Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-06-25
232,sZO,C32 90

Total 1880 ,C32 90
The expenses of this year, the first under
Mr.. Buchanan's Administration, will be
$4,000 900 more than the entire expenses of
the Government, fIouI it's foundation 10 the
close of jefferson s Administration. The ag-
gregate expenses for the first twenty years of
our Government were S,363, ,762 and |
have already shown, that this year, the ex-
penses exceed SS3 900, 900.
Sir, your deficiency bill this year amounts
to more than the average expenses of the
Government for the first forty years ofits ex-
istence. Your miscellaneous bill amounts to
more than the aggregate expenses of the Go
vernment In any year, except the year of the
war prior to 1880. We appropriated Sl8,-
9io lS9 for miscellaneous purposes and yet
1t you look at the table, you will find that
the aggregate expenses Of the General Co.
vernment, exclusive Of the public debt, are
much less than that for every year except
during the period Of the last war with Great
Britain
have another table here, carrying out the
comparison instituted by the gentleman from
Alabama Mr.. Curry the other day. in his
very able speech, to which I listened with
great pleasure. 1t contrasts expenditures of
the Government in 1910 and those of 1857.
tableshopng details Of expenditures Of the General
Government in the years lSi0 and 1857, respective
iy, exclusive Of public debt.
Civil lis, se,75s'7So s;Sj 81 s7sli' ii'5i '5i7 a7
Foreign inter-
course, includ-
ing awards Gs3,37S IL 999, III 65
Miscellaneous 2,575,35l 80 ls,946,lsi 81
Military service 1895, ,267 20 l9,l59, $50 81
Revolutionary and
other pensions 1908 1862 II l.309,ll 81
Indian depart
ment, including
Chckasaw fund 2,33l,79 Sc a355,6s3 ca
Naval establish
ment e,lls,sa5 So 1861, ,es4 el
Expenditures, ex-
elusive of pub
lie debt 24lS9,92Oll 65O32.55s rs
By this it is shown that, in the year 1910,
the civil list amounted to S2,736, 769 81, and
in 1857 to S7,6ll ,547,27. find that the
miscellaneous expendtures-an endless col
lection of jobs and contracts-run up from
$4,000 900 to $40 900 900. find that the
expenditures for the military service run up
from S7,00O,000 in 1910, to Sl9 900 900
in 1857, and to S26 900 600 this year The
naval expenditures of the Government run up
from Sc 100000 to over twelve million dol
lars and for next year, over thirteen millions,
exclusive Of Notifications and the ten new
sloops of war.
have here another table showing the COM
parison of the expenditures in detail for deci-
NAL periods.
1t shows gradual increase of the expendi-
lures of the Government, until within few
years. and then IA rapid increase for the last
few years compared with former ratios of in
crease. Formerly, and prior to 1910, the ex-
penditures of the Government increased in
but slight degree more than the ratio of
population and the extension of territory
but now it is going far beyond that,
CoNTINGENCIEs-INCIDE AND
MISCELLANEOUS.
Now, when we go into the details of this
expenditure we find some of the most start
ling phases OF political economy Let us
take up, for instance, the item of contingent
expenses of the House and Senate. In 1910,
the pay for the employees of both Houses
of Congress amounted to $40 2,592; in 1857,
it amounted to Sl56,000; and yet the
number of persons composing the Con-
Cress of 1910 and 1857 was substantially the
sam. find that the incidental and contin-
gent expenses of the Senate rose from $780,
900 to S2s7 900 the incidental expenses of
the House from 100000 to Sl,S40,000, ]
find that the expenses of the President and
the different Departments, at the other end
Of the Avenue have risen from Ss5O,5ol to
Sl,927 ,673. have before me a statement
which l had the temerity-for so the chair
man of the Committee Of Ways and Means
regarded ito read the other day. 1t is a
table showing appropriations for the Presi-
dent, and for his house, garden, and grounds,
in 1910 and 1889;