Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-07-06
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From The Ricimond HhiR.


GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES" Tenn
Poed,g and Extraordinary" Specifications.
The Wings have AGAIN an aan,, complained oi
he waste and prodiR ly of the Federal tnlrts.-
ne Unprecedented amount nj the national expendr
lures e"hld not he dented--thr evidence was ia,
hiSled by the Secretary al 'hr Treasury himself
the pro i1fions sun OF 30 aud 30 mlons y year WIS
conceded by him IN his =flieh fepnffs Bnt when
these iaets have been brought Ia the consideration of
the public, ihcy have BEEN met BY the Feds with the
excuse that they were owlna Ia "iempnrdry and or
Tdofhhafg expenditures and with defiance HE
Whpsto specify single item "f wasie ~ onurees.
s1ty expenditure. With all The specifications ~
oossession oi the Admin ration th,4 was task ut
so"e dttouly But we are pleased 10 observe thar
s'Vri@ membrrs of Congress have succeeded h.
'""hlhR 'oo various branches If the public server
""" o"he ,e'o procured the IN ,st conclusive tc,t,-
'""'y ine WIDEST ptoinspn aud gtossrst corrup
'l"n MI i'nl' N speech, winch we hope be
able Ia publish, addners many pIn,in, ,nst,nc,s
"''"n heh' tue olh'ia paprts, ii this cattuption
wv" f'ools''''N, oae 'hstaecc We will mention.
lie stated. on the nuhortty IS th. ot6,,l ,o,,
mcn1s. thai purchases ar The Flonl, " :, n,,i hoo,
made al New Orleans for HE use ot nl. n,,, co.,
my upwards of $500 600 had been sent ,s,.,,,i-
aud noi belnG wanted, rs WAS kuown ~ thr t,,pe o
the purchase, they were re-snld Tor S5s 900, na
sold 10 lheycry mau ot whom lhry bou ht
,rEMs.
Wood bought in N Orleans, delivered In Florida al
per eoul, sos. (Snd Tor no,hna.)
90,
SUGAR honght At - CENTS pound. tSold nj 81
Coffee, Is. (Sod i, esuis,)
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Mr. StRnly e North Carolina has also tanned his
attention Ia thls subject oil expenditures aud dcv.
crda speech npon II, which shaft be III The hands
of our readers. Ia the mean time, wetxtiact ~ nn-
tee II II from the New York Commercial. The
reader may iufm snme idea itoa, tie items her.
gwen OF what constituted i l2 900 Of the erifdorH
nary dhd temporary rpenses. Never were people
,I, 10. Il Ia,
tie present dominant patty.
F,om Me ~ Y. Commercial
RETRENCUMENT AND ECONOMY.
When the Appropriation bin was On its passage
though The House II Representatives., va,nus
Wing mtmhers we've induced 10 besiow some pains
upon The inscstgHton al Gavrrnlnrni expenditures,
and solne very curtains details were broaghl hgln.
illustrating mos iemnfkabl, the empllnes, oi Al.
mnisliaiion professions The exercise oil jusl
aud prudent economy IN dlsposng oi the public
money. From among The Instances Illus brought
10 lIGht, VT select few, winch irmrd the sui j.,l
ct witty sud sarcastic speech delivered by Mt.
Sanly. oi N. CH,ohna. ~ the ooh AI,l
Tie appropriation ond,r view VAS the sum OF
Sl2oOo. iar expenses Of The btanch unini N Char.
loue, Moth Carolina aud lhe motion al Mr. Sanly
was Ia reduce the sal ~ oi the superintendent TO
@l500' On the ground ha' he had ,,a,cd the public
u,ouey and and abused las authority.
IT. support OF thus aegai,ou Mr. Stanlv showed
by Official doc"'ncnls, that the expense lie b,aucl,
stunt WIS Sl16O greater IN 1897 lhdn IN 1888, al
though II did MOI go mo operation unl6 Drcrnh.r,
1887. HE compensation ol officers ~ thai year
was Sl03e6 Ia 1888, only $1,000 aud the SUN
chngrd Tor "as'age u gold and contingent exprn-
SEES IA lsJT-hhl ~ iof me ~ tuih Twas $40 be.
my 90 lnnre than III tie whole OF 1888
Curlnnslo ascertain by whn mngieai process til =
result enuld have been effected, Nc S,aniy briuuk
himself III the vouchers ~ Il ~ the freasu,, De.
t'aft'nenl, and aro 1 Tie 6rst lhat he drew torn
was the annexed b'ii 81 "eonngeot expeosrs'
PnILaptLruiA. Nov. !, 1888
United States Mot GhatIofe N G.. DIR Cut ~ nee.