The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-09-30

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Democratic Econemy lDesnsnssfateA
The Cincionat Bsqaissr. pubssAes Al Inter
siew with Mr. Carlisle. Ia which, the Speaker re-
flutes the charges of extravagapce and othee - i
cusatons made against the Democratic Admin
istration and House of Representatives ID the
Ohio Republican platform. Tie ioIlo1lng ars|
the mos, interesting OF the hcts sef tbsih ~ II.
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!, THE FIRST YEAR OF DE,looRAric koonoMY.
during the Hscal year ending June 80, 1854
and that is the only entire fiscal year which has
elapsed since the Inauguration Of the present
Administration, the or,linary expenditures Of the
Government were reduced $96 $50 .705 below
4hose OF the. preceding year There were. how
eyer, some extraordinary expenditures, TO VIII In
the payment OF pensions To Union soldiers.
Tia, Increase. over tire amount expended tAs the
same purpose the previous year, was "a SOC ,5o6.
So you will see that, Notwithstanding this in
crease the net saving, ~ compared With the last
year Of Republican Administration, was $17,-
743, 708-quite goOdly sum-"
WHERE rHE SAVINGS WE'RE MADE.
ave saved 10 the Diplomatic anil Consular
ssrsiss sao M n sS e g e In a ~ Tss
Department, t6se 0oS 49, IN civil expenses ID tho
Inferior Department, 81 .673, ,O41 % In the War
Department, % 346 425 73; 10 the Navy Depart
ment, $1l319l 9S 10 the Indian Service, $45S.-
1886. 49, in the custom service, that is, collecting
customs revenues, $2 ,960, ,736 81; and in the To-
was another reduction which, perhaps, ought not
to be credited to the Administration, but it was
a reduction none the less. and that was In inter-
est upon the public debt through payment Of the
principal. That saving for the year in question
was $500, no."
INCREASED PAYMENT OF PENSIONS.
Under fhe administration hf fhe present Dem
ocratic Commissioner of Pensions the expendi-
lures on that account were, before stated. ST.
302 1865 In excess OF the expenditures for the
same purpose during the preceding fiscal year.
This resulted from the fact that there was q
larger number of claims adjudcated and allowed
during that year than in any preceding year, al
though the Commissioner had $50 clerks less in
his Office Than his Republican predecessor, Dud-
ley. We cut off 15O clerks"
DECREASED APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CURRENT
YEAR.
"The ten great appropriation bills which pro-
vide for the annual support OF the Government
we have other permanent and extraordinary
appropriations also-are the Agricultural, the
Army, the District OF Columbia, the Navy the
Legislative, Exc, utive and Judicial. the Military
Academy, the Postoffice and the Sundry Civil.
There W. appropriated by these bills for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1885, the sum of
$152, 400, ,779.18 while the appropriation made
by the last session Of Congress on the same bills
and for the same purposes for the fiscal year en-
ding June 3OIh, 1887, was $146OO4, ,563 A, or
Sc, ,486, 1876 A less than for the preceding year.
Instead of the appropriation being larger, 1t is
six and a half millions less. The increase in
the expenditures on account OF the postal ser
vice from the year 1894 to The year 1885 was "a,
$40, $50, and from 1885 to 1886, "a $50 59O while
from 1886 to 1887, which is the current fiscal
year, the increase is only $664873. The vast
difference you see-$4 600 600 less than the in
crease before under Republican administra-
tiOn."
REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL ExTRAvAGANCE.
"TlIe appropriation bills as they passed the
House of Representatives at the recent session
including Fortifcaions, Pensions and Rivers
and Harbors, amounted to $247, 400, :
554. But The same bills as amended and passed
in the Republican Senate appropriated $3.50 1888, :
$50, being an increase of 313,564,5 4,514 The
House refused to concur in most OF these amend
men,s, and the bills as finally passed by both
HOUSES after protracted struggle in Conference
Committees, appropriated only about $3O00,-
600 in excess OF the original amounts proposed
in the House. You see five had agreed to the
amendments ofthe Republican Senate we would
have had $40, 600, 900 more than we have got
now"
NO DEFICIENCY THIS YEAR.
81 can safely say that ii is almost absolutely
certain that the revenues for the current fiscal
year will exceed the expenditures. including pay
ment of interest upon the public debt, and $47, :
600, 900 or $48, 900 900 upon the principal as a
sinking fund, by at least $50 O0O 900 or $35 OO0,-
600. 1t will be good deal more, | think, but
that is good deal, and Is not defciea cy by any
means. The fact is that while the expenditures
are being decreased the revenues Of the Govern
ment are being constantly increased. Every
week is better than ii WAS before, every month
is better than it was before"
RECLAIMING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
"Since the beginning of the Forty eighth Con-
gress laws have been passed fOrfeiting and re-
storing to the public domain 50 482 ,240 acres OF
land previously granted +" Eailroad scMspanies
and to States Tor railroad purposes in some few
cases. All the acts providing for the forfeiture
of these lands provide expressly that they shall
be restored TO the public domain and shall be
held for the benefit of actual settlers alone un-
der the Homestead law. The territory embraced
by these forfeitures is 1878 square miles, more
than twice as large as the State of Kentucky
In addition 10 this the Democratic House OF
Representatives at the last session passed bills
forfeiting 3,843,O94 acres, which the Senate has
not yet concurred in There are also on the cal
endar of the House, with favorable reports from
committees, bills forfeiting 1907 ,214 acres
more, which will be passed at the next session
The area covered by all these bills IL 158. .4OS
square miles and most of il pretty good land"
REVENUE REDUCTION INEVITABLE.
"There is now only about $140y y0OO, 600 of thu
| public debt which the Government has a righ
to pay at its face, and nearly all the bonds repie
sentng this Indebtedness are held by the Nation
al banks. In less than two years this indebted
ness will be fully discharged, and no other bond.
mature until 1881, when $3.50 OOO, 600 Of Al pe
cents will te payable. During the interval be
tween the payment Of the 8 per cents now out
standing and the maturity OF the At per cents
| unless the revenue is reduced pr is used 10 pur
chase the obligations Of the Government at
| high premium. an enormous surplus must accu
mulate In the Treasury-such an amount as woult
paralyze the business Of the country IL boarded
and left out of the channels Of trade. am strOne
which is now payable has been fully discharged
if not before that time, the people OF the country
will demand reduction OF the revenue The
reduction will come upon the tariff and not up
on internal revenue, for IL b plainsto my min.
that no political party of this country can afford
to take the position that whiskey and tobacco
and beer shall be free while tar remains upot
the peoples clothing and implements of trade
People won't stand It."
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