Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-02
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BY tie CD rule of the House Of Representatives, it
is madr lb- duty of the Committee Of Ways and Means
enquire ino le state Of the revenue mud of The ex
prnduf", and To report from time TO time, their Cpl
MON 81, IRON" The condition Of our finances renders
the Gisr'rGr Of Ibis tuiy particularly necessary at The
present ii,ne. %. extraordinary expenditures have,
within few years, been unnvuidably large, and our re
venue has rapidly declined since 1886 In that year
our income fem CUSTOMS ard lands than for
ry-right millions; in 1887 (inciudng the postponed
bonis) .. about twenty four millions; and for the
past wear (irducng the postponed bunGs) about four
teen millions aud half The revival Of trade will in
crease the revenue both frum customs and lands ard.
outstanding The progressive reduction in our tariff
il viii probably be sufficient 10 meet The wants Of
&c. nnrncn administration Of our Government. We
have however, no just reason to anticipate such an eS
ni |" waTanta conlinnanc" OF eXlrava
gaur' xpendws; aud the present reduced state OF The
Treasury affords proper occasion tn inquire what
h!arries al these have been uuncc ssarly Increased,
and tnsnd0vor restore the aggregate expense 81 he
Federal Gu"riumrnl to the economical basis cUnlen-
plated by The acl of the I'd Of March 1893 and
pnud:uE win Iie maximum duly o 20 per cent dd ra-
loren after JuUr, lcl2. proPns' dhy that act
Oar Federal expenditures have been rapidly, though
rrrrU.ay Increasing from lI.c To tue present time.
Tie fluctuations appear 20 have been simultaneous with
increasing or decreasing rcvenue--an Overlooking
Treasury uniformly producing sudden augmentation OF
our appropriations independently however, of such
caSicua extravaganza 1t natural 10 anticipate espe
caly ihr FIST half century of It's cA;'encc. steady
liner in the civil, military aud naval expenditures OF
origin; and particularly in country which has in
siar p.fI,d doubled the number OF Sises in the Con
ldriacv culai grd Ils boundary OF setilcnt
five times is extent IN 1890. Increased lis population from
less than nur 10 seventeen m'imrs, and extended
It's pest o urs ;IG;u Go 70 80 0, D miles.
But "h!ir a considerable increase oi our expenditures
Er purposes strictly national fer The defence
and c"m'm"G government OF rapidly growing and
eniaid Conf ScrUcyGay be satisfactorily accounted
Tor, e"iI'ey justified ty tie circumstances Other
expenditures. foreign, as your committee believe the
Origins! des ~ Of the Constitution have arisen through
departure from lie principle Of taxation 10y which our
ULi,n was 4"v"rucd tor nearly thirty years Piur 10
the late with Great Britain tariffs were revised
ard iaXs levied 10 supply the actual of Go.
vofnHtn, however they might operate, incidentally
the internal InG"Sry OF the country 1t was never then
GcSI-ucG 10 raSr more revenue Imam actually ucccs
snTy In supply our Federal wants During the war.
large mrnis made b. apaIisls in Eiauu
fscints; a"d when II was over, the principle Of
venue laws was entirely reversed. Our lakes we're
0urrr graduated by The wants of Government but
BY She drnr"ds Of our capitalists for pror :nu; thus
substituting tie incident f,r The principal. Our Ia
rlt;N were revised without any regard 20 The ccnti.
ton OF finances and broad toundltiun laid for
redundant revenue. The consequence was n rapid
cAtugmlshment vi public debt funded and unfuuded
OF one hundred und fifty million Of dollars AnCIpa,-
Iis To-, redemption, appropriations IN every branch Of
tie publc stT'ice were Increased and still exlen-
srvrly absorb prospective surplus, objects of
txrrnGnuie were snught for, which, had been balnrr
CONSIDER, under The jurisdiction of The States Sur.
authorised Ia wing the foundation for Frdc
ol system "f Ia"s, canals rbols and other prove.
