New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-14

] ROOM grow II VI lHt lani ga ih'''.''' -
removed, or the national credit is to be awninPed'
and every industrial and commercial Interest
/ slipvrecked.
Bills for the reduction Of salaries Of public cih-
GERS who do render some equivalent Tor what IN!
receive sleep on the tables Of both Houses, WAile
in the mean time, Whole army Of speculaIoI'
and REGULATORS and plunderers is making rehcrs,'
less lorays upon the public treasury and more II
squaudcred in twelyemonth than the measure o'
reform proposed viii save the country IN Gem
tury The absence of official accountability; the,
/ at best tacit acquiescence in the knayery "h'h
ialtcns TO hidcous fullness, are the sources oi
lhe public ruin Have YOU the courage TO app!
the AK 10 the root of the tree or Will you continue
TO Ion of twig here and branch!'1 there'
vl,ie al the time the tree itself shoots INTO
wilder Iu,uriancc. the result Of your negligence or
your guilty completely!
Messie,lrs Senators aud representatives, let Tie
y farm beain within the walls Of the Captol
itself Look ut the following items OF expcnd-
tur, for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1901, ana
81. for how many of them you can answer 10 the
people who are enduring Fuch unparalleled sacn'
fees in behalf Of the common cause: For
the single item of stationery, there was ex-
pended for the Senate $1,000, or about : 1870 for
each Senator; for newspapers $500 more than
$50 Tor each Senator; for - miscellaneous
S23, coo: for The Congressional Giobc So, J5j ~,
about ~. COO for each; and for binding, lho-
graphing and engraving Sl3O,72i ~, or nearly
81 900 more cach making in all more than
&. 900 for each Senator. This does not include
the expenses for printing. The total for the
items enumerated amounts TO 1921 $50 II, sum
greater By So. 600 Is than that drawn for COM
pensation and mileage.
/ In the House 81 1868 GO wns expended for
stationery: 81 500 fol newspapers; SlE7,1H -
for miscellaneous ;s3l., 09036 for folding, bind
ing. engraving aud ltlographine; S61, AS - Tor
/ The Congressional Gisje; So ,997 c6 iorpaper;
aud Sl7I,i4i - TO meet Deficiencies in appropri-
aiious made Tor paper aud printing IN the same
wear. making a total for these items OF '-JoO'
.o;2 % Tor the House, aud for the Senate and
House Of -, ~ .5J5 G6. aud this does not m
cludc the cost Of tie public printing Office. The
amount drawn for mileage aud compensation by
Representatives Tor the year was SOL, $40 ~ 50
that each Representative cost the country 10 al
dlton TO his salary and mileage nearly 5000 ioF
stationery, books, etc. Tie expenditure Tor
pages. clerks, and other employees, is on M
equally lavish scale, aud the total expenditure Tor
both Houses, for al these purposes, exceeds
s2,OOo,CCo.
The whole - stem By which supplies are pro-
cured for tie Army and Navy is noiononsiy "a
.lam-a cover for the worst frauds. Mrn hAng
about the bar-rooms aud the departments At
Washington who shnmc!cssly offer for 'ae to TIE
Highest bidder their "illucace' win those IN
power. Unlawful gains in the shape OF PR
ccniages aud perqu.ites nrc winhcd A. ana
hardly n legitimate business transaction - con
.pumated. Manufacturers and E,st-Aauds visit
the Capls eager TO furnish what j. wanted NJ far
prices, bu. either go away unsuccessful because
they Inv. not the influence necessary M ord.
to secure bearing, or make bargain win some
eo-b.twecn WHO has the ear Of Officials. H.
stances arc not wanting Of mon who have sought
to negotiate for the direct supply, a, fair market
rates. o. certain commodities, but WHO, failing
In this. hive nude bargains with these middle
men who have furnished them 10 the Government
at an nd, auce of - 20 80 per cent. Let IA have
n thorough oyclhaulng Of the contract system
md an ascel;oiucd and established responsibility
and accountability, aud lei whoever or whatever
stands in tie way of II, be put aside
The compensation of many officials has swollen
to an amount altogether di,Proporlicnedt to Tie ser
vices rendered, and not contemplated in The law
under which il has so increased For exam
pie. tine amount accruns 10 the Collector, Naval
Officer, and Surveyor Of the Port Of New-lork
for the last fiscal year, under the present law CIV
! ING them onc-half the net proceeds Of suits .or
fines. penalties and fortetures, was upward OF
/ sl2 O0O each while the Collector receives in adj
dtion a salary OF $4,000 per annum, aud the
Naval Officer and Surveyor salaries of $500
each. making about SIS 900 for each per annum.
TN, great number of seizures for forfeiture on ac-
count Of the residence Of owners of property in
Rebel states will Increase the amount realized
from this source more than lcniold. The some Is
true. neasmally, Of the sune officers III The pori'
Of Boston and Philadelphia. Congress should H.
,.rpose TO 81 cure a more equitable distribution %
the proceeds of such seizures.
Our Consular system uecds n thorough revision.
Ia the FIRST place, wo now Lave hundreds oi Con-
! H.. I'll. i nfu AL 10 q