The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-07-25

out in some way and probably $780,
000, 900 oft will go to reducing the
national debt by taking care OF the
bonds as they mature. Mr.. Allison
says that appropriation bills will not
he as large as the aggregate at which
they now stand. 1t is so late in the
season that there is practically no
use in passing river and harbOr bill
at this session of Congress. The
Democrats did not pass any last year.
That would make difference of
S26,000,000 in the appropriations.
The Notifications bill is pending in
conference committee; 1895. 900,
That may not pass. The Democrats
made no appropriation for for fOrtifi-
cations two years ago, and if the bill
does not pass now it is likely to be
sealed down considerably. 1t should
not he forgotten that of the total APP
preparations over S36, 100000 goes to
make up for the neglect of the last
Congress is not appropriating suffi-
cient money to meet the payments
for pensions under existing law.
Taking out the deficiency bill and
the river and harhor and fortitica-
tions bills, the aggregate of appro-
priations by this Congress will be
less than by the last one, notwith-
standing the fact that the public SER
vice WAS crippled by the failure of
the Democrats to vote sufficient
money TO carry it on. AS for the
disability pension bill, that has moth
ing to do with the regular appropri
ationS, but is a debt due to the veter-
ans, which the Democrats, as we'll as
the Republicans. have pledged them
selves in National Convention to re-
deem. Senators Turpie and Voor
hees and number of other Demo-
Gratis in Congress have introduced
bills to pay per diem pensions to all
veterans who served in the war. If
such bills should pass there would be
no money in the Treasury to pay
them with. Yet the Democrats try
to make capital because the Republi-
cans have passed disability bill.
But after allowing for the payments
of that bill there will still be large
surplus in the Treasury, which will
be reduced by the Tariff bill.
There is no deficit. There will De
none, and the flaming Democratic
headlines about "Alarming Bank
ruptcy," are founded on falsehoods
and mis-statements. The Republic
cans are going ahead with care, but
they will have the Courage to do the
right thing regardless of Democratic
falsehOodS.
WHAT CHAIRMAN CANNON SAYS.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Chair-
man Cannon, of the House Appro-
priatIon Committee, commenting to-
day upon the statement of the appro-
priat0n bills made in the Senate by
Mr.. Allison few days ago. which,
he said, had been misunderstood by
some and miscOnstructed by others,
emphatically denied that the amount
of the appropriations by Congress at
this session for the current fiscal year
will exceed the revenues. He said:
"Senator Allison states the aggre-
gate probable regular appropriations
of The present session at 1859 600, 900,
which sum includes the whole
amount of the sundry civil bill as re-
ported 10 the Senate. and the whole
amount of the fertilization bill AS it
passed the Senate, and is now pend.
ing in conference, which two bills
will almost surely be reduced in the
aggregate So. 900, 600 in conference be-
tween the two houses. He also in
cudes in the said 1859, 600, 00U the
S3l 800 600 deficencres, which have
Ue0H dppIOIJiid teu ioI , dslu 'oo,OUU,Uuu
estimated yet to be provided for the
service of the last fiscal year.
"Deducting the S. 900, 900 robabIe
reduction in conference. leaves Ssh
900, 600 total probable appropriations
al this session of Congress as eotimat-
ed by Senator Allison. From this
sum should be deducted the deficIen-
cieS $50 800 900. actual and estimated
which are in NJ sense chargeabIe
against the revenues for 1891, or as IA
part of the expenses of the Govern
ment for that year, thus reducing
the appropriations Of the session to
S3l7 SOC. 900 for expenses on account
of the fiscal year 1891.
Again of the S3l7 600. which
includes S23. 100000 for rivers and
harbors 4,50O. 600 for for;lfications,
$4,000. 600. for the navy and $32 .000,-
600 for sundry civil expenses, at least
S2O000,000 will not be expended
during the fiscal year 1891, which