Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-15
AT THE CAPITOL TO-DAY.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
House Discussion of the Finances.
LAND FORFEITURE IN THE SENATE

LAND FORFEITURE, IN THE SENATE.
The Senate.
After routine business in the Senate. Mr..
Beck remarked that, owing to the submission
yesterday Of Mr.. Edmunds' resolution, which
would admit of debate on q motion to recon-
sioer, he (Mr. Becky would await the report of
the committee on rules as 10 that resolution be-
lore calling up the Hawley motion to recon-
s sin the vote by which the Senate passed the
OIL 10 prOnlb1t members OF Congress from be-
coming attorneys of railroad companies.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC FORFEITURE BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. Dolph, the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill was taken up, and Mr.. George re-
sumed his remarks on the bill.
House of Representatives..
Mr.. Frederick Qowa), from the committee on
invalid pensions, reported back, with amend
ments, Senate bill for the relief of soldiers of the
late war, honorably discharged after three
months service, and who are disabled and de-
pendent on their own labor for support. Com
mittee of the whole.
Mr.. Morrow Call, from the committee on
commerce, reported q bill requiring the testing
curity Of lite and property on shipboard. Com.
mittee of the whole.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then went into committee of the
whole CMr. Blount, of Georgia, in the chair on
the legislative appropriation bill. The pending
amendment was that offered by Mr. ONeill
(Mo.) restoring the salary of the assistant
treasurer at st. Louis to $4,000, the amount
appropriated by the bill being 81, 900.
In present condition Of the revenue and the
probable amount of appropriation he would re-
si I any increase In the sum carried by this
Mr.: Hiscock IN. " made a statement rela-
tive tive 10 the expenditures OF the government and
me estimated revenue. The aggregate amount
now stood was 1929, e,31s. The amount car
ried by the sundry civil bill was $21 ,O53, 800
The deficiency bill would exceed SO, 100000
and the fertilization bill would amount to
$125,OOO. The naval bill would be So, 900, 600.
Inc miscellaneous appropriation would amount
10 S2,OOO,OOO, and there would be required to
refund duties under the recent decision of the
supreme Court S1O,0OOOoo-the aggregate be-
propriations were Sis, 200, 900, making a
grand total of 1891 ,96S, "a. The estimated re-
ceipts were only $33O,OOO,OOO, while the pos
leaving
DEFICIT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR OF
OVER $14,OOO,OOO.
The next fiscal year was to see deficit of
SD, 10000 on the most conservative esti-
mate. When the chairman of the committee of
ways and means reported his bill, he said that
the expenditures for the fiscal year 1856 were
S3O5, s3O,97O. The figures he (Mr. Hiscock)
presented showed that the aggregate amount OF
appropriations would exceed that sum by
$So, 100000. The House was ON the eve of an
this was an occasion upon which he should call
the attention of the chairman of the committee
on ways aud means and appropriations TO the
Mr. Randall said that the figures were not
surprise to him; They could be in some degree
accounted for. In the first place the increase
this year over last year for pensions was sI5.-
10000. There was no man here who was not
willing to give this increase estimated to be
hn -
| soldiers. Another cause Of increase was the
river and harbor bill, which appropriated
55'2259900 making a an aggregate increase OF
presented by the gentleman from New York
might be correct, but they were based upon
| time. when some of the bills had not
passed the House, some were pending In the
senate and some were in conference. He
thought the gentIeman's figures were too high
1t was his (Mr Randallis) judgment that the
appropriation would about equal the estimated
the river and harbor bin would be approved at
the highest figures So tar he was able to
see there was reduction in every one of the
annual appropriation bills reported to this
House, whether they came from the appropria-
ton committee or from any committee to
which appropriation duties had been assigned.
But he was led to admonish the House. and es-
pecially the democratic side of the House, that
1t ought to follow closely the recommendations
the appropriations down to the lowest point
The condition was not one of apprehension, but
1t was one that compelled and demanded the
utmost caution on the part OF the democratic
side OF the House to see that not one unneces-
sary dollar was appropriated in any OF the an
nual appropriation bills.
revenue and expenditure presented by the
gentleman from New York were as Incorrect as
his purpose In presenting them was unjust
He (Air. Morrison) had had occasion sometime
ago TO state that the end OF the fiscal year
would show an increased revenue and de-
creased expenditure, and now within two
weeks of the end of the year he stated on what
he knew to be The facts that he had rather
understated than overstated the estimate be
had made in bis report. Every appropriation
bill that had gone through the House or been
reported to 1t had appropriated less than
There was plenty Of money in the treasury to-
day to pay the $1O,OOO,OOO for the current
year; and In future years, ii the tariff bill were
passed with Mr. Hewitts amendment attached,
the $1O,OOO,OOO would be paid into the Treas.
ury instead of being paid out.
DEFICIT OF OVER $14,OOOOOO.
Mr.. Hiscock denied that he had been mis-
taken in his estimate of expenditures and reye-
nue.. The total estimated revenue, exclusive of
the postal revenue, would amount to only
$3.50 100000, while the expenditures exclu-
sive of postal expenditures, amounted to
S344 ,a61 200, leaving deficit OF over
Mr.. O'Neilrs amendment was agreed to- az
Wa a also an amendment offered by Mr.. FELTON,
assistant treasurer at San Francisco. '--'
On motion Of Mr.. w oodburn New, an amend
ment was adopted, making provision for the
mint at Carson City, Nevada.
The District I'm Congress-.
WASTED HOURS IN THE HOUSE YESTERDAY
After the passage of the bill to prohibit pool
selling in the District, as announced in THE
| STAR, the time Of the House yesterday after
! noon was occupied in consideration Of the bill
| to incorporate the Washington traction railway
company. The friends of the bill seemed to be
large majority of the House, but the Opposi-
ton by dilatory motions managed to consume
all the time until five o'clock, when the session,
under the rules, expired. There is no chance OF
the bill coming up again until the second Mon
day In July, Congress is then In session.
There was no chance to take up the school
| board bill or other District matters of import
ance.
ARREARAGES OF TAXES
| Representative Matson, Of Indiana intro
duced a bill in the House yesterday to reduce
the interest to be paid on arrearages OF District
| taxes, due LIST Of July, and ON special assess
ments TO six per cent. The act il to be operative
only for twelve months,
| NO QUORUM,
/ ha NJ