The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-11
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES.

Appropriations Pared Such Extent thas
Large Deficiencies Will Be Created.
WASHINGTON. May 10.-The sundry civil
bill created quito q stir in the House to-
day. 1t was explained that the appropria-
tion carried by the bill is S13.0oO.0O0 less
than that carried by the existing law. Mr..
Cogswell, of Massachusetts,. asserted that
the bill had been reported prematurely to
shut out many needed appropriations. and
thus reduce the amount carried by the bill
for party purposes pending presidential
election.
Mr. Dingley, of Maine. created some sur
prise by stating that the much-abused
billion dollar Congress was not entitled to
the name. for the expenditures authorized
by it would not exceed 500, 100000.
Mr. Holman. of Indiana, stated that the
amount appropriated by the bill was s2o.
57.7S7. against an estimate of $S5. lS3. 955,
and an appropriation for the current year
of S3S.395. .36S
Mr.. Cogswell said that the bill was sup
posed to carry appropriations for the sum
dry civil expenses of the government for
the fiscal year 1898. If this session should
be the average length of long session this
its usual time. Whether il was reported
thus prematurely in order to shut out ap-
preparations for expenditures which Con-
gress might see fit TO authorize, and thus
reduce the amount of the bill carried for
party purposes pending presidential elec-
tloD, and in utter disregard of public inter-
est. was for the majority of the committee
reporting the bill to explain. ltwas claimed
that the bill reduced the expenditures car
ried by the existing law some Sl3,O 1000.
but this reduction had been made by refus-
ing to the country the appropriations
which were absolutely necessary. IL he
were to put motto at the heading OF this
bill it would be: mo saving, but postpone
ment; no economy. but increased expendi-
tures In the end"
Mr. KEN, of Ne ebraska, in speaking against
any increase of the appropriations carried
by the bill, inveighed against the extrava-
gance of the present House. and especially
criticised the river and barbor bill, which
passed yesterday. He had voted for that
bill, but he had done so only because ne
believed in internal improvements. lie
did not know personally that there were
any steals contained in that measure.
although be had heard il rumored In tho
HOnse and on the streets that there were.
Mr.. Wilson. of Washington, argued that
the appropriation of 800. 900 for the survey
of the public lands was totally inadequate,
He pleaded for free homes for the people.
Mr.. Clark of Wyoming followed In the
same line and expressed the hope that this
House, In it's desire for retrenchment. would
not begin that retrenchment at the expense
of the public land system.
After further discuss by Messrs Sweet
and Herman against cutting down the ap-
propriatIon for the public lands surveys.
Mr.. Dingley. of Maine. attacked the bill as
not conforming to the requirements of Law
and as paving the way 10 large deficiency
appropriations at the second session. We
were now within two months of the close
of the present fiscal year. for which the
''billion-dollaT' Congress had appropriated.
and it was possible to say now-witbin a
very small amount-what that Congress
had expended, Had il been billion dol
larsf No: almost $500. 100000 short of o
billion dollars.
Mr.. Dockery inquired whether the gen.
tleman meant to say that of the s1,O0s,-
600 coo appropriated by the last Congress.
but 300. .00O. .000 would be expended before
the close of the present fiscal year.
Mr.. Dingley denied in the first place that
any such amount had been appropriated,
and in the second place asserted that the
expenditures of the Fifty first Congre ss
would not exceed 500. 100000.
Mr.. Kendall, of Kentucky. was appointed
as q member of the banking and currency
ami claims committees.