Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-07
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WAsnNuruN, Dee, Mr. Randall to.
dny gave Reporter Of lhu Associated
prees hi4 Views respecting the PROPOSE.
tlon tu change the rules 0i the hpuso 70
nA 20 take nom The committee ON appro.
prRllon Jurisdiction OF some OF the np.
proprutiOns bills.
"1'hU Democratic party came Into con-
lrul OF the federal government he said,
with the distinct understanding that n
would adhere 10 an economical
administration. This cannot be over.
looked aud o,Hded II It expects 20
remain In power, IN all governments the
preparation of suitable bills 10 meet ok
ponses has been conlldcd 10 one organl1a-
ton. Nothing can be certainly done
until by careful and comprehensive
scrutiny The amount OF necessary eX.
pcnditurcs has been determined Taxa
lion depends on the amount OF oNpcndi'
lures, aud M Increase OF expenditures
means nn Increase OF taxation. 10 Keep
down the extravaganza OF the appropria'
ton estimates nude by tho heads
OF tho departments they have
been subjected "a question mud
examination item by item The treasury
has been protected by every safeguard
which could be- devised, II X now pro-
posed that nearly all theec safeguards
shall be broken down aud the treasury
| thrown open 10 Increased appropriations
Judging irOm experience, thls WIN lncy
| liaily follow, ~ cnch oi the many con-
mlLtocs to be- authorized by thls chang,
/ TO consider appropriations, and into
which The appropriation committee ~
now constituted n 10 be divided, VIII
naturally onNancr It's own Importance, III.
stcnd of Que committee having charge OF
che cxpcndllurc ana chcckias unnecessary
npprOprlaiIOns there VIII bee many nctiup
| Independently Of pch othor, and nobody
! viii know Tie aggregate OF the annual
appropriations uulil u II too lain %
] ayoid the disasicr Of deficient truaRufyi
which mui NJ any time Ia the near iulnti
oe ptcclplintcd on The people The
proposition II too plain 20 need arRu
! menl, aud thOrC IN not bnslsrss man Ia
the country who VIII not appreciate ih'
/ correctness and force Of THIS state
mont, The surplus revenue wt
| have now will not continue for
ever, and habits OF oSuayugnnef
/ la appropriations cannot be changed Ai
once. The agricultural aud river ant
bntbor bills wofc taken ffum the coDtfo
! on tNf NNNilNlllAt WI NlNNFFf iNHhNN tN
/ here ~ the evidence ~ ne failure Of thl
venture. It II known that the cApendi
lures under the arst have been waste
/ fully made ana Il h pot0rlOnh that muel
of the money appropriate ~ ne latter
might nF well have been thrown away
The appropriations Tor the agricultural
| department from 1871 20 1850, Inclusive
when they we're uHdor tho control
Of The committee on appropriations, aver
aged slg0,Di7 per nunnln. From issl Y
/ $50. the Agricultural appropriation iilli'
being under The control Of the committee
1 on agriculture, the appropriations aver
need $3.50. GiG per aunnm, The appfopii
/ atlons Tor rivers and Darbors IRON 1917 Y
/ 1880. when This subject WAS controlled %
The committee on appropriations, aver
aapd B7.a90A2e per annuip, FROM lsHl
10 $3.50 lhclusiye, during which time "a,
committees on commerce HiW rivers nnt
barbors have had the subject 10 hand me
ANNUAL appropriations have averaged
si8.bai res. II THIS enormous incfcAh'
M espeniitures cbnrncterizco the first ca
neria,eat 81 the withdrawal Of these iNt
subjects frOm,the protecting raieguafd'
heretofore enforced under the eNifilnp
rules and generally since iho foundation