Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-04-24
rRofLiGAci AND EyrRAyAcANt.

h"ong The grounds Of objection urped no FL.
no"yef miller, Esq. (the "inJependenl. Joc,s..o
u'oa'e 'of congress in The Boieourt dis,,c,
'e election OF his competitor, Cen A. A. Cb,n.,. "o
'ale gwen by that gentleman at The last
an appropriation Of ss7 900 ft the PURCHASE or wi
of distribution ainons the member, If C,ra,...
we should certainly regard /, very Wild oi.o, n"a
any mas Under The Law Of Congress wb,rb and
eneh House TO supply itself With s,., .,.,.
hunks. Nc as ma, be necessary for iisu,e :,
surely never Contemplated that the membo,s 81,
supply their private libraries a, the pubIr .,aa su
Or "ha' H. II possible, sill mure ohjeci,n ,bl.
mat they should give the publisher SIX or seven a4l,..
volume Tor Docks, which they do not want eibe, t.
use 10 'her oiflcal duties. or for their Libraries ..a
which they afterwards sell to booksellers and o,bes
less than halt the sum given for hem To the pulih.
by the government. and put the proceeds in their ,,.,
eis-as II is alleged was done by many member, ,,,l
last Session of Congress The sum Of money ,,,,s
prla,ed for The purchase Of books the late Session
we above remarked, was $s7 900 an average rav.
5000 10 each nember-and Ibis vas done undo, ,ha
plausible but erroneous prelexl that these b,oks feo
si.ng of State Papers, Register Of Debates. E,,,.
Globe. American Archives, Sc, are necessary IN an,
BILE members inellsenlly discharge their duties v,
it is charged by the N Y. Journal Of Commerce H.,
something like serenity OF the menhers afterwards 81,
their allotted share Of these books for hirh the
meni paid about $GGO. to single .speculaor y Nh.
gave them 5000 for them Thus fsays the .yo,,a.,,
5000 voted Of the national treasury , ,...,,
of pnttng $500 into the pockets Of these individual.
There can be dis.raceul breach Of ,rus, ,,.
this"
The journal adds--'If Cong ess held i,s sess;o,.
New York. such robbery would be exposqd and mn, d.
But in " ashng'on all The newspapers are 50 dere,a.,,
upon Congress for their profits and in fact ,bs;, owl.
ience tina, they dare speak out upon sprh ,,,;.
The name ot every who voted f,r these sp,,,,,,
tons oueh 10 he held up TO the public paz. and Il, ,..
lie indlgnsilun. Things have cone 10 such pass h,
any member Of Congress who attempts 10 sion these NJ
bIushng proceedings is hui aus ed at and unless Sm.
thing efecual is done The mischief will 90 ON until ill.,
members just empty the treasury into their own peck
els"
Another Of the faeranI abuses perpeirafed last wip,
grew ont Of the very remarkable rustrnciion pivehlo
The Mileage Law by the Vice President. Mr. DaI.
asa construction by hch Senators, who did moi la,.
Washington city, We're decided 10 hare frareHsd 10 and
from their respertre residences. between 9 A. NJ IN tie
4h Of March, when Congress Adjourned and II O'Clock
mex, day. when the Senate convrned BY the new
President A letter from Washington, says: This.
constructive journeys, which Mr. Vice President BAL,
las authorized 10 be paid for and decided should ve Maid
Of the public money. item his account With
The people. for which he will lie held 10 strict accounIs>
bny. more prohieale expenditure Of the public
money has been made for long Tine The fol.
lowing Senators, acting under this have re-
ceiyed she sums set against their respectively: