Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-05-22

on the most minute examinations would he found to be
an answer, and nothing less more than true
swer to the resolution itself Ii seemed 10 him. there.
FORE be wholly wrong that the printing of this report
should be delayed until Senators could have an oppor
tunty of comparing the copy with the record in order
whether the certificate Oft the Register be true
or false
The Senate had learned in the course of this discus.
cusSion, that the aggregate amount of all the cxpcn
dures Of the Government, payments of every kind
from the Treasury, for the year 1924 had been about
thriy-two millions Of dollars, and that for the
1899, they had been thirty millions of dol
lars. Here was difference of five millions of
dollars, which he should find difficulty in account.
ing for without imputing 10 the ADM Illustration any
extravaganza. The Senate had learned that the
pcndtures for permanent purposes for the year l-i
had little exceeded millions OF dollars, and that
the expenditures for the same objects i'll 1889 had lit
tie exceeded thirteen millions of dollars making DIFF
ference of about six millions Of dollars in the public
pendurcs for ordinary and permanent purposes, be-
tween the years c2i and l.:'2. This difference the
Senator from Missouri hid no, particularly accounted
for and he could only, ~ Il general recollection
Of the documents which hay" from time to time been
laid upon our tables, giving account of the pub
lie receipts and of the public expenditures, and also
of particular documents com'nun Gated TO Congress
from the Treasury Department, h. able now 10 par
tcularize in what the who's ii thai difference con.
sisted He had tables showing the pubic expenditures
for series of years, and he might add hereafter cA-
tracts from those tables In the first place, the cx-
creased by the legislation Of Congress, nearly, if not
quite two millions of dollars. The expenses Of The Ar
N.Y. including the expenses necessary for the support Of
the Military Academy, had been increased also
thing like two MILLIONS These great additional
expenditures in the support Of the navy and in the sup
port of the army not to be charged to the account
Of this Administration. They authorized BY law,
aud they had received the support not only Of the
friends, but Of the opponents of the Administration
He did propose to look into The journals TO see how
particular individuals may have voted on particular
measures: But he presumed that he should not be
contradcted, when he said that every measure tend
ing TO swell the expenses of naval establishment,
had received the unqualified support Of those
rayed against the Administration. Here were, then,
twothirds ofthe whole difference at accounted for
and is this Administration to be blamed for this in
crease Of expenditure; increase necessarily connect
I'd with the protection Of the commerce and general
defence of the country-an increase Of expenditure de
manded by every consideration of patriotism and of
Justice, and by proper regard to the public welfare:
GAIN the legislative expenses between 1924 and 1859
had necessarily increased than half ola million
Of dollars. The expenses of the Judiciary had nearly
doubled within that timc-an increase rendered ncccs-
sary BY the increase Of the population and of The bnsi
ness of the country Our light houses had more than
doubled between 1924 and 1889, and the increased