New-York tribune., 1842-03-10


thirty per cent xiii DOT BE- too much 70 infnin: ,e @
amount oi revenue FOR Just and economical a
OF The Government And how much d that rate "l ~ -
duced honid vnr add To t.. revenue IRON @ ~
hon and hall (Which the amount reaiized ii hS
4 .st ron .i' OF the pquhc aotlasl ~, rcr 80 ar
difference between 80 and about @4 or SUI ~ p,
cent Yields re"cuueo ;sentsix millions, on! Pr en-
VII bng niont sooco and every million oi collars o.
ri'cd from The lands will retlce your tn1ato o, No
Only ss"eoS; YOU &c; million ana nan !to. a ia ,;
u "itrrduc@ tts iaxes Only rom 80 20 ri Pc cent, o
ycj ~ h:eetlhons. as some ae'he'i I'D = ~ ~ 5.r
cas- tie; yor will IN the amount OF tn an
.nee be:ween % per cent and about I"tr cent ~, ,
be he whole xeto benefit derived from ts' hnsnf
which some Senator, haze sUpfossd would BIZ ,,ion
a To relieve rom all necessity OF additional H.
was opposed 10 lie !ap IN or not v.r,Eer y i:
FOR the sake ot ttis ring difference. be" ,;.r srea,
per cent or bcNee; 60 and q per cent - Tolicy
'aoinenton ADD pplering subject OF our 1890 r;,1e Of
''tci! 3 bow s.ed and hesoy s nv the lac, OF
uns.,nc 50 urea, a question within less than egit iehis
after II had bern ir-d on ;ae mos M land md man
have her stated itli-ly yield ,fialbs glad 10 ia Gu
what ground they rest der caIGa!a,"p ~ S s' M
taxation is ta difference between 80 and "a: or between "
and q cent viii yon rspea. tue qa.lo ,n "In
absolutely and conies>ediy necessary mat more frnt
raised, ana The mode In which II may DC com y
iraDgh with 20 many and % great Defei 70 l'.t COUNT,
sail prescn!g how will you disiub :. srea ana SeSt"
uationa question Tor the sake Of eking outiI 50 rihn u
rcc The amount to lac raise Ent let Us l99e al te SUD
shoud depend for 1yn% the public cr.'iitnr ahc MAINTAIN
M violae c ~. 'ona! iaih a.d c'eui1; ou - ~ p
~ 10 ndmito some certain estimate AMI c'!cUiao ut
MIA; possible reliance be placed on uad 80 hucuas
and variable az that which j, irvable iroin uie sales OF inc
public i-ds> W. have II rise 70 tle extraordinary
hight Of ,wcuysix million, year and ~ less Than SIX
years afterwards ;a c"n 10 the low amount oil one million
The nexr resolution affirm, proposition which hope
will receisc The unanimous consent OF Tie Senate II Is a.
follows:
R,soea That the uty Of Government, at oil times,
but especially 10 such rs now exists OF gene
raj embarrassment and pecuniay distress 10 abolish all Use
e. institutions aud Offices curiaii all unnecessary c1-
pcn>-s, and 10 practise rigid economy.
And the seventh resolution declares
That tie contingent OF t!c TWO loutcs
res ought be greatly reduced; and the mileage OF mem
Der. Of Congress ought 10 be regulated and more clearly
Defined.
appeared to ina, the process Of felrenchnen Of
the public expense. and eform OF exstn" abuses ought TO
BEGIN especial manner .err, with oursciv.s, in Con-
cross 'se where found Que Of the most extavngant OF
home, and encourage the work Of etrcnchment By our own
example have before rue document winch exhibits The
pradGal progress in the contingent expenses of the
Houses OF Congress from la20 1870 embracing period
tweny years, divided into terms four years apart and It
shows That the amount Of the contingent fund has advanced
rom $4,000 which /, vas in 1924 TO Sl2lDJO IN 100 rate
I" increase not greater than proper considering the
progress OF the country Sl6j0oO in 1852; 10 $4,000 IN
1895. and III 1910 amounted under Administration
which CHARGED that in 1924 with extravaganza, 10 the enor
oil s;8i }}3 am really sorry, for the credit OF
shameful, such roliga: waste. And allow me here osay,
without any n;e,ionof being unknd to those able and com
OF the House Of Representatives. (no the present CrT that
they ought beara share ofhc responsibility for the great
aud sudden growth Of this expenditure lIo" did t arse
The Clerk presents his estimate OF the sum tina, WI! be ne
ce'sa and the Committee OF waysand hlealS being bu'ly
cl examination and insert at once ~ the appropriation
bill. But insist that should be down % sun OF
their constituents. a salutary reform has been
menced init House Of Representatives. which ought b.,
followed up here. They have already stricken Si0d00o
from the contingent fund Tor both Houses; but they should
20 much lower. hope there will be- another item OF re-
trcncimen in fixing reasonable maximum amount 10 be-
allowed for stationery furnished TO the members OF Co
srcss this SHALL adopted much will have been done
for this Is of the most fruitful sources OF Congressional
eSrayagance. amtod that The stationery furnished 'T-
ug The 25l Congress averages than 500 per head To
each member Can any man believe tliatany Sucil noi
rs this can be necessary Is itno an instance Of r"li2aie
waste and protnsion'
Ny resolution is directed TO the expenses Of the Judi
cial department OF the Government:
Re,olved That the expenses of the Judicial department OF
Government have m late years, been greatly r"ased and
ought 10 be diminished.
