The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-03-11
REMEDY A GREAT
EVIL.
Proposed Reduction Of the List Of Permanent
and Indefinite Appropriations.

Proposed Reduction Of the List Of Permanent
and Indefinite Appropriations.
Washington, March 8 The bill agreediupon Fri
day by the Senate Committee on Appropriations
to repeal most of the laws which provide for per-
manent and indefinite appropriations was to-day
reported to the Senate by Mr.. Davis OF West Vir'
glnia accompanied by an elaborate report The
report says that the COMMITTEE consulted with
the Secretary Of the Treasury, who recommend
ed that some 20 of the existing provisions Of the
law should be excepted from the operations OF
the proposed bill. The expenditures under these
26 headings were S. SOC 924 during the last fiscal
year ST. 100 476 the preceding year, and IS, ,1A0O6
during the year ending June 80, 1877. The Sec.
retary also suggested that eighteen various
classes Of Indian appropriations flor the payment
Of treaty annuites, interest on trust funds, &C.
should be excepted from the operations Of the
proposed bill, but the Committee after mature
deliberation, concluded that the exceptions
should be confined to the following objects only,
to wit The permanent or indefinite appropria'
tions for the sinking fund, for interest premium,
or principal Of the public debt for interest on
Pacific Railroad bonds; for expenses Of refund
Ing the public debt not exceeding one-half OF l
per cent, Of the bonds authorized by the acts Of
1870 II and rs; for the support Of the marine hos
pltol service, the Soldiers National Home and
the Smithsonian institution; for payment Of In
terest on the navy pension fund; for refunding
taxes Illegally collected, and for payment Of al
lowanceE or drawbacks under the internal reVe'
nue. laws; for repaying to supporters excess OF de-
posts, and for payment Of bebentures, drawbacks,
bounties charges, and proceeds Of sales Of un-
claimed merchan disc under the customs revenue
laws. The expenditures under these headings
during the past fiscal year aggregated sl14,67S,-
$685. [Among the permanent appropriations to be
reported by the bill is that for the payment Of
supervisors Of elecionsl The report concludes
as follows:
1.-THE committee are OF the opinion that 1t is
better, whenever the public will not suffer there
by, for all appropriations Of public money to
pass annually under the supervision Of Congress,
upon estimates furnished by the departments,
and, after careful consideration, have concluded
that all appropriations which the Secretary
thought ought to be excluded from the opera.
tiOns of the repeal can be annually provided for
except as set forth In the bill herewith submitted
for the consideration of the Senate.
III TeBhIu W luuldn matters " Will Dc seek Dy
the accompanying schedule that out OF 81 2l06s7
paid for these objects during the last fiscal year.
1923 067 is now paid by annual appropriations by
Congress, and only 1887 621 is paid out of perma.
nent or indefinite appropriations, The commit
tee see no good reason why all these payments
may not as well be made in the same manner,
and as much the greater part is now annually
provided for, we recommend that all shall be
and thus have uniformity in the mode Of appro.
prlstion and payment, While the committee de-
sire that the proposed law should go into opera
ton at the close of the present fiscal year, as sug.
geslions are made by the Secretary that 1t would
require considerable time to provide for the
change Of system and to ptebafe careful estl.
mates as to the requirements OF the service, ne
have determined to recommend. in Conformity
with the views OF the Secretary that the act shall
take effect from and after June 80, 1881.