Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-04-30
THE EXPENSES or THE PAST AND
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION CON-
TRASTED.

EHESENl AAtN1llhtC ia 4 Wv N~AN
TRASTED.
TPubIishsd by order ofa cOOmmis'ee
Of Ire democratic members Of Con-
greSs.
Tha amount Of expenditures in gov.
snmeal depends in part on its general
policV, whether exIrsvagant OF econom'
veal, Snd in part on the sxigsncies OF the
times.
leaking TO all these, it is manifest that
The expenses under the administration o.
the wings have been much higher ana
Iokt ,iusti6able, than those under Mr,Van
,BuEsn. Though our opponents assalled
his administration with many gross exag'
seFa,iOns on this topic, and made numer-
Gus uledQes Of reform, it has turned out
~ this. az ID many other matters, that all
those pledges have been forfeited and a
deceived community can safely place no
further confidence either in their states
msnls or promises. m
A momsnt 10 the proof Of this. The
h'oxiGsncies that affected the expenses du-
ring Nj. Van Baren's administration we're
numerous among them, ,hs Florida war
wss very burdensome, the overhowlng
srsVenue and the bank expansions OF 1888
and 1885 Led TO the larger appropriations
:. than usual for the exiinguishment ot l9l
dian titles, the clearing out Of rivers and
hirbors the eTeclions Of public buildings
forts, lighthouses. AndS for several other
obiccis deeply interesting to maay parts
Of the UniOn. Under such strong Impui'
sss, the increased expenses for those o. :
iocis we're generally voted for by both
wings and democrats, and could not i'm"
"a mediately be slapped, though their reduc
ton began the ficsI year oIMr. .VanBdren's
term, and was again and sgain urged on
the consideration ofConQress,by the prop
r'0V organ ofthe TreasnryDeparlmenI II
will be seen by The tabular statement
soon given, that the actual expenditures
we're in this way lessened several millions
every year Of his term,lill in tho last one
(l64O,) they equSIled only about twenty
Two miliitn aud a tird.
Az conclusive evidence Of this reduc'
ton here is an exhibit, officially gIVen D!
the present Secretary Of the Treasury u
his annual report Of December 6, lS45
pages 80 and 81. It isthe whole expen
diturs for each year ofMr,VanBnren's ad
minstralion, excluding Only the debt an
treasury notes, as is usual in asceralnln
the actual expenses.
1887 S33,SOs274
1898 81, ,42l 00S
1889 24'99v, loS
a. JRAO 22,35I,l47
Indeed, il was proposed under that ad
minislralion to 20 much further, and u
1910 10 reduce the expenditures belo.
tWsn,y millions, and in AZ, and HfIeTward
10 reduce them 10 only HeVeteen 0
eiRhtsea millions. See the annu'
TTessury reports ~ December, 1873
snd'40.)
Reduced as the expenses thus aPpea
sto have been, il is also fact that ihel
amount would appear still lower
uaany millions, it the objects which wet
extraordinary And temporary we're d
ducle6. "
Bv the following extract from an of
eitl isble, Il appears, that from the con
menc6nent OF Gen. Jscksun's FIRST ter
10 1889, inclusive, over half OF the who
expenditure, yearly, was not on matte
Of permanent and ordinary chaTacie
bot on lhose arising from various exige
aciss, such as before alluded tO,ond whit
in the opinion Of majority Of both pa
lies ii Congress, justified the SPproPri
Il onS, sad lsfl 20 the Executive, howev
differing in opinion or policy in some cas-
no allernolive except TO execute the law
which be had sworn 10 see carried in
effect.
Extract from . Report 10 Senate j.
q, 40, No 4aO.
Aggregate amount for pc Tmanen'
ordinSry purposes, excluding payment
account OF objects either extraordin'
o. temporary. o.