New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-12
APPROPRIATIONS or CONGRESS
WHAT HAS CAUSED THE INCREASE IN TWO
YEARS.
Deficiencies FROM THE PRECEDING CONGRESS
OF sGj 900 OOU-EsTI MATES OF TIE SUNS
TO BIZ SPENT UNDER VARIOUS ACTS.
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Washington March ll-Mr. Cannon. Of Illinois, late
chairman Of the House Commute" on Appropriations
will return TO Washington saturday, and rs soon a
practicable thereafter will make public a statement
showing tho appropriations made at the last session. the
items Of increase and the reason, therefor This VIII
be the first official and accurate statement on that
subject. Evuyb dy who is familiar with the business
Of Congress knows that such accurate ana conpe"
statement can be prepared until some time after the
final adjournment Such statements as we're put forth
by Mes,rs. saye, and Dockey on the last day OF the
session must be largely tnctupd with uncertainty even
when honestly made; when they are swcllcd by est
mates made for partisan effect the margin Of error OF
| course, is greatly enlarged.
That the total of appropriations for the last Congress
however considerably In excess Of the total FOR the
Lth Congress everybody admits. Tho only question Is
Was the increase wise or necessary - According 10
ic estimates Of Mesrs Sayers and Docery, the appro
praton, Of the List Congress exceeded those f the
preceding Congress by about Sl9iOoOO0O without
admitting the accuracy Of these estimates. it may be
not unprontable To show Of the items which make
thi, increase. To begin with, the last Conrc'' IN
hcritcd from it, Democratic predecessor DEFICIENCIES
amounting to moro than Tlo,oooooo-nearly three
f1urhs Of which due pensioners under oId laws
II was also compelled 10 pay large Deficiencies on
account Of liabilities contacted by IT. democratic
predecessor for public printing and binding and on
account of the census, \ Democratic Congress had
also enacted legislation which required the payment of
large sums certain Indian tribes on account Of al
Indicated claims and Of the cXtingi,hmcnt 0i the IN
dian titles 10 large tracts IF lands which the public
interests demanded sh nd be- opened to white settlers
but Democratic Congress. Of course failed 10 appro-
pirate The money needed to carry out the law, and tho
List Congress wa, compelled TO do 3d. This added
nearly $40. 100000 to the total.
The appropriations for the Navy showed largo In
crease WHY became the last Congress was obliged
to appropriate some s13O0OOOO to pay for ve-,ci' au
thorzcd by the Democratic Congresses IN the Cleveland
Administration The appropriations u the last Demo
cratic Consre,, for Notifications and armament were
pably inadequate and the List Con-re,, increased the
amount about rti,OOo.OoO.
These items account for $4,000 600 Of the estimated
increase in other word, The List Cpugc,s had 10 pro
vide for that amount Of Appropriation, on account u
I the lachcs Of the lat Democratic Cougrcs-.
Now if 1aJOOOOOO j, added to the total appropra-
lions OF that Cougr-- and the Is ~nbtnccd
from the total appropriations Of the last congress, the
great increase e1y1 100000 -hrink> 10 $dloOOOOO.
What ha, caused ths increased About SaG.OOO,0oO
Is cha geablc ,cd appropriation, for pensions
under the Dependent law, and the natural Increase In
the cost OF prompt adjudication Of pensions. About
10000, O0O estimated, j, account II the su-lu
bOunties by means Of which The price Of 10 the
consumer will fall about two cent, a pound within the
next month The cost III rcfundins the direct tax II
1861 is estimated +lJ.1JO,DDO. II D. estimated That
the increased cost Of the policy IN REGARD Ia the
foreign mall service and American shipping viii be-
about 81 .@j0,OOO. EVCty one T tlc-" acts Is cor
/ daily approved by large majority oi tho American
people. The sum ~ the Items II f'J,OOO.ono or
81 900 900 than the apparent total Increase O ap
preparation, In the last tWn years.
80 much for Imaginative Democratic estimates
cOncOcted for partisan purpose.