The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-09
APPROPRIATIONS BY CONGRESS.
Holman Refutes q Charge OF Extraya.
gance by the Democrats.


gancs by the Democrats.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S-By authority Of
the House Of Representatives Representa-
tive Holman will print speech in tho
Congressional Record tomorrow dealing
with the appropriations made at the last
session of congress from ademocratic stand
point. MIR. Holman's statement differs ma
terially from that made by Senator Alli-
sons last week. He says: "1he appropria-
tions made at this session Of congress, In
Guiding permanent appropriations, show a
reduction of S39, 529, ,29l under the ap-
preparations made at the last session
Of the last congress. or reduction equal
10 S100, 900 to each congressional district in
the United States. But for the purposes Of
comparison the amount Of the river and
harbor hill. $21, 1853 ,6lS, should be deducted
from the appropriations of this session for
the reason that no river and harbor bill
was passed at the last session Of congress,
against the appropriations Of which those
made az this session should be logically con-
trasted, without the river and harbor bill
appropriations made at tbe second session
OF the Fifty first congress"
HoLMAE's CONCLUSIONS.
This is how Mr.. Holman reaches his con-
illusions: Second Session, Hfty-6rst congress
Total, as stated in the official tables, $685. =
018,672; add amount estimated by the
treasury under indefinite items In the sun
dry civil aot for pay and bounty claims,
$685., 900; add amount estimated by the
treasury as required under the indefinite
appropriation TO refund the direct tax Of
SIS. 80, 900. Total S541, ,230, ,612.
First Session-Total as stated In the
Official tables, $463, 1913 $40.
Add expenditures reported by the treas
ury under indefinite items in the sundry
civil act for pay and bounty claims, 8, 1852
059 Add expenditures reported by the
treasury under permanent appropriations
made during the last congress and not in
cluded In the official tables, 800, sos, ,67S.
Total, S494 456 ,24S. Total appropriations
Fifty-frst congress, 81, OBS, csc, ,g2l. Average
appropriations by Fifty-frst congress for
each of its two sessions. S5l7, ,645, 400
The total appropriations made at this ses-
sion amount TO S60T, 70l, $50, including the
river and harbor bill, being SIS, ,52o. 2G less
than those made at the last session of con-
gress, and. deducting the river and harbor
bill. the reduction Is $54, $50 ,499, and in con-
trast with the average appropriations for
the past two sessions OF the last congress
the reduction is $40, ,142,0SO. Mr..
Holman states that S79, ,527, ,602 Of the ap-
preparations made at the session just ended
were pursuant to laws, such as the sugar
bounty. pensions, etc., enacted by the pre-
ceding congress.
A LEGACY OF THE PREVIOUS CONGRESS.
He saye: "In other words, but for laws
enacted during the last congress, the ap-
preparations at this session would be S79,-
527, ,602 less than they are and they would
amount to only S42S, 173. III, or $llS, ,056 1874
less than the appropriations of last session,
and 500 ,2S2 40 less than the appropriations
OF the 6rat session OF the last congress-"
Mr.. Holman says that toe Fifty
second congress has authorized
the construction of no new buildings;
that It's appropriations were per cent. less
than the average Of the Fiftv-frst congress;
that more offices were abolished than we're
created, and more salaries reduced. He
adds: 81 admit that the results of the
present session of congress will not fully
meet the expectations of the Democratic
party, but these are facts that the country
will consider In comparing the appropria-
tions Of the present session with those Of the
last congress"
he charges enormous activity on the part
OF powerful lobbies, a union Of the admin
istratlon and Senate against the House in
Its efforts at retrenohmept, and asserts that
the House, IN these circumstances, has done
fairly well, although the government
would be administered as efficiently aud
more honestly II the reduction had been
thrice ss great as IL was.