Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-06

the people bellows that u vas part Of The expen-
ses Of he Government. No one ever thought Of
'rjaFiag Tie Administration about II. These con-
ceptions have been reserved Tor the present day.
Nov, Tor The first time IN the history Of our eoun-
try, perhaps Of any eoun,ry. the recovery Of IN
demnues from foreigners, and iAei, payment 10
our owE cli Gems becomes a dreadful ezt.ayagancs
IA rJinous waste Of money--lor which mad
and profgate Administration mus, be thrust from
power
4. The iort,a item Is small sun Of s4,s75
90 fer claims ct States on account Of expendi.
tuies Tor the general benefit during the late war.
II was payment OF debt and not an expense Of
Government, and though small IN 1899, il had
been considerable IN the three preceding years,
amounting IN that time to about $4,000, and
Of course, swelling by that much the aggregate
expenditures Of those years, and helping to make
up the monsrous eNttayagance OF which the eouu-
Hyhenr3 so much.
q. The next item grove out Of the three per
ce0il,n fund 10 the new States on the amount Of
the lands sod Niihn then limits. II is due to tho
States BY compact as 4 consideration. and most
inadequate owe It IS. Tor no, la.ing the Federal
lands For he year 1893, this item amounted
to S63,67o, and, beng debt due to the States,
~ no part OF the Government expenses For the
| three previous years, when the land sales were
| a, the largest and when some Of the States had
neglected for somo years TO draw their moneyt the
| payments Of this account amounted 10 near one
! aud a half millions Of dollars and, Of course,
swecd to that amount the srirarogaHee of 1885,
81, and '3s In the year 1924, this item was
only $i7,7lI.
6, The sixth item to be deducted was nearly
allied 10 tho former. |, was 81 9S,530 for The two
per centum on the sales OF the public lands to
! make roads to the new States. and applicable to
| the Cumberland road In the wear ls2l il was
only 1900 but in the great sales of 1895, 6,
and -, It amounted to near Sl,200,000. Hero
ugan vas payment Of debt converted into
was,eiGl extravaganza
?. Donations of money 70, or payments on &C.
count Of, the District Of Columbus, was the Sc
venth item Of deduction which Mr. B. mentioned
II amounted to 5l2e,37i for The yenr 1889. Il
was new item in the lis. OF Government, pay.
monts, having no existence 10 ls2i, nor Ia,I! ms
year 1892 After that time /, had been annual,
and MS high as S3l3,C0 IN one year, 10 WI, 1893
and for the years 1896. n, and q, amounted 10
near $4,000. 1t was n gra,uliy 70 the Disirc.
which had no political rights end II was graII.
ty which had no other oblec; thar 10 lelieyo II
from burthens improvldenliy contracted yet
received the usual character of corrupt ex'raya-
gonce.
3. The survey oflhe coast was the eighth item
which Nj b. explained II was a temporary and
extraordinary object, which had grown up from a
,rAc TO argo rmount within few years past,
and amounted to S9l .o95 for the year 1890
/ A. 4jt
rarely exceeded two thousand dollars per annum;
for tho years 536-7 and s, il amounted to about
$4,000.
Q. Duties refunded to merchants was another
Of tho new and largo items which had lately grown
mp among our Treasury payments. From 1924
TO 1892, II VAS unknown yet tim 1889, II was
sl7g,3o4. in the yea 333, il was $70l,0OO
and for 1885,, g, ], amounted TO above $780,
COO This vas favor, or an act Of justice TO
merchants granted by acts Of Congress, or BY lu-
dcia' deriatons OF by reversal ofprevlous con
sruclion. Of the laws II is no part Of the Gov
ernmen, expenditure though beiug refunded from
, the Treasury it goes into the enumeration to
swell the general oggregaic--'o swell The cry ol
! exttayagabcc--n to Prove the hostility oil the
+ | Administration 10 merchants
To- A tenth item 10 be deducted was the sun
Of s7I4,s57 for collecting materials for the IN
crease Of the navy. THIS was an expenditure
fot the future defence Of the country, and avera
ged about 100000 per AMMAN since The com
4 mencement Of General Jacksons administration
. though only $4,000 n 1924 It's clearly nc
mart Of the expenses Of Government, but an out.
ay Of money f0r tie benefit Of after years, and oi
i. posieuty
H. Permanent public buildings IS another o
:, tho large Items o. recent expenditure. Formerly
4. these buildings we're Of perlshaDle materials ant
sunk under the decay Of time, or the Iavages o
+ FIRE; for some years past durable materials hat
a been selected and tireproof cdr.ices constructed
/. The expenditure for this purpose IN 1899, wa
!. Sl,24s0 GA. ard near the same for the three pre-
II ceodlng years. This again vas an expendtur
h Coz the benefit OF posterItyi and not chargeabl
n as no capense apon the actual administrations.
IA ~. The sum Of s735, $40 for bridges and Tor
,Gcations, was the twelfth item which Mr. y
+, oointed oat for deduction bong both Of them ex
"A prrdpres Cor he benefit oil postegiy the eNpeu
=, dnurc extraordinary and empoTaiy,bu the bench
Of gereral and permanent.
,s 10. The sum Of si,i9l, eco fr the improve
ment Of rivers, hafbors, and roads, exclusive {
y IN. Cumberland road was another expenditure {
"A The same character. IN 1924, il was but $50
10 95b; bu, took star, then which would hav
nj known no bounds had !, not been for the Mays
- vile veto.
~ "A Providing arms for the militia OF The State
i, and cannon Tor the forts another expenditure it
,q future tunes aud for posterity. u amounted
i. s474,o06 for 1889, and averaged above hall
~ million wear Tor each OF the three pTceeedln
=, wears. In s24, il was but Sl7l,l55.
"a. rs. Pensions, except those to lnvalIds, was q
mex, item noted by Mr. b. for deduction. Th'
of were gralultIes from the Treasury, and not
r., expense Of Government. They amounted in Isl
sr 10 SO, G33, TEA, being near hree times what tn
no we're in 1924, They had bcen al enormo
a. drain upon the Treasury for the last seven yea
ne amounting IN 1893 TO Si4S5, 600. and subj