Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-08-13
Political.
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES

mr. Goode, of the House of Representa-
yves, from Ohio, in his speech on the Civil
and Diplomatic Appropriation Bill, gives
some statistical statements ofpublic expendi.
lures which are worthy of especial note
The tables offigures specifying the various a.
mounts OF expenditures under the several
heads enumerated, are taken from nubI;c
documents and believed to be OF undoubted
accuracy. We give the results of some OF
these aggregates without annexing the items.
winch may be seen in the published COPY of
the speech. nv
Inc Office expenses Of the Post Office De-
partment under MIR. Adams amounted in 1928
TO the gross sum of $46,IOO. In 1910 under
"ir' van buren, by estimates of salaries and
contingent expenses, the amount is s SO, 200.
In 1928 the expenses of the various Depart.
ments OF the Governmen'-Statr, Treasury.
war, Navy, the General Post Office, the ju-
dietary, Surveyor General, and the Mint es
acknowledgements to S79O,5S5. The
expenses for the same, in 1888, amounted to
81 ,434, 1856.
Inc expenses of Government altogether du
ring the four years of MIR. Adams's term from
1924 to 1928, were in the aggregate about fic.
ty millions and half-averapinp 4 little over
hcelUe millions and half per annum. Du-
ring the three first years of Mr.. Van Buren's
administration, the aggregate reaches nearly
one hundred and eleuen millions and haE-
averaging upwards of Mirty-seren millions per
ahhum. Payments on account of public debt
are not included in these estimates. Mr.. Ad-
ans paid during his four years upwards of
iorty-hve millions of dollars on that account
averaging more than eleven millions per
annum.-Mr. Van Buren, found the connfry
entirely tree from public debt on his accession
10 Occ. and Surnlnc -,
ry or available, of about twenty millions. He
mas not only laid up no balance over and a.
ooVe expenditures, but he has spent the TWEEN
" millions that were on hand he has spent
ali the accruing revenues somewhat faster
unah received; he has called for issues of
~ eaSury notes to supply the demands of
government to the amount of how MANY mill
hons we know not-but the item of eleven
millions was entered to that account in the
last Report from the Treasury, and there have
been new issues since.
The expenditures Exclusive of the ppblic
debt and trust funds for permanent and or
binary purposes were for 1928, 1896, 254 90
and for 1888, IA e2- Soo m
For Mr.. Adams's four years these expen-
9 q, amounted to $32 ,9IO,57S 90
FOR van Buren's first years 3O,OI9,3I2 90
Inc above were for permanent and oriina-
~ expenditures. The amount of extraordi-
nary expenditures, { erchudpe Of tie public
ae9t ana fTstfunds, J for the four years of Mr..
A "A administration. was $40, 637 ,092 90
For Van Buren's 3 years 53,937 600 90
Ihese statements, it is declared, were taken
from o1hcial documents, and constitute a DOR
uon oil aspeech delivered in the House of Re
personalities; they are now published In fix
ed characters-so that if erroneous, all neces-
sary corrections can be made We have not
neard that their accuracy was disputed on the
Moor OF the House, nor have we seen any pub-
ilshed exception since the speech appeared
IN print. If it be said that Congress author
lsed excessive appropriations, and that there
lore the President Is not in fault, the people
VIII not accept the apology. The President
has identified himself with the party, and the
acts OF either must be answered for by the
other.-Balt. American.