The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-09-16

from EngIand-and therefore
this reduction appears under the
head of Diplomatic and Consular
Service. 1t is hardly fair TO
claim that as reduction Of ordi-
nary expenditures"
"This all relates to the expen-
ditures during the first fiscal year
that the present Administration
was in charge. Now tell me as
to
THE APPROPRIATIONS
For The current fiscal year end
ing June 3Oth. 1887. The Ohio
Republican platform charges
that you have been grossly eX-
travagant here, and have even
exceeded the great revenues OF
the Government"
Mr.. Carlisle laughed. joyously.
81 can tell you all about that y
he said, with absolute exactness.
l have before me a chart which
shows every step taken in the ap-
preparations OF the present Con
sress, and which never left my
desk during the last session: To
make this perfectly plain / will
state it in this way: The ten
great appropriation bills which
provide for the annual support Of
the Government-we have other
permanent and extraordinary ap-
propriations also-are the Agri-
cultural, the Army, the District
of Columbia. the Navy, the Leg.
islature, Executive and Judicial,
the Military Academy, the Post
Office and the Sundry Civil
There was appropriated by these
bills for the fiscal year ending
June Both, 1856, the sum of S152,
49O, ,779.1S, while the appropria-
tioa made by the last session oi
Congress on the same bills and
for the same purposes::for the fis-
cal year. ending June 3Oth, 1887
was SAG, ,004. .5S3.44, or $6, 1885,
1854 less than for the preced.
ing year. That is the fact
dor't know what comment you
want to make on it. Instead oil
the appropriation being larger
it is
SIX AND A HALF MILLIONS LESS.
"There is an annual increase in
the amount appropriated for the
Post Office Department, on account
of the continued extension and
growth of the Postal Service. The
appropriation made at the last ses
sion for that purpose was $54,
S63 26. For the preceding year il
was $50 700,990; for the year pre-
ceding that s49,O4O 400; and fol
the year preceding that-which was
the fiscal iyear 1888 S3-4-44,4s9.520
The Post Office Department is doing
we'll. The new contracts for sup
plies, Star Routes, &c., are consid.
erably lower than formerly, and
have cut down the expenditures
wonderfully. 1t will thus be seer
that the increase in the expenditures
on account of The Postal Service
from the year 1884 TO the year 1885
was S4, $40, $50, and from 1885 tc
1886, 81, 500, $50, while from 1886
to 1887. which is the current fisca
year, the increase Is only 1854, ,S73
The vast difference you see-$4,000
900 less than the increase before
under Republican Administration
but the most entertaining featur,
IN this Republican charge of extrav'
agance," continued Mr.. Carlisle
Twill become visible when you con
template
WHAT The REPUBLICAN SENATE
As compared with the action of tn,
Democratic House. The appropri-
ton bills as they passed the House
of Representatives at the recent ses
sion, including foriiications, pen
sions and rivers and harbors
amounted tos247, 49o, ,554. But th'
same bills as amended and passed
IN the Republican Senate approprl
ated $260,sS3. $50. being an in
crease of S13,564,514. Tho House
refused to concur in most of thes'
amendments, and the bills as fin
ally passed by both Houses, after .
protracted struggle in conference
committees. appropriated onl,
about s3.0O0.000 10 excess of orig,
inal amounts proposed in tn
House. You see if we had agreet
to the amendments of the Repub,
lican Senate we would have ha'
s13, 100000 more than we hav,
got now"
"By the way. here are come fact
upon
THE PENSION BUSINESS
Which may be new to you-tbe,
certainly were unknown to me un
iii Mr.. Spofford, the Congresslona
Librarian, called my attention I,
them. They have always beer
fighting in Europe. They have hac
q great many wars there. w
have bad but one war to which W,
are paying pensions. Yet we arr
paying today for pensions fully on'
third more than all the other civil
lied nations of the earth are paying
Gu" payment ofpensions to soldier