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REMARKS OF Mr.. WALL OF ANTE, lin the Sc


nate, Jan 10th, upon the bill to increase the
salary Of the Auditor of public accounts, from
two thousand TO three thousand dollars,


Mr. WALL commenced by saying he should
sustain the motion of the Senator from Warren
to reject or postpone indefinitely The bill. Suf.
fer it to pass (said Mr.. Wall,) and it becomes
the entering wedge, to an extravagant, and use


ess expenditure Of the public money. The
Governors message tells us, MrAPresdent
and | quote that as high authority, that the
disbursements, already far exceed the receipts
Iof Che treasury. With these facts before our
eyes, will we plunge the State into further


state of bankruptcy; when the watchword oil
each friend OF the State should be reform and
Irerenchment. will invariably oppose any
increase Of any salary during the continuance


ot an empty treasury, unless there should be


some stronger reasons advanced than | have


heard any Senator give for the present increase.
| see no good reason for increasing the saIa-
ry of that officer, while the Office can be as
well filled as It Is at present. ! have heard
no complaint of the incumbent, and we have
ample evidence to satisfy my mind, Mr.. Pre-
sdent, that the salary is sufficient, and will
offer in evidence the act of lhe auditor hi m
self. lie, Sip, has received the nomination of
The late Democratic Convention and has con-
sented TO canvass for reelection by accepting
hat nomination. Will any Senator say, that
he does not know what the present salary is I!
yes, Mr.. President, conceive that by his ac
'ePlng the nomination, he has tacity pledged
accept that office, if reelected, with
| salary of two thousand dollars. Then why
'lr, give him three when he is willing to per-
orm the duties of that Office for one thousand
ess than this bill proposes have long since
earned, Mr.. President, that the true principleI
n political economy is reform and retrench-
nent, particularly at this time, when we have
IN empty treasury.