New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-09
CHAIRMAN HOLMAN'S VIEW.
THE TREASURY WATCHDOG TRIES TO
is EXPLAIN.
A STATEMENT AS TO WHY WHAT IS EXTKAVA
CANOE IN REPUBLICANS IS ECONOMY
TRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE:
IN DEMOCRATS.

IN DEMOCRATS.
xBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE;
Washington, Aug. s.-After wrestling for several
days with the grand total Of appropriations made during
the recent session OF Congress- Chairman Holman and
two other Democratic members OF the House Com
mittee on ApprOpratiOns-Mess savers ana Dckery
tonight issued long explanatory statements, appar-
only designed TO confuse and mystify II not 10 SATISFY
rersons into whose hands the statements might fall
Mcssrs savers and Dockery also joined IN statement
which IS expected to give the cue TO the editors OF
Domocrtic newspapers who. 1t is hoped, Will be able
A., .opvince their readers that it Is economy for
, Democratic House TO appropriate nearly S5O3Ooo'
400 at a single session, and reckless extravaganza
for a Republican Congress to appropriate $453OooOoo
in one session. The statements all agree In two par
tcuIars Fist that the total specific appropriations
a, the recent amounted to 1907 701 $50 81,
10 which, according to Chairman Holman. shmIh bo
added ss33 49,. $40 on account of contract liabilities
authorized, making aggregate OF S54l ,436,9Oo % ;
second that tile action OF previous Congresses has
prevented this from appropriatns smaller
amount OF money. The instruments are set 10 dif-
feent keys and the music is discoMant but they all
play the same tune. The explanations are as de-
ceptive inadequate and nconsequental as they are
long and wearsome, and they viii deceive no IN
tellIgent person who may the patience to wade
through them
"Thcre is no excuse for the enormous increase In
our expenditures except that for the pension roll
There Is striking difference between money pau
for pensions and large portion of our other eA-
penditures Money paid TO pensioners for military
service is distributed In small sums, widely dihusee
to men, women and children part of the balance
is necessary for of the G0Verh-
mept leaving however, large portion OF the peoPe
money to be squandered In Jobs. contracts ana s'ho
cures in Office Thus saith Chairman Holman IN
paragraph which is the keynote OF his unuttered
-l1oh, m
Tho speeches OF Messrs Sayers and Dohery arc
not Tins attuned by any They strive 10 la'e
nensons eliminated from the legitimate expenditures
Of the Government something which Is abhormai anu
for which the Republican party alone ought 10 De heu
responsible.
The statement which General Henderson, OF io"a
the senior Republican member OF the Appropriations
Committee will publish In The RECORD to-ihofrV"
ao,ess with those OF Messrs. Holman. Ssyres ana
Docberv rs 10 the total OF the specific appropriations
In several other respects it differs he includes things
which they have been careful to omit. ana mus
reaches different results. Succnctly stated these re
suits follows:
First The appropriations passed by the HOUSE al
the recent session. not including contracts, etc. eN
ceeded by ST., s65,S2O 90 the appropriations passed
by the House in the first session of the last Congress-
and including items purposely left for the Senate to
add the excess $33 643,1O4 80
Second The appropriations Of the recent session.
upu Including contracts authorized. Exceeded Dy
se,74O35s II the average Of the two session Vi tue
last Congress.
Third Including contracts. etc. the appropriations
NJ the recent session exceeded by S6I9l2}39 % ths
of the two sessions OF inc iasU OoAsioS' Il"
GLIDING contacts.
Fourth The appropriations and contract naoiItes
authorized during the first session OF the Lilo Con
gress exceeded by $50 AZ the appropriations
and contract liabilities authorized by the hrsc session
OF the "BhOn" Congress.
Fifth. The appropriations Of the recent session not
including contracts ETC. exceeded those Of the first
session Of the List Congress. not nciuoins co'iao''
by the sum Of 500 A.
sixth The total appropriations OF the recent session
without contracts amounted to SJO'7Ol 3oo o. WIN
contracts TO 1864 .339. 251 81.
Mr. Holman saws In his statement: "The appro
patons made at this session Of Congress- lnciuuhs per
manent appropr ations show reduction OF S2' 5"9l
under the appropriations made at The last session OF
the last Congress. q reduction equivalent TO Slooo
To each Congressional district the United States but
for te purposes OF comparison the amount OF the River
and Harbor bill, S21 153Gl8, should be deducted from
the appropriations Of this session, for the reason n'
no River Ha-bor bin passed at the last session
Of Congress- against the appropriations Of which those
made at tbs session should logically be conr1stcd
without the River and Harbor BILL the appropriations
OF this session are 54,6820O0 less than the Whole
appropriations made at the second session OF the List
Congress-
This is how Mr. Holman reaches his conclusions:
Second session Of the List Congressional stated
In official tables $523 OF S,672 add amount estimated
by Treasury under indefinite items In Sundry Civil
act for pay and bounty claims, $685. 600 add amount
estimated by Treasury required under Indefinite aP
preparation direct tax 3,2o7 600 total.
S5f1 o3O67o First sesSionTotal stated In Official
tables S4G3 39S $40; add expenditures reported by
Treasury under indefinite items In Sundry Civil act
Sor opdh 362 O1o. add pyDpndi-
lures reported by Treasury under permanent appopria
lions made during the last Congress and not included
in official tables, s29. 695,675; total, S4o4438,@4S
Total appropriations List Congress- 81 035. eS6,021.
Average appropriations by the List Congress for each
Of its two sessions S517,s4340o.
1.-THE total appropriations made at this session
amount 10 S5O7, 7Ol $50, including the River and
Harbor BILL being S33 52o.o91 less than those made
at The last session Of Congress, and, dcducting the
River and IIarbor bill, the reduction is $j4 $50, 300.
and In contrast with the average appropriations for the
two sessions OF the last Congress the reduction Is
slO,142,o9o."
Mr.. Holman states that SO 5o7, Coz Of the appro-
priatioDs made at the session Just ended pur-
suant to laws such as sugar bounty, PENSIONS ETC.,
enacted By the preceding Congress He says In
Congress the appropriations at this session would
be $40 5o7 COZ less than they are, and they would
s%Gunt ,h 70 9nT Of the last session and
$50 47O les than the appropriation Of the first
Mr. Holman saws that The LID Congress has author.
wed the construction OF no buildings; that Its
propatiOns were per cent less than the average Of
The List Congress that more offices have been abol
ished than were created and more salaries reduced.
He adds j. admit that The results Of the present
session Of Congress will not fully meet the expec'
OF the Democratic party, but there gre FACTS ma, the
country will consider In comparing the appropriations
Of the present session with those OF last Congress"
CRUISER NO. IL NAMED THE MARBLEHEAD
Washington, Aug. s-Cruiser No II to-day
named Marbebead in honor OF the historic city OF
that name in Massachusetts, IL will be launched at
the shpyard Of Harrison Lorng at Boston THURS