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Prsposi.g 70 Repeal An Lave Making FER
naasnt and lndennite ApprOpriatioss.

| Prsposl.g 70 Repeal An Laws Making Her.
Asasnt and lndeaaite Approprisssoss.
WARRINGTON. Jan. 1.-ConGressinan Joseph
| D. Sayers Of Texas. one OF the leading Demo.
| Gratis on tho Appropriation Committee. has
prepared for presentation to the House next
| Tuesday bill to repeal certain laws now on
the statute books making permanent and in
| definite appropriations Of tho public revenue.
Under these permanent appropriations mil
| lions Of dollars are expended every year by
| the various executive departments, not In
conformity with tho constant roview and sane
ton of Congress- "a Is tho Ease with all other
appropriations. but simply according to the
! knowledge or ignorance possessed by the Gov
eminent officials. who apply the money as to
| the necessities Of the objects to which IL 10
applied. Among the long lists OF objects OF
| permanent APPROPRIATION which the bill Is de-
signed TO reduce to tho same footing as ordin-
airy appropriations, are the customs service.
| Supervisors OF Federal elections. army and
mail transportation over the Pacific railroads.
salaries Of retired Unitod States Judges. the
steamboat inspection service. tho marine
hospital service. the expenses OF regulating
immigration. expense Of tho shipping service.
arming and eQuipping tho militia oiithe various
States and large number Of claims against
the United States Government
Many Of these objects Of themselves are adj
mittcdly proper in every way, but Mr.. sayers's
bill Is directed not at the objects, but at the
principle involved. which has led to dangerous
results, and. IL not checked, will lead to more.
These appropriations. unlike all others. are
s sSut nSsi'es tsy
themselves and cannot DO molested without
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81 the 81 Sasd'
Mr. Savara kim fn.nav OF the Cir0llun.
to favor It's enactment. said: w M
which Il is proposed By my Sil e REPEAL. were
made IS long .ss9 as the close Of the
SSp.sdIy;; SithoHt e6snSs r ALTERATION ua an
TnS s 81 s p4eb sSG ss
Of the esstepse 81 any i such sutSSriSed draits
sesa !ns the Year ii
with, large number Of special items, for
which Congress has from, time to time
e sss spY u that hsa
iets. as said, Or inoPsratiyo. because the orig.
tnal appropriations have been exhausted, or
department.. covered into. the surplus fund. or
see % sx
fnet are reported e have been made during
one. half 81 the whole number that tbs, bin viii
repeal. and in the aggregate for a little more
than $l2,5Ol0OQ Tor each of those years.
the bill will repeal two permanent nppropria-
tions made by the last Congress. namely. for
which the expenditures. actual and estimated.
for 1892 arc reported at $90OO.OO0. and the
national bank note redemption &C.. sssount IN
mated at sl8.OOO.OOO. The real effect Of the
bill is not to repeal any law for which a per-
to transform tho character Of such anpro-
priations from permanent and indefinite
in their making the careful scrutiny and re-
view Of Congress each year. To this end. sec
shall be- submitted sub for the fiscal year iso4 and
annually theronfter. upon which Congress
may base appropriations for all objects for
hill.