Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-26
a Fearful Expose.

The speech of Mr. Dawes, Of Massachusetts,
in the Hous, Of Rcprescn: last week, on
the sui C; Of the national 6uances, has crea-
ted profound sensation throughout the coun
try, disclosing as it does, condition of fiscal
affairs truly alarming. 1t is not to be wonder
gance, corruption aud prohigacy, from lead
ing man Of the party, should have falleD like
a bombshell in the radical camp, and that Con-
grcssmcn Of that party, unable to deny the
truth of his assertions or answer his logic,
should have Squrme1 under the lntllction OF
such Il speech. 1t Is Indeed time for the radi
cal parry, who have not only brought para ysis
aud blight upnn the country, but have brought
tbs, government itsif to the brink of bankrupt
cy, to take alarm when it own leaders dare 20
longer stand upon its dcttucc-whcn its usur.
pat,ns and frauds are denounced by such men
aS Senator CarpcDter, and its financial rotten
ness and corruption has become UNANIMOUSLY no.
torlouS
La this speech, Mr. Dawes, who, be it re-
mcmbered is chairman Of the important Com
lnltcc Of Ways aud Means, states officially that
should the government be called upon during
the year ending June 80, 1874, for all the ap.
preparations nude by Congress, the result
would be:
Expenses Of the yeqr...... S393, S46 6)D7 IA
Available resource, 34l IeO 20l ~
Den 'ency .,.,." 9oZ, ubo a49 70
0u:plus used up"..."..:. ooOOo,O0O w
Expenses and ceipts...........S1l20 6G 449.25
Mr.. Dawes hopes that appropriations already
made, Tor army expenses, etc, IN all amount
ing to ST. ,OUO, 900, may not be used. But he
said he could not tell how much would be
lrawn out. Every year there are Deficiencies.
aud additional appropriations are madeto cover
them. Mr. Dawes reports that there are already
Deficiencies of $1,000 900 IN the ludian Blu
reuu-that sponge upon the Treasury; the
frauds upon the Iodian appropriations are
enormous, and the expenditures have run up
from S3,00O,010 to Sl0O00,0OO. Still there is
u efficiency of million; and every day an To-
dian murder is reported to aid the jpbbers in
drawing out large appropriations to cover
frauds. Mr.. Dawes does not estimate from
S3 600, 600 to IS 00O, 900, demanded by the
Washing On asphalt ring, of which dear
Huntington was the head, but the claim is 10,
aud Mr.. d. fears that the claim will be paid.
He didn't care to discuss the proprlety of that
claim, or how the money had been expended"
Adding all the prospective deficiency bills how
ever, he found d total of S9,600O0O.
There were 5000 10000 on band on the lst
of July last, over the appropriations. This
was gone, and more than fifty millions more.
But if the treasurer should DOT be called upon
for So O0O,D00 of appropriations already made,
and he thought good part of it would not be
paid, then the $50, O00,00) surplus of last July
would be reduced to $4,000 00u on the lst OF
July 1874; aud this was too small sum for
surplus, in view Of contingencies that might
arise 10 the recess Of Congress We must,
be taxed more, or we must reduce
our expenditures.
This remarkable statement is presented by
the Chairman Of the Committee on Ways and |
Means, and he adds thai. in the meantime,
''the public deb. has been Increased 50 900, 900
since the Secretary CEASED reducing the public
debt :"
Mr.. Dawes presented an array of figures to
show how the expenses Of The government had !