The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-12-05

penses have been incurred upon two onl,
for which the total appropriation WI
$4,000. The present available balance
disclosed by the following table:
Angus! 2. iss2 ......-.;.y.... ss.7sss
~. lss!........... ..,,.... .".."........... 1000
toJ. y. lads. .;........: ............" S0i "
Une1pendcd balance Of former Appro. ,I
ptiniIons..... l.73s.2t
Toa..,......,:, sao,ivl,lI
LeS amount dawn from Treasury be.
tween July l, 1857, and November 10.
neutrality-suspicious.. B036, IL
..,...'.,.,.... lI,IJ,ol
1t Is apparent by this exhibit, that 9
far Us concerns most OF the items 10 whicl
the Act Of August ed 1882 relates, Their
eau be no need Of further appropriation
until alter the close Of The present session
II, however, any action should be neces
sary In respect to particular objects It vii
be entirely favorable 70 provide for thos'
objects by appropriate legislation. II Il
possible, Tor example, that delay until tht
assembling Of the next Congress TO makt
additional provision for tho Mississippi rive
the improvements might DO attended will
serious, consequences. II such should ap
pear to BIO the case, n Just bill relating tc
that subject would command my approval
This leads me to offer Il suggestion, which
trust will commend itself to the wisdom oil
Congress. Is II not advisable that grants oil
considerable Sums Of money for diverse
and independent schemes OF internal i'm.
provcnenss should DO made the subject ol
separate and distinct legislative enact.
ments. 1t vii scarcely begainsaid, even
by those who favor tho most liberal OK.
pcnditurcs, Tor such purposes MS are sought
to be accomplished BY what is commonly
called the river and harbor bill, that tho
practice OF grouping In such bill appro.
priations Tor n great diversity Of objects,
widely separated either In their nature OF
in the. locality with which they are con.
cerned, or in both, is one which Is much
to DO deprecated unless It Is irremcdiable.
1t inevitably tends to secure the success Of
the bill as a whole though many
OF the items, II separately con.
sidered could scarcely fail OF rejection.
by the adoption Of the course I have
recommended, every member OF Congress,
whenever opportunity should arise for Civ.
ing his influence and vote for meritorious
npPfopflatlohs, nc wouia De enabled 30 to
othsrs nneservn o h;s a "n Ssnc.I ,.a
would the Executive DO afforded thereby n
full opportunity to exercise his constitu.
tional prerosatlve o. opposing whatever
w;ihopt mnar;I;nn ~. smccass ~
which commended themselves 10 his indve.
ment. It may be urged in opposition to
these suggestions that thenumber OF works
Of internal improvement which IRE Justly
entitled: to governmental aid, is SO
great as to render impracticable
separate Appropriation billstherefor, or even
for such acomparatively limited number rs
make disposition Of large sums OF money.
This objection may be well founded, and
whether Il be or not, the advantages which
would be likely to ensue from the adoption
Of the course have recommended, may
perhaps be more cilectually attained BY
another which respectiullysubmit to Con.
gress as an alternative proposition.
coop s,,c;c rsr,oy
T. 10 n.,,,.;,o1 =. a. r..s.;.
~ 10 "o''ueu w 'ue ootls'ltutiohs Of
fourteen OF our States that the Executive
may disapprove any item or items of bit
anpronriatino monev whereunop ,ho -, u
al the biil npnroved sbalI he iur ' nnd ~
mart disapnroved snnll fail to har ." .n ~
law nnless re:nassed accordinc V " 10 :"
provisions nrescribed ior tho , ~ sno
Of Bills over ihc veto II 1s'1 r.
EXECUTIVE The States wherein some .ncL 0
nrovis;on as tho fore"o;n, IL ,,art ' u SUN ~
fundamental Inv ore alaIama Ts,; ~ Wv
Colorado. Florida Georpia T om;o;a ",a'
Minnesota Missouri Nahrasto '. Nau,.
Jersey, Nav Sorl pennsvjvan;o TEN .M
and West V;rrinin 7 command - i va,,s
careful cons;derat;on tIe o,,ost;pn NJ yEn W
m amendment tn the Federal cons Savthv,
in tho nart;cmiar ;nd;ro,ed won1d no, a. "
the hest ramedv inr What ia often ~. a .lo...
embarrassment both 70 memhers ~ u s INV
Gress unJ N ,bo EYecut;vn anJ :. ,o Uun'
fines Times serious nnhI;c ,nisch;e f'Ao 10 sofoc-
Tha ranort n tho Socretorv -; ~ NJ.
states tLe movements ~ various snn ru ivy
during tha vear in home 'an SIfu so.',;'.
waters wbaro o,r oii;car. an,i ' .on','. !.
with s1,ch aims as wo nossess h,n se" lnn
t;nMed " ;ilns,roto ~. t,;nh o n".o wv,
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