New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-23

SOME EFFECTS OF TIE CIIEESEPA"lN
Foley SHOWS.
uorr, THAN 100000 ALREADY VOTED ~ TIE
HOUSE To SUPPLY DEFl'ltN'll'>-
ECONOMY IN INDIAN AFFNRs.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIBrNr.

lBY TELEGRAPH TO The IElblN
Washington. oct. 22-It was recently suggested by
a member of the House of Representatives that II
..Uolmanism' should finally obtain full control OF
Congress It would he absolutely necessary to pass
a law requiring that body to meet In August every
year and remain In session at least three months IN
order TO make appropriations from time To time
ito provide for certain urgent d"iicienci"s The
suggestion was A sound one. Already since thiS
extraordinary session" began two bills for that
purpose have been found necessary. These bills
carry appropriations amounting In the aggregate
to ss3s0O and it known as well before the
expiration OF the last Congress IA II IL
now that every dollar OF this amount, except
single Item OF So.jn. would be required.
The first bill which was brought in and passed
in August carried &DDeD. Of which s2'"oo" was for
the recoinage OF uncurrcnt fractional silver coins
$500 for distinctly paper. express charges ana
other expenses on account OF the National cur
rcncy and $500 to pay for clerical services rem
dered to Representatives and delegates not chair
men Of committees entitled to clerks tn" other
bin. which was brought in and passed by the House
Yesterday carries sg7.iCo for the pay Of assistant
custodians and janitors Of public buildings under
the control Of the Treasury Department outside
the District OF Columbia s9n.c" to pay salaries OF
clerks 10 Representatives and Delegates. and No|"
for buildings horses farm implements. etc, for
the District Reform school. which were destroyed
by fire aboat three months ago. A. the number
OF public buildings In the United states outside
Washington ia constantly Increasing. y wohlh
naturally occur to anybody not addicted To- 'iol-
mansm' that there mus, necessarily he an Increase
from year 10 year In the amount required Tor ne
men engineers iremen. etc. and yet the appropria
ton for The current year y only 49," Wn .,, ~
less than the estimate for tho current year 80
Chairman Holman. who prepared me 9'l for
the current year evidently believed that ne nat
ural. steady and necessary Increase ia TINS lttin
could he prevented by act OF consress. and 30 he
inserted a provision In the appropriation act that
the Secretary Of the Treasury snail <" api".rryh
this prevent deficiency therein. rms
provision appears 10 have wholly escaped seer.
tary carllsles notice. and he would probably %,
at the head OF the Committee on Appropriation
which fortunately i've t. not. Governor Saycrs. VINO
an entirely different sort Of insn he realizes that
long the country continues to grow the ex,
the public service must steadily continue 10 In
crease. In recent conversation with a Iribune
correspondent Chairman Sayers among other things
we must expect 70 see expssndi,urcs Increesc
ice the I.ife-savinc Service and the Light -hous"
Service. or else we must expect TO see thos"
cieni. and that do not believe the country wants
to see. The expenditures on account Of the car
OF public buildings throughout the country must
also increase as the number OF such buildings IN
creasca 1t seems 10 me that must be plain 10
up to the contracts We have made. But thc conii-
Tn OF the wr cn as c dc so sna without W. eSy
impairing the efficiency OF the service ! believe
priatIons for the Geological Survey and the Coast
and (;eod~tc Survey Tor example. might be
duced without injury. ] hope. too, tina, with the
cooperate Of the Committee Rivers and Har-
bors shall be able greatly TO Reduce the appro-
priatiOns for the Improvement Of rivers and har-
bors for next year. You know that are carry
ing heavy contracts on that account IN the sun
dry Civil Act from year to year Fortunately we
have large uncXpended balances most OF those
contracts. and there are also heavy balances Of
uncxpended appropriations on some OF the public
improvements that are not under the Jurisdiction
OF the Appropriations Committee. 40 that have
strong hopes that the total appropriations for river
and harbOr improvements for year can be
safely reduced 10 S2.0OJ0a. and perhaps even lower
thar that amount. on the whole. therefore. | be
eve that the total amount appropriated at the
first session of this Congress viii be less than it
the first session of the Lid Congress- and
that harm will come OF It,"
Judge Holman. IS chairman Of the Committee on
Indian Affairs. liz expected TO exert all hts powsrs
and exhibit all his genius Economist" In
pairing down the Indian Appropria ion bill OF which
his committee has jurisdi 'tion and he will probably
be able to effect consi lerable saving In that
"A ma jorliy OF the committee is Understood not to
share his views In regard TO economy" ~
probable that the Naval Appropriation bill will b.
somewhat larger than that passed at the last
that the latter carried no appropriation for
msnt and OF the vessels building but
simply reapprOpriated any unexpended balances
that might lie hand July !. 1879 The argument
with him at that time was that the contractors
for armor plates would not be able to furnis
enough material to exhaust this unrxpended bar
during The fiscal year ending June 80 ls9;
steadily Increased. and some persons express the
opinion that the unexpended balances will prob
ably he exhausted before the expiration of the
current year In any case. Ii will be necessary
and armament for next wear. ana that of course
~ill swell the total amount carried by the bill