Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-25
70 the vorras or ras FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL

DISTRICT
The number OF candidates Tor Congress before you. until recent
y, having Pssslsasdt ne possibility Of |. nn di.ssssoa, BY any Oes
being nos near y sioss. / tsss hi. |s,sSd Of p,sslas S.tsss ysa.
issSn % he s2Ps sss Ss.S 81 ss s:Ssr sSt so 70 d sS ny 1 ass y = *. Z:
s Tssss. es ssss sss ss sA ssr, 80 asSs s,ss 3, S ss.s TIE ss.s...
der The P, : %Sssy s%sas snsl.l gsssls,sss sns plssa.,su. and
snoas, T. 20 ssanaanay eyecsd by The report. Of csnsrssloasi
msas % hs Government. in., asss, / i@asins, VIII &c found q
ssPsSditurs. have increased 4 u oSI, n n .pa . s.s - .Sas o =
.a : t he s sSsSs , s,Pss S 4 g. . iss year pas. To commence
Mexican po@sln-,hs expenditure. for tina, year, exclusive Of
sssad numbers 100000 InisNrs &sy Amounted 10 $1,000,
Rs year. Sssinaias -ss he year $50. show, 's sss.sS ii SsSsss.
Cd ssPsadssrss sS isssl'ss s ss ssseS ssee an s.p aSs ii. .h .,s s. :
= Jtil s be seen snn that the Be- expenditure. o. he aov.snIso, ssys well
5Soe la The same period, have grown RON ASS cast EsSs.
aysdsp.T,%sai q The government. to be sSsoSo,sd for, Ss The
their ioT%ss seaPsnsaioS & Is per DAY. have voted ,is%.sirSs. !.
Another iSpo+sn, Item. under hi. head. 1. the pre.en, iniqui.
,eas system 81 Confessional Mileage. Under this system, your
nTSS ,Gsl. home. . u. CIV q wasSlastsS. Tha:. %s%esT r..
s nnas ~ : ' saas nor The vss,,ol Immediately upon his srri,shl'
.; .s .s@ :, sso-sSsn. IN N pTossSfisy. he S.: no, sspsSd.
IN The sssresa,s, a hs.yy charge upon The Government Ne; anO'
Psadi,srss Is n. printing O document. o. h,,. . no value, for
poses. ~ "sS''"se'ns '@''
Your ;; T ,S.,,, ., SSs.s5s: s,,, The rvS,s.sa..,Iy,. Of . pssg'. .ho
Immense cost . Capitol, that Ns In elegance and EOrErou. ,plen-
ni,ars and decorations may he found evidences Of sS,ravaEansc
wSSa yos Sas. % s,ia sSsS'S OF sSs P sSaTsplsn . , he i' sS., ia te
various Isp.,'%sn,s Of the government. hook to the report. Of your
tracts. You -n mad there tina, TAI jobs are si,sa to politics. spec
Interest and that In some Instances your Sovernmsn, osiel.is are
sa, Aiiers and ,ssa0rs Of public Plonderers.
And nov. while your rePr-snishyes and public missionaries
w = !. !. r rS y : .ssnaSs :, ~ , rIns, while sss pubic treas:
some ESm' Icons. foS The pocket. Of the people Who sssT
proportion to his means n, ,he iolung million, upon whom the
wiring a .aS.l.,enseT from the .oh; u: msshanIe' the ds ii%S%T
ed upon 20 he SOSl, .Se eio,S. Una ma; sS ensss sssrS s AND sS sTS ss1s,.ar
: 9 upon uS lmpismsn, Su IRON Win which they nl 1.-THE soll-
;a.y srlcls, Of eoD.S%p,iOn; Having said thus much Of the y.
public money, now COME to ,heqaesiion OF
would asi strike a, Congressional es,ravArane.. nv , rer..l.
Il possible, ef,hs bin giving to your members % Congress = CON.
,-@ Of Congressional mileage, in Hen Of which i sppuuiS systo
travel by the most drec, route from their homes to he SEA, Of
n, SSy soTefnaen, s .S@s s ssSSSS SS' G f. !. rsiu n,s,t :s,, t sns .I., sS,,.
ssr,ns rIrpS.ss SoSenss, s1Srs. from Il 's,hs people All that
paper on which they are printed, and a few garden seed, that
me abolition Of tht. privilege would. Of necessity, e.rry with tt
The abolition Of The puoheahen Of books. for distribution among
tl,coo,Hn Your Post ofhse Department NV costs ue Govrrn.
privilege would reduce it, expenses. IL Is estimated. a, least sa'.
$500 ~ The rate Of postage should l think, be such =; to NICE,
son.4 seruilnite the eon,ingen, fund o. your House Of Reprrse,-
ner Of iiesAi purposes. with regard TO retrrnehment Of ConErcs.
aminrr, o. some @oaihss since. showing thar the r,foTh !, %Sie ! /
psSpc.g would rc.ui, In . saving to the Governmeut Of e. 100000,
The expenses ofcongress exclusive OfmHease, are nov upward.
dollars Psr day, aud the double mileage paid by the State ofvir.
stated. Taking the fiscal year ofiSsS, We have:
Pay, mileage, and contingencies Of Congress, SSsSSs 2s
Cost OF ranking prtvlege. ........ 100000
Al eight dollars per day. with double the Virginia mile
age, the expenses of6cngres would Se...'.-'-..4.". $500
Saving to Uocls sam ,IsI,,0 9
We here have, by reducing the mileage Of members Of Congress
70 their actual travelling expenses, and returning To he former per
diem % Congressmen. y sIring % rs Gorerutne Hi or hur million,
FrS AHRdref nousIa6 do2drs IA re orpSnSes Of C5HgrssS"
! do not tell you that l can bring about the reforms proposed -
I can ong prouie 70 devote my hest abilities to their accomplish.
neat ! ssTs thu; In very hurried and imperie;t manner,
mcni, ad the reform, Witch In my judgment they demand, and /
submit them TO You for what they may be worth.
Very respectfully,
og 9l-<nt TunNaa A. annNp