Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-05-31

.lt,r bet ,.N.tsl t.,.su s,i,n', ,,.i else tvs.l.-
t,ia. i.....I -iH,,l aas.,iavu-i,. Nu~, hS~-
,N,r shra H.. tyi,ttnris are az powVt rnd az
investigation Is proposed, they s.inlit the cNisi-
enee 81 th- evils tvterfyi TO IA the resolution,
hut fvsst the iuquiry, bsCausr, ~ they ALICE,
I ti,,. abusr s,uuot bc corrected
/ The gvhtl,n,sn hom Ne~ Hampshire Mr.. I
Cushtnau' may drcu, thts rnd irupr .rttrahi~ I
/ 90 NJ. would r.tivr follow thc example OF
I the gallant Cot Mile, lot thr gcutl~msn's o~u
S'rt-, slso, ~hcu ordered ou prrilurs service
np thv Niasurt trottirr, during ihr ~sr Of iXt9
4 dd uA t,Y 20 uss ,mprac,issLir, but aid I'M
! tr,. sir 90 the commanding General lI- dti
| ffr. aud hc succeeded. h- achievement not
onN rendered ,sscut,ai trr,tSc II thst crisis. beat
ho"rrci h's Coun1r! : arms, and elevated IA,
o~a fame
L. the attempt which the resolution under
icousider4i,ou ISoposss. $50 danger awaits -. but
I a grtat civil tttumth msy To- ohtsiucd hv q, I
iu,tte the rvut!rmsn from New Hampshire 10
adopt tine ~,r,, oi h,' gallant statesman. snd ia
',rad ~ thinking Il "i'npras'scahlc. Ia Li,n
ssy I'm uN."
Bot. ~. Ne have been CREATE disappointed in
t,c failure at ,his promised rrforu 49, rnso,
other rspcsts bcs''lrs that Which regarded tl,r
tss'liie lsti.sius aHd ihr Executive patronage Cf
The Press. Md. e. cSfaiit,h tfis. Viii ,ta,~
briefly a lev itrus, contrasting The frrcetf vuh
the f5sscficc oi thr rriormers, Initiating tbr -
ample found 'n the report already rliujcd Co. I
usN hc best understood ~ DIVISION ni the sub
ictt iutn q tew prominent bsrds Bat w. the law
guaEc or ths, rcpott. sn "isr from thinking
slsli uow exhaust the suArct;' shaii ''h.,e an
" opened it pretruai g.. orthIns NOR. .gt
this time than 20 T., the fuuuta'inn a. ., si~ta
10 b. t.uou,i "p s"i oom,i,tcd hereafter" y
tic Pc4c-
The prolonged session, &C Conrrc,, r,tr,r,l.
cp..sTi,nnus tlap'er tp thc book "a reform III
comtL!.'rc d'uouoccj thc us~-c as ''or- e lie.
most svr'ous evils attending ,ilr raioual lr.t.l.-
'iou ui tbc cruotry," abd by ~sN a. CORE ,rir.a.
50, recommended ''ihs, the conn ou.atiou a The
members. during tl'c Gr,t session of eseh Coz
grrf'. hr rr,'usr'! o. teu dollars Pc trv from
'1| -'trr ihc brt NauiN a. Apul. Il Concres,
'ho'It ~ D., ""d that ume. 4 hs vss The pre-
rctt. no. tHr the pra.ttsr. TIE sections ui
Congress, - Ter lrlu, being shortened. have hsrn
prolonged, uurru,o, applied. auj thy People OF
ihe country u'sht ~ kuu~ tibet the gentleman
nom Nr~ lu.k tNir. CamLg,lrug} - early -
- rti,. 1851. ~hru "a aitrurt Wns n..'t 4, e.rrs
Soto eject ih- f,rne', proposed IN ,hc rrpoft Il
the en.uuiiIt,y 90 ~'5eh 70, was y ,,,ru,i,fr q,
''eu1e'"- thr pa' 20 members. jij hiu,e!I ae-
'usllN rv'''' t'd vote sS1instihe measure.
