The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1892-05-12


'Taking the figures practically as they stand
to day, we have the following results Total ar
preparation, Fifty first Congress, first session,
1865 39S, 1879 total appropriation. Fifty second
Congress, first session, $ts6.S04 ,619s,; excess by
present House, $25, 406, lG903. But that is not all
Before Congress rises there will he an addition
Of at least $10,000,0G0 to the Pension BILL and at
least $50 900 win be added to the Sundry Civil
bill. So that the actual excess OF the appropris
tions of this House over those made at the first
session of the last House will be about 3 GG0GCO
when it comes TO the discussion Of matters
on the stump the Republicans " i'll OF course add
to this difference the S26,0D 0J to which the
Government will be bound by the River and
Harbor bill, though not appropriated this year,
and the excess that they viii charge with viii
| therefore be over $G6.f00,(O0. The Republican
orators will present the sum in this way:
'Total appropriations, first session Fifty-frs
Congress Qssl), $468,8a5 51o,19, including pen
sion deficiency fyr 1890 OF Ss25 32 907, 3d. Total APP
preparations, first session, Fifty. second Con
gress QS9), &0l s04 G19 50, Including pension in
crease of $6, 36T Cos. The River and Harbor bill,
in addition to it's direct appropriation OF about
So, 100000, authorized contracts for G,G0,00u
more, which bind the Government ana win have
to be paid as certainly as the direct appropria-
ton, making the River and Harbor appropria-
zion aGu l.G,UttU ana you nave
s04,6,962. The Sundry Civil bill Will be increased
$5,000,000 making the total for which the first
session of the Fifty second Congress approrria-
ted and bound the Government $53s, SG4 ,61a,s1
The whole total appropriations OF the second
| session OF the of the Fifty first Congress and
which obtained for it the notoriety for being
the first billion dollar Congress S5 OBS, 67255
NOW, continued Mr.. Beltzhoover Il have no
criticism to make OF any individual. Members
| on both sides of the House are looking out for
their constituents But those of who belong
to the majority and viii share in the response
billty for the record II ade by this House, should
carefully consider how far afford to so.
Whatever is necessary for the proper carrying
on of the public business the Government should
receive but the Democratic party has pronounce
ed against the billion dollar Reed Congress. and
we certainly cannot afford to belle those utter
ances of this House."
The attention of Judge Holman Chairman of
| the appropriations Committee, was called to-
night to the statement Of Mr.. Beltzhoover. He
expressed regret that the matter was to be
| made public at this time, but he would not deny
that the sum-totaI, as stated, was approximate
ly correct.
tits understood that Judge Holman for the
past few weeks has labored increasingly among
the Democratic members to persuade them OF
what would be the result of yielding too much
to local opportunities for appropriations. He
has taken pains to point out too, that the Re
publicans would improve every opportunity to
vote for large appropriations and insisted that
the pruning-S should be applied literally to
everything. His predictions have been fulfilled
to the letter,
The Republicans have been active in their
efforts to Increase the sum of every appropria-
tlon bill brought forward, and it was only yes
5erday that Mr.. Reed himself secured an III
crease in the amount set apart for Maine in the
River and Harbor dill.
Democratic leaders in the House who have
become advised of the actual situation of affairs
insist that from now on the majority should in
sist upon the most rigid economy. Increases in
the bills now in conference, or in those vet to be
acted on by the House, to be stubbornly re-
sisted and it is suggested that an excellent step
would be the recasting of that part of the River
and Harbor bill binding the Government to an
appropriation of $2G,G00,G9O at the next session.