The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-31
Pledge Redeemed.

Chairman Sayres of the house committee
on appropriations has completed an Off
cial statement Of the amount appropriated
by the session Of congress just closing, as
compared with past sessions. The state
ment represents the views OF the Democrat
ic majority in the committee and in the
house on the economy of government ex-
penses. MIR Sayres statement reads as
follows: The appropriations made during
the extraordinary sessions OF the present
congress, including permanent approrria-
tions shows a reduction of S2s, ,2S5, ,3S9
under the appropriations made at the last
session of the last congress and deducting
the amount Of the river and harbor bill,
Sl1 ,373, $50, which should be done for the
purpose of comparison, inasmuchas no river
and harbor bill was passed by the las, con-
gress at lis last session, the reduction is
s4o, sos, ,l69.
As compared With the appropria ions
passed at tie last session Of the last con-
gress the following reductions are shown
in the table: Agricultural bill. $i0l, ,476i
army bill, s632.75s; legislative, etc bill
which carries in the main the great salary
list of the government, $557. .507; military
academy bill, $50, ,033; pension appropr.a-
alton bill, Sl4, ,949. .7So; sundry civil bill
81, SOC, ,5SS; on account Of Deficiencies
! $40, ,456. .440; on accoun, Of permanent az
preparations, including sll 100000 fo
sugar bounty which is abolished and $3.50.
600 expenses under election laws, that ar,
repealed, I4.S93. .5aS; total reductions
s4s, ,624.ll9.
The bills showing increases over the las
. laws are as follows: Diplomatic and con
sular bill, :6.47S; District Of Columbi
bill. $lS2, 500; Notifications bill. sl26.
949; Indian bill, sl,475. .4Os; naval bill
So, ,22S .o6S; pos'office bill, S3.2S2 2sS
. river and harbor bili. li.473, $50; mis-
| eellaneous, s29. SO. Total increase, $40.
; 7sS. .229. The sec -etary of the treasury i
the annual estimates 10 congress in DeI
emter last stated he had included there
in no amount for the payment Of the bour
( ty on sugar, but that if the law authoriz
ing Its payment shou d not I've Tepesle,l,
{ would be necessary 10 add to the estimate
for 1895. for permanent appropriation
I the SUN Of ell .0co.0 eco Blu, in July La
r the commissioner of internal revenue esti
S mated the sum req=ired to pay this boGn
ty. if not repealed. would be SIS, 200 90
for the fiscal year 1895 and SIT ,ot0O00 f.
r the fiscal year 1896.
I The expenditures made !or bounty o
= sugars have been as follows: Fiscal yea
a ls92. 81, $50, ,02s; 1898. se. .s6s. .5s2; lS9'
4 sl3O7S. .S79.
The postoffice bill makes the usual n
crease incident to the growth Of the oouE
> try and its commercial inteies's, the nu1
n Der of Postofkees harirg increased durin
a the period between June 3nth, 1880, m
June SOth. 1894. by 7.4O4; the number {
postroutes by 4.sl4; the length OF Fosi
4 routes by 26.737 miies; the annual reve
nues from the service by si5,09S.o55, at.
the total annual expenditures by sl7 ,s52-
, 500.
Daring the present s. ssion OF oongrei
the salaried list Of The government ha
bsen reduced by more than COO in numbs
I'd over 500. 900 in annual cost and mr.
salaries have been reduced Than INCREASES