The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-28

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sending lsEoriles abroad, 10 travel for
their pleasure, health. or instruction, out
Of The public Golfers"
also end that % Isis are charged Cor
contingent expenses Of WIN. r.. Barry.
late Minister 20 Spain. Now, SIR, IL 10
well known that Mr.. Barry never reach.
ed Spain, but died on his way there. He.
Of course. received The usual salary and
outfit; and am 81 loss 20 know what
contingent expenses. incurred by him,
could justly be emerged 90 ihe United
States.
There appears. also. "a have been paid
TO John r. Clay. in 1896. %. ISL al, as
compensation fgr eersain diplomatic
services" This gentleman. n that lime,
held The place Of Secretary Of Legation
siS,. Peiersburgh. with salary Of 80 900
year. and the payment 10 him Of the
further sum Of S5,ssl Al. may be justly
questioned.
Other items. indicative ofexirsvsganes
or fasorilism. may be seen in this con-
tingeni expense account OF foreign mis-
sions, but viii not stop 90 specify them.
IL will also be found that. in the days
Of this searching operation" and "re-
FORM" the standing committee Of this
House on lie expenditures oflhe several
departments attended 20 their vocation.
But, very soon aller Gen. Jackson came
into power, these committees became so
much a matter. OF mere form thai The
chairman OF one Of them declared here,
during the last Congress, he had never
even thought il worth his while 10 con-
vene his committee, and he appeared
quite surprised. or al all events amused,
that any inquiry was expected 10 be
made in regard TO the expenses Of these
departmental! This state Of things forms
strong contrast with the report made
here in April 1928. by Mr.. Blair, Of
Tennessee, chairman OF The committee
on public accounts and expenditures In
the State Department. He. you know,
Mr.. Speaker. was Jackson reformer;
like the select committee, he found eve
ny Thing wrong, and promised TO correct
Il. The purchase Of books, the EN-
ploymenl Of librarian, and many other
things, were censured--even the right
IN purchase print or likeness of Gen.
Washington. to be suspended In The De.
partmcni, was questioned. How stands
the matter now! Why. large sums Of
money are yearly expended for the libra
ry Of the State Department. and many
books purchased, which are certainly an
necessary.
Besides the purchase Of books. period-
icals, aud newspapers, made from.ihi
Department by its discussing spen, q,
home, there was expended in London.
during last year, for similar objects, near
ly $500. A librarian is employed, a,
salary of $3.50 equal TO lha, paid Tn
the Librarian Of the great public library
Of Congress. All this too, sir, under
the auspices Of gentlemen who said tlsat
this part Of the expenses Of that Depsrs.
ment was censurable. aud ought, 10 be
dispensed with, as all the officers of The
Government could well avail themselves
of the ublic library al The .Capilo'.. Fur.
Mr.. Speaker, the times changed, AID
NJ. Van Buren, and Mr.. Forsyth, chan,
ed with them. The Stale Department
is now laid off into grand divisions.
When MIR. Clay had charge Of il. the
Blue Book exhibited list of dozen
names. all under the head OF clerks.
One of these acted as translator for The
Department. and his salary was Sl,i50:
another paid out the funds, aud was char
ged with the contingent expense accounts
and received l.l50 year. How soon
is sill this simplicity and economy forgo,-
ten! The Blue Book Of last year divides
this Department into :. Diplomatic Bu-
rean." /" Consular Bureau" /. Homo
Bureau" Translator" whose salary
is SLIGO. Discussing Agent. whose
salary is Sl.595. a Librarian, whose ga.
larry is $3.50. Keeper Of the Ar
chieses." whose salary is OIL $40. and
gives one man 5000 year for packing.
Cling. arranging. aud preserving new.
papers and printed documents" This
is done by that boosted |. democra,ic
party" which affects such holy horror a
any appearance Of what they call :. aris-
iocratic gradeur." 1.-THE Turk whose lei.
tiers are found in Salmagundi. had seen
hris display Of Bureaus in The STATE
Department, he would have been bet
ter justified in his admiration a, /. the
grand and magnificent scale on which
these Americans transact their business /"
But ! have yeito add, that those " no CUES.
toned the right Of the State Department
10 purchase print Of the immortal Wash.
ing'on have used the money Of The PEG.
pie to buy prints Of General Jackson.
and now Of Martin Van Buren,, Tor almost
every room in each Of The Departmental
Mr.. Speaker. during this "a searching
operation" and csp,ious fau. tindins.
every petty expense Of the several De-
par'ments was looked upon with open
censure. well remember that an item