The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-06-16
PREDICTING A DEFICIT.
hiSCoCk SAYS THERE WILL BE A
S14,ooo,oo ONE NEXT YEAR 60

$4,000, 600 ONE NEXT YEAR 60
And Randall and Morrison Contradict the
Assertion--Progress on the Northern
Pacific Forfeiture-A Prince at the
White House-Ihe Tariff Fight--voueh-
ing for ''Oieo."
WASHINGTON CITY, June IT, Shortly
after assembling on Tuesday the house went
into committee Of the whole ON the legisla,
tive appropriation hill The pending
amendment was that offered by O'Neill of
Missouri, restoring the salary of the as.
sistant treasurer at st Louis to s., 500, the
amount appropriated by the bill being "A on,
Randall opposed the amendment and said
that in the present condition OF the
revenue and probable amount of appropria-
ton he would resist any increase in the
sum carried by this bill
At this point Hiscock took occasion to
make a statement relati-e 10 the expendi,
ture aud the estimated revenue Of
the government The substance
OF his statement was that
the total estimated revenue for the current
year, exclusive of postal revenue, would
amount to $3.50, 900, 00n, while the expendi-
lures, exclusive OF postal expenditures,
would aggregate about S54l, III, ooa, leaving
deficit for the next fiscal year of more
than $l4, 100000
Randall accounted for the large increase
in expenditure during the current year by
stating that SIS, '50,n0 more had been ex-
pended on account of pensions this year
than was expended for that purpose last
year. Another cause of the increase, he
said, was the SIS, 25o,0no appropriated by
the river and harbor bill He thought,
however, that the figures given by the gem
tleman from New York were too high.
In his tRandalrsl Judgment the
appropriations would about equal the esti-
mated reyenue He urged the house to keep
the expenditures down to the recommends
tions of the various committees which had
submitted appropriation bills
Morrison maintain d that Hiscock's state
ment was Incorrect, and Hiscock held
tbatit was not Further discussion
ensuel, during which Morrison init
mated that should his tariff bill pass
the treasury would be amply provided with
means for future expenditures
ONeils amendment was then agreed to,
as also an amendment olered by FELTON, of
California, increasing to s., 00D the salary Of
the assistant treasurer at San Francisco
The salary of the superintendent of the
New York assay office was ON motion of
Hewitt increased from 5000 to $500
Laird of Missouri moved to strike out the
clause making appropriations for the pay OF
inspectors and clerks of the general land
in, i,r l,,1o
land entries, and severely criticised tbs
order of Commissioner Sparks, in which be
suspended final action on land entries.
A lively debate ensued Springer and
McAdoo defended Commissioner Sparks
Perkins of Kansas and Reed of Maine criti-
cisel his action. Bayne and Weaver thought
| that the commissioner was sincere in his en-.
deavors to prevent fraud Finally the mo-
latiou to strike out the clause was rejected.
| On motion of Throckmorton of Texas the
salary of commissioner of pensions was fixed
at 5000 The committee rose aud the house
at O'Clock adjourned
In the. senate. after routine business.
on motion of Dolph the Northern Pacific
forfeiture bill was taken up and George re-
sumed his speech. He entered on an elab.
crate legal argument to show that the COIN
pany vas not entitled to any lands not
| earned strictly within the terms of the
sraut
Mitchell of Oregon thought George 5
speech the most extraordinary he had ever
heard. II has never been claimed that the
lands were granted on conditions precedent
| He commended that it was not for
the interest of the settler S
along the line to unsettle all
| titles to tie railroad land At the conclu
sion OF Mitchells remarks, Van Wyck's
amendment was agreed to-yeas "a nays,
| Is: nine Republicans voted in the aflirma-
tive, three Democrats voted in the negative.
| Otherwise the affirmative votes were
| Democratic and the negative Republican.
| THE amendment declares the forfeiture Of
The lands coterminous with the incomplete
portion of the Cascade branch at the dat
| on which the bill was passed
Eustis submitted an amendment propos
| ing to forfeit all lands coterminous witt
| such portions OF the road rs were not com
| pleted on July T. 1s7p, excepting the right
| Of way and the lands included in village
town or city sites, and proposing further tc
| confirm the titles of actual settlers