Evening journal., 1891-04-09

many TO the importation OF American eat.
tie, and which we hope will cause the re.
moval Of the restrictions in France and
Germany on the importations Of the hog
product, aud finally the shipping hill
which is destined to bring about q revival
OF our merchant marine-it would be en-
titled TO the lasting gratitude Of the Amer.
lean people.
Another View Of the Question.
NEW YORK. April q.-The Herald says
zone billion, thirty-eight million, -four
hundred and forty-seven thousand. eight
hundred and twenty-six dollars represents
the aggregate appropriations Of the last
congress, as carefully estimated by Mr.
Sayers, Of Texas, the ranking Democratic
member OF the house appropriation com
mittee. This sum is S2i4, ,301 ,40i more than
the appropriations Of the Fiftieth congress
and about $50, 100000 more than the skill
full estimate of Senator Allison and Con-
gresham Cannon.
An Alleged Mistake.
'Mr Sayers has discovered an error in
the figures OF Senator Allison and Mr.. Can.
non which seems thus far "a have been
overlooked They figured the total perma-
nent annual appropriations for the fiscal
/ year 1891 at Si0l Cos, 453 This is the eamount
| which, as these gentlemen carefully state,
was Originally submitted TO congress by
the secretary of the treasury, but this esti-
mate was made sixteen months ago. II
4 was revised by Secretary Window and a
new estimate submitted last December,
! placing the amount at Si26 50S, i49. differ.
| ence Of $25, or, ,006. These estimates were
! printed in the regular book of estimates
and were accessible to Senator Allison and
| Congressman Cannon, but for some reason
they did not choose 20 use them.
whore the Difference Comes In.
"The greater part Of the difference IS due
10 the estimate OF $40 100000 for the re-
demption OF bank notes. This has to be
! provided for out OF the treasury. since the
government has hypothecated the vast
sums which the banks have paid into the
treasury as a trust fund for the redemp
tion OF their notes. The other differences
which make up the S50,O000O0 above the
estimate Of Messrs. Allison and Cannon
are in the direct tax refund. which calls
FOR SIS, ,721 900; the back pay and bounty
allowances, which will require s. 2S6 900
the New York custom house, for which
Si,00o0o0 has been appropriated, and TIN
sugar bounty, for which the early esti
mates are s., OO0,O too low
Allison aud Cannon's Alleged Error.
"Mr Sayers finds that Messrs Allison
and Cannon made another error in esti
mating the permanent annual appropria
tions Of the Fiftieth congress at s22i. 35i 1854
J These were the figures included in TIN
! early estimates OF the secretary Of On
4 treasury, but the amounts actually G,
Z pended in the two fiscal years appropr
I ated for by that congress were $200, ,5l4, Az
u The actual appropriations Of the fiftiet
E congress were S7e4 i90, ,42i, and che increas
made by the last congress WAS s2i4 3of 40
instead Of $40, f4G, POO as figured by Messrs
u Allison and Cannon The increase, ther'
, fore is in the ratio OF more than 30 be
{ cent during the tern Of a single Repul
) ! lican congress. AZ this rate It would TAX
j less than six years to double the appropr
Il ations Of the government.