mens. sufficient 10 exhaust my smrI~s '...-i :sL'
poe, tb!c extravaganza deemed parrnlic rs
desirnrd t" prpruate protection to manufactures In"
indispensable 10 the "Ih9r ard for ,lns, The
lic'. Il ;i:c Taxpayer were wh"iiy disregarded
his attempt To- interfere vi the rights "t the ae+,
nnd 10 enlarge Federal jurisdiction. expenditure, and
urnag". VAS partially arrested CT an IsIIy Stage u
leaving IA the STAIRS the exclusive and constitutional
control over their roads and canals Eut There still re-
al
a.rrr qu.iy iT,iEn the committee think, Ia hc le
ci'.ma;e. duties ui C"nlederad Government But not
wifhs.andIrg these the cx,ravngant tendency Of
Mas and Tie rapid redemption at public CT b..
haze been already comprllod In ccpne eight audtwen
II millions wh the States. Fortunately, however this
association ui pUiection surplus. and rx,rava!aLCe
is m Ipng"r tie p''cy Of cur Government. Boh
Houses ~ "vrTw hclining impurities, revived our an
cict principle e! revenue in the act al I'd OF March
Ies IL" fourth clause Of The 80 section OF that
pro, es lhr ai;rT TIC Both If June, lcl2, duties shall
be laid Tor The purpose ." raising such revenue as
b. necessary I" economical administration oi the e."
yrfuIu, ri " b. Wing the co!m':'sr do that
other r,lCy be permanently sustained in cent de-
rrcy rt independent States they deem ii r&ptdrui 10
examine oar rrntiurrs IN dsiH ascertain wal
"fnrs he InIrndcet bring them down To The
nouca standard permanently contemplated by The ACT
OF ISIS
before noticing TIE permanent expenditures Of The
Government. proper TO advert to those If
siora temporary character, which have very largely
ard unavoidab!y increased the amount Of our annual
aprrop.a,nns for few years past; these IN The In
dian uranch Of III. pubic service. The expenditures
for indan lands and wars have amounted within rw
years past, about fifty millions of dollars The pmr
casr % their iands and the renewal Of tn" Indians ne
yund The Mississippi. nuavn!dably contracted with
the se,lenIs Mt oi the county, however ii might IF
the various tribes. Ii is satisfactory TO know that their
cortir,on has been amclioraied by removal The add
ton Of thirteen States to the Union, b-acing
within their boundaries most Of these tribes, made il
cessury especially in latter years, I" purchase their lands
in order advance civilization; 10 nbvicus ob
sinc,iuns the settlement and cultivation Of the
uy to prevent COLLISION. ond preserve the lives and
property IF the Inhabitants of States and Territories
from Indian depedal:ons These purchases have also
been nuEdrd almost exclusively, upon compacs formed
U States more than 80 years og" IN implied
obligation other Stairs and resolutions and nppro
priaurs by both Houses Of Congress- nding through
every Administration of the Government They were,
moreover, unsuitable financial grounds BY re-
ferr!rg The documents annexed will be that
have acquired BY Indian treaties, since the i!h nf March
lS23 one hundred and thirty-seven millions Of
There ffmbin, OF unbough Indian lands, les than
thirty five millions of No extraordinary expendi
tu.e therefore, be hereafter anticipated for this object;
mr. probable That there will be such cxtravagant Dr.
nunIs upon the Treasury for Indian wars, owing In the
removal Of almost all The Tribes and 10 change in the
plan Of operations in Florida but principally to the
cent INCREASE Of the army Onehaf OF The amount x
in these has undoubtedly arisen from the
extraordinary expenses arising from suddenly calling IN
TO the field numerous bodies of militia and volunteers
which obliged to do in consequence of The ir-
adequate force Of the regular army. The increase OF
That force Ill enable Government, in degree 10
dispense wi these calls in future ard many millions in
our annc expenditures will be saved by preventing In
dian d"prc dal"rs and promptly suppessrs them when
they may occur
Oxinc appropriations of the character refarred To
and ~ others which will be noticed there very
siderable apparent increase Of the Federal expenditures
in the last years The appropriations for So, IN
Guiding nss under permanent acts amounted to about
eiuhi n,iil nj hnllara In
with the expenditures in 1890, The following items III
hs found in the former which not in The latter viz
For preventing and supprsssing
Indian h"sries 100000
the same, and for the Ch"Io-
kee treaty 6,740,00O
removal IT indians,