Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-25

unable 70 compeniate them III proportion ~ tueh
talcnts and fervces. Ilhall Therefore be FATS
lied with giving them compensation which
Idesm adequate 10 the performance OF the or
dlnasy duties Of I'll. off cs TO which they belong
+ The difference between the preiert permanent
! alsries and thofe ceatempatca by This oil beng
lfomething hort Of twelye thautaad dollars she
teentlsnan thinks il triaing fan, mere pepper
corn favng and he fays, IT our intentlon Is 10
make a reduction in the expenses OF oar govern
ment, there are many of'l.r oojctfs which ne
has enumerated, and from Whch, 10 his opinion,
| a fayng might with much more propriety be
made. This is a fubiect worthy of condieration,
and from the genilemaa's own tha@ing | am
clearly convinced thai this IS the proper time 10
make ltaad, powerful aand give me leave
to av, Gr, againit every soaf. Of this kind.
| And If the gentlefaan will come forward, |
pledge myself that viii j,lp hisn IN examining
unto, and preventing every Improper expe ld!tute
of the Pablo money. Fjr aith2u q it may be
the opinion OF s,re gentlemen that eleven or
twelve thousand dlllars isa ttiapg saving, still
/ am of a different opinion /; and, 3Sir, | AN
induced TO believe that the honest Industrious
farmer and mecbanic, who are accustomed u
la.aour III rheir own 6el S anl shops (nd ofrhls
description are a very large and respectable por
ton OF our fellow citiz-ns) viii nor consider ele-
ven or twelve thousand dollars 40 uncomfortable
or nepptr corn saving, as the gentleman is pleas
ed to consider it. And SIT although an dcci
/ dediy n,favof ofaifownga reasonable and ade-
quate compensation to every officer of govern
nrnt, YET whca 1--WE compare the sum OF 5000
doils. pei annnri with the salaries ofany OF the
svae li:.cs AID pa ticulafly tae iiafe which |
have the honor 60 represent, the highest 1T
WHICH does not exceed seven hundred and fly
doilars, OF should we compare 1t with the sals.
res OF the other officers Of the general government
/ h,ok The sum proposed must appear too high
or the others comparatively too low. The com-
pc sst,on allowed the supreme court of the Unt,
ed States is but four thousand dollars to III chief
Judge, and to the associate judges three thousand
FIVE hundred dolls. each; and u mutt be allowed,
tna4 fill these Offices it requires men Of the
FIST talents and Information, VINO to discharge
the various duties Of their Offices, are obliged to
,raveI thro' The different parts Of the union at
very considerable expence, while the fecretary OF
Stase and othc, heads of departments are at
, home enilyr the society of their families and
trtnds. Thus, SIT, in every point OF view in
which this subjstt has been considered, am III
duced to believe the sum proposed too high, and
the cf r. sh III give my vote against the IN rion
for fling the blank with the sum OF i've th4u.
Sand DO lars.
( Mr.. !. Clay. A. this subi-a is one which
will PROBABLY occasion considerable difference Of
opinio3 IN the committee, IT IS duty which
owe ID myself and TO my constituents, e. sta,e
| IN few words, the reasons waica will inducc me
tovote agalns, f ling the black with the larger
sum NAMED. perfectly agree with the gentle
man from Virginia tMr. Rand lph in the
general opinions he has expressed | believe that
unless sufficient Inducements are held out
t" men of talents to accept 'he frs fl ,es,
g. government VII 60 10 run: and | agree
that those who hold them are men Of ta.erss anj
virtue. Njthsthem II has been my p idc 10 sgree
| in political sentiment; and 1t has been my duty
| On several OCCASIONS to justly AMI sappor; their
! measures. Ga personal considerations, therefore,
should be the last man on this ,or to vote for
| 4 q .outie of the saasies at present attached
To tbes- eff IS.
| The IDEAS Of The gentleman from Virginia are
| saeh as It appears 70 ne, would favor any salary
| however ex.ravagan,, given to these Off ers.--
he has MT attempted 10 she~ that the salaries al.
/ loved osfo.e tie year 1899 were too low. He
| has OBJ ctei to some items IN the cxpences Of
ths~ government that certainly initiate against
! he ground he has taken. Ie has stated that
he expences of clerk hire ard the contingent
[ U sds Of she departments are extravsgant.
! NV the iii 9b:r Of the clerks AID the direction
| Of The Contingent fund deneod on the mere
viii Of those vho hold rhese offices. The gen.
tlensn gives them great credit for their savings.
If It be necessary to save in the clerk hire aud
cantingenr funds Of these departments, why
nave 90 thsse saving gentleman made the ne.
cessary savings The gentleman has alluded TO
re nature Of the Offices under the governnent
Of the Uolted States. They may be consider.