Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-06-10


4, ca Of the whole of the Executive Departments.
Tie use Of this illustration is not to be consider
, as admitting that the contingent expenses of the
reasary have increased In the three last years,
i.a,, 6, u they are actually less than the three
wears preceding. 1922, 8, a, as will hereafter be
-s41Nn.
Il will further follow, that no Just inference can
ID made from the comparison of one officer with
another, though having the same title, or of sue
seeding officer with his predecessor Each must
i'll determined by itseIf.-The expence must depend
variety of circums stances, and among the resf.
may be that an apparent saving III one year VIII
occasion increased expense IN aaothet as II IL DC
caused by letting the bills remain unpaId or the
,,iee fall in arre..r. The annual estimates are
i10nded upon view of each particular office, and
ri its wants at The very titAe. Thus, the estimate
D. the Fourth auditor, in 1922, was s COOS N
1928, Sl.530; 1924, Sl800; 1925, $4,000 1920
$,2.000t 1927, So, COO; making total oil SiO.4o0
and thn total expenditure, in the same period, was
bit 81, $40 ~ Ii Is very true that the expf.Hi-
ire Tor the last three years has been somewhat
Greater than Tor tie preceding; but they have not
exceeded tie estimates. and the appropriation ~
pursuance eF them. founded upun the necessity 81
tle tine, and. as they will be again referred 10. no
further remark need be made than ths--hat the N
tfcase ID the latter years may have been owing
among other things to the diminished expenditure
u The Immediate preceding ones.
u thete nc any SeHeta'iJ olf9'""e N
nav be supposed to have constant, though not eS
sctIy regular influence, it only be the one refer
IA TO, viz that the extenton of the public service
e~ii be attended with all enlargement oi me e8
,,fnditurc, and among the rest with an increase "
NE contingent expenses OF the Executive depart
nents. shluid it. then, appear to be correct jas
tated) that Inc pubic service Authorized BY law oc
,asoned an expenditure, in 1922 =, T, oi
Sl0.0 900 and that 10 the year 1873. ~ = y
accustomed an average expenditure Of Sl2 500Oa9.
aud that the average of the contingent expenses IN
tie former period was S66,795, and ia the latter
,eriud was ~ 454. (Which statements though not
particularly examined are probably correct,) then
II win follow that tile total expenditure has been
Increased bY an addition Of one fourth and the CON
tingent expense, BIZ an addition at Oniy Uie sixth.
If lhey had gone on the same rate AZ the general
expenditure, they would have averaged s65.49l.
hi, comparison, therefore. il it establish thing
establishes. hat there has been an improved ceono-
IL toe Executive Depai tments o! the Govern
ment.
X is admitted not to be an absolutely c0nelnsi,
yest but il Is an aDproXnnaeo Or nrnbale test which
may be re,uFted d fur want 81 more certain one
the minority arr q. opinion that tie result is satifac-
1ory ~ ,h,w,u,- relatively diminished eXnense
quite eufai 70 what et41 haze been reasonably ex.
pccted, All; slficientto alav apprehension.
iiavts .iadr l.e.c genera! remarks lhe n,;norit,
ty Of the con,nspa VII nrurapa ia STATE the ~
suits &c the examination !. ~. several Deoartlnents
referring oolv "a sue5 tbnss NJ ihey have under
stood to :p objected 10 or questioned. and awaiting
themselves Of reference 70 lie paper, and account!
before tie Committee 'faey tnink Il right. how
ever. first. % say that they do not suppose no
have the Committee experienced. any bax kwar,i
ness On Tie bart Of the officers Of Government +
commsmuicate information. Every inquiry ia
been fnlv and promn,;y answered i; and. i Tier
ba Yns no.I,s mon wiich rynIanat;on wnuld hay
,es, useful Or accentable. thew have no dn,.t t!a
4 sppea f,r, Il weld have been readily fsrns,e,
II i nndnuhtedlv t,u, fbat ne IjeaIs II Denar
ments have, il general, answered that ,hcy have !
more clerks or other persons cn,pI we'd. than the