Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-19
SECRETARY BLAINE SILENT.
THE RECENT APPROPRIATIONS.
An Ofhcial Summing Up by Messrs. Allison
and Cannon.

and Cannon.
Messrs. Allison and Cannon, respectively
chairman of the Senate appropriations and
chairman of the House appropriations
committees. have made an official summing UP
of the appropriations by the Fifty-first Con-
gress, comparing them with those of the Fifth
eth, and they claim they make the total ap-
preparations for the Fifty-irst Congress
S9Ss, 40, 1885.
Mr.. Cannon argues against increasing the
number Of committees having charge of ap-
preparation bills, and saws the system of dis
tributing the appropriation bills among various
committees is vicious and tends to beget ex-
travagance In appropriati ations. He thinks one
committee of the House should be charged
with the preparation of the money bills for its
consideration, and INDUCES the hope that the
incoming House will remedy the error of its
democratic predecessor and commit the general
appropriation bills to one committee.
MR.. ALLISON on THE INCREASE.
Mr.. Allison. speaking of the items of increase,
says that the increase of 81. .473 under the
agricultural appropriation was caused by the
establishment of agricultural experiment
stations and the transfer of the weather bureau
from the War Department.
In the army appropriation bill the small in
crease Of S32, ,0S5 was for the expenses of re-
cruiting. and in the diplomatic and consular
service a reduction of $40, $50 was made.
The increase of S637 ,S49 for the District of
Columbia was for the police department, street
improvements and public schools. and under
fortifcations the increase of s2.S02. IA was for
continuing the construction of mortar batteries
for the defense Of Boston, New York. San Fran
cisco and other harbors and for the new gun
factory at Watervliet. n. Y. In the Indian bill
the increase of S7,307. .l46 WAS made to carry
into effect recent treaties negotiated with va
rious Indian tribes.
The increase of q, 1885, .633 under the legis-
lative, executive and judicial branch of the
government for clerical force in the vari-
GUS departments. mainly in the pension Office
An increase OF $500, 900 was made in the inter-
nal revenue service, principally on account of
the expenses of inspection of sugar, upon
which a bounty is to be paid.
The appropriations for the Military Academy
were less than those made by the last Congress
by 1880. 449.
The naval appropriations show an increase of
ga. .O42, ,344 for new ships for the navy and the
improvements of plants at the navy yards.
Pensions show an increase of S1l3. .Sl2. .35I. in
cluding deficiencies made by the Fifty-first
Congress over the Fiftieth Congress- This in
crease was caused in part by the failure of the
present Congress to make sufficient appropria-
tions for the year 1890, leaving a deficiency of
S25, ,321, 9O7 to be provided for.
An increase OF SD 66S, ,3i3 under the post
office bill was due to the growth and expan-
sion OF the service throughout the country.
The increase of s2,73S,67s for river and harbor
improvements was due to enlarged appropria-
tions for some of the principal works of i'm
provement in progress, such the Mississippi
and Missouri river improvements. The in
crease for sundry civil expenses of SI5, $50 4g9
was for river and harbor improvements. ex-
penses OF the eleventh census. public buildings
government printing Office, home for disabled
volunteers, military posts for artificial limbs
for soldiers, for the worlds fair for the life
saving service. for recoinape of silver cpins and
quarantine service.
CANNON AND SAVERS NEARLY AGREE.
The statements of Mr.. Cannon and of Mr.
Sayers agree very closely, except that Mr.. Can
non does not include s15. 700, 900 for direct
tax refunding, s3.OOO.0OO difference in allow
ance for sugar bounties and $1,000 600 of in
definite appropriations. These items added
to Mr.. Cannon's total brings it about up to the
totals figured out by the leader of the mi