Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-03-12

Ouills, 4953 ~
For makng Pens, AIS 90
Making an aggregate for single items
OF Pens, Of $3.50 IL
Another item is Sealing Wax, 1881 %
Observation-Disclosures. LOG d.. OF 1879, 2.609 %
Another-Port Folios, SOS ~
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Books, 662 so
Anoiher-l5 barrels Of Ink -!
| Well, the Wings have deemed these matters ex-
trasaeani and wasteful. They are willing that
members should have a reasonable amount Of Sta b.
uonary to carry on their correspondence. &c, but
they have TO idea of minstering to n spirit of FRO
digality and thievery, and they have, therefore,
limited the supply TO each member 10 s25 worth
for tho long session, AMI geo worth Tor the short
session. This is On ample allowance. Il allows
s45 or member, instead Of near ss0i III; or about
si3.aoo per Congress, instead OF sci ,l3I-beirg a
swing in the item OF Stationary alone, of SIT 93I,
os more thOn IS per cent. OF the whole!
They have also made other reforms, by abolish
ing tie Office OF dFnushts man reducing the num-
Der OF clerks. messengers, pages &c.-changns the
mode OF distributing the mail The result is to ,ii
m'ni'h the contingent expenses Of the House more
than Slo3 600 per Congress. II to this you add the
reduction IN the cost OF the printing as stated above,
VIZ; S29iO s9, you have an aggregate reduction Of
the contingent expenses Of the House alone. o,
Sly os2 rer Congress. A pretty fair beginning
| Ihis-isn't it7
ms country rs much indie b,ed for these valuable
reforms to the industry and ability OF the Chairman
OF the Rcircnchment Committee George w Sum
mers, Of the kanswha District MIR Summer. 4. ~.
you know, a new member, but he has already .x
hibhed capacity for laborious investigation and
a readiness and ability in debate, which promise.
at no distant day, to give to him the same hsh rank
as public man, which he now enjoys in ali the
| private and social relations Of life
! But the reforms II which | have above referred
derive greater degree of importance than their
pecuniary amount would eniitle them to- on account,
of the earnest which they afford of what the Whigs
intend 10 DO. The Committees, on the various
Executive Departments, will make sitting inves;isa
lions oil The branches Of the public service assigned
To them respec lively; and Governor Gilmer is hard
at work on his General Committee Of Rerenchment.
tic has already made partial reports, and the de
velopments are Of an astounding character. You
should lay the reports before your readers when
they arc published, and now bespeak for them
careful consideration.
The Committee on the War Department will
soon tie prepared 10 make n partial renor,. and
he
brought to light. The contents of this report
are not yet fully known, bu, there are some
items which have heard spoken Of, which will
mention as furnishing some idea of the general chm,
racier OF the disclosures. In some instances. r.r
sons have been allowed TO charge the Government.
prices like these which follow:
FOR FOR corn per bushel, sis 90
For oats, per DO. o. M
| ~ "V'u' per eofd, DO 90
For making a WAGON n 900 40
| for lire ot 4 steam boat, sOOoO M
Another very interesting circumstance connected
win Inc purchase ofthe wood was that il was bought
IN n Orleans and shipped to Florida, and landed in
" fisE FoREsr! where, in clearing away wood
yard to receive il, they were obliged to cut down
more and better wood than that which was imror.
ed. OH Uncle Sam Uncle Sam. How awlnllv
thou has, been chiselled!
Every body here has been on tip,oe for .om.
time, TO get the Report from the Commission an.
pointed TO examine the New York Custom House.
| but somehow or other il is not W, for,b.,r,;,
Some say 1t is the fault Of Mr. Ty!er-o,hers TIM.
The blame lies at the door of Gov. Poindexter. One
'hins Is eeftan-a partial report has been made Ly
one or more Of the Commissioners TO the Executive.
why II has not been laid before Congress. canno,
say. IL is said 10 contain sad revelations in reeard
TO Mr. Van Bdren's intimate and trusted friend "tbc
pious" Benjamin F. Butler. For example. tbev saw
that as Attorney for the United States. he bropsb,
forty suits in one case for the Government, and co,
some our thousand dollars Of fees, when IN. Je.
PENDANT was insolvent,
IL Is also said that lie instituted criminal proe.ed
| 'ngs against number OF Northumberland
| large sums Of money from them-nnd then di,mis,o1
the proceedings
We also have accounts Of judges and clerk, com
binng together TO evade the laws and dcffaud the
Government. But sooner OF later you will sec
these things, and need dwell on them in detail
Ii has been suggested that these disclosures will
be KEEP, back until is late for them to have env
| effect on the Virginia Elections. trust, however
tina, this will not he the case. am very curious to
have peep into the Custom House Report for
am anxious to what kind OF paper il is lh, costs
the Government sl9O per ream! and what manner
Of pens those which cannot be afforded nj lsss
than DOLLAR AND oUAKTER or a DOLLAR AND 4
IIALF PIECE These things will oil come out IN
good time, for IL the Executive does not youch,f.
to lie, Congress have tho benefit Of tho Repor, of
MS Commissioners, Congress will take look into
the matter on It's own hook.
pray yOut as vigilant sentinel, 10 keen your
eyes open TO all these matters. and to let the public
bo duly advised Of tho developments. ~ thew nre
made from time to time, in order tina, thew nav
Judge Of the truth Of the charges Of corruption
which were preferred against Mr. Van Buron's Adj.
ministration and that Of his predecessor.
q. n.
In connection with what is stated above in regard
= the investigation into the New York Custom
House, we find tho following in the New York
Courier and Enquirer:
CsrropouisHes ofMe Clnri,r and Enqsire,
WAsHINcroH, March G. 1912.
u IS well known to the public generally tina, the
proceedings Of the Committee Of Investigation into
the affairs Of the New York Custom House were
brought oan abrupt termination Ivy the mandate Of
thh President assoon rs they had brought ,beire1.
animation upio the accusation Of the present, neum
bent There arc some particulars in reference IN
this matter, however, lhot arc not 90 generally
| known.
| Pending tie operations n tho eommitt,,. M,
Curtis applied in advance to the President for per
mission n eoatroni and erov sranine pi,u,,,,,
whom the investigation should reach tho period Of
lis entrance on the duties Of Collector. This per