Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-06-07

docy or insanity adopt such principles will leave him
to 5e-lsody his correct table, by passing over the 500
So,565-and then balance the amount with his figures
and with his conscience in the best manner he may.
Mr. Rivcs appears disposed to complain, that instead of
testing the matter OF expenditure by the appropriations
which he says furnish general criterion for upproxima-
ting" the amount, the gentleman from New Hampshire
has undertaken to furnish from soo source or other the
sums, which have been actually expended"
Now the GO some other" OF that statement is
other than the Department of the Treasury and the
authority for il, official exhibit i'm writing under the
hand of the Register One word more before pass from
this topicMr Rves in effect says that have passed off
taco for three of the expenditures o the present adj
ministration 1.-THE gentleman will permit the ofone
ofhs select phrases say in the teeth of Mr. Rives that
such statement is-incorrect BY adverting my re-
marks, i'm relation to this item it will be seem that made
preence OF including the expenditures of the present
year. On the contrary having stated the expended
in different administrations back for period of IL years
in giving the results of the annual average of EACH
pressly compared them with tho annual average Of the
two years" stated of Mr.. Adanss administration, which
shew his to be less by $4,000 year. than the last
average of those that preceded
have neither time, inclination now to go into
sideraton of the labos of the Committee Public Expen
ditures hcl, Mr. r. has referred If report from
that Committee shall up for consideration while
Imay be in Congress- il shall receive from me, at least
careful perusal Nor do choose in this form, to enter
upon investigation of the unconradicted Speech of
his colleague who is voucbed in with new matter
the close of the letterIow much of the Speech
ierred TO was loft uncontradic:ed' do not say but
~ much which stated by the gentleman upon his
outon concerning the discussing officers OF the govern
ment, seemed 20 far records could have done it,
to have been very fairly dsproved For instance: to
shew that w executive have greater discretionary power
public monies now, than formerly, by of ap.
preparations for coming he stated that in the first
year o! Mr. Jefcrsons administration, the appropriations
for contingencies amounted to but Sl20OO, while in the
the last year he made them Sl,ll000O. He answer
ed by reference TO the laws of the H. States Vol B.
dis to sos TO shew, that the appropriations in 1872,
which contingencies specified item, to
S3l2,662 He referred to the IT, $. Laws, Vol. o.
page to 33 to shcw, that the i'll 1927 amounted to
II. q of
year from the Treasury Department. that in this year they
but Sl05,252.
In to the allegation, that the Executive dscre-
onay power the public monics by ofthe APP
preparations for contingencies, greater than
ny former PERIOD, comparison instituted between
this and the year lSlSand the o. 8 Laws, Vol o. page
2o6 to 3t2 cited to sl,ew, that the of these
appropriations then 81 G5 305-and that in compare
with the present four items only exhibit the follow
Treasury Department, Army Navy and for Foreign In
were