Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-21
For he EhqNiFtF.
TO THE VOTERS OF THE FOURTH CONGRESS.
SIGNAL, DISTRICT

The number Of candidates Tor Congress before goa un:l
rccriy, having prccluieJ the possibility "i fall !.cIs
sion y any one o. ihcIn Of TN irportau, questions Of
the day, and 10. Canvass being its cDsc, take this
method Of lc!Gg before on more fully ;hcn have "7c'
io,orc been able 10 DO y views in relation the -Irs.
dur.s II the yrdrral Government and al the rc,rrmcs.
which they mpcriousiy demand. That exraSa.
.ancc proSacy ami corruption, have, o: iac. consed
,uanler the public money AMONG pa!ccai spectators
and pund rrrs, and swell the expenditure Of the ,oN
to an alarming amount Is 50 ,huAdart'y c.nc.d
by the reports q" Congressional investigating committees
aud the reports u the vai!nUs departments ~" the G'Hca
ucn., TIA, none, Imagine will he found 20 con:r":-r: H.
To- .pg the -irancs- and rapIi:y with "h'c! TIE -I.I
d,ures have increased Il l. only necessary u tate and
contrast annual expenditure, rs Few years pas:.
To commence with She isc" year l>} T. subsequent 10
the ACQUISITION OF Mexican DIinaie expenditures
FOR that year exclusive Of public deb; and To the
MeIican Government We're in round numbers tiOOvVpo
In ss-'j they amounted 20 Sj',"pV"'. In ip56- they
Increased to finVopppu Thu. each succeeding year. be-
ginning with tile year $50, shows heavy increase over
the Of The previous y,ar un'i .0w the eNt!'
mated expenditures OF INJ-J are farayr9e From MS
statement viii be seem that the expenditures Of the Gov
rrn.n: have well n!.h been doubled ia six III"
Legislative expenditures alone IA We saic period i"'r
crown ,ron 81 1896 f%,,>:L'.i. Ii' enormous IN.
crease the expenditures Of the Legislative department. Of!
the Government is TO he accounted :o Tor thu most part
in the fact; ha your members 81 congress instead Of n'
former compensation Of !! per lv lAE. voted themselves
. salary .! 5000 per session.
Another Important i;eTl under Ibis head Is ue prt'en!
Ubiquitous system Of Congressional meaE" Under ''
,ys-f your members u Congress receive 'o every -
nils Of travel from their h"cs 10 Me 'ty "a'hin.io-
THUS member RESTING o. mile, fr"a i- capitol, nin..
i.ely upon his arrival is entitled 10 draw fs0 the public
treasury under the hcsd OF mileage tie sGn Of tf'J-
when In all probability he has rot expended 500 Ia crr
there. pretty handsome speculation i,. and tn The
yr.-ac heavy charge upon the uuTsfum.n: 1T Hno-
;hcr heavy and srow. item, under the head 81 legislative
E.psLIi.urcs j. She rn:in. o documents Il li'ir o. 10
value for y0vr members -! Cni'. 80 80" HN"' Tor "ir'-
pioneering PURPOSES
Your members -" Congress the representatives. o! pco-
- who .: their republican simplicity have reared up
FOR you at immense r0':. i'o ~ rrs IN elegance
and gorgeous 'P"nior w;h TIE P'iLt' BUILDINGS CT loTF
clcal Europe. In IL furniture AMI decorations may d"
found cvi"nc"s 81 -rirlyassMc" without parallel IN =
government protesting TO be- republican.
Would You have "'cnc" Of the c'r'p''ms TIA; cI!', IN
the yarSu. departments OF the government, look !" the
reports 0: your cou:re-scn" rcmlni;i". IN the Pebble
pru,inc and Naval Nru will Sn 'rrr shat "a:
ohs ar, given 20 political SPECTATORS tr ,l"ction"rrGs
purpose without gard 20 ih- iu'ir Interest al 1s, n
ION. Instances your government 3"t's a." " a'r'' ana
Ard now while your rrpres-u,ati"'. aud rrIs !lUc.
