The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-08
NOT EXTRAVAGANT.
Representative Sayers Re-
moves One ReproaCh
From the Record
of Congress.
EXPENDITURES REDUCED 100000
The Present Administrations Econ.
omy Has Greatly Lessened
the Deficiency APP
preparations.

the Deficiency Ap-
preparations.
WASHINGTON. March s. 1ss5.-Repre-
tsentative Joseph b. Sayers, the Chair
man of the ouse Committee on Appro-
prlatfons, makes public today a state
ment showing the appropriations for the
Congress just ended as compared with
|. those OF the Flfty-1rst and Fifty second
I Congresses.
The appropriations made by the Fifty
third Congress, including permanent ap-
preparations, show a reduction of $780,
765, ,856.8S under the appropriations made
by the Fifty-second Congress, and s45,-
| 341. 1880 under those made by the Fifty
| first Congress.
MIR. Sayers shows
]. That the bills, including deficiencies,
as passed by the House. made reduc-
eongress on sasso os SIS ss'es sss5a submitted
| 2. That the bills were increased as
report@ed @ from committees to the Senate
3. That the bills were increased as
passed by the Senate .s1s,17O 1864
4 That the bills as they became laws
than the estimates $16,434, 480.49, more than
as they passed the House $8, ,030, 909. .03; less
than as they passed the Senate 81 49,
s. That the permanent appropriations
which are not subject to the action of
of the department to $11, ,999 1852.
REDUCTIONS SHOWN.
AS compared 9 red with the laws VS. OF the last
reapeoss ap the Army ara hSMn Siii ssio ss a0ie
BY the Fortifcation bill S522, ,446. so.
BY the Indian bill, $1.6S5, 15
BY the Pension bill. $10.200.000.
On account of River and Harbor bill
snone having pasesd at this session..
On account of deficiencies. s2.072, ,O24.S7.
For miscellaneous. SIT. $3.50.
Total reductions; S2e; ;64l ;5o1.66.
The. bills showing Increases over the
iagt sTicl;1EraI laWs are b,i ais follows 1915 o.
diplomatic and consular BILL. 11,155 Is
District of Columbia bill...... 199,964 6S
Legislative, etc, bill; ;;;........ 587, ,6SS 1s
Naval Dill .... .............. , 4,SSS @ SSo 81
sundry Civil bill 49,. 49,. ...... L, ,SS45Sa S
On account of permanent ap-
preparations ............ u,999,2 20 ~
Net increases By ali of the biis n
laws passed at the last and extra ses-
MISCELLANEOUS
The miscellaneops appropriations ri ria Of the
session are stated at $500 600. When al
and 'i' examined it is not believed that
they VIII be found g., to app appropriate nane aul.ee
s So smaller nsgs han the tot ef nha
appropriations of any previous session
Of Congress within the past twenty years;
when i the unusual length of the Congress
is considered-a condition inyariable
to the accumulation and multiplication
JJo~
sential ,to. the OPERATIONS Of the , Govern
met but on the ts contrary charneteT 1ham n
great sTe tAe or i small IL degree gree as wasteful or
economical Of the pSRhe mS9sy HSTsfEs
Notwithstanding the considerable re-
dlction made in the total appropriations
at the last session under those OF both
ticed that the appropriations for deficien-
cies AIT this session are less than they were
at the last session and even less than
first Congress- result which is to the
credit of the present economical admin
Stration of the Government
Wasteful and extravagant methods in
administration have heretofore made
large deficiencies IN annual appropriations
to be supblied by Congress at each ses-
The sum charged under permanent ap-
pLpRriations. LpRr ct s11307s.s 5s32 includes $Si,-
debt including Pacific Railroad indebt-
edness, and $49.25O 900 to meet the require
rnents of the sinking fund.
To meet reauiTements of contracts au-
thorized by laws passed during the Fifty
first and Fifty-second Congresses, appro-
priatiens were made by this Congress
For fortifications, s1,O5s,6oO
For increase of the navy, s22. 747. 80.
For rivers and n,l h harbors, $l9Sa7.n5
The present Congress has authorized
no contracts for river and harbor works.
$40, ,000, 900 to meet contracts authorized
by the Flfty-irst and F'ifty-second Con-
crosses.
Toward the new navy this Congress
the new ships it has authorized to be
constructed in the future will not cost
The new e;Ny''ESb public buildings authorized
600 will not all exceed In cost $3.50; ;Ooo
while the Fifty-first Congress left to its
successors more than $S000.000 to be APP
propriated for public BUILDINGS which
Except an increase of 1000 enlisted men
In the navy. rendered necessary in order
! authorized by laws enacted during prev
tous Congresses. and for an additional
force of men in the internal revenue ser
the Income tax. the sa5aried list Of the
government has been reduced by this
CONGRESS more than 600 persons: with
annual compensation amounting to quite
REDucEp s. ExPENDIfuRns Ps''aB # aasfs
Considering the growth of the country
in millions. of population since the close
of the Fifty-frst Congress four years
ago, and the enormous obligations entail
ed by the legislation of that body, I
confidently assume that the reduc tion
Of expenditure, amounting to more than
those authorized BY the Flfty-first Con
gre So, win meet the expectations of the
people and will elicit their cordial ap-
proval. To have checked the biennial
Congress Is an achievement in itself.
reduced the appropriations of the Con
gress below the billion mark is tri- |
umph vast in it's proportions and sig
nifcant of a return to economical and |
honest government.
Included In Mr. Savers statement is a |
table showing the appropriations for the
first session of the Fifty first (RepubE-
can) CONGRESS-. 10 have been, $4s4; 4Ss, 243. .55;
for the second session of the Fifty-hrst
Cor gress, s541, ,223 261.2 20; total for the Com
gresE ST. 935. $50, 1894
For the first session of the Fifty-sec-
ond Congress (Democratic), 500, 500, 1856. II:
for the second session of the Fifty second |