Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-02-26
al Consrcss-2d Session.
REPORT,

REPORT,
u,Js 10 lie Senate, by Hr. Calhoun, on The sub
;cet Of Executive Patronage.
[coXCLuDED
y,,r Committee will next inquire, what will be
n. r,o able amount of receips from the public
lands du,i"s the period in question The receipts
6om ,s,, source during the last year, according t"
,as,emen, from the Treasury, equailcd - o2o,'
0o This, however, probably greatly exceeas INC
rrm.nent receipts from that source, ns II was
caused, r,ob,bly by the grca, quantity OF rich ana
valuable land thrown into the market curing the
v.,, The receipts Of 1888 equaed 1885, 6s2,
and TIM, If the las, four years averaged SO 705 405
II w. ,aks into consideration with these fncts, the
,,c;d increase Of on, population; the steady rise in
landed rroocrty generally; the vast quantity of
land, held by the Government it is believed to be
,.,fc estimate, that the average annual income
fran, this source during the period IN question, Will
be a, least equal TO 81 5oo0oo.
OF the remaining sources Of revenue, the bank
dividends is the only one that requires notice
They amornt,d in 1883 to Si5O,00oi' and II IS
nrob,hls that they will give an equal annual IN
come MI he expiration of its Charter 1885 after
which time there will be reduction from the IN
come of tho Government equal to the annual dIv'-
d.rds. hut il is believed by those who are most fn-
m;cr with the subject, that retrenchment IN the
collection Of the CUSTOMS by reformation OF that
branch of the administration, may be effected at
cas, qua; to this reduction. 1t cost the Govern
mrnt il Sc ms, ST. $50 900 TO collect &l1 122,4lS,
which is more than equal to nine per cent, rate.
tonsiderins the facility of collecting this branch OF
The revenue, AMI the decreased inducemen' TO c'udc
The duties, in consequence OF the great reduction
in the rate Of dates, altogether cxhav'gant
II these calculations should prove correct, the
81 tbo
seven wears, not including incidental 'tems will
equal $40 800, 600, making in the whole period
III. aggregate sum of $l42, 2i0, 0oo to which, If we
al the residue of the Government stock IN the u.
States Bank. amounting to $685. 400, and which
mus, be raid into the Treasury at Inc expiration oil
its charter, and the surplus IN the treasury On .ne
Dist Of December last, which, after oedoc'ing
$1,000 900. will amour, to Sc 6?5 ool, 1t VIII give
anagereea,c sum Of $l48 67o ISL; winch DIVIDED
bv .sy,n will make the average annual sum, sub
i,c, tn the disposition of the Government for the
mex, seven wears, amount to ss2l ,239,oll.
Such be;nc the probable average annual income
and menns Of the Government for the seven ensn-
ing years, the next question which presents "sc'
for consideration is, what ought TO DC me average
expenditure for the same period
The expenditure FOR the ycar 1881, as taken rom
nc annual repor, of the Secretary OF the treasury
9 ,9Aats $40 43O,373, and for the preceding ye''
Sara 1853 leducting, in bo'h cases, the payments
on account Of the public debt. Your committee
are, however, Of the opinion, that these amounts
far exceed what ought to be the expenditure on
jus, ard economical scale and that II may be very
greatly reduced without injury to the puo.'c ser
rcs. They also are Of opinion, that TO th's stea'
and exravagant expenditure may be o'"'un'e"' ~
no small degree, the disease which now '"'e'' 10
soscrous'y the body polite. That Just co"ceP-
ton may be formed Of this extraordinary 'Hc'r"s''
they have examined table Of expenditures ''o'"
tho year 1923 to 1888, deduc'ns The payment OH
account Of the public debt, by which II appears
that, in this shor, period Of ten years, me expenu
lure has risen from SO, 1874, 900 TO S22,H'ooo, DC
IN. an excess in the latter, the former oil al
most $l3'OO0O0O, a sum exceeding ny "e''y
@oO0,OOO, the whole expenditure OF 'he uose."
"en' IN 1923, excluding, as stated the Puo'' "eo'
ana this, TOO, during period ct pro'ou"u Pe"oo'
~hen not an event had occurred calculated 10 "a'
'art any unusual expenditure. or thus enormous
increase, the greater part occurred IN the as' 1"'e
years IN which time tho expenditure ms ''s,"
nearly S9,OOO,000 which may well account 'o' '''
present dangerous symptoms.
Tour committee have not time to give 'na' M,
au'e attention to the expenditures, necessary ~
ue'e'mlne what particular items can, or ough' 10 oc
.s'shched; nor do they deem it important al PFC >,
'o"', 10 enter into so laborous an inquiry, even u
ne amount Of dividends for 1884, could mol DC
FRAMED from the Treasury.