Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-02-09

1.-THE whole department. # az reluc,;o.
Icommenced. In the, Treasury sie9ar,n .
the expences are 10000 do!la... Pnr
the ideas Of some gentlemen, aud rb ~
will be saving in the salary of the seq,
tarv OF / 500 dollars, Of the comptroIl
E85o dollars, Of the treasurer 600, Of ~
auditor Goo, Of the register 400, SOM.
thing less than 1000 dollars; and that;
all. IN the war department. The expenc.
amount to %, 600 dollars. IF the salaris'
of the secretary aa4 accountant are redn.
ed as is proposed, there would Be :.
treachnnent Of / 500 dollars, and this wooI
be the amount Of the saying. Tut The p@
tlep-en have not ventured to propose,L.
general reduction Of the war establishing,
which costs t!ie.nation 1even now tie a,
nnal sum of sos 900 dollars. 4 saving !.
to the same amount, would, by "a like =,
duction, be made in the navy department
whose exDcnoes, under the noss econon;.
cal arrangements which have been made
under this government, amount at pyesynr
to $50, COO dollars, which have exceeded
heretofore ere million Of dollars, and h
times not very remote several millions,
I find the cxpences ii the iudiciary EST.
mated at $4,000 dollars, and d Saving !,
proposed to be made by retrenchins G00
dollars from the salary Of a single officer
the attorney general. I have no desire 70
diminish the salaries Of any o6icer IN tbs
department., in which there appears to m.
to be an economical disbursement Of the
public money. When speak, however
of the economy Of the department, mean
not to refer to that portion Of expenditure
which is made in the district wherein we
arc now delibcrating5 for | find that the
estimate g for defraying the expcnces Of
the supreme, circuit and district courts Of
the United States, including the Dlsuic
of Columbia, also for3 urors and witnesses
in aid of the fundS arising from fines, for.
feitures and penalties incurred IN the year
1901 and preceding years, and likewise
for defraying the expenses OF prosecution
for offences against the United States and
for the safe keeping ofprisoners, amounts
to 5000 dollars.
l did o. Friday express myself, thar if gentle.
men were seriously bent en- rctrenehm,n,: thq
ought to take up The dePrtmenss generally pa
tjeularly the marine ana p!lilia!Y ;and afier r
forming them. tax l. up TIC cly ijst, tnusryi.v
ing the expences ef wilo!e daparmcnt, AID
not striking at the salary ofuadi9ldua ilters'
did say that to maze saving ot no. quite 1000
liars, in this way utoi All sxpeaditl'e Of @li
hons vas "a bfing a mere Pepper ceTn INFO III
excheouet. lie term was used Oh most ne
rnorabie occasion, ard by an ever 70 o. y:0tst
ed man. Il YVES nsed..by bori Chatham on III
otoieet 90 tax This country. ttwls then drcaF!
by that illa51ous SsatesihaT, tll2t 81 the 'cvsaG
which could be wEung from disc uatTy Souat.
bur poor cqeivalent compared w4thtbc s'ryNa
We had rendered, andshoali rendef i5rea' B1@
as allies. as customers and as friends aud ihe oil
sera,l- Gnspc7r was denon1ced who " t!iJ a5H5
a pepper corn into The exchequFr At tie ex2eN
Of millions to the nation. Ana H1w say t%
the saving CT 10, 900 dollars oar Of be saIau'S
officers, aho dugnt 70 be the asks, now II y
void, on vhosc taIeaFs AID vJsu dePeod @
peace and welia,c oftbe couesTy, and the h8'"
expendl, ure Of millions, would bc - blog aE|
per corn inta The cIcheGpsf.
The gentleman from Conneaicut NJ Nv
dard) in the course ofhs obssrvagio@ h2s td2if%
ed a hope that the advice which my learned 'iF"
from New York (Df. MitchilI) had 6isen to W
House would be takep By lbs cl'eo's.
If could arrogate 80 myself vfe iiR'f o.
irg ADVICE to any member oi ;t.a bouse, ! WY
recommend 70 1heie Pafron one fair,a rsd ;"
h4rence to Mch viii always keep up rhs '2sD
ance Of saying something on a subl1c. "D
ever your are unable 10 answer your aa'e'Df
slways answer ycufse!E. Having only yoa.
20 answer, you ensure one important poa',
beng equal 90 reply
This remark sppIies with peculiar tore
the statement which has bsen rado OF @a' n
fallen from my friend from Massachusetts +
Gusts DOR orc Of WHOSE Arguments he g.,