Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-06-08
NO. IS.

resolved tn N order ~ absorb Contemplated
surplu,. Accordingly, and for tie first tine IN
the history Of our Legislation, en- act wss passed
IN he 29,h Of Mar, 1896, "fof Improving eeF.
tam harbots, aud the navigation Of certain nvt,s
and creeks, and Coz Hulhorsing surveys 10 be
made Of CERTAIN bays, sounds, hnd rivers therein
mrntioned." On the "a Of Marrh, ls27, lhi,
was followed BY regular annual b.ll. TO aGlaor-
zs the improving of certain harbor,. tbs building
| Of piers. and Tor other purposes These eIpsn
drures Immediately increased IN 1877, TO $ss.
| SOC. in 1925, to Sl2l,0OC; and in 1920, 10
$4,000. In 1888, the appropriations we're
more than a million and half, aud he estimates
| Gr 1899. amount TO Sl,7lS,0O0. The segrc
gate amount already appropriated ioJ these Wotk.
| is S,9l9,t AZ &C, besides canal socks md NJ
deb, assumed for the corporations of The Ds'nc.
Cor Investments IN the same, amounting 70 e3.
| 3s3,4oc; making nm aggregate OF Sl2.3C26sf
| DC, The estimates for completing some a hes
works amount To Si,65o,s42 81. but iude,rf
| by our experience as TO former eliminates, uw
more probably require len millions, besides Il
cost of some Of the most expensive works. H.
which there arc no estimates at ell. Ia addrla
to this, hill is now pending, and would ta,,
| passed the House nj the close Of Tie last stssicn
| hat lor want Of time. which with the ume ndmea's
embraced appropriations Tor new works, smola,
ng to near million ofdollars. and involving 81
ultimate expenditure of probably FIVE miles,
more " Such ID the resul, Of The Fel.
cnl system Of improving Our hnrbois. rivers, a.,
| bu ldng Piers, for our cities, TOMS ard t,il1rr
and such the prospect before us. The time Ia
cerinmly arrived when II becomes neoessu,
inquire whether all these expenditures btlCrg
1
which II, made permanent, must entirely chang
ihr diameter Of our government" Add 10 u
that the distribution Of those Improvements. -
they are called, is unfair ard unequal; ,ha, b.
few are or ever will be COM lcied, thu, many
them arc rotten before they are finished, and
have to be rebuilt, and ihat Others sic entire,
useless. aud will be abandoned, mud We have
faint picture oflhIs branch Of the E'orioui Amt'.
lean system Of Mr.. Clay.
Wen. how we've the suggestions Of tbs fU,i
Democratic report, which tits known had tho e.
the sanction Of the Administration. received "
those economical people who are now makut
such an hypocrltca ou,cry about txlrayssauct,
Why, the Federal minority Of tho aomm.l,re 10
monSlralcd against the report; The mnrgFel Wa
faction IN the House denounced II; n was q
cred ~ oil thor papers throughout lie Cnicn
For NIL these absurd and oxlra,ngahl hpprNp-l
ions, the Federal party voted IN almost compact
mass. md all tie resistance cane from the II p
publican members. Many InlllloGs noe wca
hive been sacrificed had not the ubl.firs oprot
ton Of the Democracy IN both House, dean !
numerous schemes mud prorosl,ions of lha, go
era party, which IA noH making so lard urg
IT. hypocnucal lamentations, about to exIarg
gauoe Of the Government. More Ilsn .ha
a,alIng themselves of the md ofa fcA iu.d w
false members Of the Democratic psy, ,5ey
forced upon he Government IN spite 81 IL r.
monsiIauccs, millions upon miiljonI, uLea''t3
OF unnctdtd, aud be-, ond iho estimates subn'
I'D b, he departments. have not spacs 10 81.
D,t .no details upon this subject, but slalI ccuigs
ussetl lo rccapnGlulloG ui Tho results .bldata
from Published official sla.cmfnis
For the last four Jeats Of Gen. Jackftn', at
min',llrlon, the great body Of lie Orpe,t % Sc
ted Ior appropriations beyond the esl'uStes.
amounting 10 s,rty.nine millions, four hundr,i
and rghigbr thousand, nine hwd,td AMI
nghtyJom dollars Besides ths, hey ,ut,e
TOT other rejected appropriations, cau)ug jIe
amount beyond the estimates fuI which, ~ hbat,.
they gave lhclr yotCs, up 10 rIrety.slN niIlof,
f"r 1888 alone, the appropriations vctc cIt-ra
to thirteen millions, ore hundred ard nnet, SIC
thousand, eight hundred and fifteen dollars Fl.
,NlVelgbt cents beyond the estimates subnittct
by Government Besides ibeze, the ptcjc.',t
appropriations Of the Opposron Which iei'ea-
amounted 10 s., POSSE, making he io'al ancua.
OF excess beyond estimates, for 1925, $685.
TIA 0S From his II viii be seen ta., IN ~
Inst five or six years, The tAtcss Of he actual ~
propnatons, beyond the 0unual estimator, ms
ueen about $50 0loU aud lha, TIM proiecte8
appropriateness, proposed o. ,urpoled ~ 3,
Opposition. including those onIy cor trre.f
sumo, Which do not ,u.brace al he PROTECTED >.
pfopuabons OF he Opposition, would have cas
n'd The expenditures 10 one bundled ara 10
teen millions, thee bundled and seventy ,h5s
aud, iout dollars and eighty.eieht CENTS! r,eas
t'hu' men these 10 he pFaiing about t9tn1ms
f"f lhese excessive appropriations, tie Admins
lIa'i"hs' Is not responsible II is bal 4 70 e.
cute ne laws Of Congress And 4 il be ask 5
agaiu, why The veto was not inte.po'tdi t'vt'.
'ha protecting shield is too sncredsn Elm 70 /.
dadl employed, aud brought our o. ever. 'oet
sion 81 Executive non-cuncuuescti SID, NOE
ever, that iacllous OF ueaCIeIoue majority J.
the House has invented ne'hod Of tTtpaa'iln.
~ cocfcng both The Executive and tho oshC
branch, through the Unconstitutional and nqt
ious contrHance have described. Of engraiirs
obnoxious measure gon bills which cannot 30 lcs'
without danger or Ieslrucilon 10 The Go'srnmcrt
] o. to essential Ranches OF the public selIice.-
+ Bat have 1eiiher time space 20 discuss tl.s
important ..blect as il should he treated, ard h,
sides. | far to exhaust your patience, II rs ieo VI
luuuot5 Il is too minute; II IS too comprehensive
II 4 800 particular | shall close with brief MOTTO
: ~ the appropriations tor 1889. which you are ,oJ
amount IL abont $40 goo 900; which sun is ther
with much candor, compared with TIC expenses d
Mr. Adams administration. Figures, i, ia said, ca
uotIic. True, but the men who use them may; az
u this case, The figures themselves are false, tao
nominal amount OF the appropriations being not r.