Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-12-08

III. both Congress and the
.,lersigheJ' he extent of the influence OF TINS
.nblic, since w ,"xnendtures, though always some
rYreess on inc ascertained to be very large ou-
Sing has .n,se wears, not to bring It dlstincl-
ing the lasl ~. ~ and not TO submit contingent
T. 10 their no.iU for the purpose OF covering
;;sm in the hat which the Department has
n WheIhsi .dnced as il is nearly one hall from
nov oHele If the actual excuses during inc
me aTeras .srs will prove correct or NOT anu
,hree pas. diminished estimates unuer some
whether u will correspond or not' WIN 'he ac-
chez ne of appropriations that may We .,aue'
pal anSu n"r anticipated means 10 meet .nenl,
and TH WIN nd much on the caution anu Pomoy
Sl osP NAV deem proper 10 use III ies '.; lo.,S
Cong r.;otons more nearly witnin tie Is'ia.a'es
spprp,aJ On the PRESUMPTION ina, ,n.y nay
vrssenIeu. ,,r;cted than heretofore, only the al
Be more rtso mentioned has, on this account,
Gton oeio - the whole estimated expenditures
ben mau. year. A reduction so much low
bftne Iate actual average excuses, Is sup
sfthan u ~. justified from two leading considera-
posed " " 'or Them is the circumstance, tnat
ions I'm" nSort session of Congress, which now
during go hills of miscellaneous character
occurs nr,Iv be well examined and passed,
can genG;Ta long session. Another Is, that as
than au"s diminishes, it is probable that great
our reSenuo 'riII he exercised by all, in the al
d nf very ancient and almost oosoiete
oSance - ~ mr. of claims very doubtful in
pn'ass as 10 either facts or principles, ana IN
cnala n, Inrther appropriations to some oolects
naALns Concordance, which have already re-
Olpug nE.araI attention. ard which, from their
eeNeu .,rst he expected TO diminish rather than
naEuie, IN their demands on the public Urea
lnC Thus, in regard TO lighthouses, custom
effTt ,-sata kr.a-
su!. marine hoSpitals-not 10 enumerate va
MUS EN ob;ects connected with Internal improve
nou, md public expenditure, within the District
InrsToInmbia-it is manifest that the sums APP
WISnrat,d for some years past, can oe saie'y anu
PSgPp.",sIy diminished in several respects, and
: n,bers almost entirely dlscontlhueu. II th's oe
u V"'o II doubtess will be, with discrimination
conc a1,nent though some new objects will
anu 30 added. and increases in some old ones
nave ',aS got il is probable that the saving in
eouP ".at IN the pubc will not only be cOnSlGera-
exp s,, =, the same time, no object OF really
Ve, "" character, and of national magni-
UIn oosd he neglected, nor any power eXer-
Ia auNI mi treasure expended IN those doubtful
' sSa1 Unconstitutional right in the General Gov
aS,on, which tend 40 ALLEVIATE brethren OF the
s,ms noIitcal family, and TO perpetuate exert
.,s,,s unfavorabe 10 useful legislation, ana ih
w., Isgree dangerous TO our Union. Ii has
s so% frthsr considered, in the estimates and re
S"csons lor the ensuing year, that our whole eX-
ussSmre on account ofthe public debt has in one
ssOss ceased. either by completing the payment
Of il or by deposite of money with the com
~ of loans. or a readiness OF 1t IN
the Treasury sufficient to pay all which remains.
whenever the holders choose to receive II. bu'
though all the principal and interest necessary
far this object will, before the yearcloses, nave
besn placed in the Bank and its branches as
Commissioner OF Loans. yet the practice Is, to
rpoure the interest, if not called for seasonably,
10 Be. after a certain period, returned to the
Treasury, and the principal only to be retained
By the Bank till otherwise directed by the Com
ofthe Sinking Fund, or by Congress.
The unclaimed interest, after having been once
pld out of the Treasury and returned, docs not
Al this time exceed S26l 93S, or the money rea-
dy there for its discharge, after meeting all the
current appropriations. Under TINS
Practice, il will be seen that its payment must
constitute some annual charge on the Treasury
fll the whole is actually adjusted, and conse-
luenty, $4,000 for that purpose has been To-
GUIDED in the estimated expenditure OF the ensu-
ing year. This will probably be nearly all the
demands of any kind for the public debt, in any
orm which will then De made on the Treasury
for the sinking fund The rest of the sinking
fund, ifnot abolished by Congress, could hereai-
ter be applied for general purposes.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW.