Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1878-06-26
The Work Of Two Years.

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{. atoms originating with DeIncrati
iy House Of Representatives. Tn,
IS assumption of control of the Hous,
3 by the Democrats was signali.eC
$ by determined effort to bring the
$ expenditures of the government to
level more in consonance with
the straitened circumstances of the
people than they had been. How
well they succeeded is shown not
: merely by comparison of the ap-
: preparation bills passed with those
passed by preceding Congresses,
but by the official statements of
governmental expenditures sub
mitted by the Secretary of the
Treasury. When we see, for
instance, by Secretary Sherman's
report that for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1876, the last year for
which appropriations were made by
a Congress Republican in both
branches, che net expenditures of
the government were Sl64,S57,Sl3.-
80, and from the same report that
for the succeeding year, when a
Democratic House had control of
the purse-strings, they were S144,-
2O9,063.2S, or s20,650,0OO less, it
is apparent that the economy has
been of a most telling and satisfac-
tory character. And although the
statement of expenditures for the
current fiscal year can only be ap-
proximately estimated, there have
been sufficient official or semi-of-
fetal statements made from the [
Treasury Department to show that
he net ordinary expenditures for 4
he current fiscal year, the second
or the appropriations for which a
Democratic House was RESPONSE
lie, will not exceed S139, 900. 900.
r 50, 100000 less even than those =,
Dr. the preceding fiscal year, and :, =
25, O00,000 less than the last wear -
exclusive Republican appropria- q
.ons. A comparison of the ex-
enditures for tho last two years "
nder Democratic appropriations /,
18th those for the last two years in "
hlch appropriations were made
Republican Congress-, shows "
reduction in two years with 9.
omocratic House, as compared
Ith the preceding two years, of g.
Ter fifty-three million dollars.
was, as much as anything else. =;
cause of this reduction that the =
rther decrease of over thirteen .
illion dollars was made in the Z
terest on. the public debt. If n
Q Democratic House had been as p pDo
ckless in its appropriations as P fui
en- the preceding Republican ''0r
ouse, which boast itself of its $50,
onomy, had been, the govern YT
mt receipts would berely have aI
ualed the expenditures, and II wan
aid not have made the easv THr
ancal showing which necessarily
proved its credit and commend NJ
its securities. The Republican "a
nedy would have increased taxa "
n; the Democratic method. k&
ich proved eminently successful. II
s to cut down expenditures
ere they could bear reduction e
hout injury.
The present year, although the
mocratic House has not quite
ialed the showing of the proceed. TIT,
House, the record as respects r
Monty is infinitely in advance of
thing a Republican House can
W, and the aggregate of appro- Cure Cure
atoms much smaller. II we add tatiOI
probable expenditures under the r
'ropriations of this House-evep -
hiding an appropriation of S.
900 for the fishery award-to
expenditures for the two prev
$ years, and compare them with
expenditures for the last three
RS of appropriations by a Con-
IS Republican In both branches.
lind that the aggregate decrease r
net ordinary expenditures is = =
'ly s90,000,000, and the total Fish
enditures, interest on the public sive 70
included, Of nearly s117,Oeo.-
In other words the amount
h the Republicans expended
le three years before the Dem ID
is controlled the appropria-
is now found ample for three -
and one-half. This is some 7
le work which Democrats have
'esent to the country. It is
calculated to please the Mr.