The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-04-28
RaleigA, .iprA !, 1872.

/ w VI. +. COLLINS, C9mpt.
The Report Of the Select Committee OF
retrenchment IN the contingent expense.
OF the House, which has for some time
been under consideration, discloses the
most wanion extravaganza somewhere
Mr.. Boardman and Mr.. Moore made some
calculations, relating TO the Stationary fur.
nlShed the House, founded upon the Report
from which we take few facts.
1t appears that the contingent expenses
OF the House OF Representatives for the
year | s23 amounted to S37 ,s4s; that thew
continued TO increase, until the wear 1895
they amounted to the enormous sum OF
s343,26l and in the year 1910, the last
year for which there are complete returns.
they amounted to Sl99,2l9. These sums
give an average nearly as follows:
For 1928, sl56 for each member.
For 1888, l43s do
For ls40, s23 do
The account for the 25th Congress
exhibits -
3,O70 reams envelope paper sl2,G03 %
1910 do quarter post do 2l,059 %
2,3ls do ioolscap do 0,95l 25
liz do note do 1859 80
(G,l00 reams, exclusive of envelope paper.)
Asa gross steel pens S4,359 80
$4,000 quilts 3 1853 70
LOG dozen penknives 2.602 90
Making pens AS 90
Without taking into calculation the en-.
velope paper, which is necessary and prop.
er TO diflsc knowledge among the people.
by dividing these articles among the 24j
members, il will stand thus to each mem.
ber's average;
"a reams of paper, leaving a surplus Of
22o reams for TIE Clerks room and com.
mi.tee rooms.
"a dozen (nearly) steel pens.
% do quilts.
. penknives.
What did they do with all these pens.
and penknycs, and quilts, and reams Of
paper
The proposition of the present Commit.
Zee, SO tar as relates TO the particular Sta. /
tionary, is, that each member NAV be fur.
nshed with an amount not exceeding in I
value s2j for the long session, and spa /
Tor the short session Of Congress. A saq. /
ms OF many thousand dollars viii lie effect. .
ed by retrenching the expenditures in this
and other particulars. Greensboro PAT. /
4 lady arrived in Exeter last Monday
week, bringing female servant with her.
IN the day after her arrival the latter
broke a looklng-glass. She became great.
y alarmed at the trihing circumstance.
;oFcred over the glass with handkerchief
md turned 1t to the wall that she MIGHT
rot see il. She expressed her conviction
hat It foreboded life Of trouble and mis-.
ortune, and could not dismiss the subject
rom her mind. She said I" she should
ever prosper in the world again" Haunt.
d by this idea she became sad and dc.
scted, and went to bed on Wednesday, {
Ho days after the accident, poorly and
lIserable, retiring earlier than usual ON
ccount Of her illness. The next dav she 5
as worse, and her mistress desired he,
ot to get up. On Friday one of the most !,
'perienced Of the medical gentlemen Of ;
le place was called in. He found her !,
&c from bodily pain, but suffering under =
perfect prosiratlon of strength and sp. +
Is She continued to sinl; till IL o'clock =
&c next day, when she osp;red, victim ;,
the absurd superstition o. the dreadful :,
of breaking looking.glas v
~. II. Patriot. y
Hon 10 stop run on Bank. ex. II
lIent plan, and like many other cxcellen, v
ings' an IRISH invention, is that reported in
Charles OMalley TO have been tried
one of the Dublin banks TO avoid Tho !,
nallles OF suspension. Red hot coin was ~
oyelied out to the panic-strickcn bill. q
lders, and the run being thus checked.
bank had in the meantime opportlmitv m
strengthen itself from abroad.