Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-16
4 DEFICIT SCARECROW.
AN UNDERHANDED SLAP AT THE
TARIFF BILL INTENDED.

Statement
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The House
this morning went into committee of the
whole, with Mr.. BIount in the chair, on the
legislative appropriation bill. The pend
ing amendment was that offered by Mr..
O'Neill, of Missouri, restoring the salary
of the Assistant Treasurer at st. Louis to
$4,000, the amount appropriated by the
bill being $4,000. Mr.. Randall, of Penn
sylvania, opposed the amendment. In the
present condition OF the revenue and the
probable amount of the appropriation he
would resist anv increase in the sum
carried by the bill.
Mr.. Hiscock, Of New York, made a
statement relative to the expenditures Of
the government and the estimated revenue.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The aggregate amount of the appropri-
ations as the appropriation bills now
stand was $229, ,749, ,313. The amount car
ried by the sundry civil bill was $2l, ,O53,-
$40. The deficiency bill would exceed
Sc, ,500.0 900, and the fOrtIicatiOn bill would
amount to $725,000. The addition to the
naval bill for the paw of new cruisers
would be $3,000,0O0. The miscellaneous
appropriations would amount to $2,O00-
coo, and there would be required to refund
duties under the recent decision OF the
Supreme Court S1,000,000, the aggregate
being S273, ,057, ,199. The estimated annual
appropriations were Sis, 5000, ,0OO-makiDg
a grand total of 1891 1868, ,l54.
THE RECEIPTS.
The estimated receipts were only $780,
100000, while the postal revenue would
amount to SAT 100000, making an aggre-
gate of $377, ,000,00 and leaving a deficit
for the next fiscal year of over $l4,00O,OOO
The next fiscal year was to see dehclt OF
$4,000. 600 on the most conservative est-
mate. When the chairman Of the Commit
tee OF Ways and Means reported his bill
he said that the expenditures for
the fiscal year 1885 were $3O5. .S3O,97O The
figures he Mr.. Hiscock) presented SHOW
ed that the aggregate amount of the ap-
propriatiOns would exceed that sum by
RS5, 900, 600. The House was on the eve of
an attempt to reduce tariff taxes, and he
thought this was an occasion upon which
be should call the attention Of the Chair
men of the Committee on Ways and
Means and Appropriations to these start
ing figures.
RANDALL NOT SURPRISED.
Mr.. Randall said that the figures were
not a 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 $15, 750, 900. There
was no man who was not willing to give
this increase estimated to be necessary to
pay the pensions due to soldiers.
Another cause Of the increase
was the river and harbor bill, which ap-
propriated $15, 100000, making an aggre-
gate increase of $3l, ,000,O ,O00. He admitted
that the figures presented by the gentle
man from New York might be correct, but
they were based upon the condition OF the
appropriation bills at this time when some
OF the bills had not passed the House.
Some were pending in the Senate and
some were in conference.
THE FIGURES TOO HIGH.
he thought the gentleman's figures were
too high. 1t was his Mr.. RandalPs)
judgment that the appropriation would
about equal the estimated revenues. He
objected to the assumption that the river
and harbor bin would be approved at the
highest figures.
So tar as he was able to see there was
reduction In every one OF the annual ap-
preparation bills reported to this House,
whether they came from the Approprla-
tion Committee or from any committee
to which appropriation duties had been
assigned. But he was led to
admonish the House, and especially the
Democratic side of the House, that II
ought to follow closely the recommends
tions OF every one of those committees and
to keep tine appropriations down to the
lowest point. The condition was not one
of apprehension, but it was one that COM
PEELED and demanded the utmost caution
on the part of the Democratic side OF the
House TO see that not one unnecessary
dollar was appropriated in any of the an
nual appropriation bills.
THE FIGURES UNJUST.
Mr.. Morrison sad that the estimates OF
the revenue and expenditure presented
by the gentleman from New York were as
fnaorroaf aa in nrp9QntinQ
them was unjust. He Mr.. MOrrisOn)
had bad occasion some time ago to state
that the end of the fiscal year would show
an increased revenue and decreased ex-
penditure, and now, within two weeks OF
the end OF the year, he stated, on what
he knew to be facts, that
be had rather understated than
Overstated the estimate he had made in his
report. Every appropriation bill that had
gone through the House or had been re-
ported TO II had appropriated less than
had been appropriated for the current
year. Ii was time that there came an un-
expected expenditure out OF the decision
OF the Supreme Court TO the effect that
the government must refund duties as
sessed on packages and covering on
imported goods; but the Democratic
House was not responsible for this. The
decision had come as the result OF Repub-
liean bungling when they passed their
tarid bill.
PLENTY IN THE TREASURY.
There was plenty OF money 10 the Treas
1ry to-day 70 pay $40, 600 for the cur
rent year, aud, in future years, II the
tariff bill were passed with Mr.. Hewltrs
amendment attached, the SlO,OOO,OOO
would be paid into the Treasury Instead
or being paid out.
Mr.. Hscock denied that he was mis-
taken in his estimate OF tue expenditures
and revenue. The total estimated reye-
nue., exclusive of the postal revenue,
would amount 10 only S33O,OOOOOO
while the expenditures, exclusive OF
the postal expenditures, amount 70
Sii4,I61000, leaving deneit OF
over Sl4.OOO,OO0 lie admitted that the
appropriations for the next fiscal year
were lower than those for the current
year, but his estimates aud ngurcs came
from the books OF the Treasury and were
based not on appropriations. but on the
Expenditures OF the Democratic admins
tfation IN its first year OF service, when II
was on its good behavior.
Mr. Morrison could not promise what
mo House would DO Ia the next six weeks
bui be assumed that the men az the other
thd Of The avenue would act next year
a. They bad done this, and would 90 on
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