Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1832-04-26

nsstItons 81 dollars, TO bring the expenditures
OF nsts Administration back 10 the expcndi
lures OF former Administrations
The Senator, few days since, on enqui
ry, informed me be had received state
ment from the Treasury Department on the
subject oil my resolution, on my asking ham
Tor the perusal Of it, he refused
MI. SMITH here said, IN an under tone,
u did. and YOU had no business with it,"
Mr. President, this refusal brought to my
recollection, very forcibly, remark made
to me at my desk in the other House (of
which we were then members) by that Sc
nator, on the subject Of the Radical Com.
mittee. and which at the time. made very
deep and lasting impression on my mind
"What. said he. do you Radicals eapccl 10
dog fou can do nothing, you are q ae,c
member foa do not understand Treasury
tr,eks They ,chi hrote dusi IN your eyes
Here MIR. SMITH interrupted, and said,
mot So" he had no recollection Of any
such remarks,
Mr. fooT resumed. If the Senator's me
mory has improved by age. perhaps ought
not to oppose mine to his; for has has been
10 use thirty years longer than NINE, and let
him have the benefit Of this argument
! will now call the attention OF the Senate
- I" - pS't hV tttI ShlituNAltf Oh AGlEtit3l
ment, made on the 18th day OF Nav. 1873
winch has been circulated extensively
through the country. shall read few pa
ragraphs, which seem to be very appro
pirate, and although this committee found
no abuses. and no increased expenditure Il,
that administration. the report contains
some exec lent sentiments as well as some
predictions, which have been too fully aud
fatally fulfilled under this administration.
The report proposes a reduction OF unne.
cessary expenses sn the administration OF the
government II fully sustains the view OF
the "Radical Conmitteen of 1871 and re
commends the abolition OF the Offices of Sc
coad Comptroller and Second Auditor, as
wholly useless And the corImiitee report
ed a bill for that purpose; TO which bill, |
wish TO call the attention of the Chairman
Of the Committee Of Finance, which com
nittee now has that subject under conside-
ration by resolution of the Senate. But,
SIT, before proceed to that report, let me
say TO the Senator from South Carolina,
Mr.. HAyNE, who, in reply to the state
ment of the Senator from MARYLAND Mr.
SMITH on the subject of the Barracks at
New Orleans expressed his firm belief
'that the expenses OF The Government had
nearly 100 per cent. "sincc $780,"
that still hope he has not abandoned bis
intention of calling by resolution on the pro
per department for detailed statement Of
The expenditures in those two periods. be
cause there is no doubt on my mind, bat
The statement Of the Senator from South
Carolina will be found much more correct
han the estimates and calculations of the
Chairman of the Committee on Finance.
The actual erpenses! do not speak OF ex
penditures for great national objects; for the
Improvement Of the condition Of the coun-
try. Surely on this subject there is no
cause OF complaint against this .ddministsa
lion. But, that the expenses in the several
departments, Foreign Intercourse, and IN
the increase of officers aud agents Of ereTy
description. TO enhance the value OF the
'spo,Ls OF VICTORY" have nearly doubled
since 1890, | fully believe; and that the reso
luton proposed by the Senator will draw out
full evidence OF the fact, unless it should be
evaded by TREASURY TRICKS But, sir,
in consequence of the floufIst,ing condition of
the country, an owe FLOWING treasury. and
the regular reduction OF me pubic debt
growing out of laws and arrangements,
made under former administrations, and
which this administration could not prevent,
these extravagant and was,eiul expendi-
much interest, or aroused the public alien
ton, merely because the burden has not
been in '.direct tdrati0n or IN forced loans "
Mr. r. here read extracts from the re
port OF the Committee % Re,rencbment,'
Sd page sYour committee obtained informa
ton enough to satisfy them. that by judi
cious system of reform, instituted by the
Executive officers themselves, a. least one
third Of the present number OF Clerks in the
Departments might b. reduced with safety
to the public interest AT present the
public offices are moi open for the disci a &c
of public business, more than, on an ave
rage, four hours each day."
estate Department. page 4th Your
committee aIe decidedly Of opinion, Inst lie
diplomatic relations of the country are IN a
state unnece 5sarily expensive and .'eon-
cur in opinion on the proprlety of abolish
ing the fund, called the contingent erpenses
of all missions abroad Page -" fher,
are three distinct contingent funds, under
the control Of this Department. zone of the
Department, including expenses of printing!
&c.-one, Contingent expenses u Foreign
fntereourse'-one. Expenses of Missions
abroad, Page IA -On appointing and com
pensatng bearers Of Dispatches, they say
at il proae TO degenerate into species Of
farortism, adverse 10 he public INTEREST,"
they "apprahend il i little short OF conve-
nient mode Of sendias faoorites abroad, to
llrayel for theif pleasure. health, or Instruc-
ton, out of the pnblic Golfers"
Treasury Department page l9-"fo
Introduce economy and despatch IN this
department, it will be necessary to simplify
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