...found in sections 5618and 3678, Rev. Stat. The latter section provides that "all sums appropriated for various branches of expenditure in the public service shall be applied solely to the •bjects for which they are respectively made, and for no others." The effect of this provision is...

...WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, Washington, May 10, 1875. EXTRACTS. » * # * * # * 1. SKC. 3678. All sums appropriated for the various branches...which they are respectively made, and for no others. 2. SEC. 3679. No Department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum iu excess...

...separately. SEC. 3678. All sums appropriated for the various branches of expend- Applications of iture in the public service shall be applied solely to the objects for moneys appropriwhich they are respectively made, and for no others. a SEC. 3679. No Department of the...

...Government in any contract for the future payment of money in excess of such appropriation. " 44 SEC. 3678. All sums appropriated for the various branches...which they are respectively made, and for no others. 4 ' These sections of the law have been repeatedly violated ; in diversion of the appropriation to...

...the Revised Statutes :— SEC. 3678. All sums appropriated for the various branches of expenditures in the public service shall be applied solely to the...department of the Government shall expend; in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve...

...action of officers in passing accounts. By section 3078 Revised Statutes all sums appropriated must be applied solely to the objects for which they are respectively made, and for no other. By another section, no money can be expended in one fiscal year in excess of the amount appropriated...

...be regularly eftected. SEC. 3678. All sums appropriated for the various branches of expenditure iu the public service shall be applied solely to the...Department of the Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress for that fiscal year, or involve...

...provides thatAll sums appropriated for the various hranelies of expenditure in the pnhlii v sliall be applied solely to the objects for which they are respectively made, anil fur m> others. I have construed this statute to virtually prohibit me from authorizing the purchase...

...discharge of the pay and emoluments to which they may be entitled cannot be regularly effected. SEC. 3678. All sums appropriated for the various branches...made, and for no others. SEC. 3679. No Department of tire Government shall expend, in any one fiscal year, any sum in excess of appropriations made by Congress...

...appropriation can be obtained from Congress ; and, although section 3078, Revised Statutes, prescribes that " all sums appropriated for the various branches of...objects for which they are respectively made, and for no oilier я ? the overruling dictates of reason and sound policy toward these savages, who are capable...