The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-11

Criticism I'm the House by Comparison Be
tween Two Sessions.

Criticism I'm the House by Comparison Be-
tween Two Sessions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-ln the House
yesterday, Mr.. Sayers OF Texas criticised
the expenditures OF the 5lst Congress.
The total appropriations made by the 50th
Congress, he said, amounted to s79i ,146,-
1875, and those made by the 5lst TO 81 1,041,-
sl5,l7l, an increase of s2i7 ,66s, ,75O. The in
crease of the appropriations in the 50th
| Congress over those OF the 18th (exelud-
ing pensions and postal service) was but
e20,609 l6i.
Excluding the same services the in
crease made by the blst over the 50th
Congress was s5l1 ,6SS, ,05i. The excess of
the appropriations OF the 51st over the
10Th Congress after dcducting the nation
al bank redemption account, was s72, 1884,
700.
Mr.. .}oweEs>of California made a hum
Orous speech in which he described his
efforts SEATED ia an easy chair in the
luxurious room OF the military affairs
committed to reform the military Rcad-
emy bill and 60 cut down expenditures.
He had then thought OF the cadets cheer
less room and had decided to let some
body else reform on that line.
Some Democrat had denounced the Dist
Congress for having in the aggregate"
made immense appropriations. He joined
in that denunciation. An aggregate"
was very convenient term. But he had
yet to hear any gentleman denounce the
51st Congress FOR having appropriated too
much for public building in his district
or for the improvement OF the navigation
of a dry creek in which he was interested.
Mr.. Watson OF Georgia opposed the APP
propriations made in the BILL III Congress
was TO begin TO economic let it begin
now.
In speaking TO n verbal amendment,
~ l...I
against the "desperate and trembling"
car OF the last Congress, and against the
eXtravagant appropriations made under
his rule and criticised the appropriations
made by the military committee Ga ma
jority of whose members had been elected
ON the platform of reform) as being ex-
travagant.
Mr. Pendlcton Of West Virginia advo-
Gated economy In public expenditures.
This Congress has been denominated as a
five-cent Congress, but before its term
had expired the five-cent Congress would
be found to be "a thousand times more
popular than the billion Congress.
Pending action on the bill, the commit
tee rose and the House adjourned.
The Speaker had placed the free coinage
bill upon the House calendar.
In the Senate.
The clause authorizing the franking of
in these words: "T'he Vice President,
members and members elect, or delegates
and delegates-elect to Congressshall have
the privilege Of sending free through the
mails and under their frank, any mail
matter to any government official.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Dawes TO
strike out the words "to any government
official'' was rejected without discussion.
An amendment to give 25 copies each of
the Congressional Record - the Secretary
and Sergeant-at-Ar of the Senate was
agreed to.
Mr. Coke moved an amendment to in
crease the extra copies of the Agricultural
Report from 100000 Gas proposed in the
bill), to 500 -He-said some Senators
and Representatives sometemes paid from
5000 10 300 for copies of the Agricultural
Report TO be sent to their constituents,
Mr.. Manderson opposed the amend
ment, and suggested that the number be
fixed at 100000. Agricultural Reports he
said, freshly printed, were sold by deal
ers at from five to ten cents a volume.
That showed that they were drug in,the
market, snd that Senators and Represen-
tatives sometime disposed OF their copies
in that way.
Without action on the amendment the
bill went over until today.
Mr.. German presented the credentials
OF his colleague, Mr.. Gibson, and the oath
of office was administered to Mr.. Gibson.
After a brief executive session, the sem
ate adjourned.