The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-10
Appropriations Not So Large as
Last Year.
Demand for More Pension Money
Causes a Struggle.
OVER FIFTY MILLIONS
is What the Democrats Claim
is Saved

have set that which is TO be saved In TINS
years appropriations, meaning that the
amount appropriated is to be that much
less than last years but the more ardent
reforners speak Of making it some s., 000,0J
greater OF this amount SO, 900 600 is al
ready saved IT'D the appropriation for pen
aions and s200.O00 in chat for the District Of
Colum Dia. as an expectan6 public has all
ready been informed.
For the Immediate future the subcom-
mittees declare that they VIII save b the
sundry civil bnl 100000 and ia the In
dian appropria eions at least 81. o00,og0 more
On the river and harbor bin there is always
"a hot fight, and. adds q Democratic mem
ber ~there VIII be an unusual and terrific
ally hot fight this year, especially by those
who have mo rivers on harbors ln their dis
tricts. WE are always patriotic and eco
nomical butt this subject this year we
win come out particularly strong" How
ever. whatever amount IS appropriated
must be subtracted from the general estl-
mate of saving for there was no river and
harbor bin last year
Struggle on Pensions
Fort ihcations come first on the calendar,
and the subconlmiCtee admits that nothing
VIII BE saved thereon. Indeed there VIII
la considerable pressure fer an increase
Next come PENSIONS and although there
VIII 81 sharp Struggle of course. for il is 3
subject on which patriots can enlarge with
eloquance and watchdogs OF the treasury
have considerable latitude yet tile discus
sion ViM he much less heated than one
might expect. Iu fact. the time seems to
nave come ~nen the appropriation Tor pen
sions. owing 20 natural causes, can be
hee.4it ana PtftiaPS even rapidly re1Aeeu
"llno4l inJtis1 iee
The District o1 Columbia appropriations
come AeAsl AA4 ALe s+NlIl1s sas aforesaid Is
small Ihe moss sangulne hope to finish
ali these anna the stliary civil bill TINS
monte q very eaiiy nest ~ the naVal APP
propositions tASt9 Will certainty D1 A9 ee-
crease say tAe members and possibly e
cQns14eraDle i-iis9 70 #hlcn they ADA
tna1 ol course 1h4fe VIII De no decrease lll
tie q Pionaii1le army ana p9s1oilice aPpro-
I--etlt3--7
AAe remand Aof aAofe-
At the close 1a the last calendar year
there were only la3 more pensioners on the
roll than ON the LIST OF July preceding. and
the annual Val be Of pensions had increased
not quite 500 30 In short, the deaths Of
Ola soIdler=, FRI marriages RI deaths Of WIDOWS
and the maturity Of orphans now make
room for nearly as many new pensions as
the office with its present force can grant.
u he average age 81 Jnlon soldiers at mus
ter our was g ii5tie less than = years TT IS
now therefore, lttle more than 95 years.
4he average age az which pensioners have
oie1 ls oAD q Urine over oo ears.
he conclnsion IS obvious CI course
Tins Goes nol IMPLY 1nat0 an the pensioners
. -le IN lhs - l-i4Se ''.l.7s 3 5
Iii te..i -+sr-s -f++ i-,-l;.,-.
~ ~ II 4 & 49, + &
r IL ,+.- -
s5I +,--- 49,, s4-+ T., $50 -;
49, tT+ ~ - ~ ~ 91.
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10y 7- -
~ +l- = = ~
-1
tit
@ 7
-,-f, 5.4 -s,9.-',s -
wen ---..-' lliiii'e ll7 ~ p -
...-i -.-5.4 -. 1r5-a.--.+ 80 5.--,
800 .s.f 7 5 ; l.
3fI sl- Il, 81 e ..er ltlfi ,gs9 #, ,l7e7 III,
~ II 1919 - ~ 49, 4- -
e.l-e .rl' ~. ~ - ~ 7- -
+ ~ ..t z.,s r.e9 Cl-s - i -
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- .-- i- IL 49, --- 81 +l
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.14 s. ~ 4,
1.-.- M 49, 14..14 49,
+fl .f. $3.50 rs45 e~, . - .,slif el
IN 4 XII. Ia So 5z
A0' ~ - - LAIN 7ii-Ae
At4 Fnese nave Ahetr respective members
OF the committee sized up, ana each man IS
claracz ser as seen by his beseeching constitu-
ents 5 set down y very PLAN English, some
tn'ag hhe 1nlsi = oe pay efs, ss4ssln steinlr-
ln5 Ae&an, has greas deal ~ say ABOUT the
.a 9oE rs ages IVY iaeeN eR o ~ s1 1ll1 HIS ls
just worked y death lie Il as am bilious
A7 L1ellel ana 50 ANXIOUS 70 make am eco
noIn1cal showing He is decidedly not gen I
eF9as az pIeseIa9- Alex Aoekely IS On the /