Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-03-19

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IN, oass ia .skes The ga.ea Of ias seofstaf 'sH
r,.ascr- for The sc;us expenses, sePsfa'ea 'o'ii "
these collateral payments, and hhos 'ne 1'oa ~ ~
twenty four millions, thus showing TIE NJ -;
Of zen millions per annum IN FAVOR VI ''s M
;,,.,,,p. when Sir. w. would show from Tue very
,dccunents tina, The present Administration was, IN
fact. now expendng and proposing to efpehd lot tIe
curren, service OF the Government, more IMAM was e@
,ndsd in either of the las, years oil Mr an bu-
rens ;,.
-. ,,,,s ihe sums with the 10 make COMPARE
ann HIS only object 10 compare the expenses IN.
ds, both Administrations with his own independent
propositions He did not approve Of ei'nef, io' ne
though, both high and he expressed nj 'he le MS
ss.onishment that the officers OF this Administrator
had proposed and recomme ended such scale oil e3peh-
diure. ,cu n.
Mr. " accepted the explanation cheertuiIy- he
believed 1t be strict accordance with The inten'oh
of the honorable Senator He did not suppose, az the
time his object 10 be to make comparison
10 the last Administrations but the learned gentleman
could not fail to see that the figures he stated the
made the comparison that the readers OF his remarks
could moi fail TO draw the differences OF wnch MI
planned and that thus the error would De olsseE
mated though not intended for the honorable senator
would pardon him for saying that all knew and he MN
could not fail know, though he not teei Inc
consequences of that conviction so sensoiy as MI w
did that his powerful voice reached every corner OF
extended country, and that such statements from nu
however Intended must be explained ny the proofs OF
they would be taken as the proofs ID RELATION ~ e'
public expenditures ,
Mr. w held in his hand the annual report from the
present Secretary of the Treasury the same
from which the honorable Senator had deriVcd MS IL
cures as TO the proposed expenditures tor Inc present
wear and he induced to believe The honofaoe gen
tleman had mistaken the amount OF new appropriations
! recommended for the whole amount OF expenses pro-
posed This inference lie drew from the tact that upon
page three Of that report, the Secretary says
@The expenditures for the year lc42 including 81
900 O00 for the redemption of Treasury notes are es
timated al So~,'u'oio 90
Deduct the amount included tor the $500. -
redemption Of Treasury notes 'ooo'ooo w
And the estimate for current expenses
| for the year Will appear to be 'olo -
This impression is confirmed BIZ another document
from the present Secretary the estimates for the year
l-I2 sent 10 the House of Representatives. Upon the
first pa ge of this document found the following;
81 have the honor TO transmit, for the information oil
the House Of Representatives. an estimate oil the aP-
preparations proposed to be made tor The service OF Tue
year 1s42 amounting to S2442 ,3co IS
1.-The appropriations Tor the service OF
the wear l. f., made BY former acts ot
Congress, including arming and
eouipping the militia, the civilization
Of Indians, Revolutionary claims, Re
voutonary pensions, under the act
of June G. lr32, claims Of the State
of Virginia, unclaimed pensions, re-
lief ofthe several corporate cities Of
| the District Of Columbia and public 49,.
debt l,o'<'po w
These sums together make 50, 997 ,25S IS
The first of the above is the used by the
honorable Senator and clearly and expressly the
estimate for appropriations only while the second
embraces what are known as the "permanent appro-
priatons and such Of them pertain TO The ordinary
expenses should clearly be added to make up the SUN
of those expenses for the year The difference between
the sums, thus arrived al is supposed TO consist
of such Of the permanent appropriations are appli-
cable 10 the public debt the debt of the corporate ci-
ties of the District of Columbia, and perhaps some
other items which are not considered part of the or
binary expenses; and the first Of the above amounts,
viz: $50 79l 0l0 7e, believed to be the true estimate
for the expenses Of S42 presented by the present
/ Secretary of the Treasury.
The wear l54l is be set down as one OF the years
of this Administration and upon page2 OF the annual
report Of the Secretary before referred to- the expend'.
lures of that year. asceraned and estimated are found
stated as follows:
The expenses as ascerained OF the first three quar-
tiers of ISL, were S24, 734 ,346 81
| Deduct the amounts, included in the
above sum. paid fer the redemption OF
| Treasury notes and interest, and for
| payments upon the public debt o,ooa,c9i -
Making the asGertalned ordinary expen'
ses for the three quarters slo,679,455 20
| Whole estimated expenses for the ionrth
! quarter $780, 23 20
! Deduct amounts included
! for interest on loan and
redemption on Treasury
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