Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-04-04

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BILE aud competent officers, the Secretary of tho
Senate and the Clerk Of the House of Represen-
taves, mot the present Clerk,) that they ought to
bear share of the responsibility for the great and
sudden growth of this expenditure. How did il
arise The Clerk presents his estimate of the
sum that will be necessary, and the Committee Of
Ways and Means beng busily engaged in matters
OF greater moment, take it without sufficient ex-
animation, and insert it at once in the appropria-
ton bill But Insist that it should be cut down
to sum of which members of Congress may
with some dscency speak TO their constituents A
salutary reform has been commenced in the House
OF Representatives, which ought TO be followed up
here. They have already stricken 500 900 from
the contingent fund for both Houses but thoy
should go much lower | hope there will be a.
mother item of retrenchment, in fixing reasona-
bic maximum amount to he allowed for stationa-
ry furnished to the members of Congress. Ii this
shall he adopted, much will have been DONE for
this is one Of the most fruitful sources of Con-
gresslona extravaganza. | am told that the sta
tonary furnished during the 25th Congress, aver
ages more than 800 per head to each member
tCan any man believe that any such amount as
this can he necessary? Is it not an instance of
profligate waste and proiuson
My next resolution is directed to the expenses
OF the judiciary department of the Government:
| Resolved, That the expenses Of the Judicial
department OF the Government have late years,
been greatly increased, and ought to be diminish
ed.
L., a., ln,, t,I,a H.. L.. Lon,.
s'''' ~ I a'oo, ,'I' Ut sas'
Wv Ill c ~ =, Wv - ipt, 80 III -. ono
or ,he Observation-Disclosures Co.. ,5o S'd;oi.I danar,s,n,,,
has sprung up from $4,000, which it was in 1924,
to S47l 900, at which it stood for the year 1910.
Can any man believe that this has all been fairly
exnendiure avery war nr nearIy hoT ~, ,no
lI;op of doiIa,s5 ! hyua ~ l,,i, y =, H., S; NV
;nJ,es and ,ha ,,arsIaI rh Lo, a '.on, oor,noi
Of he evnond;,mra ns 10 G,,d onH tLo Iani,o
ouaht ,o 10 hald ros,rsitI g.. ~ u NO.
CREASE William INV ;n,on,;on 10 inJniaa in anx
inviJious J;s,;no,;ons I'LL .',,iJ - ~ J Jy
,n ~ t;"i r"o, .n" ''sa.. I h u,s
,"ras c,, -. e. ,a'nS p,1aa'i asu ,ha
nnv other district hrough out the coun,rve hone
this whole matter will be thoroughly investigated.
land thai so,ne necessary restraints will he limos
cd unon ,bis branch of the nuiIio sarvice I nm,
truly sorry tbat in n branch of tbe Government
which. for its purtv and upriphtness. has ever
Ibepn disin puish he'd and which SO we'll merits the
appreciation of the whole country. there should
have occurred SO discreditabe an increase in the
exnenses of its practical administration.
The nov, resolution asuarts
UTbat the dinotnntic RELATIONS or tho Irn;,ed
States with fnregn Powers ha va been unn.c SEQ
rily extended during the last twelve wears and
ought TO be reducsdh
will not dwell long on this subiect must re-
mark bowever that since the davs of Mr. Adams,
administration the number of foreipn ministers of
the first grade has nearly doubled. and that of
ministers of the second eIads has nearly ,rnIed
Whv, we have ministers abroad who are seeking
for the Governments to which thew are accredit.
, ed and the Governments are not to be found =
We have ministers at Coustantinople and Vienna
and far WHAT We have an unreeiprocated
/ NISSAN IN Naples-and for yvbot 4, There was at
The LAST session nm attemn to abolish This nnuoint
, ment but il unfortunately failed One would think
that in such one sided. unreciprocated Diploma
CIV. if n regard 10 economy did NOT prompt us TO
| II.
like manner we might look round the COASTS of
Europe and of this continent and find mission af-
ter mission which there seems>to be no earthly
! utility in retaining But forbear
| On the subject of mi!sage I bone nere ,n.v
bs mn efort m eouoI;ze II i1s,ly and rodor !, MI
} form. md lint the same allowance viii be n,sde
for ,Lc Same distance ,royaIled ,.hs,bar by Id
Inv water mr. nv steam rou,e or ,yhstber ~. dc
,oucc he ascersned nv hori1on,aI ar surface meas
urement ,hnk ,be forn,er he hos, rooJa nc
cause i, I,nits ,,s m sinaIe and sinnle inor;ry
and leaves ~, omen door far abuses I hone thers
fore that ve shall adon, II
Tho nov, rosoIm,inn Of Tho sor;os roods ,h,s
"ResoIved That The fronking nriv,Ieoe ouob,
IN no G,r,Ler res,r;c,ed Tho abns;ya nsas ooc :, C.
s,.ninad AMI nun;sbod ,ha oos,ans om ia,,a,s -
dnced ,hs nroJe IF es,i,na,mS distances ,ora
oianrIn daGreS md nrsscr;hed md = snail "ddi'
,inn ~ nns,naa ,oods IN hooLs nar,nhIo,s and
,,cLa ,os ,r,ns,n;,,ed hv Tho mail m he ,,rad,,o
/, ,od and increased ACCORDING IN ,beir resnec,iye
, va;ch,sn
IT, combine nr;,;looo hos hoa, INNS, di,as,,,l,
aJ w. IS n"s oJen ',0s. w. e.Sy
huss no, ~ co., oo.rmn,ia 'ho,'oh ~ 60
msn, hos hssn in onerp,;on I'M, oEo,, Cir, LAS
which II has ,aken Greo, Kr;,ain co",n,;es ~ A.
rim RlanL envaIones I have head !, sa;d readv
G.anL od have heem on,losed 70 ;nd;v;Jma,s %, y
;s,onno ,vho have onenIv hoas,sJ ,hs, ,hair CO...
, resnondence is free Of chsrye, The limitation as
~ weghi Is now extended. I belieye. 10 two oun.
COS e., VIVA, IF ,ha, If a man NAV send under
, Lie G.,nr n ,housapd of these ,,vo ounce nncLa.
aes The invitation should he IN The total weigh,
nncI,I lad IN ,nv single mai whether the nact,
nas ha fa,v or NAM Tbe renor, Of ,ba p6s,mas.
ssr CensroI n, Corme, session s,a,es the astoun.
r. Guy, 10 ~ &c ,i 'hoia n,o"n, ,ransno,,ad
us 'ae', ,""', =, H e. 1 1oos Gao ~ I'll I'll
~ ,,e mus, pm nn riYa,o cores
uuy alo 81 Cn 'a gu" 20 10 ,vho.