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year, and in less than SIX years ai'er-
wards 'ull down 10 the low amount Of
one N on aud ha'f.
The next resolution afTirm5 propo.
s'inn which hope will receive the 1.
unanimous consent Of tho Senare. 1t 10
a, follows:
Resotrod, That it is the duty Of Gov.
ernmeLt, al all times, but more especI-
ally IN a season such as now exIs's, Of
general embarrassment end perUulary
distress, to abolish all useless instlru-
tions and officers. to curlaiI oil unneces.
sary expenses, aud to practice rigid
economy.
And the seventh resolution declares:
That the contingent expenses Of the
two houses Of Congress ought to b.
greally reduced; and the mileage OF
members Of Congress ought to be regu
lated and more clearly defined.
1t has appeared to me that the pro-
cess Of rerenchmenV Of the public ex
penses and reform Of existing abuses
ought to begin in an especial manner
here. with ourselves, m Congress itself
where il found one Of the most exltav.
agant OF all the branches Of The Govern.
mrnt. We should begin at home and
enc0urag" the work Of rrirenchmenl by
our own example have be ore me
Gorum nt whlch exhibits the gradual
progress in the contingent expenses of
the two houses of Congress from 1890
to 1910. Attracting period Of twenty
wears, divided into terms four years
apart, and shows that the amount Of the
contingent fund has advance from $50
600 which it was 10 1924 TO Sl2 900
10 1923, rate Of increase not greater
than vas prope considering he prog resS
of the country; to lGj 600 10 1899; to
263 coo IN 1886. aud in 1910 i, amount
ed Undu an administration which char
ged that ia lS24 With ex1avaGancec to
the cnorm Us sun OF 1884 1873! | AN
really sorry Tor the cr"nl OF Congress,
to b. abIn 10 read = statement exnbling
"u,h shameful sucb pjolgale waste
Ani Nl0W me here To- Say. without any
ntou lon ot b'in1 uukiad 10 hose able
and c0mpetent officers The secretary OF
the Sru.'e aad Clurk" Of the House OF
Repre- esemiatlvps, (Oot the present Cletk)
| hat they ought 10 hetr share Of the
responsibility for the great aud sudden
growth Of this expenditure How drd
il ari.e! The Clerk presents his esu-
mate Of The sum that would br necPsss
~. and the Commruce of Ways AMI
Means, h. Jog bUsilv occupied in matters
! ut greater mumunt, take il ~uhOut sui
/ drl-ul examination, AMI iaseu it At oncp
IN the appropriation bill. But | insist
that it shaUd be- Gu. doNn 10 a sum ol
unich members Of Congress NAV with
Some derfncy speak TO their con,tlIu
rnts. a sa uterv reform has been com
m,nced is the House Of Representa-
'iv S, which ought 10 be followed up
here. They have already stricken
| s 0O,0OO from the contingent fund Of
both houses; but they should go much
lower ! hope there will be anolher
;,cm oC re,r,,chner, n 6virr a res-
sonabIs mayimnm arount.ro "a he allow d
ror sla,ion,,v fnro,shod to mombars o(
/ Congress. II his shall beaiopled, much
will nave been done, f'r this is one oI
tho mos, C-,;,r,l so,,oo. If Coorras
s;oo.I ov,rovor,ooo Iou,o,d, hnI,ha
s,,,ior.ry fotDisSsd dnr;nr Ihe 95,h
Conc..ss ovs,anoo moro,bsn one hmm.
,I doIIoro nar Lo.J - oooh r,.rc l,er
C.oony m,n b.l;ove tho, INV srch n
m,nnI =. Ihis c,n hs nccassoIvY ia !,
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