New-York tribune., 1891-12-27

Totol . .s94o. .724. 400 s2i9, 99227
II is by no means probable that the amount re-
duired on account Of deficiencies will be so great as
last veor when on account of the vast number of
claims adjudicated and allowed under the Dependent
Pension act-the work of adjudicatng which was eX-
tremey easy and light, and therefore quickly done
the pension deficiencies amounted TO nearly SooOo-
OOO making total appropriations for pensions last
session s164 55O373. or about $17,oO0,OOO greater
than the estimates for next year. Inc loIdl "ppro
pratons for the five other accounts amounted 10 aoo'
soO4 900 OOO and the estimates on the same accounts
for the next year amount to about 1920 0,oOOOoo an
increase Of S16.OOo.oO0. The total annual appio-
prations for the current year. including dehcehcies
and miscellaneous amounted to $4O2,o3 ,oO4' IT,
ducton of $l1s 900 900 would be nearly ~ PET oe'
il the reductions should apply only to the accounts oo
which Chairman HOmans committee eAef''sess Iu''s'O
tion the reduction would be nearly 40 per CENT ~
is absurd to expect that the appropriations can De
rdrcad oven 90 n<r cent without seriously Gripping
the nublc service even despite the fact that the a
nronrlations for the current year were necessary
larger than usual. ., mr.
Certain reductions may be mhde on certain h'-
counts as the estimates Of Secretary FOSTER ilu'0
For example, the item Of pensions SHOWS ioui. s
of about S17. 100000 as compared with the uppoP'i
ation for the current year the estimates for the navy
are sc 81 GOO less than the estimates TOT us Sei'
and "a 347 600 less than the appropriations for tns
year. the expenses Of which have been unusua,' ~
heavy on account Of contracts made anu l-'o
Incurred by the Cleveland Administration as wen "'
nv the present one; the estimates ior 'ie i'o'''
service are nearly SIS 100000 less thon the appopi
tons for the current year, when Hcluue noi,''
go 600 600 specially appropriated to eXunguish t"e
indian title 10 lands In Oklahoma and the new states
~ the Northwest and to pay judgments of the court
of Claims in Of Indian tribes the esuih''es o
account of sundry civil expenses also are aoo"'
900 less than the appropriations for the currcn
wear The total OF these items of reduction amount
30 sao o73 600 of which the sum of S19,7@6,oOo be
longs 10 accounts under the jurisdiction Oh lhe App'V
priations Committee. 1t will be extremely dirhcu.
for Judge Holman. even to discover where any great
reduction can be effected elsewhere
N The last session the appropriations on account OF
tor,i6caf.-ns amounted to only so per cent OF the
amount estimated for and recommended "mch wis
81 4s4 1913. The estimates for next year. which were
nrepared under the direction of Secretary Proctor oe
fore he retired from the office of secretary OF war
coll for so 3s6 COZ onehalf of which would be S4oSo'
2o3 or nearly 81 900 900 than the Appropriation
for The current year. The District OF COiuhDi Ca
penditIres cannot be reduced, ana ohe-haii Vi Wy
amount is paid by local taxation The eStnlHIeS oH
oceount OF legislative, executive and Iudciai eA
pcnses are larger by $4,000 than the appopFd.'os
for the current year, and the amount cannot po
Greatly reduced except by refusal 10 appropriate inc
fuu amount OF salaries prescribed by law. reius'
which as the courts have repeatedly hen' uoos ho'
releve The Government from liability on tat ac-
count Even Judge Holman will not care 10 cut uo"h
the appropriaions necessary TO pay Army ana Nav!
pensions. .,,oo,,cob,e
So much for reductions which may be prao ouVaoio no
and safe the total OF which cannot exceed SJ''ooooN
at the utmost No general appropriation act ior u'o
mnrovenent OF rivers and harbors was passed az 'e
last session. but appropriations for such oDlee's aoF
i,y to SO eb1 OOO-of which 81 100000 was ior ue
Nissssipp River-were made for the cuTrent ., nsea
year chairman Homan's scheme OF relrchs ~
Dd REFORM provides that appropriations IoT uie
mnrovcmeut of rivers and harbois snail De niide q.
tbi Session~a proposition which adopted WOuiu cost
H. 1,overnmeut 10000 900 at least, on account oI
damope IN and destruction Of works now IN pr0ertss
uvon which An immense sum OF money mas dllehuS L
Ian expended But Judge Holman coihihiVoeG mas Nv
Jurisdiction OF the subject OF r1Ner anu I'D. p,,ars
nronriations that belongs 10 the Oominliee on
nd Harbors-One which enjoys the same pariiaihen@ss @
riviieqcs and opportunities as the Appropriations Sol
ni,tae and the chairman OF which Is Mr bHthcildu,
20 oI,isiana whose fourteen colleagues are as sItohs
VI nsmantia advocates OF liberal appropriations as
nc ne onomv Inv refusing all appropriation, 1of rivers
"a baThors until after the Presidential elecuon VIII VIII
aile , nrevsu lie NAV call himself fortunate II ule
nuu shan not exceed S15 900, 900 IL DE no n0ie
M, annronri atlons will amount TO about S2oooO
uo 80 than for the current fiscal year larger
So,Ion woud inevitably cripple the pubic service anu
canse heavy deficiencies 40 be PROVIDED ior Dy l'uO
60 cross or by this at its second session. -.
p1r several wears the Democrats succeeued IN ceat
inc The country BY a show OF economy Whcn @ ue
.3ded on refusing necessary appropriations dt one so,
on aud Granting them the next session IN tle lorl
az Sedciencesr but that game Is now clearly unuer
Stood and the trick will not deceive tie Peopie AGAIN