.THE GAZETTE.

PORTLAND. TUESDAY, FEB. ss, 1920.
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The expenditure Of the public money is an n-
tere.ting subject to those who pay taxes, and
prudent man, when he settles his bill, is fond of
seeing the items: We have therefore made some
calculations to crafty those who are fond Of
" counting the cost" which may show some Of
the causes for the alarming deficiency in the
Treasurer's report.


In the first place let us examine how much the
Missouri question, which now engrosses the at
tention OF Congress, will cost the nation. The
expenses Of Congress are justly estimated to be
not less than $2sO0 daily. The members usually
assemble at IL o'clock and adjourn between the
hours Of and 6, and receive eight dollars per
day. 10 the Senate the bill for the admission Of
Maine from the House was taken up on the Sd Of
January, and referred to committee for the ex-
press purpose Of joining tas Missouri bill to it.
This committee reported on the 9th, and the far
,her consideration Of the sutjeot was postponed
week. On the 18th the del ate upon II com.
menced, has been the standing subject ever
since and still remains undecided. Estimating
the expense ofths Senate At the moderate sum
of 5000 day and calculating the time from the
18th of ia nuary, to the 10th Of February. We find
the whole amount Of expense in the Senate to
be $l6,8O0.


In the House Of Representatives the Misssuri
6iu simply, became the order Of the day on the
23d Of January, and has there ever since been
and still is under discussion; now allowing il to
be determined on the 18th inst. il would then
have been 20 days before that body, uaking the
expense there at the lowest computatioo,


$4,000.


Amounting to the grand total, which ths s,n.
gle question of admitting Missouri, with or with
out restriction. will cost, Of $4,000.


And this is paid for the long winded speeches
Of gentlemen, which we venture to say have pro.
ducsd no change Of opinion, nor beamsd . ray
of light which had not before shous upon the
subject. II 10 the repetition Of tale An hundred
times told. and meant rather for the beLe6t Of
constituents than 70 produce conviction in the
minds Of those before whom they are delivered.
We have no objection to gentlemen, recording
their reasons with their votes, hut let them in
more, spare the purse and the patience Of the
nation.


Now that We are upon the subject Of National
expenditures We will lead the attention Of our
readers little further into PARTICULAR, and pre-.
sent them with some Of the items Of payments
from the Treasury for the year 1878, taken from
the last odcia' list published At the ssat Of Gov.
erement.


