Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1842-03-08
CONGRESS.


Inc letter 81 orr correspondent embraces about
al the nccs from Congress. Up to to-day.
The following we extract from the debates, to show
the harmony of the wing party, and what they
mean by re- form In a debate the appropriation
bin Mr.. McKeor said
lie saw no reason Tor giving q the Department 80
coo 90 addition xrerdcd balance acafy hand.
II TIC chairman Of the committee MT Fillmore would refer
o. The Documents hc hnl that tho Department had
hand uncxI ended balance ol $1,000 II tis APP
preparation made, there would b. something Ike 500
600 mr the Department 70 spend IN contingencies and Il
this example Of 10 BE set be would like
when the business 4 Tctenchmcnt and Ic0lm o.
begin IN referring the contingent expenditure Of that
Department for the past year he found charges that he
sue the House never would consent T. Tor instance ne
would call the attention Of the House 10 the charges Ion
CLERK hire. While there specific appropriation for
many clerks As the House thought sufficient ior that de-
parnout four FIVE IA 1usaud dollars extra charged
II r additional temporary clerks but the House could
from tie report that of them had been kept employ
meut from end Of the year TO the other
Mr. Mck. then handed up 10 The Clerk list Of the nin
cent o,en.cs of the DEPARTMENT 10 which he took eNce-
ton which read for the information of the House.
Mr. Nick said he must not now be met By the objection
that Of these expenditures anc' ned By he last
Administration. All parties profcsed % be for
my etenchment aud reform, and stood pledged TO retench
useless and giant expenditures, matter whether
they sanctioned by this Administration or the last
Now would refer of these expenditures, such
-" hack hire and charter Of a steamboat, $3.50"
Mr. Granger here explained that the steamboat was char
express President Tyler the death Of
General Hanison.
Mr. Nick continued commenting several Of the items
Of expenditure, until he came 10 the charge for extra train
Of cars 100" and asked what that for
This explained to De fo the removal Of the body Of
General HARRISON from this place TO Baltimore, ITS TO
! Mr. Mex continued with the list, and inquired what was
the meaning II tie charge, " J. B. Morgan toilet
Gentlemen would hnd, lac SAID m going through tins long hist
number Of items that ought not 10 be charged there lie
wished he bad The means Of restricting the Department
regard T. these contingencies and he thought he should oe
amendment 10 make them specific something like the
pOprations or the Navy Department Many of these
pcnditues ought be put stop lie had idea
the should pay for pictures the Secretaries
and leading 10 hang up the public Departments tie
very willing pay them for carrying the Affairs of
the Governments but he did think the public
would be promoted by hanging their pictures up the pub
lie buildings. He for putting stop the expense for
extra hire If these clerks necessary, and he
presumed that the Secretary thought So by employing them
throughout the why dad be not ask Congress 10 author
ze their employ by law He had the strongest obco-
lions TO clerks being Struggled into the public Offices this
way Let us SAID he be open and candid 10 the people and
tell them what oXpendug Let tell them that
thousand dollars this Department eXl ended
celk hire addition The re- liar force let Us tel
them that $500 goes for portraits If the President and
for portraits of the Secretaries 1t high lime 10 make
reduction Of all useless and unnecessary expenditures the
situation Of the country demanded IT, aud the people expect
ed IT, If gentlemen would turn 10 The letter he had
days ago. they would find that under the head Of No
d. much asked for kI5Jr," while under the head
Of No H. there was another appropriation Tor t4b) lie
would ak it necessary give this $4,000 70 the
State Department, when They asked 100000 under
another head They had now $4,000 unoNpenlcd, and
this with the $4,000 his amendment proposed u gave them
would in ms opinion be amply sufficient
Mr. Profit asked If II would he IA oidor. at Ills s1gc 81
the proceedings inquire into other expenditures If So be
would like inquire the expenditures of this House
and the fact Of members being absent for month a
lime and drawing hs pay lie would also like inquire
into the expenditures of the New York custOm-h0uSe and
If lie permitted be would promise give
this subject the country would be surprised such
charges for paper at 500 pens at 81 % piece
and fishing parties the CUTTER which
champagne charged for under the head of old Junk
He could point to the amount Of $4,000 .o p4
iron at three times the market price
The Chair here called Mr. Profit ORDER and he took
his seat, saying that if permitted 10 20 lie pledged him
self TO bfng out things that the country would be
tOnShed at
Mr. Fillmore made few remarks in reply, cNplainire
that the $4,000 referred by Nj Mckeon had been nearly
expended