The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-10

There are men employed in these de-
partments allowed to traverse the
country for weeks on electioneering
tours-men who are allowed and en-
couraged, ay, compelled to get up clubs
for the circulation of political speeches
and documents; to organize, in the city
of Washington, political committees, to
the neglect of public business. The
Chairman of the Committee on FL
nance, whom we so often hear advo-
eating economy-and l will do him the
justice to say that / think he does it
with great deal of sincerity-pro-
poses to add two to the number of
clerks in the Treasury Department.
Sir, they are not wanted; there is
strength enough now in that depart
ment, and to spare. Not only that, but
here is an appropriation of $4,000 to
make the bonds on which we are to
get this money. / believe $4,000 will
more than pay all that is necessary to
prepare the papers to borrow the
money upon. Here is another econom-
ical proposition from the Administra-
ton which pirates so often and so much
about rctrenchment and reform"
Some favorite is to be rewarded, or per-
haps the brother or friend of a member
who voted for Lecompton is to be pro-
vided for by this appropriation.
Mr.. Hunter-The Senator from
Massachusetts will find that it has been
usual, in the Loan bills, to add these
clerks on account of the extra duties
they entail; and there is generally such
an appropriation, in order to carry out
the expenses of the loan. He will find
that in the Loan bill of 1s4s, I think.
Mr.. Wilson-Perhaps it has been
usual, but that does not prove the
necessity of it now, and to this amount.
Formerly, such bills came for great
purposeS-to defend the country, or to
provide means to pay the debts in
Cured in defence of the country in
time of war. This bill comes here at
time when we ought to enter upon a
general system of reduction in the ex-
penditures of the Government; and
believe we have abundant force in that
Department to do all that is necessary
to borrow these sl5,OOO,OOO. The
labor that will be imposed, the addition
al labor that will be required in that
Department, can be easily and readily
furnished in the Department. | shall
move to strike out this section, and l
move to amend the other section by
reducing the amount therein appropri-
ated from $4,000 to $4,000. In giving
the Secretary of the Treasury these
SIS ,OOO,O 900 for the first two quarters
of the next fiscal year, let us tell him,
in language not to be mistaken, that we
expect him and his corps of clerks to
take care of the matter, to perform the
additional labor, and that we will not
add to the Department any additional
force whatever. Let us tell him, also,
that We, the Representatives of the peo-
pie, will not permit him to expend on
any favorites $4,000 for engraving
and paper.
/ therefore move to strike out the
fifth section, which is in these words
"Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted
That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized to appoint in the
Office of the Register of the Treasury
an additional clelk of the third class
at salary of 1000 per annum, and
an additional clerk of the same class
and salary in the office of the Treas
urer of the United States"
also move to amend the sixth sec.
ton, by striking out " $4,000" and in
sorting 2,OO0;" SO that the section
shall read: 1885
Sec. 5. Ind be 1t further enacted,
That, to defray the expenses of engrav-
ing and printing certificates of such
Fstock, and other expenses incident to
the execution of this act, the sum Of
$4,000 is hereby appropriated: Pro
vided, That no compensation shall be
allowed for any service performed un.
der this act, to any officer whose salary
is established by law. 5afrs