The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-09
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
Comparisons Between Those Of the
Last Two Congresses.
PARTISAN FIGURES DO NOT AGREE
Mr. Allison Proves to His Own Satisfac-
tion That the Last Was More Expen-
sive Than the Billion Dollar Congress,

tion That the Last Was More Expen-
sive Than the Billion Dollar Congress,
While MIR. Holman Proves the Reverse.
WASHINGTON, March 9-The clerks of
the committee on appropriations of the
two houses of congress have completed
comparative statement of the appropria.
tions by the Fifty-flrst and Fifty-second
congresses, but the figures do not agree.
The senate committee confines itself to the
absolute appropriations made, while the
house committee, in its total appropria-
tions for the Fifty-frst, or what was called
the "billion dollar congress-" includes
what are known as indefinite appropria-
tions made necessary, it 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 a statement that
shows that the appropriations for the first
session of the Fifty-first congress amounted
to s463 39s, $40 and for the second session
S525, ,0ls,672, making u grand total for that
congress Of S98S, All, 1888. The appropria-
tions for the first session of the congress
just ended he shows were. For the first
session, S507 800 1856; for the second session,
S519, 22l ,s6l, makinga total of 81 ops, ,s22 0f9
This, according to Mr.. Allison's figures,
shows an increase Of appropriations by the
last congress over the previous congress
amounting to s3S, ,404 ,0G6. Each year, he
adds, there is allowed nearly 900
for the sinking fund, which is included in
the permanent annual appropriations. The
sinking fund requires no money, because it
is. paid from the surplus revenue, and if
there is no surplus il is not paid,
| The real question for the people to con-
slider, says MIR. Allison, is whether the ap-
| preparations are in excess of the revenues
| of the government, and he answers by say
ing they are not, when the sinking fund Is
| excluded. With all these appropriations
| he finds the revenues of government are
| sufficient to meet them.
| Mr.. Holman's Figures.
| Mr.. Holman, chairman of the house
committee, in remarks which he is pre-
| pairing for publication in the Congressional
Record concerning the appropriations of
the Fifty congress shows that the
appropriations for the session just closed
amount to s519,22 ,s6l. He puts COM
| parative table of appropriations made at
each session of the Fifty-first congress and
of the Fifty-second congress, which re-
veals the fact that from his point of view
the appropriations of the Fifty-frst con-
i gress aggregated sl,035, ,6s6,92l and those
| of the Fifty-second amounted to 81 026, :
622 049, or s., ,s6I ,S71 less the Fifty-frst con-
gress.
The sum total for the Fifty first congress
includes SIS, ,227 600 for refund of the direct
tax, and $50, sos, CTS for expenditures under
permanent appropriations created by the
legislation of that congress and not In
cluded In the official tables of appropria-
tions then made. 1t also includes some
thing over s2 100000 forexpenditures under
indefinite appropriations, for back pay and
bounty claims of soldiers. Deducting the
appropriations made for pensions and def
ciencies therefore, by each congress, the
appropriations by the Fifty-first congress
amounted to s747 ,357 1859 and those by the
Fifty second reach s69l, ,725, $50, or reduc.
tion by the latter over the former in all
appropriations, except for pensions, Of
S55, ,627 ,5S9.
MIR. Holman will also present state
ment of appropriations made by the Fifty
second congress as charged against it un
der permanent appropriations, in accord
ance with requirements of law enacted by
the Fifty-flrst congress- These include
s1O0, 900 900 estimated under the dependent
pension act OF 1890; so, ,000,00 for sugal
bounty, Sl,22i 900 on account of World,
fair; SIG, 100000 for redemption of ma
tional bank notes and other lesser sums
aggregating in all Si54 172,04o
Judge Holman states that IL these ap
preparations had not been made, as re
qnired, the total appropriations of tn,
Fifty-second congress would have shown
reduction of more than Sl63, 600, 600 below
the aspirations made by the Fifty-firs
congress.
Mr. Dockery, of Missouri, a member o
the committee on appropriations, has pre-
pared statement accompanied by tables
He claims tho appropriations of the pres
ent congress, as compared with those o
the last congress, show that the aggregat
of this congress is 81 ,028, ,822 049 II, agains
S1,o35, $50, ,921. 20, or a decrease of $780,
Stills below the appropriations of tn
Fifty-hrst congress.