Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-03-21


defined.
Il has appclrd To mo thai the rr,ceas of rorenebmcnt
Of the public Npens,s and reform, of xstinu
Ia heoin in nm esresi, manner b,re will ourselves |,
Conaress itself where ia found one NJ, ,. mos, a,,,,,
gant OF all the branches oitho Goye,nmem. ", shond
hrun at home and ENCOURAGE m, ,,o, af r,,enehen,
! hy our own r>annlo | bay, hoG,ro ,,, I.,,,,n,
which exhibits the gradual progress in tho connoenl
oNpansrs Of the Two House. of Conoress from $50 IA
lslo embracing period of twenty wears. divided into
terms four years apart and II shows That the amount of
the contingent fund has advanced from $50 600 which
II was IN ISL S2l 900 IN lS21 a rate of increase, not
greater than proper considering the progress Of the
county; Sl6h00O IN lSi2; to S263 moo IN ls36 and
IN lai il amounted under an Administration which char
uctl that in lSal with extmeapanre 10 the enormous
sn Of A3S - am really sorry Tor the credit of
Congress, To- be Obliged 10 read statement exhibiting
such shameful. such pronigate waste Aud allow me
here h say, without any intention o being unkInl 20
those able aud competent officers the Secretary OF tn x,
nate aud the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives.
Quot the ppsent Clerk that they ought 10 bear share
OF the responsibility Tor the great aud sudden growth OF
this expenditure. How did II arlsc} The Clerk pre-
sahis hs estimate OF the sum that Will he necessary aud
the commit ,e ei Ways aud Mraus. heng husly uecu
pied N matolH oi greater moment akeil without sull
tehl eNanuaNou, and insert II AT Ia the appfapa
Gun biil. but insist that II should bc down Ia "A
SUN q Which members d Congress may with some de-
crney 5,rah to thtr constituents salutary reform
has been commenced in the House Of Representatives.
which ought 10 be idowod up here They have already
stricken $lOn0o1 from the contingent fund fIf both
Houses, but they should % much lower. hope there
will he another em of rcrrnehmcnt In fAup fea9ana
Bile nahum amount To be allowed for stationery furnish
cd l. the monheis Of Congress II thisshal bcaaped
much will lave been done. tr this u the most nut
ll s5Hiept # Cong residual cNtutaaanco | am told
thai the stationary furnished duTuu the 9th tpnutf..
,y4,.Ifs ,nor, flan 300 pef head Ia raeh n,enl -
ga. ., ,,,a, llIa,,, tlni am, such ,n,o,,i,i 81. ~ ,
No. ,,a,..,r} l. Isl ma, mn instance Of m n,o,i, st,
and nj. liisI,u}
1ne>l ra4 5lotion ia directed To the cNpoucfs If ib
judicial Commitment of the Government
p.,.4J Nh Ia, , ,..s ~ t, ,,.I.il lt., ,
.,,o,, lay, al l,i, wears bs,n cr,,tl, n,,,s.d and
uugla t. be- m,ni.'..l
/, hi, l,,arlmeni ulsa There Ln4leru a ,ss niio
tn,sa,i,u l lb, rIrenac, and such am nv ,al. len -
ls1,neh u,y,4fJaalon Tie amount II The ammonia
f,, l., ala. rn5.ial drnorin,,nt b,. snruny nm ram
100000 which II WAS IN 1sa1 ia sfil uOO ~ which
t1saI In the vqar 1910 Can my man heeye III .,
Tins lae all been fairly done} thnt thai 1en,fn,nt acn
ll, ,,, ihrt.xnenlitors every ,e,r ol nearly ,lf -
min :, e l1l,,s2 h,y, n, J,nbt ih,i No d,str;,
II ,L , hall, ,,L l,,,,, ,, a. ~
N,enl,,,e m the i,mJ and ,hn c,crl a,o,,, ~ Ia Il
RESPONSIBLE for this enormous increase Wnhaot ANY,
ut,nfn l., nlnac IN amy ,yiioya sl,ne,inns ,h,,l I,
could nanc district in which oroat abuses prevail and
rt>nrnd,t,fr4are fur CT five Zines creator tlan
,,e IN my ,,ha, district Ilnonohnr, tl cor,,,e l
III. Ia, n,,ft,r yin l., tli Ia. in,,.,,,,t,1 ~
at r,ccsary r,strainfs ~ h. inn,s,J nn3 M,
L,.orl If The nnIlr erry,c, an, i,I .,,, ,l,
in ,f,r,nrI I'd, H., En,o.,n,,,t ,,Il =, t ,, a
upfiphlncs4 la ever LreI DISTINGUISHED and nLih so
,,,ll ,n,,its in admiration II ,1 lid. ,,,4 d.
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'NI'nHtF" i us pfaricai administration.
The HrNt resolution as4cri5
bat the dpamatic relations Of the Ini,,d St,ss a. M
lr,an Powers ia,, been unneees,y =, tended a,ie H."
laat twelve yeafss aud ought L. Ee reduced
vii not dwell ON ihsaa1ect, mst rmarl, how
Over, HAT since the dayeol Nj Adams administration
the number oi.Teien ministers Of lhp FIRST Grade ha.
nearly doubled. and thai # ministers, If the sec. uI
giadc laau.afly tuplrd. Why. we have ministers
hr1ad " ho are seeking for the Governments 10 which
they atp accredited. and the Governments are mol In be-
luunl We have ministers at Conslanilnoplcand Vienna
and for WHAT We have an lnreeiurocat,d mission
to Napo,-a for WHAT There was nj the last session
an attempt 10 abolish this appointment. but it nnortu
ualey failed. One would lhnh that in such one sided
lncc prucatcd diplomacy. II regard Ia economy did not
prompt MS 10 discontinue the relation. national pride
would. In liz manner, might look around the caasts
Of arep, and Il this continent and find mission after
mission which thcrr seems 10 be no earthly utility in re-
tanning. But ior5,ar.
On the sui,si OF miitspe | hope there may be an
effort 10 cquallzr it Justly, and rcuder il uuf,ru and
thai the same allowance will br made r the same dis
lance travelled whether by land BY water or by steam
runIc " whether the distance be- ascertainrd BIS harz,n
tai or surface measurements think the former the best
mode because limits us 10 single and simple inquiry
and leaves open door ior abuses. hope therefore
thai we shall adept it.
IhrncNt resolution Of the series reads thus:
IeoIrcd rhl, the rnnking priyeoc ourl to be further
rcllet,d tie abusive ol restrained and punished the
postage letter. reduced, the mode Of estimating distance
more Clearly dehnfd and presented and mall addition Il
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