The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-03-03

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-,ey herr ~ ling D, -stair.ee ga sac q utWs s.
arpraars,mr surcthc snass 20 every spreab'
.4..ra5sa .usfs lilIbe IT dtflniu9n = ~ a.
s,g,ssr. rrler l., III estimates 81 auc = ~.
nrptst,ne,its; Ia ~ ict 10 eieft sHrFfy 3"
"a f,is and canals ni national Importance. ti'
NAV ssiri, br defined, Il suf fTiag be sn'cf =
tiblp . ,ieSullaa. Nc ate asked % @ppi'pttf'
"A s,ai al s54Is.3 ls Nss s5p,osh la "eatI
f4r :. "a, ,es IT such rVnlos 3 t'e itf"aei =
.ast .alak proper 10 drapHaaste 0Hi'hs'
Have .ai shopu ,aarc rfsPrrt M sn'the, o'
thnss e. Atus. that thilt rnJa'paa 2. "'sa'9"'
na,e ~ ~ application NJ tanrg O. ti's "am
the apprapraf a ~ fJlect, or IT "sf''a"s
la amount p Tare . nov = q Htn1 ia 400
tipoa .urtahas from thf u al ut g. ala'f 90 IN
y rsftmsils. see tag - Ice smaust7 ira h"in
- fs.ifaini. aud askaz 80 she raTil &c Of
trsosfc,f,ur apnrep Istisis from nns yed OF
..,nsas,f frp Ia auotHoY Has titrrc brta q at
,,sitfo, manifested IN the estimate Of aay 81
- Il, attinsnts. to " rclucr the una'haeo
64la 3, contingencies. 90 tHerrbs clrcHmstnbe
discretionary powers oVrt money on ~
,5Il b. fatud fHaI ius hold ni cnning' n''as
;e...d OF hong reduced by the present Aulan-
sstran,u tns pcru realty 'xrniHd. al" 'h''
me 4 scretisnarg sawefs 'fthr EHr obve o
s.er IL. puplic monty. have been proportion"
]. oIaH. I'D SEINE al the TOM IN TINS ~
ats,#s IT " contingencies shsf have "cea-
s.au 20 lt'ne mofc particularly 10 the oci'ee OF
f4r House.
4. / b,yr thus ,entared. Nj Speaker, 20
..F,,,t ,y.if N TIM uaf 4stirnat1c, Il nj inv
d,ops ,hs5ne ~, II 40 ecIt7m'st l must br
,,4r,.,9 tod g., sat- eHntHs,r Ht ma1c tu detail,
.a.t,.e,t, autiouS upuh f'ls ,l1rct in'nsh
-. ,,l,o ~ al economy an not, sir. thr id
sorste ola nisgudr pasmpny | 'onl" Il
.t... an sinerair places. ali 81 1frnumrrt
address winch srtrr other purpose than 10 hr
tpty rrreptacles fot court fayortteG, and cnan.
-. OF I.-cuty lndneuca But ~ rclahon 80
oil cas- who are really ueccs AIRY 10 public
service " .ufl give them libs,aI rompensauon'.
I know not Al this moment, a SOLITARY oiheet.
vhos sal,rt Is pnd rrduce. | would hnc1
Tn salary Is thtoue b tn oltcc aud by n
aud ia same sct, wherever found stn''aIr,
ar a moro a. IN 10 4 emp aymcat, I would sweep
hsth tar sal nv - thc office ~ f'Eudiothe seen
r5f, effhssr great public csl hishmcuts IS O. tai
~, tbr country. would muaioia them al N u
sfairpI .aluiiry vipof AL efficiency; bn =
,te bp.i mrans II dong that, | would cadcuFor
~ f..s Them tom incnnbI1nsr. aud topurgc
',f,fm HuIn ahssr IN every hfancli OF then Al
,nlnisilptan. 1uls. SIR IS ny idea OF public
cepogmr
Sir. aave been very much surprised tat
IN. n-rpnuiinu II retrcnchln"m has been &"
rfompty met rs an attach upHr ihc pcs nj Nd.
,,t.,., ,..,-Hl, ArotnrN MT lriauds ut ecuuo-
r4, liz Prceidcnt h,- wen ua the alnpIrs
.pIatssaion, upur ms suhlrrt-.csrn oi ~ sutr'
mi a#up.laut economy. Do hs trrnds Il"
trust hs sincerity. nt dos lh'u H'nsththV, ~
thr rtrssu crtsiAn. a,i-e ram tie proposed
inquiry into ihr disbursements pt the bpvetn-
tprni SIR this Is made our duty annual H.,
y, the standing Rults and Orders Of uc
aft
hieGa, authority --that O. ths Constitution nttlt,
which requires thai ~. epHu statement aud
account of the receipts aud etpeudl ofrs OF all
- pubic money. stall published tom tmc
"a tn time Now, SIR. II MAKE tNIs pnbts lc#
statement of the expenditures o. public money
what Il was designed to- be, a ctecl. on cNua'a-
rancc or abuse, II ~ ustsoinrttmcs, Al hhst,
cn,brace particulars and details winch can De ell
citrd only by special inquiry
Bar an honorable ecudrjnln ftya NhSsnrnu
sets. Nh. Erertt seemed 10 ibtnl> hat We bad
ootighttal authority 10 inquire igto the espeu-
Iiture Of one # the funds embraced by thr
proposed inquiry the fund for tbe contingent
expenses Of FOREIGN mlc course. lie saem-
cd Ia thi,k that tins fund was put into thu
hands Of the President ~ the constitution
Al organ Of our Intercourse with lalggU nltong.
snd lhat A. such he bad right 10 dispose II
u IN an, manner lee pleased WI oui disclosing
shr .iaticular, Of It, expenditure 10 any "nr. aud
tl,ai. bv the proposed inquiry we houid invade
shieh prrrnr.unc 4 the Presidential oil %
Str | viii ht,t remark that thu objection pIo.
.,er,ls nm a N .Aarprrhrnslon IN pnmi pfact
None of the resolutions cali for III particular.
of thr expenditures out OF tins luud ! iev gu
" ask for the Il. pcCtire amounts Of what ha-
hcen expended out ol TIN, fund, aud settled ~
The Treasury. without any specification OF the
nature 81 the expenditure. aud Of wha has hccn
eNpr8dcdcd aud settled IN The Il ual wav, upon
sreciGc vouchers The law authutgcs the
.rcsdent to cause thu expenditures oul # tins
tund I, be settled at the TfcHsury, u, spec A.
" accounting for the same, IN all Instances
p wherein the expenditure may, in hs Judge
- men b. madc putl,r and Ia other instances
hv merely making the certificate o thu a.
mount Of such expenditure, A. he may dunk
- u advisable not 10 specify Vow str. the
icsoutons asi, only for the ogrlcgat. - OF thcse
two classes ofrxpeudltufey AND DO not sach the
disclosure ofpa tcullr items OF either There is
therefore 10 foundation, IN point of fact lor
considering these resolutions as invading any
rrcrogatYc al the President etrn # The doc
trme Of the gen lcman from Massachusetts, we've
correct.
But, SIR, re consider that doctrine altogether
erroneus aud Of dangerous consequence 10 the
legitimate functions of tins House. beg eayr
her. to protest agtrns It. ltwasoncc couttuded
IN England that the House Of Commons had no
sgh o enquire into the expenditure Of the civil
llSt reveu'tr because that vas % he regarded in
she nature Of private aud personal grant to the
King, subject exclusively 10 his own discretion
There was a plausible ground fur tnat claim in
Luga inaSlnuch a. tive civil list revenue IS
always setlrd upon the King at his accession,