St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-09
DIFFER ON FIGURES.
Controversy as to Expendi-
lures of Last Two Con-
crosses.
Legislation Requires In,
creased Appropriation by 2
Last Congress. p.
Caucus Committee at Work
Making Up Senate Com
mitteeS. d
Gov. Gray Said to Be Slated!
for the Mexican Mis- =
sion.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-The con-
troversy as to the comparative eXpendi-
lures of the "billion-dOllar congress"
and the last one is still on, and, though
the clerks of the committee on appro-
priations of the two houses have COM
pleted their statements, they do not
agree. The Senate.commttee confines
itself to the absolute appropriations
made, while the house committee, in its
total appropriations of the Fifty-first, or,
as it was called, 1.-The billlon-dollar con-
gress," includes what are known as
indefinite appropriations made neces-
sary, 1t is claimed. by the legislation of
that congress. 1t is upon these two
matters that the committees do not
agree, although the actual figures on
direct appropriations are the same. Mr..
Allison, chairman of the senate COM
mittee, has prepared statement that
shows that the appropriations for the
first session of the FIfty-tirst congress
amounted to S463, 39S ,5l0,and for the Sec
ond session 1925, OlS.6S2, making
a Grand Total
for that congress of 1888, All, 1872. The
aspirations for the first session of the
fifty-Second congress are S507. 900, lS6, for
the second session S5l9, 22l Sol. making a
total of Sl,026. S22.047. This shows an
increase of appropriations by the last
of SIS. 404 ,065. The real question for the
people to consider. says Mr.. Allison, is
whether the appropriations are in eX-
cess of the revenues Of the government,
and he answers that by saying that they
are not when the sinking fund is eX-
cluded. With all these appropriations
he finds that the revenues OF the gov
ernment are sufficient to meet them.
Mr.. Holman, chairman OF the house
committee. in remarks which he IS pre-
pairing for publication in the Congress
siOnal Record, concerning the appro-
priatiOnS of the Fifty-second congress,
shows that the appropriations of the
session JUST closed amount TO S3l9,22l,-
ISL. From his point of view, The apprO-
priations of the Fitty-tirst congress ag-
gregated 81, 035, CSC, 921, and that those OF
the Fifty second congress amount to
81, 026, S22.0 49, or SS,S62,S12 less than
those of the FIfty-first congress. Mr..
Holman will present statement or APP
preparations made by the Fifty-second
SOilS COO dS CllOl GU olHop ~ uiiNNh
Permanent Appropriations,
in accordance with requirements OF law
enacted by the Fifty-tirst congress;
These include sums aggregating i'll all
Sl54, liz, 040. Judge Holman states that
if these appropriations had not been
made as required. the total approprla-
tons of the Fifty-secOnd congress
would have shown reduction of more
than Sl63, 100000 than the approprla-
lions by the Fifty-irst congress.
Mr.. Dockery, of Missouri, member
of the committee on appropriations, has
also prepared a statement which agrees
with that of Mr.. Holman as to the APP
preparations of the present congress
compared with those OF the last. he
further says that the appropriations OF
the last congress, exclusive of pensions.
are S55627, 5S9 less than the appro-
priatiohs of the Fifty-frst con-
gress. With reference ~ the prob
able deficiency at the end Of
the fiscal year he says: 1t cannot be
stated with absolute accuracy whether
the treasury deficiency will he greater
or less than S5,767.542, for the reason
that there are certain amounts carried
in the appropriation bills which i'll their
expenditure can be somewhat regulated
by the executive reports; but If they
move with ordinary dispatch the de-
ficency will probably not be less than
the amount stated.