Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-08
| Mr.. SAVERS STATEMENT
How He Compares the Appropriations of
the Past Three Congresses.
Reductions Which He Claims Were
Made by the Fifty-Third Congress
in the Various Bills.

Chairman Sayers of the House commit
tee on appropriations has madea state
mcnt of the appropriations of the Fifty
third Congress. He presents with his
statement tables showing appropriations of
the past three Congresses, as follows:
Fifty-frst, 81 ,035, $50. 100; Fifty-second, ST.
OPT. .104.527; Fiftythird. $99o.33s, ,691. Mr..
Sayers says:
THE appropriations made by the Fifty
third Congress, including permanent ap-
propriations, show a reduction of $780,
765. $50 under the appropriations made by
the Fifty-second Congress and $45, ,341, AS
under those made by the Fifty first Con-
gress. The bills as they became laws ap-
propriated $l6,a34, $50 less than the esti-
mates, $S,O3O,9O9 more than as they passed
the House and ST, III ,955 less than the laws
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1885"
Mr.. Sayers, making comparison with
crease of s5,s77,32O. The principal in
creases are: Navy, $43SS.950; post office,
$2,309,39S; sundry civil bill, $12 .5S4; on
account of permanent appropriations, $11,-
999,216 The principal decreases are: In
dian bill, s1,6S5617; pensions, $1,000, 600;
rivers and harbors mo bill having passed
this SESSION., $1l.643.1SS; deficiencies, ST.
O72,024.
What Mr.. Snyers Says.
Mr.. Sayers, discussing the appropriations,
says:
Notwithstanding the considerable reduc-
tions made in the total appropriations at
the last session under those of both the
preceding Congresses, 1T will be noticed
that the appropriations for deficiencies at
this session are less than they were at the
last session, and even less than the aver
age for the two sessions of the Fifty-frSt
Congress-a result which is to the credit of
the present economical administration of
the government. WaSteful and eXtrava-
CANT methods in administration have here
tofore made large deficiencies in annual
appropriations to be supplied by Congress
at each session.
1.-The sum charged under permanent ap-
preparations, s113,073,95G, includes $31,T71.-
796 to pay interest on the public debt, in
cluding Pacific railroad Indebtedness, and
$i9,2aO.0oO to meet the requirements of the
sinking fund.
ITO meet requirements of contracts au-
thorized by laws passed during the Fifty
first and Fifty-second Congresses, appro-
priatiops were made by this Congress as
follows: For fortitications, a,Uo6,6NU; for
Increase of the navy, 81, 1i1, ,S0si; for rivers
and harbors, $10,S37, 115; total, S+3,641. GIL.
1.-The present Congress has authorized no
contracts for river and harbor works,
though it has had to provide nearly $50
OOOOUO to meet contracts authorized by the
Fifty-first and Fifty-second Congresses.
The New Navy.
Toward the new navy this Congress has
appropriated nearly $23,U0,t00, while the
Few ships 1t has authorized 40 be construct
ed in the future will not cost within SS,OoO,-
OOQ of that sum.
1.-The new public buildings authorized, in
cluding one in, Chicago to cost $4,O00,000,
will not all exceed in cost $3.50, 0tU beyond
the sums appropriated therefor, while the
Fifty-first Congress left to Its successors
mere than $S,OOo,OO0 to be appropriated for
public buildings which it authorized.
Except an increase of loo enlisted men
In the navy, rendered necessary in order to
put into commission the war ships author
ized by laws enacted during previous Con-
crosses, and for an additional force cf men
in the internal revenue service, required to
enforce the collection of the income tax,
the salaried list of the government has
COO persons, with annual compensation
amounting to quite three-quarters of a
million of dollars
His Conclusions.
Considering the growth of the country
in millions of population since the close of
the Fifty-first Congress four years ago and
the enormous obligations entailed by the
legislation Of that body, l confidently as
amounting to more than sl5,OUO,UO0, made
by this Congress under those authorized by
the Flfty-tirst Congress, will meet the eX-
pectatlonS OF the people and will elicit
their cordial approval.
ITO have checked the biennial billion
dollar pace set by the Fifty-first Congress
is an achievement in itself. To have done
not only that, but to have reduced the ap-
preparations of the Congress below the
billion mark is triumph vast in it's pro-
portions and significant of a return to
economical and honest government"