The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-26
who l. to Pay the Expense ,

There Is no legislation or appropriation
under which the President can appoint
commission To- represent Tire United states,
or tne People oi tho United SDte-. at tic
approaching international Exhibition In
Paris. Any appointment that can now be-
made will b" simply honorary. and any cX-
pcnse that may be incurred will have - he
provided for by individuals.
From the tenor of Some Of the remarks
That were made at the meeting held in this
city ON Thursday evening. it wond -com
that Nh" gentlemen who propose to send a
committee to Washington to urge the APP
pointnrut of Commissioners, expect the
proper financial aid 10 be- given by Congress
when ii meets in October. We are ms much
IL favor of having the arts and products OF
the United States represented at Paris
n any Of those gentlemen; but We
decidedly object 10 ihc mourning of
dchts ia the name of the tuitrd states
BY this or any other Administrations.
on the chances OF future appropriations
BY Congress 10 cover the Obligations. We
have had occasion 10 condemn rs entirely
irregular and improper, the device icsortcd
e. by the Secretary of War iOi supporting
the army during the recess OF Cuilyr,
without any appropriation OF public uonry
applicable to that object. Upon similar pllu-
ciples we protest againstany steps forth"ap-
pointmcnt of a commission that j. 10 repre-
Sent the Government Of the United States At
Paris, or to take charge ut American inter-
ests at that exhibition in the name OF the
Government, unless it Is distinctly under
stood that no claim Is TO be crented for pay
mcnt of the expenses by Congress at some
future time. With all that can be done by
the most rigorous application Of the rule
that requires previous appropriations before
liahitl"~ cnn be incurred, the United States
are sufficiently exposed to various abuses IN
the application Of public money, without
permitting tho Executive to create for the
Government implied promises TO pay for
things that the Executive has no authority
u order or sanction.
Mr. HEWITT clearly explained at the
meeting the reason why the last Congress
made no appropriation for the Paris ENhi-
bitOn. The conduct Of the managers of the
Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in
refusing to return 10 tho Treasury the
sl,5oOoO loaned to them by an act Of Con.
gree ON tho express condition that it was
TO be- i"pnid ont Of the receipts, inevitably
put tho House of Representatives out of the
hmor OF making any moro grants to com
missions 81 this nature. Til" decision Of the
supreme Court Of the United states roqun-
Ing The nuneytO be repaid, did not come
soon enough to undo the effect that the re-
slstancc OF the managers and the decision al
the inferior court had produced upon Com
grcls. So that now we have an additional
reason, beside many Others WHY thor,
should have been an extra session Of Con
gro before October; for If tho United
Statos nle TO hc represented officially and
nti"naliy at tho Paris EXhibltion, iegisla
Won ana appropriation arc huth ucodiul an,
ih"I -r"'7ahlo To give any official character
u lh' approximation, and to Secure the paY
mont "i proper expenses Slll, what #
hkely to be done by an Administration lhn
j. nothing hut the l0ciuH tcncns Of the execu
hvo branch oi the Goye!Eueut, aud tha