The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-01-21

snare OF The yearly income which
pays their nurses, their servants
and baby tenders.
Your wife becomes truly your
helpmeet whom she can carry on
your household alone. we're you tc
be taken sick or die, as we'll as you
could were she 10 be taken sick OF
TO die.
ECONOMY IN PUBLIC AF.
-H. .. FAIRS.
Mr.. Washburne on the Duty OF
the New Administration.
Mr.. Wasbburne, of Illinois, in
the course ofa speech in the Hous,
a few days since, after alluding t.
the election of Gen. Grant said:
Itis time that the represents tative,
Of the people were admonished thai
that they are the servants Of the
people, and are paid by the people;
that their constituents have con.
6ded TO, them the great trust oil
guarding their rights and protect.
ing their interests; that their posi-.
tons and their power are to be
used for the benefit OF the people
whom they represent, and not for
their own benefit and the benefit
Of the lobbyists and the gamblers
and spectators who have come to
Washington to make q raid upon
the Treasury. The time has also
come, in my judgment, when public
men are to be held 10 more strict
accountability, TO a more strict
discharge OF their duty, and when
their actions will be scanned by O
more critical eye. Much is expect.
cd OF tho new administration, and
the public expectation will not be
disappointed, but as much as Gen.
Grant can do, and as much as be
will do in his own sphere of action,
it is idle TO suppose that be can Go
everything that the country re-
quires 10 be done TO secure those
reforms ia the public service which
are SO imperstively demanded
AS President, General Grant must
have the earnest and cordial sup
port Of the other branches Of The
Government, particularly Of the
Legislative branch. The response.
bility of this Congress, 80 lar as
tse next administration is con.
ccrned, is complete. The great
masses OF our constituents. the
bone and sincw Of tho country; the
men who desire only an honest
administration of the Government
the men who fOu ght the battles o.
the Republic, and poured out their
blood in its defense, require of US o
decrease OF our expenditures and q
reduction of taxation. Regardless
Of the mysteries Of finance, they say
that our credit can be improved
the public faith vindicated, q returr
to specie payments made certain,
reduction of the interest on the
public debt secured. by keeping
down tho expenditures Of the Gov,
ernment 10 the lowest possible
point, and by the honest collection
Of tho revenues. tits for Congress
to keep down the expenditures, and
it is for the President TO see thai
the laws are faithfully executed
and that the revenues are collected
but it is Tor Congress to see, also
that they do not keep the fettert
upon the limbs of the President
so as to render it impossible fol
him 10 faithfully execute the laws
After stating, in some detail, the
expenses of the last four years
and the estimates Of the Secretary
of the Treasury for the next 6scaI
year, Mr.. Washburne proceeded tc
the consideration of the question
OF what this Congress will be call
ed upon to appropriate for de6cicn
cics Tor the present fiscal year, end
ing June 80, 1860, and 10 carry oil
the Government for the next 6sca
year, ending June 30, 1870. First
as to the estimates mtde by tbt
Secretary of the Treasury of th'
additional appropriations required
to complete the service Of the fisca
year ending June 80, 1859, anC
previous years. 1t is for Congress
toinquire rigidly into the necessity
and propriety Of voting these dc
fciencies, which tho Secretary
estimates at the enormous sum o
sci 100000. OF this amount Sl4,
100000 are for the army, necessi
tated, in a great measure, By
consuming Indian war, which il
entailing extraordinary expenses
on the Government. The mex
current amount is the estimated
deficiency for the Post Office De
partment Of over s4,500,0O0, incur
rod by extravagant contracts fol
nnjustifiably extended mail service
Then there is the scandalOu
estimate of noarly $685., 900 for dc
fcieucies for public buildings
when we were promised that th
large amounts We appropriate
last, year should finish To tscsg guI,u noi
ipps' Add this amouvs OF 5000 ,VC'
demanded as a deficiency Tor I'M
fiscal 6scnIISH year, to 'ao amount demand
eS % for the same purpose for thu
Uert Sscal year, of S2,434, 600
males | s3,O99,OOO which we arr
.sked to vote for public building
at this session of Congress; and il
the present state Of the Treasury
--or, indeed, in any state Of Treas
ury--I feel bound to denounce ]
as the most extravagant, uDjusti
fiably prohigate expenditure Of th'
public money ever asked OF Con