Mr. WRIGHT. The gentleman has had his opportunity to speak in avor of the bill. I am p aying a lone hand, and I do not want to be interrupted. [Laughter] Mr. Speaker, I 2nd with great pleasure the honorable Gentfrom Illinois who called the attention of this House to the peculiarity of this bill, that it does not permit any supervision on the part of the Senate of the U.S. It pioposes to appropriate $7,000,000 to b. but into one mans hand for disbursement, an he is not to be called to account for the manner in which it is disbursed. The President may select any man he pleases. There is no power of examination. No matter what his report may be, it is decisive and final. I have no doubt, as the gentleman has said, whoever may be appointed commissioner in case this bill passes must be a gentleman of unexccptionable character. He will have to go to Missourito take testimony according to the best of his ability. We know all men are fallible. Now, who can tell what inducements may be held out to warp his clear judgment? If he had the firmness and fidelity of the cele brated Ronald MacDonald, I would very gladly consent to give him this unusual power. You will recollect there was a time in English his tory when it was found necessary to make some elforls to seduce the Scottish Highlanders from their alleviance to the Scottish cause. It was attempted to draw them away by roffers of high stations. Now, there ha cued, to be a High land chief, called Ronald acDonald, of Castle Ronald. When the courier came to him and offered him his title of nobility, the honest High lander said, “Gae back, mon, to your master, and tell him that Ronald MacDonald asks nae ither title than Ronald MacDonald, of Castle Ronald.” If on could find a man like him or a man like iesars wife, above suspicion, I would agree to it. But, sir, to permit one single individual to take millions of dollars out of the Treasury of the U.S. in reference to a matter the propriety of which Iseriously doubt, is more than I, as a rereseutative of the State of NewJersey, am wiling to consent to. I protest against it. The character of the legislation is wrong, because it is special and invidious. We Ought to have a general bill to accomplish the same purpose. There are no obligations here in this law to compel the commissioner to be honest, or any reason in the preposition that would cause it. Whither then, are we tending? I believe Gentlemen desire to pursue a system of reasonable economy. Let us hesitate, therefore, before measures of this importance are passed. Let us not plunge the nation deeperinto debt than it now is, unless there is urgent and just cause for so doing. I have not yet been compelled to look around before I cast my vote. I cast it with a clear and honest object. While I am willing to make every sacrifice demanded by patriotism to meet every exigency and to provide for every public expenditure that may be needed, yet I am not willing to go to this excess and to squander away the public money when every dollar is needed to pay the public debt. I am, however, always willing to secede every thing for the payment of those noble and gal lant Deli who fought so successfully to save the Union and keep our flag flying over every acre of round within the limits of the U.S.