The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-19

The following is the message sent by
the President to Congress to-day:
To The Senate and House Of Representatives ::
The near approach Of the new fiscal
year, and the failure OF Congress, up 10
this time, 10 provide the necessary means
10 continue all the functions OF the Gov
ernment, makes it my duty to cali your
attention to the embarrassmenta that
must enspe il the fiscal year is allowed
TO close without remedial action on your
part. The President quotes provisions
Of the laws and Constitution, saying their
effect ia TO prohibit any outlay OF public
money toward defraying even the current
and necessary expenditures Of the Gov
IIernment after the expiration Of the year
for which twas appropriated, excepting
when those expenses are provided for by
some permanent appropriation, and ex-
cepting. in the War and Navy depart
ments. The number OF permanent ap-
preparations are very limited, and cover
but few OF the necessary expenditures OF
the Government. They are nearly all, il
not quite all, embraced in Sections 1861,
3,6SS and $3.50 OF the Revised Statutes,
while Section 3,G70 provides thar no de.
partment shall, in any one fiscal year
involve the Government in any contract
for the future payment OF money in sex-
cess Of an appropriation for thatyear. Sec
ton 3,732 confers by clear Implication
upon the heads OF the War and Navy De-
partmenIs full authority, even in the ab-
sence Of any appropriation, TO purchase
or contract for clothing, subsistence, for
age, fuel, quarters or transportation, not
exceeding the necessities OF the current
year. The latter provisioni5 special and
exceptional in its character, and is TO be
regarded as excluded from the operation
ofthe former more general one. But ifany
Of the appropriation bills enumerated
should fail TO be matured before the eX-
piration Of the current fhcal year, the
Governuent would be greatly embarras.
I'D for the necessary funds to carry on
the service. Preclpded from expending
money not appropriated, the Departments
would have 10 suspend the Service so far
as the appropriation for it BhouId have
fniled to be made.
A careful examination OF this subject
will demonstrate the embarrassed condi-
ton all branches OF the Government will
be in, and especially the Executive, il
there should bc failure TO pass the neces-
sary appropriation bills before the first
Of July or otherwise provide.
l commend this subject most earnestly
10 your consideration, and urge that
some measure be speedily adopted TO
overt evils which would rernh from non.
dction by Congress. will venture q,
suggestion by way OF remedy, that a
joint resolution properly guarded, might
be passed through the two Honse Of Con-
Sress, extending the provisions Of all the
appropriations for the present fiscal year
to the next, in all cases where there is
failure on the first Of July to supply such
appropriation, each appropriation 30 ex.
tended to hold good until Congress shall
have passed the corresponding appropri.
alton applicable to the new fiscal year,
when all money expended under the laws
enacted for this fiscal year shall be de.
Quoted from the corresponding appropri-
alton for the next To make my ideas on
this subject more clear, have caused TO
be drawn up joint resolution embody-
ing them more fully. US. GRANT.
Executive MansiOH, June II, 1875.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
WARRINGTON, June 1s.LThe widely
published statement that the House Conf
mittee on territories has reconsidered its
favorable action on the Senate bill for
the admission OF New Mexico is wholly
erroneous. The House Committee on
Appropriations yesterday agreed 4to re-
port $4,000, 900 for public buildings, the
estimates Of the Treasury Department
being S., 100000. Only IL working days
remain before reaching the frat Of July,
the commencement. Of the fiscal year, 10
say nothing Of the probable interruption
Of business by the Intervention Of the st.
Louis Convention, as was the case with
that heldat Cincinnati, but nOtwithstand. :.
ing this some OF the members are Of the
opinion that by sitting day and night
shch legislation may be mAtured as will
reduce the apprehepsions expressed by
the President in his message to Congress
on Saturday, and financial embArfass-
ment to the Government be thus ayerted.