The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-08-19
Our Washington Letter.
RON OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. IL, 1882.
The Congress having adjourned as an
ticipated in my last letter, it will perhaps !
be interesting to know how the peoples
money has been disposed of during the
session just closed. Well, here it is
in brief: The net increase of approrria-
tions for the current fiscal year over those
for 1881 is SIT. .532 621. OF this sum
$47,7l7. 694 is chargeable to the Increased
demand upon the pension fund and an
additional sum of 81, $50 600 had to be
appropriated for additional clerical force
in the Pension Bureau to enable it to keep
up with the increase OF its work. The
total appropriations for pensions this
year. including the allowance for extra
clerical force. .amount to Sl0l $50, 900, and
recently Mr.. Platt acting chairman of
the Senate @, mmittee on Pensions, stat
ed, by way of information to the Senate.
that a deficiency appropriation of $780,
900, 900 wonld be necessary for the cur
rent year in order to meet the payment of
pensions. This will increase the total
for the pensions to Sl3l, $50 900. The
river aud ,rbor bill this year exceeds
that of last year by 81 1856 075 of whirh
nearly S., 900 600 was for the Mississippi
river. Nearly 81 900 600 more are ap-
proprated for the post Office department
this year; 50 $50 900 more for the legis-
lative, executive and icial depart
mentS; 50 100000 more in the sundry
civil, upwards of a million more for the
army, aud as much more for the navy.
The miscellaneous appropriations exceed
the same of last year by $23 Of6 93s, and
for deficiencies 1883 gets 81 565. 9O4 over
1882, An analysis Of the voting upon the
S appropriations shows that both political
J parties are about equally responsible fol
f this extraordinary extnvagance of the
Y peoples money and that no great amount
d of political capital can be made on eithel
n side upon striking the balance of respop
L sibiiity
II The House leaves behind it about on,
u hundred and twenty-five bills on tn,
} House calendar, two hundred aud thirt,
u on the calendar of the Committee of tn
10 Whole, and there are two hundred NOR
's on the Speakers table which have passet
Nt the Senate and have failed of action il
ie tn g House. On the Senate calendar ther
o. remains about one hundred and ninei
IL Senate bills and joint resolutions an
ie seventy-one House bills and resolutions
y During the present session seven thoui
10 and one hundred and eighty-two bill
G aud joint resolutions have been nitro
IN duced in the House. OF this immens
g. total eight hundred and three have bee
III reported favorably. two hundred an
I'd brty-iVe unfavorabiy aud no less thu
rn six thousand one hundred and thirty-for
IL remain in the hands OF the various CON
C. mittees. Three hundred and three bill
Oh and joint resolutions have passed Ii
II use (most OF them pension bills an
other measures of a semi-priyate nainTt
y. such as grants OF condemned cannon fc
of soldiers monuments, etc., two hundre
j. aud eighty-seyen have become laws an
in forty one await the Presidents epprov,
I'd Two thousand two hundred and eighty
to three bills aud joint resolutions hay
ee been introduced ia the Senate. Fou
" hundred aud sixty-six of these have bee
be passed by that body Aside frgm IL