,nrsrr- liz. 20 ryry and -p-uJoT - Washington "ai!e
the public treasury /, punrr"i. -"o pay, The piper
whrrr does the money cone row u csne ,r",n NE
rockets the peori" WI" bear thc burden While ihe
x.ahr and IN. poor taxed each In proportion 20 ~,
means, I: is i!c :ra. uI!cns upon whom Ii" IN den
pr-s.e. h.a.i;y Iho'-, who, IN tn oNn h'nfs,
Trias subsistence om The soil Tie mechanic. thu ta
lssorcr they taxed 10 support th ai
co-rupon.I-d Up"n ;e cpsr'" cloths ihs cover their
wives aud clr-n-:aIrh ryon the inI isnsn;s o! ZION
with which they III! n" Noin."n the very implements
with Which they work AID upon ar;ic-I Of con
SUMPTION Having said :hus much Of the C.rs'aTincs
and corruption which mark ;hc cNe1'Nr' - ~" rnh!i'
:aoa"T r'T g''as :" 'h- question 81!
zouid tit, ,.i.- a. ConGres,:ou. esta,.s"nr-. ~
c+pg~ SS,arsi.s,oa Of sSgoo per .c.,,n .oad
.ho,h III. present :! u Congressional nesy' in lea
81. which woai give - members % Con.rgs-, ;7' traH"
ling expense. the actual OF faye by :he most r"c'
route ''..r homes 20 tie ssI; OF Government; seaI
aha-h the rsnSns pEr!esc. which casts the
ssu. a. 900 is valuable 0iy sor l-ci!pGe>riug pcF
poses No hcErn: ;Toa Il 10 81" people" 81! ma
hey 20. by few Patent uicc reports, tii; AZ. o'
,ur;h the paper which he? printed, "Hd Z" .if
len seed. i'I: never COM ".
The .5ol;-n o: .- privilege you'd =: ar-r- - 10y
w.:h the abolition of;ha public "u - ba"s' 70. .'''.N
ton among a.. alrinb-s o!tot 49, -hch cot.
men; annually Iutr."uO. Your Pn- once DrP"' -, ~
cov, the vrru.neu 20 60 "mb PER an7,'r ihe avg
Eca c; the ,.ausing privilege ~ou F'iace -
I. estimated at l-:st y. o'". me "a" 81 ~
hin. H., ,rch p, 10 meet the dcfri"'y, ''i s MAJ
hi, department, .r! sastainiH-. ""ih ''i'iitr the
con;ugrn, fund ysur Hau,, 81 R"p,e'et' 'I'r' ',
color 81 which "rorri-oa re rr.e,,o.. q.
.iors ,nrnJure- quote Statement rom ne E!c.Hioa"
Exs1,in,r Of .oue un. incr showing :haf ~ r. ne
witch propose would TesG!: ~ sNs': % 'he
y ofa ',6 COS which statement 3. A. follow
~ CcusrcSs .Srlu,.rr -: rsi.'a-r r0g
.,.-ls ~ s.s.lRnTs r aUrrGi. Allowing - member.
=, r,.- eight dollars per day AID the clGole ml!t':-
s.se u Virgins 10 u" members Of "cE Les.
,tur. Ia, .ccauu; Night hc 'hG- stated! TasEE II" n-cei
year q: i-S>. vc tA'e .,..o 40
CO; o. ..a4S:ng priv ese.. ..'''N
o.-,.os cost. per .nau- 35os3..s3
4: fT-' do!sr. per day. viii, double 1t. Virginia
mileage She .,pen-rs G: Con.re,- would "e.. ''-'''
..,,,,.,.,,,. Sam. .3.51:.:15
v. here have by reducing :ic n;.Hs~ Of members q
Cor.r,. their actual travelling expense. and Retaining
IN. uTm.: PER de" Of Conzres,m-n .G.,r! !? te
t,orsrnmsn: of orr NiiiOa- frr h"ndrsa ho7'" "o!'
Tar. IN tie sryspAs 81 COnyrtU.
tell YOU that brio: about tile reform. :o'
posed! can ohy promise 20 devote my best shi.,.' %
:heir accomplishment. have thus IN very hurried ana
BprEee: ske:ebsd my view, In relation to n.
expenditures Of the Government and the reoE which N
ny judgment they demand, and 'ubr: them to on oF
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