New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09
MORE MILLIONS WANTED.
SOME URGENT" DEFICIENCIES TO BE RE-
PORTED TO CONGRESS.
APPROPRIATIONS osTENTATIoUsLY PARADED AS
SUFFICIENT FOR THE WHOLE YEAR
NOW ALMOST EXHAUSTED.

NOW ALMOST EXHAUSTED.
BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.I
Washington. Dec S.--A subcommittee Of the
House Committee on Appropriations Will begin
on Monday 10 consider the estimates Of appro-
priations required TO meet urgent demands for
the service Of the fiscal year ending June 30,
1885," etc. These estimltes were transmitted to
the House Of Representatives by the Secretary OF
the Treasury. who certifes that the appropria-
tions are needed to meet urgent demands" and
they amount in round figures to s.. ,O00-less
than 100000 of which belongs any period prior
to the current fiscal year. which began July /,
1894. and will end June 80, 1898. With a single
exception the remainder is required to meet eX-
penditures for which estimates were duly fur
nished and for which appropriations were made
on July 81 and August IS, 1894, respectively. The
exception is an estimate Oh account Of the XIth
Census amounting to $4,000. The necessity for
appropriation on this account APP
parent July 81. when the Legislative and FIX
ecutive Appropriation bill vas enacted. as it is
to-day, but the Administration probably deemed
il wiser 10 postpone that matter-as it did the
estimate TO provide for the collection Of the in
come tax-until after the Congressional elections.
Before calling attention to other items OF the
urgent deficiency estimate submitted. it is peril
nent as we'll as important to say that 1t does
not by any means include all the deficiencies for
the current fiscal year. but only those certified
as urgent If that word urgent" means any
thing In this relation. II Is that unless the APP
propriatons asked for sDeedly made several
branches of the public service will be seriously
crippled within four five month after appro-
priations were made which were ostenslby
garded land ostentatiously paraded during the
recent political campaign sufficient to meet
oO ~ {
the impending Urgent Deficiency bill will not
by any means provide for all-probably for not
one-fourth-of the deficiencies for the year end
ing June 3O 1895
For this condition OF affairs Congress. however.
is not wholly responsible. For example there IS
an item Of s25O,00o In the estimate FOR per diem
OF special examiners OF pensions or other persons
employed in the Bureau Of Pensions. detailed for
the purpose Of making special investigations per-
tanning TO said bureau. 50 per day. and for actual
and necessary expenses and assistance and any
other necessary eXpepses including kilograms
An item Of s2j0.OO) the same account was
appropriated by the act approved July u. lH'i'
and II covered the entire sum estimated uy th'
! Commissioner OF Pensions and The Secretary oi
the Interior % b. necessary for THAI purpose ilr
tn year. only five months " %" hs'a year
have passed. and an additional sum oi $-'l0oo Is
asked "io meet urgent demands. II p" mu'h
more viii De asked FOR IN the regular p"h'l'ncy
/ bill cannot be- f1rcse"n. hut u VIII prooaby
amount - 100000 more making. " IN IN" !, guar
/ apprl lpratiou FOR salaries q special examiners
Ni95O00 In there is not a deficiency. grand
total of S9ij jOOO-nearly N.o0o.OO Tor TINS orahrh
II thc pension service f0r the current ilsiai year
II would be interesting 10 know whether. AMONG
tn. other persons" detailed 20 inscstg<t" ci'efs
''pertaln!ng 10 the Pension BureAu, ana , VIZ MtD
receive per diem and travelling expenses anu SUP
! xstencc from thlf appropriation during uHe
months II September and October % ths year
were Deputy Commissioners Bell and Murphy
| ling ne
Ing Democratic campaign speecnes IN those
months and IL would also be- Interesting 10 kh'"
whether many other employees ~ nv ,rai, ra',','
bureau who were busily engaged IN 'aHPdlS'
work for the Democratic party during me same
period received their share Of the same "pP'o-
priaiion FOR their campaign ser''',s , ,,.., o,
For urgent deficiencies on account "i re- ".
Jurors I'm United States courts the estimate u
Sl2O 900. fer fees Of witnesses in IN" same ''u''
the sum Of S756o0O Is asked 'nn io' S"pp,s' p, a.,
prisoners convicted In United S'at's SsSS,ono az 80
'urgent" deficiency appruprlatloh "l S"fV'0'V =
[ demanded. making "a total Oh these tHlc'
counts alone Of 81 226 900 The Appfoprldu"n a''
for the support of these three branches ui 'H'
publ,c service was approved August II. 1871 less
than four months ago and II osiensioiy pr"NiuY'
whatever might be- necessary to meet 'Npe,."'-
turcs down to and including June 80. lss'. lh"l
| appropriation. however. was silva op less 'na''
| the amount recommended by IN" Nltoin'S -.'r' @
eral for the same objects To cover '"r S" i
| neriod In this case. therefore. Congress anu
not the Department Of Justice. l. respons,or
for the deficiency TO meet whi'h an n''s'"''
i
| Another item Of appropriation for whlcn IA an
urgency" estimate IL submitted is one oi S'o''
900 on account OF public printing ana ''""l"s -,
,,btch siOO 900 IS 10 b, made available 10 meet
EXPENSES already incurred or To be lnculren
nrior TO January !. 1895 The appropriation 80 on
,hts account which was approved August ~
Isei-lcss than four months ago-ostehslplX p," .,
| vIded for expenditures down to ara ln'luuins
t"no an 1sq5 II amounted To $2.i9ioCO. when
was sss2 600 less than the estimate supiit''u pS
the Public Printer FOR tn same prIl"r =" v,,o ,h
case also Congress Is solely responsible Tor 'ne
| dencency which must be Appropriated p''o''
the end of the present session u,,.,,,,,
,rhe deficiency estimate on account "t c"il'c,iinS
| tho t,x ON incomes during the six months ehui'.s
June 30 1895 amounts To- $2i5.095. or ~ the r rtu
| ~ .bout $500 900 a year. According 10 me 80
! n,ate submittcd this will add 3S' recruits /" u'
army OF ofceholders clerks ETC. under % r,,nent .+
troll OF the Treasury Department II y p,,,r,I
| one and that experience Will oe hkeN - ~ s.'n"
! ,hot a larger force and much lars'' Spp'
nriatl"n will be required To- provide Tor me en-
| forcement Of the law imposing a tax Oh '"''''"'