Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-12-17
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n, RsebsBar. in bis Auuusl Message, Is particularly
careful 10 inform tue public that lie has Devoted MS
,t xerions TO the business Of reducing the eXpen-
ji,ures Of the National Government.
THE result of our Abors in this good cause did not
,a in the sum total Of expenditures for the nrst tuo
s mainly in OnsCqueuce Of the extraordinary expen-
dture incurred in the Utah expedition, ana the very
l.rge amount Of the contingent expenses OF Oongre~
Dn7in0 this period these greatly exceed the pay and
r,;le.Se of the members. For the year ending SOsh
Jupe lSSS while the pay aud mileage amounted 70 ST.
400 24 the contingent expenses rose TO s2O"SSOs ~
and for the year ending June, 1899, While the pay anu
mileage amounted $3.50 O9S Sc, the contingent e1Pen
sss amounted to Sl,4Sl,565 IS. ...,..
Il am happy however, to be able to inform YOU tnat
during the Last fiscal year. ending on the SO!h June
1SsO the total expenditures OF the Government IN all
H. branches legislative executive andjudeis, exclusive
Of publc debt were reduced TO the sum oil
16 this concusVey appears from the books oil lhe treas
ury In the year ending on ;he SOsh OF june iooo' inc
tot,l expenditure exclusive OF the public debt smoan-
"A N an qOl l9g IL and that for the year ending SOth
Tn 1850 20 $40 sac 226 Is; while the books OF the
Tessury show an actual expenditure OF o9S4S4t ~
for the year ending SOth June, 1850 including ~ oto
667 IL for the contingent expenses OF Oou8reSs'
,Tbers must be deducted from this amount the sum
n a so, OOa % With the interest upon 1t OF SoOOOO
appropriated by the act Of 18th February Isoo iOr ne
rDs of supnlyng the expenses OF the Post-Oice De-
rtmept for he year ending SOth OF Juus looY. Inis
sum therefore, Justly chargeabe to the year iS's hnst
h dpcted from the sum OF $50 S4S,1 So IN order 70
n the expenditure for the year ending on the SO'h
lime 1850 which leaves balance for the expenditure
of M wear of S55 4O2 465 46. The interest on the puo
liz dhf including Treasury notes for the same hscal
year ending on the 3Oth OF June, 1862 amounted 10
a III SlI g. which, added to the above SUN OF 500
I02 465 a. makes the aggregate oil sSS,s'o'So o0'
These calculations look very well on paper, but they
do not include outside expenses, which would almost
throw them into the shade. Where Is Paraguay where
i Utabs Where are the mule contracts: Who paid
the expenses of transporting aOur to the Army OF the
Wests Where is the public printing These hgures
NAV deceive the country but the plain truth may as wen
be admitted that the expenses OF the last few years nave
bsen unprecedented in our annals Double entry
is science which is better understood by the members
Of the Lobby perhaps than by any other men on the
continent
"smy opinion that public contracts are not Alegi'i,
mate source of patrobage be conferred upon personal
or political favofes but that in all cases pubic oIeer
bound 20 act fos the Government a. prudent ndvid'
ual would act for himself
There il An absence Of modes,y in this sentence more
refreshing than winter gale from the mountains OF
Greenland Who but flvorites have received the heavy
contracts FOR furnishing supplies to the gentlemen en-
raged in watching the interesting operations OF the Nor
mons in the Rocky Mountains. The political empire OF
Utah seems {, te divided between Gov. Cumming and
his patraychal majesty Brigham Young. Which Ct these
men is really in authority do not assume the respon-
bEty Of deciding; satisfied however, that 1t
costs good deal Of money TO transport barrel OF Hour
to the soldiers and tina, domestic quadruped such as
horse or mule becomes very expensive institution by
the time il reaches the land Of pOlygamy.
The heaviest expenses of governments do not general
" aprer in public reports. If the fghuul OUTLAWS OF
the last two years could be thoroughly understood by
the people revolution could hardly be avoided 1T
NAV be safely ass,r.ei that the Of SGloOocoO or
a. the most $50 600 600 is amply sufficient to admin
ster the Government aud pay the interest on the
public debt unless coming Mt events should hereafter
render extraordinary exueudituies necessary
Contingent events is good; these contingencies are
the bases of rational bankruptcy and ruin. SH'y-t"O
millions viii answer, UNLESs SHALL uE REQUIRED