The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

the conference committee on the deS0gree-
ing UOtes Of the tlCO Houses on the le0is.
lathe, erecutiUe, and judicial appropI5a.
ton bill, July /, 1875.
From the Congressional Record Of Juty ?, fs5G
Mr.. Randall. | yield five minutes to
the gentleman from Illinois, Mr.. Spring
err.
MIR. Springer. In reply to the state
mcnt OF the gentleman from Ohio that the
estimates or statesments contained in the
table submitted to the house few days
ago are not correct, | have only this to
state: That the figures in the first
column OF this estimate were complied by
the departments themselves, aud show the
estimates Of the departments. The
second column, being the appropriations
for the year ending June 30, 1876, the
fiscal year just expired, was complied by
Mr.. Mcpherson, the late clerk Of this
house. For those | am not responsible,
nor is the clerk OF the appropriation COM
mittee. But the other statements here were
prepared by the clerk of the appropriation
committee, and upon them | rest, aud this
house will rest, aud the country will rest,
as to the truth of those statements, notwith-
standing that they are challenged by the
gentlemen from Ohio. | pom those state
IutulS IL Will uDUCdI tldl luc dIIIOlIld-
tiOus as they have now passed the house
are SG4, 362, go below what the heads
of the departments of this government said
they needed for the year ending
June 3d. 1877.
Now what is the fact on record as to the
last fiscal year, the year ending June 80
1892 This house has passed bills re-
duoing the expenditures for the coming
year S3S, 5l6, 3l2O9 below the appropria-
tons for the fiscal year which ended yes
terday.
Mr.. Foster The gentleman from
Illinois makes the statement that the re-
ductions in the appropriations OF next
year-so | understand him to say--are
SIS, 10000 below the appropriations for
the year which has just expired. Am !
correct?
Mr.. Springer. Yes, sir; | stated that.
Mr.. Foster. Now, in that estimate is q
reduction Of $4,000 600 for Deficiencies for
the year just expired; and the gentleman
makes the statement that this is reduc-
ton of expenditures for the next ensuing
year. These are deficiencies that applied
to the year that has just passed. and can
in no case be reduction for this year
Then take off your S4,000,O00 there.
Now let me tell the gentleman another
thing, that that four millions cannot apply
to this year; it can only apply to last year.
That reduces the amount OF the appropria
ton to $34, 100000.
Then | think | eau show beyond any
controversy that this committee has re-
appropriated uneXpcnded balances OF
former appropriations, sums unused in the
treasury, amounting to $4,000 900. which,
will appear in the next year expenditures,
thus showing an expenditure of $4,000,
600 greater than the appropriations.
Mr.. Randall. More than a million OF
that was to pay deficiencies in the army.
MIR. Foster. No, sir outside the army
deficiency.
Then you have made no appropriation to
pay the judgments OF the court of claims,
amounting TO six or seven hundred
thousand dollars more. Then, again, you
have made an indefinite appropriation for
the mints, which last year amounted to
more than third of million. The two
latter items amount to more than ) 900,
600. | have now shown that these re.
ductions you have made do not exceed
$4,000, 900, and think u million less than
that.
MIR. Randall. That is a very good
admission that is good winters work
Mr.. Springer. ! am glad the &c nte
man admitted that so much has been done
in the way of rctrenchment. because the
country did not expect so much of this
house, and | am sure we did not expect il
ourselves, Although the committee OF
appropriations have laborcd aud done well
they could hardly have expected to have
accomplished 50 much They are willing
to have the fact go forth to the country
that they have been able to reduce ex
pendtures $3O,0OO,0OO below the ex
pCnditures Of last year; and when the
proper time comes the people Of the
country will not fail to decide that thu
committee on appropriations have done
well. II the gentleman from Ohio has
not within the borders of his own state
man vino can administer the affairs Of
the country with the appropriations we
have made, we upon this side OF the house
have Il man who resides in the state oil
New York who knows how TO do it and car
do it and will do it with that amount o.
money Applause on the floor aud Kisses
in the gallery. The gentleman from
Ohio may be able by his ingenuity t
strike out sOmc items as DEFICIENCIES OIL
otherwise. yet | assert again that tn,
items appropriated this year by this cou
grcss as compared with those appropriated
by the last house of representatives wer'
as | have stated, and in proof OF thi
assertion | place upon the record the fol
lowing statement as portion OF my re
marks:
sStdteH,cat Of appropriation 6iHs passed on IN
house Of repreSeHtdtiUeS at the present session o
congress- Snoring the estimates Of the depart