Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-08-11
TWO SIDES TO rTh
Different Views Of the Work t. H
Session of Conyress

Session of Congress. %
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. S.-Rv
thority Of the House of Represents,
Mr.. Holman will print a speech in Y
Congressional Record tomorrow az
ing with the appropriations made At 4
last session of Congress from the Den1
cratic standpoint. Mr.. Holman's strs
ment differs materially from that ms
by Senator Allison last week. He s"s
1.-The appropriations made at this y,
sion Of Congress, including y
manent appropriations, show ~
reduction of $33, 529, 29l ma,
the appropriations made at 4.
last session of the last Congress, a.
reduction equivalent to 100000 to e,r
congressional district in the VnTl
States; but for the purposes of comm,,
ison the amount of the river and t.
Dor bill, $2l, 153,61S, should be deduct'
from the appropriations of this sessjos
for the reason that no river and harIl
bill was passed at the last session
Congress, against the appropriations
which those made at this session sbn,
logically be contrasted. Without h
river and harbor bill the appropriatim
of this session are $54 ,6S2, 800 less tbs
the whole appropriations made at 4
second session Of the Fifty-iirst Con-
gress."
This is how Mr.. Holman reaches \
conclusion:
Second session of the Fifty-frst Can
gress-Total as stated in official table
$525, OlS,672; add amount estimated
treasury under indefinite items in SUI
dry civil act for pay and bounty CLAIM
1885, 900; add amount estimated by trel
ury as required under indefinite apu
priations to refund direct tax, ST., %
00O-total. $54l $50, 672.
First Session-Total as stated
official tables, $463, 1913, $40; add expep
lures reported by treasury under
definite items in sundry civil act for D
and bounty claims, 81 ,362, O59; add 6
penditures reported by treasury unG
permanent appropriations made DUR
the last Congress-, and not included
official tables, sos, 695, 67S-total, SO
456, 24S.
Total appropriations, Fifty-first Go
gress, 81 ,O35, 6S6,92l. Average apr
priations by the Fifty-frst Congress
each of its two sessions, $5l7, S43, AGO.
The total appropriations made at II
session amount to $507, 701 $50. inclu
ing the river and harbor bill, bel
So, 529. 2ol less than those made at t
last session of Congress and, deduct
the river and harbor bill, the reducli
is $o4 ,6S2 300; and, in contrast with
average appropriations for the two S
sions of the last Congress, the reduct
is $40, 142,0S0.
Mr.. Holman states that S79, 527 ,602
the appropriations made at the sessi
Just ended were pursuant to laws (sr
as sugar bounty, pensions, etc. enact
by the preceding Congress. He sa
"In other words, but for the laws en-!
ed during the last Congress, the app
priations would be $40, 1927 SOP less Il
they are and they would amount to
ly $42S, 1S3,777, or 500, 2S2, 40 less Il
the appropriations of the first sess
of the last Congress"
Mr.. Holman says that the Fltty-s
ond Congress has authorized the c
struction of no new buildings; that
appropriations were per cent.
CiltIl tllS Va tllO Il ilUN lSb Y
gress; that more offices have been al
ished than were created, and more
aries reduced.
He adds: Il admit that TIE result
the present session of Congress will
fully meet the expectations of the DE-
ocratic party, but there are facts I
the country will consider in compar
the appropriations of the present
sion with those of the last Congress.
He charges enormous activity on
part of powerful Hobbies, the union of
administration and the Senate aga
the House in it's efforts at retrenchmt
anG asserts that the House in these
cumstances has done fairly we'll.
Representative Henderson, of 10
Republican member of the House
preparation committee. reviews the
preparations of the past session as
lows: The appropriation bills, as Il
passed the House at this session, w
out including any reapportionme
ETC., are sd 1886, 500 greater than
appropriations of the first session of
Fifty first Congress rs they passed
House. Including appropriations
pensions purposely left for the Ser
to add, they are $53, S4S, l04 grea
Tha appropriations of the first sess
of the Fifty-second Congress, with
contracts, ETC., exceed the average
the last Congress IS, 740,3oS. The apr
priations OF this session, including
thorized contracts, exceed the aver
appropriations of the last Congress s.
S12,449.
The appropriations and author
contracts, etc., OF this session exc
the same of the first session of the
Congress $l02, 27O,3S0. The approp
tons of the last session of the Fl
second Congress, without contracts, e
exceed the first session of the Fifty-t
Congress, without contracts, ETC.,
6s2, 500. Total appropriations with
contracts this session, $5O7, FOL $50.
tai appropriations this session with
thorized contracts, 1854, 339, SOL.