Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-08-23
THE RECORD.
The Democratic Party Fulnn:ag Its Pledges
to the Peopie-Great Reduction In APP
prODrfatfOnS.


The Democratic Party Fuihn:as Its Pledges
preparations
WASHINGTON. Aug. Is-In a statement pre-
pared by Congressman Dockery. of the appro-
pr1atlons committee. it is shown that the pub
nc expenditures have been decreased more
than $4,000 COG. and that the total expenses for
the two years viii be below 81 ,OOO. 100000 in
stead OF above, as was the case in the Reed
congress and the Fifty-second-
In the statement which Representative Dock
cry has prepared the revenue to be derived
under the new tariff bill. including the
postal receipts, is estimated at 426,4S7,-
74s, and the appropriations for the ses-
sion. s4eO. 800. From the appropriations
must come a sinking fund deduction of S4S ,00o,-
100000. leaving the liabilities for the current
year. s442, 663 S9S. and estimated surplus at
the end OF the year OF si9,7T9 $40 It must be
remembered that of the $3.50, 900 900 which has
been appropriated more than s65000.00O was
by the Reed congress In the Reed congress
the appropriations were S35 900, 600 more than
81 OOO.0OO,0 900, and in the Fifty-second congress
26,0cO.O 900 more than 81 00O.O 900. The appro-
priationS by this congress will be S25,0JO.OO)
less than $1,000 600 The appropriations
this session, s50O)0,020 less than the last seS-
sion of the Reed congress. S17 100000 less than
the first session of last congress and $50 O09O )o
less than the last session OF the last congress.
Under the new tarin bill just passed JOG items
have been taken from the dutiable list and
placed on the free list Among these are lum-
Der, WOOL salt, binding Irvine, grain, bags, cop
per, plows. reapers and all agricultural imple-
ments- In seven classes goods have been re-
duced from 20 to 100 per cent. below the Nc
k1nley law. In liz classes the reductions nave
been from so to IS per cent. below the Mckin-
ley law; in $40 classes from % to 80 per cent.
below the Mckinley law, and in 23S classes the
reductions have been less than . per cent be-
low the existing law. Eighty-two classes re-
main unchanged and fifty-three classes have
been increased, among which are many articles
of luxury.
Chairman Sayers, of the house committee
appropriations, has completed an official state
ment OF the amount appropriated by the seS-
sion of congress just closing, as compared with
past sessions. The statement represents the
views of the democratic majority in the COM
mittee and in the house on the economy of gov
eminent expenses. Mr.. SayerS' statement
reads as follows:
The appropriations made during the extra
ordinary session and the first regular session
of the present congress, including permanent
appropriations, show reduction of SIS 1885, S9
under the appropriations made at the last ses-
sion of the last congress, and deducting the
amount of the river and harbor bill sl1 1913 $50,
which should be done for the purpose of COM
parison, inasmuch as no river and harbor bill
was passed by the last congress at its last Ses-
sion, the reduction is $40, sos, 169.
AS compared with the laws passed at the last
session OF the last congress, the following re-
auctions are shown:
Agricultural bill SOL ,476; army bill S632 ,755;
legislative, ETC., bill, which carries, in the main,
the great salary list of the government, $751;
507; military academy bill, $50, O33; pension ap-
preparation bill, S14,949,7SO; sundry civil bill,
S75O3,535; account of deficiencies, 80 456, 40;
account of permanent appropriations, in
Guiding 81 900 for sugar bounty, which is
abolished, and $4,000 expenses under election
laws, that are repealed, SI4 1913, 593; total, SiS
624.fI9.
The bills showing increase over the last
laws are as follows: Diplomatic and consular
bill, S5473; District of Columbia bill, S131 1863;
fortiheations bill, Sl26949 Indian bill, ST. 49,
40s; naval bill same, sS 23 055: post office bill,
So 222 S5; river and harbor bill, total, 81 ,4T3
$50: miscellaneous, SIS, 800; total increase, S19
7ss ,229
The secretary of the treasury. in submitting
the annual estimates to congress in December
last, stated he had included therein no amount
for the payment of the bounty sugar, but
that if the law authorizing its payment should
not be repealed it would be necessary to add
to the estimates for 1885, for permanent ap-
preparations, the sum OF 81 100000. But in
July last the commissioner of internal revenue
estimated the sum required to pay this bounty,
il not repealed would be SIS, 800 900 for the ifs
cal year 1895 and s17,5Oo 900 for the fiscal year
1896 The expenditures made for bounty on
sugar have been follows: Fiscal year 1892,
$3.50, O2S fiscal year 1893, 50, 500 532; fiscal year
1894, SIS, 1913 ,879.
The post ONCE bill makes the usual increase
incident to the growth of the country and its
commercial interests, the number of post Of
fees having increased during the period be-
tween June so, 1890, and June 80, 1894, by T,404;
OF annual travel in transporting the mails by
74615, 375; the length Of post routes by 26,7S7
miles, the annual revenues from the service
by SIS OBS, f55 and the total annual penditures
by ST.. 925 500.
The sundry civil bill carries s. 400, 900 toward
payments under contracts for river and harbor
works authorized under laws passed during the
F'ifty-first and Fifty second congresses.
For river and harbor work there was appro-
priated this session, including the amount car
ried by the river and harbor bill, 81. 473 $50.
and So, fG00 GOD for contracts in the Sundry civil
bill, the total sum of S19s73.1sO
During the first session of the last congress
there was appropriated by the river and harbor
bill s., ,O3S more than was appropriated at
this session. At the present session there has
been appropriated the sum OF 81 100000 toward
meeting the river and harbor contracts author
lied by the F'ifty-frst congress, and s., 10000
toward such contract authorized by the Fifty
second congress, leaving s., 448 799 of the former
and SI4,263 1898 Of the latter S19712,147 in all
of the river and harbor contracts yet to be ap-
propriated for.
To finally equip and complete and arm the
fifty vessels of the navy. built or author
lied, it is estimated there will yet have to be
appropriated the further sum of S23, Csc, 97I,
making 4 total cost of SIP, 062 1853.
During the present session of congress the
salaried list of the government has been re-
duced by more than coo in number and over
500, O00-in annual cost, and more salaries have
been reduced than increased Mr.. Savers at
tacheS elaborate tables to the statement which
give in great detail the points he has Summar-
lied herein.
Rich Indianapolis Land Claimed.