The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-14
WHO GETS THE MONEY.
SENATOR ALLISON ON THE Bio
APPROPRIATIONS MADE.
Nearly Three Hundred MILLION Dob
! lars 90 Ne Given Ous in Pensions
where she Rest Goes.

WAsHiNGTox, March 10.-Senator ALI
son, chairman OF the Senate Gppropria-
lions committee, has left for two weeks
trip through the South. Before going he
talked over the countrys annual and bien-
nial expense bill a. shown In the appropri-
ations male by the Congress which has
just ended. His long work 1t the head Of
the appropriations committee has made
Senator Allison ~ familiar with every
detail of the Government balance sheet
~ . merchant In his counting room IL
with his own business. He knows where
the money comes from, where Il goes, and
what IL goes for.
Senator Allison does not echo the fear
heard In many quarters that the govern
ment 10 going to DO bankrupt because Of
the large appropriations. Reviewing the
situation he said: '.The running expen-es
,of the government are provided for from
year TO year by more than dozen APP
preparation bills. They form the budget
by which from time to time we may tell
where we stand. have read good deal
within few days comparing the work Of
the Fiftieth Congress, which was Demo
cratic In one branch, with what has been
done by the Fifty first, which was Repub-
lican In both branches. Tho appropria-
tions OF the Fifty-f first Congress carry us
through the two years which will end
July 1. 1892. l have also been asked
what the verdict Of the people of the
West will be on the increased expendi-
lures, and particularly what the farmers
will say. Here Is the budget; lets begin
at the top of the alphabet and zee. But
nrst let me say that the increase OF the
regular appropriations made by the Fifty
-. L.. u
mately nearly Si75, 900, COO. For the two
years expenses of the government which
IL had to provide for, the Fiftieth Congress
appropriated $500, Dos, 900. / do not in
clude the permanent annual approrria-
tons In either of these statemt nts, for
they amount to something more than
S.24 900, 600 in each case.
''But take the regular annual expense
bill as you may call it; that increase of
STA ,433. 900 looks like big sum, and 1t
is, even from big government like ours.
But let us see what it went for. Starting
alphabetically, as sad, we will take first
the agricultural appropriation bill. The
biennial bill is larger by $l4i, 100 than it
was two years ago. But in the meantime
the department has been raised to the
rank of a Cabinet position. Its work
has been extended in many directions,
and believe the farmers of the country
are prett well satisfied with what Uncle
Jerry Rusk has been doing for Them
'But how about the pensionsr'. Senator.
There you have the key to the whole
situation. You cannot legislate for the
veterans and not set aside money to pay
them. The Fiftieth Congress appropri-
atei in round numbers $1S6,5l7,
900 for pensions. We have had
to appropriate S2ss. $4,000. That
amount WINS carried in the regular
pension bills and In the deficiency bills.
The preceding Congress had little over
$l1 200, 600 pensioe defic ency to make up,
but 1t left deficiency of more than $780,
900, 900 to provide for. because the COM
missioner of pensions did not ask the full
amount which it was known would be
needed. However, there it stands, an in
crease for pensions by the Fifty-frst Con-
gross over the Fiftieth of nearly $l02, 000,-
900. The law which requires the great
appropriation of S2SS, 600, 900 In two
years was enacted by large ma ,ority in
both Houses of Congress. Liberal pension
legislation had been advocated by both
political parties OF the amount dis
bursed large proportion goes to the
soldiers of the West, so that do not be-
complaints made in the West against the
expenditures authorized by the Fifty-frst
Congress"
''But where does the remainder of the
increase come fromi''
Well, here is the posto lice bill. Next
to the pensions that carries by far the
largest amount. There Is nothing the
people of the country are SO much in
terested in as good mail service, and moth
ing demands the attention OF Congress
with greater force than that the growth
of the postal service should keep pace with
the growth of the country. That takes
money and will continue to take money.
The Fiftieth Congress set aside nearly
1927 ,500,0 900 in its postoffice appropriation
bills. We have made provision in the
Fifty-first Congress for $3.50, 1873, 900.
The increase appears to be about Sl2,-
66S, 900, but i do not believe it will
amount to that much, for the postal
revenues are also increasing. But even il
IL does the money will be we'll spent',