Delaware journal., 1828-03-07


discretion. Till 1909, whatever specifications
were nude, were of no effect, as transfers could be
made from one fund to another; and in the recess
of Congress the same could be done, up to the
year 1917. Atthis period the specific purpose OF
each appropriation and each part of every ,ap--
preparation, is designed by law and no other iuIhi
can be used or that fund used for any other object
name only these great reforms IN princ'pie' WIN
out going into the details OF the Improvements IN
the organization generally.
In answering to the interesting view OF our imam
cia prosperity, presented by the gentleman from
Penns ylvania, Mr.. Serseant1 who addressed the
House on Saturday, the gentleman from Virginia has
said, that this and former Administrations have not
accounted for all the means which came INTO ther
bands-that five million year are unaccounteh lot
that it, in twelve years, they have paid seventy mil
lions of public debt, they had three hundred mil"
lions of revenue. Whence the gentleman obtains
his three hundred millions does not appear. hut
suppose that the true sum- he surely can be at no loss
to find, in the interest OF the public debt, an occa-
sion for an application OF the real difference De-
tween the receipts and the payment OF the expenses
of Government, and reduction Of the principal.
But take the genteman's own position, and how em-
neptly above every other Administration does he ell
eyate the present. He makes nine years OF former
Administrations pay but thirty-seven millions =
debt, with an income of two hundred and twenty"
eight millions of revenue; while the present. "a
pal and interest, with but seveny-two millions rev.
enue and has also expended twelve millions Tor per
manent works Of internal Improvement ut VIII,
(says the Secretary, in his last annual report De
satisfactory to Congress to know, that, during the
'.three years in question, besides these payments
..made on account of the debt, and all other pay
.ments to meet the annual expenses OF Government.
..arge sums have been applied to objects wearing a
"character neither temporary or anntrsl." Inc sum
thus expended for permanent improvements: IS sta"
ted TO be twelve millions The Secretary adds, "a
nation that after providing for 'he regular support
s.of its Governmen is seen to proceed IN this man"
Snern the payment fits public debt, and IN addition
sal disbursements SO considerable, Tor which equiv
ssalents remain that for the most part are OF GER
snanent value the nation, cannot be regarded as
6 other than prosperous in its financial condition"
Another argument to support the charge of extav-
agant expenditure is attempted 10 be founded upon
a comparison of this and the Administration of Mr..
Jefferson thank the gentleman for calling US to this
comparison. 1t proves that the economical princi-
pies Of Jefferson not successfully reduced to
practice, even by himself, as they have been during
the last three years. From three or four millions,
in Jefferson's Administration, says the gentleman,
our expenditures have increased, in one fourth Of
century, to twenty-five millions.
), 1Mr. RIVES rose to explain. lie said he consl-
dered three or four millions the ordinary current
expenses Of Jefferson's Administration; and the orr
dnary current expenses Of the present, to be thr-
teen Millions
Mr.. BARTLETT A much simpler process, and
one which has the advantage OF being accurate, is
i" to take the estimates of expenditures for the year,
as appear by the Secrearys report, which instead
of thirteen millions, gives us the precise sum OF
IL S9. 993, $50 A.
A. In 1901, the expenditures Of the Government
were Sl2 624, 646 56-he receipts of the same
TT year were Sl2,846,550 95 In 1903. the expendi-
al lures of Government were Sl9.764 584 20-the re.
OF ceipts of the same year were Sl7l60,66l 95. In
IT. the first Of which years the amount OF what the gen.
MS teman terms the current expenses OF Government
IL was fraction less than five millions, and in the
oit last fraction six millions five hundred thous
OF and dollars instead of the of three four mil
H. lions, by him supposed
e What was the condition of this country then,
all what is it now Can the habiments of the cradle
ne be fitted to the size and proportions of manhood
ITS At that period referred to, this House consisted
on one hundred and forty members-now, of two hun
M dred and thirteen. The Senate then consisted 0
no thirty-two members--now of fory-eight. The ex
yer penses of these two branches then 94 500 dol
ID als-it is now All 300 dollars For an Army, i
uld 1909, we had 2, 400 men, at of 84l, 0O9 do
nay lars; have now 5000 men. at cost of 205O,S
art dollars We had then, instead of Navy, six fri
no gates, seven sloops of war; and some gun-boats-
in with nine Captains. thirtysix Leutenants and on
and hundred and fifty Mdshpmen, at cost of $4,000
ipts we now have seven shps of the line eleven fr
be gates twelve sloops of war, besides schooners
len, smaller vessels-with thirty-hree Captains. t~
CT hundred and twenty-nne Leutenants, and thre
we hundred aud ninety two Midshipmen, at cost
in 8, ,e86, GAG dollars. What was then our terrific,
De- compared with the present. and what the conditIt
le- of it The whole region Northwest of the Oh
that sent single Delesate-who is now in the Sepat
Sep supported by eighteen Representatives, and ii
un- other Senators from the same Territory. The ar
pas of Government, on the South, has been exte
400 ded To the Esulf of Mexico. ON the West we q