, 1840-05-30

three preceding years, amounting IN that
time to about S23O,OOO; and, of course, swell
ling by that much the aggregate expendi-
lures Of those years, and helping to make up
The monstrous extravaganza of which the
country heard so much.
5. The next item grows out Of the three
percentum fund to the new States on the
amount Of the lands sold within their limits.
1t is due to the States by compact as a con-
sideration, and a most inadequate one it is,
for not taxing the Federal lands. For the
year 1889, this item amounted TO S63,67O;
and, being a debt due TO the States. is no
part of the Government expenses. For the
three previous years, when the land sales
were at the largest, and when some Of the
States had neglected for some years to draw
their money, the payments on this account
amounted to near one and a half millions Of
dollars; and o fcourse, sweiled to that amount
the extravaganza of 1886, '37, and '38! In
the year 1924, this item was only S47,714.
6. The sixth item to be deducted was
nearly allied to the former. II was S198,53O
for the two percentum on the sales of the
public lands to make roads to the new States,
and applicable TO the Cumberland road. In
the year 1924 it was only $1,000; but in
the great sales o fIS35, Is, and Y, it amounted
10 near 81 100000. Here again was a paw
ment of a debt converted into wasseful extra
vagancei
Z. Donations Of money to, or payments
on account OF, the District Of Columbia, was
the seventh item Of deduction which Mr.. B.
mentioned. 1t amounted to Sf26,374 for
the year 1889. 1t was a new item in the
list of Government payments, having no ex-
istence in 1924, nor until the year 1882.
After that time it had been annual, and as
high as S3l3,0OO in one year, to wit, 1888,
and for the years 1886, 7, and g, amounted to
near $4,000. 1t was a gratuity TO the Dis
trict, which had no political rights; and it
was a gratuity which had no other object
In - relieve it from burthens improvident-
contracted; yet received the usual charac-
ter Of corrupt ext-u Tcggance.
8. The survey of the coast was the eight
item which Mr.. b. explained. 1t was a
temporary and extraordinary object, which
had grown up from a trile to a large amount
a few years past, and amounted To-
S91,995 for the year 1889. Previous { o
General Jackson's administration it rarely
exceeded two thousand dollars per annum;
or the years 1867 and 8, it amounted to
lbout $4,000.
9. Duties refunded to merchants was
IN other Of the new and large items which
lad lately grown up among our Treasury
payments. From 1924 to 1882, it was I'M
,nown; yet in 1889, it was Sl79,304; In
n the year 1888, it was SOL 900, and for
836-7. and s, it amounted to above $500,
100. This was a favor, or an act of Justice
o merchants, granted by acts ofCongress, or
" judicial decisions, or by reversal of previ-
us constructions of the laws. 1t is no part
{ the Government expenditure, though, being
from the Treasury, it goes into the
to swell the general aggregate
o swell the cry of extravagance-and to
rove the hostility Of the Administration to
lerchants!
10. A tenth item to be deducted was the
UNI of S714,S57 for collecting materials for
he increase Of the navy. This was an ex-
ry, and averaged about $1,000 900 per annum
ince the commencement of General Jack
administration, though only S423,OOO
1924. 1t is clearly no part Of the expenses
{ government, but an outlay of money for
he benefit Of after years, and Of posterity.
II. Permanent public buildings is another
{ the large items of recent expenditure
these buildings were Of perishable
and sunk under the decay of time,
r the ravages of fire; for some years past
materials had been selected, and fire.
roof edifices constructed. The expendi
Ire for this purpose in 1889, was S1,24s,-
A and near the same for the three prece-
ing years. This again was an expenditure
II the benefit of posterity, and not charge
bic as an expense upon the actual admins
70. The sum of S735,57o for bridges and
was the twelfth item which
IE. b. pointed out for deduction, being
9TH of them expenditures for the benefit Of
the expenditure extraordinary and
:mporary, but the benefit general and per-
anent.
10. The sumo offs l,4sl 600 for the improve
of rivers, harbors, and roads, exclusive
the Cumberland road, was another ex.
of the same character. In 1894,
was but S56,955; but took a start then
hich would have known no bounds had il
ot been for the Maysville veto. "a.