The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-08
They Had Fewer Deficiencies to Meet. Owing
10 the Action OF Republicans Last Year
in Providing Fully for ALI Purposes
International Silver Conference Com.
missioners Named by the President
Senator's Allison and Jones. Representative
McCreary, Tanker Cannon and statisticisn
Walker, the Five Gentlemen Selected.
THE LATE CHEEsE-PARERs.


How the Democrats .ssaved" Money So They
Could Boast of Their Economy.
Specialize the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGToN. Aug L-Senator Allison
has prepared q supplemental statement
about the appropriations of this Congress
to be printedin tho last issue OF the Con.
eressional r ecord, probably Tuesday morn
ing of this week. Your correspondent had
an interview with the Senat this after
noon on the subject of the nppropristions-s
subject of particular interest at this time
because of tho part played by the billion
doliar-C Congress" cry in the last campaign,
and because of the excess of appropriations
of the first session of this Congress over
those of the first session of last Congress-
familiarly known In Democratic circles ss
the "billion-d dollar Congress"
"The savings made by this Congress"
said Mr.. Allison-''or what they call saw
ings-are found only in reduced appropris-
tions for rivers and harbors. for the con-
struction of the navy. for Notifications and.
of course. fewer deficiencies, because of the
suficiency of former appropriations. These
are the only items of Importance in the
regular bills. We made some extraordi.
nary appropriations two years ago which
werc counted against US, such as hve or
six millions for the census. the refund OF
the direct tax. and large appropriations
for the construction OF the navy. Many OF
these appropriations are not yet expended,
and so the work goes on wItbour similar
this Congress has made no reductions
worth considering In any of the great de-
partments OF the government or upon any
of the great bills other than i have sug-
f>A hn Ian alnf rCA mi
have been provided for-Jhe same for the
Agricultural Department. the same for the
army and for the regular conduct of the
navy, 1or " est Point and the Indian eery-
ice. while there have been increases In the
appropriations for the postal service; SO
that the Democratic party. having scru-
tinized anew all of these approximations
justaties the appropriations OF the last Con-
gress and clearly shows that no great re-
ductions can bo made IN the general ordi-
nary ex penses of the governments. They say
these increases of appropriations were nee.
essary because of the laws Of the last Con.
grcss, and they quote the pension act and
and the sugar bounty law. Yet they do
not propose the repeal of the pension lave
or OF the sugar bounty"
Mr. Allison said that he did not consider
the appropriations OF the present session OF
Congress ut all excessive There might be
small items which were extravagant. he
said. but they were too small TO he enum-
Grated. The deficiency of this year. be
said-:he unpaid debts of the last Con-
gress-wcre not large; in fact, they were
not so large as usnal There was q def.
c.enc, In public printing" said Mr.. Alli-
son. "an'. in the Department of Justice.
and sundry deficiencies here and there
else waere. but the aggregate was not
large. There are always unforeseen ex-
penditures which have to be met in this
way"
In answer to a question, Mr.. Allison said
he expected that the appropriations OF the
next session would be greater than those
made at this session. The natural increase
in the business OF the country, together
with the increase in the pension appropria-
tion. which was TO be expected under the
existing law. and the increase in the pos.
tai expenses. made it almost inevitable
that the appropriations would be IN
creased.
Mr. Allison leaves Washington tomorrow
afternoon for his home In Iowa. He ex-
poets to turn East early in September 20
make some speeches In Maine. and he may
spend part OF the month on the Maine
coast. He has no other campaign engage
ments. He will spend October in Iowa.