The Jersey City news., 1892-06-14
WASHINGTON DOINGS.
Democrats Cannot Be Ec0n0-
mica1 for Republicans
Mortgaged the Future.
THE PENSION EXTRAVAGANCE.
Light Houses and Raritan Post
Lights-State Products
congressman at
Washington.
THE PENSION EXTRAVAGANcE.
Special to the Jsrsen Ctr Ns,ss.

cpeCtOC u Hte JERSEY IltV 4FetoSs
WASHINGTON, June IA, 1ss2.-Deno-
cratic leaders in the Rouse are now be-
ginning to see that there can be no reduc-
tion in the expenditures of the Govern
ment. This REFERS of course, to the total
appropriations, for it is possible, here and
there, to effect a saving, but at the same
time increased expenditures must be pro-
vided for in other directions. It is Just as
well that Democrats should appreciate
this fact now as later on. The principal
reason why the present Congress will be
compelled to equal, If It does not exceed.
the extravaganza of the last, is because Of
terrible growth of pension payments. In
deed, so conservative man as Senator
Sherman is on financial matters, does not
hesitate to intimate that increased taxa
ton will have to be resorted to in order to
obtain the money to meet the extra ordin-
ary pension demands which the next few
years will bring forth, and he has sug-
gested a way to raise this necessary rev.
enue with the least disturbance to COM
mercial interests and injury to the people.
To get the money that will beyond doubt
be needed, the Senator suggested the re-
storation of the tariff on sugar, means
whereby fifty millions can be raised in
the easiest possible manner.
Consider the figures for pensions and 1t
will readily be seen why this Congress
can cut no figure in an economical way.
The total pension payments for the fiscal
year 1891 amounted to Sis, ,54S, ,959. II. This
money was appropriated at the first Ses-
sion of the last, the famous billion dollar
Congress. For the payment Of pensions
for the next fiscal year, for which the
money must be provided at this. the first
session of the Fifty-second Congress,
| there must be appropriated over S150, ,000,-
| 600. The exact SUM can not as yet be ac-
curately determined, but this much is
now in sight. In other words, this Demo-
| cratic House must approximate for pen-
| sions moro than $50. .000, 600 in excess OF
| what was spent In the first fiscal year for
which provision was made at the first ses-
| sion of the billion dollar Congress.
1t is not necessary to go beyond this to
| show why the present House cannot cut
| down appropriations and make much OF q
| record for economy, as has been the gen.
| eral expectation. Mention might be made
of other governmental req uiremenrs, such
as the increased amounts needed by the
| postal establishment, which service stead-
lily grows from year TO year; but the fact
! must not be lost to sight that 1t is extra
| ordinary increase in pension payments
which prevents this Congress from max
ing . record in the line of reduction OF
| LIGHTHOUSE cHAEGEs.
The Lighthouse Board has issued cir
cular calling attention TO the following
changes made on the coast of New Jerseys
Great Beds light station, Raritan Bay.
| The color of the tower was changed from
brown to white. The color of the fonnda-
fion pier remains red AS the wreck of
| the steamer Florida, off Absecom life cav
ing station, is most dangerous obstruc-
tion to coasting vessels, bell buoy has
been placed in position to marx its loca-
tion.
The Senate Committee on Appropri-
ations has under consideration the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill recently
passed by the House. There are but few
items in it of local importance TO New
jersey, notwithstanding the millions It
carries. The following are the only pro-
visions for the State:-For the mainten-
ance OF post lights on the Raritan river
an allowance from the general appropri-
alton is directed; superintendent of life
saving service on coast of New Jersey,
proving grounds, 1000; one steam cap
| stan, $500.
Returns from New Jersey correspon-
dents of the De partment of Agriculture
shows the following opinions as to the
seeds planted:-Oats: The Write Won
= der was highly satisfactory. Vegetables:
The Golden Dwarf celery did finely; the
stalks measured thirty-seven inches in
7 length and thirte en- inches around the butt
. every seed terminated. From one seed
of the Trophy tomato were raised two to.
matoes weighing. respectively, sixteen
and twenty-one ounces. The Washing.
ton Market Lima beans were an exceed
: ingly fine kind. The Pee and Kay corr
was very early and OF good quality.
3 AT MINNEAPOLIS
t The New Jersey delegation have not
a been doing much during the past week.
| Both Judge Buchanan ana Mr.. Bergen
! have been in Minneapolis trying theil
, | hand at President making. On the Demo.
i | cratic side little has been doing to call for
) | mention. Cadmus and Geissenhainer are
} | looking sideways at the Governors chair
| but neither one has views to submit on
: the matter, at least not for publication
; | Some talk is heard of General Seweil go
| ing into the Cabinet should Harrison
nave the White House for another foul
: years. His friends here say the Presi-
t dent owes his nomination to Sc well a.
much as to any other one man.