h- report alleges that abuses bal taken
,lacc from the VARIOUS sud arbitrary manner ~
which members cst'-n.i~,I tii~,r ,n,!c.g.'' Tia
abuse Was asrvtts,ued - have hsci, pr4,tisrd by
zee trf,rfn-rs 'hrru'tiNes; md they t,avr r~ufir-
u-i ~ pTacticc viihlut Auy rcstreiot LIN
gave v0''. SIR, 81 iliu,,r.,ion Which ma, not De-
t''U-i '"nVirr;riatc. g. thr ds,, 81 promised
reform, thc two S.u-tCTs fotn toe State Of Niis-
''uri '''Irrr,i ,u politics; 81 them ttr great
.t,iHuurr, NJ. Benton; the other Mr.. Barton.
".'' Nii'.'i TOO Nff- ltNff' sci reform T.
ih1nfUS ! h- fast session ut tltc t~c-i,sth Com
Srrss commenced tl,. 81 oI December. iSe-. snd
GUIDED ou tar Zoe, ot Nisy. lS-S Thee rcrtIg-
'n"" 'r'stsli' attended tl'r ~h.le se.,,nu; their
pcr ''rm "ll ~ -nec was - ,tun cs,h, b,ias is
dN' % - per dN, lut Soc mIlrre,.. r,ckuuius
= - ~'y,t neiiv riil-t SIC BARTON cisr--t
ct.y -. ~Hiiti Nr- n atHri charged 81 ~ GO
Ns Laf'-n rhsr-. y ii, ,ai, re O., tI, crrat mail
- e..' '..,.., -at -, R-utar, 81 i,o -. r.,i.
tuc '.t ""d g1rovwurss "a si.s~. counted Lls
{. %
~lu.iuEs r' Gee Nis,rssItf,.i s-Hf ti.,t- tt,-rs
~ H'fiso uas l-it q hr>,, e-ssr,- g. GOD i,a,
believe '' 'hr ii.pl'cN ei probes irs ore tairs
SOD VrnsuNn- -urtfs'f. a.i Mr. Btftn- vas re-
tanned 20 correct a'usts susi srfY otis ttr crest
iriue ,.',tat his repHTt on EVrrattse f.-,-,,,,.~
Ten wears have ii.trrs,risi tlUe~ The session sf
Congress just referred 10. thc r,.psIt ,lr.ns tn-
hrcGrf, @ni. in the HcsE time. Ar H,nton eou-
hrurs ~ count i''' r'iss rvrTy vc1r bN the Vsf
e tN- river, ~htoh hss gi,ca hin upu ards nr
- GOO more than Nlr. Bstfon felt authorized 10
charge uDisr t',r same ls~
.fl9'i-- rrrcrts The e-mu;.,re rrnorteo
i'''t The p'''tisgs Of ne~sp4p~fs u the mem
beers au h'tl De- ahrosat,f and .,ti,.t the 49,
i'cr TOO often iudul-ri 80 by The House al saia.
~ themselves copies It books " ou 10 q, be d.
continued The privilege ans prsrl,,e continue,
snt without restraint.
I-rce'f The contingent expenses &c tbs
. House " crc reported 90 b- ,Xirssraut Daring
the wear ls2S, the last &c Mr. Adsmss Adsaiuis-
Igaiion. tie, amounted TO sSa,UJl
4 PRACTICE during the wear 1856 the list ycsr
. 81 thr J'es''n reform Administration, tirs item
I vas 20 u'o' Nni, during thc wear 1857. be.
