New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-21
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY" AGAIN

coNGREssMAN HENDERSON ANALYzCs THE Ap-
pRorRrATroN STATEMENT OF MR. SAVERS
Washington. Aug ~ On addition 10 the various
comments made by members Of Congress on the
expenditures Of the Lilo Congress D. g. IIenler-
son. OF Iowa. has prepared statement touching
the appropriations for 1895 and their relations 20
past appropriations. The figures presented by Mr.
Henderson give "A reduction for 1895 Of rs 50 9Sj 20
AMI that gentleman says;
Doubtless much credi, will be claimed during the
campeisn now coming On FOR this reduction ard the
Will be heard on every stump.
Examining the appropriation for the two years
1894 and 1895. h. says.
II VIII be found that on the single item Of appro-
priations FOR pensions alone IN" difference can be
accounted for and not In a cutting down OF the
other current expenses Of the Goyernment me ne
,S6S@4 81 while for next var It IS siai sSl;,'v
Ing for the reductions in the Bills just passed for the
next var. and leaves a margin Of SoS.'l1 10
Going further he remarks that the second session
Of the last Congress appropriated N.o2oco FOR the
eleventh census. while this session had 10 give only
s35s.JsO for that work. The second session OF tho
last Congress appropriated $95s00 for the Worlds
Fair. with nothing from this Congress. AMI the
following table Is presented: Cut in pensions. So
6o'. cut in eleventh census 'G63"o cut in World
Fair. s?SsO0 total. $40 i00ci: substrac reductions
for t2s s3s?. and the difference of SlM5Ol0 IL found
over and above all reductions by this Congress,
derson ncts ' an increase Of ssssci9 IT, as shown
above. and declares the facts demonstrate that the
The suspensions ~ pensions under the present Ad-
mnlstration is vigorously criticised. and says Mr.
Henderson. referring 10 special examiners: Il fear
mat now nstead special examiners ir n@y are are
great roll OF honor" Much space Is given 10 the
List. LID and Lila Congresses. and the following
figures given to show the work OF the three
Congresses: List Utepuhlicanl. 500 49, l3t 81 Lid
Congress Ocmocranc) N,oG.l0iH7 %; LID Con-
grcss Oemocratc). ss 1886. 73o o2
As an Illustration Of Increased expenses on the
part OF the Democratic Congress he elites the
salaries OF the foreign service. Increases in the
salaries Of bur'au chiefs. etc
Continuing further on the work OF the present
Congress he Gays 1t has repealed the purchasing
clause OF the sherman act but failed to keep the
promise that other legislation would follow for the
the Mormons 10 Statehood and wiped out the last
vcsge OF protection to the ballot-boS. thus opening
the door for frauds and high carnival of crime
1t stopped and threw millions out OF employment
he says. kept order with fixed bayonets and the
slaughter OF the people. and wound up by giving the
people unwise revision Of the Mckinley law.
agenent OF National finances under Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr. Harrison. to the disparagement Of the
former. and gives also an exhibit showing the
several administrations OF Arthur. Cleveland IIar-
rlson and again Cleveland, mentioning tina. Mr.
Arhnr hal wSSn he %r e
Harrison tS,co,cO and Mr. Cleveland. second
term. s124ooo@0 President Harrison did start with
he says, ''because Harrison during his term paid
of s2a36Ss.aO OF the public debt OF the country
During MIR Ceve.ands first term ne paid of only
N43 S23.s5o and had to be forced to pay of any by
the passage OF a resolution in the House OF Repre-
sentatives. assaing him for HIS delinquency In this
particular"
by the figures presented that tho Government reve-
nues We're vastly greater under the Republicans
would have bern plenty Of cash to pay the Govern
ment bills