New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-20
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Washington Aug l9-It is evident that the chair
man and other Democratic members OF the Commit
tee on Appropriations of the House of Representa-
tives do not intend expect any more bills carry
ing appropriations to pass at this session. ana they
are now INDUCING In the publication in The Rec-
ord Of cooked" statements. purport!ng TO compare
the appropriations Of the first session of the Lila
Congress with the appropriations of each session of
the List and LID Congresses and to show the
amount of Saving that has been effected These
statements are expected to be useful as Democratic
campaign material the coming autumn.
Everybody must be rather familiar by this time
with the nature of these Democratic comparisons.
and able to estimate them at their real value. BY
the postponement until next winter Of apprOpria-
lions that then be made. and by the repudia-
ton of implied contracts, well by the repeal of
necessary and wise laws. the Democratic managers
hope enable their campaign speakers 10 throw
dust In the eyes OF the people and make plausible
showing in favor of Democratic economy. -
elated is Mr.. Dockery, Of Missouri. on account OF
these efforts and acts. and the ingenious. but i'm
perfect and misleading comparative statistics he has
compiled that he declares that the 'bilon-do
Congress is more" and "congratulates the coun-
try that the old-time Mathematician style of Con-
gress has returned. to stay at least so long as the
Administration of National affairs remains in the
hands OF the Democratic party"
A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE.
No event in the future is more certain than that II
Mr.. Dockery shall be alive next March 10 review the
history Of both sessions of this Congress. he will be
obliged to admit that his congratulations were
premature. and be compelled to withdraw them The
statement prepared by Chairman Savers and pub
lished in The Record Is full and candid and
therefore less deceptive, than Mr.. Dockerys. but he
reaches practically the same misleading results. Both
Of them agree. for example that the total of the
propria;ons this session amounted to siSDG6 800.
and that this is $3.7SS79 less than the total appro
priations at the first session of the List Congress.
but neither ventures TO call attention to the fact that
the first session of the List Congress obliged 10
appropriate about S3S.0Oo0oO to deficiencies
ated by prior Democratic Congresses. whereas the
total appropriations for deficiencies at the present
session amount to only $llS29,545 The difference
between these totals alone Is more than four times
as great the difference between the aggregate
appropriations OF the two sessions which Messrs.
Sayers and Dockery have undertaken 10 compare TO
the disadvantage of Republican Congress.
Chairman Sayers does make uniuly promi-
nent the fact which Mr.. Dockery completely ignores
that a large lump OF the apparent savings was
gained by the repeal of certain laws. Thus. by the
repeal Of the laws designed to secure fair and hon
est elections Saving of $4,000 effected and
by the repeal of the sugar bounty 10 American
producers another Saving of Sll.0D0o) or A2W),-
0Oo was made In the last case no estimate for an
appropriation submitted TO Congress by the
Secretary OF the Treasury. because he had recon-
mended the repeal OF the Sugar Bounty law
Despite that fact however. he continued TO Issue
licenses 10 sugar-growers In accordance with the
law. all OF the requirements of which they fully
complied with. and the contracts made by the lat
ter for the current year all predicated uron
the continuance Of that bounty.
BAD FAITH TOWARD sUGAR-GROwERs.
The refusal Of Congress appropriate the
required for the payment Of this years
bounty is he'd by far-mnded persons who are con-
versant with the facts to be an act of bad faith
and the passage a; the same session Of law to
Of the members Of the Sugar Trust at the expense
Of the sugar-consumers OF the country does not add
the sugar producers Of the bounty to which they
Sere In equity entitled But II enables
ent balance in favor Of the Democratic party: me
Of American citizens who are engaged in the cult.
walton Of cane and bcets and the production OF
sugar OF minor importance wien compared with
that and the interests of few hundred sugar re-
fners and holders and manipulators Of waiered
Other items OF saving of less MAGNITUDE. bat
example there is an Item Of $4,000 recoInmended
by Senate special committee after careful ana
sssHlHSsh ,fVesSs@'0H Victims ri
Theatre mansaughtsr which CONGRESS re, re,
which will eventually be appropriated for and paid
Saving of. say $4,000 more was effected by the
site for a new Government Printing Once, to re-
g a%,y the messe 1G S nes Of h a5y ami
women. more or less. who are therein employed II
other Manufacturing city in the North were to e.
tempt to carry on business IN such building even
one-twentieth as many persons ~ doing. his es
iu2y IS PERTINENT G%ls c fs h
majority in Congress also refused an Appropriation
York or to begin new public building in Chicago
to sSe repss sr one the Eoss Of c6
mttee of the Whole had r1s,sed number Of hils
s to sna peHe S %Hs 5 % 1sg
provide them. the bills have been left hangns In
this and other ways has the total Of appropriations
been down IN order to make an Apparent Op
In the coming political campaign
THE BIG LOAN OVERLOOKED
And yet there never was time in the history
Of the Government when more rigid economy IN
appropriations and expenditures ought to he exer-
cised and there is good reason to complain Of the
Lid Congress. because 1t has not been sufficiently
recardful of this fact. Neither Chairman Sayers
nor Mr.. Dockery refers in his campaign statement
to the fact that the bonded debt Of the United
States has been increased by the sum OF $5o."oCN
within the year in order to meet current ordi-
nary expenditures or that this increase Of principal
Includes an increase Of $2J0o00 In the annual eX-
Compare appropriations for a year when the coun-
try IN the full tide OF prosperity ana me po .
lowing a year OF financial disaster and distress
with It's deficiency of nearly 100000 in the public
nciency in those revenues seems to be inevitable
It is true that Mr. Dockery relying ne says; on
figures probable surplus OF exactly .is.o,,>
$40 49-not including $iSWoC0 required by the snh-
ing fund which will not be met II may be re-
membered tina. In all the m pderr stand an5
his parry associates In the last Admins ration
the permanent appropriation for the sinking fnn ,
case instead Of a surplus OF about 500 100000 there
will be deficiency OF s2s .C,oooo, accordns to MI
Tockery's own figures But the country has learner
to accept with large grain Of salt the est,
mates OF the Secretary of the Treasury. upon
whom Mr. Dockery confidently relies People
have yet forgotten that MI Carli'es esnms'es
Congress after nearly six months OF that year had
elapsed were about $4,000 1900 wide Of the marx
which he submitted to the Senate. In his letter
dated August IS figures probable surplus % ony
6o0 Of Pacific Railroad bonds. guara,nteed by the
ducting this there Is left balance OF about Sl2,
Coo00O In order to make this. however. the sec.