'Hs Utr 6,st wear Of The sucrcs-ar - Who t,ro-
missed 90 'rsd IN the foot,i, T., 81 h,s illu.riou,
rre' c''s'r, W these eTperscs re $40 go Ilus
nru Ho 'ho 'msgieisu's wsy'' II worGib. IN the
J RUE NJ r'Jnrtton-it vas certainly uuknoNn 10
ol' lh-rls, D,iearih
yrrc-,'' II Dee comm i'tcr. II ub,,1 I.-,;o
r-!"-7t. the grntleusp frUta Nru York Nr
/ 'snhrrlrrgl v~s member, reported, that tl,-,
h'| obtained Information ~ uhi,h the, ~erc 80
u,'-l ''lh'' tN lTiiotous system ct reform an
H''r'rd ~ tie Executive officers tl..tnsrIvrs -
'c1', on'-i"rI OF thc ttheul present number It
eI-tks iH the departments nj, si,t De reduced uith
safety 81" the puhiic interest"
/ Practice ~ Tho number q eletkshas MT been
T r-tHcrd O." any ONE 81 the departments. hot, On
r,r roHtr.rY. there his been = egus,1.r.i,l. A.,
crosse. lpill prove b. The Stale D..r,,t,,c,,
90 ihe vrar iS.s, included the PrreHt tiFier roJ
re ~hoie number uf tlctksuas sistrrn: Tie s,I,
~ 800 compensation 20 Csc Seer .tetv sad AZ! his
clerk s"d messengers. -fno.nt,d g. szT.5sn
TIE whole ruuatrr ~ yi-rks uur .r.f.I,,,l in
iH~ stai- D,partmcrt snd Patent Ogirr 10 f,rtr
lh- l''nt ''i'r'c' sni compensation anouut to
I So 'i5 dnsrs'''
lac Patent oG.o~. IN 1928. vs., usussed by
sure .iutrndrr', St'h ssl-lS At I, 500 dollars
aud two clerks ADD u-~s'eng-r whose Joint
compensation vaS : 100 dollars Itisuou u,,,i.r
thc vharce 90 of .hr Rcfo~nicrs. tn ttte al
suprt inieudent Va ~ changed frt ibst of orr
'itN-f'i'fl ffti Htii ttfC change 81 lffIta
ii'- ehansc Ci salary from 500 CO. 0al Golisrs'
De- number C clsrks ~ Increased from t~o 10
ircniy-i me srd The compensation from 4 500 a.
~ 200 dollars. apd not content " fh one u,c.sep
srr, and bis 90 s''sry AZ 4pl q l..rsi thrv pro-
wee salary OF so dollars Tor u5rssen-cr. snd
ihrn give him ~ assistant, g. whom Is hlss paid
Z u dollars prr mouth.
Ihe N.er,tary ~ the Treasury. IN iac vrsr
lN-S. rmpiot ed eight ,lt "a afd t,l rnes.rrs-rs
litN salary. and th- compensation n tb,. rietks
and mrstrngrrs, anouu'ci 90 ~ I'm doil.rs
lhc prrseut Secretary OF th-t D. f,aftn,,rtf soJ
hH aas tskcn irpu the brdy ~ rsfrtnirrs ub,
p mad. pro 'msu1n from th- Sctatt Chamber
r'nplo'' hiirrn cie, ~ stl tv 4, n,-ss-ns,fs Ill.
'.r', pnd ti.ir r1upt u.stt1n. amount g., u lou
dollars 4 siUiar l-lt 90 Dol. found boz conn,
l"inc tln pr,frlt 10 che former slate 90,
...''r. tah.',gIsi1us of thr rcaut, 70 psumrrt
hf, 't wy 81 ''mtrodn.tue rc1romv and d.-
sp'i.h iH thc fFrasutY 10 fisrfmsft" tbr com.
"iiic- proposed 20 "sfmQiit, tlsr towns al b,,.,
"r'', att o. reurgsuixe Sc sub7tiipstr brsrsbs.
g. 81. 90 di'prns- 9Th rHe-fnurtb ~ not eo~.tt,i
on Goo r'i.tra BE- tlt9 Treasury " No,. sir 49,
fe-'i tfuiL'tion of Gee Department has yet hre,,
'i.mliri i.Hcai ni reducing uirt have b..
fra,-i iir Number rl o.asrrs. cod il.e f.fms al
'"'Hs'', uHdrr ihr Irv mode OF umuhf,in-
n.'e h.erm.t1 complicated. uilt The grntlrf,s,.
. IS H.