Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-09-01
'2s7 ,672, 432. 24s2d4, ,N4.72l.1l
lie, $40. $500 1l6, ,olo.g55.09
Total regular and
permanent annl
4 ssss,7l5,s76.1l

Total regular and
permanent annl
appropriations. s 06, 5S3, 447 "a S363, 5,67611
Expenditures for 1896, including
$44, ,55l 043.3j for sinking fund.-
and $40 $50, i3s Is for the postal
service from the postal revenues 329, &c 500. .04
Appropriat Gus foi 1887 ia excess Of
tho expenditures for 1886. ...... So, ,S5l, ,0J6.07
Expenditures for 1895, including
&i5,604 OBS i3 for sinking fund,
and Si5 SO for the postal
service from the postal revenues 35l, 335 III
Expenditures in 1885 in excess Of
expenditures for 1855 ....,...... 2l,47o,s75.1s
Expenditures for 1891, including
SAC, 100, ,22J. SO for sinking fund,
and s47, ,0S3, ,sG9. ~ for the POSTAL
service from the postal revenues 33S, 600 343.3
Expenditures for 1884 less than ex.
penditures for 1885. ............ 1885, ,25l .66
tIncluding s., coo, 900 for increase Of the navy
Including s.. .76sOl5.2 .2s for Judgment Court OF
Alabama Claims, and expenses OF court, ano
laws approved and printed up to July 81, and
bills which have passed both houses.
The Secretary Of the Treasury in his annual
nues for 1881 at Ssl5, 5000; the Postmaster
General estimated the postal revenues for 1881
at 81, $40, 226i total, ss62. ~, 2,252.6i.
So it appears that tn" new administration in
the first year OF its power ASKS appropriations
for the serv ce OF the Government to the amour:
OF over S40G, 500, ,00J for 1887 which is in round
numbers over sH 900 in excess OF the esa-
mated revenues for the same year; in round
numbers, S75,0O0,000 more than the total expen-
ditures for the fscai year 1876.
1t further appears that the appropriations for
the year 1887 are, in round numbers. ST., ,0O.0O
more than the exp sndituros for 1895. and the
Secretary Of the Treasury tells us in his letter
just read that they Will not cover the expendi-
lures OF 1887 by ut least 5000 0o0 for refund OF
duties payable from the permanent appro
priations.
Mr.. Speaker, it is true that the revenues for
the fiscal year leSj amounted to $3.50 ,00, 0JO i'll
round numbers, including postal revenues--a
larger amount than estimated by the Sec
retary Of the Treasury In his annual report to
Congress fer the year 1887, but oven II the rev.
n les for 1887 should ba great as they were
in 1876, still they will not be sufficient to pay
these extraordinary appropriations
The expenditures for 1886 were made under
appropriations grant d by the second session Of
the Forty eighth Congress- while Chester A.
Arthur was President. ! ask this Democratic
House and the country II in the first grant OF
Eppropr at ons mnde undsr this Democratic ad-
minissration. with the election next fall staring
you in the face, you give. in rJund numbers.
100. 800 for lasi-more than was expended In
lSsd? What will the appropriations and ex-
you further lease Of power and you can feel
that you sre firmly seated in the saddle?
Mr.. Speaker. whom tho country comes to
realize the extraordinary record Of this admin
istration il will be Justly alarmed.
FL pc sially will this be the case when the corn-
try realizes that this enormous increase OF ex-
penditures has bcen rrosiicd for while the
President and his admirers lave been claim ny
the ttsntion OF the country by his 20. vetoes of
private pension bills, which II they gave SO
per month to each claimant would save S2l, 430
p r aanum to the Treasury.
No wonder, Mr.. Speaker, that on Tuesday
last, when the conferences repo4t On the sundry
civil appropriation bill was being considered,
the vat thdog OF the Treasury Mr.. Holman
who, by the by. has not been quite 80 vigilant
as ugunl this ssioa-in anguish and with in
di nation exclaimed; 4 greatly regrc. the nn-
ewampled increase Of Offices in this bill but at
this late hour viii not that account rctard
the adoption of the report"
Sir, the Democratic party came into power on
the distinct 2l egaton that the whole public
service was honey -combed with extravaganza,
and with the distinct pledge that they would
reduce expenditures Tnc truth Is that there
was not the extravagarce thay claimed; but
instead OF correcting abuses that did exist
they have left them untouc cheti- not only left
them untouched, but have multiplied them.