Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-09
DlMINlSHlNG THE SURPLUS.
The Appropriations By Congress Aggre-
gate e42 :, 1s,3SO.S1.
| THIS, sUBTRAcTHD FROM TIE ESTIMATED REVENUES,
WILL LEAVE A SURPLUS OF LESS THAN ISIS, ,0OO. 600

The last OF the regular appropriation bills has
been disposed OF In conference. The statement
published In TIE STAR a month or SO ago as TO the
large aggregate OF the appropriations nnds full
veri1cation in the result. The statement then
made that the bills then pending would amount
TO within about S13, 600 600 OF the estimated rev.
enues, and that making due allowance for reduc-
tiOns liable to be made In this aggregate before
being finally disposed Of would leave a surplus OF
less than $50 600 In the annual revenue. caused
sensation In both the Senate and House, and
led to a general effort on the part OF the econo-
miSts In the House 10 cut all appropriations not
already disposed OF There was very general
impression that the surplus was being disposed OF
too rapidly. Notwithstanding every effort that
has been made since then 10 cut down approprta-
tons, the aggregate now amounts TO $4s2, Ill.,
3SOS1. This, subLracted from the estimated reve.
nues for the year, $40 600 000 leaves q surplus OF
lions tnaJ have been disposed Of. the deficiency
upon which the conferees have agreed anu $500 600
miscellaneous-for suppression OF epitemicA Ior
added to compilation made by MI. Barnes In his
speech or the 18th OF last month
A table In this statement shows that the agri-
cultural appropriation bill OF this year carried
s. 7160l0; army, S24, All 800; diplomatic and con-
sular, 81, 42s 465: District OF Columbia, S5,O46.-
1asi3: legislative, &C., So 7os, ,i7so7: HIiis..ry
Academy, S3l5 043s1; n IVY, SlS S943, $50 50; PEN
sion, $751; 75s. 100: Pos Once $50 800 2a "a; river
454sa; tots, 1888 oSl74; denciency, 1851,
and prior years 81 I27, ,579 As; denciency agrcui.
tural stations t5s5, 900; deficiency. urgent, 1858
$6,S7S, ,o1L3l; deflciency, customs, pens0ns &C.,
1885, O07. 1854 deficiency, general, 1888 and
prior years, a, ,93a223.57; total S296 SS4, ,5245l;
appropriations ;so5,s7a 2sSsi; permanent an.
nual appropriations tll5, $40, $50; grand total
gpsT ana 4S en-. ANNUAL "a Gass
2uUve mentioned
THE ADJOURNMENT PROBLEM.
The Senate IL willing - Close the ses-
sion u the PropOsisson Gomez from the
House.
Senator Jones, OF Nevada, member OF the sub
finance committee that framed the tari1 bill, says
the Senate would assent to q proposition TO ad-
1ourn If the House would submit it. He says tue
republicans do not deem it practicable 70 pass
their tarin bill before the election; that the time is
too short and they are willing to adjourn and 60
TO the country on the issue as presented In the
bills. 1t Is unreasonable, senator Jones thinks,
to expect the Senate to propose adjournment. That
is the province of the House, the popular brancn
OF the national legislature, the Senator holds and
Initiative. He says the StnaIors would like TO
have an opportunity TO do some work in the
canvass, but they Will stay here "clear through"
rather than originate proposition 10 adjourn
The West Virginia Campaign.
SENATOR FAULKNER SAYS THE STATE WILL 60 DEM
OCRATIC ON THE TARIFF ISSUE.
senator Faulkner. in conversation with a STAR
reporter Indignantly repudiated the published In
terview attributed to him, In which he was made
TO say that the democrats OF West Virginia had
found 1t necessary to turn their back on the Mills
bill and tarin reform. 81 have never said any,
thing" remarked the Senator, ''that could be dis
torted into such declaration. We are making
our isht in West Virginia right on the line OF the
Mills bill and we bring IL To the front everywhere.
We have seen no reason yet TO be disappointed at
the effect We are entirely satisfied with results
and intend to keep the tar1n issue TO the front
until the day OF election There is really no doubt OF
the result 10 West Virginia. We will carry the eec
toral vote and elect our state ticket by from fye
to eight Thousand majority. The republicans are
making their iignt for the legislature to capture
the Senatorship. There are numerous very close
legislative districts In the state and they hope TO
capture majority on joint ballot, by liberal use
OF money, We understand their plans, however,
and are working hard and believe there will be a
democratic majority In the legislature OF not less
than ten or twelve"