The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-09
COMPARATIVE EXPENSES.
Saving OF Fity-four Millions Of Dollars
by the Last Cong ress.


by the Last Congress.
WAsHINaToN, Aug. 8.--By authority Of
the house Mr.. Holman will print speech
In the Congressional Record tomorrow
dealing with appropriations made at the
last session of congress from democratic
standpoint. He says: "rhs sppropria-
tions made ct this session of congress. in
cluding permanent appropriations, show a
reduction OF $685. 620, ,291 under the appro-
priations of the last session OF
isns To- to tsaasSn sssh sassi
district in tho United States, but for puf-
poses Of comparison the amount Of the
river and harbor bill, $2l, 153, 618, should be
deducted from the appropriations OF tho
session. for tho reason that no river and
harbor bill was passed at ths last session Of
congress. against the appropriations q
which those made at this session should
logically be contracted. Without the river
and harboT bill the appropriations of this
session are $54 .6S2, 500 less than the whole
appropriations made at tho second session
Of the Fifty-frst congress-"
This 10 how Holman reaches his conclus-
ions: The second session of the Fifty-first
congress total, as stated in the official Ia
bles was $525, ,Ol8 672.7 add the amount
estimated by the treasury under indefinite
itsms in the sundry civil act, for the pay
ment Of bounty claims, e9S5, 900; add the
amount estimated BY the treasury, a. re-
quired under the definite appropriations, to
refund direct tax. SIG, ,227.0G0, total $541.-
3O.672.
hs first session total. a. stated in tho
official tables, S463, 49S, $40; add expsndi-
lures reported by the treasury under in
definite items in the sundry civil act. for
the payment of bounty claims, $1.362, ,059;
add expenditures reported BY the treasury
nj a m NfiA
during the last congress. and not in
cludsd in official tables, $29, 695, CTS;
sotsl, $474. 456, 2S4. The total apyropria-
tions by the Fifty first congress for each Of
its two sessions was $517, ,843, 460. The
total appropriatlons o made at this session
Dor bill. being $33. $50 29l less. than those
made at the last session of congress, and
deducting the river and hsrbor bill the re-
duction 10 $54. .682, 800. and, in contrast with
the average appropriations for two sss-
sions Of the last congress-, the reduction il
$10.142,O8O.
Holman states that $79, 527, ,6O2 of the ap-
propriations made at the session just ended
were pursuant to laws. such as the sugar
bounty, pensions, ETC., enacted by the pre-
ceding congress. He adds: Il admit that
the results of the present session of con-
Rress will not fully meet the expectations
OF the democratic party, but these are facts
the appropriations of the present session
with those of the last congress-
Representative Henderson Ia.), senior
republican member Of the house committee
on appropriations. reviews the appropria-
tions of the past session us follows:
The appropriation bills az they passed
the house at this session, without including
any contracts of reappropriation, etc, are
$2l 1856. 800 greater than the appropriation
of tho first session of the Fifty-fiIst con-
gress as they passed the house, including
appropriations for pensions, purposely
left for the senate to add.
and they are $63.848. 1O9 greater. The
appropriations of the first session
af the Fifty-second congress. without con-
tracts ETC.. exceed the average of the last
congress $s,740, 1858. The app opriations
and authorized contracts. ETC., of this ses-
sion exceed the same of the first session of
the last congress- $l9o, 270. $50. The appro-
priations of the first session Of the Fifty
second congress-. without contracts, ETC.,
exceed the first session of the Fifty-first
congress, without contracts, etc. $45682.-
500. Tho total appropriations, without
contracts, of this session are $507, 701 $3.50.