Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-09

SELF lnl1 a question Vi the cApelse o, al, or
Using. If M0t be satisfactorily accounted |
for, the whole is explained and justified.
This new and additional expense OF ad- |
NcrtlSing has already been alluded to for (,
different purpose. 1t has been stated .hat !
III the redemption of the debt, (siXes of 1915 |
Ia II becuinc necessary to determine by !
lot what certificates should he redeemed.
and according 70 the provisions OF the law
under which the loans were retained. to give
''duc notice" 10 the holders. Even without
such obligation 1t would have been obviously
gust and cNpcdlent TO do 50, Us the money
would otherwise lain dead i'll the Treasury
till the holder might learn that it was there,
and, III the mean time, lie, as well as the
country, would have lost the benefit of its
employment. In the estimates for the year
1925, either from oversight, or, which is
more probable, because when the estimate
WAS prepared Goth January, 1925, printed
documents I6l4-5) it was not iorcSCen that
such payment would be made, there was
no allowance Tor this new expenditure, Incl
dent 20 the discharge Of the pubic debt. Tn
The estimates for 1926, (5;h OF Junuary, 1926.
printed documents 1850 it was specially
presented III these words. For advertisiE,:,
Treasury notices Of the reimbursement Of
ccrtain portions OF the public debt. and also
Tor proposals for loans, $4,000. 70 mako
good 4 deficiency for the same object for tho
year 1928, 5000" In the estimates for
1857, 9th january, 1927, printed t,ocu-
mcntS i@26-7,l i; is found in these words:
'.Advcrtising Treasury notices IN relation 10
the reimbursement OF the public debt dis
charged bY lot, and specifically advertised,
$1,000 The appropriation bills founded
upon these estimates, made provisions Tor
his specific expense, amounting for the three
years l825-G-7, 70 S12, 600; so that these
expenditures actually were founded upon es
t'mT'e$ (Gtd dJOre Congress. The accounts
before the Committee show that the pay
ments actually made. out Of the Treasury in
three years, for this description Of adycrtis-
ing amounted 10 9D,27l IS: apart of il, nro
baby, yet remaining unpaid. The whole
amount stated 10 have been paid for atver-
uSlng, including both descriptions, S1o,I74
40, from which oieducting the above sun, for
special advertisements, S9,274 So, il will
leave tor the ordinary advertising for the
thrcc years, 900 Al, or less than 81 900 q
year winch is believed to be very reasonable.
NOW, passing by the very Obvious remark.
that special advertising was sanctioned and
provided for by Congress, as necessary en-
pendlturo. the only question IS whether il
could be dispensed with2 The answer is that
II could by retaining from the payment of
the pubic debt. And what would have been
the gam! The amount Of principal of public
debt PAID IN 1S25-6-7, il S16,S13.383 90
bearing an annual interest of 1919 OS. Or
about S292 day. SO that every DAYS de-
lay must have cost S29G, and every wears
delay S97,880 o. Upon such q question,
it is impossible there should be a difference
OF opinion II is an instance, however. to
snow that the small saving of IN Incidental
expense might occasion d heavy loss. and il
Is an app'icapic illustration, TO all the other
branches Of service
Having been led into this train Of remarI,
1t may be proper now to say, that, in a com
parative estimate, the extraordinary eypen-
dlture for special advertising ought to be de-
Quoted from the aggregate of contingent ery
penseS The case will then stand thus:
! ne total contingent expenses for 1885,.
~ pIhie $95,O45 81
A'o""ct ior SPecAl advertising 9,274 50
Leaves for the three wears G5.771 o.
HE total for l&22-&-4. rs before
/ stated beng e6,4oz 81
| The difference in favour If the
last three years, is, S1O.538 81
BENG clear reduction Of $3.50 IA wear
Without intending to intimate that the en-
pcnditiirc, during the first of these periods
was excessive or eXtrayagunt (Which they
deem IT Just 10 declare. they do not hclic,c1
they stlil aver as "A matter Of fact, that tl,c
expenses have not increased. but have been
reduced, and, as far as that fact goes TO cs
'abI'si IT. that there has been greater eco
nomy.
=. alter this Inhibition Of the general c>pen-
t'turo OF the Treasury Department. under
the present Secretary. showing that t:,arc i
no Extravaganza, but the contrary. If y II ba
the less necessary to dwell at n,ucl. lcnotl,
upon tic several subordinate Offices. whose
Expenses are items Of tho aggregate cxpcn-
dituTo. il there has been economy in f5t
aggregate. Il IS not easy tn understand how
There can have been want Of il in the narts.
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