The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-02-08
FAR UP IN The MILLIONS
What II Costs to Keep Uncle Sans
Government Running.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
Talk OF a Probable Deficiency and
the Issue OF Additional Bonds
discussion In the
Houss.

WAsHINGToS. Feb. In the house to-
day the senate amendments to the Hartcr
hill OF iadiug bill were concurrcd in. The
house then proceeded in committee of the
whole To tho consideration of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill. Ding!ey said the
appropriations made by this congress
would reach 81 .0ss .0n.HD. against SsUs,-
o0,0OO made by the Fifty-irst congress,
an increase Of S50,O0ODO. III there should
be no tariff legislation TO disturb, the
revenue for tho fiscal year OF 1891 would
undoubtedly reach Sil5,0p.0D. and cN-
renditurcs should not exceed Ssp.6U,6p,
nAd would not IL the river and harbor ex-
Iienditures should not exceed Slo.Wo.0O.
which Is S2.Uo,OD moro than ever ex-
PENDED. IL they should go up To Ss5.uI.-
600. as contemplated by the action Of the
house, there would inevitably bc "a de-
ficency next year.
Tho tariff legislation forcshadowcd
would undoubtedly diminish the revenue
unless duties should be made low enough
to enormously swell importations. Tho
woods and woolcns bill passed by the house
nj the last session would surrender =, ,5JD,- :
lOO revenue on wool and S19.51D,ooo on
manufactured wool on tho basis Of the
impor,ations for the last calendar year,
md II would require an enormous increase
tn iInpor,ations of wooden goods To make
Nc loss good.
Dockcry estimated probable deficiency
10 June 81. 1884. of Si6..9i.j0o. The cs,i-
mated deficiency based Oh appropriat ions
and revenues i'm actual expenditures for
that fiscal year arc likely to reach the
lipit Of liabilities. $b2s, ll0,ai6. This Is en-
Il oely exclusive of the S5.0Do,opo probable
inadequncy deficiency estimate which has
been submitted for the current fiscal year.
Taking the statement of tho secretary al
the treasury. the conclusion is irresistible
that public expenditures must bc mater
tally reduced, taxation increased ar IA new
issue Of bonds be made to meet impend-
ing liabilities.
The bill was then read for amendment
end amendments offered respectively by
Wheeler TO reduce the compensation Of
Incmbcrs of congress to Si,OO0. and by
Miller TO reduce the compensation OF
president to S25. 900, were rejected.
Dearnlond. democrat, offered an amend.
ment providing that until places In the
classified service shall he distributed
among the adherents of the several poiit,
ical parties in proportion to their respcc'
tive members as shown by the vote cast nj
the last presidential election, no applicant
unless he bc an adhcrcnt of political
party which has not had its fair proper
ton of employees in such service. shall be
eligible To examination or appointment
under the civil service law.
Lodge made a point of order against the
amendment which was defended b,
Desrmond. The chair, however. ruled the
amendment out of order. Picklcr made
a vigorous ATTACK against the provision oi
tho bill providing for commission tc
inquire into tie workings Of the executive
departments. and without disposing oi
the paragraph the committee rose and the
house adjourned.