The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-05-08
But Finds that Even with Pinching Appropri.
stions and Creating Deficits This Congress
Is Likely to Be Billion Dollar 0ns.
Bynum Grows Alarmed, and Filibusters
Against the River and HarbOr Bill.
Secretary Noble Replies to the COMMITTEES In.
vestigating the Pension 0ffice--A Chinese
Protest Against the Exclusion Act.
JUGGLING WITH FIGURES.

Democrats Try to Make IL Appear They Are
Eoononists-whatM Mr.. Reed Says.
WASHINGTON, May Tin view of the fact
that the regular annual appropriation bills
are now in such condition as to warrant An
estimate of the total amount Of the ex-
pe:iditure which will be authorized at the
present session of Congress, Mr. Say ers. Of
Texas. q prominent member of the appro-
priatlon committee, in conjunction with
the clerk of the COMMITTEES. has prepared.
for the use of the Speaker. o statement Of
the appropriations made by these bills.
Mr.. Sayers. to-day. made the following ex-
PLANTATION of this statement:
1.-The appropriations of the Fifty. first
Congress aggregated S49o. 96l. .09s. This did
not include an appropriation for sugar
bounty, Sl00C0000 and for dependent
pensions. $50. .967. COS. making the sum of
s4G. .S67, COS, which the present Congress
must provide for because of laws which
were enacted during the first session of the
Fifty-frst Congress. Our estimate Of the
appropriations to be made at the present
session of Congress Is S4s5. .s2O 4g9 None Of
the regular appropriation bills has become
laws. and but two urgent deficiency
bills. amounting to S1.01S. .3O5, have
passed, and it may be assumed that this
total may be increased or diminished be-
fore the several bills become laws. In
making the estimate believe that l have
made o liberal allowance for all proper ex-
penditures. The appropriations at the
short session of the last Congress amounted
to S541, ,441,672. 1t will be borne Ia mind
that there was no river and harbor bill
passed during that session, while the pend
ing river and harbor bill involves an ap-
preparation, as reported to the House, of
s2l. .290.y75.
"My reason for adopting as a basis of
comparison with the expenditures OF this
Congress the appropriations made st the
short session of the Fifty-t first Congress 10
that it became necessary then. as now. to
appropriate SAG. SCI, sos OH account of pen
sions aud sugar bounty which was not pro-
vided tor in the appropriations of the first
session of the last Congress- Suppos-
short session Of the present Con-
gress do not exceed those of the
will aggregate, excluding the river and
harb0r bill. Si60, $40, 400. as compared with
the appropriations of the short session of
the Fifty-trst Congress, aggregating $751;
l.6T2. being difference OF more than SS0,-
coo 900 in favor OF the last session of the
present Congress. The total appropriations
of Congress were SI.007. 900. .0o0.. and this
statement which / have prepared shows
that the total appropriations to be made by
the present Congress will be less by about
$6S. .0OO. 900 than those of the Fifty first Con-
gress
The estimate of revenue for the next
fiscal year submitted by tho Secretary of
the Treasury is S455.000.000. which will
mean deficiency In revenues as compared
with the expenditures of about $50. .O03, 900.
The estimate of our appropriations for this
ssssion--S4s5, $50, ,499-includes o provision
for tho sinking fund of S4s, ,0o0.0 600. Of
course, In view of the expected deficiency
in revenue. the operations of the law rel
ativo to the sinking fund must be suspend
ed during the next year, as 1t has been al
ready during the present year, to tho ex-
tent of abont Sic. COO"
Mr. Reed commented on the above state
ment in his characteristic manner, az fol-
lows: "All the above estimates arc as mis-
leading as Democratic platform. They
cover only the items passed upon by the
House. aid are arrived at by plnchinR the
honest expenditures of the government In
such fashion as makes even Democrats
smile among themselves. for they know
that the Senate must increase them or
starvo the government. The Senate is q
coordinate branch. and not to be ignored.
happily for the country. After the
yided for. that is. otter the bills
have really passed with the sanction of
both houses. when that time comes We
shall know where we are. Until then there
10 uO Iedl Icb6Ou WY MI phS buOUlu
not put forth any guesses he may want to
make. but the public should not mistake
them for facts. The illusion which it is
sought to create 10 very old. One OF the
cOmnionest devices of Democracy for years
has been to pinch tho appropriations in
the House of neoessaries and then make an
outcry when the Senate does it's duty.
This interlude before the appropriations
are all actually made is now being en-
ployed to give the country q false
idea of economy. In the end when
wo get through. every body will see that
this is great country and even
the paTslmony Except as to lndianal of Mr.
Holman cannot lessen the expenses of q
rapidly growing country. In fact this ac-
ton of Mr.. Sayers is but an effort to pre-
vent the country from seeing the hollow
ness of the attacks on the billion Cons gress
which the present Congress has to follow
whether it will or no. You will notice.
also. that the comparison should have been
with O corresponding session, aud not with
different one. / admit that figures won't
lie and that Dir. Sayers won't lie, but do
insist that the combination Is inaccurate.
One by one the roses fade. and one by one
the pretensee of the campaign OF 1890 pass
away. The pretense of economy can be
saved by no sqeh props as thus"
A United Press dispatch says: Demo-
cratic leaders wero disturbed to-day by
the publication of q table prepared by
Represen tative BeltzhOOver. of Pennsyl-
wanna. and approved by Chairman Holman,
of the appropriations committee, which
showed that the present Congress bade
fair TO appropriate greater sum than did
the Fifty first Congress.