The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-09-21

at once. Mr.. Sayers says that q de-
ficiency bill will probably be reported
as soon as the various items can be
exactly estimated by the departments.
No other appropriation bills, how
ever, can be taken up until after the
first quarter of the fiscal year is COM
pleted. The quarter will end Sept.
30, and after that date the depart
ments will be able TO make their esti-
mates. Upon these estimates the ap-
propriations will be made, and until
they are submitted the committee
can take no action.
OF the various appropriation bills
which come before congress Mr.. Say.
ers' committee has six. They are the
Notifications, the legislative, the pen
sion, the postoffice, the sundry civil
and the deficiency. They are the
heaviest of the appropriation bills.
The sundry civil bill contains all of
the permanent appropriations, which
now include many of the appropria-
tions originally created by the river
and harbor committee. Among these
are the appropriations for the inn
provement of the Sault Ste. Marie
canal, the Galveston deep harbor, the
harbors of Boston, Philadelphia, New
York, Charleston and elsewhere along
the Atlantic coast and the Mississippi
river levees. The work of the appro-
priation committee is arduous and
tiresome. In the main it is matter of
figures, the relative needs of the vari-
GUS places being always considered.
The estimates upon which appropria-
tions are based are usually larger than
is really needed, but as the calcula-
ton is always liberal the committee
scales down without much fear of in
juring the public service. Mr.. Sayers
is not believer in improvement upon
political or sectional lines.
GAIL persons of the country should
be treated with equal consideration
and with regard 10 it's needs" he said
to the correspondent of the Herald.
eff Maine needs money for any pub |
lie work it will get it just as quickly |
as my own state or any other section |
of the South. California and New |
York, Minnesota and Louisiana, Illi- |
nois and Kansas, believe all should |
have equal confederation, based upon |
their actual needs, in the matter OF |
appropriations. The people in all
sections of the country contribute |
alike to the public revenues and they |
should have an equal voice in any |
benefits that may arise from public |
Mr.. Sayers may be expected to
handle the appropriations with just
as much economy as Mr.. Holman.
Mr.. Say ers is the very opposite of ex-
travag ant in the conduct of his own
nd hn la
one of the most modest
and frugal of the members of the
house, though he lives we'll both at his
home in Texas and at hotel in this
city. He is a well-to-do ranchman, as
we'll as lawyer, and for years he has
been president of the Texas Stock
Growers association. He believes in
the peoples money with
even more care than his own.
81 do not believe in crippling any
public work for the lack of needtul APP
preparations, he says, "but 1 have
always been opposed to the policy of
wasting money by extravaganza in
1 believe that much
is wasted in trying to save on
little things, and in permitting big |
appropriations to go through because
they seem to be of great Importance.
l think the public service is some
times seriously injured by withhold
ing trivial amounts that are actually |
needed, and that have been urgently
requested by the executive depart
ments. 1t is the big appropriations
in which the most extravaganza is
observed. 1t shall be my aim to keep
the public expenditures within the
lowest possible bounds, but l frankly
declare that 80 far as my influence
goes no branch ofthe government SER
vice nor any needed public work shall
suffer for lack of just and liberal
treatment in the matter of appropria-
tions.n