Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-09-22

to report a bill Increasing the duty ON cont
iron, lead, wool, and such other articles as
need protection against foreign competition"
Upon this notion too Mr.. Kuukcl voted
ray, .hus throwing the subject out Of the
Lower House Of Congress, altogether.
Mr.. Kunkcl's record upon this subject for
bids the idea that he would favor anything
looking to fair play for American labor
Any professions he may now make in that
direction will not answer him. They will
he too transparent rot to lie seen through.
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DEMOCRATIC EXTRAvAGAHtE--" WIN are
Tie Peopie so PaHenR We call the attcn-
ton of the people of this Congressional Dis
trict, Americans Wings and Democrats, to
the following facts and figures, in proorof the
wasteful and Unprecedented extravaganza Of
the present Democratic Administration
These facts and figures are taken from the
oUiciM report OF j. G. Allen, the Democratic
Clerk Of the last Democratic House Of Rep.
rcsentatiyes, which is styled "a detailed Stotc-
meat Disbursements by he Clok ?tMc NouSc
Of Representatives ofMe fnted States, for
he year em4ing Norcn,ber 3OM 1853. This
report was published by authority of law.
And let it be remembered at Tie outset that
these expenses were incurred by Democratic
Congress, presided over by Democratic
Speaker, and backed by Democratic presi-
dent, armed with the veto power, and NO.
scrupulous as regards It's cxcrcisc-and that
the money to pay the bill was appropriated
by a Democratic Congress, and provided bya
Democratic Congress, and approve by a Dem
ocratic President
1t will he remembered that the Democratic
party denounced Mr. Fillmorcs Administra-
ton as horribly cxtrayagant, when the cxpcn-
scs Of TIE government slightly exceeded fifty
millions but nor defend their own President.
when, under his Administration, the expeu-
diurcs have run up to nearly hundred mil
lions of dollars! Never before in the history
OF the country, under any Administration
has there been such a wastefu and prolhgatc
expenditure of the peoples moncy--and th,
proposition we now proceed to prove, aud
shall prove to the entire satisfaction Of every
unprcjudicrd man of every party in the Dis
trict.
The statistics below, as we have already
said, have been collected from the 44Jeid re-
cord and we pledge our vcracity for their
entire truth-and challenge and defy the ALE
ganian and all other Democratic Journals and
politicians in the District to deny the facts we
are about to give:
TOILET EXPENSES or II. R.-Muir ComJS,
liar Brushes, Soap, de-, for The gear ending
NoremJer 30, 1858.
279 buffalo and other combs Sill 90
$50 English and other brushes 8s3 81
4S5 bars Of toilet soap, soap dishes, pol lg4
Total toilet expenses oflI :. X. S75s ST.!
This is pretty dear pay for washing and
combimg members Of Congress; hut we would
not complain lift only kept them clean; it is
needless to say that it has not had that effect.
SNUFF
1t appears that the peoples money is used
even to provide the peoples representatives
with something with which to tickle their
noses! Among the items of expenses reported
by the Democratic Clerk Of the Democratic
House Of Representatives, are the following.
II bottles Maccahoy Snuff;
bottles Martinique Snuff;
10 lbs. Of "1merican GcnHcmens' Snuff;
2 Walnut Snuff boxes.
| a Democratic Congress is not content to
Use common snuff such as the people use. 49,
They must tax the National Treasury with
such sa4.b'as suits The ".lmerjcaa GenAemcm'
only. Nor are they content with homemade
snuff, Foreign snuff must be purchased for
them by the peoples money
Wonderif Hon J. NJ. Kunkcl voted away
the peoples money to provide himself with
snuff? If Congressman may use the peoples
money for supplying themselves with snuff,
why may they not use it TO supply themselves
with lunches and punches, with cigars and
cocktails, and with every other imaginable
thing on earth? Was there ever such wanton
anu uisfeputaDlc anu dishonest waste oil the
public money? BuNng Snrf for themselves
~ih Tie peoples money! And this is Democ-
racy--the economical Democracy!
The next item to which VIC desire to call
the attention of the people, is the bill for
HORSES AND CARRIAGES FOR THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Here is the bill and let the people read md
ponder. In the mean time, let us ask what
right members of Congress have TO be driving
about in Carriages at the peoples expense?
Here is the bill:
4 horses and carriages from LIST to Goth De-
cember, 1867, $3.50 90
saddle horses from LIST to Goth De-
| cembcr, 1867, 90 90
horses and carryalls from 21st to 31st
Dec, for Postof1ice OIL r. So 90
| 8 saddle horses for same time and use, 40 90
horse and carriage for Sergeant-at-
Arms of II. r. for Dec, 1857, CO 90
horse and wagon for Searseant-at-
Arms of II. r. for December 1857, 90 90
horse for December 1857, 46 90
horse for IA days in January, 80, 2Io0