The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-01-10
Hor.r or REPRESENTATIVES.

January 4, 1893.
Messrs. BLaiR AND RIvEs In the Gl, be" of the
I'd insi find the following editorial article
aOUTcRY ABOUT EXPENDITURES.
"The opposition Of the House Of Representatives
pay Gales and Seaton we'll for raising hue and cry
against the exiravagance Of The Administration,
while they are doing all in their power "t0 baHkrEpt'
the Treasury. We take from The expenditure con-
tiagent fund OF the House OF Representatives, the
amount charged upon II The last session, Ga single
session from the printed documen, just laid before
the body al It's present session From this il seems
that Gales and Seaton, in the name Of Allen, have
received for their hue and cry against expenditures
- For printing cancelled Treasury Drafts on the
call OF Mr. Bond, obsolete correspondence on the call
oil Garland, and Other documents, Sill ,5i2 %
TO Gales and Seaton, in their own names,
In part for old documents, and other
trashprinted, 4420s so
For stationery and newspapers, and sun
L.
To all others, for sundry accommodations
about the House, 1888
| The expense Of whole Congress (two
! sessionsl during the first years OF Gen.
| Jackson's administration, was, for print
| ing and Other contingencies, 225 158
1 Now since Conservatism and Federalism
| have united, il Is Tor one session, 272 2f5 81
"Here we have one session Of one branch costing,
! under the Federal Conservative reign, upwards OF
fony-six thousand dollars than teo sessions of
both branches in Gen Jackson's term-that is about
four times as much as il should have cost and of
| this extra quarter OF a million, Gdles and Seaton
4 have pockeled one hundred and fifty five thousand
dollars. The Conservatives transferred by Allen
have made good their bargain"
/ This article referring TO me- as il does individually,
and placing ialse position before the country,
demands thai should correct by brief statement Of
facts. The document whch you refer to- called for
by me- and characterized obspitc spondence"
contains only four hundred pages and cost 81 04 80
But from the connection IN which you have placed IT,
and the prumlnency which you have gwen II, those g
norant Of the facts would naturally conclude that this,
and the document called for by MIR Bond, consttu
the leading items IN the aggregate Of SAP SO, the
whole expenditure for printing during the last session of
Congress. This do ument, far from embracing
" obsoete,' contains Of recent correspondence,
commencing no further back than with The year 1884
and running through period Of about -four years The
niornato II contains is useful and valuable to every
American citizen, aud should be IN their possession
IN making the call had design to call for any thing
" obsolete" Or useless s.I.. ~.
did not vote for the appropriation Of S44,20S so to
Gales and Seaon, for the purchase Of the books you
characterize as '.0Id dOcnments," and "hash" was
not present when the taken, or should have
votcd against H. as had done upon two former
sions when the books 10 into my possession.
The vote OF the last session is to he found the 223d
page OF the journal; my former against such an
appropriation on journal Of 1886, pages l0l6 and
| nl2 5"r
standing with Mr.. Bond or any other person. | acted
upon the suggestions Of my mind, and upon my
own responsibility; nor had under
standing with Mr. Bond about the document called for
by him @ ,.
/ have no comment to make. My only object is 10
state facts and place myself right before the country.
trust that you will do me the justice to publish this
statement Of facts. '=..
IN. Your obedient servant
| #.. J. GARLAND.