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PUBLIC EXPENDITURES

Mr.. GooDE. Of the House Of Repr..
sentaiiyes, from Ohio, in hi, speech on
the Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation
Bill. gives some statistical statemont. Of
public expenditures which are worthy Of
especial note. The tables OF figures ipe.
eiiying the various accounts Of expend,.
lures under the several heads enumer.
ated are taken from the public document,
and believed To be Of un6oubted accuracy
We give the results Of some Of those az.
grega,es without annexing the items
which may be seen ~ the published copy
OF the speech.
The office expenses Of the Post Office
I Department under Mr.. ADAMS amounted
IN lS2S 10 the gross sum Of $40, 100. In
1910 under Mr.. VAN BURrN, by esu
mates Of salaries and contingent expense
the amount is Sl52 300. Ia ISIS the
expenses Of the various departments Of
the GoyeTnmeDt-State.T Treasury, Wa
Navy-the General Post Office, The Judi
cary. Surveyor General. and the Min,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO S790. $50.
/ The expenses for the same in 1888.
amounted 10 l.i3i. 9S6.
/ The expenses Of Government altogeih-
er during the four years Of Mr. Adams
term from 1921 10 lS2S, were ir the az.
gregaie about fifty millions and a half
averaging little over fusirs millions and
a half per snnun. During the three
first years Of Mr.. Van Burens admins
iration. the aggregate reaches nearly on,
hundred and eIsren millions and half
averaging upwards OF Mirfy -Seren millions
per annum. Payments on account Of
. ~ 1.hN L.
estimates. Mr.. Adams paid during his
four years upwards OF foriy-hve millions
of do!laIs on that account-sversgIn
more than eleven millions per snnum -
Mr.. Van Buren, found the country entire
~ free from public debt on his accession
10 Office or a surplus, either in the Trea,-
ury or available Of about twenty millions
He has moi only laid up no balance over
and above expenditures, but he has spent
twenty millions that were on hand be
has spant all the accruing revenues some
what faster than received; he has called
for issues Of Treasury notes 10 supply the
demands OF Government to the amount
Of how millions we know not-bui the
item Of eleven MILLIONS was entered 10
that account in the las; Report from the
Treasury, and there have been new IS
sues since.
/ The expenditures exclusive Of the
public debt and trust fundsl for perma.
neat and ordinary purposes were for ls2s
I $500. psi 90
and for IS3s 1887. SOS 90
/ For Mr. Adams four years these ex-
penditures amounted to S32 SIC. SIS o.
For Mr.. Van Buren's fro first years
30,0l9,3l2 90
! The above were for permanent and
ordinary expenditures. The amount Of
extraordinary expenditures (,relunre Of
the pubic debt and trust funds fer the
four years Of Mr.. Adams's administration
was 500 6.37 % O0
For Mr.. Van Buren's three years,
50 ,937 600 90
I These statements, II is declared. were
taken from official documents. aud cons,i-
tuie portion Of speech delivered IN
the House Of Representatives; they are
now published IN fixed characters-so
that II erroneous all necessary corrections
can be made.-We have not heard that
;heir accuracy was disputed on the tloor
OF the House, nor have we seen any
published exception since the speech ap-
peared in print. II II be said tina, Con.
gress authorised excessive appropriations
and that therefore the President Is not in
fault, the people will not accept the spol-
gy. The President,has identified himself
with the party, end the acts Of eilhes
must be answered for by the o:her.-BaH
Patriot.