New-York tribune., 1876-06-19
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.
NECESSITY FOR ACTION OF THE APPROPRIATION
BrrIs-JoINr RESOLUTION RESPECTING PUBLIC
FUNDS.
lGfnrRAL rREss pIsPArcH.I

FUNDS. .-.,
GENERAL PRES DIsPATCHI
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 1S.-The follow
ing message was Congress by the President yes
terday:
n, me Senate and House Of Representatives:
The near approach of fiscal year and the failure
Of Congress, up to this ne to proyide the necessary
means continue all the functOus Oi Tue DONeuheh'
makes Il ly uuty To call ynur attention 10 Tue emDai-
rissnens that must ensue II the fiscal year is allowed 10
cosr without remedial action on your part go
Tie President then quotes certain provisions OF me
laws and the Constitution, saying lhtlt eect s 10 pro-
hibt any outlay oi ruDhc money toNaru s o,u
the current and necessary expenditures OF the Govern
nent after the expiration OF the year ior Nheh alPo
prated excepting when those expenses are provide or
by pc manent appropriation ahh cActPuhg IN Ine
War and Navy Departments tue number OF peinanent
appropriations are very hned anu cover ous Sm nv vi w
tfo necessary expenditures OF the Government lhey
nearly al. Il not quite au embraced in Seetpn5 @
3ds7. Gs5 and 3,6s0 OF the Revised statutes. tat
contained Section 36s7 is applicable TO the expenses
OF collecting toe revenue from eustos tnat Ia 9eJaoh %
3CSS 90 the payment oI the interest on tno pubic ueoI'
and that IN Section 36so to various Opecs 100 nner
ois To detail here II viii bc observed that while sec
ton 3679 provides that no department sna ia any one
fiscal year involve tnc Government III any contract iof
lion for that YEAR section 1892 eonfers by clear npli
cation, upon the heads oi The war ard Navy Depart
mcuts uil authority even in Tie absence OF any appO
uriaiion. 10 purchase contract for clothing,
subsistence FOR &c, fuel quarters aud transportation
latter provision Is spsai ana fro tbe oHerIioSs
OF The general one. But any OF the appro
pr,on bills enumerated should fail to he matured
fore The expiration az tine fiscal the Gov
eminent would greatly embarrassed for want OF the
necessary funds to carry on the service. Precluded
from eIpending money not appropriated the depa,t-
cnts would 10 suspend the service so far as the
appropriation should have faded 10 be made careful
examination Of this subject viii demonstrate the embir
rsscd condition all branches OF the Government viii be
in and especially the Executive tr there should be
a failure to pass the necessary Appropriation DIS
before the lst OF July or Otherwise provide commend
this subject most earnestly to your consideration ana
To- avert the evils which would result from
nonacton by. Congress; | will venture the sugrss-
ton by way Of remedy that JOINT resolution properly
guarded, might be passed through the two houses OF
Congress extending the provisions ol all appropriations
for the present fiscal year To the next IN an cases where
there is failure the lst Of July TO supply such appro-
praton each appropriation so extended 90 hod GOOD
until Congress shall have passed corresponding ppro-
praton pcable 10 the new fiscal year. when all mon
eys expended, under the laws enacted Tor TINS ncal
year shall be deducted from tho corresponding appropr
alton for the next.
To make my IDEAS on this subject more clear have
thenl more fully u. S. GRANT
EXECUTIVE MANSION, June II, 1876
The following Is the Joint resolution alluded to In the
Presidents message:
Wb,y,os The ordinary and necessary expenses OF the
public service in various branches. comprising among
others the expenses which especially pertain To the
Legislative Executive, aud Judicial Departments OF the
oyenment to the consular aud diplomatic service 10
the Postal service, to the support of the army and to tne
maintenance OF the navy are generally met by annual
appropriations which expire at the end OF the current
bcrSSs No public funds will he available defray
these expenses rs the shall accrue after that pc
rod unless appropriations shall have been previously
made therefor by law aud
Wb,ycas To avoid the great embarrassment to the
public service that might otherwise ensue II u eXpe-
dcut 10 make provision for dcfTaying temporarily such
OF these expenses would bc unprOvded Tor IN case
some one OF usual annual appropriation bills de-
signed provide therefor should fail 10 be matured Dy
the end of chr fiscal year now current theTeiore be
ResOired Dc, That III any OF the following ap-
prOpriatiOn bills for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1877. shall not have passed by the com
mencemcnt OF such year, so that the iun,is 10
be- appropriated thereby may then he available Tor
expenditure. that is TO say, the Di providing ior the
legislative Executive, and Judicial expenses, the bll
providing for the consular and diplomatic expenses. the
bin providing the service OF the PostOice Depart
mrn the bill providing for the support OF the army, ana
he b providing for the naval service, the ApprOpIa-
ton act Tor current fiscal year corresponding IN us
general description and object to such Appropriation blll
Snail extend 10 fiscal year next ensuing until such
Appropriaon bill is enacted and takes effect to tile end
that the provisions OF such Appropriation act which shall
appy 10 the ordinary aud necessary expenses Of the
pubc service for the current fiscal year snail IN like
manner be applicable To similar expenses which may ac-
crue during the period intervening between the end OF
the current fiscal year and the time when such Appro
pfatian bill for the next ensuing scal year shal be en-
acted aud take effect.
STOPPING THE WHEELS OF GOVERNMENT.
RELIEF THAT DELAY IN PASSING THE APPROPRiA-