The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-03-09
A Com parlson Of Appropriations by
the Fifty-First and Fifty
Second.
The Former Made Laws Necessi-
tating Vast Allowances
From the Latter.
Otherwise tho Showing Would IA Mue,,
More Favorable Than It II for
the Latter.

WASHINGTON, March S.-The controversy
AZ to the comparative expenditures of the
"billion dollar congress-" and the last one
Is still on. and though the clerks OF the
committees on appropriations Of tho two
houses have completed their statements,
they do not agree. The senate committee
confines itself to absolute appropriations
made. while the house committee, in the
total appropriations of the "billion dollar
| congress-" includes what are known as in
definite appropriations, made necessary, il
10 claimed. BY Liquidation of that congress-
Allison, chairman Of the senate committee,
prepared statement that shows that the
appropriations for the first session of the
Flfty-hrst congress amounted to &;463 398. :
5lO. and for the second session 1926. O18, 682,
making grand total for that congress of
OF 1888. .417.182. The appropriations for
the first session OF the congress just ended,
he ahows: For the first session, $780,, 7,GOO.-
1856; for tho second session. $319, ,22l,.
86l. making n total Of 1896. 1922, ,O47.
Tho real question for the people
to consider, says Allison. ia whether
the appropriations were in excess of tho
revenues Of the government, and he an
swered by saying they were not, whom tho
sinking fund was excluded. With all these
appropriations he finds that tho revenues of
tho government are sufficient to meet
them.
Holman, chairman of the house CON-
mittee. in remarks which he is preparing
for publication in the Congressional REQ
ord, concerning the appropriations Of the
Fifty-second congress-, shows that the ap-
p.opriations Of the session just closed
amount to 2519 521, s6l. From his point of
view, the appropriations of the Fifty-tirst
congress aggregated $1.035. .GS6 921. and
those of the Fifty-seoond congress amount
to $1.O26, 1922 029, or S8.s62.872 less than
those OF the FiftJ-first congress. Holman
Will present statement OF the approprla-
tions made by the Fifty-second congress.
as charged against it under permanent APP
propriations, in accordance with the re-
quirements OF laws enacted by the Fifty
first congress-. These include sums aRgrs-
eating in all $l54,172o4o. Judge Holman
states that ii these appropriations had not
been made and required. the total appro-
prlations Of the Fifty-second congress-
would show q reduction Of more than $685.
G0o. 600 from the appropriations Of the
Fifty first congress-.
Mr.. Dookery. of Missouri, member of the
committee on appropriations. has also pre-
pared statement which agrees with Hol-
man as to the appropriations of the pres
ent congress, compared with those Of the
last. He further says the appropriations
of the last congress. exclusive Of pensions,
were $55.627. $50 less than the sppropria-
tions Of the Fifty-first congress.
With reference to the probable deficiency
at the end OF the fiscal year, he says: ut
cannot be stated with absolute ACCURACY
whether the treasury deficiency will be
q eater or less than SIS, 767, ,542 for the rea-
aon that there arc certain amounts carried
in the appropriation bills which, in their
expenditure can be somewhat regulated by
the executive departments, but if thev
move with ordinary dispatch. the def
s,a,aas S,l! probably 1P'b' less than the amount