Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-23
THE DEMOCRATIC RECORD.

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Committee-Chica0o Looking after the
| COnventiOn-Gen. HancOcE.
To the Editor of the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 188O.-As the Presi-
Dental campaign approaches inquiry is being
made concerning the record of the Demo-
cratic party in Congress since it acquired a
majority in the House of Representatives in
1875, and especially upon the question of
the expenditure OF public money since that
date, as compared with previous years of
Republican rule. According to official data
the following was the net ordinary expendi-
lures of the government for the fiscal years
named. This includes oil expenses except
pensions and interest on principal of the
public debt.
Amounts expended under appropriations
made by Republican Congresses.
1874, Forty-second Congress. $165, 080 $40 81
1875, Forty third Congress. 142, 063,6 32 05
1876, Forty-third Congress. 1876, 600, ALI 81
Total three years under Re.
publican Congress. $443, 744, 620 Of
Amounts expended under appropriations
made by Democratic House:
1877, Forty-fourth Congress .$113, ST., 745 0S
1878, Forty-fourth Congress. 107. 326, 433 OF
1879, Forty-ffth Congress. 126, 49S452 IA
fatal expended in three years.
Democratic House. $3i7, 1896. $50 20
This exhibits an actual saving in expendi-
lures, appropriations for which were
made by Democratic House, Of
more than $96,347OO0 in three
years, as compared with expenditures ap-
propriated for when the House was Repub-
lican in the three years preceding, being a
saving Of more than 20 per cent. of each
years expenditures.
Now, estimating the net expenditures of
the fiscal year 1880, appropriated for by
Democratic House, at the sum appropriated
| Git should be less), and we have the following
comparison:
Net ordinary expenditures as
above for the fiscal years 1878,
1874, 1875 and 1876, years ap-
priated for by Congress Re-
publican in both branches. 1854 1873 $50 10
Net ordinary expenditures as
above for the fiscal years 1877.
1878, 1879 and 1880, Che latter
based on appropriations made)
years appropriated for by
Congress in which the House
was Democratic .......... 453, ,O79 20
Savings in four years when the
House was Democratic, over
four years of a Republican
House and Senate. ........... l41, 3O5, $50 81
Being yearly saving of "a per cent. on
the average expenditures Of each year for the
four years.
In this connection it must also be borne
in mind that the Democratic House attempt
ed even more radical reductions in useless
expenditures, but was thwarted to the ex
tent of millions by Republican Senate and
Republican administration. For example,
take the eleven great appropriation
bills Gncluding pensions) for the years
1877, 1878 and 1879, as the same passed,
the Democratic House of Representatives,
and they aggregated $217,077, 903.s9. To
this amount the T. publican Senate added
$51 ,193, O18 SO. the Republican Senate, after
desperate struggle, finally yielding to the
extent of 1924, 664 ,425.OS.
The National Democratic committee mGots
here at Wizards hotel on Monday, the 23d
inst. There is no business to come before
the committee except to name the time and
place of holding the next Democratic con-
| vention. The opinion seems to be universal
that en- early day, probably in June, will be
named. AS to the place, Chicago and Wash
ington seem to lead. There are already in
this city ten members of the committee in
Guiding substitutions. committee from
Chicago will arrive this week to urge the
claims of that city. and the citizens of
Washington are moving in the matter.
As to the Democratic candidates, Hancock
seems to be general favorite with Southern
men visiting the capital. He is strongly
urged by the Gulf States and will undoubt-
eddy receive the support of the Virginia del
egation. In the last named State he is
warmly urged by the Democratic debt payers,
who hold the regular Democratic organiza-
ton, the leading debt paying journals of
the State having already pronounced in his
favor. prominent Wisconsin Democrat,
who came here last week, informed your cor
respondent that the delegation from that
State would probably be divided between
Bayard and Hancock, if the former seemed
to have any chance before the convention.
So far the financial debate in the Senate
has been confined to the three Southern
Senators, Bayard, Beck and Coke, the
Northern Senators evidently thinking it best
not to interfere with the currency at present.
Bayard has been in Richmond, Va, for sew
eral days, where the legislature is now in
session. Gov. Hendricks was here last
week, having case before the supreme
court. l. N. b.
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