieG sounding IN contract for that would 10
q oiude everything, and be inconsistent with hml
. which Congress evidently intended to impose
> The contracts referred TO should also pc eon2ls
IS emit with the provisions Of the 5tn, otn an9 ~
, sections Of the act Of 1870, for those proYision
StiIi remain n force, WITH the added restriction
e. Of the 5th section Of the act Of June % lsI4 an
:. are 10 be considered in constituting the latter,
81 that the contracts provided for must nave See
r nropeTlV made within the year or period 70 Wnlc
Inc Appropriations respectively relate; -, A.
ID This substantially answers the letter Of ~
. Second Auditor Of the 10th Instant releErsa
l. sSfs ef1oe. ss we'll aS yours Of the same date
ri The faot that money Is due 20 9 person eann'
oha10e the CONSTRUCTION Of the 9TH sectoni LOT
er II were The intention to keep appropriations ops
3 for their paymeAt that section would nave We,
iittisEif nv f6rcs whatever, Indeed, ~ Woul
is sdd nothing 70, but probably diminish the enc
-, Of the Legislation OF $50 ,-.H....r
N IAN, very respectfully ,....o,,.-'
Hon. c. p CondRi, Acting Secretary.
a ENorR.-WAIl contracts to be made BY virtue
=" this sct or Of any Law Of the United states al
ur reouiring the advance Of money, or 70 DC IN ~
=. manner connected With the settlement OF pug,
On ACCOUNTS shall be deposited In the once OF y
SSomotroi eT OF the Treasury Of the United state
> Within ninety days after their dates, reSpt
tie tIVeIy.'-Aet July 10, lTes, Il Stat, elh.D