The Kanzas news., 1858-09-11
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its extrayagance and wastefulness alone
would have forever disgraced it. AT tn
commencement of its career the Nationa
Treasury was full-so full that the former
Secretary had advised reduction of duties
on foreign goods, to deplete it At the END
of the first fiscal year the administration
has squandered over forty millions excess
of the receipts, and over tsOenty millions has
been added to the National Indebtedness
The opologists of the administration charge
the increased expenditures of the Gov
ernment to increase of population and Ter
ritory; but the .faets show different state
of things. Senator Trumbull, in speech
delivered in Chicago on the 7th of August
made complete showing up of the ad-
ministration, and amongst other things
spoke of its extravaganza as follows
"The expenses of the Government, as you
have probably often heard, have increased
enormously within a few years. The amount
Of money at the disposal of government for
this year is more than one hundred mil
lions of dollars This I know has some
times been disputed; but I have here the of
fetal statement made by the clerk of the
House of Representatives, showing that
more than eighty one millions were speci6-
cally appropriated at the last session of Con-
gress, and there are indefinite appropriations
to pay claims, the precise amount of which
is not yet known, which amount at the low
est estimate to three millions and half, ma
king over eighty-four millions, and there is
an unexpended balance of appropriations
made last year, amounting to more than
sixteen millions. These sums altogether
make more than hundred millions of dol
lars, at the disposal of the Administration
for the present fiscal year. I know it is
said that it is unfair to charge all this to this
year; that surplus will remain at the end
of this year to be carried to the next list;
but l think it is much more likely that the
administration will come In with deficien-
cy bill and ask for some ten millions more,
as they did at the last Congress, than that
any surplus will remain. The expenses of
the government during the administration
Of General Pierce were S932, $50, ,632.-
This is more than all the expenses of the
government from 1890, when it was organ
lied for thirty years together. including the
war with Great Britain in 1919. Gen. Pierce
expended more money during four years of
peace than our government expended for the
first thirty years after its organization. In
1923, the expenditures of the Government
for all purposes, exclusive of the public debt,
were S9,784, ,164 SO. In 1857, the expen-
ses of the government, exclusive of the
public debt, were S65, ,032, ,559 rs. The
pro rata, according to the population in 1928,
was 94 cents on each individual. The pro
rata in 1857 was S2.28 per man-94 cents
to s2.28, according to population. Now
these facts ought to attract the attention of
the country; but perhaps if were to state
in detail some of the wastefulness of this
Government-some of the means by which
these expenses have been increased, it
would strike some minds more forcibly. /
will call your attention to the city of Chi
cago. You have custom house located
here, and in 1852, or for the fiscal year
ending in June 1853, the last year of Fill
more's administration, there was collected
at Chicago Sl11, ,8O8 86. Six men were
employed to collect it, and they were paid
ss,SS2 19. That was little over two per
cent. For the year ending June 3Oth, 1856,
there was collected at Chicago S145,6 49.
elxteen men were employed in its eollec-
ton, and they were paid S14, ,349 % for do
ing 1t. Now l ask you, living right here
as you do, is there any reason for this in
ereessd expenditure? Can you tell me any
reason why it cost ten per cent. the last fs-
cal year, to collect the revenue at this
port, and only little over two per cent four
years ago. Is there any reason for it ex-
eeN that the government wanted to shower
tAe money upon favorites. They must sus-
lam the Office holders. But Chicago is on
!! single case. I have the official report
heIe, and / will state few other cases to
show you how the government expends
money. There are some other points where
he expenditures for collecting the revenue
Ire much worse than at this point At
Wilmington, Delaware, there was collected
1857, 1904 95. How many men do
YOU suppose it took to collect that amount,
aud how much do you suppose they got for
Il: 1t took eight men, and the expense of
tolecting was s15.e48 SO; Laughter. l.
OGentlemen, you began entirely too soon.
Ihese are the better sort of cases. At An
napolis, in Maryland, there was collected the
same nne year, 1915 95.. Renewed Laughter. ]
nov many men do you suppose it took to
collect that? 1t took four men, and they
oere oere paid for their services 1888 42. At
OenFacoke, in North Carolina, s89 55 we're
.oLlected in 1857. Laughter 1t took
Even even men to do it, Laughter and an eco
.Slnieal ~ government, under Democratic
almlnistration, priding itself on its eeono-
NY paid seven men to collect this S8s 55,
s sum of s2,301 81 Laughter At
UT oxford, in Oregon Territory-now
:vu would expect something extravagant
,' gr there-there was collected 1886 and it
Ok TWO men to collect it and they werepaid
t.! t.! collecting, s2,705 08. Great Laugh
Of d Can any of you make the calculation
H. ~le per centage that was paid to collect
ne s5,85? believe it was about five hun
'ou 70 one Don't vnu think tha oavarp-