New-York tribune., 1842-04-21

dates.
CONGRESSIONAL RrYoaMs.-Wc await with no
little impacncc the appearance of the REPORTS OF
,hc Coninittecs il the House of Representatives
on Rc,rcnchmcnt and on Expenditures. They
have been earnestly and vigorously engaged IN the
work assigned them, and. from the results OF their
abors so far as published. we are warranted III
believing that, after they shall be fully known to
the public. and the proNgntc abuses which have
been pracrccd in every department of the Gov
eminent, bv the party whose rule recently expired.
shall have been exposed ia all their naked cnor-
m,v tho Loco. Focos will utter their hvpocritica
howlincs at the delay of the Wings in making
promised investigation. and in effccting promised
reforms. in the faintest possible whispers. We
find some rich items in the Washington letter Of
the Commercial Advertiser from which i,appears
,hnt, in every department yet laid open to their
inspections the sroSscst proNigncy has prevailed
Mr. Giimcr for the Rctrcnchmcnt= Committee
has made a valuable report ON Mileage. showing
,ha, the annual amount of charge TO the treasury
for the mileage Of Members is Sl4e,Sl0; and ne
proposes that the distances be calculated directly.
making thus an annual saving of no less than
Sal 1876. In addition to this the Comnt,cc ro-
commend that str dollars. instead of eight rs at
present. be paid for every twenty miles; making
another annual saving Of ST. ,l3S. We trust ar
IDENTITY that these recommendations will reccive
The attention they deserve.
The same Committee recommend bill to ahol-
ish the Frarking privilege enjoyed by Congress !;
and they supper. their recommendation by point
me out the Inconvenience caused by mails thus
overhurdencd BY a prolonsa;on OF Congressional
Sessions by the higher rate. Of postage made re-
ccssnrv By the great expense incurred in carrying
free letters and packages. and by various other
mos, torciblc arguments. Mr.. Stanley, from the
Committee on Expenditures, aiscloscs neat job
in the employment Mr.. Kendall Of George
Pit, as special agent of the Department, travel
in Europe at the expense OF the United States.
He was absent fifteen months, and received ms his
Saarv.... $4,000 %
Expenses at sl6 IS daS................ .,o46 a
Making a total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 4s 81
He had been paid in 1889 and 1870 $500,
leaving y balance in his favor Of s9i6 OF. 10
meet his dcman,ls in 1889. Mr.. Van Buren author
ICED Kendall 10 transfer So 600 from, the annual
appropriation OF Congress for the transportation
oi the nail. The Comn,ucc deem this abuse.
Of power and IL wan,on waste of the public rncnev
They say that if ,hcr. NJ. General has a right to
send enc such agent he may send dozen and 81
is=c can do this, every head of department. may do
The same thing. They repor, L bill to proven, the
recurrence Of similar .Quan,lerinss Of the people,
money hereafter.
II We arc assured by : One ot tho County
Conva,Sc.s thai no motor Was made in the
Hoard 10 declare Robert H. Morris elected by a
majority oc all the votes cast. The matter was
informally suggested ant everruled wi;hou, any
,listjnc, motion Oh the subject.
u The Psrilana Argus says i, is understood
that Mr. WErsrEE has written 20 the Governor OF
Maine. and Also 10 the Governor of Massachusetts
requesting them call Extra Sessions of their lc
si>lA,urcs 10 appoint Commissioners trea, with
Lord AShburton on the North Eastern Boundar,
Question
u The Britannia probably arrived at Boston
Yesterday with news three days la.er. The Gale,
dana was TO leavc. Liverpool the 18th inst, The
acadia leaves the l4th of May. the Columbia on
the 18th, snd the Great Western on the 2l.t.