Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-01-28


date OH the Treasury Note Bill, on Tuesday,
Mr.. Evans of Maine, took full and able
view of the state Of the Finances, of which
we copy the following synopsis;
"IIe was in favor OF the bill reported, be-
cause the emergency was such as to admit
of no delay.-But he argued to show that all
the statements OF the Secretary of the lrea-
sury in relation to the demands on the Trea-
sury for lS4l, were deceptive and illusory |;
the secretary had sacrificed everything to his
desire TO make such statement as would
show an equality between the reduced re-
ceipts and the expenditures; he told us that,
though the ordinary expenditures Of tho
Government, for that four years, has exceed
cd The revenue, and had amounted to twenty
four millions a year, yet, in lS4l, the ncces-
sary expenditures would be reduced to nine
teen millions he had told us that vigor-
Gus reduction could be made in the cxpen.
dltures, as the Seminole war was nearer to
an end, and as n less sum would suffice Tor
pensions. But the fact was that the cxpen.
diture on account Of pensions was increased
instead of diminishing. AS 10 the Florida
war; there was no knowing whether 1t would
ever terminate but the whole sum nppro.
priated for it, last year, was only three hun
dred thousand dollars, aud the Secretary
would have us believe, that this sum would
be red, ccd in lS4i. But what was the fact:
1 The SUN of S500,0O0, not noticed by the
/ Secretary was due on account Of u body OF
!, 1000 militia, employed, during the past year,
II IN Florida, and s,Ill employed, without any
authority. of law, aud by order of the Secre-
tary of War. The EXPENSES of these ,roop'
Il falling on 1871, would amount to, at least
| one million of dollars tho Secretary made
Il no allowance whatever Tor this expenditure
Il Again, though the Secretary allows nothing
K for the expenses Of the Florida war, yet III,
H Secretary of War had sent in a request 70
II an appropriation of two and a half millions
Il for The war. The arrcaragcs and expendi
! lures for the Florida war, chargcable OF
II ihe year lS4l. would alone amount to ncarl,
II five miilions-the proposed amount Of Mr.
/ Woodbury's vigorous reduction
i 1t had been customary to allow one miIlioI
/ of dollars for the probable excess of uppro
/ pria,ion over The estimates. Mr. Woodbur.
! had himself recommended this, some years
/ ago, but nothing was allowed in his prescn
/ estimate Of ~ millions, as the expenditure
II Of IS4l. Another item, private claims, many
/ millions on account of which were just
due, were not included in the estimate
/ The administration and its friends, with ,
view to keep the appropriations within the
estimates, last year, appropriated only Sl4,
600 for private claims, aud it was, no doubt
determined to allow 10 more this year.
There were, also, large amounts Of debt al
reudy incurred, bu, the payment OF which
was postponed to 1911, which were not pro
vdcd for.--I'he great national works, iortl
Il fcalions, the increase Of the navy, &C., we:'
all cut down, in order to carry out the plat
of reducing the expenditures to nlnctec'
millions There was 10 adequate estimate
for the public buildings,-for The repairs o
the ships Of war,-iurnishing them witt
guns, SC. All our works cos, us rom % t.
30 per cent more than they would do, wer
timely and adequate appropriations made 10
completing them.
MIR. Evans argued from all these, and othe
like facts, that the statements OF the Secre
tary of the Treasury were illusory that th
5 ordinary expenditures of ls4I, were under
, rated by ten millions and that the proposes
issue Of Treasury netcs would not meet ID
necessities OF the Treasury"