The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-09
Present Congress Appropriated
More Than the Last.
HOLMAN TRIES TO EXPLAIN.
But Figures Speak for Themselves
and Expose False Pretenses.
Illinois Democrats Hope to Carry the
State on Local Issues. and Want
Cleveland to Keep Out - Peoples
Party Hopeful OF the South.

WASHINGTON CRY. Aug. s.--By author
ity OF the House Holman will print
speech in the Congressional, Record tomor-
row, dealing with the appropriations made
at the last session of congress from DEM
ocratic standpoint. lie says:
The appropriations made at this session OF.
congress, including permanent appropriations.
show a reduction of $53,5,s,,29l from the appro-
priations of the last session OF congress, =
reduction equivalent to 100000 to each congress
sional district in the United States, but for pur-
poses OF comparison the amount of the river
and harbor BILL S2l ,6lS, should be deducted
from the appropriations of this session, for the
reason that no river and harbor bill was passed
at the last session of congress. without the
river and harbor bill, the appropriations of this
session are $5i6S29 909 less than the whole of the
appropriatiatiOns made at the second session OF
the Fifty-Grst congress.
This is how Holman reaches his con-
clusions:
Second session Fiity-irst congress-
total stated in official tables. $5s5, ,672
Add amount estimated by treasury
under indefinite items in sundry
act for pay and bounty Claims. 5000 90
Add amount estimated by treasury
"a required under definite appro-
prlations to refund direct tax 15,227 600 :
Total .s5A. .2so.e7s
totals ............. - -. ........... s4ss. $40
Add expenditures reported by treas
urer under indefinite items i'll sun
claims ~ ............-......... -, - 1.sseo,s
Add expenditures reported by treas
ury under permanent appropria-
tions made during last congress
and not included in official table. 2e,so5,s7s
Total. .sa7l, ,45e,24s
congress for each of its two ses-
sions. .$5lI,S45,4bO
The total appropriations made at this
session amount to $507. .701 800. including
the river and harbor bill. being $33, 529, 29l
less than those made at the last session of
congress, and deducting the river and har-
Dor bill, a reduction of $54 ,6S2, 800. In
contrast with the average appropriations
for the two sessions of the last congress
the reduction is $40, 1850. Holman
states that S79. .527 COZ of the appropriations
made st the session just ended were pur-
suan. to laws, such as the sugar bounty,
pensions, ETC., enacted by the preceding
congress. He. adds:
! admit that the results OF the present session
OF congres will not fully meet the expectations
OF the Democratic party. but there are facts that
the country will consider in comparing the
appropriations OF the present session with those
of the last congress.
Representative Henderson, of Iowa,
senior Republican member of the House
appropriations committee, reviews the ap-
propriations of the past session as follows:
Appropriation bills as they passed the House
at this session, without including contracts for
reappropriations, ETC., are $2i $50 greater
than the appropriations of the first session of
the fifty-frst congress as they passed the
House. Including appropriations for pensions
purposely left for the Senate to add,
and they are $63,s4s,lo9 greater. Tho
appropriations of the first session OF the
Fifty-second congress, without contracts, ETC.,
exceed the average of the last congress by $s,-
1850. The appropriations and authorized
contracts, etc, OF this session exceed the same
of the first session OF last congress by $102. 270,-
$50. The appropriations OF the last session OF
the Fifty second congress, without contracts.
etc. exceed the first session OF the Fifty-first
congress, without contracts, etc, $685., 800.
The total appropriations, without contracts, of
this session are s5o7, ,7Ol $50 The total appropri
ations OF this session, with authorized contracts,
are $50, ,S5?,251.