The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-07-07
As to the unmbor OF oriihcations in 1858.
Gantain Mr;ght snYS:


I Captain Wright says:
There are at the present time under the
charge of the Engineer Department 56 distinct
perm tnent works Of torti;ationS on the Allan
! tic, Gulf and Pacific coasts aud on the northern
lake frontier, which are either completed or in
course Of construction. In addition to the &C,
appropriations were made at the last regular
session Of Congress for ten additional works, on
which little or nothing has been done toward
/ the commencement"
The number uflight- houses and light vessels
prior to 1918 waS 40. In 1858 lights of all
kinds. including beacon lights and light vessels,
existing and authorized to be built, number
I G,2 About 33 have not been finished, but arc
In the course of constr rctiou
IN 1858 we had 60 collectors of the revenue
and II surveyors, and in 1921 we had OBJ in-
ferior officers in the revenue service. In 1858
the number OF collectors is ll6, and the number
of surveyors no. making 226. The number of
inferior officers employed in the collection OF
the revenue is 3,O5S.
1 The number Of land offices in 1855 was 10.
The number in in 1853 is So.
The expenditures for the milan service in
1915 amounted to III, $50. The same service
now requires an expenditure of 4, 15S, 43O SO.
! In 1915 the number Of pensioners was esti-
mated at 400, ond the amount paid to them
was $4,000 At this time the number has IN
creased to IL, 1856. and 1.365,7t7 "a is now re-
qurcd for their payment.
These facts thus presented, clearly show the
condition and extent Of our territory, the larger
portion Of which has been acquired since 1915
the period at which the gentleman Sums up the
annual expenditures on the third page of hi
speech Since that time we have acquired the
Florilas, Texas, New Mexico and California,
and the Gadsdcn purchase. Under these cir
cunstanccS, no fair or just comparison in regard
to the expenditures can be instituted between
fir and wise to institute a comparison between
the expenditures of child and those Of full
grown man.
The gentleman Is recognized leader OF his
party, and to this position he is fairly entitled
by his intelligence and character. He was .
member Of the last Congress, and DESIRE as he
now breaches economy, to call his attention tC
some Of the legislation of that Congress, ir
which he partiri pated, anft for which he and his
party, so far as the House is concerned, arc re.
sponsible, to great extent at least.
The submarine telegraph bill appropriated
7o,OO0.oO0 per annum to that scheme until thu
interest on tie investment should reach PEI
cent, and then $4,000 for twenty five years.
The company had the use of two of the bes
vesScrs and their crews. But six democrats Vo
ted for the bill.
On the proposition to pay Sl66,765 IS fol
books for members of Congress, only clever
, democrats voted for it.
The appropriation of 100000 for the Capi
, tai dome was voted for by both parties.
: The bill creating Lieutenant General, anil
: increasing the pay of the officers and men ir
the army, was passed by the last Congress, ant
) was most cordially supported by the opposition
plrty in tliiS House.
; During the 34th Congress, $16,022 was ap
propriated to pay per diem and mileage to Ar
cher Fouke, Turney, Feeder, Mi liken and Ben
nett, for contesting the seats Of members re
turned to that Congress- and in all those case
the contests were decided against them. Th
yeas and nays show that the opposition arc re
sponsible for this expenditure.
During the same Congress river and harbo
: bills footing up the sum of S745oUOi were pass
, ed by the opposition and vetoed by Franklr
Pierce, greatly to the annoyance Of the gentle
. man and his party. At the first session of tn
same Congress appropriations amounting 4
SO, 158, ,739 were passed for forty-one custom
houses court houses, post offices, and marin,
: hospitals. Of this number only eleven wer
!, recommended by the administration. At TIN
third session Of the same Congress, appropria
ton for the same purpose were made to thirty
one buildings Of like kind, amounting to So
y oS4, ,OOO only four Of which had the recommen
f dation of the administration.
!. During the same Congress appropriations 9
;. mounting to the sum Of S2,270O00 were mad
i. for the extension Of the Capital, the domo, an
= works of art. 1t was out of this appropriate
> for the Capitol extension, if am rightly il
!, formed, that desks were purchased at $50 eacl
d and chairs at $40 each, for the new hall of tn
,r House of Representatives.
a The appropriations is for the several items
the contingent fund for tho House of RepreseI
" tatives for the thirty third Congress amounte
to 9O3 100 SO. The appropriations for the san
II object for the Thirty fourth Congress ran u
re under the action Of the opposition in this Hous
~ who had the majority, TO the sum of 1887
@, dollars, showing an increase in this branch
a. expenditure Of 184,669 81.
In At the last session Of the Thirty fourth Coz
:. gress the Senate returned 10 this House Il
- sundry civil bill with 1o2 amendments, cove
nc ing appropriations to tho amount Of 3,77l,s
:. as 1t came to this House on the last night
20 tho session, when we had no opportunity ey
49, TO read the amendments in the House. On 4
9, recommendation Of the Committee Of Wa
g and Means, tho House rejected all the amen
n, ments, and the bill and amendments thus l
:, iected went to the committee of conferenc
no who reported the next morning that the Sena
,S should recede from amendments covering 7l9
.. 256 OF, and that tho House should recodc fro
$, its disagreement as TO the residue. When 4
I'd reading of the amendments were called &
Speaker Banks decided that they could not
u read apd the House was brought to a vote
D. tho adoption ofthc confsrancs report and tn
without any knowledge Of what they were {
60 ina, the members voted away ao6S.6do IA
:. the public money. by ~ yeas 10 az nays.