New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-08
THE LEGISLATIVE BILL DISCUSSED

MR. DINGLEY SHOWS THAT THIS CONGRESS
WILL SPEND OVER A BILLION DOLLARS
Washington Feb. THE House to-day IN Cen
mittee OF the Whole considered the Legislative Az
| propliation bill.
MIR. Dockery in charge OF the measure, STATED that
the appropriations carried by the bill amounted W
AL. Gs4.49e. against appropriation Of Soi
for the current fiscal year, and against an estimate
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Mr.. DIngey said that TIE appropriations made at
this session would aggregate sj31.00o0oo. As shey
were sj97 OCo 900 at the last session. the total ap
preparation made by this Congress would reach
81 O35 600 ODo against s9es. 1000. made BY As
List Conc:css-an increase 81 o5o,OooO0. Tns
actual current expenditures for the fiscal years 1901
and 1892 covered by the last Congress were $IOoooo
eco. Tho actual expenditures for 1893 and 1894 COW
cred by the present Congress. would probably reach
least $3.50, 100000 The revenues for the present.
fiscal year would reach at least S3s6OOO, o00 prob
ably from 10000 TO a. 900 900 more. and the e.
pendures 1854, 900. II there should be no @nn
legislation to disturb. the revenue Tor the nSeai "
1884 would undoubtedly reach o5,O0o,oco ana 'ne
cxp mixtures should not exceed 30 coo 600, and would
not II the river and harbcr expenditures should no'
exceed 81 700 900, which was s2oOo,oOO more t9an
was ever expended. II they should so up to S33oo0
CO. contemplated by the action OF the House. thers
would inevitably be deficiency merit year. even WITH
a revenue OF s4O5. 00o. COO. ,--.,..
In response to Mr.. Dingley. Mr.. DoGkery crticissd
the report of the Secretary Of the Treasury rmuw
TO the condition of the Treasury. The Income OF .no
Government from March !, 1850. TO March 1. lpvo'
would be about @I3S SoSG50 In excess OF the income
for the preceding four years, while the expendiu.s
for the same period would be about SjOLoo9tN"
grcaer than they were under, President Clevelapa.
The probable appropriations for the present session o.
Congress might fairly be. stated to be s53ise'os1'
The estimated deficiency account Of the pensions
Included In this eSimate) wouN probably De iouns
inadequate to meet the demands of the Pension Beaa'
the expenditures for the first hall of this fiscal ye
having been SsO423 900. which would indicate w'a'
expenditure for the fiscal year Of about @6ooooov.
or about Is 900 900 more than estimated oy la'
secretary OF the Treasury. He (Mr Dockery) esu.
mated a probable deficiency, June 80 1914, "
slG096. 500. The estimated deficiency WAS based on
appropriations and revenues but the actual eSpena'
lures for that fiscal year were likely to reach Wv
limit OF labillty-&52S, llO.2f6. This was eH"iep
exclusive OF the sj.OC0,00O probable inadequaey :"
the deficiency estimate which had been sibmi''@ W.
the current fiscal year. Indeed. this estimate W..
much more likely TO be within the limits OF ae'nN
expenditures than In excess Of the expena'''.'
Taking the statement made By the Secretary. tie con
cluslOn was Irresistible that public expeha''"
must be materially reduced, taxatfon increased w
new issue Of bonds made to mect Importing iiaoA".
The bin was then rehd for amrndmehts' ~
amendments offered respectively DIV Mr. ""''~ a.
reduce the compensation OF members OF SohSo'
"a 600 and by Mr. Miller TO reduce the compeisSu's
of the President CT the United states to s,oooo WIN
rejected. .ov,+,ns
Mr.. De Almond offered an amendment pro'ms
that until the places in the classified service s6a'
distributed among the adheicnts OF the several ~
l,t,col partics I'm proportion to their respective uu
,crs as shown By the vote cast ut The "s' A''
dcptial election. no applicant. unless he Is >"
bcrent OF a political party which has not us -,
Of employees In snch service s ths
eligible 10 examination or appointment ulu''
Mr. Lodge made u point OF order against 81 ND nj
a mnndment which was defended by Mr. De A'r .onM
Mr. Williams inquired whether the meih0er "~'''
not give the MuswumpS c.S snt they were largely ia
favor now II thep were not, let the MuXwSs~S
whit until the Stawarts had chance. ,.,i;, ssryfe
II there was anything substantial, IN , nb,ec,ion 10 Ids
law, there could DC no feasohao'' "''' -
The Chair ruled the amendment ont OF erdrs the
section Of The bin providing for commsson,
nuire into the working Of the executive pss,"mt
and without uspcslns Of the paragraph Tue ''
tee rose.
SILVER MEN WILL NOT ASK FOR cLosuHs'
Washington. Feb. THE advocntes IN tne no
,f n repeal OF the sherman law held eohN, ..
This afternoon. A resolution was adopted dee:s
hat IL had been discovered that MAJORITY "a
House was In favor OF O repeal OF the sherman
Purchase Act, and that II had been de@dRd 20 ~
,on tho at.emp, to get majority OF the Demo'ras
,,cu n closure petition and TO make the nght " -.
,oor Of the House where all friends Of bones, ~ ,hc
whether Democrats or EepuSs'i,,;i,n I'm io v"s'
,tr,,npt TO secure a repeal OF the i""'
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