in this department. also there has been augnlena
ton OF the expenses and such as calls Tor thorough
invcsgdon The amount OF the appropriation Tor II" i-
dicia department has sprung up from S2i9 600 which
in 1924, TO SAL oOo which stood or- year 1910 Can
man 6eeve lla, this has al been fairly done tiat that
department actually requires the expenditure oil
nearly halt million OF dollars have doubt that the
District Judges and the harsalS who have great control ~
the expenditure OF the fund and the Clerks ought 10 be held
responsible tor this enormous Increase Without any i,'.
ton 10 indulge III any invidou> distinctions THINK could
name district III which great abuses prevail and the
pendltures arciour or five times grnaerlh than they
any other district throughout the country. hope this whole
matter will he thoroughly investigated, aud that
cessary restraints will c imposed upon this branch al the
public service am truly sorry that in a rancIoi The
Go ernmeut which Tor its purity and gl,ncss las ever
ZION Of the whole country there should have occurred
discredabc increase in the expenses OF lis practical al
mristralOn.
The next resolution
That the diplomatic relations OF the United States With
foreign Powers have been esiry extended during
the last twelve years and ought TO be reduced.
will not dwell long this subject. Unjust remark how
that since r days of Mr. Adais's administration the
number OF foreign ministers the first grade has nearly
doubled, and thi Of ministers ii the second sr.elrls near
T. tripied Why have ministers abroad whoarc seeking
for the Governments TO wctley are accredited aud the
governments not ID he found We have ministers N
Constan'inoplc and Nicnna-and Tor what We have an
uuteciprocaied mission 10 Naples-and for what There
ncn'. bu, unfortunately tailed One would think that IN
such Sided unrecprocatcd diplomacy. II regar. 10
did prompt 10 discontinue The relation
tinnal pride would In like might look round
,'e coasts OF Europe and Of this and find mission
alter mission which there seems TO bc earthly utility IN
retaining But iorbear.
On the subject OF mileage, hope there may be elor,
10 equn2e II Justly, and render uniom, and that the
allowance WI be made tor The same distance travelled
whether 10y land, hv water, or by whether
men think The io1ncr The best mode because Limits us
TO single ANA simple inquiry, and leaves open door for
abuses hope, therefore, that We shall adopti.
The next resolution OF the series reads thus:
Hesoicd That the ranking privilege ought 10 be turtle
restricted the abusive uses OF restrained and punished the
posagt on letters reduced lie mode OF estimating distances
more clearly defined and prescribed, and small addition 10
postage made books pamphlets aud package, transmit
yea 10y TIC maui! TO he graduated ana Increased according to
thcir res psctlvc weights.
The ranking privilege has been dirrtuly abused
We ha'. already reached pom, OF ;,nsc.
rup,on, though the Government Lccn operation
about fifty years which has taken Great Britain centuries
10 attain Blank envelopes. have heard II SAID; ready
ranked have been Enclosed 10 individuals distance, who
bphSte' tlt,t o'
charge. The limitation weight extended, be-
cvc, To TWO ounces. But what OF that, may send
under his frank thousand OF these woounce packages
The tntation should be 10 III. total weight ncu!cd IN any
single mail whether Tie packages BIZ few or many. he
port OF uie Postmaster General al former session. states
The astounding fact. that OF the whole transported III
HE mats n'netth,e cent goes free OF all duty and letters
OF business and private correspondence lave dera te
expenses OF the whole 1t noirous and calls loudly for
provision 10 eQuhzc The charge The present postage
on letters is enormously high in proportion 10 the other bus,
OF the country Ii YOU will refuse carry those pack
ages. which transmitted 10y mail .np because, IN
HAT mode they travel free OF cost, VIII greatly
ere the business interests OF the country which bear
nearly The whole burden Tor all the THIS il is duty
!" 90 Lei us throw al least, Il air portion oil the burden
on those who receive, al present the whole OF the benefit
AGAIN The law svcry loose ana uncertain the e>i-
nation al distances Since the introduction OF S:aaUavl