The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-03-24
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FACTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF
THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE.

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| pnrison.
WASIINGTON, March 1G.-Attcr thc
| transaction Of routine business TODAY
the House went into committee Of the
whole on the free wool bill, with Nr.
Blount in the chair.
Mr.. Sayers Of Texas, being the first
speaker, made Il statement regarding
the expenditures Of the Government,
and said: Not including the sinking
fund annually provided for the pubic
debt, and the expenditures for the pur-
chase Of bonds, except for premium !)r
such purchasers, the following are tie
total expenditures of the Government
during the fiscal years ending June 3D.
1888, 1881, 1897, 1888, 1880 and 1891, tlc
years 1888 1 being during Arthurs ad-
mlniStration, the years 1887 and 1888
| during CleVelanG'S administration and
the years 1890 and 1891 being the pres.
cnt administration. The years lNNJ
and 1889 do not appear because each of
them constitutes a part OF two admiuiS-
trIIonS; nor does the year 1886 appClr,
for the reason that there were less CE.
penditures in that year than during
either Of the years 1887 and 1855. TX.
penditures for 1883, $31O,91683O: 1854,
stc-,-Np, 1901, r'olD, tOI, IOJ, lNNS,
$32O6l9,977; 1890, $37S,922 sos; 1Su,
S431, ,IO5 ,G9l. Excess of 1887 and 1ASS
twO years Of Cleveland's adminis,rl-
tlon)over 1883 and 1881 Owo years of
Arthur's administration, $50 9U2O, 11::;:}:
excess Of 1890 and 1891 Uwo years 0.
the present administration over 1857
and 1883, S173,23S,132.
| Pension expenditures during 1883 and
1884 were $12l .l41 ,801, during 1887 and
1888 Sl55,3l6,6lO, and during 1890 and
1891, 1921 1852 ,SO6. Postal expenditures
during 1883 and 1854 were $92.35, ,U5G,
1887 and 1888 S11o 129, ,244 and 1890 aud
1891, $142 ,1O9,8G7. Deducting from the
total expenditures as given for the years
above stated the expenditures for the
increase of the navy, for taking the
census, for payment of interest on the
public debt and on bonds issued to the
Pacific railroads, premium Of purchase
of bonds, and for sinking fund for
Pacific railroads, refund Of direct tax,
pay OF two and three year volunteers,
bountie5 to volunteers, their widow
and legal heirs, national courteSieS, pay
OF uperinteudentS, headStOneS for
graves of soldiers, repairing roads 20
national cemeteries, burial of lndiCCnt
soldiers, artificial limbs, trusses and
appliances for disabled soldiers, sup
port OF national home and of State and
Territorial homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers, and Soldiers Home CWashinE-
tony, army and navy pensions, fees #
examining surgeons, salaries CT pension
agents, clerk hire, rent, fuel and cOntin.
, gent expenses and lights Tor pension
agencies, and adjusting quarterly pen.
S!on payments, and AL other uuuSt!:.l
and extraordinary expenditures. rs
given i'll the annual Statemen! of the
chief of the warrant division OF The
Treasury Department, the balances of
expenditures after these deductions for
the years named are: 1883, $'l3l ,GSI ,:}>J
1881, Sl2i ,561,217 1887, SI21,G 81
1883. SIlS,I92 1916: 1880, &l3l ,GGI ,N!i,
and 1891, $1l9,G95, 1886. From this It
will be seen that the expenditures ur
1888 and 1854 exceed those Of lNs1 and
1888 10y Sl5,775,9o9. and the cxpcnhi-
lures for 1890 and 1891 exceed those OF
1881 and 1883 Ivy $4O,S90,Ili
AS to the retirement of the puhIic
debt, it appear That during the year
! 1891 $42,6il ,25O, principal Of the bonds
due IN 1897 were purchased, for when
Il premium of $lO,33l .l39 was paid. in
addition thereto, during the same year,
interest TO the extent Of S 30 OJO WaS
advanced before it was due to the ho!u.
erS of the Pacific railroad bonds. These
transactions took place during the year
1891, although the administration had
been advised that the revenues were
constantly decreasing and that larc"
amount Of our bonds would fall due :!
lS92. The consequences OF this bad
policy are to be found IN the fact that
when the bonds fell due, in 1891, tie
a Administration was compelled to az.
peal to the holders of these bonds -
continue them to the extent Of S2J ,3Gi -
3CO If this had been done by a British
ministry, it would have been hurled
from power in disgrace within month
after the fact had become known al,d
Parliament had assembled.
Mr.. Bryan (Dem.) Of Nebraska sn;d
that IN the free wool bill the interest ul'
the great mass of the people had bcru
carefully considered. The average pro
duction of wool is about six and Il half
pounds per sheep. The statistics fer
1891 show that we consume in this
country about six and Il half pounds Of
wool per capita, and produce abont
AZ per capita. The compensatory
duties, which 1t is proposed to entirely
remove, were intended to transfer TO
the consumer the burden which a tariff
upon wool laid upon the manufacture
of wOolen goods. Therefore, whatever
increased price the manufacturer paid
TO the farmer, he took out Of the con-
sumner. lie also collected from the con
sumner the increased price Of the tor
eign wool imported; so that on an aver.
age the consumers have been compelled
to pay, because of the tariff upon wool,
nearly 80 per cent. more than the raiser
of the sheep could have received, and
1T is possible, under the present law,
for the manufacturer TO collect from
the consumer great deal more than
he pays to the farmer
During his speech, Mr.. Bryan VS. N
terruptcd by Mr.. Raincs OF New York,
and Mr.. Lind of Minnesota. lie said
If tariff was levied for revenue we
would know whero to stop, but when
lald for protection the revenue might
be secured, but the Government
did not know where to stop. The Re
publican party had reduced the revenue
by increasing the taxation on the pee
pie.
Mr.. Raincs Of New York asked him
to name one item manufactured in the
United States in competition with
! foreign manufactures the Dripp ,r