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FINANCES UNDER FIRE.
THE 5UNDRY CIVIL BILL BRINGS
ON A POLITICAL DEBATE.


ceipts and Expenditures for the En-
suing Year-Mr. Beck Defends the
Democratic Administration Against
Charge of Extravagance and Ar
rays the Figures.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28-The senate to-
day proceeded to consideration of the con-
ference report on the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, and was addressed at consider
able length by Mr. Allison in explanation
of 1t, and in general defense of the action of
the senate appropriations committee, and of
the senate iGself, as contrasted with that Of
the house. In the closing portion of Mr..
Allison's speech, he stated that the total APP
preparations for the current fiscal
year, not including what are
called the permanent appropria-
tions," would amount to $500, ,000,0- O and
that including the permanent appropria-
tlons they would amount to $42l 900 900,
and that the estimated revenue would be-
440,0OO,O00, or only Sl9,000,000 more than
the expenditures. In both the receipts and
expenditures of the postoffice department.
are included. He also furnished table to
show that the expenditures of the govern
ment for the four years of President
Cleveland's administration exceed by $685.
ooViVuV oue expenditures LOT Jne TOUR Years
OF Garfield and Arthur's administration.
Mr.. Hale commented on these figures and
on Mr.. Allison's entire statement by the re-
mark that thus one by one the illusions
about the economy of the present adminis-
tration faded away.
WHERE THE MONEY WENT
Mr.. Beck said that with the exception of
two years we had had a democratic house
of representatives during all the time COW
cred by the statement submitted by Mr..
Allison, which had taken very
should be economical What had
been spent since the democratic
administration came into power had been
well expended, be thought, with one or two
exceptions, and The people knew what had
been done with the money. When money
had been spent for navy we had got a
navy to show for it. Prior to the demo-
cratic administration hundreds of millions
had been SPENT and we got nothing
ACCOUNTING FOR THE INCREASE.
The increase of this years appropriations
over those Of last year were accounted
for perhaps entirely by the deficiencies,
the river and harbor bill and
guns and armaments. We had more light@
houses now than formerly. The seolog cal
survey cost more than it did last year.
Take S20, 900, 600 of the surplus, add to it
~.
5000, 900 from deficiencies chargeahle to
former years, and that makes SAC, ,OO0, 600
of the surplus. Then $50, ,0O0, 900 of the
sinking fund might very well be added
and that would make 500, 900 900 of surplus.
Mr. Beck closed with brief review of the
general financial situation, and paid COM
pliment to Mr.. Allison for his fairness and
zeal as chairman of the committee ON ap-
preparations, declaring that all matters in
that committee had been determined upon
their merits and not with regard to partisan
considerations.
CONGRESS ALONE RESPONSIBLE
Mr.. Salisbury thought 1t well that the at
tention of the country should be called to
the matter of public expenditures, and had
no doubt that the committee on appFopria-
tions had been vigilant and careful He de-
clared that the President of the United
States had no control over the appropria-
tons, and that congress alone was charge
able with any extravaganza that might exist.
He said there had been manifested since the
beginning of this session purpose on the
part of the republican senate to increase the
expenses Of the government, so as to re-
duce the surplus by extravagant expendi-
lures.
Mr.. Vest made citations from the list of
appropriations for public buildings from
1889 to 1885, stating that Maine had re-
celved $2,23l, ia, as compared with $780,
OH lOr AthdnShS, pUlo,Olt AldDhtld ana
$514, 900 for Georgia. If the senator from
Maine could talk about unequal distribution
OF the public money for public buildings,
he (Mr Vest) could commend that senator's
public audacity.
HALE TAKEN TO TASK.
Mr.. Blackburn made objection to a ref
erence by Mr.. Hale to the testimony taken
by his rowing committee to investigate the
civil service, that which investigated the
public service at Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York. Mr.. Hale's committee, he
said, had never made report, although
months had elapsed since its hearings had
ceased, and pl obably never would, its pur-
pose having been accomplished within the
capitol building before going elsewhere, and
he accused Mr.. Hale of a breach of pro-
priety and of custom, if not of the written
rule Of a senate in dragging into political
harangue testimony taken by committee
that had never been validated by a report.
and that had never been permitted to see
the light of day. He asked, in conclusion.
that the chairman of that committee would
not undertake TO mislead the American
senate and people, by what he had no hesi-
tation in declaring was perversion and de-
bauchiDg of unpublished testimony. II the
senator wanted to rely upon the testimony
let him bring it into the senate. He chal-
lenged and dctied the senator to do so.
Mr. Hale said that every word Of the tes-
timony would be presented to the sonata
and senators would have an opportunity to
examine IL. The work was not done by
any means.
Pending disposition of the conference re-
port, the senate went into secret session,